Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Viscount’s Wager Author: Ava March Publisher: Carina Press Pages/Word Count: 275 Pages At a Glance: Another sexy and romantic and emotionally satisfying read from Ava March. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: London, 1822 You never forget your first love, but is a second chance worth the gamble? Anthony, Viscount Rawling, knows exactly what he wants... Continue Reading →
Title: Lessons for Idle Tongues Author: Charlie Cochrane Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 247 Pages At a Glance: Just when you think you might have it all figured out… That would be a no. I love it! Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Cambridge, 1910 Amateur detectives Jonty Stewart and Orlando Coppersmith seem to have nothing more... Continue Reading →
Title: Checkmate Author: Nicki Bennett and Ariel Tachna Narrator:: Peter B. Brooke Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 10 Hours and 18 Minutes At a Glance: There is never a dull moment and there’s a good pace to this story! Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: When sword for hire Teodoro Ciéza de Vivar accepts a commission to... Continue Reading →
Title: I’ll Still Be There Author: Keelan Ellis Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: In spite of some issues I had with I'll Still Be There, I liked its message of the enduring power of love. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: The summer after high school, Eli Dunn and Jess Early explore... Continue Reading →
Title: The Tutor Author: Bonnie Dee Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 184 Pages At a Glance: Chills, suspense, and romance work together beautifully in The Tutor. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Gothic romance with a twist. Elements of The Sound of Music, The Enchanted Garden, Jane Eyre, and “true” ghost hunting shows make this story feel familiar.... Continue Reading →
Title: Dangerous Spirits Author: Jordan L. Hawk Series: Spirits: Book Two Genre: Historical Romance, Paranormal Release Date: September 15, 2015 Cover Artist: Jordan L. Hawk Blurb: After the events of Reyhome Castle, Henry Strauss expected the Psychical Society to embrace his application of science to the study of hauntings. Instead, the society humiliates and blacklists... Continue Reading →
Title: Stranger at the Door Author: J.S. Cook Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 87 Pages At a Glance: Stranger at the Door is a little sad and eerie and wonderful love story. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: South Carolina lawyer Calvin Amos is confident he can gain Thomas Basinger his freedom on appeal. Thom was convicted... Continue Reading →
Title: Unison Author: Vivien Dean Publisher: Amber Quill Press Pages/Word Count: 60 Pages At a Glance: Time travel and magic collide to right a wrong in history. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Freddie Valek is a dreamer. He dreams about the fantastic as a means to escape, about finding the perfect man, about anything his imagination... Continue Reading →
Title: Throwaway Card Author: A.J. Marcus Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: A.J. Marcus always does an incredible job and keeps me thoroughly interested in the story. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Hugh Lafoux managed to survive the Civil War, but came out of it scarred for life and with an intricately... Continue Reading →
Title: Letters from a Cowboy (A Morning Report Story) Author: Sue Brown Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 154 Pages At a Glance: Sue Brown does a wonderful job of bringing Simon Wood and Chip Henson to life. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Simon Wood arrives at Tamar Ranch looking for a job after being fired from... Continue Reading →
Title: The Strange Case of the Big Sur Benefactor Author: Jess Faraday Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Pages/Word Count: 99 Pages At a Glance: Clever, clever, clever! Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Billiwack, California, 1884. When translator Rosetta Stein comes across her rival, Bartholomew Vincent, under attack by weird, raven-headed man-beasts behind the infamous Puckered Rosebud Gentleman’s... Continue Reading →
Title: All the Arts of Hurting Author: Amelia Faulkner Publisher: LoveLight Press Pages/Word Count: 95 Pages At a Glance: A historical novella set during WWI that may lack in heat but makes up for in heart. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: As far as Lord Duncan Aldham is concerned, war is a thing which affects other people. He’s... Continue Reading →
Title: We, King Henry VIII: Part One Author: S. Joy P. Publisher: Self-Published via Amazon Pages/Word Count: 188 Pages At a Glance: With a unique plot and lush prose, We, King Henry VIII takes readers on a supernatural trip to the 16th century. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Henry VIII of England seeks his way home... Continue Reading →
Title: Jack in the Green Author: JL Merrow Publisher: JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 24 Pages At a Glance: While slightly confusing at times, this is an interesting story with a couple of surprising twists. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: In 1920s England, class distinctions still hold sway, and the old pagan traditions are far from forgotten.... Continue Reading →
Title: Memory Author: Doug Lloyd Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 270 Pages At a Glance: I was impressed by Doug Lloyd’s debut novel. Memory is at once a beautiful love story, and a powerful story of bravery and being true to who you are, even in the face of bigotry and hatred. Reviewed By: Jules... Continue Reading →
Title: The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal Author: KJ Charles Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 224 Pages At a Glance: The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal is a book that deserves every bit of effusiveness aimed its way. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: A story too secret, too terrifying—and too shockingly intimate—for Victorian eyes. A note... Continue Reading →
Title: Lord Heliodor’s Retirement (A Daily Dose 2015 Story) Author: Amy Rae Durreson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 52 Pages At a Glance: A sweet and sentimental story of second chances for two men approaching their golden years. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Unlikely hero Lord Adem Heliodor saved his queen’s life during the Screaming, a... Continue Reading →
Title: Mastering Love (The Hampton Road Club: Book Four) Author: Morticia Knight Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 197 pages At a Glance: Fantastic fourth novel in a historical BDSM series. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Evan sees a Master who could be his whole world and Ned sees a beautiful boy in need. But shattered trust... Continue Reading →
Title: Primavera Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 57 Pages At a Glance: Haunting and beautiful, Primavera will make you believe in the infinite power of love. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Images of a young man who died in a dreadful manner suddenly haunt the dreams of eighteen-year-old Adam Cassidy. Even more disturbing are... Continue Reading →
Title: The First Hello Author: Willa Okati Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 143 Pages At a Glance: This is a poignant tale of love and loss and love again - beautiful and lyrical and at times, heartbreaking. It grabs the reader and doesn’t let go until the final sentence. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Shawn Tillerman... Continue Reading →
Title: Claw (Gothika: Volume Three) Authors: Jamie Fessenden, Kim Fielding, Eli Easton Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages At a Glance: All three authors’ stories are unique not only in voice but in storyline too, and unlike with some anthologies I’ve read in the past, there isn’t a clunker story in this bunch. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes Deanna Wadsworth today on her Wrecked blog tour. Enjoy the exclusive excerpt she's sharing from the book, then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below for the chance to win one of two e-copies of the book. Good luck! Thank you again for hosting me here at The Novel... Continue Reading →
Title: Shuffle of Angel’s Feet Author: T.A. Chase Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 45000 Words At a Glance: If you like stories about Indians, cowhands, and Englishmen , then you’ll enjoy Shuffle of Angel’s Feet. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: When Ansel Woolstem arrives in Gideon's Crossing from England via New York, he doesn't know whether... Continue Reading →
Title: The Gilded Scarab Author: Anna Butler Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 314 Pages At a Glance: When this novel gets a good head of steam going, it’s an adventurous and entertaining jaunt through an alternate reality London. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: When Captain Rafe Lancaster is invalided out of the Britannic Imperium’s Aero Corps... Continue Reading →
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