Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: The Charlatan’s Conquest (A Phantom Fixers Story) Author: Vivien Dean Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Beyond Length: 216 Pages Category: Paranormal, Ghosts/Spirits At a Glance: The Charlatan’s Conquest is a sweet, slow-burn romance with some paranormal oomph. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: With love and ghosts, the challenge is figuring out what’s real. Software engineer Cruz Guthrie... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming author Vivien Dean to TNA today. She's here to chat with us about her just released The Charlatan's Conquest, the second book published in the new Dreamspinner Press house line, Dreamspun Beyond. The Heart of Paranormal Romance It’s no secret that, of all the flavors of romance, paranormal is my... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and welcome to a wee preview of what he have coming up for you in the week ahead! It’s going to be another spectacularly busy one, with lots of great guests—including a new Featured Author in our countdown to GRL—giveaways, and more reviews in store. Here’s the rundown! Monday – Kicking off the... Continue Reading →
Title: Family Obligations Authors: Vivien Dean and Rick R. Reed Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 43 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: I absolutely loved this book. Reviewed By: Lynn Blurb: Tate D’Angelo always thought he knew who his father was: beloved doctor, devoted husband and father…. Everyone at the funeral shared the same glowing stories... Continue Reading →
Title: Stranded with Desire Authors: Vivien Dean and Rick R. Reed Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Length: 228 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Stranded with Desire is a cute romance that is a perfect novel to curl up with when you just want a happy ever after with little to no angst involved. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
We're chuffed to bits to welcome GayRomLit 2016 Featured Author Rick R. Reed to The Novel Approach today, to chat a bit about family and his Dreamspun Desires novel, Stranded with Desire, a book he's co-authored with Vivien Dean. Enjoy! Family Reunions and GRL A Guest Post by Rick R. Reed I’m thinking about family... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year's Eve, friends! We're ready to ring out the old and welcome in a whole new year of reading and reviewing at The Novel Approach, so let's say farewell to 2015 with our final "Best Ofs" from Sammy, Sadonna, and yours truly. Of course, you can enter to win a few e-titles from... Continue Reading →
Welcome back to Round Two of our Best of the Best of 2015! Today's Top Reads of the year come to you from Jules and Lana. Take a look at some of the books they thought were pretty outstanding this year, and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget to enter for the... Continue Reading →
Title: Savage Estate Author: Vivien Dean Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 272 Pages At a Glance: I would recommend this book without reservation. It kept me on my toes, and I stayed up later than I probably should have to find out how the book ended. Reviewed By: Taz Blurb: For his twenty-fifth birthday, Alec... Continue Reading →
Title: Unison Author: Vivien Dean Publisher: Amber Quill Press Pages/Word Count: 60 Pages At a Glance: Time travel and magic collide to right a wrong in history. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Freddie Valek is a dreamer. He dreams about the fantastic as a means to escape, about finding the perfect man, about anything his imagination... Continue Reading →
Title: Wild Fragile Vines Author: Vivien Dean Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 13000 Words At a Glance: This is a really beautiful and touching short story of a love that one man can’t let go, and the other can’t accept. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: When his boss’s twenty-year-old son announced he wanted to be more... Continue Reading →
Title: A Soul Remembered Author: Vivien Dean Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 126 Pages At a Glance: I loved it and want more! Reviewed By: Lana Blurb: The Reborn project began out of the desperate need to keep a dying man alive. It turned into a century-long hunt for his soul. Until everything changes one... Continue Reading →
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