Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Back to Back (Roughstock: Book Five) Author: BA Tortuga Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 152 Pages Category: Contemporary Western At a Glance: BA Tortuga gives us another great storyline, with the setting mostly in New Orleans. It gives a nice feel to how Laurel and Landon live and to what their beliefs are and how... Continue Reading →
Title: What It Looks Like Author: Matthew J. Metzger Publisher: JMS Books Length: 264 Pages (Kindle) Category: Contemporary, BDSM, Transgender Romance At a Glance: This novel was full of angst, violence and more than its share of kinky sex, but it was also the most honest tale of one man’s journey toward happiness I have... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author Logan Meredith to TNA today, on the tour for her new novel, Expanded Hearts. Enjoy! Hello all. My name is Logan Meredith, and I appreciate the opportunity to introduce Expanded Hearts, the second book from my Heartland Series, on The Novel Approach. I’ve always considered writing a therapeutic exercise. ... Continue Reading →
Title: Marriage of Inconvenience Author: M.J. O’Shea Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 214 Pages At a Glance: I quite enjoyed reading about the scandalous lives of celebrities and how PR is a game changer! Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Lights, Camera, Lies. Kerry Pickering has a problem. As a publicist for Hollywood bad boy Jericho Knox, it’s... Continue Reading →
Please join us in giving a warm TNA welcome to author M.J. O'Shea today, on the tour for her latest Dreamspun Desires release, Marriage of Inconvenience. Welcome, M.J.! Mj’s Five Favorite Performance Pieces Hi, this is MJ O’Shea and well… I love music. A lot. And before I was a writer, before I was a... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Silvia Violet joining us today, on the tour for her latest novel, Meteor Strike, book two in the Astronomers series. Welcome, Silvia! I had a lot of fun writing Meteor Strike and the first book in the Astronomers series, Astronomical. My husband is a physicist who got his PhD... Continue Reading →
We're chuffed to bits to welcome GayRomLit 2016 Featured Author Rick R. Reed to The Novel Approach today, to chat a bit about family and his Dreamspun Desires novel, Stranded with Desire, a book he's co-authored with Vivien Dean. Enjoy! Family Reunions and GRL A Guest Post by Rick R. Reed I’m thinking about family... Continue Reading →
Title: Gambling Men Author: Amy Lane Narrator: Gomez Pugh Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 hours and 18 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: I absolutely love this story, and Gomez Pugh just enchanted me with his performance. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Quent Jackson has followed Jason Spade's every move in business and in poker... Continue Reading →
Title: His Royal Favorite (His Royal Secret: Book Two) Author: Lilah Pace Publisher: Penguin/InterMix Length: 245 Pages (Kindle) Category: Contemporary At a Glance: His Royal Favorite wasn’t a perfect book, but it didn’t have to be. I was still in love with it by the end. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: James, Prince of Wales, is... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Lisa Henry joining us today on the tour for her new novel, Adulting 101. Welcome, Lisa! Hi, and welcome to the blog tour to celebrate the release of Adulting 101 by Lisa Henry. I’m visiting some of my favourite blogs around the place to talk about writing Adulting 101,... Continue Reading →
Title: Adulting 101 Author: Lisa Henry Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 256 Pages Category: Contemporary, New Adult, Romantic Comedy At a Glance: I can’t even deal with how cute this book was. It was a feel-good, low angst, laugh-out-loud, lovely summer read. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: The struggle is real. Nick Stahlnecker is eighteen and not... Continue Reading →
Title: Patchwork Paradise Author: Indra Vaughn Narrator: Craig Beck Publisher: Riptide Publishing Run Time: 6 hours and 42 minutes At a Glance: A beautifully written and narrated story about love, loss, hope and all of the messy tragic and wonderful things that make up life. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Oliver and Samuel’s relationship is fairy-tale... Continue Reading →
Please give a warm welcome to author Devon Rhodes today, on the tour for the re-release of Stranger in Black, from Dreamspinner Press. Hi Lisa! Thanks for having me on The Novel Approach. :) I’m at the Olympics this weekend and they’re every bit as awe inspiring as I’d imagined. Okay, so maybe I should... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author April Kelley today, on the tour for the fifth book in her Demon Elite series, Ashley. Enjoy this little tease from the book, and then be sure to check out the Rafflecopter widget below where you can enter for the chance to win an e-book from April's backlist. Good... Continue Reading →
Title: Planting His Dream Author: Andrew Grey Narrator: Derrick McClain Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 hours and 37 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Derrick McClain is quite the professional, and it shows in his body of work and in this audio. Reviewed By: Kathie Blurb: Foster dreams of getting away, but after his... Continue Reading →
Title: Return to Zero (Shatterproof Bond: Book Two) Author: Isobel Starling Publisher: Self-Published Length: 209 Pages (Kindle) Category: Contemporary At a Glance: There is something so charismatic, so delightful about these two, that one cannot help but want to read more about them. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: The thrilling sequel to "As You Wish" and... Continue Reading →
Title: Spindrift Author: Amy Rae Durreson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: Paranormal, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: While Spindrift took a little more time to hook me than is usual for this author, all was well that ended well, and I couldn’t help but love the way both of the romantic storylines resolved. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Dancing Lessons Author: R. Cooper Narrator: Brian Schell Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 5 hours and 17 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: The story here is sweet and loveable. The narration is spotty in places. It isn’t terrible, but it isn’t the best either. Reviewed By: Mike Blurb: Two years of living with... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming author Amy Rae Durreson today, on the tour for her new novel, Spindrift, a contemporary story with a historical twist. And ghosts. Let's not forget the ghosts. Enjoy! I love writing ghost stories. In particular, I love the kind of ghost story that slowly builds its tension through hints and... Continue Reading →
Lisa: We’re so pleased to welcome author Lilah Suzanne, on the tour for her new novel, Burning Tracks. Welcome, Lilah, thanks for stopping by today. Let’s start with the question almost every author has asked themselves at one point or another: why do you write? Lilah: To combat existential dread? No, I just honestly really... Continue Reading →
Title: After the Scrum Author: Dahlia Donovan Publisher: Hot Tree Publishing Length: 163 pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: This is a charming story of two very different men who are serendipitously brought together to create a rather unconventional family. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Caddock ‘The Brute’ Stanford lost his brother and rugby career within... Continue Reading →
Title: In the Middle of Somewhere (Middle of Somewhere: Book One) Author: Roan Parrish Narrator: Robert Nieman Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 13 hours and 31 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: This book was a pleasure to listen to. Robert Nieman has such a relaxed, easy-going style. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Daniel Mulligan is... Continue Reading →
Title: Picked Fresh (Naked Organics: Book Two) Author: Posy Roberts Publisher: Labyrinth Bound Press Length: 247 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: I really enjoyed the second story in this series, and seeing Jude and Hudson come such a long way as a couple. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Is five thousand miles far enough to... Continue Reading →
Title: Poison Tongue Author: Nash Summers Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: Ghosts/Spirits, Other Paranormal, Urban Fantasy At a Glance: Summers’ writing is so evocative that I could picture every single scene in my mind while I was reading Poison Tongue, which is really a must for this sort of novel. Reviewed By: Lisa... Continue Reading →
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