As the author of the Vasquez and James books, I called a number of the characters together for a meeting because readers had been asking questions—questions I couldn’t answer—and I thought it was time to put their concerns to rest, once and for all. When I called to make arrangements, it seemed at first as... Continue Reading →
Look Who’s Come For A Visit – It’s Lou Sylvre, And She’s Brought Some Special Guests With Her
As the author of the Vasquez and James books, I called a number of the characters together for a meeting because readers had been asking questions—questions I couldn’t answer—and I thought it was time to put their concerns to rest, once and for all. When I called to make arrangements, it seemed at first as... Continue Reading →
There's A Dose Of Forgiveness In Bane of Boston by J.P. Barnaby
When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game. - Joe DiMaggio Jonathan Young did a very bad thing. Something so bad that he was turned into a pariah by an entire city. You might not think it such a bad thing. I certainly don’t. The very bad thing that Jonathan Young did?... Continue Reading →
There’s A Dose Of Forgiveness In Bane of Boston by J.P. Barnaby
When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game. - Joe DiMaggio Jonathan Young did a very bad thing. Something so bad that he was turned into a pariah by an entire city. You might not think it such a bad thing. I certainly don’t. The very bad thing that Jonathan Young did?... Continue Reading →
Posy Roberts Is Risking It All In Dreamspinner Press's Daily Dose 2013
If you dare nothing, then when the day is over, nothing is all you will have gained. ― Neil Gaiman August Ferrell and his high school basketball team are playing in the North Dakota Class A basketball tournament, and this one’s for all the marbles because August is a senior, so there are not more... Continue Reading →
Posy Roberts Is Risking It All In Dreamspinner Press’s Daily Dose 2013
If you dare nothing, then when the day is over, nothing is all you will have gained. ― Neil Gaiman August Ferrell and his high school basketball team are playing in the North Dakota Class A basketball tournament, and this one’s for all the marbles because August is a senior, so there are not more... Continue Reading →
"Even as I hold you, I am letting you go." – Alice Walker
I'm sure so many of you have already seen this video since it went viral last month, but it bears watching. Repeatedly. Though, sadly, I must say if you’ve seen it before, or are watching it now, it’s likely because you believe in its message and not because you’re a DOMA supporter whose heart and... Continue Reading →
“Even as I hold you, I am letting you go.” – Alice Walker
I'm sure so many of you have already seen this video since it went viral last month, but it bears watching. Repeatedly. Though, sadly, I must say if you’ve seen it before, or are watching it now, it’s likely because you believe in its message and not because you’re a DOMA supporter whose heart and... Continue Reading →
Sometimes A Little Flexibility Is All You Need
Love is blind and thinks that others don’t see either. – Danish Proverb Flexibility is Maja Rose’s second contribution so far this year to Dreamspinner Press’s Daily Dose Anthologies. Her previous story Made Good Under Pressure was featured in DSP’s “Closet Capers” anthology. In Flexibility, we meet a pair of Olympic Men’s Gymnastics hopefuls. Jared... Continue Reading →
Sometimes A Little Flexibility Is All You Need
Love is blind and thinks that others don’t see either. – Danish Proverb Flexibility is Maja Rose’s second contribution so far this year to Dreamspinner Press’s Daily Dose Anthologies. Her previous story Made Good Under Pressure was featured in DSP’s “Closet Capers” anthology. In Flexibility, we meet a pair of Olympic Men’s Gymnastics hopefuls. Jared... Continue Reading →
Fear, Hope, and Bread Pudding Is The Recipe For Something Really, Really Good
One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love. ― Sophocles Goose bumps and tears. That’s what this book gave me, goose bumps and tears. Pretty nifty, that, I think, because it means an author has not only written a story that has provoked an emotional response but... Continue Reading →
Fear, Hope, and Bread Pudding Is The Recipe For Something Really, Really Good
One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love. ― Sophocles Goose bumps and tears. That’s what this book gave me, goose bumps and tears. Pretty nifty, that, I think, because it means an author has not only written a story that has provoked an emotional response but... Continue Reading →
A Little Touch & Geaux Goes A Long Way
What's past is prologue. -- William Shakespeare I went into this book with great expectations for our boys Ty & Zane. After reading Stars & Stripes, I figured we were all good and the boys were on the right track, ya know? So as I sit down and start reading, I found myself in this... Continue Reading →
A Little Touch & Geaux Goes A Long Way
What's past is prologue. -- William Shakespeare I went into this book with great expectations for our boys Ty & Zane. After reading Stars & Stripes, I figured we were all good and the boys were on the right track, ya know? So as I sit down and start reading, I found myself in this... Continue Reading →
Lou Sylvre Is Bringing Luki, Sonny, Kaholo, and Brian Over For A Visit This Week!
