Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Saving Kane Author: Michele M. Rakes Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 260 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Kane Abel can’t help falling for his caregiver, the handsome paramedic who saves his life, but he’s resistant. The one time Kane threw caution to the wind, he was left with a wired jaw and a tracheostomy.... Continue Reading →
Title: Finding Shelter (Rock Bay: Book Three) Author: M.J. O’Shea Narrator:: Tom Vilot Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 Hours, 15 Minutes Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Justin Foster has 19 years of nothing but trouble behind him. After escaping his abusive father, he finds himself in Rock Bay, Washington, with his cousin Travis. Justin is... Continue Reading →
Title: Finding Shelter (Rock Bay: Book Three) Author: M.J. O’Shea Narrator:: Tom Vilot Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 Hours, 15 Minutes Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Justin Foster has 19 years of nothing but trouble behind him. After escaping his abusive father, he finds himself in Rock Bay, Washington, with his cousin Travis. Justin is... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, T.T., welcome to The Novel Approach, it’s great to have you here with us today. Why don’t we start by having you tell us a bit about yourself? T.T.: Thanks so much for having me over! Well, there's not really much to tell about me. Born and raised in Norway, currently studying for... Continue Reading →
Hey! I am Rhys Ford… speaking to you in my own… okay that doesn’t work. Does anyone else remember Don Carnage!? He’s speaking at you in his own voice! Ah, the esoteric memories. You’ll probably want to skip this part during the next few…*coffs*…okay, over a dozen blogs as I parcel out a short tale... Continue Reading →
Title: Yakuza Courage Author: H.J. Brues Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Sequel to Yakuza Pride Ex-Navy SEAL Brendan O’Farrihy enrolls in kendo classes to investigate a Honolulu dojo acting as a front for a yakuza syndicate. Or at least that’s what Brendan’s client, Senator Harris, believes. Through his kendo instructor, the... Continue Reading →
Title: Stepping Through Author: CJane Elliott Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 52 Pages Rating: 2 Stars Blurb: Cameron Wheeler’s life is all mapped out: he’ll finish business school, return home to Vermont, get a job, and marry his high-school girlfriend. He’s packed away what he really wants—a career as a musician—because he knows it’s never... Continue Reading →
“Too often something was lurking around the corner ready to bite you in the ass. Literally.” – Meredith Russell Title: Dead Things Author: Meredith Russell Publisher: Love Lane Books Pages/Word Count: 182 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Devin never thought he could find hope or love among the ruins of a broken world. Not until... Continue Reading →
“Too often something was lurking around the corner ready to bite you in the ass. Literally.” – Meredith Russell Title: Dead Things Author: Meredith Russell Publisher: Love Lane Books Pages/Word Count: 182 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Devin never thought he could find hope or love among the ruins of a broken world. Not until... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Ashlyn and Morgan, welcome to The Novel Approach. I’m happy to have you both here with us today. Why don’t we start things off by having you tell us a bit about yourselves? Ashlyn: I’d rather cook than do laundry. The only houseplants I can reliably keep alive are peace lilies and bamboo.... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes author Rebecca Cohen today on the Idolatry (Reagalos: Book Two) Blog Tour. Enjoy the exclusive excerpt from the book, then click on the Rafflecopter image below to enter for a chance to win an e-copy of both books in the series, Servitude and Idolatry. Good luck! Blurb: Upon taking the throne... Continue Reading →
Title: Avaritia: The Oswald Witches Author: Mathew Ortiz Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 251 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Welcome all to Maquintock Bay. A sleepy little town a few hours north of Boston on a picturesque stretch of New England coast. The town’s folk live a quiet life away from the hustle and bustle and... Continue Reading →
Title: Murder on the Mountain Author: Jamie Fessenden Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: When Jesse Morales, a recent college grad who aspires to be a mystery writer, volunteers to work on the summit of Mt. Washington for a week, he expects to work hard. What he doesn’t expect is... Continue Reading →
"I did not expect this," he said, so startled he found the word/rhythm place without thinking. "That the person in my skin was so plain to someone else, I didn't expect it. How is it that you can see the guy I've hidden mostly from myself?"-- Amy Lane Title: Beneath the Stain: Parts One and... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Charlie, I’m so glad you could stop in to visit with us today. Why don’t we start things off by having you tell us a little bit about yourself? Charlie: Thank you so much for having me over at the fabulous Novel Approach! It’s always such a treat to be here. For those... Continue Reading →
“The Green-eyed Monster causes much woe, but the absence of this ugly serpent argues the presence of a corpse whose name is Eros.” – Minna Thomas Antrim Title: A Rose by Any Other Name Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Nights in the roaring city remind bright young things... Continue Reading →
Title: The One I Choose Author: D.H. Starr Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 33k Words Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Cal's been with his partner Rhys for three years, their life together was perfect—or so he thought. When Rhys's culinary path in NYC is detoured, Cal uses his inheritance to relocate them to Boston. While... Continue Reading →
Title: The One I Choose Author: D.H. Starr Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 33k Words Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Cal's been with his partner Rhys for three years, their life together was perfect—or so he thought. When Rhys's culinary path in NYC is detoured, Cal uses his inheritance to relocate them to Boston. While... Continue Reading →
Title: The One I Choose Author: D. H. Starr Publisher: Wilde City Press Buy Links: • Wilde City • Amazon (Coming Soon To:) • ARe • Barnes and Nobles Blurb: Cal and Rhys have been together for three years. Having met and lived together in New York City, their lives were travelling along the same... Continue Reading →
Title: The One I Choose Author: D. H. Starr Publisher: Wilde City Press Buy Links: • Wilde City • Amazon (Coming Soon To:) • ARe • Barnes and Nobles Blurb: Cal and Rhys have been together for three years. Having met and lived together in New York City, their lives were travelling along the same... Continue Reading →
“Wanting something and being able to have it aren’t the same things.” – Cardeno C Title: McFarland’s Farm (Hope #1) Author: Cardeno C. Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 102 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Wealthy, attractive Lucas Reika treats life like a party, moving from bar to bar and man to man. Thumbing his nose at... Continue Reading →
“Wanting something and being able to have it aren’t the same things.” – Cardeno C Title: McFarland’s Farm (Hope #1) Author: Cardeno C. Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 102 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Wealthy, attractive Lucas Reika treats life like a party, moving from bar to bar and man to man. Thumbing his nose at... Continue Reading →
Title: Opposites Series: Opposites Release Date: June 1st 2013 (re-released Nov 23 2013) Author: T.M. Smith Genre: New Adult Dystopian (M/M F/F M/F) Length: 199 pages Publisher: TTC Publishing Blurb: In the year 2081 our planet survived global warming of an apocalyptic scale. When the dust settled and the water receded Dr. Anthony Smith, one... Continue Reading →
Title: Opposites Series: Opposites Release Date: June 1st 2013 (re-released Nov 23 2013) Author: T.M. Smith Genre: New Adult Dystopian (M/M F/F M/F) Length: 199 pages Publisher: TTC Publishing Blurb: In the year 2081 our planet survived global warming of an apocalyptic scale. When the dust settled and the water receded Dr. Anthony Smith, one... Continue Reading →
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