Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Thank you so much for hosting me and my Valentine’s Day story Table for One today. Oilton, Alberta, Canada, the setting for Table for One, is much like Calgary, where I live. The restaurant scenes are loosely based on my own experience of waiting tables in my early twenties. The places I worked were nowhere... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome the writing team of K.A. Merikan today, on the tour for their latest novel in the Sex & Mayhem series, His Favorite Color Is Blood. Enjoy their guest post, and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for the chance to win an e-copy of... Continue Reading →
Title: Unquiet (Resilient Love: Book Three) Author: Melanie Hansen Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 296 Pages At a Glance: This book is amazing, though I’m really not sure that word even does it justice. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: Loren Smith has been in love with Eliot Devlin almost his entire life. During their turbulent childhood... Continue Reading →
Title: Glitterland (Spires: Book One) Author: Alexis Hall Narrator: Nicholas Boulton Publisher: Riptide Publishing Run Time: 6 hours and 42 minutes At a Glance: Nicholas Boulton’s voice is like butter. The timbre and the cadence are almost hypnotic. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Ash Winters is barely holding on, near drowning in his own darkness and... Continue Reading →
Title: Conversation Hearts Author: Avon Gale Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 31 Pages At a Glance: Conversation Hearts is yummy—just like the candy!—because it dares to be a little different. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: It’s Valentine’s Day, and grad student—and male escort—Levi Barron expects to spend his evening with a client who’s paying him for... Continue Reading →
We're pleased to welcome author Chris Scully to The Novel Approach today, on the tour for her new novel, Until September. Enjoy Chris's guest post, and then be sure to check out the giveaway details below to enter for the chance to win a $20 Riptide credit. Good luck! Writing Culturally-Sensitive Characters Hello! I’m Chris... Continue Reading →
Today we're so pleased to welcome author Avon Gale on the tour for her latest release, Conversation Hearts. Enjoy this wee tease from the book, and 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! Blurb: It's Valentine's Day, and grad... Continue Reading →
Title: Love on Life Support Author: John Charles Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 115 Pages At a Glance: Despite some telling rather than showing, this was an enjoyable weekend read. Reviewed By: Taz Blurb: Matthew Kailen has two rules: I don’t date guys from work. I don’t do relationships. A respected paramedic and the son of... Continue Reading →
Title: Give Yourself Away Author: Barbara Elsborg Publisher: Samhain Publishing Page/Word Count: 339 Pages At a Glance: I can’t recommend this book enough; it’s definitely one I’ll read time and again. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: One guy intent on caution. One an adrenaline junkie. Love could be one risk too many. March is determined to... Continue Reading →
A Sense of Place My books get around. I’ve set stories in places I’ve lived like Madison (Fields of Gold) and Newport, Oregon (Painting in the Rain), places I’ve vacationed like Puerto Vallarta (Sacred Hearts), roads I’ve travelled (Driving into the Sun), fictional towns like Lacland (Nobody’s Home) and places so exotic I know I’ll... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author Tina Blenke to TNA today, on the tour for her latest novel, Life Worth Living. Enjoy Tina's guest post, and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for the chance to win one of three $5 Amazon Gift Cards up for grabs. Good luck!... Continue Reading →
Title: Connection (Evan and Jeremy: Book One) Author: Brigham Vaughn Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 189 Pages At a Glance: What if? This is what this gentle novel focuses on and dares to answer. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: After a lifetime of being told he’s worthless, shy, sheltered Evan Harris is forced out of the closet... Continue Reading →
Title: Loving the Master Author: Lynn Kelling Publisher: Fantastic Fiction Pages/Word Count: 322 Pages At a Glance: Loving the Master is a sexy and erotic and romantic and sometimes sweet Master/slave tale. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Billionaire Dominant David Davenport needs a break from the loveless isolation imposed by wealth, responsibility, and the stress of... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming author Lynn Kelling today, to celebrate the release of Loving the Master, the newest book in the Manse series. Enjoy Lynn's guest post, and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for the chance to win one set of paperbacks of both Bound by Lies... Continue Reading →
Hello, everyone! I'm Lex Chase here to kick off a fabulous release day for Some Assembly Required with you guys. I co-wrote Some Assembly Required with Bru Baker, where in a stroke of madness wrote a meet-cute about two dead guys meeting in the afterlife wandering CASA, an affordable minimalist home furnishings store, also... Continue Reading →
Title: The Law of Attraction Author: Jay Northcote Publisher: Jaybird Press Pages/Word Count: 173 Pages At a Glance: I loved this book! Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: When a professional relationship turns personal, it’s impossible to resist the law of attraction. Alec Rowland is a high-flying lawyer in a London firm whose career is his life.... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author J.S. Cook to The Novel Approach to introduce her newest novel, My Man Walter. Enjoy! When I was merely a young thing, many years ago, I had a job as a housekeeper-cum-babysitter to a businesswoman and her husband, and their small girl of five. Lest you think working as... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming author Michael Rupured to The Novel Approach today, on the tour for his new novel, Whippersnapper, a May/September romance from Dreamspinner Press. Enjoy Michael's guest post, and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for the chance to win a $25 Amazon Gift Card. Good... Continue Reading →
Title: Touch & Geaux (Cut & Run: Book Seven) Author: Abigail Roux Narrator: J.F. Harding Publisher: Audible Studios Run Time: 8 Hours and 52 Minutes At a Glance: I thoroughly enjoy how this new-to-me narrator, J.F. Harding, performed Touch & Geaux Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: After having their faces plastered across the news during a... Continue Reading →
Title: Passing Through Author: Jay Northcote Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 3 hours and 58 minutes At a Glance: A well written and narrated story. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: Leo is a lonely workaholic with no time for romance in his life. His job in London takes all his energy and... Continue Reading →
Today we’re pleased to welcome author Avon Gale on the Save of the Game blog tour. Enjoy this short interview, and 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! Lisa: Hi, Avon, welcome to The Novel Approach. Let’s kick... Continue Reading →
Title: Lies & Diamonds & Bears (Love, Vegas Style: Book Two) Author: Ethan Stone Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 68 Pages At a Glance: I loved the premise of this book; it was fun and playful, a light easy read without much angst. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Sometimes you do get a second chance at first... Continue Reading →
Title: Playing With Fire (Glasgow Lads: Book Three) Author: Avery Cockburn Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 340 Pages At a Glance: This book, along with all the other books in the series, is stoopid fecking sexy (pardon my Irish). Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: “I don’t want options. I just want you.” Robert McKenzie has a secret.... Continue Reading →
Title: Bitter Taffy (A Candy Man Book) Author: Amy Lane Narrator: Philip Alces Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 hours and 48 minutes At a Glance: Amy Lane and Philip Alces are perfect together. I hope the relationship lasts a long time. Reviewed By: Kathie Blurb: Rico Gonzalves-Macias didn't expect to fall in love during... Continue Reading →
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