And she'd like to know if you have any questions for her guys. If you do, you'll need to act quickly because she'll need time to interview them and get their answers typed up and sent to us to post, so no dawdling! :-D Click HERE to be directed to Lou's Facebook Author Page and... Continue Reading →
One Breath, One Bullet Adds Up To A Whole Lot Of Obsession
One breath. Inhale. Hesitation is my enemy. Solitude my ally. Death the only real victory. Exhale. – S.A. McAuley Sometimes the enemy of your enemy is your friend. Sometimes it pays to keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Sometimes your friends and your enemies come wrapped in the same skin. Sometimes you come... Continue Reading →
One Breath, One Bullet Adds Up To A Whole Lot Of Obsession
One breath. Inhale. Hesitation is my enemy. Solitude my ally. Death the only real victory. Exhale. – S.A. McAuley Sometimes the enemy of your enemy is your friend. Sometimes it pays to keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Sometimes your friends and your enemies come wrapped in the same skin. Sometimes you come... Continue Reading →
This Is One Blade I Gladly Threw Myself On – The Last Blade: The Verses of Vrelenden, Book Two by Beau Schemery
It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies. But it takes a great deal more to stand up to your friends. - JK Rowling. Sometimes the most heroic thing a man can do is to follow his conscience, especially in the face of opposition from those he’s come to call... Continue Reading →
This Is One Blade I Gladly Threw Myself On – The Last Blade: The Verses of Vrelenden, Book Two by Beau Schemery
It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies. But it takes a great deal more to stand up to your friends. - JK Rowling. Sometimes the most heroic thing a man can do is to follow his conscience, especially in the face of opposition from those he’s come to call... Continue Reading →
Sex And Love And Raining Men by Rick R. Reed
Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power. ― Oscar Wilde WARNING! Raining Men is not your typical romance novel. Hot sex abounds! Love does conquer all! It is raining men! Amen! However, don’t expect gooey romance with this book. I was interested in how Reed was going to follow... Continue Reading →
Sex And Love And Raining Men by Rick R. Reed
Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power. ― Oscar Wilde WARNING! Raining Men is not your typical romance novel. Hot sex abounds! Love does conquer all! It is raining men! Amen! However, don’t expect gooey romance with this book. I was interested in how Reed was going to follow... Continue Reading →
We Are Multiplying Like Zeh Bunnehz Around Here
Guess what, everyone. Our little family here at The Novel Approach is growing again, and I couldn't be more thrilled! So, without further ado but with much fanfare and flailing of the arms and jumping for the joy, it's my pleasure to introduce the lovely Jackie, who is apparently just crazy enough to want to... Continue Reading →
Two Cowboys Lonely As God by Dale Chase
All great and precious things are lonely. – John Steinbeck In Lonely As God, Dale Chase sticks close to the path on which she is most comfortable; gay Western erotica. It is a story about finding love where emotions of any kind are in short supply. Lonely is the story of Tom Seeley, a young... Continue Reading →
Two Cowboys Lonely As God by Dale Chase
All great and precious things are lonely. – John Steinbeck In Lonely As God, Dale Chase sticks close to the path on which she is most comfortable; gay Western erotica. It is a story about finding love where emotions of any kind are in short supply. Lonely is the story of Tom Seeley, a young... Continue Reading →

