When I was in high school and college, I went on a lot of tours with musical groups, and what I learned most on those trips was as soon as you left the Midwest, people assumed you were a moron. Cities were the worst—New York was beyond the beyond asinine—but pretty much everywhere we went,... Continue Reading →
Love Grows, And So Does A Family, "Because of Jade" – Reviewed by Jules
“...for Luki Vasquez the only cure for drifting was Sonny James.” – Lou Sylvre Title: Because of Jade: A Vasquez & James Novel Author: Lou Sylvre Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Luki Vasquez receives the news he’s still cancer free after five years, and he wants to celebrate with... Continue Reading →
Love Grows, And So Does A Family, “Because of Jade” – Reviewed by Jules
“...for Luki Vasquez the only cure for drifting was Sonny James.” – Lou Sylvre Title: Because of Jade: A Vasquez & James Novel Author: Lou Sylvre Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Luki Vasquez receives the news he’s still cancer free after five years, and he wants to celebrate with... Continue Reading →
Here's A Sneak Peek At The Coming Week And At The Coastal Magic Convention
Hi, everyone, I hope you've all had a great week. We’re looking forward to another fun-filled and busy one, and we’ve also got the privilege of sharing a little bit of info about the Coastal Magic Convention, coming in February of 2015. Our very own Lynn will be attending as a Featured Blogger for The... Continue Reading →
Here’s A Sneak Peek At The Coming Week And At The Coastal Magic Convention
Hi, everyone, I hope you've all had a great week. We’re looking forward to another fun-filled and busy one, and we’ve also got the privilege of sharing a little bit of info about the Coastal Magic Convention, coming in February of 2015. Our very own Lynn will be attending as a Featured Blogger for The... Continue Reading →
Kingett Reads "Basketball Jones" Chapter 19
In chapter 19 of Basketball Jones, AJ has a really relaxing time at his mother’s. Intrigued? It's time for Kingett to read Basketball Jones. I think that it’s really good to stop and just take beaks on everything, and thank goodness the author agrees with me in this chapter because AJ goes to see his... Continue Reading →
Kingett Reads “Basketball Jones” Chapter 19
In chapter 19 of Basketball Jones, AJ has a really relaxing time at his mother’s. Intrigued? It's time for Kingett to read Basketball Jones. I think that it’s really good to stop and just take beaks on everything, and thank goodness the author agrees with me in this chapter because AJ goes to see his... Continue Reading →
Luki Vasquez and Sonny James Get Up To Something A Little Naughty On The "Because of Jade" Blog Tour – And There's A Giveaway
Hello! Lou Sylvre here, very happy to be back once more with Lisa and company from The Novel Approach. Luki, Sonny, Jade, and I are here at the Vasquez-James home in the (for once) sunny Olympic Peninsula as part of my Blog Tour for the release of Because of Jade, a Vasquez and James Novel.... Continue Reading →
Luki Vasquez and Sonny James Get Up To Something A Little Naughty On The “Because of Jade” Blog Tour – And There’s A Giveaway
Hello! Lou Sylvre here, very happy to be back once more with Lisa and company from The Novel Approach. Luki, Sonny, Jade, and I are here at the Vasquez-James home in the (for once) sunny Olympic Peninsula as part of my Blog Tour for the release of Because of Jade, a Vasquez and James Novel.... Continue Reading →
A Young Man Learns That Life Is Rarely Simple In Gene Gant's "If You Really Love Me" – Reviewed by Jackie
“Never tie your happiness to the tail of someone else's kite.” ― Beth Hoffman Title: If You Really Love Me Author: Gene Gant Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 172 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: With time ticking until graduation, Ellis Carter doesn't have a plan for after high school. Since his best friend Cary... Continue Reading →
A Young Man Learns That Life Is Rarely Simple In Gene Gant’s “If You Really Love Me” – Reviewed by Jackie
“Never tie your happiness to the tail of someone else's kite.” ― Beth Hoffman Title: If You Really Love Me Author: Gene Gant Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 172 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: With time ticking until graduation, Ellis Carter doesn't have a plan for after high school. Since his best friend Cary... Continue Reading →
All Bets Are Off When It Comes To "Skin Tight Levi's" – Reviewed by Lana
“Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.” ― William Shakespeare Title: Love and Salvage: Skin Tight Levi’s Author: Mathew Ortiz Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 157 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: When most guys looked at Seth Okuda all they saw was pretty and girly.... Continue Reading →
All Bets Are Off When It Comes To “Skin Tight Levi’s” – Reviewed by Lana
“Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.” ― William Shakespeare Title: Love and Salvage: Skin Tight Levi’s Author: Mathew Ortiz Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 157 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: When most guys looked at Seth Okuda all they saw was pretty and girly.... Continue Reading →
Derrick Knight's "The Rekindling of Love" Is A Second Chance At Love Story – Reviewed by Tina
“Love never dies. It fizzles out maybe but it stays there in your heart buried by emotions controlling you. Once the fire is rekindled, love resurfaces again, breathes a new life." – Elizabeth E. Castillo Title: The Rekindling of Love Author: Derrick Knight Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 354 Pages Rating: 2 Stars Blurb: Dwyer Von... Continue Reading →
Derrick Knight’s “The Rekindling of Love” Is A Second Chance At Love Story – Reviewed by Tina
“Love never dies. It fizzles out maybe but it stays there in your heart buried by emotions controlling you. Once the fire is rekindled, love resurfaces again, breathes a new life." – Elizabeth E. Castillo Title: The Rekindling of Love Author: Derrick Knight Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 354 Pages Rating: 2 Stars Blurb: Dwyer Von... Continue Reading →
Cabbages and Kinks: My Love Affair With Vintage Clothes Shops – A Guest Post And Giveaway by Josephine Myles
Hi. My name’s Jo, and I’m addicted to window shopping in vintage clothes shops. And I really do mean window shopping as I rarely ever buy anything, but still they lure me in every time. It makes it difficult getting down into town when I have to walk past at least five different vintage boutiques!... Continue Reading →
Two Men Fight Attraction And Prejudice In Lex Valentine And VJ Summers' "Partners" – Reviewed by Jackie
“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.” – Nelson Mandela Title: Partners (Shadows & Kink #1) Author: Lex Valentine and VJ Summers Publisher: Winterheart Books Pages/Word Count: 100 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: TDA agents Travis Wilder and Ian Hawke are... Continue Reading →
Two Men Fight Attraction And Prejudice In Lex Valentine And VJ Summers’ “Partners” – Reviewed by Jackie
“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.” – Nelson Mandela Title: Partners (Shadows & Kink #1) Author: Lex Valentine and VJ Summers Publisher: Winterheart Books Pages/Word Count: 100 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: TDA agents Travis Wilder and Ian Hawke are... Continue Reading →
Put S.E. Harmon's "Stay With Me" On Your Summer Reading List – Reviewed by Tina
“Love is for suckers. Jump in a wrapper, darlin’, and call yourself a lollipop.” — S.E. Harmon Title: Stay With Me Author: S.E. Harmon Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Private investigator Mackenzie Williams’s newest client is everything he’s looking for in a guy—charming, beautiful, intelligent, and successful. There's only one itty... Continue Reading →
Put S.E. Harmon’s “Stay With Me” On Your Summer Reading List – Reviewed by Tina
“Love is for suckers. Jump in a wrapper, darlin’, and call yourself a lollipop.” — S.E. Harmon Title: Stay With Me Author: S.E. Harmon Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Private investigator Mackenzie Williams’s newest client is everything he’s looking for in a guy—charming, beautiful, intelligent, and successful. There's only one itty... Continue Reading →
Wanna Know "The Price of Dick"? Dan Skinner's Here Today With An Interview And Giveaway
"Remember, kindness should be an instinct... not a decision… Spread the joy!" -- Dan Skinner The Novel Approach welcomes Dan Skinner on his The Price of Dick Blog Tour, both a book and tour our very own Tina Marie played an integral part in. Tina had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Dan,... Continue Reading →
Wanna Know “The Price of Dick”? Dan Skinner’s Here Today With An Interview And Giveaway
"Remember, kindness should be an instinct... not a decision… Spread the joy!" -- Dan Skinner The Novel Approach welcomes Dan Skinner on his The Price of Dick Blog Tour, both a book and tour our very own Tina Marie played an integral part in. Tina had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Dan,... Continue Reading →
The Fragile Writer Ego – GRL Countdown 5 months To Go! – A Guest Post And Giveaway From RJ Scott
Do You Suffer From the Fragile Writer Ego? This article ended up in my inbox. In it the author said: As writers, we have complicated egos. We can feel confident in other areas of our lives: maybe we know we’re parenting well, or we have other jobs we get kudos for, or we can make... Continue Reading →
Two Men Get A Second Chance To Start Again In N.R. Walker's "Starting Point"
“The best thing about endings is knowing that just ahead is the daunting task to start over.” ― Jodi Picoult Title: Starting Point (Turning Point: Book Three) Author: N.R. Walker Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 355 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: After going past the point of no return and finally reaching breaking point, the... Continue Reading →

