Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Free Falling Author: Emery C. Walters Publisher: JMS Books/Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 41 Pages At a Glance: Free Falling was all over the place and difficult to sink my teeth into. Reviewed By: Taz Blurb: Evan has family problems. He has a special-needs brother whom he adores and clueless parents. His senior class writing... Continue Reading →
Title: Banshee Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press/JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 228 Pages At a Glance: Fantastic narrator and a terrifying ghost that kept me awake at night. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Nathaniel Wakeman is the only child and son of a modest vicar, who lives in the quiet and idyllic confines of the Isle... Continue Reading →
We welcome Hayden Thorne today to chat a bit about the re-release of Curse of Arachnaman, the continuing adventures of Eric, Peter, and the rest of the superheroes and villains who populate Vintage City. Enjoy the excerpt Hayden is sharing, then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below for the chance to win... Continue Reading →
Title: The Twilight Gods Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press/JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: A beautiful story that absolutely must be read. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: London during the Great Exhibition of 1851 is a new world of technological advances, eye-popping inventions, and glimpses of exotic treasures from the East. For... Continue Reading →
Title: Wollstone Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press (JMS Books) Pages/Word Count: 236 Pages At a Glance: Beautiful descriptions in what feels like a timeless setting, but a little slow paced for me. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: The moment Emil Gogean sets foot inside Wollstone Academy’s fairy tale-like campus, he realizes his freshman year in... Continue Reading →
Title: Henning Book 2: Prince of Wintergrave Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 166 Pages At a Glance: Suspense, plot twists, and even a few tears make this a great read Blurb: Being a prince in a past life yields no benefits in the present, Henning has quickly learned. His concerned housemates have... Continue Reading →
THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED Blurb: Being a prince in a past life yields no benefits in the present, Henning has quickly learned. His concerned housemates have made themselves his official, overbearing chaperones, Ellery appears to despise him, and Henning’s limited movements slowly wear down his nerves. With his awakening process turning out to be more... Continue Reading →
Title: Henning: The Hunted Prince Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 143 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Young Henning Babkis has learned not to consider himself to be anything special. Ignored and taken for granted by his family, his education suffering as a result of their neglect, he nevertheless struggles to fit in... Continue Reading →
Title: Masks: Ordinary Champions Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 189 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Book 3 of the Masks series follows Eric’s adventures as a newly-transformed supervillain sidekick. Taking advantage of Eric’s relationship with Peter, the Devil’s Trill uses him for a shield against the superheroes. In the meantime, new villains... Continue Reading →
"Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of God, tell a joke." - Joss Whedon Blurb: Book 3 of the Masks series follows Eric’s adventures as a newly-transformed supervillain sidekick. Taking advantage of Eric’s relationship with Peter, the Devil’s Trill uses him for a shield against the... Continue Reading →
"Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of God, tell a joke." - Joss Whedon Blurb: Book 3 of the Masks series follows Eric’s adventures as a newly-transformed supervillain sidekick. Taking advantage of Eric’s relationship with Peter, the Devil’s Trill uses him for a shield against the... Continue Reading →
"And there the craftsman sat in the deepening shadows of his workshop, ignoring the candles that burned themselves out till he was finally enveloped by the night, his thin figure bent over his worktable and the little minstrel." -- Hayden Thorne Title: The Glass Minstrel Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 216 Pages... Continue Reading →
"And there the craftsman sat in the deepening shadows of his workshop, ignoring the candles that burned themselves out till he was finally enveloped by the night, his thin figure bent over his worktable and the little minstrel." -- Hayden Thorne Title: The Glass Minstrel Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 216 Pages... Continue Reading →
“He now knew what that ache was: empathy. And it wasn’t just any kind of empathy, but one involving loneliness.” – Hayden Thorne Title: Grave’s End Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 66 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: It isn’t business as usual for Maelwine when a new family moves into Grave’s End... Continue Reading →
“He now knew what that ache was: empathy. And it wasn’t just any kind of empathy, but one involving loneliness.” – Hayden Thorne Title: Grave’s End Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 66 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: It isn’t business as usual for Maelwine when a new family moves into Grave’s End... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes giving up control could very well be the cure to one’s spiritual sickness. Or whatever.” – Hayden Thorne Title: Masks: Evolution Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: While his friends continue to develop their newfound powers, Eric begins to feel the effects of being the odd man out.... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes giving up control could very well be the cure to one’s spiritual sickness. Or whatever.” – Hayden Thorne Title: Masks: Evolution Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: While his friends continue to develop their newfound powers, Eric begins to feel the effects of being the odd man out.... Continue Reading →
Today we welcome Hayden Thorne on the Masks: Evolution Blog Tour. Evolution is the sequel to Rise of Heroes, and carries on the story of teenage Eric, his boyfriend Peter, their friend Althea, and all the superhero and supervillain action Vintage City can handle. THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED Blurb: Strange things are happening in Vintage... 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 →
So the Nightingale pressed closer against the thorn, and the thorn touched her heart, and a fierce pang of pain shot through her. Bitter, bitter was the pain, and wilder and wilder grew her song, for she sang of the Love that is perfected by Death, of the Love that dies not in the tomb.... Continue Reading →
So the Nightingale pressed closer against the thorn, and the thorn touched her heart, and a fierce pang of pain shot through her. Bitter, bitter was the pain, and wilder and wilder grew her song, for she sang of the Love that is perfected by Death, of the Love that dies not in the tomb.... Continue Reading →
I believe in ghosts. It's an odd thing coming from someone who's pretty much an atheist and who'd sooner worship science than a god. But I readily admit it without an ounce of self-consciousness or embarrassment. I do believe in ghosts because I've been in a situation that counted as a haunting. And as I've... Continue Reading →
I believe in ghosts. It's an odd thing coming from someone who's pretty much an atheist and who'd sooner worship science than a god. But I readily admit it without an ounce of self-consciousness or embarrassment. I do believe in ghosts because I've been in a situation that counted as a haunting. And as I've... Continue Reading →
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