Title: Femme Faux Fatale Series: Dreamspun Desires Author: Susan Laine Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 240 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: All I can say is that this was a fun and enjoyable read! Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Mystery. Murder. Men in silk stockings. Hollywood nights are heating up. Hardboiled Los Angeles PI Cain…
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Review: Train to Somewhere by Susan Laine
Title: Train to Somewhere (Before . . . and After: Book Three) Author: Susan Laine Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 75 Pages Category: Contemporary, New Adult At a Glance: Sorry to say this story didn’t work for me on any level. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: It was only a game. Wasn’t it? At a party one…
Here’s a Sneak Peek at the Coming Week, a Pride Wrapup & a Giveaway
Cheers, everyone, and welcome to a look at what we have coming up for you in the week ahead here at The Novel Approach. If any of you had the opportunity to hit up a Pride celebration this weekend, I hope you had a fantastic time! I was fortunate enough to share a booth with…
Review: Kissing Lessons by Susan Laine
Title: Kissing Lessons (A Before… and After Story Author: Susan Laine Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 81 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Overall, for me, this was a cute little read but not something that I would tell folks to race out and get. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: A kiss is just a kiss. It…
Review: Skyships Over Innsmouth by Susan Laine
Title: Skyships Over Innsmouth Author: Susan Laine Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 200 pages Category: Horror, Sci-Fi At a Glance: A Lovecraftian horror adventure, perfect for those hardcore Dagon fans. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: Twenty winters have passed since the Cataclysm brought down society and robbed people of their memories. Humanity, vastly reduced in numbers since…
Guest Post: Skyships Over Innsmouth by Susan Laine
We’re so pleased to have author Susan Laine joining us today to introduce her newest novel from DSP Publications, Skyships Over Innsmouth. Welcome, Susan! Hi. I’m Susan Laine, the author of Skyships Over Innsmouth. Thank you kindly, The Novel Approach and Lisa, for having me here today. Skyships Over Innsmouth is a Lovecraftian horror story…
Here’s a Sneak Peek at the Coming Week & Our July Book of the Month Giveaway
Hi, everyone! Welcome to a look at what’s going to be coming up in the week ahead here at The Novel Approach. We have some outstanding guests in store for you, including the next author up in the continuing countdown to GayRomLit 2016. Our July Book of the Month picks just went live at Mary…
Review: Stealing Dragon’s Heart by Susan Laine
Title: Stealing Dragon’s Heart (A Lifting the Veil Story) Author: Susan Laine Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 240 Pages At a Glance: Stealing Dragon’s Heart was a slow building romance surrounded by a fierce, fast moving plotline that occasionally suffered at the hands of overly descriptive passages. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Notorious master thief Finn…
Review: Sauna Lover by Susan Laine
Title: Sauna Lover Author: Susan Laine Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 94 Pages At a Glance: The ending is tied up too quickly, too neatly, and with little conflict after the set up given Blurb: When Shawn Wells learns a planned development project threatens the quaint gay neighborhood of Trickstown, he jumps into action. This is his…
Review: The Sensualist & the Untouched by Susan Laine
Title: The Sensualist & the Untouched Author: Susan Laine Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 324 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Being over thirty is not an issue for Corey Paige. Being frigid and a virgin, however, is a huge problem for the only son of a newspaper magnate. No matter the risk, Corey’s intent on…
Review: The Sensualist & the Untouched by Susan Laine
Title: The Sensualist & the Untouched Author: Susan Laine Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 324 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Being over thirty is not an issue for Corey Paige. Being frigid and a virgin, however, is a huge problem for the only son of a newspaper magnate. No matter the risk, Corey’s intent on…
"Sparks & Drops" Is A Little Bit Of Magical Romance
Title: Sparks & Drops (The Wheel Mysteries: Book One) Author: Susan Laine Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 170 Rating: 4.25 Stars Blurb: Magic is in the air when Gus Goodwin, a pagan shopkeeper and owner of the Four Corners’ occult shop, meets a Niall Valentine, a mysterious PI investigating the disappearance of a local witch…
“Sparks & Drops” Is A Little Bit Of Magical Romance
Title: Sparks & Drops (The Wheel Mysteries: Book One) Author: Susan Laine Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 170 Rating: 4.25 Stars Blurb: Magic is in the air when Gus Goodwin, a pagan shopkeeper and owner of the Four Corners’ occult shop, meets a Niall Valentine, a mysterious PI investigating the disappearance of a local witch…
"Accidental Chemistry" Will Leave You Wanting More
“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.” ― C.G. Jung This is a very humorous look at two very different men. I have never seen two people have so many problems just trying to hook up. It all starts with Zane…
“Accidental Chemistry” Will Leave You Wanting More
“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.” ― C.G. Jung This is a very humorous look at two very different men. I have never seen two people have so many problems just trying to hook up. It all starts with Zane…
And Now, A Little Sage Advice From Susan Laine
Best friends are always best lovers. – Arushi Tanwar Sage Advice is a short story that is included in Dreamspinner Press’s Daily Dose collection for June. It’s a good story, but didn’t work great for me as a short. I think it would have made a great novel or novella. I wanted to know more…
And Now, A Little Sage Advice From Susan Laine
Best friends are always best lovers. – Arushi Tanwar Sage Advice is a short story that is included in Dreamspinner Press’s Daily Dose collection for June. It’s a good story, but didn’t work great for me as a short. I think it would have made a great novel or novella. I wanted to know more…
Sounds of Love by Susan Laine
Good conversation is really important to me, but I never seem to realize how important it is until I feel its absence, so it makes sense, then, that well written, organic dialogue can either make or break a book for me. That also applies to the interior monologue of the first person narrative; the internal…
Sounds of Love by Susan Laine
Good conversation is really important to me, but I never seem to realize how important it is until I feel its absence, so it makes sense, then, that well written, organic dialogue can either make or break a book for me. That also applies to the interior monologue of the first person narrative; the internal…