Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Coming Clean Author: Silvia Violet Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 230 Pages At a Glance: Silvia Violet has done a wonderful job, as usual, with this story. Reviewed By: Jackie Blurb: An unexpected inheritance lands Jeremy a large house and plenty of money to take a sabbatical from his job teaching poetry at a small... Continue Reading →
Title: The Dating Game Author: Jay Northcote Narrator:: Matthew Lloyd Davies Publisher: Jaybird Press Run Time: 3 Hours and 6 Minutes At a Glance: A sweet, zero-angst, simple little story about two guys figuring out that getting to know someone before hopping in the sack is all it’s cracked up to be. Reviewed By: Jules... Continue Reading →
Title: The First Hello Author: Willa Okati Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 143 Pages At a Glance: This is a poignant tale of love and loss and love again - beautiful and lyrical and at times, heartbreaking. It grabs the reader and doesn’t let go until the final sentence. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Shawn Tillerman... Continue Reading →
Title: Fragmented Series: Shadow Mountain (Sequel to Fated) Author: Indra Vaughn Publishers: Dreamspinner Press Releasing: June of 2015 Length: 266 Pages Categories: Paranormal, Murder Mystery Cover Artist: L.C. Chase Blurb: The capture of the Tattoo Murderer has demanded a heavy price. Doctor Tobias Darwin is dead, Lieutenant Hart is back in Riverside licking his substantial... Continue Reading →
Title: Upside Down (Bronco’s Boys: Book Two) Author: Andrew Grey Narrator:: John Solo Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 Hours and 47 Minutes At a Glance: Another exciting book in the Bronco’s Boys series, and John Solo does a really good job on the narration. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Lowell Cartwright’s life as a mercenary... Continue Reading →
Title: Beneath the Stain Author: Amy Lane Narrator: Nick J. Russo Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 16 hours and 36 minutes At a Glance: Unfortunately, this narrator paired with this book just wasn’t for me, but in the end I was glad I listened to it, if for no other reason than my love of... Continue Reading →
Title: Acting on Love Author: S.J. Frost Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 36000 Words At a Glance: A nice, short and sweet addition to this fan-favorite series. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Brandon Alexander has risen to the top of theatre in Chicago, but when you reach the top, there’s usually only one way left to... Continue Reading →
Title: Wrestling With Passion Author: D.H. Starr Publisher: Ai Press Pages/Word Count: 247 Pages At a Glance: Wrestling With Passion is a great continuation to Scott and Derek’s story. Reviewed By: Jackie Blurb: Scott and Derek’s epic passion continues into sophomore year with new challenges to face and overcome. There is one problem: How can... Continue Reading →
Title: Sultry Sunset (Mangrove Stories) Author: Mary Calmes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 78 Pages At a Glance: I loved this book – I love this series. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Hutch Crowley is well-liked in the small resort town of Mangrove—he’s got friends in his new neighbors, he’s the owner of the town grocery,... Continue Reading →
Title: Taming the Lion (Lionhearts: Book Two) Author: Elizabeth Coldwell Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 148 Pages At a Glance: A young, pouting lion shifter and a sexy archaeology professor. What more could you want? Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Will he sacrifice everything for the sake of his human mate? Thwarted in his efforts to... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes author M.J. O'Shea today on her Family Jewels blog tour. Enjoy M.J.'s guest post, then be sure to enter for the chance to win the Grand Prize of a PRINT copy of the book, or be one of FIVE runners-up for the chance to win an e-copy of a book from... Continue Reading →
Title: Kick at the Darkness Author: Keira Andrews Cover Artist: Dar Albert Release Date: May 28, 2015 Blurb: To live through the zombie apocalypse they have to survive each other first. College freshman Parker Osborne is having the worst day ever. He humiliated himself trying to pick up a cute guy, he hasn't made any... Continue Reading →
Title: Where There's Smoke Author: Cari Z Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 88 Pages At a Glance: Where There's Smoke is The Incredibles on steroids, and I totally mean that as a compliment. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Panopolis is a rough place to be an average Joe. I came here looking for adventure and excitement,... Continue Reading →
Title: Grown-up Author: Kim Fielding Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 97 Pages At a Glance: I found Grown-up to be a nice, sweet story about what happens when someone finds their missing piece. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: It’s time for Austin Beier to grow up. His car is falling apart, his roommates are less than... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone! It's your friendly neighborhood author Michael Kudo here. I'm so glad to be back on TNA after a long long break (we shall never go that long again!) to bring you an announcement and a short story. The announcement being that although I said a few months ago I was taking 2015 off... Continue Reading →
Title: Hot August Comes Author: KC Kendricks Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 24000 Words At a Glance: One thing the author does well is give us a HFN ending that hinted at a HEA. Reviewed By: Jackie Blurb: Leo Corbin shook the dust of Westfall off his shoes to pursue opportunities among the bright city... Continue Reading →
Title: A Chaotic Range (Stories From the Range: Book Seven) Author: Andrew Grey Narrator:: Andrew McFerrin Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 5 Hours, 25 Minutes At a Glance: I really enjoyed Andrew McFerrin’s narration of the story. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Most of the time ranchhand David rescues stray cattle, but this time he and... Continue Reading →
Title: Starting With the Unexpected Author: Andi Van Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: I found the pace of this story to be fairly quick, mostly because I couldn’t put it down. The pages flew by and I enjoyed each one. Reviewed By: Janet Blurb: Zachary Blaise is having a weird... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes author Andi Van today on the tour for her debut novel, Starting With the Unexpected. Andi's written a five part progressive story for the tour, and what you're about to see right now is Chapter Three, so if you have some catching up to do, you can find the entire Tour... Continue Reading →
Title: Chasing the Swallows Author: John Inman Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: Just because this novel may not have been my cup of tea, that does not diminish the breathtaking scope and treatment of a love story that spans decades. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Sometimes an entire lifetime can be... Continue Reading →
Title: Where He Ends and I Begin Author: Cardeno C. Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 289 Pages At a Glance: I just have to stress the fact that I love this book . Reviewed By: Jackie Blurb: Aggressive, physical, and brave, Jake Owens is a small town football hero turned big city cop who passes his... Continue Reading →
Title: Outing the Quarterback Author: Tara Lain Narrator: John-Paul Barrel Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 8 Hours, 30 Minutes At a Glance: This is definitely not my favorite from this author, and I am still not convinced audiobooks are for me. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Will Ashford lives in two closets. He meets his wealthy... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes author Zane Riley today on the Go Your Own Way blog tour. For Zane's visit, I asked him to chat with us about "Bad Boys". Just what is it that makes them so irresistible? Enjoy his answer and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below for the chance... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes Deanna Wadsworth today on her Wrecked blog tour. Enjoy the exclusive excerpt she's sharing from the book, then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below for the chance to win one of two e-copies of the book. Good luck! Thank you again for hosting me here at The Novel... Continue Reading →
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