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Saying goodbye to the Romance Lives Forever blog #RLFblog
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Who needs an alpha when you can have a lone wolf? 🐺 Do It Write: Where NJ Walters writes @njwaltersauthor #RLFblog #ParanormalRomance #PNR
An immortal lone wolf and a human woman battle werewolf assassins, magic, and obsession while falling in love with each other in NJ Walters’ latest paranormal romance book, Taming the White Wolf, the first book in the Lone Wolf Legacy trilogy.
NJ, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Before we talk about your office, please tell us about your latest book.
Taming the White Wolf by NJ Walters
Genre paranormal romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): AdultThe lone wolf answers to no alpha or pack. From his first transformation, he knows his destiny: to be both judge and executioner for rogue werewolves. Welcome to the spellbinding first book in New York Times bestselling author NJ Walters intense new werewolf series.
White wolf Devlin Moore has spent nearly the last century following his destiny: hunting rogue werewolves. His fate is to be the only one of his kind—hardened, feared, and brutally ruthless. Only now, Devlin’s not alone. There are two others. And if that wasn’t unsettling enough, Devlin is drawn to New York City for what appears to be a human…
As far as Devlin can tell, vibrant artist Zoe Galvani is no threat. But there’s something about her—from her unusual eyes that look similar to the same shocking hue as his own, to his growing need to mark her as his that suggests magical forces may be at play.
Now there’s no escaping each other, or the attraction that grows stronger by the second. But no one, especially a human woman, should have this effect on a lone wolf. And just when he’s sure that having her could be his undoing…the truth steps out of the shadows.
How long have you been writing?
I didn’t actually write my first book until I was in my thirties. I wrote two books in the mid-1990s, tried to find a home for them, put them away, and didn’t write again until late 2003. My first book was published in October 2004, a month shy of my fortieth birthday.
Tell us about your writing space or home office.
All but my first two books—which weren’t my first published books—have been written in an office nook I created in the corner of my living room. It’s cozy, but it works for me. I write on a desktop computer, not a laptop.
What do you love most about that area?
I like that it’s a small and cozy space. It helps keep me focused. When I sit there, there’s nothing to do but write. I have a small shelf behind me and a tall screen tin front of my computer desk that acts as a “wall.”
What office equipment do you use most, other than your computer?
Other than my computer, I am the queen of the file card. I know most writers organize their book or series notes on computer programs, but my brain works better with a physical copy. I have a row of file cards propped up on the top of my keyboard, sometimes taped to the wall, all in an effort to keep me organized. They contained brief character sketches I can refer to, as well as other details I need to remember. On larger series, I’ve used notebooks to organize details, but I still primarily rely on my 4″X6″ file cards.
What’s the last book about writing that you read?
I honestly don’t read many books about writing. I get frustrated because my brain doesn’t want to follow the “rules” set down in most books. I do love the Writers Helping Writers Series by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi. They’re reference books I use often.
What book or books about writing do you recommend for new authors?
I’d recommend Becca Syme’s QuitBooks for Writers series. They’re more about the writing life and the writer than about how to write a book. Also, any books in the Writers Helping Writers series by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi. They’re a great reference.
What do you like to read for relaxation?
Romance books are at the top of the list. I started writing them because I love reading them. I change it up with self-help books and the occasional biography. Basically, whatever interests me.
Where to buy Taming the White Wolf
Publisher https://entangledpublishing.com/books/taming-the-white-wolf
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7NTXG92/
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iBooks https://books.apple.com/us/book/taming-the-white-wolf/id6450183902
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/taming-the-white-wolfNJ Walters Social Media
NJ Walters is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who has always been a voracious reader, and now she spends her days writing novels of her own. Vampires, werewolves, dragons, assassins, time-travelers, seductive handymen, and next-door neighbors with smoldering good looks—all vie for her attention. It’s a tough life, but someone’s got to live it.
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Immerse yourself in the magic of Alexa Aston’s Regency Era series with Training the Duke @AlexaAston 💕 Sparks fly as a quirky dog trainer and a dashing duke cross paths #RLFblog #RegencyRomance
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Discover secrets behind Burning Bridges by Anne Krist @DeeSKnight #RLFblog #ContemporaryRomance #SecondChance
Old letters turn Sara’s life into chaos in Anne Krist’s Burning Bridges. Did you ever tell a lie for so long that even you believed it? And then get caught? Ah… Then you understand Sara in Anne Krists’ Burning Bridges.
Welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about your book.
Burning Bridges by Anne Krist
Genre Contemporary romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PGNot your typical “secret baby” book, this Southern romance is filled with emotion between a mature heroine and the man she used to love.
Letters delivered decades late send shock waves through Sara Richards’s world. Nothing is the same, especially her memories of Paul, a man to whom she’d given her heart years before. Now, sharing her secrets and mending her mistakes of the past means putting her life back together while crossing burning bridges. It will be the hardest thing Sara’s ever done.
Tell us a secret!
Describe a scene you decided to cut. Bonus – explain how you decided.
I really liked Matt, the Marine in the book who is sort of Sara’s boyfriend. He’s being transferred to California and wants Sara to come with him. He’s in love with her but because of her daughter, her heart always has a tie to Paul, the sailor she fell in love with as a young girl. I had a scene where Sara and Matt were almost intimate but I cut it because it felt like Sara would be cheating on Paul.
Fill us in on a quirk or background info about your main character that you might not have revealed in the book.
Sara and Paul enjoyed some real-life places, like Virginia Beach itself, the Alan B. Shepard Convention Center, and Sand Bridge, a beach in the area.
What quirk of your own is written into one of your characters?
