• Contemporary

    Calendar Men: Mr June by Lucy Felthouse @cw1985 #RLFblog #erotic

    The Other Brother 

    Photographer Melodie Carr moved to New York City to escape and make a fresh
    start. Her soldier fiancé was killed in a friendly-fire incident in Iraq, and she
    has been struggling to come to terms with it ever since. She still feels
    strongly about needless death and those left behind, so when she sees a call
    for photographs for a calendar of topless men, with profits going to the Hero
    Family Fund, she’s eager to help out. Unfortunately, she doesn’t know any men
    that fit the profile, so she gives up on the idea. That is, until Patrick
    Brogan—her late fiance’s brother—turns up in New York. Seeing him brings up all kinds of
    memories, but she’s determined to push them aside and be friends with Patrick.
    She also realizes he’d be perfect for the calendar. But can she persuade him to
    take part?

    Buy This Book

    Author site: http://lucyfelthouse.co.uk/published-works/calendar-men-mr-june-the-other-brother/
    *****

    Author Bio

    Lucy Felthouse is a very busy woman! She writes erotica and
    erotic romance in a variety of subgenres and pairings, and has over 100
    publications to her name, with many more in the pipeline. These include several
    editions of Best Bondage Erotica, Best Women’s Erotica 2013 and Best Erotic
    Romance 2014. Another string to her bow is editing, and she has edited and
    co-edited a number of anthologies, and also edits for a small publishing house.
    She owns Erotica For All, is book
    editor for Cliterati, and is one eighth
    of The Brit Babes.

    Author Social Media

    Amazon Author Page http://www.amazon.com/gp/entity/Lucy-Felthouse/B003ZA5I5E

  • Modern Western

    How to Rope a Man: Dating Tips from the Texas Wildcat @AdrienneDeWolfe #RLFblog #western

    Texas Wildcat 
    Note from Adrienne deWolfe: Still pining for a date this weekend? No problem.
    Sheep rancher Bailey McShane, the (aptly named) Texas Wildcat from Adrienne deWolfe’s
    bestselling Western Historical Romance, is here to share her secrets for catching
    a mate!
    Howdy, gals! Bailey here.
    Now don’t you be moping around the homestead ’cause some clueless
    male didn’t ask you to a fandango. The week’s not over yet! I got plenty of experience
    roping stud ponies – ‘specially the two-legged kind. So listen up.
    Prissy Missies would have you believe that a real lady puts on
    lacy pink frou-frou and totters around on stilts. Hogwash. No man worth having wants
    his woman trussed up in a corset. Men like a gal who WIGGLES when she walks. You
    ever see a ewe in a brassiere?
    I rest my case!
    Now once you get the ram’s . . . er, I mean, the man’s attention,
    don’t gush and giggle every time the fool opens his mouth. Teach that randy rascal
    some respect! When Hank Rotterdam and his twin sons were after my ranch, here’s
    how I set those cusses straight:
    Hank:
    “Aw, c’mon, Bailey. Why don’t you forget about Nick and
    marry Nate? Shoot, they look just the same. And they got the same equipment, if
    you know what I mean.”
    Me:
    “I’ll keep that in mind, when I’m ready to raise hogs.”
    You see that? The old skirt-chaser was so floored, he didn’t
    even know which way was up!
    Now here’s a sparkin’ tip for ya’ll. Girly punch and cucumber
    sandwiches ain’t gonna fire up your man’s blood! You want some bull pawing the sod
    to give your skirts a whirl? Then I got one word for you, amigas:
    MOONSHINE.
    Serve it up by the barrel.
    Here’s how my 100 percent
    all-beef male likes to tattle on me:
    Little Miss Bo Peep was so sure of herself,
    sitting over there with that mischievous smirk and that curl coiling so jauntily
    on her forehead. Besides, how powerful could the moonshine be? Bailey had tossed
    back a belt without batting an eye.
    Zack tossed back his own shot and choked.
    Fire burned a path from his gullet to his gut. He was half-convinced his ears started
    smoking. It was all he could do not to cough and sputter as the busthead went down.
    Bailey thumped him helpfully between
    the shoulder blades. “Good stuff, eh?”
    He wheezed. “You sure there’s no
    rat poison in this?”
    Yee-haw! Take it from me, gals. Tarantula juice gets the job
    done! After a coupla swigs, Zack started stamping and pawing so hard, he scooped
    me up in his arms, hauled me up a flight of stairs and . . .
    Oops! Look at the time! Gotta mozy on down to the barn to get
    those merino sheep sheared.
    But before I go, I’ll leave you with one final tip. And this
    one’s worth its weight in chocolate, if you know what I mean.
    Do you want a man to kiss you tonight? I’m not talking about
    some namby-pamby buss on the cheek. I’m talking about a REAL man, grabbing a REAL
    woman, and kissing the livin’ daylights outta her.
    (Yeah, I figured you’d like that.)
    Well, pay attention now. ‘Cause here’s how it’s done.
    Wild Texas Nights 
    Texas
    Wildcat
    By Adrienne deWolfe
    When the beautiful, hot-tempered Bailey McShane bursts into the
    cattlemen’s saloon, waving her shotgun and accusing the cowboys of theft, simmering
    tempers start to boil.
    Bailey wants restitution for the fence posts that some low-down
    cowpokes burned to steal precious water from her land.
    No self-respecting cattleman would be caught dead siding with
    a sheep rancher, like Bailey–and yet Zack Rawlins, the youngest, elected president
    of the Cattlemen’s Association, can’t resist this pint-sized wildcat with the big
    blue eyes.
    Adrienne DeWolfe
    With drought-stricken Bandera County
    on the brink of range war, Zack faces political suicide if he can’t find a way to
    mend fences between Bailey and his cattle-ranching neighbors. But what’s a cowboy
    to do with an unpredictable woman who refuses to be tamed?

