Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“But if you're gonna dine with them cannibals Sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten . . .” ― Nick Cave The advent of E-publishing has given authors, and aspiring authors, a whole new world in which to experiment with their craft. From fan fiction to self-publishing original work, the means of delivering a... Continue Reading →
“But if you're gonna dine with them cannibals Sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten . . .” ― Nick Cave The advent of E-publishing has given authors, and aspiring authors, a whole new world in which to experiment with their craft. From fan fiction to self-publishing original work, the means of delivering a... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes things have to go very wrong before they can be right.” ― Samantha Freber BLURB: Marc, a small pet shop owner and seer, needs help with his store, but his new employee, Galen, brings with him more trouble than expected. Marc tries to keep their relationship professional even if Galen seems insistent on taking... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes things have to go very wrong before they can be right.” ― Samantha Freber BLURB: Marc, a small pet shop owner and seer, needs help with his store, but his new employee, Galen, brings with him more trouble than expected. Marc tries to keep their relationship professional even if Galen seems insistent on taking... Continue Reading →
“First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love." – Maya Angelou It’s not often that I am surprised by romance novel and this was a very pleasant surprise, indeed. When Prince of Silk of Thorns came across for review, I have to admit I was a bit underwhelmed by the cover-... Continue Reading →
“First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love." – Maya Angelou It’s not often that I am surprised by romance novel and this was a very pleasant surprise, indeed. When Prince of Silk of Thorns came across for review, I have to admit I was a bit underwhelmed by the cover-... Continue Reading →
"When a fantasy turns you on, you’re obligated to God and nature to start doing it—right away." – Stuart Brand This was a book of firsts for me. I've never read anything from the author, and I've never read about a main character being wheelchair bound. I was interested to see how the author would... Continue Reading →
"When a fantasy turns you on, you’re obligated to God and nature to start doing it—right away." – Stuart Brand This was a book of firsts for me. I've never read anything from the author, and I've never read about a main character being wheelchair bound. I was interested to see how the author would... Continue Reading →
Sarcasm isn't just a way to mask your emotions and distance yourself from others. It's also super-duper satisfying. – Unknown. Howie Jenkins is a man with a plan. Yeah, that’s right, his plan is to work at the locally owned Artie Kraft’s Arts and Crafts store so he can increase his odds of getting laid... Continue Reading →
Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together. – Marcus Aurelius Have you ever just wanted to hug a book really hard and then kiss it and then thank it for giving you hours of bliss? Oh. Well, maybe it’s just me. But, gaaaah, I... Continue Reading →
Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do. – Potter Stewart I’m going to be one-hundred percent honest here and tell you I almost stopped reading this book at least a half dozen times before I even made it to the halfway mark. Yeah,... Continue Reading →
You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present. - Jan Glidewell Amelia C. Gormley’s “Impulse” series could easily be subtitled The Erotic Anatomy of a Relationship, and whether you like it or not may depend on how much you love to get... Continue Reading →
You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present. - Jan Glidewell Amelia C. Gormley’s “Impulse” series could easily be subtitled The Erotic Anatomy of a Relationship, and whether you like it or not may depend on how much you love to get... Continue Reading →
Hi, Amelia! Welcome to The Novel Approach; I’m so glad to have you here with us today. :) Hi! Thank you for having me! I’m very excited you’ve decided to feature me! Before we get to the contest portion of your visit, let’s just start right off by having you tell us a little bit... Continue Reading →
Hi, Amelia! Welcome to The Novel Approach; I’m so glad to have you here with us today. :) Hi! Thank you for having me! I’m very excited you’ve decided to feature me! Before we get to the contest portion of your visit, let’s just start right off by having you tell us a little bit... Continue Reading →
“I have ever since seemed to myself … a kind of solitary wanderer in the wild of life.” – Samuel Johnson Derrick Chance has been alone for ten years, ten years during which he has lived a half-life of working and taking care of the needs of others, all while ignoring the fact that his... Continue Reading →
“I have ever since seemed to myself … a kind of solitary wanderer in the wild of life.” – Samuel Johnson Derrick Chance has been alone for ten years, ten years during which he has lived a half-life of working and taking care of the needs of others, all while ignoring the fact that his... Continue Reading →
It's early. Early! ::yawns:: But there's something a little less difficult about getting up at 4:00am when you know you're off to the airport for a long weekend of fun, right? Sure, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. ::Starbucks:: I want to take a minute to do two things. First, to say thank... Continue Reading →
It's early. Early! ::yawns:: But there's something a little less difficult about getting up at 4:00am when you know you're off to the airport for a long weekend of fun, right? Sure, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. ::Starbucks:: I want to take a minute to do two things. First, to say thank... Continue Reading →
“Secrets are made to be found out with time.” – Charles Sanford Are there any two authors who were destined to collaborate more so than Geoffrey Knight and Ethan Day? I mean, Knight and Day? Come on. It’s synchronicity, isn’t it? Well, let me tell you, I’m thinking this was a long time coming and... Continue Reading →
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” – William Shakespeare Nearly a century ago, humans and vampires lived together peacefully, even amidst the religious prophesying that their integration would most certainly bring about Armageddon one day. When a great plague swept across the globe and decimated nearly all the world’s population, it appeared... Continue Reading →
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” – William Shakespeare Nearly a century ago, humans and vampires lived together peacefully, even amidst the religious prophesying that their integration would most certainly bring about Armageddon one day. When a great plague swept across the globe and decimated nearly all the world’s population, it appeared... Continue Reading →
“Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy…” – Franklin D. Roosevelt More than twenty-three-hundred people lost their lives, but there were figurative casualties as well, because even those who survived the attack were stripped of all the absolutes they’d known up to that now infamous day. It was the death of peace,... Continue Reading →
“Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy…” – Franklin D. Roosevelt More than twenty-three-hundred people lost their lives, but there were figurative casualties as well, because even those who survived the attack were stripped of all the absolutes they’d known up to that now infamous day. It was the death of peace,... Continue Reading →
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