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2013 Salute to Author Veterans #RLFblog #VeteransDay
Happy Veteran’s Day Kayelle Allen here. Romance Lives Forever is dedicated to new
authors and new books. As such, I rarely step in as a blogger — I prefer to interview
guests and feature others. My own blog, Unstoppable
Heroes, is where I do my own “bragging” about new books and events.
But today on RLF, I want to honor some special people: veterans.The first Veteran’s Day was called “Armistice Day”
and was proclaimed by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson on November 11, 1919. In proclaiming
the holiday, he said, “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will
be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service
and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has
freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy
with peace and justice in the councils of the nations.” Unlike Memorial Day,
which celebrates those who died in service, Veterans Day celebrates the service
itself. WikipediaToday, I’m honoring fellow veterans who are authors. This is
by no means an exhaustive list. These folks are proud to stand and be counted. Please
visit their sites, and get to know them and their books. I believe the highest honor
one can pay an author is to buy his or her book.Authors are listed in alphabetical order by first name. This
list shows their brand (type of writing), name, branch of service, and website.Romance Tangled with SuspenseCK Crouch — US ArmyGet in Bed with Delilah. Everyone else has!Delilah Devlin – US ArmyScottish Medieval Romantic SuspenseDiana Cosby — US NavyParanormal and Contemporary RomanceEliza Gayle — US Marine CorpsRomanceElla Quinn – US ArmyEscape with…Elle JamesMilitary RomanceGeri Krotow — US NavyLove is in the air – and in the fleetHeather Ashby – US Navyhttp://heatherashby.comUrban Fantasy RomanceIsis Rushdan — US Air Forcehttp://isisrushdan.blogspot.com/Historical RomanceJeane Westin — US ArmyErotica Romance where the destiny is love ~ Let me take you on
the journeyJennifer France — US Navyhttp://jenniferfrance.comLove … Laughter … ForeverJoyce Adams — US Armyhttp://joyceadamscounts.comMysteryKathleen Toomey Jabs — US NavyUnstoppable heroes, Uncompromising love, Unforgettable passionKayelle Allen — US NavyTapping into your Flights of FancyLacey Falcone — US Air ForceDark Heroes, Feisty Heroines, Scorching StoriesLisa Carlisle — US Marine CorpsMilitary Memoirs – Parris Island
– Journey of a Woman MarineLisa Cordeiro — US Marine Corpshttp://lisacordeiro.comLet Fate guide you… One story at a timeLoni Lynne — US NavyMystery/Romance authorLori Avocato — US Air Forcehttp://loriavocato.comA Dash of Romance with a Dusting of MysteryMisty MacRae — US Navyhttp://mistymacrasblog.blogspot.comWhere Romance is Always an AdventureRogenna Brewer — US NavyUnexpected Romantic FictionSandy Wickersham-McWhorter — USAFDark heroes and heroines with bite…sink your teeth into a romance
bySapphire Phelan — US ArmyEscape to the past with a romantic adventureTerry Irene Blain — US Navyhttp://www.terryireneblain.com/Military Romance and Medical DramaTracey Cramer-Kelly — Army National GuardRomantic Suspense, YA, Juvenile, SciFi, and Hard Boiled DetectiveWayne Greenough — US Navyhttp://waynegreenough.comOne unusual Veterans group that is special to me is RomVets. They are all women who served in the armed
forces and who write Romance. I am proud to be a member. Click the link to visit
the website and learn more about this organization and its members.—Invitation — if you are an author, and a veteran, let us know. We’d be honored to include you in our annual post. -
Sin Eater’s Prince @ketadiablo #RLFblog
Sin Eater’s Prince Cover Love at Romance Lives Forever is a short intro to a
book and includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social media contacts for the
author. Today’s featured book is The Sin Eater’s Prince by Keta Diablo.The sin eater has been shunned by the local villagers all
his life, except by Andras Maddock, the local physician. In love with the one
man he believes will never return that love, Owen is shocked when Andras saves
him from death at the hands of a vampire.Dagan, Dark Lord of the Underworld, vows to avenge his
father’s death and obtain the Prince of Wales’s mystic sword from Andras. The
claymore’s power holds an immunity the vampires have coveted for centuries.Star-crossed love, sorcery, and bloodlust collide on a
vengeful path where only one side will remain victorious.Buy links:
Amazon http://amzn.to/HlboOLBarnes and Noble http://bit.ly/LxNxusKobo http://bit.ly/MoF14kFind Me Here
Website: http://ketaskeep.blogspot.comBlog: http://ketadiablobooks.blogspot.comTwitter: http://twitter.com/ketadiabloFacebook: http://facebook.com/KetaDiablo.AuthorPinterest: http://pinterest.com/ketadiablo/Author Amazon page: http://amazon.com/Keta-Diablo/e/B002BODURIYou May Also Like
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Read the novel Stanley’s Christmas Redemption by Gabbi Grey @gabbigrey #RLFblog #GayRomance #MMRomance
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The Burning Seal @JennaStormWritz #RLFblog #paranormal
Jenna Storm Today’s featured book is The Burning Seal by Jenna Storm.