    Author Bio

    Adrienne deWolfe is a #1 bestselling author of action-packed
    Historical Romance novels, Texas,
    Book 4 in her Velvet Lies Series (September 2014.) For sneak peeks of her sassy
    ladies and the rugged men whom they tame, visit her site.

    where feisty Heroines buck the conventions and Heroes
    aren’t considered heartthrobs without a sense of humor. Currently, she is writing
    Devil in

    Author Social Media

    Website: http://ebookdiscovery.com.p8.hostingprod.com/AdrienneDeWolfe
    Website: http://MagicMayhemBlog.com
  • Contemporary

    Writing Paranormal by JoAnne Myers @scooterismine #RLFblog #paranormalromance

    When it comes to fiction writing, almost anything goes. That
    is why I love writing paranormal stories. The author can go completely over the
    edge and make something unbelievable seem believable. When it comes to ghost
    stories, I get a lot of my inspiration from real life experiences. Not
    necessarily my own either. I watch television programs that partake of the
    supernatural and paranormal flare. Programs from ordinary people who claim they
    experienced either an afterlife experience, or a haunting.

    Some of my stories from my upcoming release “Wicked
    Intentions” are based on actual hauntings. Some stories I read about in
    the newspaper, and others I watched on true life experience programs.
    Blurbs for “Wicked Intentions”
    Some of the stories from my paranormal anthology,
    “Wicked Intentions” are based on actual hauntings. In The Legend of
    Lake Manor, I placed my young psychic, Cassandra Lopez, in a haunted mansion I
    fashioned on my knowledge of a three-story mansion in my hometown and
    information from television about a restaurant/bar in Ohio, supposedly ruled by demons so violent
    that the local police are constantly closing it down.
    A television documentary about a young mother plagued by
    ghost sightings since childhood, inspired The Haunting of Barb Marie and her
    gift/curse.
    And The Apartment, in which my newlyweds, Bill and Gayle,
    are plagued by sightings of evil ghosts that threaten their marriage and theirs
    lives, originated from a real apartment haunted by the ghosts of two homosexual
    lovers who died violently. The legend says no tenant is able to stay there
    until the spirits are chased off by a paranormal investigation team.
    On the Discovery Channel, I got the idea for Summer Wind. I
    learned of the colonial explorer Jonathon Carver who lived during the 1700s and
    whose ghost is believed to be haunting the Summerwind estate, built in the
    early 20th century. Carver’s ghost is, supposedly, searching the house’s
    foundations for deeds to a vast tract of land (10,000 square miles) given to
    him by Sioux Indian chiefs as a reward for the peace treaty he created between
    two warring tribes. In my Summer Wind, 29 year-old Ginger is mysteriously drawn
    to the old mansion, and like the many owners of the real mansion, the haunting
    had a negative and profound effect on Ginger and her family.
    Another investigative program concerned one sister’s psychic
    premonitions about her twin’s murder. This led to my story, Blood Ties, and my
    heroine, Audra Roper’s dark, disturbing visions of her sister’s disappearance
    and the roller coaster of risks, heartbreak, and intrigue that followed.
    Dark Visions came from reading a newspaper story while
    sitting in a diner. A young woman began having visions of her father’s
    disappearance that was actually his murder from years earlier. So, my Carrie
