Where Fiction and Reality Meet
We're so excited to have the always delectable Amy Lane with us here at The Novel Approach today to celebrate the release of her latest book Forever Promised. Jackie wrote a fantastic review of the book, then she, Tina, Bruce, and I put our thinking caps on and came up with a few questions for... Continue Reading →
Let me tell you, being a creeper on the internet sure can pay off sometimes! I just got the lowdown on a couple of FREEBIES and thought I'd hurry up and share. Available for a limited time--possibly for a very limited time--T.A. Chase's Pestilence (The Four Horsemen, Book One) can be downloaded one-hundred-percent free. Have... Continue Reading →
What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out? – Alfred Hitchcock Most of the time, Amy Lane’s books make me feel like my stomach and my heart are being pinched into a tiny little fluttering mass of anxiety that then makes my brain wonder if it should engage the failsafe stop-the-madness-drama-mama kill... Continue Reading →
The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one minute to the next. – Mignon McLaughlin I don’t know the first thing about knitting other than I’m a fan of my sweaters. I don’t know the first thing about writing other than I’m a fan of my books. What I do... Continue Reading →
The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one minute to the next. – Mignon McLaughlin I don’t know the first thing about knitting other than I’m a fan of my sweaters. I don’t know the first thing about writing other than I’m a fan of my books. What I do... Continue Reading →
“Running away will never make you free.” – Kenny Loggins Maybe all it takes to make yourself free is just being honest about why it’s your instinct to run away. Sometimes, when there’s nothing but wordsandwordsandwords that feel like all you’re doing is conning yourself and everyone else who might become important to you, saying... Continue Reading →
“Running away will never make you free.” – Kenny Loggins Maybe all it takes to make yourself free is just being honest about why it’s your instinct to run away. Sometimes, when there’s nothing but wordsandwordsandwords that feel like all you’re doing is conning yourself and everyone else who might become important to you, saying... Continue Reading →
It's early. Early! ::yawns:: But there's something a little less difficult about getting up at 4:00am when you know you're off to the airport for a long weekend of fun, right? Sure, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. ::Starbucks:: I want to take a minute to do two things. First, to say thank... Continue Reading →
It's early. Early! ::yawns:: But there's something a little less difficult about getting up at 4:00am when you know you're off to the airport for a long weekend of fun, right? Sure, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. ::Starbucks:: I want to take a minute to do two things. First, to say thank... Continue Reading →
“Love is when one person knows all of your secrets... your deepest, darkest, most dreadful secrets which no one else in the world knows... and yet in the end, that one person does not think any less of you; even if the rest of the world does.” – Unknown Excuse me while my thought train... Continue Reading →
“Love is when one person knows all of your secrets... your deepest, darkest, most dreadful secrets which no one else in the world knows... and yet in the end, that one person does not think any less of you; even if the rest of the world does.” – Unknown Excuse me while my thought train... Continue Reading →
“Those gifts are ever more precious which the giver has made precious.” – Ovid Some things that make me smile: 1. A baby’s chubby cheeks, juicy lips, and gummy grins 2. Coffee 3. Carrot Cake 4. Coffee and Carrot Cake 5. Wine (After a few glasses, I get downright giggly, even) 6. Pretty shoes (That’s... Continue Reading →
“Those gifts are ever more precious which the giver has made precious.” – Ovid Some things that make me smile: 1. A baby’s chubby cheeks, juicy lips, and gummy grins 2. Coffee 3. Carrot Cake 4. Coffee and Carrot Cake 5. Wine (After a few glasses, I get downright giggly, even) 6. Pretty shoes (That’s... Continue Reading →
One lucky reader is going to go away from this contest two whole books richer, because Amy Lane's giving away a copy of both, Chase in Shadow (Johnnies #1), as well as Dex in Blue (Johnnies #2), which has just been released today by Dreamspinner Press. In case you missed it, Amy talks a little... Continue Reading →
One lucky reader is going to go away from this contest two whole books richer, because Amy Lane's giving away a copy of both, Chase in Shadow (Johnnies #1), as well as Dex in Blue (Johnnies #2), which has just been released today by Dreamspinner Press. In case you missed it, Amy talks a little... Continue Reading →
The excitement continues, as give-away after give-away leads up to October 18th's "Desire in the Desert". Here's a rundown of what you can expect to see in the coming weeks. Eden Winters' Diversion contest ends tonight at 11:59pm Pacific time (2:59am Eastern), so if you haven't entered to win, hurry and do it before it's... Continue Reading →
The excitement continues, as give-away after give-away leads up to October 18th's "Desire in the Desert". Here's a rundown of what you can expect to see in the coming weeks. Eden Winters' Diversion contest ends tonight at 11:59pm Pacific time (2:59am Eastern), so if you haven't entered to win, hurry and do it before it's... Continue Reading →
In exactly one month from today, I’ll be heading to the Indianapolis airport at the bootie-crack of dawn to catch a flight to Albuquerque for the second annual GayRomLit convention, Desire in the Desert. I’ll be showing up at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino with my roomie, Rhys Ford, and a heaping helping of... Continue Reading →
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” – Lao Tzu Mourning Heaven is a story of bigotry in a small California town, where three boys will come of age but only two will survive the burning animosity aimed at them for their sins. It is a story... Continue Reading →
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” – Lao Tzu Mourning Heaven is a story of bigotry in a small California town, where three boys will come of age but only two will survive the burning animosity aimed at them for their sins. It is a story... Continue Reading →
“The Fates lead him who will. Him who won't they drag.” – Seneca The Fates, the Moirai, the Three Witches, the Weird Sisters—Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. Sometimes they are portrayed as the girl, the woman, and the crone, three separate and distinct entities of female evolution; though at times they’re also portrayed as a single... Continue Reading →
“The Fates lead him who will. Him who won't they drag.” – Seneca The Fates, the Moirai, the Three Witches, the Weird Sisters—Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. Sometimes they are portrayed as the girl, the woman, and the crone, three separate and distinct entities of female evolution; though at times they’re also portrayed as a single... Continue Reading →
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.” – Plato In the imperfect fabric of Casey’s life, there is rejection and desperation and the physical sacrifices he makes just to survive after his parents’ throw him away. Into that weave comes Josiah Daniels, a man who still believes that doing unto others... Continue Reading →
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.” – Plato In the imperfect fabric of Casey’s life, there is rejection and desperation and the physical sacrifices he makes just to survive after his parents’ throw him away. Into that weave comes Josiah Daniels, a man who still believes that doing unto others... Continue Reading →
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