Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Not a Line of Bull (A Loving Nip: Book Six) Author: Charlie Richards Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 89 Pages At a Glance: An interesting tale of a shifter that has been sequestered by an alpha who has very strange ideas about how to lead – and his rescue by his beloved. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Midnight Passion (City Shifters: Book One) Author: Melody Lane Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 98 Pages At a Glance: Midnight Passion left me disappointed beyond belief. Reviewed By: Lana Blurb: Dr. Ryan Collen detests being a vampire although there is hope on the horizon in the form of a monthly infusion. Not only does... Continue Reading →
Title: Driving Borscht Batty Author: Charlie Richards Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 103 Pages At a Glance: A cute story of a vampire and a bat (I see what you did there, Charlie ::heh heh::) discovering they are mates, and another adventure rescuing more captive shifters. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Out of the Cage: Sometimes... Continue Reading →
Title: Bound to Brody (Shifters and Lovers: Book One) Author: Ali Atwood Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 78 Pages At a Glance: This is a mystery with a paranormal twist that, though the storyline was interesting enough, never got off the ground. Reviewed By: Lana Blurb: Does a second chance at love have a price?... Continue Reading →
Title: An Unforgettable Bite (A Loving Nip: Book Three) Author: Charlie Richards Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 83 Pages At a Glance: An Unforgettable Bite is a vampire story that left me underwhelmed and a bit disappointed. Reviewed By: Lana Blurb: Nathan Hanson is still working through the recent changes to his life. When he... Continue Reading →
Title: Hostage Love (Lakehouse Security: Book Two) Author: April Kelley Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 80 Pages At a Glance: A good, if a little repetitive, story. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Being a hostage isn’t so bad as long as you get to negotiate terms. All Ryan Newell wants to do his prove to his... Continue Reading →
Title: Getting Back to Good (Pickleville: Book Five) Author: April Kelley Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 103 Pages At a Glance: The best story in the series yet. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Luis Flynn has been fighting depression off and on most of his life. He figures it's genetic or a product of his childhood... Continue Reading →
Title: A Tarnished Strength (Pickleville: Book Four) Author: April Kelley Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 101 Pages At a Glance: There’s humor and love among the drama in A Tarnished Strength. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Brad Flynn had a rough start to life. With an abusive father and an addiction problem, his life hasn’t been... Continue Reading →
Title: Throwaway Mate Author: Ellen Cross Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 63 Pages At a Glance: Good premise that would have been better executed as a novel. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: One man's trash is another man's destiny. Aiden is the black sheep of his family. Of course, always being covered in grease hasn't helped,... Continue Reading →
Title: Sudden Love (Lakehouse Security: Book One) Author: April Kelley Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 95 Pages At a Glance: Sudden Love is the type of book you really don’t have to think too hard about; it has humor, a little mystery, hot guys with guns, and plenty of sex. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: When... Continue Reading →
Title: Tempting the Bear (A Paranormal's Love: Book Twelve) Author: Charlie Richards Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 108 Pages At a Glance: Anther gargoyle finds his mate – and we also get to hear about my favorite thing in this series - gargoyle babies! Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Into the Paranormal World: Sometimes falling down... Continue Reading →
Title: Shifting Cargo (Shifting Paradigm: Book Three) Author: Tina Blenke Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 75 Pages At a Glance: This story is seventy-nine pages of sweetness and love, or is it? Blenke is an intelligent author, and it shows in her writing. Reviewed By: Kathie Blurb: Ramey’s world is shattered when his brother dies... Continue Reading →
Title: Crossroads Author: Julie Lynn Hayes Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 41 Pages At a Glance: A story of a serendipitous meeting that might lead to something much better for Clete and Tal than the lives they are leaving behind. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: When you feel as though you’ve lost everything, you have everything... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes Tina Blenke today on the Shifting Cargo blog tour. I asked Tina to tell us a bit about the novel's characters, Ramey and Londyn, more specifically, what intrigued her about contrasting Ramey’s very human depression and subsequent addictions to Londyn’s perfect life as a shifter, and why was that contrast important... Continue Reading →
Title: But I look Terrible in Green Author: Jackie Nacht Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 31 Pages At a Glance: Another sweet and romantic story in this series that always leaves me with a smile. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Since the beginning of his senior year in college, Jimmy has lived above the very popular... Continue Reading →
Title: Paws for Change Author: Charlie Richards Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 107 Pages At a Glance: A rather predictable but enjoyable addition to the Wolves of Stone Ridge series that would have benefitted from some tied up loose ends and a more satisfying finish. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Out of the Cage: Pause…a temporary... Continue Reading →
Title: Hot-Blooded Alligator Author: Charlie Richards Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 111 Pages At a Glance: One of the stronger episodes of this long running series, although I would have liked a more cohesive ending. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Tristan has never been what someone would call a social guy. Like the alligator he shares... Continue Reading →
Title: For a Dragon’s Redemption Author: Charlie Richards Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 76 pages At a Glance: This book was far too short. I would have enjoyed a lot more. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb:Two men. One will do anything for family. One will discover the true meaning of responsibility. Ross McCord will do anything to fulfill his mother’s... Continue Reading →
Title: For a Dragon’s Redemption Author: Charlie Richards Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 76 pages At a Glance: This book was far too short. I would have enjoyed a lot more. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb:Two men. One will do anything for family. One will discover the true meaning of responsibility. Ross McCord will do anything to fulfill his mother’s... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is pleased to welcome author April Kelley today on the Whispers of Home blog tour. April tells us a bit about Pickleville, the small town where her story is set, and she's also offering the chance to win an e-copy of the book. Just click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter.... Continue Reading →
Title: Rescue Me Author: Scarlet Blackwell Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 284 Pages At a Glance: All in all I loved this story, but it won't be for everyone. Reviewed By: Jackie Blurb: After a near fatal car crash leaves him scarred both physically and emotionally, Matt Harmon finds the solitude of his huge, lonely... Continue Reading →
Title: The Moonwar: The Beginning Author: Ora Le Brocq Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 56 Pages At a Glance: It'd be interesting to see where the series takes us, for sure, though I hope the next installment offers us something more. Reviewed By: Rena Blurb: Can two young men find love against the horrific outbreak... Continue Reading →
Title: Lifting Techniques Author: Charlie Richards Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 141 Pages At a Glance: A sweet, low angst story Blurb: Detective Ryan Straton is known as the happy-go-lucky playboy of the precinct, the consummate bachelor of the department. At a Halloween party, he enjoys admiring the eye-candy, including a lovely lady--who he learns... Continue Reading →
Title: Into the Light Author: Scarlet Blackwell Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 104 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Sheriff Sean Keller hides a terrible secret - he watched a heinous crime committed eighteen years ago and did nothing to prevent it. Now he finds himself face to face with Eden Gray, the victim of that... Continue Reading →
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