Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“All of us are a culmination of vital parts of our parents and their past. A vital part of the circumstances we were raised with. Everything that happens to us, good and bad, leaves a lasting impression in our souls.”… His head was pounding from trying to digest all of this. “I’m so overwhelmed.” “Most... Continue Reading →
“Growing up is all about getting hurt. And then getting over it. You hurt. You recover. You move on. Odds are pretty good you're just going to get hurt again. But each time, you learn something.” ― Jim Butcher Blurb: Meet Young Digby Swank…a gay boy in a very Catholic world. Thisis his story—from his... Continue Reading →
“Growing up is all about getting hurt. And then getting over it. You hurt. You recover. You move on. Odds are pretty good you're just going to get hurt again. But each time, you learn something.” ― Jim Butcher Blurb: Meet Young Digby Swank…a gay boy in a very Catholic world. Thisis his story—from his... Continue Reading →
“There’s a fine line between support and stalking and let’s all stay on the right side of that.” ― Joss Whedon Switch Hitter had all my favorite elements for a story: a little bit of mystery, some sports and boys who love to play rough. But to my disappointment, the plot fell short for me.... Continue Reading →
“There’s a fine line between support and stalking and let’s all stay on the right side of that.” ― Joss Whedon Switch Hitter had all my favorite elements for a story: a little bit of mystery, some sports and boys who love to play rough. But to my disappointment, the plot fell short for me.... Continue Reading →
In honor of Gay History Month, Wilde City Press is teaming up with authors and blogger alike to celebrate key events and notable figures in history that have shaped and impacted the world around us. I’ve never made it a secret that I have a major love for (and possible obsession with) Oscar Wilde, as... Continue Reading →
“So much of what happens by chance forms what becomes your life.” ― Roger Ebert Summary: Sitting in a Michigan airport bar and licking his wounds after a brutal cyber-dumping and clash with his alcoholic mother, Deacon Miller doesn’t think things could get any worse. He certainly didn’t imagine the night could get better, but... Continue Reading →
“So much of what happens by chance forms what becomes your life.” ― Roger Ebert Summary: Sitting in a Michigan airport bar and licking his wounds after a brutal cyber-dumping and clash with his alcoholic mother, Deacon Miller doesn’t think things could get any worse. He certainly didn’t imagine the night could get better, but... Continue Reading →
“The truth is balance. However, the opposite of truth, which is unbalance, may not be a lie.” - Susan Sontag What is a control freak supposed to do when a pretty, innocent face starts to topple the walls he has built around his heart? Scotty Fuller has control over everything in his life. He has... Continue Reading →
“The truth is balance. However, the opposite of truth, which is unbalance, may not be a lie.” - Susan Sontag What is a control freak supposed to do when a pretty, innocent face starts to topple the walls he has built around his heart? Scotty Fuller has control over everything in his life. He has... Continue Reading →
“Wolves are not ruled by law. They are ruled by the alpha-wolf's policy.” – Richard Kelly Hoskins First of all, to get the formalities out of the way……Lex is a policeman taking a break from his strenuous life. He wants to be left alone and is looking for as few complications in his life as... Continue Reading →
“Wolves are not ruled by law. They are ruled by the alpha-wolf's policy.” – Richard Kelly Hoskins First of all, to get the formalities out of the way……Lex is a policeman taking a break from his strenuous life. He wants to be left alone and is looking for as few complications in his life as... Continue Reading →
“We just did an awesome job of not dying.” ― John Green Some did, at least. Some didn’t do a great job at all of not dying, and now some of those who failed at the not dying part aren’t so much dead as they are undead, which is the same as not alive only... Continue Reading →
“We just did an awesome job of not dying.” ― John Green Some did, at least. Some didn’t do a great job at all of not dying, and now some of those who failed at the not dying part aren’t so much dead as they are undead, which is the same as not alive only... Continue Reading →
“Secrets are more powerful when people know you've got them.” – E. Lockhart Charlie is an engineering student in his last year of college. He has a partial scholarship, but how is he going to make ends meet for silly little things like rent and food? He could always work fast food for minimum wage,... Continue Reading →
“Secrets are more powerful when people know you've got them.” – E. Lockhart Charlie is an engineering student in his last year of college. He has a partial scholarship, but how is he going to make ends meet for silly little things like rent and food? He could always work fast food for minimum wage,... Continue Reading →
IN THE FIRST PERSON by Clare London The narrative mode encompasses not only who tells the story, but also how the story is described or expressed. And isn't that statement the honest truth? Choosing the right viewpoint as an author is a chance to tell a story with added depth and nuance. The first-person narrator... Continue Reading →
Unless you love someone, nothing else makes sense. – E.E. Cummings A Marrying Man is Gasq-Dion’s rapid follow up and continuation to her novel A Betting Man. Blaine and Spencer, who are the best friends of the main characters from A Betting Man, are recruited to arrange and organize both the engagement and wedding of... Continue Reading →
Unless you love someone, nothing else makes sense. – E.E. Cummings A Marrying Man is Gasq-Dion’s rapid follow up and continuation to her novel A Betting Man. Blaine and Spencer, who are the best friends of the main characters from A Betting Man, are recruited to arrange and organize both the engagement and wedding of... Continue Reading →
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.” ― Seth Grahame-Smith Zombie Boyz is the much-anticipated anthology from Wilde City Press. I know that when it was first offered up for review my fellow reviewers and myself at The Novel Approach acted like... Continue Reading →
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.” ― Seth Grahame-Smith Zombie Boyz is the much-anticipated anthology from Wilde City Press. I know that when it was first offered up for review my fellow reviewers and myself at The Novel Approach acted like... Continue Reading →
Summer is all about fun, adventure and making great holiday memories. What do the Wilde City authors get up to? Find out when they were asked about some of their favorite summer traditions ... past, present, and future. Help Wilde City Press celebrate the start of summer and July 4th. Enjoy 25% of your entire... Continue Reading →
A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. – Nelson Mandela The Boy From Brighton was a strange read. It was a great story. It just took me to the very end to figure out where it was going. At times it seemed to be going nowhere and everywhere, but that... Continue Reading →
A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. – Nelson Mandela The Boy From Brighton was a strange read. It was a great story. It just took me to the very end to figure out where it was going. At times it seemed to be going nowhere and everywhere, but that... Continue Reading →
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