Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Ace Author: Jack Byrne Narrator: Jonathan David Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 5 hours and 37 minutes Category: Contemporary, Asexual At a Glance: So a piano-playing asexual and a bisexual, leather-wearing biker walk into a bar...there's no punchline, but there is some learning to communicate, lots of compromise, and even some beautiful music (I'm... Continue Reading →
Title: Ace Author: Jack Byrne Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages At a Glance: An interesting subject to consider, but I’m not sure how much I took away from this story, except that I would definitely need to do a lot more research about asexuality. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Jake Tanner is a gay... Continue Reading →
Title: Hot Off The Press Pages: 324 Buy Links: Dreamspinner | Amazon Blurb: Words hold the power to hurt as well as heal, and choosing them is a complicated and delicate process. No one knows this better than the men who work with them every day. Authors, reporters, reviewers, and publishers struggle to balance truth, art,... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, and welcome back to another look at what we have coming up for you in the week ahead. First, though, in case you missed it, The Novel Approach is hosting a giveaway over at Mary Calmes's Blog for our Book of the Month picks in October. There's a chance to win TWO of... Continue Reading →
Have you experienced bullying and how did you cope? Hello, and thank you so much for hosting me on your blog! I appreciate it! I was a cute, slightly built child growing up in Australia. Seriously, you have to ask? The short answer to that is that when I was younger, I fought back. I... Continue Reading →
G’day everyone! First of all I’d like to thank Lisa Horan for giving me this spot on ‘The Novel Approach’ to talk to you all! (Waves to Lisa!) Thank you! So, first a short bio as requested: I’m an Australian writer and most of my life has been experienced from the saddle or out in... Continue Reading →
About Jack Byrne: I am an Australian who lives and works in the Australian outback training horses, doing farm work, and trying to stay out of trouble. I write from experience (sometimes unfortunate experience!) and have been shot at (“a case of mistaken identity”) and bitten by a snake before. I write on a laptop... Continue Reading →
About Jack Byrne: I am an Australian who lives and works in the Australian outback training horses, doing farm work, and trying to stay out of trouble. I write from experience (sometimes unfortunate experience!) and have been shot at (“a case of mistaken identity”) and bitten by a snake before. I write on a laptop... Continue Reading →
Welcome back, everyone, and happy polar vortex! Ugh. Not really. But at least it's a great excuse to curl up with a good book. We've got an outstanding week ahead, filled with reviews, interviews, and giveaways, so here's what's coming up in the week ahead. Monday - Hayden Thorne returns on her Icarus in Flight... Continue Reading →
Welcome back, everyone, and happy polar vortex! Ugh. Not really. But at least it's a great excuse to curl up with a good book. We've got an outstanding week ahead, filled with reviews, interviews, and giveaways, so here's what's coming up in the week ahead. Monday - Hayden Thorne returns on her Icarus in Flight... Continue Reading →
“Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.” ― Samuel Johnson Title: The Billabong Author: Jack Byrne Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 70 Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Having long ago lost his wife and children, cattleman Jim Kelly works the family farm in the harsh 1800s Australian outback, most days wondering why... Continue Reading →
“Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.” ― Samuel Johnson Title: The Billabong Author: Jack Byrne Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 70 Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Having long ago lost his wife and children, cattleman Jim Kelly works the family farm in the harsh 1800s Australian outback, most days wondering why... Continue Reading →
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