Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: The Circle Unbroken (The Eight Kingdoms: Book Two) Author: Belinda Burke Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 152 Pages At a Glance: Belinda Burke’s prose is stunning, and at times, borderline poetic. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: A prince, a king, an oath to bind and an oath to break. Can something begun in darkness survive the... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author Antonia Aquilante today on the tour for her new novel, The Scholar's Heart. Enjoy her guest post, the excerpt she's provided, and then be sure to check out the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for the chance to win an ecopy of The Prince’s Consort or The Artist’s Masquerade.... Continue Reading →
Title: Lime and Tangerine Author: Kevin Caucher Publisher: Wayward Ink Publishing Length: 59 Pages At a Glance: The story has an interesting premise, but ultimately fell short for me. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: The post-apocalyptic world has changed. Colors have changed. The skies are now red, and the seas fandango pink. There are those who’ve acquired skills... Continue Reading →
Ba’chi, Hi’icha, and Ki’ita, Oh My When I created the Windbrothers’ world, I had carte blanche to do anything with it I liked, which is one of my favorite things about writing fantasy – this is your world, you can build it from the ground up. That’s also one of the hardest things about writing... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author Megan Derr today, on the tour for her newest release, The Only Option from All Romance eBooks. In The Only Option we have a dragon and a necromancer getting together. What inspired you to write their story? I had the idea for Rochus for a while, sitting at the... Continue Reading →
Title: Kestrel’s Talon (The Stonewatchers: Book One) Author: Bey Deckard Publisher: Self-Published Length: 426 Pages (Kindle) At a Glance: Every single thing in this book won me over, especially its characters. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Following the Prentish/Nemarri war, Kes is rejected by his homeland under the guise of religious purity laws. Though he's spared... Continue Reading →
What kind of books did you inhale when you were a kid? I had an abiding love affair with horror—mostly centering on Stephen King and Peter Straub—with occasional sidetrips elsewhere (yes, I admit to hiding out with a friend and reading Flowers in the Attic). My real love, though, was fantasy. Tolkien, Le Guin, Beagle,... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author Anyta Sunday to TNA today on the tour for her latest novel, Locked. Enjoy Anyta's guest post, and then be sure to check out the Rafflecopter giveaway below where you can enter for the chance to win a couple of great prizes (details to follow). Good luck! Why writing... Continue Reading →
Title: Stasis (Ennek Trilogy: Book One) Author: Kim Fielding Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 204 Pages At a Glance: If this introductory novel is anything to go by, the Ennek trilogy is ramping up to be an exciting and romantic series. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Praesidium is the most prosperous city-state in the world, due... Continue Reading →
Title: Riverdance Anthology Authors: Morwen Navarre, Lynn Townsend, L.J. Hamline, Dale Cameron Lowry, Asta Idonea Publisher: Torquere Press Pages/Word Count: 99 Pages At a Glance: On the whole this is a nice anthology; the stories are fanciful and hit a distinctly Irish note. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Riverdance is a compilation of all things Irish.... Continue Reading →
Title: Where There's a Will (Panopolis: Book Three) Author: Cari Z Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 290 Pages At a Glance: Panopolis is back and it serves up a feast for the reader—with a bang! Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Being a Hero in Panopolis means living the high life: parties, money, influence, even reality television.... Continue Reading →
Title: Candy Land (Hidden Gem: Book Three) Author: Lissa Kasey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 274 Pages At a Glance: Candy Land, has it all: romance, suspense and heart stopping action! Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Cameron “Candy” Michelson Jr. doesn’t have time for distractions. He’s too busy restructuring the red-light district into an adult playland... Continue Reading →
Title: Shadowlands Author: Charlie David Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 180 Pages At a Glance: If you know Charlie David as an actor and audiobook narrator, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you introduce yourselves to him as an author too; at least if Shadowlands is anything to go by. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Shadowlands is... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming author J. Scott Coatsworth to chat with us about some of the research he did for Through the Veil, his contribution to the Myths Untold: Faery anthology. Doing the Research It’s always fun researching a new story. For “Through the Veil”, my novella in the new book “Myths Untold: Faery”,... Continue Reading →
Title: Checkmate Ever After Author: Lex Chase Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 314 Pages At a Glance: An entertaining story with all the necessary elements I expect of a book based on Superheroes. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: The day disgraced superhero Memphis Rook literally fell into Hogarth Dawson’s lap, you could say it was fate.... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author Cornelia Grey today, on the tour for her new novel, The Empty Hour Glass. Enjoy Cornelia's guest post, and then be sure to check out the giveaway details below. Good luck! Hello! I’m Cornelia Grey—welcome to the Empty Hourglass blog tour! At various tour stops, I’ll be sharing some... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming author Evelyn Elliott today, on the tour for her new novel, Bad Magic. Have a look at the exclusive (and sexy) excerpt she's sharing with us today, and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for a chance to win an e-copy of the book.... Continue Reading →
Title: Family of Lies: Sebastian Author: Sam Argent Narrator: Cornell Collins Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 10 hours and 4 minutes At a Glance: An unexpected and brilliant story with an intriguing plot and filled with humor. Not just a romance but a book about relationships, of all sorts, resulting in all kinds of good... Continue Reading →
Title: Whither Thou Goest (Finding Home: Book Two) Author: Tinnean Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 256 Pages At a Glance: Whither Thou Goest is fast paced and one wild and fun page turner. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Johnny Smith meets Church Chetwood during the dark days of the Great Depression. He knows Mr. Chetwood can’t be his... Continue Reading →
What's Needed to Write Before we get started. I’d like to thank everyone at The Novel Approach for having me here to talk about my newest release from Dreamspinner, Whither Thou Goest, which is the second book in the Finding Home series. They’ve also give me the opportunity to discuss something I love—writing. Thanks muchly!... Continue Reading →
Spring has sprung! Which means it’s time for kidnapping and shifters and horror! …Okay, no it doesn’t, but Lisa and the crew here at The Novel Approach Reviews have once again allowed Genre Talk to run amok, so that’s what you get. Today we have DSP Publications author Lex Chase here to tell us about... Continue Reading →
Title: The Lightning-Struck Heart Author: TJ Klune Narrator: Michael Lesley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 19 hours and 48 minutes At a Glance: How do you review perfection? You don’t…you just gush and hope you don’t make a fool of yourself. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: Once upon a time, in an alleyway in the slums... Continue Reading →
Title: Ink and Shadows Author: Rhys Ford Narrator: Greg Tremblay Publisher: DSP Publications Run Time: 11 hours and 8 minutes At a Glance: I definitely want more! Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Kismet Andreas lives in fear of the shadows. For the young tattoo artist, the shadows hold more than darkness. He is certain of his... Continue Reading →
Lisa: Hi, Moriah, we’re so pleased to welcome you to The Novel Approach today. Why don’t we start by having you tell us a little about yourself, your background, and your current book. Moriah: Thank you for having me. I'm an author at night and a stay-at-home mom during the day, and I've been writing... Continue Reading →
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