Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Fire and Water (Carlisle Cops: Book One) Author: Andrew Grey Narrator:: Randy Fuller Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 Hours, 33 Minutes At a Glance: Fire and Water was a very good book, and I thought the narration by Randy Fuller was also very good. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Officer Red Markham knows about... Continue Reading →
Blood in the Forest -- What I Know of Fairy Tales When I was a kid, my parents used to ship me off to my grandparents for the summer. We didn’t have a lot of money—or a lot of space—so I was allowed to bring two books. Books were bad. If I brought books I... Continue Reading →
Title: Miller’s Creek Author: R.G. Green Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: The story has an easy flow to it and had my attention from the start. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Seventy-five years ago in the rural town of Miller's Creek, Jacob Palmer massacred his family. Sixty years later, thirteen-year-old Jesse... Continue Reading →
Title: The Vendetta Author: A.J. Llewellyn Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 58 Pages At a Glance: If you need some hot men and a light, easy read for an afternoon, this is the book for you. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: 3rd Edition Devastated after his home is ransacked, Garrick Cross’s heart breaks further when he... Continue Reading →
Title: Immortal Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages At a Glance: Immortal is a gorgeous novel, eloquent in its joy and sorrow, hopeful in its promise of forever, meaningful in the way of fairy tales that teach us we are each the crucibles of love, and love is the conqueror of... Continue Reading →
Title: Cupcakes Author: Sean Michael Narrator: Jeff Gelder Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 4 Hours, 52 Minutes At a Glance: Both the story and the narration of Cupcakes were disappointing. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: Allen Jameson had it all—the perfect house, the perfect partner, the perfect life—until his partner, Gary, died suddenly, leaving him alone... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is please to welcome back Rick R. Reed on the Dinner at Fiorello's blog tour. Rick came up with a playlist that fits the setting of the book, and might even make you want to mangia Italiano for dinner! Be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below, as well, for the... Continue Reading →
The last installment of Karen Stivali’s Moments in Time series, Moment of Clarity, has just been released. At the same time, the paperback Moments in Time that contains all three novellas in the series has also been published! Title: Moment of Clarity Author: Karen Stivali Length: novella Genre: gay romance, contemporary, new adult, college. Publisher:... Continue Reading →
Title: An Unlocked Heart Author: K.C. Wells Narrator: Nick J. Russo Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 10 Hours, 4 Minutes At a Glance: Overall, I liked the story and where Wells took Leo and Alex, but the narration didn’t work for me. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: Since the death of his submissive lover two years... Continue Reading →
Title: Shotgun Author: Marie Sexton Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 260 Pages Genre: Contemporary Gay Romance Pre-Order Link: Dreamspinner Press Release Date: May 29, 2015 Cover Artist: Anne Cain Blurb: As a young man, Dominic Jacobsen already suspects he’s gay, and he gets all the confirmation he needs when a rich boy from out of town... Continue Reading →
Title: Cookies for Courting Author: Amber Kell Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 68 Pages At a Glance: A short and sweet coming together. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: After his sister’s death, businessman Marshall Hunter gains custody of his niece. Unused to children, Marshall struggles to connect with her. In an effort to make her more... Continue Reading →
Title: Waiting for the Moon and You Author: L.J. LaBarthe Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 240 Pages At a Glance: Waiting for the Moon and You definitely didn’t work for me. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: All his life, Leith has loved Aaron, and all his life, Leith has wondered if Aaron returns his feelings. Through... Continue Reading →
Title: Sex, Lies & Wedding Bells Author: EM Lynley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 230 Pages At a Glance: Whether you did or didn’t read the original version of this book, I would recommend reading the new and improved version. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: 2nd Edition Of all the tiny towns, in all the world,... Continue Reading →
Title: Better Than Friends Author: Lane Hayes Narrator: Tyler Stevens Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 Hours, 25 Minutes At a Glance: There isn’t single thing I would change about this book. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: When Curt Townsend, a successful young DC lawyer, attends his first gay wedding, he doesn’t expect anything more than... Continue Reading →
Title: Summer Son Author: Anna Martin Narrator:: R.L. Nelson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 5 Hours, 51 Minutes At a Glance: If you’re looking for a sweet, easygoing story, and don’t mind a bit of insta-love, then definitely give this one a listen. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Ellis Broad never imagined he would end up... Continue Reading →
Title: The Gilded Scarab Author: Anna Butler Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 314 Pages At a Glance: When this novel gets a good head of steam going, it’s an adventurous and entertaining jaunt through an alternate reality London. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: When Captain Rafe Lancaster is invalided out of the Britannic Imperium’s Aero Corps... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is pleased to welcome Jacob Z. Flores today, with a video clip excerpt of his upcoming DSP release Spell Bound, Book One in his new series The Warlock Brothers of Havenbridge. And now, here's Jacob! Hi, everyone! My name is Jacob Z. Flores, and I’m thrilled to be here at The Novel... Continue Reading →
Title: Control Author: Cardeno C. and Mary Calmes Narrator: Greg Tremblay Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 Hours, 44 Minutes At a Glance: It still amazes me, listening to these audiobooks, that it is one person doing all the voices. Greg is a master at it! Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: Vy Aleknos is the leader... Continue Reading →
Much has happened personally this last month, including older daughter’s brain surgery and an unexpected visit from my beloved sister due to a death in her friend’s family. Our daughter is fine and hopefully on the way to a recovery sans horrific headaches which have plagued her for the last couple of years. Needless to... Continue Reading →
Title: Splat! Author: Alana Ankh Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 127 Pages At a Glance: Fairies, sex, and angst. Great read for a sunny afternoon. Blurb: Splat! When a small creature has an unfortunate run-in with his car, Deacon Hearst wonders what in the world hit his windshield. A bird? A butterfly? No, that would... Continue Reading →
Title: Just Desserts (Tales of the Curious Cookbook) Author: Mary Calmes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 102 Pages At a Glance: This novella is another winner from one of my absolute favorite authors. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Boone Walton has tried hard to create some distance between himself and his past. He's invested in his... Continue Reading →
Title: Murder on the Mountain Author: Jamie Fessenden Narrator: Cliff Bergen Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 7 Hours, 15 Minutes At a Glance: The narrator in this case was okay, but I didn’t love his rendition of this book. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: When Jesse Morales, a recent college grad who aspires to be a... Continue Reading →
Hello all! Thank you for joining me on another stop of the tour celebrating the release of Healing Hunter’s Heart. The Little Bite of Love series centers on the shifters of St. Veles. The Provence of St. Veles is a heavily wooded land mass located between Maine and Nova Scotia. It was revealed centuries ago... Continue Reading →
Title: Chyna Doll (Horizons Series: Book Four) Author: Mickie B. Ashling Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 320 Pages At a Glance: The hope that endures through the pages is the absolute best reason to pick this story up and delve into the world Mickie B. Ashling has created. Reviewed By: Janet Blurb: Lil Lampert’s forty-fifth... Continue Reading →
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