Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“Love is the absence of judgement.” – Dalai Lama Title: Caught! (The Shamwell Tales: Book One) Author: JL Merrow Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 276 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: You can run from the past…but the past runs faster. Behind Robert’s cheerfully eccentric exterior lies a young heart battered and bruised by his past.... Continue Reading →
“Love is the absence of judgement.” – Dalai Lama Title: Caught! (The Shamwell Tales: Book One) Author: JL Merrow Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 276 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: You can run from the past…but the past runs faster. Behind Robert’s cheerfully eccentric exterior lies a young heart battered and bruised by his past.... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes a “mistake” can end up being the best decision you ever make.” – Mandy Hale Title: Last Chance Charlie Author: Ryan Loveless Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 198 Pages Rating: 2.5 Stars Blurb: Charlie Corcoran is the best thing about twenty-five-year old Zach Prentiss’s life. Sure, they’ve never met. Charlie’s never seen Zach from... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes a “mistake” can end up being the best decision you ever make.” – Mandy Hale Title: Last Chance Charlie Author: Ryan Loveless Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 198 Pages Rating: 2.5 Stars Blurb: Charlie Corcoran is the best thing about twenty-five-year old Zach Prentiss’s life. Sure, they’ve never met. Charlie’s never seen Zach from... Continue Reading →
Thanks so much for having me back, Lisa!Maybe you’ve heard the title of this post said before. Writers say it a lot, because it’s true. Sometimes we don’t realize just how true it is until we’ve finished a manuscript and go back for that final polish, before unleashing the story on our unsuspecting and beloved... Continue Reading →
Thanks so much for having me back, Lisa!Maybe you’ve heard the title of this post said before. Writers say it a lot, because it’s true. Sometimes we don’t realize just how true it is until we’ve finished a manuscript and go back for that final polish, before unleashing the story on our unsuspecting and beloved... Continue Reading →
Hi, I’m JL Merrow, and I’m delighted to be here today as part of the Caught! blog tour. Giveaway: I’m offering a free signed paperback copy of my Icelandic-set romantic suspense novel Fall Hard (I’m happy to ship internationally) to a randomly chosen commenter on the tour, plus a $10 Amazon gift certificate!THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED Some memories... Continue Reading →
Title: Understanding Jeremy (Discovering Me: Book Two) Author: A.M. Arthur Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 138 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: No one in Jeremy Collins's life ever stays. His parents, sister, and wife are all dead. Now he has taken Cole Alston into his home to help him recover from years of abuse at... Continue Reading →
Title: Understanding Jeremy (Discovering Me: Book Two) Author: A.M. Arthur Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 138 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: No one in Jeremy Collins's life ever stays. His parents, sister, and wife are all dead. Now he has taken Cole Alston into his home to help him recover from years of abuse at... Continue Reading →
Title: Double Up Author: Vanessa North Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 130 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Knowing he’s loved can make any man fly. Fifteen years ago, Ben Warren was a wakeboarding champion: king of big air, ballsy tricks, and boned grabs. Until a career-ending injury left him broken in ways he still has... Continue Reading →
Title: Double Up Author: Vanessa North Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 130 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Knowing he’s loved can make any man fly. Fifteen years ago, Ben Warren was a wakeboarding champion: king of big air, ballsy tricks, and boned grabs. Until a career-ending injury left him broken in ways he still has... Continue Reading →
I’m thrilled to share the cover (and a recipe from the book!) and tell you about the latest installment in my Delectable Series, featuring men in the world of food and wine. It’s fun to pair up opposites and see where the rough edges will crop up—and how they try to smooth them over. So... Continue Reading →
I’m thrilled to share the cover (and a recipe from the book!) and tell you about the latest installment in my Delectable Series, featuring men in the world of food and wine. It’s fun to pair up opposites and see where the rough edges will crop up—and how they try to smooth them over. So... Continue Reading →
Thank you for featuring the Cutting Cords series today. As some of you are aware, these novels have generated polarized reviews. By staying true to my characters, I broke several rules of the m/m genre (or, romance genres in general) and created quite the shitstorm when Vessel (#2) released in 2011. Regardless of your current... Continue Reading →
“We should always define ourselves and never be defined by what others see or expect.” – Jacob Z. Flores Title: Chasing the Sun (Provincetown: Book Two) Author: Jacob Z. Flores Narrator:: TJ Jamesin Publisher: Dreasmspinner Press Run Time: 3 Hours, 39 Minutes Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: As a physician and prominent citizen of Victoria, Texas,... Continue Reading →
“We should always define ourselves and never be defined by what others see or expect.” – Jacob Z. Flores Title: Chasing the Sun (Provincetown: Book Two) Author: Jacob Z. Flores Narrator:: TJ Jamesin Publisher: Dreasmspinner Press Run Time: 3 Hours, 39 Minutes Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: As a physician and prominent citizen of Victoria, Texas,... Continue Reading →
“You were supposed to go to the Ball for a few hours and have some fun, not find a husband!” – Nikki Woolfolk Title: The Men of Summerly (Sweet and Steamy Series: Book Two) Author: Nikki Woolfolk Publisher: Word Nerd Press Pages/Word Count: 61 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Tradition is as quaint tradition does.... Continue Reading →
“You were supposed to go to the Ball for a few hours and have some fun, not find a husband!” – Nikki Woolfolk Title: The Men of Summerly (Sweet and Steamy Series: Book Two) Author: Nikki Woolfolk Publisher: Word Nerd Press Pages/Word Count: 61 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Tradition is as quaint tradition does.... Continue Reading →
Title: Bold Series: Blue Boy Author: Garrett Leigh Publisher: Loose Id Buy Links: Loose Id | Amazon | Barnes & Noble Blurb: Dancer Kai is the sweetheart of Blue Boy Studio. Cute and petite, he’s the slender bottom every top loves to pound. But nothing is ever quite as it seems, and beneath his golden... Continue Reading →
Title: Bold Series: Blue Boy Author: Garrett Leigh Publisher: Loose Id Buy Links: Loose Id | Amazon | Barnes & Noble Blurb: Dancer Kai is the sweetheart of Blue Boy Studio. Cute and petite, he’s the slender bottom every top loves to pound. But nothing is ever quite as it seems, and beneath his golden... Continue Reading →
Title: Names Can Never Hurt Me Author: Wade Kelly Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 340 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: What if sexuality wasn’t a definable thing and labels merely got in the way? Nick Jones can’t remember a time when he wasn’t part of the in crowd. Everywhere he goes, he stands out as... Continue Reading →
Title: Names Can Never Hurt Me Author: Wade Kelly Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 340 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: What if sexuality wasn’t a definable thing and labels merely got in the way? Nick Jones can’t remember a time when he wasn’t part of the in crowd. Everywhere he goes, he stands out as... Continue Reading →
Dedication: The concept for this story is not mine. It came from a naughty story told to me by my deviant little friend Michael Chulsky Kudo I don’t often get off to the porn I shoot, but damn, Alex power bottomed better than any guy I’ve filmed. The perfect arch of his back, the way... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Perie, thanks so much for joining us here at The Novel Approach today. It’s great having you with us. Why don’t we start off by having you tell readers a little bit about yourself? Perie: Thanks for having me :) Well, not to give out too much, I’m just gonna say that I’m... Continue Reading →
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