Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Happy New Year's Eve, friends! We're ready to ring out the old and welcome in a whole new year of reading and reviewing at The Novel Approach, so let's say farewell to 2015 with our final "Best Ofs" from Sammy, Sadonna, and yours truly. Of course, you can enter to win a few e-titles from... Continue Reading →
Welcome, one and all, to Flashback Friday, a new feature we’d like to try out on you here at The Novel Approach, a feature aimed at introducing you to some of the older books in the gay fiction and romance genre that you may not have heard about otherwise, especially if you happen to be... Continue Reading →
Title: The Love of Wicked Men Author: Brandon Shire Publisher: TPG Books Pages/Word Count: 428 Pages At a Glance: Season one of The Love of Wicked Men is undeniably one of the best novels I have ever read. I highly recommend it to you. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Power, lust, legal intrigue. This is where... Continue Reading →
First, let me say thanks for hosting the Wicked Men blog tour. The creation of this lengthy novel was quite an adventure. Throughout the course of writing each episode, readers were offered the opportunity to give their input and suggestions on how they thought the story should move along. And I threw in a few... Continue Reading →
Cheers, folks! Welcome back to another look at what we have in store for you here at The Novel Approach in the week ahead. We've got some truly excellent guests stopping by this week to offer good words and giveaways to all of you, so enjoy this little preview of what you can expect in... Continue Reading →
Title: Summer Symphony Author: Brandon Shire Publisher: TPG Books Pages/Word Count: 164 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Martin Zoric had vivid dreams of fatherhood, of a small hand pressed to his, of pink dresses and girlish laughter. Then his wife had a stillbirth and his world fell apart. He listened to the unwanted apologies, stood... Continue Reading →
“If only. Those were two very big, impossible words.” – Brandon Shire Blurb: Two years after watching Anderson walk out of the prison gates, Lem has a visitor who informs him that Anderson desperately needs his help. He scoffs at the idea until he is given an offer that he cannot refuse. He doesn’t know... Continue Reading →
“If only. Those were two very big, impossible words.” – Brandon Shire Blurb: Two years after watching Anderson walk out of the prison gates, Lem has a visitor who informs him that Anderson desperately needs his help. He scoffs at the idea until he is given an offer that he cannot refuse. He doesn’t know... Continue Reading →
We have the rest of forever for regret… – Brandon Shire Lem Porter is nearly two decades into the life sentence he was given for committing cold-blooded murder, but only he knows why he committed that crime and, let's face it, at six-foot-six and nearly three-hundred pounds, there aren't a lot of people who have... Continue Reading →
Here's what Bruce and I have on tap for the week ahead! Monday - Brandon Shire will be our guest, answering a few questions about his new book Cold, a book that definitely left me wanting more! Tuesday - Bruce reviews Poppy Dennison's Soul Magic, book 3 in the Triad series Wednesday - Allison Cassatta's... Continue Reading →
Here's what Bruce and I have on tap for the week ahead! Monday - Brandon Shire will be our guest, answering a few questions about his new book Cold, a book that definitely left me wanting more! Tuesday - Bruce reviews Poppy Dennison's Soul Magic, book 3 in the Triad series Wednesday - Allison Cassatta's... Continue Reading →
Death ends a life, not a relationship. – Mitch Albom The following is being provided as a free public service guide: How to survive Brandon Shire’s, Listening to Dust. By: Yours Truly Step One: Secure a butter knife (preferably rusty) and a rubber mallet. Step Two: Place butter knife, blunt tip facing chest, somewhere in... Continue Reading →
Death ends a life, not a relationship. – Mitch Albom The following is being provided as a free public service guide: How to survive Brandon Shire’s, Listening to Dust. By: Yours Truly Step One: Secure a butter knife (preferably rusty) and a rubber mallet. Step Two: Place butter knife, blunt tip facing chest, somewhere in... Continue Reading →
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