Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Author Joe Cosentino joins us today to chat a bit about his latest novel Drama Queen and is also offering the chance for one lucky reader to win an e-copy of his Dreamspinner Press novella An Infatuation. To enter for your chance to win, just click on the Rafflecopter widget below. Good luck! WHY I... Continue Reading →
First, let me say thanks for hosting the Wicked Men blog tour. The creation of this lengthy novel was quite an adventure. Throughout the course of writing each episode, readers were offered the opportunity to give their input and suggestions on how they thought the story should move along. And I threw in a few... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes author Ethan Stone today on the Flesh & Blood tour, book two in the newly re-released Flesh series from DSP Publications. Ethan has written a serialized ficlet set in the Flesh-verse for the tour. TNA brings you Part Three, so just in case you've missed parts one and two, click HERE... Continue Reading →
Title: Third Eye Author: Rick R. Reed Narrator:: Chad Tindale Publisher: DSP Publications Run Time: 8 Hours and 57 Minutes At a Glance: A multifaceted story that could have benefitted from more emotion in the narration. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Who knew that a summer thunderstorm and a lost little boy would conspire to change... Continue Reading →
Hullo, J Tullos Hennig here, one of DSP Publications’ genre authors, temporarily taking the interviewer reins from Carole Cummings. There is something akin to kismet in my being the one to put Carole in the Genre Talk hotseat, since I sort of talked her into the gig in the first place. Because I knew she’d... Continue Reading →
Title: Eagle’s Blood (Mountain Spirits Mysteries: Book One) Author: A.J. Marcus Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: A very enjoyable read I would recommend to anybody who loves animals and the men who work with them. Reviewed By: Pia Blurb: Brock Summers is a Colorado Parks and Wildlife Officer who loves... Continue Reading →
Cheers, folks! Welcome back to another look at what we have in store for you here at The Novel Approach in the week ahead. We've got some truly excellent guests stopping by this week to offer good words and giveaways to all of you, so enjoy this little preview of what you can expect in... Continue Reading →
It could be curtains for college theatre professor Nicky Abbondanza. With dead bodies popping up all over campus, Nicky must use his drama skills to figure out who is playing the role of murderer before it is lights out for Nicky and his colleagues. Complicating matters is Nicky’s huge crush on Noah Oliver, a gorgeous... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes author James Comins today on the Fool School blog tour, to talk "Writing Genre", and he's also offering the chance to win a $20 Wayward Ink Publishing gift card OR an e-copy of the book. To enter just click on the Rafflecopter widget below. Good luck! I believe, honestly and sincerely,... Continue Reading →
Title: Back to the Dream (Dreamlands: Book Two) Author: Felicitas Ivey Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 314 Pages At a Glance: Slower pacing than the first novel, with frequent character changes, but still a good story. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Although Inuzaka Keno has found freedom and love in the Dreamlands with oni Samojirou Aboshi,... Continue Reading →
Title: Sink or Swim (Surf Bay: Book Five) Author: Ashley John Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 284 Pages At a Glance: There is the part of me that still loathes Finley, and then there is a part of me that wants to see him as I do in this book and hug the broken boy that... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is pleased to welcome author J. James on the Denial, Deceit, Discovery blog tour. J has answered a couple of my questions about the book, and is also offering the chance for one lucky reader to win one of five e-copies of Denial, Deceit, Discovery. To enter, just click on the Rafflecopter... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes author Ashley John today, on his Sink or Swim blog tour. We have an interview and excerpt to share with you, and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below for the chance to win one of three e-copies of the book. Good luck! TNA: Thanks so much for... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and greetings from the Big Apple! Many thanks to you for dropping by to see what we have in store for you in the week ahead. It promises to be a busy week of guests, giveaways and reviews, so here's what's on tap. Monday – Author Ashley John kicks our week off for... Continue Reading →
Title: The Czar of Wilton Drive: A Novel of Self-Discovery, Betrayal and Deceit Author: RP Andrews Publisher: Kokoro Press Pages/Word Count: 152 Pages At a Glance: I can’t say I’d recommend this book. The lack of any kind of moral compass – for any of the characters – was just too much for me. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Best Gay Romance 2015 Author: Anthology - Edited by Felice Picano Publisher: Cleis Press Pages/Word Count: 244 Pages At a Glance: A great collection of short stories with something for everyone. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Gay romance is coming into full bloom in the wake of the Defense of Marriage Act’s fall, and the... Continue Reading →
Title: Grizzly Discovery (Mountain Spirit Mystery: Book Two) Author: A.J. Marcus Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: I highly recommend Eagle’s Blood and Grizzly Discovery, especially if you are an animal lover. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Landon Weir and Brock Summers are happily settling into their life as a couple, easily... Continue Reading →
Title: The Bastard’s Pearl Author: Connie Bailey Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 324 Pages At a Glance: The Bastard’s Pearl is a rather difficult read at times, and sometimes Sheyn is a difficult man to like, or even tolerate. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: When Sheyn, a headstrong young aristocrat, disobeys his parents and travels to... Continue Reading →
Title: The Prince and the Program Author: Aldous Mercer Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 344 pages At a Glance: Impossible to define, difficult to read, but thoroughly enjoyable. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Mordred Pendragon, the Bastard Prince, has done a Bad Thing—again. Exiled to Canada for seven years, he has to find a job to... Continue Reading →
Title: Erasing Shame Author: Yeyu Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 350 Pages At a Glance: This book will rip your heart out and stomp all over it. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: The son of a Han traitor who had let the Xianbei Mongols invade the borders, Jiang Shicai swears to restore his family’s honor, hoping... Continue Reading →
Title: Last Dance With Mary Jane Author: John Goode Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 60 Pages At a Glance: Last Dance With Mary Jane is nothing short of a love letter, trimmed in despair and steeped in pain, but an outpouring of love nonetheless. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: 2nd Edition Peter was devastated when he... Continue Reading →
Title: The Best Corpse for the Job Author: Charlie Cochrane Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 298 Pages At a Glance: More mystery than romance, and a little slow paced for my tastes. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Schoolteacher Adam Matthews just wants to help select a new headteacher and go home. The governors at Lindenshaw St... Continue Reading →
Oh, the horror! And I mean that in the best way possible. ;) John Inman is here with me today to tell you all about ghosts and haunted houses and moldering skeletons in creepy closets. I’m talking, of course, about John’s new release The Boys on the Mountain, released just yesterday from DSP Publications. So... Continue Reading →
Title: The Last Grand Master Author: Andrew Q. Gordon Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 40 Pages and 350 Pages At a Glance: The short prequel was cute, and the novel was good, but there were parts that dragged on in the middle after an explosive beginning. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: In a war that shook... Continue Reading →
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