Where Fiction and Reality Meet
The Novel Approach welcomes Hayden Thorne today with an exclusive excerpt and giveaway of her new novella Sheridan Diggins and the Dead Horde, book one in an Adult Sci-Fi Romance Series from JMS Books. THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED Blurb: Book 1 of the Cecilian Blue-Collar Chronicles The year is 8016, the planet, Cecilia, where questionable... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and thanks for coming by to see what we have in store for you in the week ahead. It's shaped up to be another busy one--loads of guest authors, blog tours, giveaways just for you, and, of course, books. It wouldn't be a week if we didn't talk about books. Now, here's what's... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and thanks for coming by to see what we have in store for you in the week ahead. It's shaped up to be another busy one--loads of guest authors, blog tours, giveaways just for you, and, of course, books. It wouldn't be a week if we didn't talk about books. Now, here's what's... Continue Reading →
The Twilight Gods is a retelling of the Native American folktale, “The Girl Who Married a Ghost.” Set in Victorian England, it’s an alternative perspective on a gay teen’s coming-out process, with Norris’ journey of self-discovery couched in magical and supernatural terms and imagery. BLURB: London during the Great Exhibition of 1851 is a new... Continue Reading →
Happy Sunday, everyone, I hope you've had a lovely week. Coming up in the week ahead, we've got plenty of great stuff in store for you to enjoy, more guest authors, interesting articles, interviews, reviews, and, thanks to the generosity of our guests, more giveaways just because they appreciate you, their readers. Here's what's on... Continue Reading →
Happy Sunday, everyone, I hope you've had a lovely week. Coming up in the week ahead, we've got plenty of great stuff in store for you to enjoy, more guest authors, interesting articles, interviews, reviews, and, thanks to the generosity of our guests, more giveaways just because they appreciate you, their readers. Here's what's on... Continue Reading →
Title: Henning Book 2: Prince of Wintergrave Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 166 Pages At a Glance: Suspense, plot twists, and even a few tears make this a great read Blurb: Being a prince in a past life yields no benefits in the present, Henning has quickly learned. His concerned housemates have... Continue Reading →
THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED Blurb: Being a prince in a past life yields no benefits in the present, Henning has quickly learned. His concerned housemates have made themselves his official, overbearing chaperones, Ellery appears to despise him, and Henning’s limited movements slowly wear down his nerves. With his awakening process turning out to be more... Continue Reading →
Title: Henning: The Hunted Prince Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 143 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Young Henning Babkis has learned not to consider himself to be anything special. Ignored and taken for granted by his family, his education suffering as a result of their neglect, he nevertheless struggles to fit in... Continue Reading →
Being a prince in a past life and a different world guarantees nothing in 21st century Earth. One of the best things about writing YA fiction is the exploration of a teen's relationship with the adults surrounding him. That ends up being great fun in comedy, and in my Masks series, we have Eric pretty... Continue Reading →
Title: Masks: Ordinary Champions Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 189 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Book 3 of the Masks series follows Eric’s adventures as a newly-transformed supervillain sidekick. Taking advantage of Eric’s relationship with Peter, the Devil’s Trill uses him for a shield against the superheroes. In the meantime, new villains... Continue Reading →
"Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of God, tell a joke." - Joss Whedon Blurb: Book 3 of the Masks series follows Eric’s adventures as a newly-transformed supervillain sidekick. Taking advantage of Eric’s relationship with Peter, the Devil’s Trill uses him for a shield against the... Continue Reading →
"Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of God, tell a joke." - Joss Whedon Blurb: Book 3 of the Masks series follows Eric’s adventures as a newly-transformed supervillain sidekick. Taking advantage of Eric’s relationship with Peter, the Devil’s Trill uses him for a shield against the... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, and welcome back to anyone who’s popped in today to see what we’ve got in store for the week ahead! If you missed my announcement on RJ Scott’s blog about the Virtual Gift Basket Giveaways we’ve got coming up at the end of the month and into the first week of October, I’ll... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, and welcome back to anyone who’s popped in today to see what we’ve got in store for the week ahead! If you missed my announcement on RJ Scott’s blog about the Virtual Gift Basket Giveaways we’ve got coming up at the end of the month and into the first week of October, I’ll... Continue Reading →
"And there the craftsman sat in the deepening shadows of his workshop, ignoring the candles that burned themselves out till he was finally enveloped by the night, his thin figure bent over his worktable and the little minstrel." -- Hayden Thorne Title: The Glass Minstrel Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 216 Pages... Continue Reading →
"And there the craftsman sat in the deepening shadows of his workshop, ignoring the candles that burned themselves out till he was finally enveloped by the night, his thin figure bent over his worktable and the little minstrel." -- Hayden Thorne Title: The Glass Minstrel Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 216 Pages... Continue Reading →
“He now knew what that ache was: empathy. And it wasn’t just any kind of empathy, but one involving loneliness.” – Hayden Thorne Title: Grave’s End Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 66 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: It isn’t business as usual for Maelwine when a new family moves into Grave’s End... Continue Reading →
“He now knew what that ache was: empathy. And it wasn’t just any kind of empathy, but one involving loneliness.” – Hayden Thorne Title: Grave’s End Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 66 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: It isn’t business as usual for Maelwine when a new family moves into Grave’s End... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, thanks so much to all of you for stopping by to see what we have in store for you in the week ahead. It’s going to be a full one, so be sure to check back frequently to catch all the guest posts, giveaways, and reviews. Here’s a look at what’s coming up...... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, thanks so much to all of you for stopping by to see what we have in store for you in the week ahead. It’s going to be a full one, so be sure to check back frequently to catch all the guest posts, giveaways, and reviews. Here’s a look at what’s coming up...... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes giving up control could very well be the cure to one’s spiritual sickness. Or whatever.” – Hayden Thorne Title: Masks: Evolution Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: While his friends continue to develop their newfound powers, Eric begins to feel the effects of being the odd man out.... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes giving up control could very well be the cure to one’s spiritual sickness. Or whatever.” – Hayden Thorne Title: Masks: Evolution Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: While his friends continue to develop their newfound powers, Eric begins to feel the effects of being the odd man out.... Continue Reading →
Today we welcome Hayden Thorne on the Masks: Evolution Blog Tour. Evolution is the sequel to Rise of Heroes, and carries on the story of teenage Eric, his boyfriend Peter, their friend Althea, and all the superhero and supervillain action Vintage City can handle. THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED Blurb: Strange things are happening in Vintage... Continue Reading →
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