    Reynolds starts having nightmares on her twenty-sixth birthday and believes
    these ‘dark visions’ can solve the twenty year disappearance of her father.
    I set my murder mystery, The Truth Behind the Lies, on Norfolk Island after following a three year long murder
    investigation on that island from 2003. In my story, Federal Police Inspector
    Ian Christian faces attacks, more murders and ghostly occurrences, and the
    killer is closer than anyone realizes.
    So, the next time you get Writer’s Block, or need a new
    idea, try switching on the television, open a newspaper, delve into history or
    simply look and listen. You will find something to stimulate your muse.

    Other books by JoAnne Myers

    Murder Most Foul-a detective/mystery
    Loves, Myths, and Monsters-a fantasy anthology
    The Crime of the Century-a biography true crime
    Poems About Life, Love, and Everything in Between
    Upcoming Releases:
    Twisted Love-a biography true crime anthology available May
    10
    Flagitious-a detective/mystery novella anthology available
    Summer 2014

    Buy This Book

    Buy links for “Wicked Intentions” 7
    paranormal/mystery tales
    JoAnne Myers
    http://www.melange-books.com/authors/joannemyers/WickedIntentions.html
    Paperback:
    http://www.lulu.com/shop/search.ep?keyWords=wicked+intentions&categoryId=100501
    Amazon:

    Author Bio

    I have been a long-time
    resident of southeastern Ohio, and worked in the
    blue-collar industry most of my life. Besides having several novels under my
    belt, I canvas paint.
    When not busy with
    hobbies or working outside the home, I spend time with relatives, my dogs
    Jasmine and Scooter, and volunteer my time within the community. I am a member
    of the International Women’s Writing Guild, Savvy Authors, Coffee Time Romance,
    Paranormal Romance Guild, True Romance Studios, National Writers Association,
    the Hocking Hill’s Arts and Craftsmen Association, The Hocking County
    Historical Society and Museum, and the Hocking Hills
    Regional Welcome
    Center. I believe in
    family values and following your dreams. My books along with my original canvas
    paintings, can be found at:

    Author Social Media

    Facebook http://www.facebook.com/joanne.myers.927

  • Contemporary

    Interview: Daisy Banks author of A Perfect Match @DaisyBanks12 #RLFblog #scifi #fantasy

    A Perfect Match 

    About the Book

    Title A Perfect Match
    Genre Futuristic Fantasy
    Author Name Daisy Banks
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Daisy Banks whisks you
    into a futuristic world, where you might
    fight for water, or offer up your freedom and become a slave for the promise of
    enough to drink.
    Passion and politics
    ripple through A Perfect Match where the enmity between the government leader, Lord Chardel and Commander
    Varon, head of the Astan water acquirement fleet, is at flashpoint. The enforced
    marriage of Anwell Nastor, a young Temple
    adept, to Commander Varon, not only breaks Astan religious rules, but could break
    untried hearts. This cruel ploy meant to silence Varon’s opposition to current circumstances
    in the city-state brings unexpected results. Through careful manipulation of the
    news links, Varon and his bride become the city’s most adored couple, but danger
    shadows their steps.
    Join Anwell and Varon
    as they discover the power of A Perfect Match on their perilous journey in a world
    full of dangers and political intrigue.

