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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Jacqui the Cat Mysteries, by Alexis Duran

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Alexis Duranhas a new book out in her Jacqui the Cat cozy MM mystery series – “Roam” – and there’s a Giveaway! About the Series Jacqui Corleone is a fashion designer, a yoga-instructor and a concerned citizen who selflessly helps the police solve crimes. Oh, and he occasionally turns into a small wild cat. Probably due to a wizard’s curse or an evil government plot to create super warriors. Or, he’s a cat cursed to turn into a human and only the bite of a sexy alpha lion will allow him to remain in his superior form of Cat. Jacqui does not have a split personality, but sometimes his cat … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Love Aggression, by Cindy Sutherland

Love Aggression - Cindy Sutherland

Cindy Sutherland has a new MM paranormal book out: Tyler Calvano knew his ex-wife’s boyfriend was bad news from the way the little hairs on the back of his neck stood on end, from a smell of danger, from an animal instinct his ex had once appreciated. He wished she’d listened to him. Custody exchanges were hard enough on Jesse, now Ty had to wonder—did Jesse have enough wolf bursting inside him yet to have heard his mother’s pleas as she was gunned down? He couldn’t trust the police to protect them. He took Jesse and he fled across the continent, as far as he could go. Ty and Jesse … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Curse, by Kethric Wilcox

The Curse Blog Tour - Kethric Wilcox

Kethric Wilcox has a new MM paranormal vampire book out: Cain Slays Abel! In this day and age, that’s not an earth-shattering headline. We want headlines that scream of life-altering events. Terrorists Nuke Peace Conference! Wow! What a gripping headline. This is something to change the world. Oh, wait! The world did transform. This ran as the lead story a few hours before the beginning of The Upheaval. The current world birthed in nuclear fire and electromagnetic disruption. Gone are the nations I grew up with. My life altered again. Cain Slays Abel! The truth behind such a classic story is far more complicated than anyone could imagine. The brothers’ … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Upon Broken Wings, by E. L. Reedy & A. M. Wade

Upon Broken Wings

E. L. Reedy & A. M. Wade have a new YA Paranormal book out: Bound by a dark act of hate and despair, high school freshmen, Andrew and Kiernan, learn that their untimely deaths did not bring an end to their pain, but only began the suffering of those left behind. While his lost memories return, Andrew must master seemingly impossible feats, both spiritual and physical. As a dark spirit stalks Kiernan through the borderlands of life and death, he must also face the pain his actions have caused his loved ones. To save both their souls, Andrew must convince Kiernan to return to life and open his eyes to … Read more

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Writing Book Series

Immortality's Gift - Michael Mandrake - Immortals

Greetings all. Occasionally I’ll allow the head, Sharita to speak. Here’s one of those times. Let’s talk about book series, shall we? Thanks to everyone for joining me. Today, I’m talking about book series and why they’re a double edged sword. Why you say? Well, for the reader they’re great! You create a world with multiple characters, focusing on them, what they do, and in romance, how they interact with one another to fall in love. I’ve heard it all. Readers love series because they want to feel like they know the characters personally as well as their stories. And they have to be long! YES, the longer the better. … Read more

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Writing Paranormal By the Seat of my Pants

Demons Be Mine - Michael Mandrake - Immortals

*Michael Mandrake is the male muse of author Sharita Lira* Greetings readers. Thanks you Scott at QRI for letting me share my thoughts with you about…well everything. Okay, not quite. While I do enjoy some trivial things like celebrity gossip, movies, and the occasional Facebook or Twitter rants, I will mostly talk about things related to books and writing. I am an author after all, and really, who wants to hear my thoughts on politics, hmm? *blinks* No, you do not. So instead, we’ll stick to author things, such as plotting…. Or not. The topic of today’s post is writing paranormal by the seat of my pants. Now for those … Read more

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Friday Recs and Weekend Reads

The Novel Approach

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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BOOK BLAST: A Single Heartbeat by Morgan Elektra

Author Name: Morgan Elektra Book Name: A Single Heartbeat Page/Word Count: 46 pages, 14K words Categories: Bisexual Romance, Contemporary Romance, Erotica, Fantasy/Paranormal/Sci-Fi, Gay Romance Release Date: December 29, 2016 Publisher: MLR Press Cover:Lex Valentine Buy Links: Blurb: Nature made them adversaries, but one glance ignites a lust stronger than the need for blood. After 200 years, the nightlife has lost its allure for Reese. A leader among his kind, owner of a nightclub that serves as a banquet of nubile flesh and hot blood, he is bored out of his mind. His heart hasn’t stirred in over a century. Born to a line of vampire hunters, Will ventures out every … Read more

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BOOK BLAST: The Mutt: An Order Series Short Story by Kasia Bacon

The Mutt: An Order Series Short Story

Author Name: Kasia Bacon Book Name: The Mutt: An Order Series Short Story Series: The Order, Book can be read as a standalone Page/Word Count: 38 pages, 6K words Categories: Fantasy/Paranormal/Sci-Fi, Gay Romance Release Date: January 20, 2017 Publisher: Kasia Bacon Cover Artist: Marek Frankowski Buy Links:   Blurb: I, Ervyn Morryés of the Black Mountain clan, know all about control. As the only fair-haired Dark Elf in the Highlands, I had to learn to control my fists and my temper in the face of derision. To become the best archer amongst my peers, I had to learn to control my breathing and my movements. ​But the day the half-breed … Read more