Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Embracing His Syn Author: A.E. Via Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 310 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Sergeant Corbin 'Syn' Sydney transferred from the Philadelphia Police Department as soon as he'd heard there was going to be an opening on Lieutenant Cashel Godfrey and Lieutenant Leonidis Day's Atlanta Narcotics Task Force. Syn’s primary goal in... Continue Reading →
Title: The Men From the Boys Author: William J. Mann Publisher: Open Road Media Pages/Word Count: 352 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: This stunning slice of gay life at the turn of the millennium introduces thirtysomething Jeff O’Brien. After six years, his lover, Lloyd, has just announced that the passion between them has died. Terrified... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Bey, welcome back to The Novel Approach, it's great to have you here with us today. Let's talk a little bit about Sacrificed. Have you modeled Captain Baltsaros after any one particular pirate, or is he more an amalgamation of the entire piratical lore? Or, would you say he’s entirely unique among pirates,... Continue Reading →
Title: All Fired Up Author: Morticia Knight Publisher: Totally Bound Length: 174 Pages Blurb: Officer Shawn Everly patrols the Strip and one night, fireman Trent Marshall saves him when danger strikes. But it’s still uncertain whether Trent can save himself from getting his heart broken by Shawn. The party never ends on the Las Vegas... Continue Reading →
Title: Beneath the Stain (Part Five) Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 95 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Mackey is great at taking a leap of faith into a crowd—but taking one into a relationship and a future is a totally different animal. When he and Trav decide to take a risk that... Continue Reading →
Title: Consent (Power Exchange #3) Author: AJ Rose Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 350 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Former detective Gavin DeGrassi likes his new life and his job as a university professor, molding the minds of the next generation of law enforcement. It keeps him in the field he loves, but out of the... Continue Reading →
Don't we all enjoy tales of forbidden love? While tragic endings are also appreciated, I think most readers want the couple to have a happy ending. In their own life, people usually seek stress-free relationships, but the struggle to overcome all odds in order to be together is generally seen as very romantic. Secret meetings.... Continue Reading →
Don't we all enjoy tales of forbidden love? While tragic endings are also appreciated, I think most readers want the couple to have a happy ending. In their own life, people usually seek stress-free relationships, but the struggle to overcome all odds in order to be together is generally seen as very romantic. Secret meetings.... Continue Reading →
Between the Sheets: Interview with Andrew and Peter Bella: Welcome to Interviews Between the Sheets. I’m Bella Rotundo, the host. I’ve got two hot beefcakes with me tonight. Andrew Jamieson and Peter Somers. Aren’t they lovely? (Audience applauds. There are some catcalls and whistles as well). Priceless! These two hot studs have joined us to... Continue Reading →
Title: Blue Collar Author: Sean Michael Publisher: Amber Quill Press Pages/Word Count: 156 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Kendall Webber is deep in the closet. Between working as a mechanic in a garage, having served in the army during the era of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and being raised by a fundamentalist-preacher stepfather who sent... Continue Reading →
Title: Touch Me Author: Chris Scully Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 73 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Massage therapist Erik Morgan offers a very special after-hours service to a handful of select clients. From a young man anxious to explore his sexuality, to a stroke patient who fears he’ll never be a man again, Erik touches... Continue Reading →
Lynn: Hi, Tere, thanks so much for being here with us today to help in the Countdown to Coastal Magic Convention. Let’s start with an easy question: What got you interested in writing? Tere: I started reading very early (thank you Sesame Street!) and so my mother got me a subscription to a Disney magazine.... Continue Reading →
Thank you, Lisa and everyone at Novel Approach, for hosting me today. I’m so excited to be on your blog on the release day of my second novel, Aidan’s Journey. Aidan’s Journey is a stand-alone novel that is part of The Serpentine Series, contemporary stories that feature characters who attend the University of Virginia. The... Continue Reading →
Thank you, Lisa and everyone at Novel Approach, for hosting me today. I’m so excited to be on your blog on the release day of my second novel, Aidan’s Journey. Aidan’s Journey is a stand-alone novel that is part of The Serpentine Series, contemporary stories that feature characters who attend the University of Virginia. The... Continue Reading →
Title: Half a Man Author: Scarlet Blackwell Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 27000 Words Rating: 2.5 Stars Blurb: In a world torn apart by war, solace is hard to find... It is 1919, less than a year after the end of the First World War and a recovering Britain is in the grip of the... Continue Reading →
Title: Diventando: The Vessel Author: JC Wallace Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 214 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Owen McIntyre is no stranger to the Grim Reaper. Diagnosed with leukemia at the age of fifteen, he’s spent the last ten years slowly dying. With only two weeks until his next checkup, Owen’s body is already... Continue Reading →
Blurb: Libraries are meant for studying – not sex College sophomore Ethan Follett never says what’s on his mind and never wants to rock the boat. After a high school social life spent anonymous and alone, things are finally falling into place for him. He’s found a group of friends just as studious as he,... Continue Reading →
The Oldest Profession Hi, I’m JL Merrow, and I’m thrilled to be here today as part of the Raising the Rent blog tour! Giveaway: I’m offering a $20 Amazon gift certificate to a randomly chosen commenter on the tour. (See HERE for a full list of the blogs I’ll be guesting on, in case you’ve... Continue Reading →
Title: In the Presence of Mine Enemy Author: Helena Maeve Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 89 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: A game of spy against spy leaves little room for second chances. Freshly retired from Section ranks, Hailey is glad to be out of the tangle of spy games that cost him both family... Continue Reading →
Title: Phoenix Rising Author: Kimberly Gardner Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 277 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Two dozen roses, one dozen balloons and a night with a sexy, young stripper. It’s the perfect birthday present for the man who has everything. Or is it? Because the gift Jimmy really wants can't be bought at... Continue Reading →
With just a matter of days until the official kick-off of GayRomLit 2014, we've brought a close to our Virtual Gift Basket Giveaways. On behalf of all of us here at The Novel Approach, I want to take just a moment to offer our warmest regards and gratitude to all the authors who so generously... Continue Reading →
Sometime over ten years ago I decided to write a novel. In my early years I loved writing stories but gave away this early passion during puberty. For some reason as a thirty-something, I decided to put pen to paper and write again. I had a plot where characters in the Afterlife found themselves in... Continue Reading →
Title: A Taste for Poison Series: Memory of Scorpions: Book Three Author: Aleksandr Voinov Pages: 224 Genre: Historical Fantasy, Action/Adventure Blurb: Even a king gets stung when he reaches for a scorpion. After barely surviving an assassination attempt, King Adrastes is a changed man—one who mistrusts even his allies and friends. He readies his empire... Continue Reading →
Title: Love and the Real Boy (Coming About: Book Two) Author: JK Hogan Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 196 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: How much heartache can one man take before he breaks? Rich Langston asks himself that question every day. A Seattle advertising exec who uses his designer suit and showy car... Continue Reading →
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