Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: An Unforgettable Bite (A Loving Nip: Book Three) Author: Charlie Richards Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 83 Pages At a Glance: An Unforgettable Bite is a vampire story that left me underwhelmed and a bit disappointed. Reviewed By: Lana Blurb: Nathan Hanson is still working through the recent changes to his life. When he... Continue Reading →
Title: Hostage Love (Lakehouse Security: Book Two) Author: April Kelley Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 80 Pages At a Glance: A good, if a little repetitive, story. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Being a hostage isn’t so bad as long as you get to negotiate terms. All Ryan Newell wants to do his prove to his... Continue Reading →
Title: Getting Back to Good (Pickleville: Book Five) Author: April Kelley Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 103 Pages At a Glance: The best story in the series yet. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Luis Flynn has been fighting depression off and on most of his life. He figures it's genetic or a product of his childhood... Continue Reading →
Title: A Tarnished Strength (Pickleville: Book Four) Author: April Kelley Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 101 Pages At a Glance: There’s humor and love among the drama in A Tarnished Strength. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Brad Flynn had a rough start to life. With an abusive father and an addiction problem, his life hasn’t been... Continue Reading →
Title: Throwaway Mate Author: Ellen Cross Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 63 Pages At a Glance: Good premise that would have been better executed as a novel. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: One man's trash is another man's destiny. Aiden is the black sheep of his family. Of course, always being covered in grease hasn't helped,... Continue Reading →
Title: Sudden Love (Lakehouse Security: Book One) Author: April Kelley Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 95 Pages At a Glance: Sudden Love is the type of book you really don’t have to think too hard about; it has humor, a little mystery, hot guys with guns, and plenty of sex. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: When... Continue Reading →
Title: Tempting the Bear (A Paranormal's Love: Book Twelve) Author: Charlie Richards Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 108 Pages At a Glance: Anther gargoyle finds his mate – and we also get to hear about my favorite thing in this series - gargoyle babies! Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Into the Paranormal World: Sometimes falling down... Continue Reading →
Title: Shifting Cargo (Shifting Paradigm: Book Three) Author: Tina Blenke Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 75 Pages At a Glance: This story is seventy-nine pages of sweetness and love, or is it? Blenke is an intelligent author, and it shows in her writing. Reviewed By: Kathie Blurb: Ramey’s world is shattered when his brother dies... Continue Reading →
Title: Crossroads Author: Julie Lynn Hayes Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 41 Pages At a Glance: A story of a serendipitous meeting that might lead to something much better for Clete and Tal than the lives they are leaving behind. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: When you feel as though you’ve lost everything, you have everything... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes Tina Blenke today on the Shifting Cargo blog tour. I asked Tina to tell us a bit about the novel's characters, Ramey and Londyn, more specifically, what intrigued her about contrasting Ramey’s very human depression and subsequent addictions to Londyn’s perfect life as a shifter, and why was that contrast important... Continue Reading →
Title: But I look Terrible in Green Author: Jackie Nacht Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 31 Pages At a Glance: Another sweet and romantic story in this series that always leaves me with a smile. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Since the beginning of his senior year in college, Jimmy has lived above the very popular... Continue Reading →
Title: Paws for Change Author: Charlie Richards Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 107 Pages At a Glance: A rather predictable but enjoyable addition to the Wolves of Stone Ridge series that would have benefitted from some tied up loose ends and a more satisfying finish. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Out of the Cage: Pause…a temporary... Continue Reading →
Title: Hot-Blooded Alligator Author: Charlie Richards Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 111 Pages At a Glance: One of the stronger episodes of this long running series, although I would have liked a more cohesive ending. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Tristan has never been what someone would call a social guy. Like the alligator he shares... Continue Reading →
Title: For a Dragon’s Redemption Author: Charlie Richards Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 76 pages At a Glance: This book was far too short. I would have enjoyed a lot more. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb:Two men. One will do anything for family. One will discover the true meaning of responsibility. Ross McCord will do anything to fulfill his mother’s... Continue Reading →
Title: For a Dragon’s Redemption Author: Charlie Richards Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 76 pages At a Glance: This book was far too short. I would have enjoyed a lot more. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb:Two men. One will do anything for family. One will discover the true meaning of responsibility. Ross McCord will do anything to fulfill his mother’s... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is pleased to welcome author April Kelley today on the Whispers of Home blog tour. April tells us a bit about Pickleville, the small town where her story is set, and she's also offering the chance to win an e-copy of the book. Just click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter.... Continue Reading →
Title: Rescue Me Author: Scarlet Blackwell Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 284 Pages At a Glance: All in all I loved this story, but it won't be for everyone. Reviewed By: Jackie Blurb: After a near fatal car crash leaves him scarred both physically and emotionally, Matt Harmon finds the solitude of his huge, lonely... Continue Reading →
Title: The Moonwar: The Beginning Author: Ora Le Brocq Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 56 Pages At a Glance: It'd be interesting to see where the series takes us, for sure, though I hope the next installment offers us something more. Reviewed By: Rena Blurb: Can two young men find love against the horrific outbreak... Continue Reading →
Title: Lifting Techniques Author: Charlie Richards Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 141 Pages At a Glance: A sweet, low angst story Blurb: Detective Ryan Straton is known as the happy-go-lucky playboy of the precinct, the consummate bachelor of the department. At a Halloween party, he enjoys admiring the eye-candy, including a lovely lady--who he learns... Continue Reading →
Title: Into the Light Author: Scarlet Blackwell Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 104 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Sheriff Sean Keller hides a terrible secret - he watched a heinous crime committed eighteen years ago and did nothing to prevent it. Now he finds himself face to face with Eden Gray, the victim of that... Continue Reading →
Hi! We’re Eleanor and Holly, the writing team of H.L. Holston and Eleanor Bruce. We’re extremely excited to be attending Rainbow Con in Tampa next month. It will be our very first writer’s convention, so if you are coming, please be sure to stop by our table, say hello and grab some free swag. (We’ll... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Jackie, thanks so much for being here with us today. Why don’t we start out by having you tell us a little bit about yourself, hobbies, interests, things we might not know about you but should? Jackie: Thank you for having me. I’m a mother of two little ones and happily married for... Continue Reading →
I'm a Christmas baby, kinda. Kinda a New Year's baby, too. I was born on December 29th, and like many holiday babies, this caused issues in the gift department. Not that I could blame anyone in the family. Insult to injury, my oldest sister decided to get married on December 27th! How was that fair?... Continue Reading →
I'm a Christmas baby, kinda. Kinda a New Year's baby, too. I was born on December 29th, and like many holiday babies, this caused issues in the gift department. Not that I could blame anyone in the family. Insult to injury, my oldest sister decided to get married on December 27th! How was that fair?... Continue Reading →
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