Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Veil of Scars Author: J.R. Gray Publisher: Evernight Publishing Pages/Word Count: 100 Pages At a Glance: Veil of Scars is a single sitting read, compelling and well told. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Steven is tall, dark, and damaged. He doesn't let anyone close, comfortable on the outside of normal life where he can hide... Continue Reading →
Title: Chasing the Swallows Author: John Inman Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: Just because this novel may not have been my cup of tea, that does not diminish the breathtaking scope and treatment of a love story that spans decades. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Sometimes an entire lifetime can be... Continue Reading →
Title: Where He Ends and I Begin Author: Cardeno C. Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 289 Pages At a Glance: I just have to stress the fact that I love this book . Reviewed By: Jackie Blurb: Aggressive, physical, and brave, Jake Owens is a small town football hero turned big city cop who passes his... Continue Reading →
Title: Outing the Quarterback Author: Tara Lain Narrator: John-Paul Barrel Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 8 Hours, 30 Minutes At a Glance: This is definitely not my favorite from this author, and I am still not convinced audiobooks are for me. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Will Ashford lives in two closets. He meets his wealthy... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes author Zane Riley today on the Go Your Own Way blog tour. For Zane's visit, I asked him to chat with us about "Bad Boys". Just what is it that makes them so irresistible? Enjoy his answer and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below for the chance... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes Deanna Wadsworth today on her Wrecked blog tour. Enjoy the exclusive excerpt she's sharing from the book, then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below for the chance to win one of two e-copies of the book. Good luck! Thank you again for hosting me here at The Novel... Continue Reading →
Title: Rules to Live By Author: Heidi Belleau, Anah Crow, Dianne Fox, Lisa Henry, Anna Zabo, and Cari Z. Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 250 Pages At a Glance: Four very different tales of BDSM, each one well-crafted, with unique characters. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Four intimate tales of power exchange, discipline, risks taken, and... Continue Reading →
Title: A Prince for a Kingdom Author: Meg Harding Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 286 Pages At a Glance: A Price for a Kingdom held my attention thoroughly. It was fast paced and highly entertaining. Reviewed By: Lana Blurb: Ripped from his homeland, Adrian must fight to adjust to an entirely new way of life.... Continue Reading →
Title: Hearts Author: Anyta Sunday Publisher: Wayward Ink Pages/Word Count: 29 Pages At a Glance: Another beautifully poignant short story from this master storyteller – bittersweet, hopeful and satisfying. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: What if your fate is to lose the one you love and be doomed to live in a city of lost hearts?... Continue Reading →
Title: Day and Knight Author: Dirk Greyson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: I don't know how much research went into the actiony-spy things, but it was exciting and fun. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: As former NSA, Dayton (Day) Ingram has national security chops and now works as a technical analyst... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes author Shae Connor today on the Wayward Son blog tour. Enjoy Shae's article on Finding the Balance: Writing a Threesome Relationship, then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for the chance to win a $25 Dreamspinner Press Gift Card and your choice of an e-book from... Continue Reading →
Hi, we’re Michelle Moore and Reesa Herberth. The kind people here have invited us to stop by and tell you a little about our newest book, Peripheral People. A standalone novel in the Ylendrian Empire series, Peripheral People combines elements of romance, science fiction, paranormal, and crime drama in the intense, galaxy-spanning hunt for a... Continue Reading →
Title: Boy Meets Boy Author: David Levithan Narrator:: Nicholas Robideau and the Full Cast Family Publisher: Full Cast Audio Run Time: 5 Hours, 56 Minutes At a Glance: I’ve never heard an audiobook performance like this, and don’t know that I’ll ever hear another like it again. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: What if you went... Continue Reading →
Title: The Last Grand Master Author: Andrew Q. Gordon Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 40 Pages and 350 Pages At a Glance: The short prequel was cute, and the novel was good, but there were parts that dragged on in the middle after an explosive beginning. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: In a war that shook... Continue Reading →
Title: Beneath the Palisade: Justice Author: Joel Skelton Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 298 Pages At a Glance: Joel Skelton has once again done a wonderful job of showing how mutual attraction can become love. Reviewed By: Jackie Blurb: Despite a spirited inner debate pitting right against wrong, Owen Grady is lured off a forest... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes Eden Winters today, on the Butt Riders on the Range blog tour. Enjoy Eden's guest post, then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below for the chance to win an e-copy of one of the previously published Butt-Thologies (titles and links can be found in Eden's article). Good luck!... Continue Reading →
Title: Straight from the Heart: Exception to the Rule 3 Author: Kimberly Gardner Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 208 Pages At a Glance: An engaging story of an athlete and a dancer who help each other out, and, on the way to being friends, become something more, with the predictable accompanying sturm und drang. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Fire and Water (Carlisle Cops: Book One) Author: Andrew Grey Narrator:: Randy Fuller Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 Hours, 33 Minutes At a Glance: Fire and Water was a very good book, and I thought the narration by Randy Fuller was also very good. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Officer Red Markham knows about... 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: Down Author: Ally Blue Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 380 Pages At a Glance: Not for the faint of heart but a thoroughly enjoyable novel, with horror, suspense, and the deep. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Seven thousand meters below the ocean’s surface, the crew of the BathyTech 3 mineral mining facility has found something... Continue Reading →
Blood in the Forest -- What I Know of Fairy Tales When I was a kid, my parents used to ship me off to my grandparents for the summer. We didn’t have a lot of money—or a lot of space—so I was allowed to bring two books. Books were bad. If I brought books I... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes Kate Sherwood today on the Sacrati blog tour. Kate's here to chat a bit about the "what ifs" of speculative fiction, and there's also a tour-wide giveaway from Riptide Publishing of a $15 Gift Card to use in their bookshop. To enter, just leave a comment below. Entries close at midnight,... Continue Reading →
Title: Miller’s Creek Author: R.G. Green Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: The story has an easy flow to it and had my attention from the start. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Seventy-five years ago in the rural town of Miller's Creek, Jacob Palmer massacred his family. Sixty years later, thirteen-year-old Jesse... Continue Reading →
Title: Pieces of Jack Author: BJ Sheppard Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 305 Pages At a Glance: The mystery element in Pieces Of Jack is center stage and riveting. The action is swift and pulls you along, the terror and fear palpable. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: …the price of silence just went up. 14 years ago,... Continue Reading →
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