Detective Danni Keegan is plunged into a dark, demonic world
where survival depends on deciphering the connection between ritual killings,
and a demon terrorizing her for a “gift” she wasn’t even aware she
possessed. She must unravel her dreams of another woman who lived during
ancient times and battled a bloodthirsty demon—the same demon who now hunts
Danni. The loss of her body and soul looms imminent as her only chance to
destroy the demon depends on changing her new partner’s convictions. He is a
sinfully sexy man, who exudes power and self-assurance with the ease of
breathing and has an iron-willed determination not to believe in the
paranormal.Buy links:
Muse It Up Publishing http://museituppublishing.com/bookstore/index.php/museitup/the-burning-seal-detailFind Me Here:
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When Writing Military Boxed Sets @sharonlhamilton #RLFblog
Uniform Desires Uniform Desires is a boxed set of novellas from some of the best
military writers on the planet: Delilah Devlin, Melissa Schroeder, Cat Johnson,
JM Madden, Elle James and myself. Most of us have either served in the military,
or have had husbands and children who have served, or who are serving now.The release of this anthology is timed for Veteran’s Day, 11-11-13.
It is the only all-military boxed set available this year.Our stories run the gamut, from Marines to para-rescue teams,
wounded vets and Navy SEALs. These are the quiet guys who get things done, putting
themselves in harm’s way, sacrificing their own safety for ours. It’s the least
we could do to help bring their stories to life.We aren’t writing detailed accounts of war. There are great writers
out there who specialize in bringing readers that genre. We write about the love
stories, about what happens when the soldier comes home, when his special training
doesn’t prepare him for the “dangers” of falling in love.I think that’s what I love most about writing military romance.
Certainly no national secrets are divulged in my books, but I’ve enjoyed the SEAL
community I’ve gotten to know, and like to write about what happens to them on a
personal side. I’ve said many times when I’ve spoken to groups, that the stories
I’ve heard are even more outrageous than what I put in my books. No one would believe
some of the things I’ve been told. Indeed, truth can be stranger than fiction.When I’m at book signings or book fairs, people sometimes shy
away from picking up a military romance because they don’t like to think about men
and women coming into harm’s way, and perhaps for many, it is too close to home.
