Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: In from the Cold (The Castoffs: A Robert Flynn Novel) Author: J.T. Rogers Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 236 Pages Category: Historical, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Are you a Captain America and Bucky Barnes fan? Then you are going to love this. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: Robert Flynn abandoned a sterling military career when his... Continue Reading →
Title: Sweetwater Author: Lisa Henry Narrator: Dorian Bane Publisher: Riptide Publishing Run Time: 7 hours and 39 minutes Category: Historical, Western At a Glance: Dorian Bane is a very talented voice artist who takes the somewhat slow pacing of the first half of the book and makes it enjoyable. His characters come to life and... Continue Reading →
Title: Delaney and the Autumn Masque (Victorian Holiday Hearts: Book Four) Authors: Bonnie Dee and Summer Devon Publisher: Self-Published Length: 75 Pages Category: Historical Romance At a Glance: The writing duo of Dee and Devon deliver another sweet historical romance in the Victorian Holiday Hearts series. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Delaney, former pickpocket and now... Continue Reading →
About the Book Publisher: Self-Published Release Date: 4 October 2016 Length: 28k Words Category: Historical Romance Heat Level: High Pre-Order Link: Amazon Blurb: When Jaime takes to the sea, it's not for money or for pleasure: it's for revenge. Leaving his peaceful life on land behind is the only step he can take when his... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming GRL 2016 Supporting Author Saxon Hawke today, as we head into the final two weeks of the countdown to Kansas City. Welcome, Saxon! The Curious Lives of Anxious Writers and Readers I cannot believe that two weeks from today I will be loading up my covered wagon, stocking the car with... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, and welcome to a look at what we have coming up in the week ahead. We just wrapped up an outstanding week of celebrations during Banned Books Week, so now we’re ready to get back to our regularly scheduled programming! Here’s a peek at what’s ahead… Monday – GayRomLit 2016 is just around... Continue Reading →
And thus ends Banned Books Week 2016, though our freedom to read what we choose is a reason to celebrate every single day. I want to take a moment to extend a special thanks to all of you who took the time to stop by and read the guest posts and enter the giveaways so... Continue Reading →
Can anyone guess what the fourth most banned book of the last decade was, according to the American Library Association? Perhaps a handbook for terrorists, a work of dark erotica or something “promoting” witchcraft? Uh, no. It was a kid’s picture book. About two penguins adopting a chick. Doesn’t sound all that scary, huh? Well,... Continue Reading →
Many of us have read a banned book. We may not have known at the time we were reading something so controversial, so inflammatory it pushed someone to seek its removal from public access. To Kill A Mockingbird, The Color Purple and The Lord of the Rings all share the dubious distinction of being considered... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Clare London joining us today on the tour for her newest novel, Sweet Summer Sweat. Enjoy Clare's guest post, and be sure to check out the great giveaway below. Welcome, Clare! What Are Your Sex-pectations? A couple of recent blog posts discussed the balance of sex scenes in a... Continue Reading →
Title: Desert Heat/Native Tongue Author: Lucy Felthouse Narrator: Joel Leslie Publisher: Self-published Run Time: 5 hours 26 minutes At a Glance: A surprisingly sweet love story made that much better by an engaging narrator. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Their love is forbidden by rules, religion and risk. Yet still they can't resist. Captain Hugh Wilkes... Continue Reading →
Title: The Buckland-in-the-Vale and Sandstone Tor Gay Book Club (Inaugural Meeting) Author: John Wiltshire Publisher: MLR Press Length: 253 Pages Category: Contemporary, Humor At a Glance: Wiltshire is undeniably a talented writer. There were lots of things that made me chuckle. There were also a handful of things that had me saying, ‘Ummm...whut?’ But, overall,... Continue Reading →
Title: Max Author: Bey Deckard Publisher: Self-Published Length: 160 Pages (Kindle) Category: Transgressive, Psychological Thriller At a Glance: There is a chilling thrill of psychopathy and a growing emotional and physical dependency in this story that makes every moment spent reading it horrifying and intense. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Fresh out of school, Dr. Crane... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming author Jake C. Wallace on the tour for the re-release of his novel, Dare to Love Forever, book one in the New Vampire Justice series. Welcome, Jake! I want to thank The Novel Approach for having me again, this time with the republication of Dare to Love Forever: NVJ Book... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author Keira Andrews today, on the tour for her new surprise release, Reading the Signs. Keira's sharing some of her fave baseball moments and is also offering one lucky reader the chance to win an e-book from her backlist, so be sure to check out the Rafflecopter widget below. Welcome,... Continue Reading →
About the Book Publisher: JCP Books Release Date: 11 October 2016 Length: 70k words Official Website: psycop.com Pre-Order Link: Amazon Cover Artist: Jordan Castillo Price Blurb: Victor Bayne sees dead people for a living…and he sees them off the clock, too. After all, ghosts don’t confine their appearances to a psychic medium’s work hours. From the... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Rick R. Reed dropping in today to celebrate the Freedom to Read. Rick has some personal experience with censorship to share, and he's also offering the chance to win an e-copy of his book via the Rafflecopter widget below. Welcome, Rick! Obsessed Once upon a time, many years ago... Continue Reading →
Title: Emergence Is the Process Author: H. Beryl Publisher: eXtasy Books Length: 82 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: H. Beryl has created an excellent murder mystery with suspense and danger. Not only is the plot expertly laid out but she takes us through the progression of solving a serial murder. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: Sinders and Ash (A Pennymaker Tale) Author: Tara Lain Narrator: Kale Williams Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 4 hours and 52 minutes Category: Fairy Tale, Fantasy At a Glance: Kale Williams is a new-to-me narrator; his voice characterizations fit the image I had of the characters while meeting my expectations of a well-done performance.... Continue Reading →
Title: The Untamed Pet (Alien Slave Masters: Book Three) Author: Samantha Cayto Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 140 Pages Category: Sci-Fi, BDSM At a Glance: My favorite book in the series so far! Blurb: When a distant planet’s ownership is in dispute, conquering aliens turn defiant human males into pampered sex slaves. Stuart McKay, a young man always... Continue Reading →
Title: Alaska Hunt Author: Shelter Somerset Narrator: John Solo Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 9 hours 21 minutes Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: There's not much mystery, and I felt way more frustration than suspense. Reviewed By: Cassie Blurb: For Alaska Wildlife Trooper Zanebono Fusca, it's just another summer in Anchorage until a slew of... Continue Reading →
Welcome to author K-lee Klein, who's joining us with a little tease from her latest novel, Lost in Loveland, book two in the Welcome to Loveland series, and the chance to win an e-book from her backlist (details below). Good luck and welcome, K-lee! Hello. Thank you for stopping by. First of all, I have... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to continue the countdown to GRL 2016 with Supporting Author C.S. Poe. Welcome, C.S.! Or That Time I Was a Convention Mother Once upon a time I did entertainment management for conventions. I organized and managed U.S. appearances for a number of Japanese musicians that were popular in the anime scene. Working... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Jordan L. Hawk joining us today to help us celebrate the Freedom to Read. Enjoy Jordan's guest post and then be sure to check out the Rafflecopter widget below where you can enter to win an e-book from her backlist. Welcome, Jordan! One of my favorite books as a... Continue Reading →
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