• Author Interviews

    What’s Ahead in 2017 #RLFblog #Romance #Authors

    The Romance Lives Forever blog moves from Blogspot to
    Wordpress May 17, 2017. If you hate moving as much as I do, you’ll be happy to
    know all the heavy lifting will be done by professionals. Your part will be to
    grab a favorite drink, sit back, take it easy, and come read the posts in beautiful
    new surroundings.
    Once the move completes, all posts currently on the Blogspot
    version of Romance Lives Forever will appear on the new site also. On the Blogspot
    site, a note at the top will redirect readers to the new WordPress location. Links
    on original posts will remain active, and all posts will remain on the Blogspot
    old blog while also appearing on the WordPress blog.
    We’ll still use the hashtag #RLFblog.
    Want a sneak peek of the new blog? https://rlfblog.com/
    The headline will say, “Discover authors and books with
    Kayelle Allen. Visit Romance Lives Forever for a great read in multiple genres
    every day.”
    I’ll keep you posted about any changes coming in addition. I look forward to sharing with you in the New Year.
    Kayelle Allen
    Owner, Romance Lives Forever
  • Author Marketing

    Please Join in Saluting a Pillar of the #Romance Community #RLFBlog

    Today’s blog is a special one. Well at least to me anyway. Partially because I’m breaking the rules and typing this very late at night – being super stealthy – in an attempt to surprise Romance Live’s Forever’s blog owner, Kayelle Allen. But, mostly because after about two years of being Kayelle’s blog administrator, I wanted to say thank you to her in a way that she’ll be forced to hear. Because Kayelle is a quiet lady who doesn’t bask in the limelight of all her fantastic efforts. You see, she does a LOT for the Romance community. In fact, she probably does more than most may even realize. Aside from being an awesomely talented author, an amazingly kind woman, and a Veteran of the United States Military, she is also the founder of the widely known Marketing for Romance Writers aka MFRW.

    If you do not know Kayelle, please crawl out from under that rock you must have been lying under (kidding) and consider checking out her books, befriending her on her social networks or joining in the MFRW groups. I promise you’ll make some great connections and meet some awesome people!

    I hope after reading this post Kayelle doesn’t throw too many things at me. But, the surprise – and hopefully smile – on her face, will make it all worth it!

    THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, KAYELLE! ~ Nicole :)

    About Kayelle

    Kayelle Allen is a best selling American author. Her unstoppable heroes and heroines include contemporary every day folk, role-playing immortal gamers, futuristic covert agents, and warriors who purr.

    Kayelle’s Social Media links

    Homeworld/Blog https://kayelleallen.com
    Twitter https://twitter.com/kayelleallen
    Facebook https://facebook.com/kayelleallen.author
    Pinterest https://pinterest.com/kayelleallen/
    G+ https://plus.google.com/+KayelleAllen/
    Romance Lives Forever Reader Group https://kayelleallen.com/bro
    Amazon Author Page http://amazon.com/author/kayelleallen

    The Author’s Secret

    http://theauthorssecret.com/

    How MFRW began…

    Kayelle Allen here. Back in 2006, I was a busy author with four books. I was promoting,

    learning more about promoting, and asking friends about promoting. All the ins and outs of book marketing were starting to gel and I felt like I was beginning to understand the overall concept. That said, I had a constant list of questions. Facebook was two years old. Twitter had been founded that year. Pinterest and Instagram were four years away. I had friends who had similar questions, and we would email each other and ask. Often, I’d get the same question several times in a row. I found myself going back to my “sent” file to copy an answer and resend it. Not that I wasn’t asking questions myself, but I think because I’d take the time to go find an answer if someone asked something I didn’t know – I started getting more and more questions.