In romance, or romantic suspense, although not everyone survives the stories, usually
the hero and heroine do. Forced to deal with life and death, they are thrown together,
and almost don’t survive. In the midst of a crisis, love finds a way, and turns
out in the end to save the day.Unlike some of the other boxed sets being sold today, most of
the material in the anthology is brand new. And, although there are many kinds of
heroes out there who sacrifice themselves for the public every day, the heroes in
our book are only military heroes.Instead of attaching a blurb, I’m going to run down brief blurbs
of each of the stories, and the authors who wrote them:Infatuation by Melissa SchroederUSA Today Bestselling Author
www.melissaschroeder.netTo prove her love and save her man, she has to go above and beyond
the call of dutySEAL Francis McKade never acted on his feelings for his best
friend’s sister. All that changes at a wedding in Hawaii, but the next morning, he’s called for
a mission-one that leaves his world in shambles.Months later, Kade shows up in her bar a changed man. When he
pushes her to her limits in the bedroom, Shannon
refuses to back down. One way or another, he’ll learn there’s no walking away from
love—not while she still has breath in her body.SEAL’s Honor by Elle JamesAward-winning Author
www.ellejames.comTwo Navy SEALs jeopardize their lives and hearts in a battle-torn
land when they vie for the love of one sexy Night Stalker helicopter pilotSEAL Reed Tucker doesn’t believe in commitment, until he tangles
the sheets with one hot pilot, Delaney O’Connell. His phobia against commitment
is challenged when his best friend asks Delaney to marry him.As a helicopter pilot for the 160th Night Stalkers, Delaney knows
the risks of loving a SEAL. When her lover’s friend loses an arm in battle, she
can’t refuse his marriage proposal when he’s already lost so much. In love with
one man, pledged to marry another, she’s torn.Tuck and Delaney must come to grips with the happiness they owe
themselves and the happiness of their friend who has lost so much.SEAL the Deal by Sharon HamiltonBestselling Author
http://sharonhamiltonauthor.com/A SEAL’s nightmare of a promise given at his sister’s deathbed
gives him the woman of his dreamsSpecial Operator Nick Dunn gets the call he has been dreading
since before his last deployment. His sister is in her final stages of cancer. He
drives up to Sonoma County from Coronado
to help her shut down her failing nursery business and tie up her final affairs.
He must work with his sister’s best friend he only vaguely remembers from his past.
But boy has she grown up.
Devon Brandeburg has
created a small financial fortune through her success in real estate. Her career
is her main focus, but a closely guarded secret is her total lack of experience
with men. After all, who needs them? Especially when their testosterone-stuffed
egos suck all the air out of the room, like Nick’s does.Nick’s sister requires two things of the both of them as her
dying wish.
 What starts as a deathbed promise turns out
to be a hot affair neither one expected. Nick becomes Devon’s
teacher in her journey to womanhood. As she comes alive in his arms, the
student brings the teacher something he’s never allowed himself to want, and now
knows he needs.Dangerous Liaisons by Delilah DevlinAward-winning Author
www.delilahdevlin.comA pampered travel agent escapes through the jungle with an undercover
DEA agent when a drug lord mistakes her for a rival’s daughterAfter surviving a week of anti-terrorist training in a Central
American jungle, Maya Cordoba is ready to kick off the mud from her designer boots
after she hijacks her sexy driving instructor. Instead, she finds herself staring
down the barrel of an AK-47and being kidnapped! Mistaken for a rival drug lord’s
daughter she knows if they learn she’s not who they think she is—she’s dead.Rescue comes from ex-marine and undercover DEA agent, Angel Rickman.
He promises to get her out as long as she does everything he tells her to. Together,
they make a mad dash through the jungle with the drug cartel’s army on their tails.Her Forever Hero by JM MaddenBestselling AuthorWhen the boss’s pregnant, unwed daughter needs rescuing, disabled
Marine Grafton Parks proves he’s still a heroKendall Herrington is drawn to her handsome new security guard,
prosthetic hand and all. The man is totally wrong for her, but on a lonely Christmas
night, she gives in to her body’s demands, regret setting in on the morning after.Former EOD Marine Grafton Parks knows Kendall
is resisting admitting she’s pregnant and that the board won’t allow an unwed, pregnant
female to run the multi-billion dollar Herrington Corporation. Even if she is the
boss’s daughter.As they struggle to come to terms with each other, an unexpected
danger threatens their lives. Will they survive long enough for him to be…Her Forever
Hero?Cinderella
Liberty by Cat JohnsonNew York Times and USA Today Bestselling AuthorA weekend liberty leads to unexpected passion between a Marine
and his best friend’s sister, but he must survive seven months in Afghanistan to get
back to herMarine Gunnery Sergeant John “Crash” O’Malley has two
goals. Enjoy his liberty in New York City, and survive
his deployment to Afghanistan.
