Where Fiction and Reality Meet
The Novel Approach welcomes Cari Z. and Riptide Publishing on the Rules to Live By anthology blog tour. Every comment on this blog tour enters you in a drawing for a $15 credit at Riptide Publishing. Entries close at midnight, Eastern time, on February 22. Contest is NOT restricted to U.S. entries. So, enjoy what... Continue Reading →
Title: Liberty & Other Stories Author: Alexis Hall Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 308 Pages At a Glance: A pastiche that's done not just amazingly well but with unexpected touches of hilarity in deeply serious moments. Reviewed By: Rena Blurb: For the delight and edification of discerning readers, we present diverse stories concerning the lives,... Continue Reading →
Title: Liberty & Other Stories Author: Alexis Hall Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 308 Pages At a Glance: A pastiche that's done not just amazingly well but with unexpected touches of hilarity in deeply serious moments. Reviewed By: Rena Blurb: For the delight and edification of discerning readers, we present diverse stories concerning the lives,... Continue Reading →
Title: Lights, Camera, Cupid! Author: L.A. Witt, Amy Lane, SE Jakes, Anne Tenino, Z.A. Maxfield Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 226 Pages At a Glance: Instant gratification in five satisfying pieces Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Cupid is visiting Bluewater Bay, and he’s leaving chaos in his wake. Nothing’s been the same in this sleepy little... Continue Reading →
Thanks for joining us on this tour! Check out the great Valentine's Day stories from Bluewater Bay and comment to win a Valentine's gift basket sent to you or a Valentine! Lights, Camera, Cupid! (A Bluewater Bay Valentine's Day Anthology) Cupid is visiting Bluewater Bay, and he’s leaving chaos in his wake. Nothing’s been the... Continue Reading →
Title: The Burnt Toast B&B (A Bluewater Bay Story) Author: Heidi Belleau and Rachel Haimowitz Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 241 Pages At a Glance: This whole series gets better with each book. Blurb: After breaking his arm on set, Wolf’s Landing stuntman Ginsberg Sloan finds himself temporarily out of work. Luckily, Bluewater Bay’s worst... Continue Reading →
Title: The Burnt Toast B&B (A Bluewater Bay Story) Author: Heidi Belleau and Rachel Haimowitz Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 241 Pages At a Glance: This whole series gets better with each book. Blurb: After breaking his arm on set, Wolf’s Landing stuntman Ginsberg Sloan finds himself temporarily out of work. Luckily, Bluewater Bay’s worst... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes Riptide writing duo Lisa Henry and J.A. Rock today on the Merchant of Death blog tour. Enjoy the excerpt and enter for a chance to win some great prizes. Good luck! Hi! We’re Lisa Henry and J.A. Rock, the authors of THE MERCHANT OF DEATH. We’re touring the web taking about... Continue Reading →
Title: Merchant of Death (Playing the Fool: Book Two) Author: Lisa Henry and J.A. Rock Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 205 Pages At a Glance: Merchant of Death is a masterful second story in an outstanding series. Blurb: All’s fair in love and war. There’s something rotten in the state of Indiana. When con man... Continue Reading →
Title: Sand and Ruin and Gold Author: Alexis Hall Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 48 Pages At a Glance: An interesting twist on mermaids in a dystopian-esque setting. Blurb: Once upon a time . . . that’s how the old stories always begin. Once upon a time there was a king of a fallen kingdom. He was just and... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes Charlie Cochrane on her Lessons for Survivors tour. Enjoy the deleted scene she's sharing with us today, then be sure to leave a comment to enter for a chance to win an e-book from Charlie's backlist (excl. Lessons for Survivors). Entries close at midnight, Eastern time, on January 31, 2015. Contest... Continue Reading →
Title: Lessons for Survivors (A Cambridge Fellows Mystery) Author: Charlie Cochrane Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 265 Pages At a Glance: Like sitting in one's favorite chair on a rainy day with a cup of hot tea and quiet music playing in the background Blurb: A more than professional interest . . . a more... Continue Reading →
Title: Billionaire with Benefits Author: Anne Tenino Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 443 Pages At a Glance: Fell just a bit short of the quality work I am used to reading by this author Blurb: It’s just a friend thing. Before confessing his gayness to his best friend, Tierney Terrebonne’s sex life is strictly restroom.... Continue Reading →
Title: Lone Wolf: A Bluewater Bay Novel Author: L.A. Witt & Aleksandr Voinov Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 358 Pages At a Glance: The authors manage to raise their own bar with this book Blurb: Hunter Easton is screwed. Fans, producers, and his agent are all chomping at the bit for the next book in... Continue Reading →
Title: The Two Gentlemen of Altona (Playing the Fool: Book One) Author: Lisa Henry & J.A. Rock Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 215 Pages At a Glance: Sign me up for the next one in the queue because this one was simply fantastic! Blurb: Special Agent Ryan “Mac” McGuinness is having a rough week. Not... Continue Reading →
Hi! We’re Lisa Henry and J.A. Rock, the authors of THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF ALTONA. We’re touring the web taking about our influences, our processes, anything we can think about actually, and even giving you guys a sneak peak or two! And what would a blog tour be without a contest? Check out the details... Continue Reading →
Greetings, everyone! The Best of the Best continues today in our selections for top reads of 2014. Just in case you missed them, Sammy's and Tina's choices can be found HERE, Jackie's, Lana's and Jules' choices can be found HERE, and just like those, we're giving one lucky reader the chance to win e-copies of... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, we're back again with the second round of our Best of the Best (be sure to check out Sammy's and Tina's lists HERE), and another chance for you to win e-copies of THREE of the titles selected by Jackie, Lana, and Jules, winner's choice! THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED Good luck! And now, here... 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 Bells of Times Square Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 236 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Every New Year’s Eve since 1946, Nate Meyer has ventured alone to Times Square to listen for the ghostly church bells he and his long-lost wartime lover vowed to hear together. This year, however, his... Continue Reading →
Hi, and welcome to the blog tour for The Bells of Times Square! This book is close to my heart -- if you read the extra front and back matter in the story, you will see that I drew inspiration from my grandparents and their roles in WWII. There was a lot of research involved here... Continue Reading →
How to Protect Women from Harassment at Gaming Events: Exclude Women? Hi, and welcome to the Player vs. Player blog tour! As I’ve established a few times, I’m a lifelong gamer, and a lifelong feminist. And a large part of my inspiration to write PvP derived from the confluence of those two interests, when the... Continue Reading →
Title: Player vs Player Author: Amelia C. Gormley Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 282 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Pushing for change can be dangerous when change starts pushing back. Video game writer Niles River loves the work he does at Third Wave Studios: creating games with mass appeal that feature women, people of color,... Continue Reading →
Hello, and welcome to the mini blog tour for There Will Be Phlogiston (released: 8th December), a free novella set in the Prosperityverse. Many thanks to Lisa at The Novel Approach for hosting me today! To celebrate the release of Phlogiston, I’m also doing a little giveaway of any book from my backlist, which you... Continue Reading →
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