Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Training Complex (Training Season: Book Two) Author: Leta Blake Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 345 Pages At a Glance: Training Complex is a beautiful continuation to a story and characters I love. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Buckle up – Matty’s back! Figure skater Matty Marcus didn’t capture Olympic gold, but he won rancher Rob Lovely’s... Continue Reading →
When we first began writing our sexy, gay twists on classic fairy tales, we deeply offended someone on the internet, who ranted that the children’s stories we all grew up reading should remain unsullied. We thought it rather amusing that this person was crusading to retain the purity of fairy tales when the original stories... Continue Reading →
When we first began writing our sexy, gay twists on classic fairy tales, we deeply offended someone on the internet, who ranted that the children’s stories we all grew up reading should remain unsullied. We thought it rather amusing that this person was crusading to retain the purity of fairy tales when the original stories... Continue Reading →
Title: Rise: A Gay Fairy Tale Author: Keira Andrews and Leta Blake Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 106 Pages At a Glance: Rise is everything you’d expect a fairy tale to be: magical, mystical, romantic, and it’s well written to boot. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: What happens when Jack meets a sexy man atop that beanstalk?... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and welcome back for another look at what we have coming up in the week ahead. Great guests, giveaways, and chats about books complement a full week of reviews. Here's what's on tap just for you! Monday – To kick off the week, Riptide Publishing brings you the Misfits blog tour with Garrett... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and welcome back for another look at what we have coming up in the week ahead. Great guests, giveaways, and chats about books complement a full week of reviews. Here's what's on tap just for you! Monday – To kick off the week, Riptide Publishing brings you the Misfits blog tour with Garrett... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, we're back again with the second round of our Best of the Best (be sure to check out Sammy's and Tina's lists HERE), and another chance for you to win e-copies of THREE of the titles selected by Jackie, Lana, and Jules, winner's choice! THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED Good luck! And now, here... Continue Reading →
Title: Smoky Mountain Dreams Author: Leta Blake Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 425 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Sometimes holding on means letting go. After giving up on his career as a country singer in Nashville, Christopher Ryder is happy enough performing at the Smoky Mountain Dreams theme park in Tennessee. But while his beloved Gran... Continue Reading →
Jagdschmuck. To my American ears, that word sounds like an awful insult. Can’t you just hear it? “Ugh, she's such a Jagdschmuck!” But the word in German describes the long tradition of setting small hunting trophies such as the teeth, antler, or tusk of certain legally hunted animals into jewelry which is then worn by... Continue Reading →
The opening paragraphs of The River Leith came to me in a rush one afternoon, the voice so sure and confident, the words flowing through my brain like a river, and I hurried to get them down. Some characters and books are like that. They show up and they have a voice and a presence,... Continue Reading →
The opening paragraphs of The River Leith came to me in a rush one afternoon, the voice so sure and confident, the words flowing through my brain like a river, and I hurried to get them down. Some characters and books are like that. They show up and they have a voice and a presence,... Continue Reading →
“I don’t know you. I don’t even know why we’re friends, and I still like you. I like you...” Leith swallowed hard and exhaled a shaky breath, searching for the right word. “Desperately.” – Leta Blake Title: The River Leith Author: Leta Blake Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 173 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Memory is... Continue Reading →
“I don’t know you. I don’t even know why we’re friends, and I still like you. I like you...” Leith swallowed hard and exhaled a shaky breath, searching for the right word. “Desperately.” – Leta Blake Title: The River Leith Author: Leta Blake Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 173 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Memory is... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, I hope you've all had a great week. We’ve got loads of good stuff coming up in the week ahead, including a couple more guest posts to celebrate the Hop Against Homophobia and Transphobia and another Countdown to GayRomLit guest visit. Watch for some great articles, interviews, giveaways, and reviews. But first, I... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, I hope you've all had a great week. We’ve got loads of good stuff coming up in the week ahead, including a couple more guest posts to celebrate the Hop Against Homophobia and Transphobia and another Countdown to GayRomLit guest visit. Watch for some great articles, interviews, giveaways, and reviews. But first, I... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Leta, welcome to The Novel Approach. We’re thrilled to have you here with us today. Why don’t we start out by having you tell us a little bit about yourself: hobbies, interests, things that make you, you. Leta: Thanks for having me, Lisa! As for what makes me, me, I think the motto... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Leta, welcome to The Novel Approach. We’re thrilled to have you here with us today. Why don’t we start out by having you tell us a little bit about yourself: hobbies, interests, things that make you, you. Leta: Thanks for having me, Lisa! As for what makes me, me, I think the motto... Continue Reading →
It’s hard to imagine in just a couple of days, we’ll be ringing out the old year and welcoming in the new. It’s a clean slate we get every 365 days, a chance to start over and anticipate new possibilities, so here’s hoping your 2014 is filled with lots of joy and the gift of... Continue Reading →
It’s hard to imagine in just a couple of days, we’ll be ringing out the old year and welcoming in the new. It’s a clean slate we get every 365 days, a chance to start over and anticipate new possibilities, so here’s hoping your 2014 is filled with lots of joy and the gift of... Continue Reading →
“Every day we walk away from once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, chasing after other once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. We just have to hope we’re choosing the right thing to chase.” – Leta Blake You know, sometimes this review business boils down to nothing more than read this book. But while that tells you what to do, it doesn’t say anything... Continue Reading →
“Every day we walk away from once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, chasing after other once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. We just have to hope we’re choosing the right thing to chase.” – Leta Blake You know, sometimes this review business boils down to nothing more than read this book. But while that tells you what to do, it doesn’t say anything... Continue Reading →
It isn't possible to love and part ... I know by experience that the poets are right: love is eternal. – E.M. Forster There’s nothing you might expect and everything you might imagine in Keira Andrews and Leta Blake’s Ascending Hearts, the story of a man named Jack who, by virtue of his red hair... Continue Reading →
It isn't possible to love and part ... I know by experience that the poets are right: love is eternal. – E.M. Forster There’s nothing you might expect and everything you might imagine in Keira Andrews and Leta Blake’s Ascending Hearts, the story of a man named Jack who, by virtue of his red hair... Continue Reading →
One's not half of two; two are halves of one. – E.E. Cummings I’m such a sucker for Once Upon A Times that lead to Happily Ever Afters. You know, there’s a school of thought out there that says fairy tales can be harmful to impressionable young minds, especially for girls who may begin to... Continue Reading →
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