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Blog Tour with Excerpt, Teasers, Review & Giveaway – Treading Water by Jessie G

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Title: Treading Water Series: Forgotten Soldier #2 Author: Jessie G Genre: M/M Romance Release Date: July 18, 2017 After devoting eighteen years of his life to the US Navy, Petty Officer First Class Shane Parker is struggling with the very real possibility of becoming unnecessary. If he doesn’t make Chief Petty Officer before his twenty—and it doesn’t seem likely that he will—he’ll be retired from active service and placed on the Fleet Reserve list until his mooring lines are officially cut forever. While it would all be very honorable and ceremonial, he simply wasn’t civilian material. Before even swearing-in, Julian Brand knew he wasn’t cut out to be a soldier, … Read more

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BOOK TOUR: The Rhubarb Patch by Deanna Wadsworth

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Author: Deanna Wadsworth Book: The Rhubarb Patch Series: The Men of Gilead, Book #1 Page/Word Count: 301 pages Categories: Gay Romance, Contemporary Romance Release Date: July 24, 2017 Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Cover: Anne Cain Buy Links: Blurb: City boy, sci-fi novelist, and recovering pushover Scott Howe doesn’t know what to expect when he inherits his grandmother’s house outside the quaint village of Gilead, Ohio—but it isn’t an enormous bald man in nothing but tighty-whities and orange rubber boots shouting at him to keep his weed whacker away from the rhubarb patch. Scott has never met anyone like Phineas Robertson: homesteader, recluse… Republican. A tender—if unlikely—friendship grows over the summer while … Read more

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BOOK BLAST: …And All Shall Fade to Black by Layla Dorine

As Jax’s insecurities and food issues grow more and more out of control, he find himself turning to Danny for help, rather than his longtime friends Callum and Max who lives just downstairs. Danny’s mix of patience, stubbornness and tough love make it harder and harder for Jax to keep his distance, and somewhere in the course of their daily lives, they find themselves moving from being friends, to being more.

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BOOK BLAST: The Play of His Life by Amy Aislin

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Author: Amy Aislin Book: The Play of His Life Page/Word Count: 70 pages Categories: Contemporary Romance, Gay Romance Release Date: April 28, 2017 Publisher: MLR Press Cover: Kris Jacen Buy Links: Blurb: The last person Christian wants to run into on a visit home to spend time with his mom over the holidays is his former best friend-turned-lover-turned ex. But there Riley is, in all his tall, chiseled, blondness. The same guy who walked out on him six years ago, breaking his heart in the process. Who knew he’s still in love with the jerk? Two years ago, former hockey player Riley was injured out of the NHL, but he’s … Read more

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BLOG TOUR: Well-Tailored by Silvia Violet

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Author: Silvia Violet Book: Well-Tailored Series: Thorne and Dash Page/Word Count: 280 pages, 63K words Categories: Contemporary Romance, Gay Romance Release Date: April 25, 2017 Cover: LC Chase Buy Links: Blurb: Marc longs for a grand romance, but he doubts he’ll ever be that lucky. Then he meets Darius, an arrogant tailor who pushes all his buttons. When Darius offers him a job, Marc hesitates—he needs a direction for the future, not another man who doesn’t believe in relationships. Darius lives by a few unbreakable rules: never sleep with employees, fashion should be simple, and romance is for fools. Marc, with his shimmery sweater collection, makes him want to break … Read more

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BOOK BLAST: Sexy to Go Gay Romance Anthology

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Author: Eva Lefoy, Avery Duran, Leigh Ellwood, Dale Lowry, Shiloh Saddler, A.E. Wasp, Jodi Payne, Sam Thorne, Asta Idonea Book: Sexy to Go Gay Romance Page/Word Count: 286 pages, 71K words Categories: Contemporary Romance, Gay Romance Release Date: Publisher: Sexy to Go Cover: Ella Dominguez Buy Links:   Blurb: Sexy to Go Gay Romance features nine scorching hot MM romances to make your blood sing. Whether finding love at a Jewish singles dance or while crossing the River Styx, these men remind us that love is always worth fighting for, no matter what the cost. Meet a handyman who’s an ace with his tools, a king who kindles the passion … Read more

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SERIES SPOTLIGHT: Shatterproof Bond Series Box Set by Isobel Starling

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  Author: Isobel Starling Book: Shatterproof Bond Series Box Set Series: Shatterproof Bond, Books 1 – 3 Page/Word Count: 45K, 51K, and 70K Categories: Bisexual Romance, Contemporary Romance, Gay Romance, Mystery & Suspense Release Date: August 29, 2016 Buy Links: Blurb: The Shatterproof Bond series will clutch at your heart and leave you aching for more. Come along on a thrilling adventure with Scotsman Declan Ramsay and Englishman Sam Aiken featuring soaring M/M romance, love, laughter and sizzling lovemaking. Sam and Declan meet at their siblings Scottish castle wedding during novel # 1 “As You Wish.” The couple’s relationship deepens in novel #2 “Illuminate the Shadows” and as they get … Read more

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Friday Recs and Weekend Reads

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Cheers, everyone! We at The Novel Approach are back again today with our list of weekly recs that just might make for some great weekend reading. Here’s hoping you might find your next great book! ∞*∞*∞*∞*∞*∞*∞ Loose Cannon by Sidney Bell Publisher: Carina Press Length: 448 Pages Category: Contemporary Blurb: Released after five years in the system for assault, streetwise Edgar-Allen Church is ready to leave the past behind and finally look to his future. In need of a place to crash, he’s leaning on Miller Quinn. A patient, solidly masculine pillar of strength and support, Miller has always been there for him—except in the one way Church has wanted the … Read more

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Weekly Recs and Weekend Reads

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Hi, everyone, and many thanks to Queer Romance Ink for inviting The Novel Approach Reviews to become a contributing member of the community! We’ll be stopping by every Friday with a handful of some of our favorite reads reviewed during the week, so if you’re looking for a good book to curl up with and get you through the weekend, we might have just the recommendation for you. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~ A Boy Worth Knowing by Jennifer Cosgrove Publisher: NineStar Press Length: 173 Pages Category: Young Adult, Paranormal Blurb: Ghosts can’t seem to keep their opinions to themselves. Seventeen-year-old Nate Shaw should know; he’s been talking to them since he was twelve. … Read more