    It was Halloween, and I was busy with all sorts of details of writing, and I got the same question from two different people. I remember thinking that there had to be an easier way to handle this. I needed a way to let everyone know what I’d discovered at the same time, and if I had a question, get an answer from someone who knew. Yahoo Groups was established and well-used, so I decided to create one that all of my friends and I could use together. We could post a question there, and anyone who knew the answer could reply.
    I set it up as Marketing for Romance Writers because that’s what all of us were at the time. Looking back, I’ve often wished I’d named it Marketing for Every Writer. Of course, then the initials would have been MEW vs MFRW and our symbol might have been a black cat!
    Then, we had 12 members. Ten years later, there are 2420 there now, plus 6230 on Facebook, 3411  on Twitter, and 1400+ on Pinterest with 71 boards and over 1000 pins.

    About MFRW

    Marketing for Romance Writers is a peer-oriented mentoring group open to the entire literary community. Ask your marketing-related questions, or request help, advice, or opinions. You can learn how to create a professional image and use it effectively, as well as ask for opportunities to join other authors in promotional efforts. You can learn the business aspects of writing.
    News about pitch sessions and calls for submission are posted on the Yahoo group. As a member, you can attend exclusive, member-only pitch events with publishers. Members can attend free, online workshops and seminars.
    Marketing for Romance Writers promotes for its members on most social media. Get your book cover pinned on one of the MFRW Pinterest boards, and show off your cover models. Share your tweets with the MFRW street team and get them shared on Twitter. The hashtags #MFRWorg #MFRWauthor and #MFRWhop promote for you. You can get interviewed on BlogTalkRadio. Link your blog to a community hop via a unique software “ribbon” with exciting themes, and draw readers to your site.

    Find and Join MFRW

    Marketing for Romance Writers Yahoo Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MarketingForRomanceWriters/
    Marketing for Romance Writers Website http://marketingforromancewriters.org
    Marketing for Romance Writers News page https://www.facebook.com/mfrworg
    Marketing for Romance Writers Promo page https://www.facebook.com/groups/mfrwauthors/

    Free Promotion for MFRW Members

    Follow us – we follow back.
    Pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/mfrworg/
    Goodreads http://is.gd/mfrwgoodreads
    Google+ http://bit.ly/mfrworg-gplus
    LinkedIn https://linkedin.com/company/marketing-for-romance-writers-organization/
    Twitter http://twitter.com/MFRW_ORG our hashtags are #MFRWauthor #MFRWorg #MFRWhooks

    MFRW Volunteer Staff

    Button is sized for blogs

    Kayelle Allen, Founder https://kayelleallen.com

    Emerald, Facebook Coordinator and Editor http://www.TheGreenLightDistrict.org
    Mona Karel, Moderator, Blog Hop Coordinator http://mona-karel.com
    Paloma Beck, Blog Director http://www.romancebeckons.net/index.html
    Rochelle Weber, Newsletter Publisher http://www.rochelleweber.com
    Barbara Donlon Bradley, Newsletter Editor http://www.barbaradonlonbradley.com
    Michelle Davis, Newsletter Editor https://twitter.com/michelle40768
    Libby McKinmer, Newsletter Editor http://libbymckinmer.com
    Mari Anne Christie, Newsletter Editor http://marichristie.info/
    Reet Singh, Goodreads Coordinator http://www.reetsingh.in
    Zeenat Mahal, Goodreads Coordinator http://www.zeenatmahal.com/
    Tina Gayle, Twitter Promo Coordinator http://www.tinagayle.net/home.html
    Carmen Stefanescu, Blog Coordinator http://shadowspastmystery.blogspot.com/
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    If you have questions about marketing your books, or you want to share an opportunity such as being a guest on your blog, join us. It’s okay to ask for guest spots too. The MFRW motto is “seek, teach, share, learn, succeed.” Services and membership are free. Are you part of the Marketing for Romance Writers success story? Please share in the comments.
  • Contemporary

    In Your Arms #contemporary #romance by @SSchroeder_ #RLFblog

    This quick interview includes info about the author, and introduces the story.

