Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Candy Man Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 136 Pages At a Glance: Highly recommended Blurb: Adam Macias has been thrown a few curve balls in his life, but losing his VA grant because his car broke down and he missed a class was the one that struck him out. One relative... Continue Reading →
Title: The Last Guy Breathing Author: Skylar M. Cates Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 254 Pages At a Glance: Great couple, good mystery, unconvincing procedural Blurb: Henry Clueley doesn’t want to be in Glamour, not after moving far away to overcome a difficult, if privileged, childhood. He’s no longer that pudgy kid desperate to escape... Continue Reading →
Title: In Me an Invincible Summer Author: Ryan Loveless Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 336 Pages At a Glance: An eloquent and well written novel Blurb: To an outsider's view, world-famous action star Joe Nestra lives the Hollywood dream—parties, women, and a high-profile divorce. In reality, Joe's agent directs his public life. Those women he's... Continue Reading →
Title: Red Dirt Heart 3 Author: N.R. Walker Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 287 Pages At a Glance: I would highly recommend you add this series to your list and give it a chance Blurb: Life for Charlie Sutton has never been better, or busier. With Travis now a permanent fixture of Sutton Station, a permanent... Continue Reading →
Title: Heart Author: Garrett Leigh Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 204 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Cornish pastry chef Seb Wright dreads the summer tourist season. The cash injection to his artisan fudge pantry is more than welcome, the extra work, less so. Then one summer, a shadowy Good Samaritan catches his eye. Irish Traveller... Continue Reading →
Title: Blake’s Home Author: Cheryl Dragon Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 110 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Plenty of men have tried to get ranch hand Blake Louis to The Love Shack but none succeed. At the White family ranch, Blake has found friends and a home. He desperately wants to stay. Yet he must... Continue Reading →
Title: Blake’s Home Author: Cheryl Dragon Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 110 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Plenty of men have tried to get ranch hand Blake Louis to The Love Shack but none succeed. At the White family ranch, Blake has found friends and a home. He desperately wants to stay. Yet he must... Continue Reading →
Title: Holding the Edge Author: Keira Andrews Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 88 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Gay figure skaters keep their relationship secret--and end up on thin ice. Misha Reznikov has an Olympic gold—and a secret lover who just happens to be the silver medalist. Now that their competitive days are over, Misha and... Continue Reading →
Title: Criss Cross (PsyCop: Book Two) Author: Jordan Castillo Price Narrator:: Gomez Pugh Publisher: JCP Books Run Time: 4 Hours, 9 Minutes Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Criss Cross finds the ghosts surrounding Victor getting awfully pushy. The medications that Victor usually takes to control his abilities are threatening to destroy his liver, and his new... Continue Reading →
Title: Blue Days Author: Mary Calmes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 98 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Falling for a coworker is rarely a good idea, especially for a man getting a last chance at salvaging his career. But from the moment Dwyer Knolls sees the beautiful but socially awkward Takeo Hiroyuki, he seems destined... Continue Reading →
Title: The Sensualist & the Untouched Author: Susan Laine Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 324 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Being over thirty is not an issue for Corey Paige. Being frigid and a virgin, however, is a huge problem for the only son of a newspaper magnate. No matter the risk, Corey’s intent on... Continue Reading →
Title: The Sensualist & the Untouched Author: Susan Laine Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 324 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Being over thirty is not an issue for Corey Paige. Being frigid and a virgin, however, is a huge problem for the only son of a newspaper magnate. No matter the risk, Corey’s intent on... Continue Reading →
Title: By Blood Author: Sasha Kay Riley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 172 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Anderson Stables: Book Two When Vincent Anderson returns from eight months in Florida helping his dad train racehorses, he expects a peaceful homecoming. But the initial happiness over the reunion with his boyfriend Dustin doesn't last long.... Continue Reading →
Title: Secrets and Charms Author: Lou Harper Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 191 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Out and proud from a tender age, Olly Blackwood is content with life in LA, working at a Hollywood gourmet grocery. There’s only one thing missing: romance. He’s had his fill of casual hook-ups. He wants a... Continue Reading →
Title: Heat Author: RJ Scott and Chris Quinton Publisher: Love Lane Books Pages/Word Count: 141 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Serving up passion, family, love and hate, with a side order of arson. Lewis has lost nearly everything, and now it seems that Devon is here to take the last thing he has left -... Continue Reading →
Title: When the Planets Align Author: Kate McMurray Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Best friends Michael Reeves and Simon Newell always lived within ten minutes of each other, but somehow they’re never in the same place at the same time. Brash, outgoing Michael’s unwavering confidence that he and Simon... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Kate, welcome back to The Novel Approach. I’m so pleased to have you here with us today. Why don’t we start with the basics? Tell us a little bit about yourself, please. Kate: I am so pleased to be here! About me: I am the author of ten novels and a handful of... Continue Reading →
Title: Never too Early: The Beginning Author: Chris Owen & Tory Temple Publisher: Torquere Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Firefighters Chancellor Shanahan and Tucker McBride have been together for years. They've been through the rough patches and come out the other side, although shift work, misunderstandings, and stubborn personalities can make things interesting.... Continue Reading →
Title: A Walk Through Fire Author: Felice Stevens Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 239 pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Years after running away from an abusive foster family, Asher Davis still struggles with the guilt of leaving his foster brothers behind. He’s climbed to unimaginable heights as a ruthless, high-powered attorney, creating a life of... Continue Reading →
Title: Slap and Tickle Author: Clare London Publisher: Jocular Press Pages/Word Count: 33,000 Words Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Bryan Harrison is a successful accountant and a man who admires order and self-discipline. It’s a startling break from his routine when he literally bumps into Phiz Bussman outside With A Kick. Phiz’s lifestyle and behaviour are... Continue Reading →
Title: Rockin’ The Alternative Author: Morticia Knight Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 60 pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: The chance of a lifetime and the touch of a rock god are offered to music journalist Bryan Gallagher on the same day. Embracing one is easy, but resisting the other is harder than he’d anticipated—especially since... Continue Reading →
Title: Rockin’ The Alternative Author: Morticia Knight Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 60 pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: The chance of a lifetime and the touch of a rock god are offered to music journalist Bryan Gallagher on the same day. Embracing one is easy, but resisting the other is harder than he’d anticipated—especially since... Continue Reading →
Title: Arctic Absolution Author: Lynn Kelling Publisher: Fantastic Fiction Publishing Pages/Word Count: 240 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: In the frozen expanses of remote Alaska, Dixon Rowe is a good man and a good cop who keeps finding himself in bed with the enemy. After he picks up a young ex-con named Jaye Larson for... Continue Reading →
Title: Bad Behavior (Bad in Baltimore: Book Five) Author: K.A. Mitchell Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 366 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: David Beauchamp might as well be in jail. After one too many misunderstandings with the law, he’s chained to the city by the GPS and alcohol sensor strapped to his ankle. Awaiting trial,... Continue Reading →
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