Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Hi Everyone! Thank you so much for having me! I’m Remmy Duchene and I am super excited to be talking about Country Soul. It’s always sad when a publisher closes its doors for whatever reason because the authors are left kind of on their backs like ladybugs. For a while, I was like that—feeling depressed... Continue Reading →
Title: Come to Dust Author: J.S. Cook Narrator:: Joel Leslie Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 hours and 53 minutes At a Glance: Joel Leslie does a fantastically entertaining interpretation of J.S. Cook’s Come to Dust. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: In the frigid winter of 1891, with the nation still reeling from the Barings bank... Continue Reading →
Title: Knave of Broken Hearts (A Love in Laguna Novel) Author: Tara Lain Narrator:: K.C. Kelly Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 hours and 46 minutes At a Glance: Kelly…dang...he performed an awesome narration! Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Jim Carney has a full time job - running from himself. Since he walked out on his... Continue Reading →
Today we're so please to welcome author Mickie B. Ashling to TNA, on the tour for her new novel Mayon. Enjoy this exclusive excerpt, and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter Mickie's giveaway: Three winners will win a DSP Publications gift certificate OR one of two e-copies of Mayon.... Continue Reading →
First and foremost, I want to thank The Novel Approach for saving me some space to reveal the cover for my soon-to-be-released novel, Under a Sky of Ash. And thank you to all of you who are popping by to see the cover for the first time. I cannot tell you how excited I am... Continue Reading →
Title: Rattlesnake Author: Kim Fielding Narrator: K.C. Kelly Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 8 hours and 55 minutes At a Glance: I think K.C. Kelly did an awesome job of bringing this sweet story to life. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: A drifter since his teens, Jimmy Dorsett has no home and no hope. What he does have... Continue Reading →
Title: Skid Row Serenade Author: J.S. Cook Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages At a Glance: Complex characters and romance make for an exciting mystery. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: In the tradition of novel noir, nothing is ever quite as it seems. Novelist and war hero Tony Leonard sees private investigator Edwin Malory being... Continue Reading →
Title: Fantasy for a Gentleman (A Planet Called Wish: Book Two) Author: Caitlin Ricci Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: Fantastic science fiction with actual compromise between characters Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: For two decades Corbin Leroux has worked on the planet Wish as a high-priced companion. He loves his life... Continue Reading →
Title: Say it with Ink (The Seattle Chronicles) Author: C.C. Dado Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 61 Pages At a Glance: What I loved about Say it with Ink was that it was sweet, with some angst thrown in to remind me what it was like to be in love at that age, and I... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author Melanie Hansen today, with a guest post and exclusive tease from her new book Love and the Exorcism. Enjoy! If you’re like me, Valentine’s Day might not be one of your favorite holidays. Maybe you’ve been with your significant other for a long time and nobody cares, or you’re... Continue Reading →
Title: Country Soul Author: Remmy Duchene Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 120 Pages At a Glance: Country Soul is an easy, enjoyable read. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: When Jackson Rawlings comes out of the closet, he loses everything: from his record label to the self-confidence he needs to perform on stage. Jackson feels as if... Continue Reading →
FIRE & FANTASY The Fire King is the third in the Evolin series, beginning with Fireheart and The Fallen. Originally, Fireheart was intended as a one off. When Sully and Tylan went off into their happy ever after at the end, I thought that was it. But, the boys had other ideas and back they... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming author Lane Swift to The Novel Approach today, with a guest post and giveaway of her new novel, Dormant Heart. To enter for the chance to win an e-copy of the book, just click on the Rafflecopter widget below. Good luck! And now, here's Lane Stuck On the Downs Hi!... Continue Reading →
My Love of Valentine's Day in Romantic Fiction I’m so excited to be here today, so thank you so much for hosting me. And thanks to everyone for taking the time to read. I’ve never been that big on Valentine’s Day. When I was a kid and we had to bring in those adorable cards... Continue Reading →
Title: Love and the Exorcism Author: Melanie Hansen Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 47 Pages At a Glance: The chemistry between Tom and Mario is hot and sweet and gave me all kinds of good feels. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: Tom Hannity is not boring, despite what his ex-boyfriend says. He loves his circle of... Continue Reading →
Title: The Lone Rancher Author: Andrew Grey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Pages/Word Count: 192 Pages At a Glance: The Lone Rancher is a well written and easy read that leaves you with a HEA. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: He'll do anything to save the ranch, including baring it all. Aubrey Klein is in real trouble—he... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Suki Fleet, with an exclusive excerpt from her new novel, Foxes, a book that our very own Sammy reviewed and loved. Enjoy! Blurb: When Dashiel’s body is found dumped on an East London wasteland, his best friend Danny sets out to find the killer. But Danny finds interaction difficult and must keep his... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome Joe Cosentino to TNA today, with a character interview he conducted with Ben the bear from his latest novel The Naked Prince. Joe's also offering a giveaway. Here's what you need to do to enter, and what you could win: Post a comment below about why you love fairy tales.... Continue Reading →
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 →
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: Oasis of Night (Heartache Café: Books One and Two) Author: J.S. Cook Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 304 Pages At a Glance: Both of these stories are fast paced and filled with so many twist and turns that you can’t even begin to guess how Jack’s saga will end. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: The... 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 so pleased to have author Susanna Hays joining us today with an excerpt from her new novel, Project Ordell. Enjoy! Title: Project Ordell Pages: 200 Categories: Steampunk Cover Artist: Stef Masciandaro Blurb: Ordell Rutledge lives in the small town of Blackwick where he helps in his father’s modest automaton shop. While he enjoys interacting... Continue Reading →
Title: Good Bones (The Bones Series: Book One) Author: Kim Fielding Narrator: Nick J. Russo Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 5 hours and 53 minutes At a Glance: Nick J. Russo did a fantastic job in his performance of Good Bones! Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Skinny, quiet hipster Dylan Warner was the kind of guy... Continue Reading →
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