What he didn’t plan on is Trish. A guy can’t have a one-night stand with his best
friend’s sister and then abandon her at midnight when his liberty ends, but starting
a new relationship days before shipping out would be crazy.Crash doesn’t realize his friend’s displeasure over him breaking
the ‘no sisters rule’ is nothing compared to what the insurgents have in store for
them in the Helmand
Province. Now, Crash’s new
objective is to get home alive and make Trish his.We are honored to be able to bring you these stories for Veteran’s
Day. Won’t you share them with your friends and family, who love to read about the
men and women who protect and defend us every day?Buy link:
http://www.amazon.com/Uniform-Desires-Make-Mine-Military-ebook/dp/B00G187832?tag-sharohamil-20About the Author
Sharon HamiltonLife is one fool thing
after another.Love is two fool things
after each other.
Sharon Hamilton Sharon’s
award-winning spicy Navy SEAL stories in the SEAL Brotherhood series, have consistently
made best sellers lists and review sites. Her characters follow a sometimes rocky
road to redemption through passion and true love.Her Golden Vampires of Tuscany are not like any vamps you’ve
read before, since they don’t go to ground and can walk around in the full light
of the sun.Her Guardian Angels struggle with the human charges they are
sent to save, often escaping their vanilla world of Heaven for the brief human one.
You won’t find any of these beings in any Sunday school class.She lives in Sonoma
County, California with
her husband, and two Dobermans. A lifelong organic gardener, when she’s not writing,
she’s getting vera vera dirty in the mud, or wandering Farmer’s Markets looking
for new Heirloom varieties of vegetables and flowers.Find Me Here
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Changing Tide @dpdenman #RLFblog #gayromance
Changing Tide Cover Love at Romance Lives Forever is a short intro to a
book and includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social media contacts for the
author. Today’s featured book is Changing Tide, by DP Denman.Genre: Contemporary Gay RomancePublisher: North
Shore Press (Indie)Release Date: 10/3/13For Jack Lewis love comes from unexpected places…so does tragedy.
When David arrived on Vancouver Island, he was
just another tourist. A few hours on the water together proves he is more than that.
Attraction draws them together but an attempt at a meaningless fling fails one touch
at a time when Jack feels more than he thought he would. The love affair sparks
fear in David and jealousy in Emerson, the man who frequents Jack’s bed.At odds with the men in his life, Jack tries to talk David into
staying and Emerson into going but the attempt could leave him empty handed.Buy LinksPaperback ($7.95): http://www.amazon.com/Changing-Tide-DP-Denman/dp/0989612309/Ebook ($2.99): http://ow.ly/pFhmfAbout the Author
DP Denman is an M/M (gay) contemporary romance author from
the soggy splendor of the Pacific Northwest.
She is an eclectic reader, obsessed writer, and determined LGBT rights activist
who lives with her fur babies and a pair of hyper-caffeinated muses.Find Me Here
Website http://www.dpdenman.comBlog http://dpdenmanauthor.blogspot.com/Twitter https://twitter.com/dpdenmanFacebook https://www.facebook.com/dp.denmanPinterest http://pinterest.com/dpdenman -
Cover Love: Not Without Risk @SarahGrimmAuthr #RLFblog
Not Without Risk Six agonizing months after a slug collapsed his lung, Sergeant
Justin Harrison manages to return to the one place where he shines—the San Diego homicide division.
Nothing will stand in the way of proving he is fit for active duty. Especially not
the long-legged brunette who just stumbled into his crime scene.Photographer Paige Conroy spent years hiding from her past. Then
a late night telephone call brings it crashing back. An old friend is in town and
needs her help. When she arrives at his hotel room four hours later, he’s dead.
Suddenly, she’s the target of a madman, and Paige must turn to Sergeant Harrison
for protection.But who is the bigger threat to her… the faceless assailant
she fears will steal her life or the dark-eyed detective she knows could steal her
heart?Buy links:
Amazon US:
http://amzn.to/VCdnYzAmazon CA: http://amzn.to/WUvTcXAmazon UK:
http://amzn.to/12I4rTrBarnes and Noble: http://bit.ly/134DlkPARe: http://bit.ly/136PHh5Find Me Here
Website: http://www.sarahgrimm.comPinterest: http://pinterest.com/sarahgrimmauthr/
