Where Fiction and Reality Meet
First off, thanks so much to Lisa and The Novel Approach for giving me a bit of space today! It’s no secret that I started out in fanfiction. I like to think of it as a place where I worked out a lot of the basic kinks (the bad kind ;) ) of writing and... Continue Reading →
“The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.” -- Mulan Title: This Is Not a Love Story Author: Suki Fleet Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 270 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: When fifteen-year-old Romeo's mother leaves one day and doesn't return, he finds himself homeless and trying to... Continue Reading →
“The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.” -- Mulan Title: This Is Not a Love Story Author: Suki Fleet Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 270 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: When fifteen-year-old Romeo's mother leaves one day and doesn't return, he finds himself homeless and trying to... Continue Reading →
“Love is friendship set on fire.” – Jeremy Taylor Title: Better Than Friends (Better Than #3) Author: Lane Hayes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 216 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: When Curt Townsend, a successful young DC lawyer, attends his first gay wedding, he doesn’t expect anything more than a great evening out spent celebrating... Continue Reading →
“Love is friendship set on fire.” – Jeremy Taylor Title: Better Than Friends (Better Than #3) Author: Lane Hayes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 216 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: When Curt Townsend, a successful young DC lawyer, attends his first gay wedding, he doesn’t expect anything more than a great evening out spent celebrating... Continue Reading →
I love a series. As a reader, if I finish a book and know there are another two or more waiting for me to devour, I am beside myself with excitement. What could be better? I don’t want to necessarily read about the same boys over and over (though some exceptions apply), but there is... Continue Reading →
I love a series. As a reader, if I finish a book and know there are another two or more waiting for me to devour, I am beside myself with excitement. What could be better? I don’t want to necessarily read about the same boys over and over (though some exceptions apply), but there is... Continue Reading →
“There are worse addictions than reality TV, chocolate and coffee.” ― Sarah Dessen Title: Wrenches, Regrets, and Reality Checks Author: L.A. Witt Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 73 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Ever since Reggie's garage became part of a popular reality show, business has been booming. As much as he hates playing games... Continue Reading →
“There are worse addictions than reality TV, chocolate and coffee.” ― Sarah Dessen Title: Wrenches, Regrets, and Reality Checks Author: L.A. Witt Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 73 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Ever since Reggie's garage became part of a popular reality show, business has been booming. As much as he hates playing games... Continue Reading →
The release of Forever Hold His Peace marks the end of The Crofton Chronicles, my trilogy of historical novels set in Elizabethan England. Now, I’m going to be honest here, when I first started writing The Actor and the Earl, the story was meant to be a standalone novella, little did I think my fun... Continue Reading →
The release of Forever Hold His Peace marks the end of The Crofton Chronicles, my trilogy of historical novels set in Elizabethan England. Now, I’m going to be honest here, when I first started writing The Actor and the Earl, the story was meant to be a standalone novella, little did I think my fun... Continue Reading →
Blurb: 2nd Edition It should have been a perfect night out. Instead, Mark and Donald collide with tragedy when they leave their favorite night spot. That dark October night, three gay-bashers emerge from the gloom, armed with slurs, fists, and an aluminum baseball bat. The hate crime leaves Donald lost and alone, clinging to the... Continue Reading →
Blurb: 2nd Edition It should have been a perfect night out. Instead, Mark and Donald collide with tragedy when they leave their favorite night spot. That dark October night, three gay-bashers emerge from the gloom, armed with slurs, fists, and an aluminum baseball bat. The hate crime leaves Donald lost and alone, clinging to the... Continue Reading →
“Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces.” ― Matthew Henry Title: The Art of Breathing Author: TJ Klune Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 350 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Tyson Thompson graduated high school at sixteen and left the town of Seafare, Oregon, bound for... Continue Reading →
“Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces.” ― Matthew Henry Title: The Art of Breathing Author: TJ Klune Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 350 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Tyson Thompson graduated high school at sixteen and left the town of Seafare, Oregon, bound for... Continue Reading →
Hello, folks, I hope you’ve all had an outstanding week. I had the great privilege of spending Saturday working a booth at Indy Pride with authors Jambrea Jo Jones and Lynley Wayne, where we spent the day sharing our love of the M/M Romance genre with the good people of Indianapolis. It was great day!... Continue Reading →
Hello, folks, I hope you’ve all had an outstanding week. I had the great privilege of spending Saturday working a booth at Indy Pride with authors Jambrea Jo Jones and Lynley Wayne, where we spent the day sharing our love of the M/M Romance genre with the good people of Indianapolis. It was great day!... Continue Reading →
In chapter 21 of Basketball Jones, I am a huge idiot and I am taken on the most shocking twist of my life because it shows how wrong I was throughout this whole adventure. Intrigued? It's time for Kingett to read Basketball Jones. What? What? What? Wait a minute! Holy cow! You are unprepared! I... Continue Reading →
In chapter 21 of Basketball Jones, I am a huge idiot and I am taken on the most shocking twist of my life because it shows how wrong I was throughout this whole adventure. Intrigued? It's time for Kingett to read Basketball Jones. What? What? What? Wait a minute! Holy cow! You are unprepared! I... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hello, John and J.G., welcome to The Novel Approach, and thanks for being here with us today. Why don’t we start by having you each tell us a little bit about yourselves, things we don’t know about you: hobbies, interests, shoe size? You know, important stuff. John: Um, I role play Champions, which is... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hello, John and J.G., welcome to The Novel Approach, and thanks for being here with us today. Why don’t we start by having you each tell us a little bit about yourselves, things we don’t know about you: hobbies, interests, shoe size? You know, important stuff. John: Um, I role play Champions, which is... Continue Reading →
“In the space between chaos and shape there was another chance.” ― Jeanette Winterson Title: Total Immersion Author: Ellis Carrington Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 83 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Evan Stanton is in over his head. Injured from a fall on campus, he’s let his boyfriend talk him into a senior year total... Continue Reading →
“In the space between chaos and shape there was another chance.” ― Jeanette Winterson Title: Total Immersion Author: Ellis Carrington Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 83 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Evan Stanton is in over his head. Injured from a fall on campus, he’s let his boyfriend talk him into a senior year total... Continue Reading →
“A single change can sometimes change your entire life” - Rahul Rampal Title: In Distress (Superpowered Love–Missed Connections) Author: Katey Hawthorne Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 98 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Hopeless romantic Eddie Kim acts out his favorite 'rescued by the white knight' fantasies through weekly D&D campaigns, but had almost given up... Continue Reading →
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