Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Manhunt Author: Gretchen Felker-Martin Publisher: Tor Nightfire Length: 293 Pages Category: Horror Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Manhunt is quite possibly the darkest, bleakest horror novel I've ever read. It's a book without a clear-cut hero, which is something unto itself, and, if you look close enough, there's something in it to offend... Continue Reading →
Title: How We End Series: How We Survive: Book One Author: LM Juniper Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 343 Pages Category: Dystopian Horror, Post-Apocalyptic Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: LM Juniper metes out the fear in a perfect contrast to the strong emotions that come with loss and a growing bond. I'll cut... Continue Reading →
Titles: Luckless and Dauntless Series: Luckless: Books One and Two Author: Cari Z Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 80 Pages/130 Pages Category: Dark Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Cari Z has built such a fantastic world in the Luckless series, full of imagination and danger and, for better or for worse, people being people.... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Madeleine Ribbon with us today to celebrate the release of her latest release, the Sci-Fi/Distopian novel Green Death. Madeleine is here to answer the question "Why Dystopian?", and there's also a giveaway so be sure to check out those details at the end. Welcome, Madeleine! Thank you for having... Continue Reading →
Title: Green Death Author: Madeleine Ribbon Publisher: Self-Published Length: 394 Pages Category: Alt U/Dystpoian At a Glance: Green Death is fast paced and smart, the tension and trials are complemented by the intrigue and betrayal, and the sharp dialogue adds to everything that worked for me in this book along with the premise, the desire... Continue Reading →
Title: Barricade Author: Lindsey Black Publisher: Netherwood Press/Kindle Unlimited Length: 342 Pages Category: Post-Apocalyptic/Dystopian At a Glance: This post-apocalyptic tale was surprising and not at all what I am used to. I’m so glad I gave it a try, and recommend it for others who enjoy this genre. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: The Barricade is... Continue Reading →
Title: Dead Fall Series: Dead Things: Book Two Author: Meredith Russell Publisher: Love Lane Books/Kindle Unlimited Length: 237 Pages Category: Sci-Fi, Dystopian At a Glance: Dead Fall feels a lot like the author chumming the waters to see what will come out to play with its food. The storytelling is precise and articulate, and I'm... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the Exclusive Cover Reveal of Don Allmon's The Burning Magus: A Blue Unicorn Novel, coming in May from Riptide Publishing! About the Book Author: Don Allmon Release Date: May 28, 2018 Page Count: ~219 Genres: action / adventure, romance, sci-fi, alternate world / alternate universe, cyberpunk, dystopian, post-apocalyptic, urban fantasy / paranormal Type: Standalone Cover By: Simoné This title is part of the Blue Unicorn universe.... Continue Reading →
Thanks to Lisa and the Novel Approach for welcoming me for this guest post to promote my new story “Wonderland” and the holiday anthology “This Wish Tonight. My prompt?: "Knowing you had to stay within a certain word-count, was it difficult to resist the temptation of going deeper into the details of the apocalypse as... Continue Reading →
Title: Assumed Dead Author: Becky Black Publisher: Loose Id Length: 269 Pages Category: Sci-Fi At a Glance: I’m a sucker for a good zombie apocalypse book. The focus was different than what I had expected, but I found myself immensely enjoying the story all the same. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: The zombie apocalypse left twelve... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming author Keira Andrews today, on the tour for her latest release, Fight the Tide. Keira's calling out some of her favorite romantic reads and is also giving one lucky reader the chance to win an e-book from her own backlist, so be sure to check out the Rafflecopter giveaway below.... Continue Reading →
Title: This Is How It Ends Author: Nick Wilgus Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 276 Pages Category: Horror, Sci-Fi At a Glance: Apocalypse Now-ish--two teens are stuck on a dying world between aliens and the undead. It doesn’t look good for them. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: High school juniors Billy Gunn and Rory Wilder return from... Continue Reading →
Lisa: **Hi, everyone, and welcome! Through the magic of time travel, I’ve secretly teleported to the year 2560 to conduct this interview. Shh, just go with it, okay… ;-)** Today we’ve got a few very special guests lined up for you—Ricor Simion, Neveed Niaz, Holly Jegs, and Exley (aka Sims, Neveed, Jegs, and Ex) of... Continue Reading →
Title: Falling, One by One and Strength of the Rising Sun (The Borders War: Books Four and Five) Author: S.A. McAuley Publisher: Pride Publishing Pages/Word Count: 152 Pages/198 Pages At a Glance: Having your heart shredded and put back together over and over again? It was so fucking worth it. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb Falling,... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the release day celebration for S.A. McAuley's Falling, One by One. Today Sam's sharing her playlist for the book. And, just in case you missed it, there's still time to enter for the chance to win her giveaway -- a 7" Kindle Fire. CLICK HERE for entry details. And now, here's Sam Most... Continue Reading →
Title: Powerless (The Borders War: Book Three) Author: S.A. McAuley Publisher: Pride Publishing Pages/Word Count: 159 Pages At a Glance: Intense doesn’t even begin to describe the final chapters of Powerless, and what’s in store for you in the rest of the series. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: He was built to be invincible. Merq... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author S.A. McAuley back to TNA today to celebrate the re-release of Powerless, book three in The Borders War series. If you don't know Merq Grayson and Armise Darcan yet, now is the time, people... now is the time. :) As a special part of the celebration, Sam also... Continue Reading →
Today we're so pleased to welcome author S.A. McAuley back to chat about the Borders War Series, and the upcoming newest installment in the series, Falling, One by One. Merq and Armise, guys... Merq and Armise. <3 Enjoy! While you and I are ringing in 2016 tomorrow, 544 years in the future Merq and Armise... Continue Reading →
Have you ever read a book and thought, Wow! This would be really great if only [insert MAJOR PLOT-SHIFTING idea here]. Well, that was me—except this time, it was my own book I wanted to change. When I wrote the first edition of One Breath, One Bullet I knew exactly how and where Merq and... Continue Reading →
Title: Borderline Author: Pop Cherry Publisher: LoveLight Press Pages/Word Count: 85 Pages At a Glance: Loose threads and sketchy plot development overshadow this author’s obvious gift for writing a descriptive and vivid narrative. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: When a rogue wolf is dropped to the tiles of Saren Lash's hall, the alpha Enforcer has no... Continue Reading →
Title: Healing (Pandemus Chronicles: Book Two) Author: Grace R. Duncan Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 75 Pages At a Glance: An enjoyable read that I’d recommend if you’re sitting by the pool watching the kids or killing some time. Reviewed By: Taz Blurb: When Duncan stumbles into a pharmacy in search of something to fix... Continue Reading →
Lost in the Borderlands A Traveler's Guide (From the forthcoming DMP Guidebook ©Pop Cherry2015) If you're reading this, you're probably wondering what happened after you sat down in that swivel chair at your local tat shop as a happily buzzing drill delivered the first line of ink to your skin. I'm willing to bet you... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes author Keira Andrews today on her Kick at the Darkness blog tour. Enjoy her guest post, then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below for the chance to win an e-copy of a book from her backlist. Good luck! I’ve always been a huge fan of “hate to love,”... Continue Reading →
Title: Kick at the Darkness Author: Keira Andrews Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 225 Pages At a Glance: Keira Andrews embraces the contradiction of a romance set against a backdrop of death and horror in Kick at the Darkness. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: To live through the zombie apocalypse they have to survive each other first.... Continue Reading →
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