Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Pansies (A Spires Story: Vol. Four) Author: Alexis Hall Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 405 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: So yeah, swooning and sighing and giggling galore. Another wonderful, wonderful story from Alexis Hall. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Alfie Bell is . . . fine. He’s got a six-figure salary, a penthouse... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and welcome to a look at what we have coming up for you this week at The Novel Approach! We have so many outstanding guests visiting—some returning, some new—so without further delay, here’s a peek at what’s ahead. Monday – Kicking off our week is author Lou Hoffmann, joining us on the tour... Continue Reading →
Lisa: We’re so pleased to have author Alexis Hall joining us today, on the tour for his newest novel, Looking for Group. Hi, Alexis, and welcome. I’m going to start right off with a question I’m sure you’ve been asked over and over again, but if you’ll indulge me… How does it feel to be... Continue Reading →
Title: Looking for Group Author: Alexis Hall Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 341 Pages Category: New Adult, Contemporary, Fantasy, Comedy At a Glance: Gamers will obviously go crazy for this book…but anyone who loves NA, sweet, funny romances, or wants to try something that is unique and extremely well-written, should give this a shot. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and welcome to a look at what we’ve got in store for you in the week ahead at The Novel Approach. It’s hard to believe we’re already heading into September! So along with the great guests we have joining us, also be sure to watch for our August Book of the Month picks... Continue Reading →
Title: For Real (A Spires Story) Author: Alexis Hall Narrators: John Hartley and Paul Burton Publisher: Riptide Publishing Run Time: 13 hours Category: Contemporary, BDSM At a Glance: This audio is absolutely worthy of this award-winning (it’s so fun to say that) book. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Laurence Dalziel is worn down and washed up,... Continue Reading →
Title: Glitterland (Spires: Book One) Author: Alexis Hall Narrator: Nicholas Boulton Publisher: Riptide Publishing Run Time: 6 hours and 42 minutes At a Glance: Nicholas Boulton’s voice is like butter. The timbre and the cadence are almost hypnotic. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Ash Winters is barely holding on, near drowning in his own darkness and... Continue Reading →
Title: For Real Author: Alexis Hall Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 437 Pages At a Glance: The book is on the longer side, but the pacing is perfect. It didn't feel long or drawn out in any way. I honestly could have read another four hundred pages! Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Laurence Dalziel is worn... Continue Reading →
Title: Waiting for the Flood Author: Alexis Hall Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 106 Pages At a Glance: Waiting for the Flood is a really lovely piece of writing. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: People come as well as go. Twelve years ago, Edwin Tully came to Oxford and fell in love with a boy named... Continue Reading →
Title: Liberty & Other Stories Author: Alexis Hall Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 308 Pages At a Glance: A pastiche that's done not just amazingly well but with unexpected touches of hilarity in deeply serious moments. Reviewed By: Rena Blurb: For the delight and edification of discerning readers, we present diverse stories concerning the lives,... Continue Reading →
Title: Liberty & Other Stories Author: Alexis Hall Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 308 Pages At a Glance: A pastiche that's done not just amazingly well but with unexpected touches of hilarity in deeply serious moments. Reviewed By: Rena Blurb: For the delight and edification of discerning readers, we present diverse stories concerning the lives,... Continue Reading →
Title: Sand and Ruin and Gold Author: Alexis Hall Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 48 Pages At a Glance: An interesting twist on mermaids in a dystopian-esque setting. Blurb: Once upon a time . . . that’s how the old stories always begin. Once upon a time there was a king of a fallen kingdom. He was just and... Continue Reading →
Welcome back, everyone, and many thanks to you for your warm wishes for a happy holiday and new year. Your continued support means the world to us, and we're looking forward to a fun and busy 2015! We've got some great guests lined up for you in the coming week, so here's a look at... Continue Reading →
Welcome back, everyone, and many thanks to you for your warm wishes for a happy holiday and new year. Your continued support means the world to us, and we're looking forward to a fun and busy 2015! We've got some great guests lined up for you in the coming week, so here's a look at... Continue Reading →
We have reached the end of our journey, folks, the final choices for our Top Reads of 2014. In case you've missed the others, check out Sammy's and Tina's selections HERE; Jackie's, Lana's, and Jules' HERE; Lynn's and Chris's HERE; and Kim's and Kathie's HERE. Rena and I are the last to go, and I... Continue Reading →
Hello, and welcome to the mini blog tour for There Will Be Phlogiston (released: 8th December), a free novella set in the Prosperityverse. Many thanks to Lisa at The Novel Approach for hosting me today! To celebrate the release of Phlogiston, I’m also doing a little giveaway of any book from my backlist, which you... Continue Reading →
Cowboys and Dandies and Wizards, Oh My Lisa asked me to talk a bit today about the inspirations for Prosperity, particularly in the light of the blurb, which is quite self-consciously pulpy. Prosperity actually has quite a long history of how it got where it is, and so it has quite a lot of random... Continue Reading →
Title: Prosperity Author: Alexis Hall Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 190 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: A breathtaking tale of passion and adventure in the untamed skies! Prosperity, 1863: a lawless skytown where varlets, chancers, and ne’er-do-wells risk everything to chase a fortune in the clouds, and where a Gaslight guttersnipe named Piccadilly is about... Continue Reading →
“Anxiety is love's greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you. You want to save him, but you know he will strangle you with his panic.” ― Anaïs Nin This is a story about Ash. He's bi polar and suffers from panic attacks and depression. He's... Continue Reading →
“Anxiety is love's greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you. You want to save him, but you know he will strangle you with his panic.” ― Anaïs Nin This is a story about Ash. He's bi polar and suffers from panic attacks and depression. He's... Continue Reading →
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