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Title: Against the Grain (Thirds: Book Five) Author: Charlie Cochet Narrator: Mark Westfield Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 hours and 58 minutes At a Glance: Awesome on every level. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: As the fiercest Defense Agent at the THIRDS, Destructive Delta’s Ash Keeler is foul-mouthed and foul-tempered. But his hard-lined approach always... Continue Reading →
Title: Kian’s Alpha (Dark Hollow Wolf Pack: Book Thirteen) Author: Shannon West Publisher: Dark Hollows Press Pages/Word Count: 127 Pages At a Glance: So, do I recommend this book? If you’ve read the rest of the series, then yes. However, if you have not, I can’t say that I do. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Kian had a... Continue Reading →
Welcome co-authors Katey Hawthorne and Carlin Grant on the Stronger, Better, Faster, More blog tour. Enjoy their guest post and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for the chance to win one of three $10 Gift Cards for Amazon, Loose Id, OR All Romance eBooks, winner’s choice! Good luck!... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year's Eve, friends! We're ready to ring out the old and welcome in a whole new year of reading and reviewing at The Novel Approach, so let's say farewell to 2015 with our final "Best Ofs" from Sammy, Sadonna, and yours truly. Of course, you can enter to win a few e-titles from... Continue Reading →
Title: Nobody’s Son (Sons: Book Three) Author: Shae Connor Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: These two guys, along with some new characters and some of our favorites from the previous book, worked together wonderfully. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: Who wouldn’t want a nice cup of tall, dark, and gorgeous? Shaun... Continue Reading →
Title: The Final Round (The Square Peg: Book Four) Authors: Jane Davitt and Alexa Snow Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 272 Pages At a Glance: Whew! This one is heavy but worth it! Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Reeling from the news of his mother's death, Shane heads back to England to face a hostile father.... Continue Reading →
Title: Son of Santa (Sleigh Ride: Advent Calendar 2015) Author: Kate Sands Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 53 Pages At a Glance: If you’re looking for something a bit different, give this one a shot. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Noel Nicholas is on a sabbatical from the North Pole realm. Back home he’s known as the Son... Continue Reading →
Title: Winter Ball Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: I could do schmoopy Amy Lane every single day. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Through a miserable adolescence and a lonely adulthood, Skipper Keith has dreamed of nothing but family. The closest he gets is the rec league soccer team... Continue Reading →
Today we're so pleased to welcome author S.A. McAuley back to chat about the Borders War Series, and the upcoming newest installment in the series, Falling, One by One. Merq and Armise, guys... Merq and Armise. <3 Enjoy! While you and I are ringing in 2016 tomorrow, 544 years in the future Merq and Armise... Continue Reading →
Hi, gang, here we are with Round Three of some of our favorite books of 2015. Today we have Lynn, Karen, and Maryann here to share their Top 5 picks of the year. And, of course, there's a chance to win a few of the e-books listed, so be sure to enter via the Rafflecopter... Continue Reading →
Title: Nøtteknekkeren (Sleigh Ride: Advent Calendar 2015) Author: Felicitas Ivey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 55 Pages At a Glance: A retelling of The Nutcracker with a gay twist that moves too fast for a short story. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Thijs and his older brother, Rik, are spending Christmas Eve at their uncle Yvo's annual gathering.... Continue Reading →
Title: Like No One Is Watching Author: Jaime Samms Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 154 Pages At a Glance: Like No One Is Watching is an incredibly beautiful tale of love and healing and new beginnings. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Dusty has finally landed a job he thinks he’ll be able to keep long-term, even... Continue Reading →
Title: My Hero Author: Max Vos Narrator: Jared Bradford Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 6 hours and 3 minutes At a Glance: This is a coming-of-age story that has a sweet and soft love story. I would rate this audio as acceptable. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: When he was sixteen years old, Rich Miller saved a... Continue Reading →
Welcome back to Round Two of our Best of the Best of 2015! Today's Top Reads of the year come to you from Jules and Lana. Take a look at some of the books they thought were pretty outstanding this year, and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget to enter for the... Continue Reading →
Title: Moment of Silence (Moments In Time: Book Four) Author: Karen Stivali Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 230 Pages At a Glance: As much as I loved Collin and Tanner in the first three books of the series, I think Moment of Silence is my favorite so far. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: Growing up, Jason... Continue Reading →
Title: The Couple Next Door Author: Rick R. Reed Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: The Couple Next door is a tension filled and fact paced psychological thriller. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: With the couple next door, nothing is as it seems. Jeremy Booth leads a simple life, scraping by in... Continue Reading →
Title: A Hard Day’s Night Author: Mia Kerick Publisher: CoolDudes/YoungDudes Publishing Pages/Word Count: 114 Pages At a Glance: A Hard Day’s Night had the promise of delivering but, unfortunately, fell a bit short for me. Reviewed By: Taz Blurb: High school senior Kalin (Lennon) Macready knows several facts for certain: John Lennon is his hero.... Continue Reading →
Title: The Heart of Frost (North Pole City Tales: Book Two) Author: Charlie Cochet Narrator: Robert Nieman Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 3 hours and 4 minutes At a Glance: Charlie Cochet, as usual, has nailed a story, but unfortunately, I can’t say the same for its narrator. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: At the North... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and welcome to the first of our Best of 2015 Giveaways! We've put together a list of our Top 5 favorite books this year, in no particular order (and some of us also had an honorable mention because it's just that hard to narrow things down), and we'd not only like to share... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and welcome to another look at what we have coming up for you in the week ahead. For those of you who celebrated, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Now, on to 2016! Before I get to the business of upcoming business, I wanted to give you a little bit of... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, I hope you've all enjoyed the long holiday weekend! Welcome and thanks so much for stopping by. We've got a great week planned to ring out the old and welcome in the new, including our "Best of" picks for 2015, which, of course, will include some giveaways too. Here's what's on tap for... Continue Reading →
Title: Kiss of the Alpha (Supremacy of Wolves: Book Two) Authors: Shannon West and Victoria Sue Publisher: Dark Hollows Press Pages/Word Count: 154 Pages At a Glance: Each of these books keeps getting better and better as this brave new world between wolves and humans evolves. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Jay Tabor, rebel leader of... Continue Reading →
Title: Romancing the Bouncer Author: J.D. Walker Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 13k Words At a Glance: I really enjoyed Romancing the Bouncer but would have liked it to be just a bit longer. Reviewed By: Lana Blurb: Bennett "Ben" Pachowski has been a bouncer at Throwbacks for years. He likes his job, though he... Continue Reading →
Title: Remember Him Author: Kazy Reed Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 162 Pages At a Glance: As a first book, this was a commendable contribution to vampiric storylore. Reviewed By: Taz Blurb: While sketching the Temple of Dendur, graduate student Carter Denwright meets—and is seduced by—a powerful vampire by the name of Alder. Though they... Continue Reading →
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