    Buy This Book

    Interview with Daisy Banks

    Why did you write this
    book?
    This book is the offshoot of another I started. I realized I’d
    begun in the middle of something and needed the reasons behind those events for
    things to make sense. Therefore A Perfect Match came into being. I had a great time
    writing this story and found the characters, like their world, compelling. I think
    this is a cross genre romance, part fantasy and part sci-fi.
    This is the first time I have written something so complex and
    I enjoyed the challenge of world building and creating a religion, government and
    social structure. The society my characters function in is one where they shine
    as individuals and as a couple. I always enjoy seeing my characters overcome obstacles
    and Varon and Anwell face a raft of difficulties in A Perfect Match. I also like
    to see my characters grow and this couple develop as individuals as they learn to
    depend on each other.
    I guess the most basic reason of all as to why I wrote this story
    is that it was in my head and I wanted to tell the tale. The sci-fi futuristic elements
    to the story are a step in a different direction for me and I surprised myself with
    some of the aspects of the story.
    What is your favorite
    genre to read?
    I enjoy fantasy and have done for a long time. I like fantasy
    romance and epic fantasy stories. One of the joys of fantasy is the range and depth
    it offers both writers and readers.
    What is your favorite
    character from fiction?
    My all time favorite character remains Merlin in all the many
    interpretations of his story. I like the many different qualities within the character
    of Merlin. I also enjoy the range and depth different writers have discovered showing
    many elements to him.
    Do you enjoy films and/or
    TV shows? Which are your favorites?
    I enjoy movies in many genres and I love some of the old movies
    from the 30’s and 40’s. My favorite version of Pride and Prejudice is the black
    and white version. I adore Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance movies and anything
    with Katherine Hepburn in it. I watch more up to date movies too and I have a big
    collection of DVD’s.
    The two most memorable films I saw in a cinema are Jaws, because
    the whole audience stood clapping and cheering at the end when the shark got killed,
    and Lord of the Rings part 1 because Hobbiton looked so close to my imagining.
    I don’t watch a great deal of TV but I do like Sherlock Holmes
    and Dr. Who. I tend to watch historical documentary style programs rather than anything
    else.
    What are you working on
    at the moment, and what are we likely to see from you in the coming months?
    At present, I am thrilled to have my book A Perfect Match released
    today by Taliesin Publishing and am working on some promotional activities and blogging
    about that story.
    I am also in edits with the sequel to Timeless, To Eternity,
    which will be published by Lyrical Press, A Kensington Imprint, later this year.
    I am very excited that this story will be available to readers soon.
    Next year my fantasy story, Marked for Magic, will be released
    by Lyrical Press too.
    I am also working on short story for a group anthology but that’s
    all a bit hush hush right now.
    There is a new historical as a work in progress too and a short
    story that should be finished by the end of July. All in all, there is lots going
    on and I’m working hard.
    Please tell us about your
    latest book.
    Commander Varon Jarlath is an interstellar water diviner of great
    talent and a hero to the city that survives because of his successful missions.
    His popularity with the folk adds to the reasons behind the enmity of Lord Chardel,
    leader of the city government body, the Carnag.
    Varon understands the malice behind the offer of a bride and
    the political difficulty he might face should he refuse the generosity of the Carnag.
    His hopes for the success of his marriage are not high until he meets his bride.
    Anwell Nastor has spent every day since her twelfth birthday
    in the Temple offering
    prayer chants to the gods. The shock of her wedding almost overwhelms her but she
    has courage and a mind.
    Political intrigue, the danger to the folk and the city all push
    Varon and his bride to work together to gain popularity so they can have a voice
    and make a difference.

    Author Bio

    Daisy Banks writes sensual and spicy romance in the Historical, Paranormal
    and Fantasy genres. An obsessive writer Daisy is passionate about her stories. Her
    focus is to offer the best tale she can to readers. Daisy is married, with two grown
    up sons. She lives in a converted chapel in Shropshire, England. Antiques and collecting
    entertain Daisy when she isn’t writing.

