Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Everyone spends their lives trying to balance their world between good and evil. – Laurell K. Hamilton Poor Dusty Davis. So, he’s landed himself in California, with Rue and Erik and baby Alice, hoping to leave all the hard times behind him and looking for a fresh start. But then, stumbling headlong into a single... Continue Reading →
Monsters are real … They live inside us, and sometimes they win. – Stephen King Cliffhanger! The lemon juice to my paper cut. I kind of love them. Not paper cuts. Cliffhangers. If you want Holden Krause to have his own book, please raise your hand. ::raises hand:: Okay, maybe it’s just me, and maybe... Continue Reading →
Monsters are real … They live inside us, and sometimes they win. – Stephen King Cliffhanger! The lemon juice to my paper cut. I kind of love them. Not paper cuts. Cliffhangers. If you want Holden Krause to have his own book, please raise your hand. ::raises hand:: Okay, maybe it’s just me, and maybe... Continue Reading →
The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one minute to the next. – Mignon McLaughlin I don’t know the first thing about knitting other than I’m a fan of my sweaters. I don’t know the first thing about writing other than I’m a fan of my books. What I do... Continue Reading →
The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one minute to the next. – Mignon McLaughlin I don’t know the first thing about knitting other than I’m a fan of my sweaters. I don’t know the first thing about writing other than I’m a fan of my books. What I do... Continue Reading →
Hi, Jacob, and welcome to The Novel Approach! I’m so thrilled and honored to have you here today! ::claps/fanfare:: And how fun is it for me to be able to say I’ve met you?! Really a lot, trust me. So, why don’t we just jump right into things by having you tell us a little... Continue Reading →
Hi, Jacob, and welcome to The Novel Approach! I’m so thrilled and honored to have you here today! ::claps/fanfare:: And how fun is it for me to be able to say I’ve met you?! Really a lot, trust me. So, why don’t we just jump right into things by having you tell us a little... Continue Reading →
“Running away will never make you free.” – Kenny Loggins Maybe all it takes to make yourself free is just being honest about why it’s your instinct to run away. Sometimes, when there’s nothing but wordsandwordsandwords that feel like all you’re doing is conning yourself and everyone else who might become important to you, saying... Continue Reading →
“Running away will never make you free.” – Kenny Loggins Maybe all it takes to make yourself free is just being honest about why it’s your instinct to run away. Sometimes, when there’s nothing but wordsandwordsandwords that feel like all you’re doing is conning yourself and everyone else who might become important to you, saying... Continue Reading →
“How would this do: and they all settled down and lived together happily ever after?” – J.R.R. Tolkien Literary history is rampant with the names of legendary couples who will forever be linked, one with the other: Romeo and Juliet, Heathcliff and Catherine, Rhett and Scarlett, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. The list is endless. For... Continue Reading →
“How would this do: and they all settled down and lived together happily ever after?” – J.R.R. Tolkien Literary history is rampant with the names of legendary couples who will forever be linked, one with the other: Romeo and Juliet, Heathcliff and Catherine, Rhett and Scarlett, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. The list is endless. For... Continue Reading →
"Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.” – Aristotle J.P. Barnaby’s Aaron is the story of a boy, Aaron Downing, who, at the age of sixteen, suffered through a crime so horrific that it left behind untold scars, both on his body and in his mind. Lying on the cold and unforgiving floor... Continue Reading →
"Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.” – Aristotle J.P. Barnaby’s Aaron is the story of a boy, Aaron Downing, who, at the age of sixteen, suffered through a crime so horrific that it left behind untold scars, both on his body and in his mind. Lying on the cold and unforgiving floor... Continue Reading →
Just Jory by Mary Calmes We had been waiting for three hours as the negotiations continued. My ass was numb since I was sitting, along with everyone else, on the cold marble floor. I had my hands on my knees and those PlastiCuffs on my wrists, waiting to hear what the next wave of demands... Continue Reading →
“Love is when one person knows all of your secrets... your deepest, darkest, most dreadful secrets which no one else in the world knows... and yet in the end, that one person does not think any less of you; even if the rest of the world does.” – Unknown Excuse me while my thought train... Continue Reading →
“Love is when one person knows all of your secrets... your deepest, darkest, most dreadful secrets which no one else in the world knows... and yet in the end, that one person does not think any less of you; even if the rest of the world does.” – Unknown Excuse me while my thought train... Continue Reading →
“There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way and not starting.” – Buddha Matthew Kellett is at the crossroads, at that all important summer in his life when every choice he now makes will matter, not as a child but as an adult. It’s the time... Continue Reading →
“There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way and not starting.” – Buddha Matthew Kellett is at the crossroads, at that all important summer in his life when every choice he now makes will matter, not as a child but as an adult. It’s the time... Continue Reading →
“Those gifts are ever more precious which the giver has made precious.” – Ovid Some things that make me smile: 1. A baby’s chubby cheeks, juicy lips, and gummy grins 2. Coffee 3. Carrot Cake 4. Coffee and Carrot Cake 5. Wine (After a few glasses, I get downright giggly, even) 6. Pretty shoes (That’s... Continue Reading →
“Those gifts are ever more precious which the giver has made precious.” – Ovid Some things that make me smile: 1. A baby’s chubby cheeks, juicy lips, and gummy grins 2. Coffee 3. Carrot Cake 4. Coffee and Carrot Cake 5. Wine (After a few glasses, I get downright giggly, even) 6. Pretty shoes (That’s... Continue Reading →
One lucky reader is going to go away from this contest two whole books richer, because Amy Lane's giving away a copy of both, Chase in Shadow (Johnnies #1), as well as Dex in Blue (Johnnies #2), which has just been released today by Dreamspinner Press. In case you missed it, Amy talks a little... Continue Reading →
One lucky reader is going to go away from this contest two whole books richer, because Amy Lane's giving away a copy of both, Chase in Shadow (Johnnies #1), as well as Dex in Blue (Johnnies #2), which has just been released today by Dreamspinner Press. In case you missed it, Amy talks a little... Continue Reading →
Okay, maybe it's not such a big secret that Rhys's second book in the "Cole McGinnis Mysteries" series is out today. It's also not that big of a secret that Rhys is giving one lucky reader the chance to win both books in the series HERE. It's also not a secret that I have an... Continue Reading →
Okay, maybe it's not such a big secret that Rhys's second book in the "Cole McGinnis Mysteries" series is out today. It's also not that big of a secret that Rhys is giving one lucky reader the chance to win both books in the series HERE. It's also not a secret that I have an... Continue Reading →
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