Lisa: Welcome to author Jude Sierra, who’s joining us today to chat about her new novel, A Tiny Piece of Something Greater, from Interlude Press. Hi Jude! Let’s start by having you tell us something about yourself that most people don’t know. Jude: This is a hard one, because I am a pretty open book!... Continue Reading →
Astray: An Interview and Giveaway with Author Elvira Bell
Lisa: We’re so pleased to have author Elvira Bell joining us today on the tour for her latest release, Astray, book one in the Wavesongs series. Welcome, Elvira! Let’s start right out with a question about the book. What’s your favorite scene in Astray, and what makes it a fave? Elvira: One of my faves... Continue Reading →
Blogiversary Celebration and Giveaway: Welcome to Author JP Kenwood!
Please help us give a warm welcome to author JP Kenwood, who's dropping by to help us celebrate our 5 Year Blogiversary with a sexy and sweet little ficlet set in the world of her Dominus series, and she's also offering one lucky reader the chance to win e-copies of the first two books of... Continue Reading →
Blogiversary Celebration and Giveaway: Welcome to Author Elin Gregory!
Please help us welcome author Elin Gregory to TNA today. She's dropped by to help us celebrate our 5 Year Blogiversary, and she's offering a giveaway of her fantastic historical spy thriller, Eleventh Hour. Welcome, Elin! Many thanks to Lisa for inviting me to take part in this fantastic celebration of The Novel Approach, one... Continue Reading →
Blogiversary Celebration and Giveaway: Welcome to Author R. Phoenix!
We're so pleased to welcome author R. Phoenix today to help us celebrate our 5th Blogiversary. She's sharing some news about her upcoming release, Too Close, as well as a teaser from it and her M/M/F novella Gifts, and she's also offering a great giveaway, so be sure to visit the Rafflecopter widget below to enter.... Continue Reading →
Blogiversary Celebration and Giveaway: Welcome to Author Christian Baines!
Please join us in welcoming author Christian Baines, whose novel The Orchard of Flesh was just awarded an Honorable Mention in the 2016 Rainbow Awards. I love Christian's guest post today, so check it out as well as the giveaway he's sharing with readers. Welcome, Christian! FEAR, FURY, AND A GAY TARANTINO MOVIE With a... Continue Reading →
Woke Up in a Strange Place by Eric Arvin: It’s a Life After Life Adventure
Back in June of 2013, I read Eric Arvin’s Woke Up in a Strange Place. This wasn’t the first of Eric’s books I ever read, but I can say without a doubt that it was the most impactful of all of them. The timing of this book in my life became muddled over the years... Continue Reading →
Adding the “O” to LGBT: A Guest Post by Author Mark McNease
We're so pleased to welcome author Mark McNease to The Novel Approach today to chat about a subject near and dear to his heart, as well as to introduce us to his latest novel, Last Room at the Cliff's Edge: A Detective Linda Mystery. Welcome, Mark! It’s a privilege to guest post here at The... Continue Reading →
Discovery: Queer Sci-Fi’s Second Annual Flash Fiction Contest
Title: Discovery: QSF's Second Annual Flash Fiction Contest Publisher: Mischief Corner Books Author: Various Cover Artist: Bey Deckard Length: 32000 Words Formats: eBook, Paperback Release Date: July 10, 2015 It’s hard to tell a story in just 300 words. But somehow we inspired more than a hundred writers to give it a try, with some... Continue Reading →
Spotlight, Review, and Giveaway: Hammer and Bone by Kirby Crow
Title: Hammer and Bone Author: Kirby Crow Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 236 Pages At a Glance: Haunting and beautiful, Hammer and Bone is an impressive and inspired collection. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: The purest evil lives in the hearts of men Carnival mystics. Zombie tribes. Bad magic in the Bayou. Mage-princes, alien cities, and... Continue Reading →
Guest Post and Giveaway: The Black Dog Blues Blog Tour With Rhys Ford
The Novel Approach welcomes Rhys Ford on the Black Dog Blues blog tour today. This is Stop 9/Card 9, so if you've missed any, be sure to have a look at the tour schedule below to catch up. THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED A few years ago, I wrote an urban fantasy called Black Dog Blues.... Continue Reading →
Series Review: Daron's Guitar Chronicles by Cecilia Tan
Title: Daron’s Guitar Chronicles: Volumes One-Five Author: Cecilia Tan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 1000+ Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Coming out and coming of age in the days of AIDS, MTV, Reaganomics, and Just Say No. Daron Marks is a young guitar player with a dream, make it big... Continue Reading →
Series Review: Daron’s Guitar Chronicles by Cecilia Tan
