Where Fiction and Reality Meet
We're so pleased to have audiobook narrator Dorian Bane joining us at The Novel Approach today. Dorian performs the narration for L.C. Chase's Pickup Men series (among other works), so L.C. submitted a few interview questions to him, which he then answers, of course, in audio. Riptide Publishing is also offering the chance for one... Continue Reading →
Title: The President's Husband Author: Michael Murphy Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages At a Glance: An interesting premise that fell a bit flat for me. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: When an assassin’s bullet strikes his predecessor, Grayson Alexander becomes the first openly gay President of the United States and his husband, David Hammond,... Continue Reading →
Title: Mending the Rift Author: Chris T. Kat Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 214 Pages At a Glance: I believe that author Chris T. Kat has really good stories to tell, but this latest offering suffered due to too many unresolved elements that ending up muddying the story line. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: In a... Continue Reading →
Title: Between Ghosts Author: Garrett Leigh Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 246 Pages At a Glance: Between Ghosts wasn’t perfect. It wasn’t my favorite of Leigh’s books, but it was still very, very good. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: In 2003, journalist Connor Regan marched through London to add his voice to a million others, decrying... Continue Reading →
Title: Bound (Guards of Folsom: Book Five) Author: SJD Peterson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: I highly recommend this book! Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Tek Cain & Jamie Ryan work at the Guards of Folsom BDSM club. After two years on the run from their old motorcycle club and the... Continue Reading →
It’s Release Day for Sleight of Heart! A very special thank you to all the wonderful folks at The Novel Approach for hosting me today for the release of Sleight of Heart! I have celebrated the release of every new book on The Novel Approach. EVERY.ONE. So much so, it’s become an official tradition and... Continue Reading →
Lisa: Hi, Chris, welcome to The Novel Approach. It’s great to have you back on your Mending the Rift tour. Why don’t we start the interview by having you talk a little bit about your career as an author? What would you say is the most satisfying thing about being a writer? Chris: For me,... Continue Reading →
Title: Hexbreaker: A Hexworld Novel Author: Jordan L. Hawk Release Date: May 6, 2016 Pre-Order Links: Amazon || Smashwords || ARe Blurb: Will a dark history doom their future together? New York copper Tom Halloran is a man with a past. If anyone finds out he once ran with the notorious O’Connell tunnel gang, he’ll... Continue Reading →
Cheers, fellow readers, I hope you've all had a fab weekend filled with lots of great books! Welcome to a preview of what--and who--we have in store for you in the week ahead here at The Novel Approach. It promises to be interesting, informative, and I'm looking forward to sharing it all with you in... Continue Reading →
Title: Night and Day (2nd Edition) Author: Rowan Speedwell Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 52 Pages At a Glance: Rowan Speedwell’s unique delivery of Night and Day tells a charming and fantastical and sweetly romantic story. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Nate Pederowski is about as far down as he can go when he’s tipped to... Continue Reading →
Title: Shaken Author: Jenna Jones Publisher: Torquere Press Pages/Word Count: 101 Pages At a Glance: This is a well-written story of literal second chances. I just wish I had enjoyed reading it more. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: One year ago, Sebastian and Patrick got married so that Patrick would have full legal rights to be... Continue Reading →
Title: Fermenting (Beer and Clay: Book Five) Author: Sean Michael Publisher: Pride Publishing Pages/Word Count: 107 Pages At a Glance: All in all, Fermenting is a nicely written and fast paced short story. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Christian needs what Peter has to give him, but will he let himself have it? With Toby’s stalker... Continue Reading →
Title: Second Hand (A Tucker Springs Novel) Author: Heidi Cullinan and Marie Sexton Narrator:: Iggy Toma Publisher: Riptide Publishing Run Time: 5 hours and 11 minutes At a Glance: Second Hand is a great listen, one I would recommend, and Tucker Springs is a great series made new in audiobooks. Reviewed By: Kathie Blurb: Paul... Continue Reading →
Title: Whippersnapper Author: Michael Rupured Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages At a Glance: A strong and diverse character driven story that pulled me in and kept me rooting for all the protagonists to get their happily-ever-afters. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Tellumo Magnamater is a fresh-out-of-college, first-year English teacher at Salt Lick County High... Continue Reading →
I had a lot of inspirations for writing The Lusty Adventures of Theseus. But one of the biggest, and I swear I'm not kidding, was Flesh Gordon. Not FLASH Gordon. FLESH Gordon. As in the 70's-tastic, utterly campy soft porn parody. My earliest days of technical adulthood coincided with the earliest days of Netflix, and... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author Mary Calmes to The Novel Approach today to chat a bit about her upcoming novella Lay It Down. Enjoy and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for the chance to win an e-copy of the book. See below for details. Good luck! Inspiration... Continue Reading →
Title: Penalty Shot (Hat Trick: Book Three) Author: Jeff Adams Publisher: JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 344 Pages At a Glance: My favorite book of the series wraps things up nicely with Simon and Alex as they finish their college careers together. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Life has a sneaky way of checking you into the... Continue Reading →
Title: Lollipop (Candy Man: Book Three) Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 250 Pages At a Glance: If you are a fan of this series, you will love this latest installment. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Ezra Kellerman flew across country to see if he had another chance with the man he let slip... Continue Reading →
Title: Love Strong as Death (Laying a Ghost: Book Four) Authors: Jane Davitt and Alexa Snow Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 107 Pages At a Glance: The authors have done an incredible job revisiting these characters and bringing their love story back to life. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: No amount of distraction can keep Nick... Continue Reading →
I had to do quite a bit of rewrites to parts of Night and Day before it could be republished. Copyright laws have gotten significantly more stringent in the past few years, and it seems like every week there are new lawsuits popping up, dealing with various intellectual property issues. There is generally an agreed... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming authors Brownyn Heeley and April Kelley today, on the tour for their latest collaboration, The Way Life Turns. Enjoy their guest post and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below for the chance to win some books. Good luck! Celebrating Our Differences Through Writing I know most... Continue Reading →
Title: Laying a Ghost (The Boxed Set) Authors: Jane Davitt and Alexa Snow Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 247k Words At a Glance: I highly recommend the box set as reading about these men in chronological order and experiencing their love story is a real treat. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Laying a Ghost: When John... Continue Reading →
Title: Will & Patrick Meet the Mob (Wake Up Married: Book Five) Authors: Leta Blake and Alice Griffiths Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 147 Pages At a Glance: Leta Blake and Alice Griffiths have made this such a fun serial to follow—in all its soap opera dramatics and over-the-top antics and in watching our heroes slowly... Continue Reading →
Title: Guardian Author: Jordan Taylor Publisher: NineStar Press Pages/Word Count: 42 Pages At a Glance: For a short book, this one packs a wallop in the emotion department. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: On a blustery November day in London, Gavin catches a bus from Waterloo Station to his office. He makes this journey five days a... Continue Reading →
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