    Author Social Media

    Website http://daisybanksnovels.yolasite.com/
    Facebook http://on.fb.me/18iRC35
    Pinterest http://bit.ly/16sF1XG

    Amazon Author Page amazon.com/author/daisybanks
  • Contemporary

    5 Easy Questions: Lucy Felthouse @cw1985 #RLFblog #EroticRomance

    One Night in Paris 
    5 Easy Questions is an interview is designed to be quick, easy,
    and fun. Today’s guest is Lucy Felthouse.
    What is your go-to meal
    to order when you dine out? Your favorite “I know it will hit the spot”
    item.
    Steak and chips.
    Who is your “book
    boyfriend”? You know, that hottie you read about and drool over.
    I’m quite the sucker for Dimitri from Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy books ;)
    Would you rather stay
    inside and watch snow falling, or get out in it and build a snowman?
    I tend to stay inside and glare at the snow… I’m really not a
    fan. I prefer summer!
    What was your favorite
    book as a child?
    Anything by Enid Blyton.
    What was the last movie
    you watched (home or theater)?
    The last film I saw at the cinema was X-Men: Days of Future Past
    and I thought it was fantastic. So many hot guys, too. ;)

    About the Book

    Title: City Nights: One Night in Paris
    Genre : M/F erotic romance
    Author Name : Lucy Felthouse
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Jacob is nearly forty, and has recently come to the sudden realisation
    that he’s not doing much with his life. Sure, he’s got his own successful business,
    but what’s the point in earning lots of money and not doing anything or going anywhere
    to spend it?
    He’s in serious danger of being all work and no play, so he starts
    to rectify this by organising a twenty four hour layover in Paris
    en route to a meeting in Dubai.
    Whilst there, he goes on a bus tour of the city, and there meets Annabelle, a fellow
    Brit who’s studying in Paris.
    There’s clearly an attraction between the two of them, so when the gorgeous Annabelle
    makes an indecent proposal to help Jacob fill his time in Paris, who is he to refuse?

    Buy This Book

    I don’t have purchase links yet – these will be available at
    the following link from the 27th of Jun
    Lucy Felthouse 

    e – or however soon they get the book up
    after then.

    Author Social Media

  • Contemporary

    RLF Gem Award: Top Bloggers June 2014 Romance Lives Forever #RLFblog @anaiahpress

    RLF Gem Award 
    Last month, Romance Lives Forever had 30 posts in a 30 day month.
    Anaiah Press stole the show for Publisher Week June 8th through the 14th,
    capturing the top views for the month.
    I combined their posts and then spread out the rest of the views to others.
    That put the following authors in the top running:

    Top Five Bloggers for the Month

    (judged by page views). Congratulations to each person!
    Anaiah Press
    JoAnne Myers
    Synithia Williams
    Lucy Felthouse
    Donna Michaels
    Honorable mention: June Kramin, Loc Glin
    Romance Lives Forever features authors and new books. It has a
    blogger’s FAQ page with a downloadable guide and optional interviews. Readers
    can follow via Google Friend Connect, Networked Blogs, Bloglovin’, Linky
    Followers, email, an RSS feed, and there’s a blog button readers and authors
    can grab. RLF takes up to three images per article, so authors can share
    previous books. The blog uses author or publisher names as SEO tags on posts,
    and author Twitter handles in the titles. The site is broadcast over Triberr
    with a potential reach of over a million readers via its Twitter-linked
    network. Twitter mentions are also gathered in several Paper.li ezines, giving
    the author additional opportunities for promotion. The Romance Lives Forever
    Paper.li ezine
    features guest authors on its front page every day.

    Share your book cover on Romance Lives Forever

    Limited spots to share book covers are available. Cost is $3
    per month, with discounts for covers posted for one quarter and up to one year.
    Covers can be changed monthly.

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    Guest calendar http://is.gd/rlfdates
    My thanks to all who took part this month. You made Romance Lives
    Forever a great place to discover new books and authors.
    Other participants this month in alphabetical order by first
    name are:

    Anita Philmar, Anne
    Kane, Brenna Zinn, C Zampa, Candace Shaw, Jami Gray, Jana Richards, Kristina
    Knight, Lisabet Sarai, Melissa Blue, Naomi Bellina, Raine Delight, Reese Ryan, Tina
    Donahue, Tina Gayle