Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: The Senator's Secret Author: K.C. Wells Narrator: John Solo Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Run Time: 6 hours and 11 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: John Solo’s narration really helps the strangers-to-married trope here. In lesser hands, this story could have been just another in a series of ordinary stories. Reviewed By: Mike Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: Ace in the Hole (Wild Cards: Book One) Author: Ava Drake Narrator: John Solo Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Run Time: 5 hours and 43 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: John Solo brought out the humor, emotions, and a serious side to his narration. Between the e-book, audiobook, or both, I’d pick both. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Romancing the Wrong Twin Author: Clare London Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Length: 199 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: I was looking for a great feel-good romance, and I got it in spades with this engaging story. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: How tangled can a romantic web get? When gruff mountaineer Dominic Hartington-George seeks... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Jacob Z. Flores with us today, on the tour for his latest Dreamspun Desires release, Suddenly Yours. Find out what his top three fave movies set in Vegas are, and then be sure to check out the giveaway details below. Welcome, Jacob! Top 3 Fun and Quirky Movies Set in... Continue Reading →
Title: Stranded with Desire Authors: Vivien Dean and Rick R. Reed Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Length: 228 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Stranded with Desire is a cute romance that is a perfect novel to curl up with when you just want a happy ever after with little to no angst involved. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Commitment Ranch (Leaning N: Book One) Author: BA Tortuga Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Length: 250 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: I usually really enjoy BA Tortuga’s books, but Commitment Ranch got me a little frustrated. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: A fist fight, a snowstorm, a stolen kiss in the barn... and a second... Continue Reading →
Title: Marriage of Inconvenience Author: M.J. O’Shea Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 214 Pages At a Glance: I quite enjoyed reading about the scandalous lives of celebrities and how PR is a game changer! Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Lights, Camera, Lies. Kerry Pickering has a problem. As a publicist for Hollywood bad boy Jericho Knox, it’s... Continue Reading →
Please join us in giving a warm TNA welcome to author M.J. O'Shea today, on the tour for her latest Dreamspun Desires release, Marriage of Inconvenience. Welcome, M.J.! Mj’s Five Favorite Performance Pieces Hi, this is MJ O’Shea and well… I love music. A lot. And before I was a writer, before I was a... Continue Reading →
We're chuffed to bits to welcome GayRomLit 2016 Featured Author Rick R. Reed to The Novel Approach today, to chat a bit about family and his Dreamspun Desires novel, Stranded with Desire, a book he's co-authored with Vivien Dean. Enjoy! Family Reunions and GRL A Guest Post by Rick R. Reed I’m thinking about family... Continue Reading →
What’s In a Name? When I first heard about the Dreamspun Desires line of category romances, my first thought was mostly just, “I want to write one!” I had no particular ideas. I had only a deep love of the form. I’ve been reading Harlequin Presents and similar lines since I was in middle school... Continue Reading →
Greetings, darlings! Thank you so much for inviting me to come play with you today! As summer packs in hard, and day after day feels like the Hell Mouth has opened up and swallowed me, my attention span drops to approximately that of a juvenile squirrel, and that’s when it’s time to reach for the... Continue Reading →
Title: Forgive and Forget Author: Charlie Cochet Narrator: John Solo Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Run Time: 5 hours and 3 minutes Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: I love me a good amnesia story. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: He's hot. He's dangerous. And he can't remember anything. As the owner of Apple’n Pies, Joe Applin... Continue Reading →
Title: The Stolen Suitor Author: Eli Easton Narrator: Rusty Topsfield Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 hours and 35 minutes Category: Contemporary Romance, Western At a Glance: I really enjoyed this Dreamspun Desires genre story, but the accents threw me a bit in the narration. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: His future was set until a... Continue Reading →
Title: Finding Family Author: Connie Bailey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Length: 234 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: A super sweet, low angst read. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: When you find your family, you'll do anything to keep it. When Charles Macquarrie inherits a fortune and an international clothing company, he also inherits three... Continue Reading →
Title: Undercover Boyfriend (One Fine Day: Book One) Author: Jacob Z. Flores Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Length: 236 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: A fast-paced whirlwind tale of craziness and insta-love. Blurb: Two men, one lie, and a whole bunch of trouble. Marty Valdez is in serious trouble. His sister’s wedding is around... Continue Reading →
Title: Trial by Fire Author: BA Tortuga Narrator: Rusty Topsfield Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Run Time: 5 hours and 36 minutes Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: I actually listened to this book twice to make sure I was not missing some important bit of information that would explain this narration. Reviewed By: Mike Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: Taylor Maid Author: Tara Lain Narrator: John Solo Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Run Time: 5 hours and 18 minutes Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: I was emotionally invested in this story from point one. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: He'll marry the maid to get $50 million but a secret could queer the deal.... Continue Reading →
We're chuffed to bits to welcome author Jacob Z. Flores today, on the tour for his new Dreamspun Desires novel, Undercover Boyfriend. Jacob's reading an excerpt from the book today, and there's also a Rafflecopter giveaway, where you can enter for the chance to win some great prizes. Be sure to check it out below.... Continue Reading →
Title: The Cattle Baron’s Bogus Boyfriend Author: Nicki Bennet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Pages/Word Count: 216 Pages At a Glance: This is another deliciously sweet treat from the Dreamspun Desires line that hits just the right trope buttons. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: It might be a sham to his boss, but it's all too real... Continue Reading →
Title: Duke in Hiding Author: M.J. OShea Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Length: 204 Pages At a Glance: This Dreamspun Desires story is one of my favorites. The book has a slow but steady build to it, an opposites attract story. and a HEA. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Every gentleman has something to hide. Meeting Heath... Continue Reading →
Title: Forgive and Forget Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Pages/Word Count: 194 Pages At a Glance: For the most part, I enjoyed this cute tale of romance and intrigue. Joe and Tom were really sweet together. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: He's hot. He's dangerous. And he can't remember anything. As the owner of... Continue Reading →
Hello all! Thank you so much for joining me here today at The Novel Approach for the final stop on the Forgive and Forget blog tour! Today is release day, and I’m so excited! Forgive and Forget is the sweet story between a shy, awkward pie maker, and the mysterious man with amnesia he finds... Continue Reading →
Thank God for Aussie Proofreaders When I decided to write an Aussie cowboy, I was thinking how much I adore bullriders like Brendan Clark and Greg Potter and Ben Jones. No, really, y’all. That was the extent of my knowledge of Australian cattle culture. I knew ranches were called stations, and that the working conditions... Continue Reading →
Title: Trial by Fire Author: BA Tortuga Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Pages/Word Count: 228 Pages At a Glance: BA Tortuga takes us through many different emotions and, as always, gives us many memorable characters. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: One Aussie. One Texan. One baby. One hell of a fight. When his sister and her husband... Continue Reading →
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