Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Don't Plan to Stay Author: Kaje Harper Publisher: Self-Published Length: 152 Pages Category: Contemporary, Holiday At a Glance: If you’re looking for a deep and meaningful holiday story, you won’t go wrong with Kaje Harper’s offering. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: At eighteen, Donnie Kagan's plans for graduation, and maybe even college, were derailed by... Continue Reading →
Title: The Fortune Hunter Author: Bonnie Dee Publisher: Self-Published Length: 235 Pages Category: Historical Romance At a Glance: Fans of this author, fans of a well written period piece, fans of a forbidden love that survives, thrives, and endures, should find a lot to embrace in this book. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: A man with... Continue Reading →
Title: Pressure Head (Plumber’s Mate Mysteries: Book One) Author: JL Merrow Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 256 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery At a Glance: A cozy little mystery wrapped in an amazingly humorous and intriguing little package. I can’t begin to even explain how much I love this book. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Some things are... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author L.A. Witt to TNA today on the tour for Reckless Behavior, book three in the Bad Behavior series co-authored with Cari Z. L.A. is talking writing and movies today, and there's also a giveaway, so be sure to check out the details for that below! Being a Writer Ruins... Continue Reading →
Title: The Mature Man’s Guide to Surviving Change Author: Chris Scully Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 59 pages Category: Contemporary, Holiday At a Glance: This is a heart-warming friends to lovers, second chance love story, with sweet and humorous moments that I thoroughly enjoyed. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: In the sunny playground of Palm Springs, growing... Continue Reading →
Title: Welcome Home, Soldier Author: Deanna Wadsworth Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 76 Pages Category: Contemporary, Holiday At a Glance: Welcome Home, Soldier is a sweet reunion story that many will find redemptive and romantic and a nice way to spend a few holiday hours. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Clay and Daniel fell in love as... Continue Reading →
Title: An Unexpected Sanctuary Author: Cassie Decker Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 33 Pages Category: Holiday, Sci-Fi At a Glance: A short but sweet dystopian set during Christmas with great characters. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: An aggressive super-flu pandemic wipes out a majority of the population over the course of one Christmas holiday—and brings Tobin and... Continue Reading →
Title: Eugene and the Box of Nails Author: Jaime Samms Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 58 Pages Category: Contemporary, Holiday At a Glance: Reading Eugene and the Box of Nails made me realize that it’s been too darn long since I’ve read something by Jaime Samms, and reminded me how much I love her books. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Welcome to our first guest of the New Year, author Quinn Anderson, and the tour for her brand new release from Riptide Publishing, On Solid Ground. Quinn is sharing her inspiration for the book with us, and there's also a giveaway so be sure to check out the details below. The Inspiration for This Novel... Continue Reading →
Cheers, friends, and welcome to a quick preview of what we have coming up for you in the week ahead! We're back to business as usual this week, so welcome to 2018 and the guests and giveaways we have coming your way. Here’s a rundown of the calendar of events! Monday – Happy New Year!... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year's Eve, friends, and welcome to the final Best Of list of 2017! In a year that, for some of us, has been difficult to find things to be grateful for and to remain hopeful of, there has been one constant--the books into which we escape. I remain ever grateful for the joy... Continue Reading →
Hi, friends, welcome to a recap of all the active giveaways we hosted at The Novel Approach over the course of the past week! And boy, there are a bunch! In case you missed them, this is your one stop roundup of what's up for grabs, but hurry, some of them expire at midnight tonight!... Continue Reading →
What an amazing year 2017 was in the world of LGBTQIA literature. From amazing paranormal offerings by such authors as Santino Hassell and F.T. Lukens to stunning YA and New Adult novels by John Goode, Nick Wilgus and Robin Reardon, to name just a few, the quality of work coming from this community of writers... Continue Reading →
Title: Back Where He Belongs Author: Isobel Starling Publisher: Self-Published/Kindle Unlimited Length: 151 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: The story does a great job of setting up the lives these two men left behind, and what happened in the interim while they were apart; though, while I do appreciate that this was a short... Continue Reading →
Title: Forever Haunt (The Jimmy McSwain Files: Book Five) Author: Adam Carpenter Publisher: MLR Press Length: 316 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Adam Carpenter never fails to make the Jimmy McSwain series emotional on all levels. Family, friends, relationships, different clients and cases always leave me wanting more from this outstanding series. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Bleeding Like Me Author: Riley Parks Publisher: Boroughs Publishing Group Length: 226 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: I do love the premise of Bleeding Like Me, and can see so much evidence of this author’s talent, but there were weaknesses in the execution that caused the story to fall short of being great... Continue Reading →
My gosh, the end of 2017 draws near, and I'm so pleased to be bringing you the Best Books of the Year from one of our very newest members on Team TNA, Ky. Ky has some great titles, one that's made it in just under the wire, so check it out and be sure to... Continue Reading →
Hello and welcome to the 415 Ink: Rebel Blog Tour. I’d like to say I’m Rhys Ford, your host, but the truth is, I am merely a stealer of space and time. Their space, your time. BUT I hope I can make it worth your while. Because dudes, I’ve got a book I want to... Continue Reading →
Title: Dragon Fire, Angel Light Author: Shara Godwinson Publisher: NineStar Press Length: 145 Pages Category: Paranormal At a Glance: Dragon Fire, Angel Light is an interesting concept in plot and characters; however, I found the narration to be off-putting. Unfortunately, a novel that I came close to just putting down and never returning to. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Inseparable (Port Java: Book One Author: Sloan Johnson Publisher: Self-Published/Kindle Unlimited Length: 209 Pages Category: Contemporary, New Adult At a Glance: As good and realistic as this journey was, I felt, at times, the story was a bit labored, spending much too much time on Trevor’s worries and not enough time on moving the... Continue Reading →
Title: Rebel (415 Ink: Book One) Author: Rhys Ford Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 220 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Second chance romance and slow burn! There was a lot of pain in all of the characters' pasts, but they were all able to pick themselves up and make something of their lives. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Happy Thursday, friends, and welcome to another of our Best Books of 2017 lists, this one from Jules! She's got an outstanding bunch of books on her list and, in fact, she had such a hard time whittling her picks down to just ten that she wants to throw out an honorable mention to Santino... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the Exclusive Cover Reveals for two upcoming novels from Riptide Publishing—The Artist's Touch and Tested in Fire by E.J. Russell, coming in February and April 2018! About the Book This title is #1 of the Art Medium series. Author: E.J. Russell Release Date: Feb 12, 2018 Page Count: ~121 Genre: romance, suspense / thriller, urban fantasy / paranormal Cover By: L.C.... Continue Reading →
Title: Surrendering for Two (Soul Match: Book Four) Author: Morticia Knight Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 208 Pages Category: Sci-Fi, BDSM, Menage At a Glance: An excellent addition to the Soul Match series that reverses some of the previously common elements. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Strength is found when surrendering to destiny. Graham has suffered way... Continue Reading →
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