Where Fiction and Reality Meet
I am so excited to talk about my new release from Samhain, A KING UNDONE. It’s the first of my Noble Pleasures series, which I would describe as being a classic historical romance—with a huge male/male twist. Imagine….say, Lisa Kleypas or Julia Quinn or even Jane Austen. But in an alternative world where men can... Continue Reading →
Christmas Presents There are lots of things I like about Christmas presents. My best gift is seeing other people open their presents, and that is no word of a lie. But after that, I have received some pretty awesome gifts over the years. My Kindle was probably my most recent hugely exciting gift. Hubby wrapped... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is delighted to have Kenzie Cade with us today on the Hummingbird House blog tour. Will Parkinson asked Kenzie a few questions that she was kind enough to answer. Enjoy, then be sure to enter Kenzie's Rafflecopter giveaway for your chance to win an e-book and a $20 Amazon or ARe Gift... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is pleased to welcome Ines Johnson's The Pleasure Hound blog tour today. Enjoy the excerpt she's shared with us, then be sure to leave a comment to enter for a chance to win an e-copy of the book. THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED Blurb: Five hundred years after mankind ravaged the earth, women... Continue Reading →
TNA: Greetings, Sibley, thanks very much for being here with us today. Why don’t we start your interview by having you tell us a little bit about yourself? Sibley: Thanks for having me! Well, as far as “Sibley” goes, it’s a pen name for Caddy Rowland. Caddy is my real name, and I write dramatic... Continue Reading →
How to Protect Women from Harassment at Gaming Events: Exclude Women? Hi, and welcome to the Player vs. Player blog tour! As I’ve established a few times, I’m a lifelong gamer, and a lifelong feminist. And a large part of my inspiration to write PvP derived from the confluence of those two interests, when the... Continue Reading →
Hello, and welcome to the mini blog tour for There Will Be Phlogiston (released: 8th December), a free novella set in the Prosperityverse. Many thanks to Lisa at The Novel Approach for hosting me today! To celebrate the release of Phlogiston, I’m also doing a little giveaway of any book from my backlist, which you... Continue Reading →
As our reluctant hero Ellis is a Yorkshireman at heart, I thought it might be fun to put together a little glossary for our friends across the pond. Remember, Ellis: You never go Full Yorkshire! A Handy Glossary of Yorkshire Terms: Areet – All right. Y’areet there, petal? Aye – Yes. Aye, I did it.... Continue Reading →
As our reluctant hero Ellis is a Yorkshireman at heart, I thought it might be fun to put together a little glossary for our friends across the pond. Remember, Ellis: You never go Full Yorkshire! A Handy Glossary of Yorkshire Terms: Areet – All right. Y’areet there, petal? Aye – Yes. Aye, I did it.... Continue Reading →
Why do fairy tales eternally return? We never seem to get tired of them. While most people know the Disney versions best, surprisingly few have read the Grimm versions upon which they were based, which can be very grim indeed. Those in turn were based upon oral retellings of stories by German and Alsatian women,... Continue Reading →
Three years ago today, I opened WordPress.com and created a new URL in my own little corner of the world wide web. My first review of Hayden Thorne’s Renfred’s Masquerade was one I’d written for Top2Bottom Reviews, and because the book was just that exquisite, I decided to import it and test it as my... Continue Reading →
Three years ago today, I opened WordPress.com and created a new URL in my own little corner of the world wide web. My first review of Hayden Thorne’s Renfred’s Masquerade was one I’d written for Top2Bottom Reviews, and because the book was just that exquisite, I decided to import it and test it as my... Continue Reading →
The Flower Courting Ritual When I wrote The Fifth Son, I wanted to include a courting ritual, but I had no idea what shape that would take. I wanted something different from our traditional exchange of rings. Something different meant Googling... for hours, because it's so easy to sink into the quick sand that's Google.... Continue Reading →
Title: Happy Holidays Series: The Dark Angels Publisher: Rocky Ridge Books Category: Holiday Romance/Erotica Cover Artist: PL Nunn Blurb: What do erotic sex toys and Hanukkah have to do with each other? Absolutely nothing unless you're a member of the famous rock band The Dark Angels and the shy but kinky Robin gives gifts that... Continue Reading →
Each year, Riptide Publishing releases a holiday collection in support of an LGBTQ charity. Twenty percent of all proceeds from the Share the Love collection will be donated to the It Gets Better Project. This collection would not be possible without the talent and generosity of its authors, who have brought us the following holiday stories:... Continue Reading →
Waking Up In Romance The Dream Alchemist is set partly in the ‘real’ waking world and partly in Somnus, my imagined world of dreams. One of my heroes, Bryn Llewelyn, is a dreamwalker. To a dreamwalker, Somnus is as real as the waking world, probably more so, in Bryn’s case, given that his constant attempts... Continue Reading →
Does size really matter? Get your mind out of the gutter, folks! I’m talking about the length of your holiday stories not wieners!! LOL So back to the question, does the size of a holiday book effect whether or not you purchase or read it? Do you like short stories, novellas, or novels? All of... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Skylar, thanks so much for being here with us today. Why don’t we start off having you tell us a little bit about yourself? Skylar: Thank you for hosting me, TNA. I’m listening to Mary Lambert’s song Secrets right now, and like Mary---“ my shit’s not in order,” and yep, I’m okay... Continue Reading →
Jagdschmuck. To my American ears, that word sounds like an awful insult. Can’t you just hear it? “Ugh, she's such a Jagdschmuck!” But the word in German describes the long tradition of setting small hunting trophies such as the teeth, antler, or tusk of certain legally hunted animals into jewelry which is then worn by... Continue Reading →
So good to be back here at the Novel Approach on this stop of my Hell On Wheels Blog Tour. For those following along, my Blog Tour giveaway plan is as follows: 1.) Comment here for the chance to win an ebook. My assistant William will randomly pick a winner for each blog I visit,... Continue Reading →
Title: Talk About Happy Endings Author: Kol Anderson Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 102 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Five couples try to find love on Christmas and in the process discover themselves. Review: Have you ever made a Christmas Wish? Are you familiar with the saying, "be careful what you wish for?" Well, in this... Continue Reading →
How would you like a chance to win an e-copy of Mary Calmes' Fighting Instinct? Pretty great, right? You can enter in the drawing by clicking the Rafflecopter link below. The contest deadline is Midnight Pacific time on Saturday, December 6, 2014. The winner will be selected and announced on Sunday, the 7th, and the... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and many thanks for stopping by to see what's coming up this week. We've got lots of great guests and giveaways, as well as reviews, interviews, and cover reveals in store for you. Here's what we've got on tap in the week ahead. Monday – Mary Calmes is kicking off the week with... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and many thanks for stopping by to see what's coming up this week. We've got lots of great guests and giveaways, as well as reviews, interviews, and cover reveals in store for you. Here's what we've got on tap in the week ahead. Monday – Mary Calmes is kicking off the week with... Continue Reading →
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