Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” ― e.e. cummings Title: What You Own Author: A.M. Arthur Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: For Ryan Sanders, the Paige Community Center is more than a place where he teaches at-risk teens about musical theater. He found a... Continue Reading →
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” ― e.e. cummings Title: What You Own Author: A.M. Arthur Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: For Ryan Sanders, the Paige Community Center is more than a place where he teaches at-risk teens about musical theater. He found a... Continue Reading →
“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.” – Philip K. Dick Title: Inch by Inch (The Professor’s Rule, #3 Author: Heidi Belleau and Amelia C. Gormley Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 50... Continue Reading →
“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.” – Philip K. Dick Title: Inch by Inch (The Professor’s Rule, #3 Author: Heidi Belleau and Amelia C. Gormley Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 50... Continue Reading →
“Even the best fall down sometimes, even the wrong words seem to rhyme, out of the doubt that fills my mind, I somehow find you and I collide.” – Howie Day Title: Collide (Blackcreek #1) Author: Riley Hart Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 332 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: At ten years old, Noah Jameson and Cooper... Continue Reading →
“Even the best fall down sometimes, even the wrong words seem to rhyme, out of the doubt that fills my mind, I somehow find you and I collide.” – Howie Day Title: Collide (Blackcreek #1) Author: Riley Hart Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 332 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: At ten years old, Noah Jameson and Cooper... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Leta, welcome to The Novel Approach. We’re thrilled to have you here with us today. Why don’t we start out by having you tell us a little bit about yourself: hobbies, interests, things that make you, you. Leta: Thanks for having me, Lisa! As for what makes me, me, I think the motto... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Leta, welcome to The Novel Approach. We’re thrilled to have you here with us today. Why don’t we start out by having you tell us a little bit about yourself: hobbies, interests, things that make you, you. Leta: Thanks for having me, Lisa! As for what makes me, me, I think the motto... Continue Reading →
“Where words leave off, music begins.” ― Heinrich Heine Title: 50s Mixed Tape Author: Anthology Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 240 Rating: 5 Stars *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Review: This is kind of new for me. I have reviewed a story from an anthology before, but I haven't ever tackled a full anthology review. I have always loved... Continue Reading →
“Where words leave off, music begins.” ― Heinrich Heine Title: 50s Mixed Tape Author: Anthology Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 240 Rating: 5 Stars *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Review: This is kind of new for me. I have reviewed a story from an anthology before, but I haven't ever tackled a full anthology review. I have always loved... Continue Reading →
“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt Title: Curious Sustenance Author: Charley Descoteaux Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 150 Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Ross Jenson is looking forward to a little midmorning delight... Continue Reading →
“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt Title: Curious Sustenance Author: Charley Descoteaux Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 150 Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Ross Jenson is looking forward to a little midmorning delight... Continue Reading →
“Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?” – Hunter S. Thompson Title: The Little Things Author: Jay Northcote Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 214 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: There are lots of things that brighten Joel’s... Continue Reading →
“Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?” – Hunter S. Thompson Title: The Little Things Author: Jay Northcote Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 214 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: There are lots of things that brighten Joel’s... Continue Reading →
“I was made and meant to look for you and wait for you and become yours forever.” ― Robert Browning Title: Love Rising Author: Piper Vaughn Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 42 Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: An Isla Sagrario Story In the 1700s on the island of Sagrario, men who love other men find safe... Continue Reading →
“I was made and meant to look for you and wait for you and become yours forever.” ― Robert Browning Title: Love Rising Author: Piper Vaughn Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 42 Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: An Isla Sagrario Story In the 1700s on the island of Sagrario, men who love other men find safe... Continue Reading →
“We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.” --- Fydor Dostoevsky Title: Going Up Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 94 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Every dreary day, Zach Driscoll takes the elevator from the... Continue Reading →
“We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.” --- Fydor Dostoevsky Title: Going Up Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 94 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Every dreary day, Zach Driscoll takes the elevator from the... Continue Reading →
“I gave him my heart, and he took and pinched it to death; and flung it back to me.” ― Emily Brontë Title: Gingerbread Palace Author: EM Lynley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 130 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: A week before Christmas, Alex Bancroft’s bakery goes up in flames. When he runs back inside after... Continue Reading →
“I gave him my heart, and he took and pinched it to death; and flung it back to me.” ― Emily Brontë Title: Gingerbread Palace Author: EM Lynley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 130 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: A week before Christmas, Alex Bancroft’s bakery goes up in flames. When he runs back inside after... Continue Reading →
“True love is like a metal tested in a fire. Fires of adversity surround us daily. Are we to love only when it is merely convenient? Like gold or silver, which very hot fire must heat to purge them of impurities, love must be thrust into the fire from time to time to make it... Continue Reading →
“True love is like a metal tested in a fire. Fires of adversity surround us daily. Are we to love only when it is merely convenient? Like gold or silver, which very hot fire must heat to purge them of impurities, love must be thrust into the fire from time to time to make it... Continue Reading →
“Family is everything. Family comes first. It's not what I expected it to be, but nothing ever is.” ― Madonna Title: Holiday Hootenanny Author: Ari McKay Publisher: Torquere Press Pages/Word Count: 80 Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Clint Barker wants to take his relationship with boyfriend Joshua Cash to the next level, and that means meeting... Continue Reading →
“Family is everything. Family comes first. It's not what I expected it to be, but nothing ever is.” ― Madonna Title: Holiday Hootenanny Author: Ari McKay Publisher: Torquere Press Pages/Word Count: 80 Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Clint Barker wants to take his relationship with boyfriend Joshua Cash to the next level, and that means meeting... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach Reviews 