Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Trial by Fire Author: BA Tortuga Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Pages/Word Count: 228 Pages At a Glance: BA Tortuga takes us through many different emotions and, as always, gives us many memorable characters. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: One Aussie. One Texan. One baby. One hell of a fight. When his sister and her husband... Continue Reading →
Cheers, fellow readers, I hope you've all had a fab weekend filled with lots of great books! Welcome to a preview of what--and who--we have in store for you in the week ahead here at The Novel Approach. It promises to be interesting, informative, and I'm looking forward to sharing it all with you in... Continue Reading →
Title: Refired Author: BA Tortuga Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages At a Glance: I just love BA Tortuga’s stories, and Refired is up there with the best of them. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: When Kris Cerny walks back into Two Spirits, the art gallery he owns with Josh McPhee, all he wants is... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming author BA Tortuga today, on the tour for her new novel, Refired. Enjoy the interview, and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for the chance to win e-copies of The Terms of Release and Articles of Release. Good luck! Hi, BA, thanks so much... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and welcome back to a look at what we have coming up for you in the week ahead! But first, I want to take a moment to congratulate the winners of the five GRL Swag Packs: Anne Marie || Wax Apple Lover || Jaime || H.B. || Julianne Next order of business before we get down to... Continue Reading →
Hi, gang, here we are with Round Three of some of our favorite books of 2015. Today we have Lynn, Karen, and Maryann here to share their Top 5 picks of the year. And, of course, there's a chance to win a few of the e-books listed, so be sure to enter via the Rafflecopter... Continue Reading →
Title: Blind Ride (Roughstock: Vol. One) Author: BA Tortuga Publisher: Pride Publishing Pages/Word Count: 234 Pages At a Glance: Blind Ride is a story about the love and caring of family, good friends, and the love between two special men. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Jason Scott has everything a bull rider wants—success, money and traveling partner... Continue Reading →
Title: And a Smile (Roughstock: Book Two) Author: BA Tortuga Publisher: Pride Publishing Pages/Word Count: 197 Page At a Glance: I just loved Dillon’s character--he made this my favorite story in the Roughstock series, so far. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: All Coke Pharris wants is for his cowboys to be safe—all of them. When rodeo clown,... Continue Reading →
Title: Ever the Same Author: BA Tortuga Narrator: Paul Morey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 hours and 32 minutes At a Glance: Overall, I liked this story but felt it was missing something. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: Audie Barrack is in it up to his elbows with a sick calf when his son’s school... Continue Reading →
Title: The Articles of Release (The Release Series: Book Two) Author: BA Tortuga Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages At a Glance: Highly recommended. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Just released from the military, wounded warrior Eric Tremaine is trying to put his life back together like the doctors reassembled his shattered leg. He’s a... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author BA Tortuga today, on The Articles of Release Blog Tour. Enjoy BA's guest post, then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for the chance to win an e-copy of the book. Good luck! Hey y’all! I’m BA Tortuga, resident redneck. I’m madly in love... Continue Reading →
Hi, friends and fellow reading addicts, welcome back to another peek into the future at The Novel Approach, and a teaser of who we have visiting with us in the coming week. We've got a great lineup of guest authors to share with you, along with giveaways, and, of course, many more reviews too. Here's... Continue Reading →
Title: Ever the Same Author: BA Tortuga Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 256 Pages At a Glance: Ms. Tortuga has yet to write a book I haven't loved, and this one is no exception. Reviewed By: Jackie Blurb: Audie Barrack is in it up to his elbows with a sick calf when his son’s school... Continue Reading →
Title: Say Something Author: BA Tortuga Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 226 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Jenson has loved Mike his whole life, but he has never known how to tell Mike how he feels. After high school Mike leaves for college and his Hollywood dream, while cowboy Jenson stays behind in their... Continue Reading →
When I think of cowboys, it's hard not to romanticize and fantasize about the lonesome man on the open trail rather than the ranch hand or the rodeo cowboy we often see in fiction. Does BA like a certain type of cowboy, and what does she find sexy about them? Cowboys are my weakness. I... Continue Reading →
When I think of cowboys, it's hard not to romanticize and fantasize about the lonesome man on the open trail rather than the ranch hand or the rodeo cowboy we often see in fiction. Does BA like a certain type of cowboy, and what does she find sexy about them? Cowboys are my weakness. I... Continue Reading →
Hello again, everyone! Can you believe it’s August already? I know! Me either. We’ve got another great week coming up, filled with guest posts, giveaways, cover reveals, and, of course, more reviews. Here’s what’s in store for the week ahead. Monday – We’re kicking off the week in grand style today, with an Exclusive Cover... Continue Reading →
Hello again, everyone! Can you believe it’s August already? I know! Me either. We’ve got another great week coming up, filled with guest posts, giveaways, cover reveals, and, of course, more reviews. Here’s what’s in store for the week ahead. Monday – We’re kicking off the week in grand style today, with an Exclusive Cover... Continue Reading →
“Home is where we tie one end of the thread of life.” ― Martin Buxbaum Title: The Terms of Release Author: BA Tortuga Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 240 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: They say a man can always come home. So after doing hard time, Sage Redding heads to his family’s northeast Texas... Continue Reading →
“Home is where we tie one end of the thread of life.” ― Martin Buxbaum Title: The Terms of Release Author: BA Tortuga Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 240 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: They say a man can always come home. So after doing hard time, Sage Redding heads to his family’s northeast Texas... Continue Reading →
“The law tells me how crooked I am. Grace comes along and straightens me out.” ― Billy Sunday This is a short story about Asa and Virgil, set in the American Wild West. Virgil is a white man who is brought up to believe that his feelings towards other men are a sin. Running for... Continue Reading →
“The law tells me how crooked I am. Grace comes along and straightens me out.” ― Billy Sunday This is a short story about Asa and Virgil, set in the American Wild West. Virgil is a white man who is brought up to believe that his feelings towards other men are a sin. Running for... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach Reviews 