Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Guardian Angel Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 439 Pages At a Glance: A bit of a change for fans of Hayden Thorne, but oh so worth it! Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: When nineteen-year-old Dominic Coville’s parents die in an accident, leaving him not only alone but on the brink of poverty, he desperately searches... Continue Reading →
Title: The Seer Author: Jordan Reece Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 249 Pages At a Glance: Jess Faraday, Tamara Allen, KJ Charles, Jordan L. Hawk--author Jordan Reece's The Seer notches right in there with some of my fave historical/historical fantasy authors. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Detective Laeric Scoth is good at his job, but he’s also... Continue Reading →
Title: Games of Rome (Dominus: Book Two) Author: JP Kenwood Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 339 Pages At a Glance: If you love a plotty and well written historical with plenty of intrigue and interesting characters, I can't recommend this series enough. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: In this sequel to Dominus, Gaius Fabius Rufus, the victorious... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Hayden Thorne back today with an excerpt and giveaway of her Young Adult Historical Fantasy Desmond and Garrick (Books One and Two). To enter for the chance to win an e-copy of BOTH books, just click on the Rafflecopter widget below after reading this little teaser. Good luck! from... Continue Reading →
Title: Plaid Nights Anthology Author: Various (see blurb) Publisher: Torquere Press Pages/Word Count: 186 Pages At a Glance: This book has a little of everything: sexy bad boys, a little mystery, a little paranormal, and a lot of entertainment. It’s a must read. Reviewed By: Lana Blurb: In Plaid Nights, men in kilts are as... Continue Reading →
Title: The Relics of Gods Author: Yeyu Length: 350 Pages Publisher: DSP Publications At a Glance: Overall, reading this book was a pleasant experience. Reviewed By: Johanis Blurb: What is worse: Being so broke you can barely afford food, getting hired for dangerous missions way out of your league, suffocating under mountains of unanswered questions—or wanting... Continue Reading →
Title: Ansel of Pryor House Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press/JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 116 Pages At a Glance: Another excellent YA historical fantasy from the author of The Twilight Gods. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Fifteen-year-old Ansel Tunnicliffe has lived a harsh life. Abandoned by his mother and his siblings to a drunk and abusive... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes author James Comins today on the Fool School blog tour, to talk "Writing Genre", and he's also offering the chance to win a $20 Wayward Ink Publishing gift card OR an e-copy of the book. To enter just click on the Rafflecopter widget below. Good luck! I believe, honestly and sincerely,... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes Hayden Thorne today with an excerpt from her new Young Adult novel Ansel of Pryor House. Hayden's also giving one reader the chance to win an e-copy of the book, so be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter. Good luck! Blurb: Fifteen-year-old Ansel Tunnicliffe has lived a... Continue Reading →
Title: Wollstone Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press (JMS Books) Pages/Word Count: 236 Pages At a Glance: Beautiful descriptions in what feels like a timeless setting, but a little slow paced for me. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: The moment Emil Gogean sets foot inside Wollstone Academy’s fairy tale-like campus, he realizes his freshman year in... Continue Reading →
Title: Cheap as Beasts Author: Jon Wilson Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Pages/Word Count: 240 Pages At a Glance: A recommendable read for lovers of classic murder mystery. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Like most soldiers, Declan Colette lost his fair share in the war—in his case a sailor, drowned off Iwo Jima. Since then he’s been... Continue Reading →
Title: Buck Baxter, Love Detective Author: Geoffrey Knight Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 90 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Welcome to Wilde City, 1924—a crane on top of every skyscraper, a party in every club, a romance on every dance floor, a shooting every night, a broken heart on every street corner and a... Continue Reading →
Title: A Taste of Copper Author: Elin Gregory Publisher: Love Lane Books Pages/Word Count: 71 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Your master has the field for today, but his name, whatever it might be, is without honour. Olivier the squire worships the Black Knight and takes a fierce joy in his prowess as he defends... Continue Reading →
Gaslamp Fortnight: A Steampunk Book Tour – October 27th – November 7th Authors L.A. Witt, Alexis Hall, and Cornelia Grey come together on a Steampunk book tour to celebrate the releases of Precious Metals, Prosperity, and Circus of the Damned. Join us on adventures through the lawless, untamed, kraken-infested skies! Trek the snowy wilds of... Continue Reading →
Cowboys and Dandies and Wizards, Oh My Lisa asked me to talk a bit today about the inspirations for Prosperity, particularly in the light of the blurb, which is quite self-consciously pulpy. Prosperity actually has quite a long history of how it got where it is, and so it has quite a lot of random... Continue Reading →
Title: Prosperity Author: Alexis Hall Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 190 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: A breathtaking tale of passion and adventure in the untamed skies! Prosperity, 1863: a lawless skytown where varlets, chancers, and ne’er-do-wells risk everything to chase a fortune in the clouds, and where a Gaslight guttersnipe named Piccadilly is about... Continue Reading →
Title: Junior Willis Author: Richard Natale Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Pages/Word Count: 84 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: From the moment he leaves the Midwest in the early 1950s, Tom Larson is forced to confront his sexual and romantic desires at every turn. His awakening begins in Korea where he has an affair with his... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the Riptide Publishing/L. A. Witt blog tour for Noble Metals! Thank you to The Novel Approach for hosting me. Every comment on this blog tour enters you in a drawing for a choice of two eBooks off my backlist (excluding Noble Metals) and a $10 Riptide Publishing store credit. Entries close at midnight,... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the Riptide Publishing/L. A. Witt blog tour for Noble Metals! Thank you to The Novel Approach for hosting me. Every comment on this blog tour enters you in a drawing for a choice of two eBooks off my backlist (excluding Noble Metals) and a $10 Riptide Publishing store credit. Entries close at midnight,... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is pleased to have Hayden back with us today. She's offering a little excerpt from her latest novella Grave's End, from Queerteen Press, and she's offering the chance for one lucky reader to win an e-copy of the book. THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED Blurb: It isn’t business as usual for Maelwine when... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is pleased to have Hayden back with us today. She's offering a little excerpt from her latest novella Grave's End, from Queerteen Press, and she's offering the chance for one lucky reader to win an e-copy of the book. THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED Blurb: It isn’t business as usual for Maelwine when... Continue Reading →
“There are moments when even to the sober eye of reason, the world of our sad humanity may assume the semblance of Hell. ” ― Edgar Allan Poe Title: Call of the Night Singers Author: Ari McKay Publisher: Torquere Press Pages/Word Count: 89 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: When Garland Heatherford is named heir to... Continue Reading →
“There are moments when even to the sober eye of reason, the world of our sad humanity may assume the semblance of Hell. ” ― Edgar Allan Poe Title: Call of the Night Singers Author: Ari McKay Publisher: Torquere Press Pages/Word Count: 89 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: When Garland Heatherford is named heir to... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Jordan, welcome back! It’s always great to have you here with us. For readers who may not have had the chance to be introduced to you before, why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself to get things started? Jordan: I live in NC, not terribly far from where I spent... Continue Reading →
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