Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Meatworks Author: Jordan Castillo Price Publisher: JCP Books Pages/Word Count: 300 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Desmond Poole is damaged in more ways than one. If he was an underachiever before, he’s entirely useless now that he’s lost his right hand. He spends his time drowning his sorrows in vodka while he deliberately blows... Continue Reading →
Thank you for having me! My latest release is a short previously seen in the Dreamspinner anthology, Uniform Appeal, called U.S. Male. As you can probably guess, the submission call was for stories about men in uniform, any kind of uniform. It piqued my interest and I thought about what kind of uniforms I liked.... Continue Reading →
Thank you for having me! My latest release is a short previously seen in the Dreamspinner anthology, Uniform Appeal, called U.S. Male. As you can probably guess, the submission call was for stories about men in uniform, any kind of uniform. It piqued my interest and I thought about what kind of uniforms I liked.... Continue Reading →
“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” ― Laurell K. Hamilton Title: Aaron (A Survivor Story) Author: J.P. Barnaby Narrator:: Tyler Stevens Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 8 Hours, 5 Minutes Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: I can’t describe what it’s like to want... Continue Reading →
“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” ― Laurell K. Hamilton Title: Aaron (A Survivor Story) Author: J.P. Barnaby Narrator:: Tyler Stevens Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 8 Hours, 5 Minutes Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: I can’t describe what it’s like to want... Continue Reading →
“Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power.” ― Oscar Wilde Title: Conquering Kameron Author: Shawn Bailey Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 31,000 Words Rating: 2 Stars Blurb: Boston University graduate Kameron Santella lands a job with a prestigious publishing house, but instead of getting the job of his dreams,... Continue Reading →
“Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power.” ― Oscar Wilde Title: Conquering Kameron Author: Shawn Bailey Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 31,000 Words Rating: 2 Stars Blurb: Boston University graduate Kameron Santella lands a job with a prestigious publishing house, but instead of getting the job of his dreams,... Continue Reading →
“Infinity yawned both above and below, and in between there was only me. If Donato released me, I would cease to exist. I’d be swallowed by the sky. But he held me fast, and I breathed deep. I drank the night. I tasted the stars. I made love to the sea. The enormity of it... Continue Reading →
“Infinity yawned both above and below, and in between there was only me. If Donato released me, I would cease to exist. I’d be swallowed by the sky. But he held me fast, and I breathed deep. I drank the night. I tasted the stars. I made love to the sea. The enormity of it... Continue Reading →
Totally Bound has a brand new Imprint out, What’s his Passion? and I am thrilled to be a part of it! My contribution is Unexpected Places, a story featuring Carter Hausemann, a man who is passionate about hiking. To celebrate the launch of What’s his Passion? Totally Bound are giving away a bundle of prizes.... Continue Reading →
Totally Bound has a brand new Imprint out, What’s his Passion? and I am thrilled to be a part of it! My contribution is Unexpected Places, a story featuring Carter Hausemann, a man who is passionate about hiking. To celebrate the launch of What’s his Passion? Totally Bound are giving away a bundle of prizes.... Continue Reading →
Blurb: 2nd Edition It should have been a perfect night out. Instead, Mark and Donald collide with tragedy when they leave their favorite night spot. That dark October night, three gay-bashers emerge from the gloom, armed with slurs, fists, and an aluminum baseball bat. The hate crime leaves Donald lost and alone, clinging to the... Continue Reading →
Blurb: 2nd Edition It should have been a perfect night out. Instead, Mark and Donald collide with tragedy when they leave their favorite night spot. That dark October night, three gay-bashers emerge from the gloom, armed with slurs, fists, and an aluminum baseball bat. The hate crime leaves Donald lost and alone, clinging to the... Continue Reading →
“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” ― Michel de Montaigne Title: The Price of Dick Author: Dan Skinner Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 291 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: His name is Richard but he'll say, "Call me Dick." He's a big, butch, brainy guy in an executive... Continue Reading →
“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” ― Michel de Montaigne Title: The Price of Dick Author: Dan Skinner Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 291 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: His name is Richard but he'll say, "Call me Dick." He's a big, butch, brainy guy in an executive... Continue Reading →
Blurb: When Nick O'Flaherty arrives at the scene of a double homicide to find he has a witness to the crime, he thinks it’s his lucky day. But when he realizes his witness is suffering from amnesia and can’t even remember his own name, Nick wishes he’d gone with his gut and put in for... Continue Reading →
Blurb: When Nick O'Flaherty arrives at the scene of a double homicide to find he has a witness to the crime, he thinks it’s his lucky day. But when he realizes his witness is suffering from amnesia and can’t even remember his own name, Nick wishes he’d gone with his gut and put in for... Continue Reading →
“Reality makes a crappy special effects crew.” ― Adam Savage Title: Special Effect Author: Russell J. Sanders Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 180 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Graduating senior, theater lighting wunderkind, and closeted gay, Nick Fortunati volunteers with The Streetwise Players in the dark corners of The Laughton, a creepy old movie... Continue Reading →
“Reality makes a crappy special effects crew.” ― Adam Savage Title: Special Effect Author: Russell J. Sanders Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 180 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Graduating senior, theater lighting wunderkind, and closeted gay, Nick Fortunati volunteers with The Streetwise Players in the dark corners of The Laughton, a creepy old movie... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is pleased to have Hayden back with us today. She's offering a little excerpt from her latest novella Grave's End, from Queerteen Press, and she's offering the chance for one lucky reader to win an e-copy of the book. THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED Blurb: It isn’t business as usual for Maelwine when... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is pleased to have Hayden back with us today. She's offering a little excerpt from her latest novella Grave's End, from Queerteen Press, and she's offering the chance for one lucky reader to win an e-copy of the book. THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED Blurb: It isn’t business as usual for Maelwine when... Continue Reading →
In chapter 19 of Basketball Jones, AJ has a really relaxing time at his mother’s. Intrigued? It's time for Kingett to read Basketball Jones. I think that it’s really good to stop and just take beaks on everything, and thank goodness the author agrees with me in this chapter because AJ goes to see his... Continue Reading →
In chapter 19 of Basketball Jones, AJ has a really relaxing time at his mother’s. Intrigued? It's time for Kingett to read Basketball Jones. I think that it’s really good to stop and just take beaks on everything, and thank goodness the author agrees with me in this chapter because AJ goes to see his... Continue Reading →
“Never tie your happiness to the tail of someone else's kite.” ― Beth Hoffman Title: If You Really Love Me Author: Gene Gant Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 172 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: With time ticking until graduation, Ellis Carter doesn't have a plan for after high school. Since his best friend Cary... Continue Reading →
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