Where Fiction and Reality Meet
The Novel Approach welcomes author Santino Hassell today, on his Sutphin Boulevard blog tour. Enjoy his guest post, and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for the chance to win a $25 Amazon Gift Card. Good luck! Is it ever "just sex"? As I write each book in the... Continue Reading →
I try not to hoard all the books submitted to us for review. Truly, I do try. But sometimes a book comes along that I want to read and review really, really bad. The problem is that sometimes someone else wants that book really, really bad too. That happened with Sutphin Boulevard. Jules and I... Continue Reading →
Title: Quiet Nights (Mangrove Stories) Author: Mary Calmes Narrator:: Greg Tremblay Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 2 Hours and 11 Minutes At a Glance: I have listened to Greg many times, and no matter how many times I hear his narrations, it always sounds like a fresh and new story with a new voice. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author Annabelle Jacobs back today, with an excerpt from her new Dreamspinner title A Casual Thing. Enjoy this little tease from Patrick and Will's story, then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below for the chance to win an e-title from Annabelle's backlist, winner's choice. Good luck! I... Continue Reading →
Title: A Casual Thing Author: Annabelle Jacobs Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 138 Pages At a Glance: A Casual Thing turns complicated in a lovely and romantic way. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Patrick Mason travels to Bristol to spend the summer with his brother, Ben. He’s cat sitting for the first two weeks while Ben... Continue Reading →
Title: Sultry Sunset (Mangrove Stories) Author: Mary Calmes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 78 Pages At a Glance: I loved this book – I love this series. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Hutch Crowley is well-liked in the small resort town of Mangrove—he’s got friends in his new neighbors, he’s the owner of the town grocery,... Continue Reading →
Title: Here Comes Trouble Author: A.E. Via Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 296 Pages At a Glance: Starts a bit slow, but picked up and then left me wanting more Blurb: Detectives Mark Ruxsberg and Chris Green are very good at their jobs. Being the enforcers for God and Day's notorious Atlanta PD Narcotics Task Force... Continue Reading →
“I realized I’m in love. It’s always been right in front of me.” – Richelle Mead Title: Never the Perfect Moment Author: K-lee Klein Publisher: Amber Quill Press Pages/Word Count: 84 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Bryan Monroe has always catalogued his life in terms of moments—right moments, wrong moments, perfect moments. But when his... Continue Reading →
“I realized I’m in love. It’s always been right in front of me.” – Richelle Mead Title: Never the Perfect Moment Author: K-lee Klein Publisher: Amber Quill Press Pages/Word Count: 84 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Bryan Monroe has always catalogued his life in terms of moments—right moments, wrong moments, perfect moments. But when his... Continue Reading →
Blurb: Deputy US Marshal Miro Jones has a reputation for being calm and collected under fire. These traits serve him well with his hotshot partner, Ian Doyle, the kind of guy who can start a fight in an empty room. In the past three years of their life-and-death job, they’ve gone from strangers to professional... Continue Reading →
Blurb: Deputy US Marshal Miro Jones has a reputation for being calm and collected under fire. These traits serve him well with his hotshot partner, Ian Doyle, the kind of guy who can start a fight in an empty room. In the past three years of their life-and-death job, they’ve gone from strangers to professional... Continue Reading →
“Once old things were broken off, amazingly beautiful things could grow in their place.” ― Denise Hildreth Jones Title: Second Chances Author: Arianna Page Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 48 Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Richard Forrest is your average working stiff just going through the motions. Childhood baggage keeps him "in line" but away from some... Continue Reading →
“Once old things were broken off, amazingly beautiful things could grow in their place.” ― Denise Hildreth Jones Title: Second Chances Author: Arianna Page Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 48 Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Richard Forrest is your average working stiff just going through the motions. Childhood baggage keeps him "in line" but away from some... Continue Reading →
“Loving someone and having them love you back is the most precious thing in the world.” ― Nicholas Sparks Title: When Adam Kissed Me Author: Chris Scully Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 120 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Nine and a half weeks ago, Joe Massone got the surprise of his life when his straight best... Continue Reading →
“Loving someone and having them love you back is the most precious thing in the world.” ― Nicholas Sparks Title: When Adam Kissed Me Author: Chris Scully Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 120 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Nine and a half weeks ago, Joe Massone got the surprise of his life when his straight best... Continue Reading →
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” ― e.e. cummings Title: What You Own Author: A.M. Arthur Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: For Ryan Sanders, the Paige Community Center is more than a place where he teaches at-risk teens about musical theater. He found a... Continue Reading →
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” ― e.e. cummings Title: What You Own Author: A.M. Arthur Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: For Ryan Sanders, the Paige Community Center is more than a place where he teaches at-risk teens about musical theater. He found a... Continue Reading →
“Even the best fall down sometimes, even the wrong words seem to rhyme, out of the doubt that fills my mind, I somehow find you and I collide.” – Howie Day Title: Collide (Blackcreek #1) Author: Riley Hart Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 332 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: At ten years old, Noah Jameson and Cooper... Continue Reading →
“Even the best fall down sometimes, even the wrong words seem to rhyme, out of the doubt that fills my mind, I somehow find you and I collide.” – Howie Day Title: Collide (Blackcreek #1) Author: Riley Hart Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 332 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: At ten years old, Noah Jameson and Cooper... Continue Reading →
“Everyone has something they can't live without.” ― Cassandra Clare What happens when you fall head over heels in love with your best friend in junior high? What happens when said friend is also your first kiss, your first lover and your on again/off again bed partner? You would assume that these two men would... Continue Reading →
“Everyone has something they can't live without.” ― Cassandra Clare What happens when you fall head over heels in love with your best friend in junior high? What happens when said friend is also your first kiss, your first lover and your on again/off again bed partner? You would assume that these two men would... Continue Reading →
“[Heroes] rarely turn into heroes because they are super-humans, but because of circumstances. Heroes rarely think. Heroes just act.” – Aleksandr Voinov BLURB: When he was sixteen years old, Rich Miller saved a young man from drowning at his local pool. Little did he know that years later, as a senior in college and Olympic... Continue Reading →
“[Heroes] rarely turn into heroes because they are super-humans, but because of circumstances. Heroes rarely think. Heroes just act.” – Aleksandr Voinov BLURB: When he was sixteen years old, Rich Miller saved a young man from drowning at his local pool. Little did he know that years later, as a senior in college and Olympic... Continue Reading →
“Only the united beat of sex and heart together can create ecstasy.” ― Anaïs Nin This novella packs a quite a punch from the beginning. Ty and Landon are best friends from college. They have over the course of their friendship developed a very close relationship and have, in fact, fallen in love. Ty stands... Continue Reading →
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