Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Man & Monster (The Savage Land: Book Two) Author: Michael Jensen Publisher: Buddha Kitty Books Length: 307 Pages Category: Historical, Fantasy At a Glance: The Savage Land is a must-read series. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: A monster stalks the ancient forests... It’s 1799, and Cole Seavey is a trapper running from a guilty past,... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome authors RJ Scott and Meredith Russell to TNA today on the tour for their Holiday Romance, The Road to Frosty Hollow. They're here to share their answers to a few reader prompted questions, and they're also offering one lucky reader the chance to win a $15 Amazon gift card. Welcome,... Continue Reading →
About the Book Publisher: Ink & Smith Publishing Genre: Contemporary Romance Length: 75k Words Book Link: Goodreads Pre-Order Link: Amazon Blurb: In the dangerous world of high profile theft, love is often a fantasy the wealthy and naive are sold. Grifter Sebastian Walker sells love like nobody else, leaving a trail of vacated bank accounts, empty champagne bottles... Continue Reading →
Title: Undercover Boyfriend Author: Jacob Z. Flores Narrator: Rusty Topsfield Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Run Time: 5 hours and 51 minutes Category: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Rusty Topsfield does a great job keeping the listener engaged. Reviewed By: Kathie Blurb: A One Fine Day Novel. Two men, one lie, and a whole bunch of... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author Kelly Jensen to TNA today, on the tour for her newest novel, Block and Strike. She's giving a little behind-the-scenes insight into the book, as well as offering a great giveaway, so be sure to check out the entry details below. Welcome, Kelly! Behind the Book As a reader,... Continue Reading →
Title: Love and Snowball Fights (Bah Humbug: Advent Calendar 2016) Author: J.R. Loveless Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 116 Pages Category: Holiday, Contemporary At a Glance: I enjoyed getting to know these characters, but I would have liked to know more about them. For me, the story would have benefited from a longer word count. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Heart & Soul Author: Shae Connor Publisher: Self-Published Length: 87 Pages Category: Contemporary, Bisexual Romance At a Glance: Just a bit more story would have gone a long way to making this a really solid novella, and made these men and their story more memorable overall. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Kellen Grady has known... Continue Reading →
Title: Pixies and Paperwork (Bah Humbug: Advent Calendar 2016) Author: Cassia Rose Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 49 Pages Category: Holiday, Fantasy At a Glance: Overall, Rose did a good job of making Pixies and Paperwork an enjoyable forty-nine pages. This was a fun little Christmas read. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Micheal Donovan’s family has kept... Continue Reading →
Title: Driven Snow (A Pennymaker Tale) Author: Tara Lain Narrator: Kale Williams Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 hours and 45 minutes Category: Fairy Tale, New Adult, Fantasy At a Glance: Driven Snow starts off a bit slow, but Williams’ narration kept my interest up until the story got to the part where the action... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have K.A. Merikan stopping in today on their I Love You More Than Pierogi blog tour, and they're sharing a tried and true comfort recipe, so check it out. Welcome, K.A.! We’ve been thinking about setting a book in our native Poland for quite some time now, and the submission call... Continue Reading →
Please help us welcome author Brandon Witt to TNA today, kicking off the Mary's Boys blog tour, his newest series from Dreamspinner Press. Brandon's sharing some behind the scenes info on how the series came to be, and he's also offering a giveaway you can enter by leaving a comment right here on the blog.... Continue Reading →
Title: #ChristmasHatesYouToo (Bah Humbum: Advent Calendar 2016) Author: E.F. Mulder Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 66 Pages Category: Contemporary, Holiday At a Glance: This is a cute story that has several surprises and twists. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Born December 25, Noel Beebe is tired of having his birthday overshadowed by all things Christmas. While looking... Continue Reading →
Hi everyone. I’m T.A. Chase and I write gay romance. I’m here to write a guest post about my new book, A Coal Miner’s Son, and I’ll do that in a few, but I have something else on my mind at the moment. For Christmas, a friend of mine got me a CD. It’s music... Continue Reading →
Title: The Next Competitor Author: Keira Andrews Publisher: Self-Published Length: 246 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: To win gold, figure skater Alex Grady must train harder than the competition morning, noon, and night. He's obsessed with mastering another quadruple jump, and due to the lack of filter between his... Continue Reading →
Title: Analog to Digital (Bah Humbug: Advent Calendar 2016) Author: Posy Roberts Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 39 Pages Category: Contemporary, Holiday Romance At a Glance: This was a good addition to this year’s collection. I maybe wasn’t wowed, like I sort of hoped to be, but I absolutely wasn’t disappointed either. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb:... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author, and first time visitor to The Novel Approach, Paul Comeau. He's joining us to chat about his new novel, More Things in Heaven and Earth, published by Dreamspinner Press. Welcome, Paul! Greetings all, and Happy New Year! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas! More Things in Heaven and Earth... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author Leona Windwalker today, on tour for her newest novel, Accused. We have an exclusive excerpt from the book to share with you, as well as a giveaway, so be sure to check out the Rafflecopter widget below for details. Welcome, Leona! About the Book Matthias Reynolds loves his life.... Continue Reading →
Title: The Power of Peppermint Author: L.D. Blakeley Publisher: Self-Published Length: 68 Pages Category: Holiday, May/December Romance At a Glance: Even with a small page count, this short story provides plenty of room for the two MCs to build a sweet relationship. Reviewed By: Cassie Blurb: When Jamison Pritchett is roped into replacing the mall... Continue Reading →
Title: Hyatt’s Hunt (Kansas City Heat: Book Eight) Author: Jenna Byrnes Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 96 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: A short and simple mystery with interesting characters, but I’m not sure I bought into the relationship. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Kansas City’s latest serial killer suspect has just been released on a... Continue Reading →
Title: Smolder Author: Soren Summers Publisher: Self-Published Length: 129 Pages Category: Contemporary, Horror At a Glance: Smolder succeeds at adding another layer of intrigue to the already firm foundation of dread laid in Monster. I want more. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Ambitious office drone Zachary Glazer just wants to come home for the holidays, but... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author Kate Sherwood and the Long Shadows blog tour to TNA today. Kate's talking about casting characters in the book and is also offering a giveaway, so be sure to check out those details below. Welcome, Kate! Casting I’m not a terribly visual person (as I’m sure all cover artists... Continue Reading →
About the Book Coming January 2017 from NineStar Press Colin Page, eighteen-year-old community college student, apple polisher and all-around goody-goody, has a secret. He sees things that aren’t there. Unfortunately, the Doc Martens on the floor of the mail vestibule in his apartment building really are there and attached to a dead body. Hunkered over... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year's Eve, everyone, and welcome to the first of our final Best of 2016 book picks, this one from our very own Sammy. She's written her own little intro to her list, so I'll let her take it away! 2016 was a banner year for this reviewer for many reasons. It is true... Continue Reading →
Title: The Virgin Manny (The Mannies) Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Length: 228 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: The Virgin Manny is the perfect light-hearted way to finish out 2016 and start over with a fresh palate. Reviewed By: Cassie Blurb: Growing up and falling in love... Sometimes family is a blessing... Continue Reading →
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