Where Fiction and Reality Meet
TNA: Welcome back to The Novel Approach, Lane, it’s lovely to have you with us today. Let’s start off with a tough question: Love his books or hate them, there’s no doubt Stephen King has been successful at the business of writing and selling a few books. One of his top 20 tips for writers... Continue Reading →
Title: Blake’s Home Author: Cheryl Dragon Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 110 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Plenty of men have tried to get ranch hand Blake Louis to The Love Shack but none succeed. At the White family ranch, Blake has found friends and a home. He desperately wants to stay. Yet he must... Continue Reading →
Title: Blake’s Home Author: Cheryl Dragon Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 110 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Plenty of men have tried to get ranch hand Blake Louis to The Love Shack but none succeed. At the White family ranch, Blake has found friends and a home. He desperately wants to stay. Yet he must... Continue Reading →
Title: Criss Cross (PsyCop: Book Two) Author: Jordan Castillo Price Narrator:: Gomez Pugh Publisher: JCP Books Run Time: 4 Hours, 9 Minutes Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Criss Cross finds the ghosts surrounding Victor getting awfully pushy. The medications that Victor usually takes to control his abilities are threatening to destroy his liver, and his new... Continue Reading →
Title: Turkey in the Snow Author: Amy Lane Narrator:: Gomez Pugh Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 2 Hours, 32 Minutes Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Since Hank Calder's four-year-old niece Josie came to live with him, his life has been plenty dramatic, thank you, and the last thing he needs is a swishy, flaming twinkie to... Continue Reading →
Title: Finally Fallen (The Dark Angels: Book Three) Author: Z. Allora Publisher: Rocky Ridge Books Pages/Word Count: 267 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: What’s the use of being a rock legend if you have no one to share the fame and fortune with? Not that Dusty Davis is looking. He’s content taking care of himself,... Continue Reading →
Title: It's Christmas Everywhere But Here Author: Liam Grey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 96 Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Christmas brings dreams of peace, love, and family time for most. Sadly, Russell Moore isn’t so blessed. Since his coming out and marriage prompted a less-than-joyful reaction from his religious parents, Russ has kept his distance... Continue Reading →
Title: It's Christmas Everywhere But Here Author: Liam Grey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 96 Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Christmas brings dreams of peace, love, and family time for most. Sadly, Russell Moore isn’t so blessed. Since his coming out and marriage prompted a less-than-joyful reaction from his religious parents, Russ has kept his distance... Continue Reading →
Title: Hell & High Water Author: Charlie Cochet Narrator: Mark Westfield Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 10 hours 6 minutes Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: When homicide detective Dexter J. Daley’s testimony helps send his partner away for murder, the consequences—and the media frenzy—aren’t far behind. He soon finds himself sans boyfriend, sans friends, and, after... Continue Reading →
Title: Hell & High Water Author: Charlie Cochet Narrator: Mark Westfield Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 10 hours 6 minutes Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: When homicide detective Dexter J. Daley’s testimony helps send his partner away for murder, the consequences—and the media frenzy—aren’t far behind. He soon finds himself sans boyfriend, sans friends, and, after... Continue Reading →
We have reached the end of our journey, folks, the final choices for our Top Reads of 2014. In case you've missed the others, check out Sammy's and Tina's selections HERE; Jackie's, Lana's, and Jules' HERE; Lynn's and Chris's HERE; and Kim's and Kathie's HERE. Rena and I are the last to go, and I... Continue Reading →
Thanks so much to Lisa and the Novel Approach crew for this opportunity to introduce my Werecat series to your visitors! This is a really exciting time for me with the release of a special edition paperback Werecat: The Trilogy. It’s the first bound book in the e-novelette series and includes the first three installments:... Continue Reading →
Title: Blue Days Author: Mary Calmes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 98 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Falling for a coworker is rarely a good idea, especially for a man getting a last chance at salvaging his career. But from the moment Dwyer Knolls sees the beautiful but socially awkward Takeo Hiroyuki, he seems destined... Continue Reading →
Title: The Sensualist & the Untouched Author: Susan Laine Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 324 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Being over thirty is not an issue for Corey Paige. Being frigid and a virgin, however, is a huge problem for the only son of a newspaper magnate. No matter the risk, Corey’s intent on... Continue Reading →
Title: The Sensualist & the Untouched Author: Susan Laine Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 324 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Being over thirty is not an issue for Corey Paige. Being frigid and a virgin, however, is a huge problem for the only son of a newspaper magnate. No matter the risk, Corey’s intent on... Continue Reading →
Title: By Blood Author: Sasha Kay Riley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 172 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Anderson Stables: Book Two When Vincent Anderson returns from eight months in Florida helping his dad train racehorses, he expects a peaceful homecoming. But the initial happiness over the reunion with his boyfriend Dustin doesn't last long.... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone! We are thisclose to the end of our best of the best selections for this year. In case you missed the earlier selections, Sammy's and Tina's can be found HERE, Jackie's, Lana's, and Jules' can be found HERE, and Lynn's and Chris's HERE. Since Kim and Kathie are the audio connoisseurs in our... Continue Reading →
Hi, I'm so happy to be here! Thanks for having me. I've decided to take this opportunity to talk about Sol's Solstice and why I wrote it. First, I want to share the tagline: Sol finds that light can indeed shine in his world. Sol's Solstice is a contemporary romance, but it is not all... Continue Reading →
Hi, I'm so happy to be here! Thanks for having me. I've decided to take this opportunity to talk about Sol's Solstice and why I wrote it. First, I want to share the tagline: Sol finds that light can indeed shine in his world. Sol's Solstice is a contemporary romance, but it is not all... Continue Reading →
Title: Lion’s Hero Author: Alexis Woods Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing Pages/Word Count: 82 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: A story from Boughs of Evergreen: A Holiday Anthology (proceeds go to The Trevor Project). Eight nights to fall in love. Ari has a mission: meet and fall in love with a man chosen for him by... Continue Reading →
Title: Lion’s Hero Author: Alexis Woods Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing Pages/Word Count: 82 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: A story from Boughs of Evergreen: A Holiday Anthology (proceeds go to The Trevor Project). Eight nights to fall in love. Ari has a mission: meet and fall in love with a man chosen for him by... Continue Reading →
Title: Unicorns and Rainbow Poop Author: Sam Kadence Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 260 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Ex-boyband member Dane Karlson is struggling to overcome an eating disorder and a body dismorphic disorder. His fall through a glass table puts him in rehab and on the road to recovery. Then a friend... Continue Reading →
Title: One Nightstand (Boughs of Evergreen Anthology) Author: Rick Bettencourt Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing Pages/Word Count: 37 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Doug's not good with one-night stands, yet in the early hours of Christmas Eve, he returns home with Kirk - a good-looking guy he met at the club. Nestled together in the kitchen... Continue Reading →
Title: Coming of Age Author: Venona Keyes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 32 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Akiyoshi ‘Aero’ Kurokuma, author of the wildly popular manga, Ecos, lost his assistant when his best friend retired. After Aero collapses from exhaustion four years later, he is forced to run a contest for an assistant. Placing... Continue Reading →
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