Where Fiction and Reality Meet
What an amazing year 2017 was in the world of LGBTQIA literature. From amazing paranormal offerings by such authors as Santino Hassell and F.T. Lukens to stunning YA and New Adult novels by John Goode, Nick Wilgus and Robin Reardon, to name just a few, the quality of work coming from this community of writers... 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 →
It's hard to believe we find ourselves at the end of another year. Time flies when your nose is buried in a book, doesn't it? But what and where would The Novel Approach be without our love of reading? Each year at this time, we work hard to compile our lists of favorite books to... Continue Reading →
Title: The Dating Game Author: Jay Northcote Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 103 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Five sex-free dates—how hard can it be? When they were at uni, Owen always had a bit of a crush on Nathan. But Nathan was apparently straight, and Owen was too busy with other guys to take his... Continue Reading →
Title: Addicted Author: Laura Baumbach Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 27 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Vampires are impervious to human ailments and blood-borne disease. But what happens when one gets a taste of a new, powerful designer drug made from an element vampires have never encountered before? Vampire Gideon Borg dines occasionally from the... Continue Reading →
Title: Murder on the Mountain Author: Jamie Fessenden Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: When Jesse Morales, a recent college grad who aspires to be a mystery writer, volunteers to work on the summit of Mt. Washington for a week, he expects to work hard. What he doesn’t expect is... Continue Reading →
“Wanting something and being able to have it aren’t the same things.” – Cardeno C Title: McFarland’s Farm (Hope #1) Author: Cardeno C. Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 102 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Wealthy, attractive Lucas Reika treats life like a party, moving from bar to bar and man to man. Thumbing his nose at... Continue Reading →
“Wanting something and being able to have it aren’t the same things.” – Cardeno C Title: McFarland’s Farm (Hope #1) Author: Cardeno C. Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 102 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Wealthy, attractive Lucas Reika treats life like a party, moving from bar to bar and man to man. Thumbing his nose at... Continue Reading →
Title: Stripped Away (Stripped Clean #2) Author: Ellis Carrington Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 250 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: HE DOESN'T RECOGNIZE HIMSELF David Moorehouse has spent his life hiding behind masks. Nice guy. Best friend. Reverend's kid. After finding his father dead on the floor, he's been stripped of his job at the family... Continue Reading →
Title: Stripped Away (Stripped Clean #2) Author: Ellis Carrington Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 250 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: HE DOESN'T RECOGNIZE HIMSELF David Moorehouse has spent his life hiding behind masks. Nice guy. Best friend. Reverend's kid. After finding his father dead on the floor, he's been stripped of his job at the family... Continue Reading →
Title: Loveblood Author: M.J. O’Shea Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 256 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Max Appleton and his mother Celia are on the run, hiding from an abusive father and husband who’s also a notoriously bad pack leader. When Max hit puberty and it became obvious he’d never make an alpha wolf,... Continue Reading →
Title: Loveblood Author: M.J. O’Shea Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 256 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Max Appleton and his mother Celia are on the run, hiding from an abusive father and husband who’s also a notoriously bad pack leader. When Max hit puberty and it became obvious he’d never make an alpha wolf,... Continue Reading →
“I realized I’m in love. It’s always been right in front of me.” – Richelle Mead Title: Never the Perfect Moment Author: K-lee Klein Publisher: Amber Quill Press Pages/Word Count: 84 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Bryan Monroe has always catalogued his life in terms of moments—right moments, wrong moments, perfect moments. But when his... Continue Reading →
“I realized I’m in love. It’s always been right in front of me.” – Richelle Mead Title: Never the Perfect Moment Author: K-lee Klein Publisher: Amber Quill Press Pages/Word Count: 84 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Bryan Monroe has always catalogued his life in terms of moments—right moments, wrong moments, perfect moments. But when his... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes a “mistake” can end up being the best decision you ever make.” – Mandy Hale Title: Last Chance Charlie Author: Ryan Loveless Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 198 Pages Rating: 2.5 Stars Blurb: Charlie Corcoran is the best thing about twenty-five-year old Zach Prentiss’s life. Sure, they’ve never met. Charlie’s never seen Zach from... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes a “mistake” can end up being the best decision you ever make.” – Mandy Hale Title: Last Chance Charlie Author: Ryan Loveless Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 198 Pages Rating: 2.5 Stars Blurb: Charlie Corcoran is the best thing about twenty-five-year old Zach Prentiss’s life. Sure, they’ve never met. Charlie’s never seen Zach from... Continue Reading →
“When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching — they are your family.” – Jim Butcher Title: Summer Son Author: Anna Martin Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Ellis Broad never imagined he would end up a single father before he turned twenty-nine. Then again,... Continue Reading →
“When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching — they are your family.” – Jim Butcher Title: Summer Son Author: Anna Martin Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Ellis Broad never imagined he would end up a single father before he turned twenty-nine. Then again,... Continue Reading →
“I am afraid of him now. The one I love most in the world.” – Neil Jordan Title: The Crying Game Author: Kol Anderson Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 41 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: William Davenport can’t take the weight of the secret in his life any more. When his brother makes the ultimate sacrifice... Continue Reading →
“I am afraid of him now. The one I love most in the world.” – Neil Jordan Title: The Crying Game Author: Kol Anderson Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 41 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: William Davenport can’t take the weight of the secret in his life any more. When his brother makes the ultimate sacrifice... Continue Reading →
“Love can only be found through the act of loving.” – Paul Coelho Title: You Can't Go Home Again Author: Michael Murphy Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: In work and in love, life has taught seasoned police officer Jack that closeness only leads to pain. But Jack is wracked... Continue Reading →
“Love can only be found through the act of loving.” – Paul Coelho Title: You Can't Go Home Again Author: Michael Murphy Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: In work and in love, life has taught seasoned police officer Jack that closeness only leads to pain. But Jack is wracked... Continue Reading →
“Love yourself. Forgive yourself. Be true to yourself. How you treat yourself sets the standard for how others will treat you.” – Steve Maraboli Title: The Companion Author: Lloyd A. Meeker Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Shepherd Bucknam hasn’t had a lover in more than a decade and doesn’t... Continue Reading →
“The core of your true self is never lost. Let go of all the pretending and the becoming you’ve done just to belong. Curl up with your rawness and come home. You don’t have to find yourself; you just have tolet yourself in.” – D. Antoinette Foy Title: Filthy Acquisitions Author: Edmond Manning Publisher: Wilde... Continue Reading →
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