Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Cheers, everyone, and welcome to a wee preview of what he have coming up for you in the week ahead! It’s going to be another awesome and full one, with lots of great guests and giveaways, a new Countdown to GRL guest, and more reviews in store. Here’s the rundown! Monday – Kicking off the... Continue Reading →
Title: Seattle Stories Box Set Author: Con Riley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 794 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Author Con Riley knows how to create characters with depth, and that makes each of these novels worth the read. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Experience the tug and pull of love while weathering life's challenges in... Continue Reading →
Title: Aiden’s Luck (Seattle Stories: Book Three) Author: Con Riley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 326 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: The one hallmark of Con Riley’s work, one of its core truths, is that love and romance isn’t a destination. It’s a journey. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: House-sitting for a friend is supposed to... Continue Reading →
Title: After Ben (Seattle Stories: Book One) Author: Con Riley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 300 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: After Ben is a book that I’ve had on my wish list for years. Was it worth the wait? Yeah. Yeah it was, and then some. Heartwrenching but so, so worth it. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Must Like Spinach Author: Con Riley Publisher: Figment Ink Length: 320 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Must Like Spinach is a book I wholeheartedly recommend when you’re in the mood for a feel-good read with a cast of thoroughly charming characters. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Jon’s future in New York seems bright.... Continue Reading →
Title: True Brit Author: Con Riley Publisher: Figment Ink Limited Pages/Word Count: 174 Pages At a Glance: The story is engaging and strong throughout, but I especially loved the last few chapters. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Winning the United Kingdom’s favorite singing contest is a challenge for half-Afghani Pasha Trueman. He doesn’t have the best... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is pleased to welcome Con Riley on the True Brit blog tour. I posed this question to Con: When you examine all the characters you’ve written so far, would you say you write a “type”? What type of man, for you, makes for an interesting protagonist? So, enjoy her answer, and then... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and thanks for coming by to see what we have in store for you in the week ahead. It's shaped up to be another busy one--loads of guest authors, blog tours, giveaways just for you, and, of course, books. It wouldn't be a week if we didn't talk about books. Now, here's what's... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and thanks for coming by to see what we have in store for you in the week ahead. It's shaped up to be another busy one--loads of guest authors, blog tours, giveaways just for you, and, of course, books. It wouldn't be a week if we didn't talk about books. Now, here's what's... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, we're back again with the second round of our Best of the Best (be sure to check out Sammy's and Tina's lists HERE), and another chance for you to win e-copies of THREE of the titles selected by Jackie, Lana, and Jules, winner's choice! THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED Good luck! And now, here... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes the most horrendous thing a person can see is all the hidden things inside them, the things they've covered, the things they choose not to look at. – C. JoyBell C. Title: Recovery (Salvage Stories: Book Two) Author: Con Riley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: San Diego is... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes the most horrendous thing a person can see is all the hidden things inside them, the things they've covered, the things they choose not to look at. – C. JoyBell C. Title: Recovery (Salvage Stories: Book Two) Author: Con Riley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: San Diego is... Continue Reading →
There was a time when I could quite comfortably write three or four books a year. Between my first novel After Ben’s submission, rejection, and its eventual publication, I wrote three other novel-length works. I was midway through a fourth when something happened that made me put down my pen. The story that forced me... Continue Reading →
There was a time when I could quite comfortably write three or four books a year. Between my first novel After Ben’s submission, rejection, and its eventual publication, I wrote three other novel-length works. I was midway through a fourth when something happened that made me put down my pen. The story that forced me... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, I hope you've all had a great week. We’ve got loads of good stuff coming up in the week ahead, including a couple more guest posts to celebrate the Hop Against Homophobia and Transphobia and another Countdown to GayRomLit guest visit. Watch for some great articles, interviews, giveaways, and reviews. But first, I... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, I hope you've all had a great week. We’ve got loads of good stuff coming up in the week ahead, including a couple more guest posts to celebrate the Hop Against Homophobia and Transphobia and another Countdown to GayRomLit guest visit. Watch for some great articles, interviews, giveaways, and reviews. But first, I... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is thrilled to have Con Riley with us today. Be sure to check out the giveaway details below to see how you could win an e-copy of either Salvage or Recovery Sometimes ideas for stories creep up on me — a character gradually becomes clear, then a setting, or a situation. Other... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is thrilled to have Con Riley with us today. Be sure to check out the giveaway details below to see how you could win an e-copy of either Salvage or Recovery Sometimes ideas for stories creep up on me — a character gradually becomes clear, then a setting, or a situation. Other... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, I hope you've all had a great week! As you can see, we’ve got another busy seven days ahead, filled with more GRL Countdown visitors, giveaways, interviews, and, of course, more reviews from the team for you. Here's what's on tap for the week ahead. Monday – Katey Hawthorne kicks the week right... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, I hope you've all had a great week! As you can see, we’ve got another busy seven days ahead, filled with more GRL Countdown visitors, giveaways, interviews, and, of course, more reviews from the team for you. Here's what's on tap for the week ahead. Monday – Katey Hawthorne kicks the week right... Continue Reading →
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