Where Fiction and Reality Meet
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 →
I believe in ghosts. It's an odd thing coming from someone who's pretty much an atheist and who'd sooner worship science than a god. But I readily admit it without an ounce of self-consciousness or embarrassment. I do believe in ghosts because I've been in a situation that counted as a haunting. And as I've... Continue Reading →
I believe in ghosts. It's an odd thing coming from someone who's pretty much an atheist and who'd sooner worship science than a god. But I readily admit it without an ounce of self-consciousness or embarrassment. I do believe in ghosts because I've been in a situation that counted as a haunting. And as I've... Continue Reading →
“You are the evil scientist of your desires.” ― Tristan Taormino Title: Fear (The Copper Horse #1) Author: K.A. Merikan Publisher: Storm Moon Press Pages/Word Count: 258 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: London 1907, twenty years into the zombie Plague Reuben is a baker living in the slums of London, sharing a room with his... Continue Reading →
“You are the evil scientist of your desires.” ― Tristan Taormino Title: Fear (The Copper Horse #1) Author: K.A. Merikan Publisher: Storm Moon Press Pages/Word Count: 258 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: London 1907, twenty years into the zombie Plague Reuben is a baker living in the slums of London, sharing a room with his... Continue Reading →
Many thanks to Jordan for giving us the opportunity to debut the cover and blurb of Necropolis, which has not only given me angst but has also made me ultra-giddy for the book itself. Enjoy! BLURB: Introverted scholar Percival Endicott Whyborne has spent the last few months watching his lover, Griffin Flaherty, come to terms... Continue Reading →
Many thanks to Jordan for giving us the opportunity to debut the cover and blurb of Necropolis, which has not only given me angst but has also made me ultra-giddy for the book itself. Enjoy! BLURB: Introverted scholar Percival Endicott Whyborne has spent the last few months watching his lover, Griffin Flaherty, come to terms... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is thrilled to have Hayden Thorne back with us today to celebrate her Young Adult masterpiece, Renfred's Masquerade, a book that made my choice for best young adult book of 2011. It's a gorgeous bit of storytelling, and Hayden has decided it's time to introduce you to Nicola, the hero of this... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is thrilled to have Hayden Thorne back with us today to celebrate her Young Adult masterpiece, Renfred's Masquerade, a book that made my choice for best young adult book of 2011. It's a gorgeous bit of storytelling, and Hayden has decided it's time to introduce you to Nicola, the hero of this... Continue Reading →
“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” ― Stephen King Title: Renfred’s Masquerade Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 238 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Young Nicola Gregori has always wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father, a brilliant clock-maker who’s famous for his wild, fantastical designs. But his father instead sends... Continue Reading →
“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” ― Stephen King Title: Renfred’s Masquerade Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 238 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Young Nicola Gregori has always wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father, a brilliant clock-maker who’s famous for his wild, fantastical designs. But his father instead sends... Continue Reading →
“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.” ― Oscar Wilde Title: Remnant Author: KJ Charles and Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 51 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: London, 1899. The beautiful people are dying… A malevolent power is attacking London’s bright young things, and the only clue to what's happening is... Continue Reading →
“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.” ― Oscar Wilde Title: Remnant Author: KJ Charles and Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 51 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: London, 1899. The beautiful people are dying… A malevolent power is attacking London’s bright young things, and the only clue to what's happening is... Continue Reading →
“The antagonism between life and conscience may be removed in two ways: by a change of life or by a change of conscience.” ― Leo Tolstoy Title: Turnbull House Author: Jess Faraday Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Pages/Word Count: 288 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: London 1891. Former criminal Ira Adler has built a respectable, if... Continue Reading →
Title: Turnbull House Series: The Ira Adler Series: Book Two Author: Jess Faraday Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Length: 288 Pages Category: Historical, Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Drawing vivid descriptions that transport the reader back to the latter years of the 19th century and welcoming a diverse pallet of role players from the... Continue Reading →
“What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace.” - Agnes M. Pharo Paul Alan Fahey has followed up his latest novella in the... Continue Reading →
“What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace.” - Agnes M. Pharo Paul Alan Fahey has followed up his latest novella in the... Continue Reading →
This only happened to me three times (two for a novel, one for a short story), and I hope to experience it again because compared to the process of writing novels that aren't inspired and sustained by actual musical compositions, this (accidental? unplanned?) method tends to be a lot richer. That's with regard to the... Continue Reading →
This only happened to me three times (two for a novel, one for a short story), and I hope to experience it again because compared to the process of writing novels that aren't inspired and sustained by actual musical compositions, this (accidental? unplanned?) method tends to be a lot richer. That's with regard to the... Continue Reading →
“It's human to have a secret, but it's just as human to reveal it sooner or later.” ― Philip Roth B. Snow throws a bit of the unexpected into her novel A Cunning Plan, a welcome bit too, if I do say so myself, that elevated the book from the usual historical fare to something... Continue Reading →
“It's human to have a secret, but it's just as human to reveal it sooner or later.” ― Philip Roth B. Snow throws a bit of the unexpected into her novel A Cunning Plan, a welcome bit too, if I do say so myself, that elevated the book from the usual historical fare to something... Continue Reading →
“Fairy tales and folk tales are for children and childlike people, not because they are little and inconsequential, but because they are as enormous as life itself.” ― Anthony Esolen Crispian Butcher is a throw-away child who, at fifteen, has learned what it means to be homeless, friendless, hungry, tired with nowhere to rest. He... Continue Reading →
“Fairy tales and folk tales are for children and childlike people, not because they are little and inconsequential, but because they are as enormous as life itself.” ― Anthony Esolen Crispian Butcher is a throw-away child who, at fifteen, has learned what it means to be homeless, friendless, hungry, tired with nowhere to rest. He... Continue Reading →
“The more hidden the venom, the more dangerous it is.” ― Marguerite de Valois Do you find that you judge a book by its cover? The old adage says we’re not supposed to, but if you ask me, the cover of a book is like the curb appeal of a home—if the cover doesn’t make... Continue Reading →
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