Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Bowl Full of Cherries Author: Raine O’Tierney Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 214 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Porker, Fatty, Tons-of-Fun: Crowley Fredericks has heard it all. He’s dropped a lot of weight since his high school days, but he’s still a big guy, and the painful words and bullying follow him. Rejected—again—because of... Continue Reading →
Title: Crucible of Fate Author: Mary Calmes Narrator:: Sean Crisden Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 Hours, 57 Minutes Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: A Change of Heart Novel In the secret city of Sobek, Domin Thorne is making his way as the newly chosen semel-aten, the leader of the werepanther world. He aspires to make... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes author E.S. Skipper today with an exclusive excerpt from his new book Whispers. E.S. is recovering from surgery, and we here at TNA wish him all the best for a speedy recovery. Read on, then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter giveaway below, where you can enter for the chance... Continue Reading →
Hi, we’re Lisa Henry and J.A. Rock, and we’re riding our magical smut sleigh around the Internet to pimp our holiday release. It’s a kinky m/m/m ménage novella called FALL ON YOUR KNEES, and it’s part of Loose Id’s RATED: XXXMAS ANTHOLOGY, which also features SHEPHERD, WISE MAN, AND THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY by E.F.... Continue Reading →
Thanks to Lisa for letting me drop by to talk about the re-release of my short story Rivals. I’m excited to be here discussing a story that’s set in the holiday season, starting at Thanksgiving and ending for Christmas. In the spirit of the season I’d like to give away a free copy of the... Continue Reading →
Get ready to lower your thermostat because your winter is about to get hot! For a limited time only, get SIX great reads by some of the hottest authors in M/M! A guilt-free guilty pleasure at an incredibly low price with all proceeds going to The Trevor Project! ABOUT THE TREVOR PROJECT: Founded in 1998... Continue Reading →
Title: Rockin’ The Alternative Author: Morticia Knight Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 60 pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: The chance of a lifetime and the touch of a rock god are offered to music journalist Bryan Gallagher on the same day. Embracing one is easy, but resisting the other is harder than he’d anticipated—especially since... Continue Reading →
Title: Rockin’ The Alternative Author: Morticia Knight Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 60 pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: The chance of a lifetime and the touch of a rock god are offered to music journalist Bryan Gallagher on the same day. Embracing one is easy, but resisting the other is harder than he’d anticipated—especially since... Continue Reading →
Title: The Working Elf Blues Author: Piper Vaughn Publisher: Less Than Three Press Pages/Word Count: 53 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Garnet Evergreen has never heard of an elf abandoning the North Pole for a human, but he yearns to be the first. Ever since he saw Wes, the boy with sorrowful eyes, Garnet felt... Continue Reading →
In the ongoing countdown to Coastal Magic Convention in February, our very own Lynn interviews Amy Lane. Take it away, Lynn! Lynn: Amy, when did you first start writing? Amy: I was five and in the house alone. I ranged my stuffed animals around me in a semi-circle and set about telling them the story... Continue Reading →
Hello there. My name is Bailey Bradford. I write gay erotic romances, and I’d like to borrow you for a few minutes. Will you do me a favor and read these paragraphs below and check for typos? Boy, that’s asking for it! It’s a good thing I’m just joking about the typo search. Although, I’m... Continue Reading →
Title: Arctic Absolution Author: Lynn Kelling Publisher: Fantastic Fiction Publishing Pages/Word Count: 240 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: In the frozen expanses of remote Alaska, Dixon Rowe is a good man and a good cop who keeps finding himself in bed with the enemy. After he picks up a young ex-con named Jaye Larson for... Continue Reading →
Title: Bones (Gothika: Volume Two) Author: Anthology Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 260 Pages Overall Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Vodou. Obeah. Santeria. These religions seem mysterious and dark to the uninitiated, but the truth is often very different. Still, while they hold the potential for great power, they can be dangerous to those who don’t... Continue Reading →
Title: The Bells of Times Square Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 236 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Every New Year’s Eve since 1946, Nate Meyer has ventured alone to Times Square to listen for the ghostly church bells he and his long-lost wartime lover vowed to hear together. This year, however, his... Continue Reading →
Hi, and welcome to the blog tour for The Bells of Times Square! This book is close to my heart -- if you read the extra front and back matter in the story, you will see that I drew inspiration from my grandparents and their roles in WWII. There was a lot of research involved here... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is so proud to be a part of the Kickass Anthology tour, a project conceived of to raise funds for Eric Arvin’s ongoing recovery. Contributing to the anthology are authors Keira Andrews, Connie Bailey, Sophie Bonaste, Tara Bluhm, Michael J. Bowler, A.L. Boyd, Jade Crystal, Catherine Dair, Fiona Fu, Nancy Hartmann, JP... Continue Reading →
Title: Waiting for Winter Author: L.B. Gregg Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 47 Pages Rating: A Small Gem Blurb: Some mistakes are worth repeating. Luke always thought he and Winter were the perfect couple—until the day Winter announced he was taking a new job and they were uprooting and headed for Germany. No discussion. No debate.... Continue Reading →
Title: Bad Behavior (Bad in Baltimore: Book Five) Author: K.A. Mitchell Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 366 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: David Beauchamp might as well be in jail. After one too many misunderstandings with the law, he’s chained to the city by the GPS and alcohol sensor strapped to his ankle. Awaiting trial,... Continue Reading →
“A cowboy’s heart has room for anything…” My Cowboy Homecoming is the newest release from bestselling m/m romance author Z.A. Maxfield. It’s part of the Cowboy Hearts series, stories of men who love the land where they live and the animals they care for. Stories of men who love men. There’s Speedball Malloy, whose entire... Continue Reading →
TNA: Welcome to The Novel Approach, Nicole, I’m so glad to have you with us today! Why don’t we start off by having you tell us a little bit about yourself? Nicole: Thank you so much for having me! Well I'm a self-published author of the Chance Assassin series, which has me thinking about murder... Continue Reading →
Title: The Consequence of High Caliber (The Mako Shark: Book One) Author: Nicole Castle Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 168 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Miko is a devoted son. An irresponsible brother. A protective friend. An anonymous lover. An assassin, nicknamed the Mako Shark after the sheer violence of his hits. Miko is deadly. And... Continue Reading →
Title: Blood Embrace Author: Anthology Publisher: Storm Moon Press Pages/Word Count: 133 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Vampires have become the ultimate erotic figure in paranormal literature, but the creatures in "Blood Embrace" are more than just pretty immortals who suck the blood from their victims or companions. This anthology showcases M/M short stories that... Continue Reading →
Greetings, everyone, and welcome back as we make our way to the middle of December! It’s hard to believe we’re getting ready to bring 2014 to a close with our “The Year in Reviews” choices. For now, though, here’s what we have waiting for you in the week ahead. Monday – Z.A. Maxfield kicks off... Continue Reading →
Greetings, everyone, and welcome back as we make our way to the middle of December! It’s hard to believe we’re getting ready to bring 2014 to a close with our “The Year in Reviews” choices. For now, though, here’s what we have waiting for you in the week ahead. Monday – Z.A. Maxfield kicks off... Continue Reading →
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