Title: Daron’s Guitar Chronicles: Volumes One-Five Author: Cecilia Tan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 1000+ Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Coming out and coming of age in the days of AIDS, MTV, Reaganomics, and Just Say No. Daron Marks is a young guitar player with a dream, make it big... Continue Reading →
Excerpt and Giveaway: Sin by Kol Anderson
Title: Sin Author: Kol Anderson Publishers: Self-Published Length: 85 Pages Publication Date: October 1, 2014 Available for Pre-Order at: Amazon Blurb: Samuel “Sin” Taylor doesn’t know the difference between sex and intimacy, but maybe that’s not his fault. He grew up in a world where it was easier to get physical pleasure than to find... Continue Reading →
Guest Post: Butterfly King by Edmond Manning
I (Thunderstorm) New York. I know, I know. You’re supposed to <3 New York. Screw that. New York has never been my favorite city. It’s crowded and busy and people coming at you in every direction and, yes, I’m the guy standing still blinking while four hundred New Yorkers stream around me trying to get... Continue Reading →
Review: “Repossession is 9/10ths of the Law” by Hank Edwards
Title: Repossession Is 9/10ths of the Law Author: Hank Edwards Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Alan Baxter barely scrapes by working as a deejay in suburban Detroit. To make ends meet, he takes a job as an automobile repossession agent, and discovers his very first assignment is a car owned... Continue Reading →
Review: "Repossession is 9/10ths of the Law" by Hank Edwards
Title: Repossession Is 9/10ths of the Law Author: Hank Edwards Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Alan Baxter barely scrapes by working as a deejay in suburban Detroit. To make ends meet, he takes a job as an automobile repossession agent, and discovers his very first assignment is a car owned... Continue Reading →
Guest Post and Giveaway: "Masks: Ordinary Champions" by Hayden Thorne
"Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of God, tell a joke." - Joss Whedon Blurb: Book 3 of the Masks series follows Eric’s adventures as a newly-transformed supervillain sidekick. Taking advantage of Eric’s relationship with Peter, the Devil’s Trill uses him for a shield against the... Continue Reading →
Guest Post and Giveaway: “Masks: Ordinary Champions” by Hayden Thorne
"Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of God, tell a joke." - Joss Whedon Blurb: Book 3 of the Masks series follows Eric’s adventures as a newly-transformed supervillain sidekick. Taking advantage of Eric’s relationship with Peter, the Devil’s Trill uses him for a shield against the... Continue Reading →
Review: Active Duty Anthology – Edited by Neil Plakcy
Title: Active Duty Author: Anthology (Edited by Neil Plakcy) Publisher: Cleis Press Pages/Word Count: 224 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: These fierce stories of love on the front lines grab and hold readers’ attention as they travel the world with these soldier on Active Duty. In the wake of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and the... Continue Reading →
Guest Post and Giveaway: “Red Rose (Blood)” by Michael Kudo
Greetings Everyone! I'm Michael Kudo the author formally/informally known as Michael Chulsky. I'm here by the graciousness of the lovelies at TNA to introduce you to Alex Rose, the main character of my newest novel Red Rose (Blood), the first in The Deadly Rose Series. And I couldn't think of a better way to do... Continue Reading →
Guest Post and Giveaway: "Red Rose (Blood)" by Michael Kudo
Greetings Everyone! I'm Michael Kudo the author formally/informally known as Michael Chulsky. I'm here by the graciousness of the lovelies at TNA to introduce you to Alex Rose, the main character of my newest novel Red Rose (Blood), the first in The Deadly Rose Series. And I couldn't think of a better way to do... Continue Reading →
Revelations Are Made In Kol Anderson’s “The Devil You Know”
Title: The Devil You Know Author: Kol Anderson Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 40 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Ever wondered what goes on in Vincent's mind? Here's your chance to find out. Review: Once again, Kol Anderson brings us a spellbinding episode in the Broken series. Even though this installment focuses on Vincent, there are... Continue Reading →
Revelations Are Made In Kol Anderson's "The Devil You Know"
Title: The Devil You Know Author: Kol Anderson Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 40 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Ever wondered what goes on in Vincent's mind? Here's your chance to find out. Review: Once again, Kol Anderson brings us a spellbinding episode in the Broken series. Even though this installment focuses on Vincent, there are... Continue Reading →

