Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Cutting Cords Author: Mickie B. Ashling Narrator: John Solo Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 hours 44 minutes At a Glance: I enjoyed this for its narration more than for its core story. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: When Sloan Driscoll and Cole Fujiwara become reluctant roommates, neither man is willing to share too much.... Continue Reading →
Title: Dangerous Spirits (Spirits: Book Two) Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 157 Pages At a Glance: Dangerous Spirits is everything a good ghost story should be. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: After the events of Reyhome Castle, Henry Strauss expected the Psychical Society to embrace his application of science to the study of... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, and thanks to Lisa and the crew at The Novel Approach Reviews for letting me come and do this. I’m not wearing my Genre Talk hat today, but I’ve got some plans to make the semiregular feature even more exciting in 2016, with new authors, more interviews, and lots of giveaways of DSP... Continue Reading →
Please help us welcome author Keira Andrews today, on the Valor on the Move blog tour. Enjoy Keira's guest post, then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for the chance to win an e-book from her BACKLIST (**Excl. Valor on the Move**) Good luck! Thanks so much to The Novel... Continue Reading →
Title: To Love a Traitor Author: JL Merrow Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 202 Pages At a Glance: I think fans of historical romance will find plenty to love about To Love a Traitor. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Wounds of the heart take the longest to heal. When solicitor’s clerk George Johnson moves into a... Continue Reading →
Title: Base Instincts (A Demonica Story) Author: Larissa Ione Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 150 Pages At a Glance: Larissa Ione has once again turned our ideas of good and evil on an axis and challenged our thinking about what love means. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: As a Seminus demon, Raze’s life literally depends on... Continue Reading →
Title: A Cop and a Con Author: Diedre O’Dare Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 23000 Words At a Glance: A Cop and a Con is well worth the read. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: When a cop and a newly released convict cross paths, few cons can expect anything but a cold shoulder and mistrust. Struggling... Continue Reading →
Please help us welcome author Larissa Ione today, as she tours to promote the newest addition to her Demonica Series, Base Instincts. Enjoy Larissa's guest post, then be sure to leave a comment to enter in a drawing for a tote bag with swag and signed copies of Pleasure Unbound and Desire Unchained, the first... Continue Reading →
Today we're pleased to welcome first time visitor Naomi MacKenzie to The Novel Approach. Will Parkinson asked Naomi a few questions, so enjoy and then be sure to enter for the chance to win a $25 Gift Card from Interlude Press OR one of five available e-copies of Lodestones. Good luck! WP: Today I’m very... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and welcome back for a preview of what we have coming up for you in the week ahead. There's lots of activity to come as we welcome some very special guests and have lots of giveaways to offer along with our reviews and another Flashback Friday feature. Here's what's on tap! Monday –... Continue Reading →
Title: Safe in His Arms Author: Renae Kaye Narrator:: Randy Fuller Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 Hours and 6 Minutes At a Glance: Kudos to both Renae Kaye and Randy Fuller for delivering a story worth listening to during a long commute to work. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: In the late-night quiet of the... Continue Reading →
Title: Challenge the Darkness Author: Dirk Greyson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 234 Pages At a Glance: An excellent twist on the shifter genre! Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: When alpha shifter Mikael Volokov is called to witness a challenge, he learns the evil and power-hungry Anton Gregor will stop at nothing to attain victory. Knowing... Continue Reading →
Title: Pride and Modern Prejudice Author: AJ Michaels Narrator: Rusty Topsfield Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 hours and 31 minutes At a Glance: A very successful rewrite of Jane Austen. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: What happens when Jane Austen’s immortal characters are thrust into 21st century Pennsylvania, with an all-male twist? Liam Bennet has... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming authors Leta Blake and Indra Vaughn today on their Vespertine blog tour. They've brought along a little tease from the book for your reading pleasure, and are also giving one lucky reader the chance to win an e-copy of a book from either of their backlists (**EXCLUDES Vespertine**). Just click... Continue Reading →
Happy Saturday, everyone, and thank you for joining us as we welcome author Max Vos to The Novel Approach on his My Hero audiobook tour. Enjoy Max's guest post, then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below, where you can enter for the chance to win a whole slew of great prizes, including... Continue Reading →
Title: The Lion and the Crow Author: Eli Easton Narrator: Scott Richard Ehredt Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 5 hours and 3 minutes At a Glance: If I could give this book 1000 stars, I would. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: In medieval England, duty is everything, personal honor is more valued than life itself, and... Continue Reading →
Title: 1KRV5 Author: S. Zanne Publisher: Inkstained Succubus Press Pages/Word Count: 67 Pages At a Glance: The next time you’re in the mood for a short story that offers a little something outside the norm, something a bit different, I’d recommend giving this one a go. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: The world of genetic experimentation... Continue Reading →
Title: Bulls & Blood (Blood and Thorn Ranch: Book One) Author: T.A. Chase Publisher: Pride Publishing Pages/Word Count: 101 Pages At a Glance: I do think this particular story could have been a bit more polished, as you do have to read between the lines a bit, and, of course, not take it at all... Continue Reading →
Welcome, one and all, to Flashback Friday, a new feature we’d like to try out on you here at The Novel Approach, a feature aimed at introducing you to some of the older books in the gay fiction and romance genre that you may not have heard about otherwise, especially if you happen to be... Continue Reading →
Thanks for dropping by, readers! We're so pleased to have author K.A. Mitchell here with us today to introduce you to her newest novel, Put a Ring on It. I hope you enjoy spending some time getting to know a bit more about the book. TNA: Hi, K.A., welcome back to The Novel Approach. We’re... Continue Reading →
We're pleased to welcome author CJane Elliott to The Novel Approach today, to celebrate the release of her latest novel, Sex, Love, and Videogames. Enjoy CJane's guest post, and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below for the chance to win an e-copy of a book in the Serpentine series. Good luck!... Continue Reading →
Title: When to Hold Them (A Bluewater Bay Novel) Author: G.B. Gordon Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 213 Pages At a Glance: There is a complicated bit of character building that is skillfully done by the author, though I did have some issues with the time jumping around, and days passing with the POV changes.... Continue Reading →
Title: Coming Back (Belladonna Arms: Book Three) Author: John Inman Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: This novel wraps around you like an old comfy blanket, and makes you part of the magical place where some of the most amazing characters live. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Barney Teegarden knows what it’s... Continue Reading →
Title: Lovers, Losers, and You (Sunshine and Happiness: Book Two) Author: Skylar M. Cates Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 220 Pages At a Glance: I loved the first book in the series, and the second absolutely didn’t disappoint. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: How can you lose one dream and still find another? Owen King is... Continue Reading →
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