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Title: Dancer of Death (SPECTR Series 2: Book 2) Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 106 Pages At a Glance: So badass. I’ll just leave it at that. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Revenge. Murder. Ballet? Vampire spirit Gray wants to hunt demons. Unfortunately, the foolish mortals at SPECTR have put his host, Caleb,... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year's Eve, friends! We're ready to ring out the old and welcome in a whole new year of reading and reviewing at The Novel Approach, so let's say farewell to 2015 with our final "Best Ofs" from Sammy, Sadonna, and yours truly. Of course, you can enter to win a few e-titles from... Continue Reading →
Title: Maelstrom (Whyborne & Griffin: Book Seven) Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 268 Pages At a Glance: Once again I am completely in awe of the talent and imaginative genius of Jordan L. Hawk. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Between his father’s sudden—and rather suspicious—generosity, and his own rash promise to help Christine... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, and welcome to the Paranormal edition of Flashback Friday! Because it’s Halloween, and Halloween happens to be one of my favorite holidays, I’ve relaxed the rules a bit for this segment and giveaway. Rather than all the titles being older recs we’ve read and loved, we’ve opened this FbF up to our overall... Continue Reading →
So, gang, funny thing about Flashback Fridays... It only works when you remember what day of the week it is! >.< ::DOH!:: Yes, it was one of those weeks, but in what I'll call the Better Late Than Never files, we're bringing you the Speculative Fiction Saturday edition of some of our favorite firsts in... Continue Reading →
Title: Dangerous Spirits (Spirits: Book Two) Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 157 Pages At a Glance: Dangerous Spirits is everything a good ghost story should be. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: After the events of Reyhome Castle, Henry Strauss expected the Psychical Society to embrace his application of science to the study of... Continue Reading →
Title: Charmed and Dangerous: Ten Tales of Gay Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy Authors: Rhys Ford, Ginn Hale, KJ Charles, Nicole Kimberling, Jordan L. Hawk, Charlie Cochet, Jordan Castillo Price, Andrea Speed, Lou Harper, Astrid Amara Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 509 Pages At a Glance: With a lineup like this, how could this anthology have... Continue Reading →
Today we're pleased to welcome author Rhys Ford back to chat about Dim Sum Asylum, her contribution to the upcoming anthology Charmed and Dangerous, featuring some of the premiere spec fic authors in the genre. Enjoy Rhy's post, then be sure to leave a comment right here for the chance to win a $25 Gift... 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 →
Magic takes many forms. From malignant hexes to love charms gone amok, you’ll find a vast array of spells and curses, creatures and conjurings in this massive collection—not to mention a steamy dose of man-on-man action. Charmed and Dangerous features all-new stories of gay paranormal romance, supernatural fiction and urban fantasy by ten top m/m... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and thanks for popping in to see what we have in store for you in the week ahead. We're helping some authors do a little celebrating this week with anniversaries, cover reveals, and our next GayRomLit guest post, and, of course, we'll have lots of reviews too. Here's what's coming up! Monday –... Continue Reading →
There's always fun to be had when Jordan L. Hawk lets John, Caleb and Gray come out to play, and I couldn't be more excited to bring you this exclusive interview with your favorite drakul and mine--Gray--to celebrate the release day of the new book in the SPECTR 2 series, Mocker of Ravens. Enjoy! And... Continue Reading →
Title: Mocker of Ravens (SPECTR Two: Book One) Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 114 Pages At a Glance: If you’re already a fan of this series, I can't foresee any possible way that Book One in Series Two won’t be a big win for you. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Caleb has spent... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and many thanks for stopping by to see what we have coming up at The Novel Approach in the coming week. The bottom line is: LOTS. We've got a really great roster of guests to bring you in the next six days, so here's a look at what's on tap. Monday – Author... Continue Reading →
Title: Hoarfrost (Whyborne & Griffin: Book Six) Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 232 Pages (paperback) At a Glance: Yet another outstanding addition to the Whyborne & Griffin series. Reviewed By: Jules & Lisa Blurb: Sorcerer Percival Endicott Whyborne and his husband Griffin Flaherty have enjoyed an unprecedented stretch of peace and quiet.... Continue Reading →
Title: Hoarfrost Series: Whyborne & Griffin: Book Six Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Categories: Historical, Paranormal, Romance Release Date: April 21, 2015 Blurb: Sorcerer Percival Endicott Whyborne and his husband Griffin Flaherty have enjoyed an unprecedented stretch of peace and quiet. Unfortunately, the calm is shattered by the arrival of a package from Griffin’s... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and welcome back for another sneak peek at what we have in store for you in the week ahead--great guests, awesome giveaways, and lots more reviews. As always, many thanks for stopping by! Monday – Lane Hayes kicks off our week on The Wrong Man blog tour Also joining us today is author... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and welcome back for another sneak peek at what we have in store for you in the week ahead--great guests, awesome giveaways, and lots more reviews. As always, many thanks for stopping by! Monday – Lane Hayes kicks off our week on The Wrong Man blog tour Also joining us today is author... Continue Reading →
Title: Restless Spirits (Spirits: Book One) Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 218 Pages At a Glance: An Instant Favorite Blurb: After losing the family fortune to a fraudulent psychic, inventor Henry Strauss is determined to bring the otherworld under control through the application of science. All he needs is a genuine haunting... Continue Reading →
We have reached the end of our journey, folks, the final choices for our Top Reads of 2014. In case you've missed the others, check out Sammy's and Tina's selections HERE; Jackie's, Lana's, and Jules' HERE; Lynn's and Chris's HERE; and Kim's and Kathie's HERE. Rena and I are the last to go, and I... Continue Reading →
I'm thrilled to reveal the cover for Restless Spirits, the first book in a brand-new paranormal historical series. The Spirits series takes place in the latter part of the 19th century, and features the adventures of a man of science, Henry Strauss, and spiritualist medium, Vincent Night. The series came about because I always wanted... Continue Reading →
Title: Bloodline (Whyborne & Griffin: Book Five) Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 236 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Between his bullying father and dissolute brother, Percival Endicott Whyborne has quite enough problematic family members to deal with. So when his sister returns to Widdershins asking for help solving the mystery of a... Continue Reading →
Title: Bloodline (Whyborne & Griffin: Book Five) Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 236 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Between his bullying father and dissolute brother, Percival Endicott Whyborne has quite enough problematic family members to deal with. So when his sister returns to Widdershins asking for help solving the mystery of a... Continue Reading →
Welcome to another place in time...where one can be swept away into lands and eras long forgotten. This collection of short stories was birthed because a sworn "I don't like historicals" reader fell in love with what have become some of her favorite books by most of her favorite writers. Surprisingly, they were all historicals.... Continue Reading →
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