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Title: A Tangled Legacy Author: Mickie B. Ashling Publisher: NineStar Press Length: 279 Pages Category: Fantasy At a Glance: If you like young, brash men, coolly arrogant and logical men, some magic, penetrative sex being the symbolic consummation of love, and fairy-tale love/tragedy, this one’s for you. Reviewed By: Jovan Blurb: Prince Colin of Sendorra... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Mickie B. Ashling joining us today on the tour for her latest release, A Tangled Legacy, from NineStar Press. Mickie has answered a few questions provided by her tour promoter, Lori Bell Blantin, and there's also a fantastic giveaway so be sure to check out the Rafflecopter widget below.... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, welcome to a quick preview of what we have coming up for you in the week ahead! I'm excited about our guest lineup this week, which includes a couple of exclusive cover reveals and a new installment of DSP Publications' Genre Talk. We've got some great posts and interviews coming up for you... Continue Reading →
Title: Being With Him Series: Horizons: Book Six Author: Mickie B. Ashling Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 137 Pages Category: Contemporary, Holiday At a Glance: The only problem I had with this story was the length. I hope the author chooses to write more about Zeb and Alex. They are both incredibly sweet characters who have their... Continue Reading →
Welcome to author Mickie B. Ashling and the tour for her brand new release from Dreamspinner Press, Being with Him. Mickie comes bearing gifts today--a lovely recipe and the chance to win a $25 Dreamspinner Gift Card! Happy Holidays and thank you for helping me celebrate the release of my Christmas novella, Being With Him.... Continue Reading →
Happy Holidays, friends, and welcome to a wee preview of what we have coming up for you in the week ahead! Given it's the holidays, we're taking things down a notch to spend time with friends and family this week, but there's still some fun things to look forward to, including the wind-down of our... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the Exclusive Cover Reveal of Mickie B. Ashling's Being With Him, a Horizons Series Novella from Dreamspinner Press. Mickie is not only debuting the cover today, but she's also offering the chance for one lucky reader to win a $20 store credit at Dreamspinner, so be sure to check out the Rafflecopter widget... Continue Reading →
Cheers, friends, and welcome to a short preview of what we have coming up for you in the week ahead! We've got some great stuff in store, as always, with lots of outstanding guests and giveaways, some great tours, no less than three exclusive cover reveals, and general merriment and/or shenanigans. And now, here’s the... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Mickie B. Ashling back with us today on the virtual blog tour for her latest release from NineStar Press, Through My Own Lens, book five in the Horizons series. We've got an exclusive excerpt from the book to share with you, and there's also a giveaway, so be sure... Continue Reading →
Title: Third Son Author: Mickie B. Ashling Publisher: NineStar Press Length: 230 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Third Son is a shocking tale of intrigue and suspense, and one that mystery lovers will most definitely enjoy. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: American Niall Monroe returns to Hong Kong—a city he calls home—after being away... Continue Reading →
Behind Mayon’s Cover Art Mickie B. Ashling How often have you seen this comment by readers? I was drawn to the book because of the beautiful cover. Occasionally, you’ll see this nasty comment. The story was great, but I almost didn’t pick it up because of the ugly cover. Yikes! Hopefully, no one has ever... Continue Reading →
Cheers, friends, and welcome to a short preview of what we have coming up for you in the week ahead! We've got some great stuff in store, as always, lots of outstanding guests and giveaways, a new installment of DSP Publcations' Genre Talk, and some great tours and general merriment and shenanigans. Here’s the rundown... Continue Reading →
Welcome to author Mickie B. Ashling and the Exclusive Cover Reveal of her upcoming new novel from NineStar Press, Through My Own Lens! I’d like to thank The Novel Approach for giving me the opportunity to present the striking cover created by Natasha Snow for my upcoming release, Through My Own Lens. This is the... Continue Reading →
Cheers, friends, and welcome to a short preview of what we have coming up for you in the week ahead! It's GayRomLit week, so for those of you attending, please stop by my blogger table at noon on Thursday or 2pm on Friday. I've got some fun swag--there may be Unicorn Poop Marshmallows and Rainbow... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Mickie B. Ashling joining us with an exclusive excerpt from her latest novel, Third Son, from NineStar Press. There's also a giveaway, so be sure to check out the Rafflecopter widget for entry details. Welcome, Mickie! From the Author Many thanks for giving me the opportunity to share an... Continue Reading →
Cheers, friends, and welcome to a short preview of what we have coming up for you in the week ahead! We've got some great stuff ahead, lots of outstanding guests and giveaways, some great tours and cover reveals, our final Countdown to GayRomLit 2017 guest, and more in store. We've also got our September Book of... Continue Reading →
Cheers, friends and fellow book rebels! Welcome to Banned Books Week 2017, the one week out of every year that we show our appreciation for the American Library Association, the Office for Intellectual Freedom, and our freedom to read challenged and banned books. ICYMI, Virtual Gift Basket #1 went live on Monday, with items donated by... Continue Reading →
Title: Open Case (Open: Book Three) Author: Mickie B. Ashling Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Fans of the previous two books have much to enjoy in Open Case, as many storylines that seem to have been left unfinished from the previous books get wrapped up nicely in this third... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author Mickie B. Ashling to TNA today on the tour for her newest release, Gnarly, a new addition to Dreamspinner Press's World of Love collection. Mickie is sharing some fun stuff today, including the perfect summer recipe ;) and a giveaway. Welcome, Mickie! Hi, everyone! I’d like to thank you... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and welcome to a look at what we have coming up for you in the week ahead! We’re keeping things a bit on the lighter side this week, as I’m going to be on vacaction, but we’ve still got some great guests and tour visits planned. We also still have some active giveaways... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Mickie B. Ashling with us today on the Open Case blog tour, the final book in the Open trilogy from Dreamspinner Press. Enjoy this little tease from the book, and then be sure to check out the great giveaway below. Welcome, Mickie! Hi, all! Thanks for stopping by to... Continue Reading →
Cheers, friends, and welcome to a sneak peek at what we have coming up for you in the week ahead! We’ve got some great tours and content to share with you this week, including lots of reviews, so I hope you’ll drop by for a look. Here’s the rundown! Monday – Kicking off our week,... Continue Reading →
Thanks for joining me in congratulating The Novel Approach on their fifth year anniversary. Blogs come and go with disappointing regularity and I believe it’s a huge accomplishment to maintain a quality site for five years. Kudos to all the fine people who take the time to review our books and promote our genre for... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and welcome to a sneak peek of what we have in store for the coming week here at The Novel Approach. The month of December marks our 5 Year Blogiversary—time flies when you’re reading books and ignoring the world!—and we’ve got a HUGE month of giveaways ahead! 75+ authors and publishers will be... Continue Reading →
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