Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: A Rope of Thorns (The Hexslinger: Book Two) Author: Gemma Files Publisher: ChiZine Publications Length: 328 Pages Category: Historical, Spec Fic, Fantasy At a Glance: This series is a gold mine of dextrous storytelling and lush prose and brilliant characterization that I’m so thankful I unearthed. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: YOU MUST LET BLOOD... Continue Reading →
Please help us welcome author Kim Fielding to TNA today, on the anthology tour Once Upon a Time in the Weird West. Kim's here today to talk about about her story, The Tale of August Hayling, and she's also offering a giveaway, so be sure to check it out. Welcome, Kim! My story, “The Tale... Continue Reading →
Title: Death Comes Darkly (A Detective Heath Barrington Mystery: Book One) Author: David S. Pederson Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Length: 240 Pages Category: Historical, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: If you really enjoy the murder mystery genre and appreciate the author Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, or even the game Clue, this book will... Continue Reading →
Title: Man & Beast (The Savage Land: Book One) Author: Michael Jensen Publisher: BK Books Length: 307 Pages Category: Historical, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Author Michael Jensen has melded factual research with fiction to create an eerily shocking mystery. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: What is the line that separates man from beast? The year is... Continue Reading →
Title: Hell-Knights Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Self-Published Length: 319 Pages (Kindle) Category: Historical, Gothic Romance At a Glance: I highly recommend this one, guys. Super cool, spooky, action-packed, New Adult spec fic. Go grab it! Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Decima is a centuries-old Italian city on the water, a vanity project meant to be a... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming author Hayden Thorne today, to chat about and share an exclusive excerpt from her newest novel, Hell-Knights. Hayden is also offering the chance for two lucky readers to win an e-copy of the book, so be sure to check out the Rafflecopter widget below for entry details. Welcome, Hayden! Hell-Knights... Continue Reading →
Title: Contact (Gothika: Book Five) Authors: Kim Fielding, F. E. Feeley Jr, Jamie Fessenden, B.G. Thomas Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 306 Pages Category: Sci-Fi, Historical At a Glance: Overall I would most definitely encourage sci-fi lovers to pick up this anthology. Contact will certainly entertain those who love the idea that we are not alone... Continue Reading →
Title: A Book of Tongues (Hexslinger: Volume One) Author: Gemma Files Publisher: ChiZine Publications Length: 274 Pages Category: Dark Fantasy, Historical, Alt History, Mythology At a Glance: I loved this book and also hated it for making me love it so much. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Two years after the Civil War, Pinkerton agent Ed... Continue Reading →
Hello! Thank you for joining us on Genre Talk on The Novel Approach. Today’s guest is J.T. Rogers who is here telling us about her exciting new novel In from the Cold, which was released by DSP Publications on October 4. Read to the end for a giveaway! Before we get to the interview let’s... Continue Reading →
Title: In from the Cold (The Castoffs: A Robert Flynn Novel) Author: J.T. Rogers Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 236 Pages Category: Historical, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Are you a Captain America and Bucky Barnes fan? Then you are going to love this. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: Robert Flynn abandoned a sterling military career when his... Continue Reading →
Title: Sweetwater Author: Lisa Henry Narrator: Dorian Bane Publisher: Riptide Publishing Run Time: 7 hours and 39 minutes Category: Historical, Western At a Glance: Dorian Bane is a very talented voice artist who takes the somewhat slow pacing of the first half of the book and makes it enjoyable. His characters come to life and... Continue Reading →
Title: According to Hoyle Author: Abigail Roux Narrator: Mason Lloyd Publisher: Riptide Publishing Run Time: 7 hours and 48 minutes Category: Historical, Western, Action/Adventure At a Glance: As usual, Mason Lloyd delivers a top notch narration. His voice is distinctive in each character, and makes the book more than enjoyable. Reviewed By: Mike Blurb: US... Continue Reading →
Title: Bitterwood Author: Rowan Speedwell Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 167 Pages Category: Historical, Fantasy, Action/Adventure At a Glance: Bitterwood is a bit of a swashbuckling romance tangled together with a mysterious quest that was over way too soon and left me aching for more. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Outrunning a winter storm in the north,... Continue Reading →
Title: Pinkerton Man Series: Books One and Two Author: C.J. Baty Publisher: Wayward Ink Publishing Length: 133 Pages (Kindle) Category: Historical, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: The Pinkerton Man series is entertaining, well written and easy to follow as C.J. Baty takes us back to the old west, to the year 1895. Both storylines are suspenseful,... Continue Reading →
Title: Coming to Grief Author: Dale Chase Publisher: Wilde City Press Length: 50 Pages (Kindle) Category: Historical, Western At a Glance: If you’re looking for something a little different, give Dale Chase a try and have a fun read. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Thrown together on the road between Laramie and Cheyenne, cowboy Johnny Anglim... Continue Reading →
Hello and welcome to Genre Talk. This week we are lucky to have Mickie B. Ashling joining us to talk about her book, Mayon, which was released earlier this year.. A great big thanks to everyone joining Genre Talk today on The Novel Approach Reviews. Now say hi to DSP Publications author Mickie B. Ashling... Continue Reading →
Title: Trampling in the Land of Woe (The Patron Saints of Hell: Vol. One) Author: William Galaini Publisher: Scarlet River Press Length: 358 Pages Category: Steampunk, Fantasy At a Glance: Trampling in the Land of Woe is a bit like the book author Lewis Carroll might have written if he'd sat down with ink and... Continue Reading →
Title: The Flowers of St. Aloysius Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Self-Published Length: 363 Pages Category: New Adult, Historical, Gothic Romance At a Glance: Another amazing book from Hayden Thorne that will stay with me long after I’ve finished. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: A dying young mother’s desperate hope for her child leads her to a fateful... Continue Reading →
Title: Flying Fish (Sword and Silk: Book One) Author: Sedonia Guillone Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 81 Pages Category: Historical At a Glance: The second half of the story really was lovely. I just wish it would have grabbed me from the get-go. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: In eighteenth century Japan, during the golden age of... Continue Reading →
Title: The Places We Say Goodbye Author: Jordan Taylor Publisher: NineStar Press Length: 235 Pages Category: Literary/Genre Fiction At a Glance: The Places We Say Goodbye is an outstanding story and comes highly recommended to you. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Flep has a great job as a New York City production designer, a blossoming relationship... Continue Reading →
Title: Spindrift Author: Amy Rae Durreson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: Paranormal, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: While Spindrift took a little more time to hook me than is usual for this author, all was well that ended well, and I couldn’t help but love the way both of the romantic storylines resolved. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: The Prince’s Psalm Author: Eric Shaw Quinn Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 480 Pages Category: Historical, Spiritual At a Glance: This is a rather special work. I recommend it for the story, for the style, and for the ability of both of those things together to take the reader to another place and time. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
On Writing The Prince’s Psalm Ironically, as I sit down to write this, I feel underqualified to advise anyone on how to write an historical book on the scale of The Prince’s Psalm. I know I actually did it. I have a copy. But I feel very fortunate that I was gifted such an amazing... Continue Reading →
Title: Shadowboxing (Echoes Rising: Book One) Author: Anne Barwell Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 270 Pages Category: Historical, Suspense/Thriller At a Glance: Besides giving us some very solid characters, Anne Barwell also gives us a suspenseful, action packed, old-time war thriller. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: 2nd Edition Berlin, 1943. An encounter with an old friend leaves... Continue Reading →
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