Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“There were moments, he’d always believed, when you could feel your life changing around you. He could feel that weight in the air now, every crisp detail of the medieval walls around him heavy with significance.” – Amy Rae Durreson Amy Rae Durreson is prepared to take you on a journey with the ghost of... Continue Reading →
“Then came the healing time, hearts started to shine, soul felt so fine, oh what a freeing time it was.”-- Aberjhani The Healing Power of Eggnog is part of Dreamspinner Press’s Advent Anthology. It was a quick read at only 68 pages. The title refers to the eggnog concocted every Christmas by the mother of... Continue Reading →
“Then came the healing time, hearts started to shine, soul felt so fine, oh what a freeing time it was.”-- Aberjhani The Healing Power of Eggnog is part of Dreamspinner Press’s Advent Anthology. It was a quick read at only 68 pages. The title refers to the eggnog concocted every Christmas by the mother of... Continue Reading →
“Fate has a way of putting in front of us that which we most try to leave behind.” ― Theodore “Mozzie” Winters In the midst of all the commercialism of the Christmas season, Gale Stanley has offered, in Bashert, a lovely story of what it means for two young men to be gay and to... Continue Reading →
“Fate has a way of putting in front of us that which we most try to leave behind.” ― Theodore “Mozzie” Winters In the midst of all the commercialism of the Christmas season, Gale Stanley has offered, in Bashert, a lovely story of what it means for two young men to be gay and to... Continue Reading →
“Miracles are what happens when you get out of the way of yourself.” ― Brad Szollose I absolutely loved this story! In fact, I did something I rarely do with a book: I read it twice! Nick St. George is on a mission to drive to San Francisco in time for Christmas. Along the way... Continue Reading →
“Miracles are what happens when you get out of the way of yourself.” ― Brad Szollose I absolutely loved this story! In fact, I did something I rarely do with a book: I read it twice! Nick St. George is on a mission to drive to San Francisco in time for Christmas. Along the way... Continue Reading →
“Did someone drawed a fireplace for you, Uncle Marco?” “Not this year, honey.” “Then how will Santa find you?” “Oh, I’m sure he’ll find a way.” --- Tia Fielding What a beautiful, heartbreaking little Christmas story this is by Kim Fielding. Another new author to me, but I quickly became a fan. Though Alaska did... Continue Reading →
“Did someone drawed a fireplace for you, Uncle Marco?” “Not this year, honey.” “Then how will Santa find you?” “Oh, I’m sure he’ll find a way.” --- Tia Fielding What a beautiful, heartbreaking little Christmas story this is by Kim Fielding. Another new author to me, but I quickly became a fan. Though Alaska did... Continue Reading →
“I had to touch you with my hands, I had to taste you with my tongue; one can't love and do nothing.” ― Graham Greene BLURB: Cal Martin loathes Christmas music, especially the clichéd carols pumped through the mall speakers on endless loop. Even worse is the holiday-themed hell of Santa's Village that looms right... Continue Reading →
“I had to touch you with my hands, I had to taste you with my tongue; one can't love and do nothing.” ― Graham Greene BLURB: Cal Martin loathes Christmas music, especially the clichéd carols pumped through the mall speakers on endless loop. Even worse is the holiday-themed hell of Santa's Village that looms right... Continue Reading →
TNA: Dear Readers, we have a couple of very special guests with us here at The Novel Approach today. Mary Calmes has arranged for Quade Danas and Roman Howell to sit down and answer a few questions. In case you haven’t heard, Quade and Roman are the stars of Mary’s newest release, Old Loyalty, New... Continue Reading →
TNA: Dear Readers, we have a couple of very special guests with us here at The Novel Approach today. Mary Calmes has arranged for Quade Danas and Roman Howell to sit down and answer a few questions. In case you haven’t heard, Quade and Roman are the stars of Mary’s newest release, Old Loyalty, New... Continue Reading →
“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” ― Norman Vincent Peale At what point does humanity need the hope and faith that belongs to the holidays more so than in a post-apocalyptic world? One that, if I read between the lines with any sort of accuracy,... Continue Reading →
“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” ― Norman Vincent Peale At what point does humanity need the hope and faith that belongs to the holidays more so than in a post-apocalyptic world? One that, if I read between the lines with any sort of accuracy,... Continue Reading →
“'It looks like feathers falling from the sky.’ I studied the flakes as they drifted down and saw how accurate his description was.”-- Posy Roberts Feathers From The Sky is a short story included in Dreamspinner Press’s Advent anthology. I am a big fan of Posy Roberts, so I was delighted to be able to... Continue Reading →
“'It looks like feathers falling from the sky.’ I studied the flakes as they drifted down and saw how accurate his description was.”-- Posy Roberts Feathers From The Sky is a short story included in Dreamspinner Press’s Advent anthology. I am a big fan of Posy Roberts, so I was delighted to be able to... Continue Reading →
“To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow - this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.” ― Elizabeth Gilbert BLURB: Ben Rivers always was a showman. He won awards in 4-H and rodeo competitions from the time he could walk, and he’s happiest in the spotlight. So when he... Continue Reading →
“To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow - this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.” ― Elizabeth Gilbert BLURB: Ben Rivers always was a showman. He won awards in 4-H and rodeo competitions from the time he could walk, and he’s happiest in the spotlight. So when he... Continue Reading →
“And what happened then? Well, in Whoville they say that the Grinch's small heart grew three sizes that day.” ― Dr. Seuss I am of the opinion that Christmas is not Christmas without a Grinch or a Scrooge thrown in for good measure, and though Lucas isn’t really a nasty-wasty skunk, or, for that matter,... Continue Reading →
“And what happened then? Well, in Whoville they say that the Grinch's small heart grew three sizes that day.” ― Dr. Seuss I am of the opinion that Christmas is not Christmas without a Grinch or a Scrooge thrown in for good measure, and though Lucas isn’t really a nasty-wasty skunk, or, for that matter,... Continue Reading →
“When something good comes along, I try not to let it pass me by.”-- Charley Descoteaux I can’t believe this is the first work I have read by Charley Descoteaux. I’m fortunate enough that I had the chance to read a few of the stories in Dreamspinner Press’s Advent Anthology to review, and I decided... Continue Reading →
“When something good comes along, I try not to let it pass me by.”-- Charley Descoteaux I can’t believe this is the first work I have read by Charley Descoteaux. I’m fortunate enough that I had the chance to read a few of the stories in Dreamspinner Press’s Advent Anthology to review, and I decided... Continue Reading →
“It is better to lose your pride with someone you love rather than to lose that someone you love with your useless pride.” ― John Ruskin BLURB: Larry Kincaid isn't ready to be a parent, but when his sister dies in an accident, he takes his nephew, Angus, into his home. The change throws Larry's... Continue Reading →
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