Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Todd, the main character in Into the Team, has a lot of drive, is optimistic, and chases his dream of becoming a professional footballer with complete focus. Those are admirable qualities, and everyone is inspired by stories of personal achievement. Into The Team blurs the lines between gay/straight, romance/bromance. And so the idea of a... Continue Reading →
Welcome to The Rascal blog tour with Eric Arvin. We're so pleased to be a part of helping Eric promote his newest novel, with an exclusive excerpt from the book for you, as well as a couple of great giveaways. The Grand Prize on the tour is the chance for one lucky reader to win... Continue Reading →
Title: Texas Wedding (Texas: Book Seven) Author: RJ Scott Publisher: Love Lane Books Pages/Word Count: 216 Pages At a Glance: A fantastic and emotional conclusion to Jack and Riley's story. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Faced with the life changing prospect of a yes vote from SCOTUS on the issue of same sex marriage, Riley and... Continue Reading →
Title: The Model (A Workplace Encounters Book) Author: Serena Yates Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 125 Pages At a Glance: The Model is a cute, sexy, and quick read. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: When successful fashion model Fabio Bonardi discovers his first wrinkle, he knows it’s time to move on to Plan B. He is tired of the... Continue Reading →
Title: The Rascal Author: Eric Arvin Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 61500 Words At a Glance: For fans of horror, The Rascal is a must read. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Lana is a faded movie star who lives alone in a big house on a hill that overlooks the sea. She has lived this... Continue Reading →
It seems like only yesterday that Brita Addams contacted me to ask for my participation in helping to promote the launch of a brand new publisher to the LGBT genre. That publisher was Riptide, and it's hard to believe that was four years ago. I couldn't be more thrilled to have been asked to help... Continue Reading →
Today we're pleased to welcome author Lane Hayes to The Novel Approach on the Better Than Safe blog tour. Enjoy Lane's guest post, and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for a chance to win the grand prize of a $25 Gift Card for Dreamspinner Press, Amazon, OR All... Continue Reading →
Title: Underneath It All Author: Jack Bumgardner Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 53 Pages At a Glance: I found Underneath It All to be a good short story for a new mystery series, full of action and danger, fast paced and suspenseful. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: When Crosby Comeaux, the owner of the only... Continue Reading →
Title: Sex, Love, and Videogames Author: CJane Elliott Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 264 Pages At a Glance: The story was a bit of a ramble for me, but there were definitely some winning elements to this installment. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Shy guy Jed Carter has always felt invisible next to his charismatic older... Continue Reading →
Title: Unbound, Unbroken (In His Arena: Book Two) Author: Nasia Maksima Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 309 Pages At a Glance: An excellent second installment in the In His Arena series. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: When rising star gladiator Titian finds himself paired with the vainglorious champion Galadros, he finds himself in mortal danger. For a dark... Continue Reading →
We here at The Novel Approach are so proud and pleased to be sharing in the Queer Romance Month Celebration. Read on to see what QRM is all about--besides love, that is--and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget to enter for the change to win a great big pack of e-books from... Continue Reading →
With only nine more days until the official kick-off of GayRomLit 2015 in San Diego, we're so pleased to have author Rick R. Reed with us today as our final tour guest. If you'll be there and have a chance to say hello, do. A more delightful gentleman you'll never meet. Life Imitating Art and... Continue Reading →
Title: A Subtle Breeze Author: Bailey Bradford Publisher: Pride Publishing Pages/Word Count: 94 Pages At a Glance: For me, there just wasn’t a whole lot that stood out one way or the other in this book. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: Ezekiel Matthers and Brendon Shanahan are about to find out that sometimes all it takes... Continue Reading →
Title: Myth Adventures (Mojo Mysteries: Book Three) Author: Ally Blue Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 192 Pages At a Glance: Ally Blue knows how to throw in just the right amount of spooky angst to keep me motivated to turn pages. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Something evil is going down in Atlanta... Adrian Broussard and... Continue Reading →
Title: A Man’s Man Author: Genta Sebastian Publisher: Shadoe Publishing Pages/Word Count: 152 Pages At a Glance: With a narrator who isn’t always easy to like, let alone love, A Man’s Man gives its young narrator the room to discover what being a man’s man truly means. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: “It’s like this, see.... Continue Reading →
Today we're pleased to welcome author Chris McHart on the Small Steps blog tour. Chris is here to give you five quickie facts and to offer you a giveaway: the chance to win a print copy of the book, so be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter. Good luck! Five Fun... Continue Reading →
Author: J. Johanis Title: Dream God Series: S-Gods Book: Two Note: Series should be read in order for maximum enjoyment. Release Date: November 30, 2015 Categories: Erotica, Fantasy, Gay Fiction, Ménage/Poly, Paranormal Buy Link: Amazon Blurb: For the first time in three years, Aya is finally free, but with his freedom comes the pain of... Continue Reading →
Cheers, fellow bookish obsessed, and welcome! We have another great week in store for you this week as we wrap up our Countdown to GayRomLit 2015 and look forward to the next installment of Flashback Friday. Here's what's coming up! Monday – Kicking off a great week, we have a cover reveal for author J.... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone! I'm Lex Chase, and I want to give a huge thank you to Lisa for hosting me today. Right now she's getting ready for GayRomLit, and my butt is staying home. Today, I'm here to talk about Bayou Fairy Tale, the long awaited sequel to Americana Fairy Tale. It's only been a year... Continue Reading →
Title: Better Than Safe (A Better Than Story) Author: Lane Hayes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 244 Pages At a Glance: The Better Than series just gets better and better! Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Paul Fallon is a fashion advertising guru. He’s a genius at dealing with difficult editors, art directors, and designers alike. He... Continue Reading →
Title: Sultry Sunset Author: Mary Calmes Narrator: Greg Tremblay Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 1 hour and 57 minutes At a Glance: My favorite installment of the Mangrove stories so far, which the narrator perfectly brought to life – a sweet and poignant story on many levels. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Hutch Crowley is well-liked... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and welcome back to another edition of Flashback Friday. This week we're focusing on young love, first love, all the angst and wonder to be found in Young Adult/New Adult fiction. The hardest part about choosing our Flashback Friday recommendations is when we get genre-specific because, let’s face it, every single one of... Continue Reading →
What I like most about GRL Hi, everyone *waves* I want to start by thanking The Novel Approach for hosting me today and for all of you who are taking the time to read my post! GRL is in October, and I, like many others, am counting down the days and running around before that... Continue Reading →
Authors Shira Anthony and Aisling Mancy have teamed up to write a red-hot action-packed thriller! Title: A Solitary Man Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Release Date: November 6, 2015 Genre/Tags: Contemporary romance, thriller, mystery, FBI, cops, crime Length: 96,775 words Blurb: Sparks fly when Chance meets tall, sexy Xav at a Wilmington bar and they have the... Continue Reading →
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