Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Infamous (Famous: Book Two) Author: Jenny Holiday Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 298 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: A heartwearming friends to lovers romance that, IMO, rocked! Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: All that up-and-coming musician Jesse Jamison has ever wanted is to be on the cover of Rolling Stone. When a gossip website nearly... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Kayleigh Sky and the Jesus Kid blog tour joining us at TNA today. She's talking about genre boundaries today, and there's also a giveaway, so be sure to check that out below. Welcome, Kayleigh! When Genre’s Just Another Word for Freedom I was one of those kids who always... Continue Reading →
Title: The Valet Author: S.J. Foxx Publisher: NineStar Press Length: 190 Pages Category: Historical At a glance: A great story where aristocrat and servant roles are mildly reversed! Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: After scandalising his family name, wealthy brat Hugo is kicked out of his parent's home in NYC, and tossed into the English countryside.... Continue Reading →
Title: An Unlocked Mind (Secrets: Book Two Authors: KC Wells and Parker Williams Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 316 Pages Category: Contemporary, BDSM At a Glance: I definitely recommend this installment in the new Secrets series, and can’t wait for the next one. I’m enjoying seeing old friends and experiencing how they intertwine with new ones!... Continue Reading →
Title: Red Popcorn Strings and Gumball Rings Author: Nell Iris Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 46 Pages Category: Contemporary Holiday Romance At a Glance: Red Popcorn Strings and Gumball Rings is a lovely, hopeful example of what Christmas is truly about. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Christmas is coming, and young couple Casey and Ellis are very... Continue Reading →
Title: Love Happens Anyway Author: RJ Scott Publisher: Love Lane Books Length: 110 Pages Category: Holiday Romance, Contemporary At a Glance: Love Happens Anyway is a blatant play on the heartstrings, and makes no apologies for it. I loved it. This one’s an absolute keeper for future holiday re-reading. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Hiring a... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author and illustrator Joel Craig and the Journey to Gaytopia virtual blog tour. Joel's done a short Q&A for the tour today, and we have some exclusive graphics to share too. Along with that, there's also a great giveaway, so be sure to check out those details after you get... Continue Reading →
Welcome to author G.B. Gordon and the Operation Green Card blog tour! We're so pleased to have G.B. here to give us a little insight into how this story came to be, and there's also a giveaway, so be sure to check out those details below. In the Beginning ... ...there was a tweet by... Continue Reading →
Cheers, fellow bookworms, and welcome to a short preview of what we have coming up for you in the week ahead! We've got some great stuff in store, as always, with lots of outstanding guests and giveaways, some great tours, general merriment and/or shenanigans. And, in the very near future, we'll be here to celebrate... Continue Reading →
Title: Dear Ruth Author: Kim Fielding Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 52 Pages Category: Holiday Romance, Contemporary At a Glance: I loved Dear Ruth from start to finish, and loved the ending. It fit perfectly with the tone and theme of the story, and was just right. Reviewed By: Jenn Blurb: Dear Ruth, I’m not in... Continue Reading →
Title: Full Disclosure (Real Estate Relations: Book One) Author: DJ Jamison Publisher: Self-Published/Kindle Unlimited Length: 278 Pages Category: Contemporary, Romantic Comedy At a Glance: If you are willing to throw believability out the window, and just roll with it, this little romantic suspense is recommended. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: A new real estate agent gets... Continue Reading →
Title: Will & Patrick's Endless Honeymoon (Wake Up Married: Book Seven) Author: Leta Blake Publisher: Self-Published/Kindle Unlimited Length: 144 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: For dedicated fans of this series, Endless Honeymoon is a must read treat, and I find myself continuing to cheer on and root for these guys and their shmoopily-ever-after. Reviewed... 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! In case you missed them, this is your one stop roundup of what's up for grabs, but hurry, some of them expire at soon! T.M. Smith - A signed paperback copy... Continue Reading →
Lisa: We’re so pleased to have author Lane Hayes joining us today on the Leaning Into a Wish blog tour. Welcome, Lane! Lane: Thank you so much for inviting me to chat about my recent release, Leaning Into a Wish, my very first holiday novella. It’s part of my newest series set in San Francisco... Continue Reading →
Title: There Was a Boy Author: Justin Durand Publisher: Self-Published Length: 233 Pages Category: New Adult, Gay Fiction At a Glance: There Was a Boy had some good moments and ideas, but unfortunately the plot was too labored, the characters a bit too unrealistic in their speech and emotions, and the pacing was just terribly... Continue Reading →
Title: Homemade from the Heart Author: Bru Baker Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 52 Pages Category: Holiday Romance, Contemporary At a Glance: The entire story was just perfect, and I thoroughly recommend it with a cup of your favourite hot beverage! Reviewed By: Jenn Blurb: Craft store owner Grant has always been a sucker for a... Continue Reading →
Title: Archangel's Assassin Author: Barbara Elsborg Publisher: Self-Published Length: 209 Pages Category: Fantasy, Angels/Demons At a Glance: The first half or so of the book is pretty slow, but the rest is packed with fast-paced action that will keep your attention. I liked the story and the author's imagination. I'm rating with 3.5 stars. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: New Game, Start Author: C.S. Poe Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 38 Pages Category: Holiday Romance, Contemporary At a Glance: It’s hard to believe this story was only thirty-eight pages long. There was so much originality and awesome packed into those pages, I didn’t find it lacking; in fact, I would have gladly read two... Continue Reading →
Title: A Warfield Christmas (The Warfield Hotel Mysteries: Book Four) Author: C.J. Baty Publisher: Self-Published Length: 80 Pages Category: Holiday, Contemporary, Mystery At a Glance: A Warfield Christmas is an easy and delightful read, with a bit of a mystery, and I wanted more. But, it absolutely provided a little of all the right emotions... Continue Reading →
We're chuffed to bits to have authors TA Moore and C.S. Poe joining us to bring a little Irish/American Christmas to The Novel Approach today, almost live and definitely in person :-) Prepare to get your stockings stuffed with some fun, and don't forget to enter the giveaway at the end! Welcome to TA Moore... Continue Reading →
Welcome to author Tara Lain and the Snow Balls blog tour, her latest release from Dreamspinner Press! Tara is here today to chat about the opposites attract trope in romance, and there's also a giveaway, so be sure to check out the entry details below. Opposites Attract – Or Do They? Hi everyone. I’m so... Continue Reading →
Title: Tournament of Champions (Daniel and Ryan: Book Ten) Author: Tamryn Eradani Publisher: NineStar Press Length: 40 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: We get a solid HFN in Tournament of Champions which, in my opinion, doesn’t match the intensity of the rest of the series. That bothered me. But all in all, I will... Continue Reading →
Title: 'Tis the Season Author: Alex Jane Narrator: Michael Fell Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 2 hours and 57 minutes Category: Contemporary, Holiday At a Glance: I really enjoyed this narrator and felt he took a bit of a lackluster story and gave it the heart that the author intended for it to have. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Christmas Cookies Author: CL Mustafic Publisher: NineStar Press Length: 159 Pages Category: Holiday, Contemporary At a Glance: I loved Christmas Cookies so much in the beginning, and was sad that it didn’t hold up all the way through. So, what didn't work? Well, it pretty much boils down to the fact that I couldn't... Continue Reading →
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