Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Conversation Hearts Author: Avon Gale Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 31 Pages At a Glance: Conversation Hearts is yummy—just like the candy!—because it dares to be a little different. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: It’s Valentine’s Day, and grad student—and male escort—Levi Barron expects to spend his evening with a client who’s paying him for... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Susanna Hays joining us today with an excerpt from her new novel, Project Ordell. Enjoy! Title: Project Ordell Pages: 200 Categories: Steampunk Cover Artist: Stef Masciandaro Blurb: Ordell Rutledge lives in the small town of Blackwick where he helps in his father’s modest automaton shop. While he enjoys interacting... Continue Reading →
We're pleased to welcome author Chris Scully to The Novel Approach today, on the tour for her new novel, Until September. Enjoy Chris's guest post, and then be sure to check out the giveaway details below to enter for the chance to win a $20 Riptide credit. Good luck! Writing Culturally-Sensitive Characters Hello! I’m Chris... Continue Reading →
Title: Good Bones (The Bones Series: Book One) Author: Kim Fielding Narrator: Nick J. Russo Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 5 hours and 53 minutes At a Glance: Nick J. Russo did a fantastic job in his performance of Good Bones! Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Skinny, quiet hipster Dylan Warner was the kind of guy... Continue Reading →
Title: Driven Author: Nicholas Kinsley Publisher: Fantastic Fiction Publishing Pages/Word Count: 245 Pages At a Glance: I think, dear reader, that if you can handle the violence, this may be a novel you might enjoy. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Mitchell Morgan is a quiet young man with dangerous secrets. One of those secrets is a... Continue Reading →
Title: Scott Sapphire and the Emerald Orchid Author: Geoffrey Knight Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 162 Pages At a Glance: Scott Sapphire and the Emerald Orchid is Indiana Jones and Robin Hood all wrapped up into one fast paced and over-the-top-exciting, action packed tale. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Meet Scott Sapphire—lover of French champagne,... Continue Reading →
Today we're so pleased to welcome author Avon Gale on the tour for her latest release, Conversation Hearts. Enjoy this wee tease from the book, and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for the chance to win an e-copy of the book. Good luck! Blurb: It's Valentine's Day, and grad... Continue Reading →
Hello all! Thank you so much for joining me here at The Novel Approach for the next stop on the Catch a Tiger by the Tail blog tour. The romance between Calvin Summers and Ethan Hobbs has been building throughout the THIRDS series. From the beginning we get hints that there’s something going on between... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming author Dianne Hartsock today, on the tour for her new novella, Callum's Fate. Dianne's here to tell us a little bit about some of the fairy tale beings she researched for the story, and is also offering the chance to win a $5 ARe Gift Card and a $2.99 Wayward... Continue Reading →
Title: Peace (The Four Horsemen: Book Five) Author: T.A. Chase Publisher: Pride Publishing Pages/Word Count: 163 Pages At a Glance: Lam may not be one of the Four Horsemen, but he deserved his own book and he got a good one! Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: When falling in love means risking everything, an angel must... Continue Reading →
Title: Love on Life Support Author: John Charles Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 115 Pages At a Glance: Despite some telling rather than showing, this was an enjoyable weekend read. Reviewed By: Taz Blurb: Matthew Kailen has two rules: I don’t date guys from work. I don’t do relationships. A respected paramedic and the son of... Continue Reading →
Title: Give Yourself Away Author: Barbara Elsborg Publisher: Samhain Publishing Page/Word Count: 339 Pages At a Glance: I can’t recommend this book enough; it’s definitely one I’ll read time and again. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: One guy intent on caution. One an adrenaline junkie. Love could be one risk too many. March is determined to... Continue Reading →
A Sense of Place My books get around. I’ve set stories in places I’ve lived like Madison (Fields of Gold) and Newport, Oregon (Painting in the Rain), places I’ve vacationed like Puerto Vallarta (Sacred Hearts), roads I’ve travelled (Driving into the Sun), fictional towns like Lacland (Nobody’s Home) and places so exotic I know I’ll... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author Tina Blenke to TNA today, on the tour for her latest novel, Life Worth Living. Enjoy Tina's guest post, and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for the chance to win one of three $5 Amazon Gift Cards up for grabs. Good luck!... Continue Reading →
Title: Mute Witness (2nd Edition) Author: Rick R. Reed Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 290 Pages At a Glance: Mute Witness is a well written story, with realism and a little taste of the dark side weaved in. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: The abuse of a little boy turns a community against a loving gay... Continue Reading →
Title: Connection (Evan and Jeremy: Book One) Author: Brigham Vaughn Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 189 Pages At a Glance: What if? This is what this gentle novel focuses on and dares to answer. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: After a lifetime of being told he’s worthless, shy, sheltered Evan Harris is forced out of the closet... Continue Reading →
Title: Loving the Master Author: Lynn Kelling Publisher: Fantastic Fiction Pages/Word Count: 322 Pages At a Glance: Loving the Master is a sexy and erotic and romantic and sometimes sweet Master/slave tale. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Billionaire Dominant David Davenport needs a break from the loveless isolation imposed by wealth, responsibility, and the stress of... Continue Reading →
Hello, hello! I’m the Elizabeth Noble half of Genre Talk with Carole Cummings and Elizabeth Noble. Thank you for joining Genre Talk today on The Novel Approach Reviews and DSP Publications author Rick R. Reed as we discover some tasty tidbits about Rick’s newest release Mute Witness. Mute Witness is, as Rick tells us, one... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming author Lynn Kelling today, to celebrate the release of Loving the Master, the newest book in the Manse series. Enjoy Lynn's guest post, and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for the chance to win one set of paperbacks of both Bound by Lies... Continue Reading →
Title: Help, My Boyfriend’s an Alien! (Mad About the Brit Boys: Book Three) Author: JL Merrow and Josephine Myles Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 80 Pages At a Glance: It’s kind of hard to go wrong with either of these authors. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Love—and desire—that’s out of this world... It’s time to suit up,... Continue Reading →
Title: Death (The Four Horsemen: Book Four) Author: T.A. Chase Publisher: Pride Publishing Pages/Word Count: 167 Pages At a Glance: My favorite out of the Four Horsemen books. How can you not love Death? Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Death, the Pale Rider and the most feared member of the Four Horsemen, has been searching through the centuries... Continue Reading →
Title: Foxes Author: Suki Fleet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 274 Pages At a Glance: I cannot say enough about this stunning novel. I highly recommend it to you. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: When Dashiel’s body is found dumped on an East London wasteland, his best friend Danny sets out to find the killer. But... Continue Reading →
Title: Some Assembly Required Author: Lex Chase and Bru Baker Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages At a Glance: A humorous love story involving some big box chain stores and the afterlife. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Everyone wishes they were dead when wandering the purgatory of a home furnishings store, but these guys actually are. Benji Goss... Continue Reading →
Twists on a Theme by J.R. Gray When I got together with my co-writers to put together the predecessor for Follow Me Into Darkness, I knew it was going to be a mixed bag of awesome. The way each of our minds twisted and put our own spin on the graveyard theme of Lead Me... Continue Reading →
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