Sara and I share a little history. My dad was in the Navy when we lived in Virginia Beach and, like Sara, I attended a concert at the convention center, though I didn’t meet a sailor there and fall in love. Like Sara, my dad did not want me dating sailors. Wonder why…? 😉 I did fall in love while living in Virginia Beach, though, a young man I went to school with in eighth grade. We later married but before that, we walked along the shore at Sand Bridge many a time, like Sara and Paul. Happy memories!
Without naming names, tell us about a character quirk that is patterened after someone you know.
Sara’s father is a lot like mine. He was strict and protective, but I know he loved me and that that was the reason for his protectiveness.
Where to buy Burning Bridges
Amazon Kindle Unlimited https://www.amazon.com/Burning-Bridges-Anne-Krist-ebook/dp/B083HN3ZG2/
Amazon paperback https://www.amazon.com/Burning-Bridges-Anne-Krist-ebook/dp/B083HN3ZG2/Anne Krist Social Media
Anne Krist is the “sister” to erotic romance author Dee S Knight. She is quieter, more reserved, and certainly more circumspect about S-E-X than her wild and crazy sibling. Thus, she’s more comfortable writing sweet(er) romance, where there might be a few sensual scenes, but no more than that. One thing about Anne: she’s not less romantic than Dee. They both write in happily ever after and share the solid belief that love can last forever and beyond!
Website https://www.nomadauthors.com/annekrist/index.html
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Read Mistletoe in the City the new #NewAdultRomance by Amber Daulton @amberdaulton1 #RLFblog #HolidayRomance
In Mistletoe in the City, Krista treats herself to a bad boy for Christmas, but will the heat between her and Derek last well into the New Year? A steamy holiday romance by Amber Daulton.
Amber, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Mistletoe in the City.
Mistletoe in the City by Amber Daulton
Genre: New Adult Holiday Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): RDerek’s world is about to change forever—again.
After his father’s stroke, Derek Weston dropped out of college and returned home to help his parents with the family business, Oak Landing Apartments. Now living on the premises as the groundskeeper and handyman, he never expected the girl he’d secretly crushed on in high school to move into a unit right before Christmas or stir up desires he thought long gone.
Krista Hartley needs a fresh start away from her overbearing parents, but falling for the tattooed hottie who ignored her back in school wasn’t in the plans. Despite old hurts, Derek’s hot kisses and strong arms offer the shelter she craves.
When another woman sets her sight on Derek and drives a wedge between him and Krista, they’ll have to decide if their relationship is real, or just a winter fling.
Where to buy Mistletoe in the City
Universal Buy Link https://books2read.com/mistletoeinthecity
Amazon https://amzn.to/3R0mClf
Apple https://apple.co/3PfRHyH
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1144022237
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/mistletoe-in-the-city-2
Google Play https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Amber_Daulton_Mistletoe_in_the_City?id=UknVEAAAQBAJ&hl=en_US&gl=USAmber Daulton Social Media
Amber Daulton is the author of the romantic-suspense series Arresting Onyx and several standalone novellas. Her books are published through The Wild Rose Press and Books to Go Now, and are available in ebook, print on demand, audio, and foreign language formats.
She lives in North Carolina with her husband and demanding cats.
Website https://amberdaulton.com/
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#ContemporaryRomance The Cowboy’s Little Surprise by Barbara White Daille @BarbaraWDaille #RLFblog #ModernWestern
Welcome back to RLF! Good to have you Barbara. Tell us about The Cowboy’s Little Surprise.
The Cowboy’s Little Surprise by Barbara White Daille
Genre: Contemporary romance
Book heat level: PG13Farewell but not goodbye…
I’ve been thrilled to be a regular visitor to Romance Lives Forever as a reader and as an author. This visit is both special and especially bittersweet as we’re all saying farewell to RLF. Kayelle, thank you for providing this resource for romance story lovers for so many years. The blog will be missed. However, I’m looking forward to hearing about exciting things happening in your future.
Readers, thank you for reading my posts and commenting and/or contacting me directly and for your support of my books.
For my final visit here, I’m circling back to the first book in The Hitching Post Hotel series, The Cowboy’s Little Surprise. No pun intended, but it’s also a happy surprise—and a fitting farewell—that this book was my first Cover Love shared at RLF.
Happy reading, always!
The Long Way Home
A guy like Cole Slater is hard to forget. Tina Sanchez should know—for years since high school she’s tried to bury the pain of Cole’s cruel betrayal. But it’s impossible to ignore the man she sees reflected in her young son’s eyes now that Cole is back in her life—and about to meet the child he never knew he had.
Returning home to New Mexico, Cole is determined to put his playboy reputation to rest. Especially now that he knows there’s a little boy looking up to him. And seeing Tina again reignites all the feelings Cole ran from as a teen. Despite his fear that he can’t be the man Tina deserves, he’s determined to try. For his son’s sake—and his own.
Where to buy The Cowboy’s Little Surprise
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Cowboys-Little-Surprise-Hitching-Hotel-ebook/dp/B00OY9Z9AE
Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cowboys-little-surprise-barbara-white-daille/1120323490
Books-a-Million https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Cowboys-Little-Surprise/Barbara-White-Daille/Q897140487
Harlequin https://www.harlequin.com/shop/books/9781460379844_the-cowboys-little-surprise.html
Kobo http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/the-cowboy-s-little-surpriseBarbara White Daille Social Media
Newsletter https://barbarawhitedaille.com/newsletter
Website https://www.barbarawhitedaille.com
Blog https://www.barbarawhitedaille.com/blog
Twitter https://twitter.com/BarbaraWDaille
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Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/529361.Barbara_White_Daille
Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/stores/Barbara-White-Daille/author/B002J6B0QQ