Where Fiction and Reality Meet
We're pleased to have author Rebecca Cohen with us today on the Summer Season Blog Tour. Enjoy the character interview with Stuart, and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below for the chance to win a $20 gift card for Amazon or ARe or 2 ebooks from Rebecca's back catalogue (excluding Summer Season). Giveaway... Continue Reading →
Hi, fellow book hoarders, and welcome to another sneak peek at what we have in store for you in the week ahead, as I'm feverishly preparing for the trip to San Diego and GayRomLit 2015. I hope to see so many of you there. And I hope you'll stop me and say hello. We'll have... Continue Reading →
Title: The Altered 3 Author: Annabelle Jacobs Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 166 Pages At a Glance: The Altered 3 is a suspenseful and romantic end to this series. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Matt is a single shifter living in a house full of couples. It’s not that he begrudges his friends their happiness—especially after everything... Continue Reading →
Title: Just Desserts Author: Mary Calmes Narrator:: Greg Tremblay Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 2 hours and 54 minutes At a Glance: What made Just Desserts such an enjoyable listen, and maybe just a bit more emotional, was how well Greg Tremblay narrated the story. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Boone Walton has tried hard to... Continue Reading →
Title: Keys (City of Keys: Book One) Author: Amber Kell Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: Keys is an excellent steampunk/dystopian story, in the grand tradition of the Steampunk genre, but it is a world all of its own. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: My name is Octavius Septimus Stalk, but my... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome authors Jenn Burke and Kelly Jensen to The Novel Approach today on their blog tour for Skip Trace, book three in their sci-fi series Chaos Station. Enjoy their guest post and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget to enter for the chance at some great prizes (details... Continue Reading →
Title: Lessons for Sleeping Dogs (Cambridge Fellows Mysteries) Author: Charlie Cochrane Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 208 Pages At a Glance: If you like period appropriate verbiage and staging, REALLY GOOD mysteries, and colorful and witty characters, then this series is for you. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Cambridge, 1921 When amateur sleuth Jonty Stewart comes... Continue Reading →
Title: Valor on the Move Author: Keira Andrews Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 250 Pages At a Glance: Valor on the Move has it all: action, intrigue, romance, and a glimpse at the turmoil and fears surrounding coming out to the world. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Growing up gay in the White House hasn’t been easy... Continue Reading →
Title: Dark Economy Author: M. Keedwell Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 287 Pages At a Glance: Dark Economy is a jolly good story. This is my first time reading this author, and I was very impressed. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Love can’t stay buried. Medical student Cadell Meredith has been known to acquire “volunteers” from... Continue Reading →
Todd, the main character in Into the Team, has a lot of drive, is optimistic, and chases his dream of becoming a professional footballer with complete focus. Those are admirable qualities, and everyone is inspired by stories of personal achievement. Into The Team blurs the lines between gay/straight, romance/bromance. And so the idea of a... Continue Reading →
Title: Texas Wedding (Texas: Book Seven) Author: RJ Scott Publisher: Love Lane Books Pages/Word Count: 216 Pages At a Glance: A fantastic and emotional conclusion to Jack and Riley's story. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Faced with the life changing prospect of a yes vote from SCOTUS on the issue of same sex marriage, Riley and... Continue Reading →
Title: The Model (A Workplace Encounters Book) Author: Serena Yates Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 125 Pages At a Glance: The Model is a cute, sexy, and quick read. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: When successful fashion model Fabio Bonardi discovers his first wrinkle, he knows it’s time to move on to Plan B. He is tired of the... Continue Reading →
It seems like only yesterday that Brita Addams contacted me to ask for my participation in helping to promote the launch of a brand new publisher to the LGBT genre. That publisher was Riptide, and it's hard to believe that was four years ago. I couldn't be more thrilled to have been asked to help... Continue Reading →
Today we're pleased to welcome author Lane Hayes to The Novel Approach on the Better Than Safe blog tour. Enjoy Lane's guest post, and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for a chance to win the grand prize of a $25 Gift Card for Dreamspinner Press, Amazon, OR All... Continue Reading →
Title: Sex, Love, and Videogames Author: CJane Elliott Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 264 Pages At a Glance: The story was a bit of a ramble for me, but there were definitely some winning elements to this installment. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Shy guy Jed Carter has always felt invisible next to his charismatic older... Continue Reading →
Title: Unbound, Unbroken (In His Arena: Book Two) Author: Nasia Maksima Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 309 Pages At a Glance: An excellent second installment in the In His Arena series. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: When rising star gladiator Titian finds himself paired with the vainglorious champion Galadros, he finds himself in mortal danger. For a dark... Continue Reading →
With only nine more days until the official kick-off of GayRomLit 2015 in San Diego, we're so pleased to have author Rick R. Reed with us today as our final tour guest. If you'll be there and have a chance to say hello, do. A more delightful gentleman you'll never meet. Life Imitating Art and... Continue Reading →
Title: A Subtle Breeze Author: Bailey Bradford Publisher: Pride Publishing Pages/Word Count: 94 Pages At a Glance: For me, there just wasn’t a whole lot that stood out one way or the other in this book. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: Ezekiel Matthers and Brendon Shanahan are about to find out that sometimes all it takes... Continue Reading →
Title: Myth Adventures (Mojo Mysteries: Book Three) Author: Ally Blue Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 192 Pages At a Glance: Ally Blue knows how to throw in just the right amount of spooky angst to keep me motivated to turn pages. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Something evil is going down in Atlanta... Adrian Broussard and... Continue Reading →
Today we're pleased to welcome author Chris McHart on the Small Steps blog tour. Chris is here to give you five quickie facts and to offer you a giveaway: the chance to win a print copy of the book, so be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter. Good luck! Five Fun... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone! I'm Lex Chase, and I want to give a huge thank you to Lisa for hosting me today. Right now she's getting ready for GayRomLit, and my butt is staying home. Today, I'm here to talk about Bayou Fairy Tale, the long awaited sequel to Americana Fairy Tale. It's only been a year... Continue Reading →
Title: Better Than Safe (A Better Than Story) Author: Lane Hayes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 244 Pages At a Glance: The Better Than series just gets better and better! Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Paul Fallon is a fashion advertising guru. He’s a genius at dealing with difficult editors, art directors, and designers alike. He... Continue Reading →
Title: Sultry Sunset Author: Mary Calmes Narrator: Greg Tremblay Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 1 hour and 57 minutes At a Glance: My favorite installment of the Mangrove stories so far, which the narrator perfectly brought to life – a sweet and poignant story on many levels. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Hutch Crowley is well-liked... Continue Reading →
What I like most about GRL Hi, everyone *waves* I want to start by thanking The Novel Approach for hosting me today and for all of you who are taking the time to read my post! GRL is in October, and I, like many others, am counting down the days and running around before that... Continue Reading →
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