    About Shannyn Schroeder

    Shannyn is the author of the O’Leary series, contemporary romances centered around a large Irish-American family in Chicago and the Hot and Nerdy series about 3 nerdy friends finding love. Her new For Your Love series (For Your Love) released last summer with the first title Under Your Skin. When she’s not wrangling her three kids or writing, she watches a ton of TV and loves to bake cookies.

    Interview with Shannyn Schroeder

    Why did you write this book?
    In Your Arms is the second in my For Your Love series. The series follows the O’Malley siblings as they fall in love. Sean was a lot of fun to write because he’s such an easygoing kind of guy. I was looking forward to writing about him from the first time I introduced him in another series (The O’Learys).
    What is your favorite genre to read?
    Contemporary romance. I know a lot of authors who don’t read in the genre they write, but not me. Give me all the good contemporary romances.
    Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?
    Roarke from JD Robb’s In Death series is probably my favorite hero of all time.
    What are you working on at the moment, and will see from you in coming months?
    The third book in the For Your Love series – Through Your Eyes – will release on May 28, 2017.
    Right now, I’m drafting the last of the O’Malley books (For Your Love series). This will be Kevin’s story and it’s a second chance romance with the one who got away. It doesn’t have a title yet, but it will be out sometime in early 2018.
    Please tell us about your latest book.
    A Knight in Shining Leather
    Sean O’Malley has never tried to hide who he is. He shows it in the motorcycle thrumming between the legs of his tight jeans, the shaggy hair that falls in his gorgeous eyes, the wicked gleam in his smile when he asks Emma out for a drink. Sean is a rebel, a bad boy, and a ton of fun: exactly the kind of guy she’s sworn off forever.
    Emma isn’t just the prim kindergarten teacher she appears to be. And somehow Sean can tell. As soon as he pulls up to her overheated car he knows that a fast bike and a cold beer will fix her rotten day better than compliments or a bubble bath. Her straitlaced exterior and her wild heart light him up. But Emma wants to escape her past and settle down—and if her desk jockey dates don’t understand where she comes from, at least she doesn’t worry about them bringing her back.
    One weekend of intense connection can’t change the paths Sean and Emma have chosen. But with a little space to be themselves together, maybe the rest of the world can wait.

    About In Your Arms

    Genre Contemporary romance
    Author Shannyn Schroeder
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

    Buy In Your Arms

    Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/in-your-arms-shannyn-schroeder/1123624005?ean=9781420139518
    ARe https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-inyourarms-2063125-237.html
    Books A Million http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Your-Arms/Shannyn-Schroeder/9781420139518?id=6538672818426
    Kobo https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/in-your-arms-5
    iBooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/in-your-arms/id1099649985?mt=11

    Shannyn Schroeder Social Media

  • Military

    Writer of Aussie and Military Fiction @liviaquinn #RLFblog #romance

    Meet Livia Quinn, author of awesome military and Aussie
    romance.
    Livia is a DC native who’s lived on the bayou in Louisiana
    for thirty years. After experiencing weather disasters in the South, it was
    only natural that they would play a part in her Storm Lake world, a place where
    supernaturals and mere-mortals co-exist (but on different ends of the lake.
    That’s one of the rules. Never let the mortals see you use your magic.)

    About Undone (A Sexy Romantic Adventure)

    Genre Contemporary Romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    When Aussie gem hunter Cass McKay appears unexpectedly on
    Elektra’s design shop doorway, her reasons for sending him away a year ago
    suddenly seem…complicated, their passion for each other and the secret, intricately
    entwined.
    One year ago on the eve of Carnival, Elektra broke their
    engagement after the “Blood” opal was stolen. No one steals from
    Cass, especially not when it cost him the woman he loved.
    Elektra’s reason for breaking their engagement has now come
    back to bite her. Cass intends to return to Brazil, putting himself in danger
    to retrieve her opal, in hopes that Elektra will give their relationship
    another chance.
    Staying out of Cass’ bed isn’t an option if she’s going to
    keep him safe, but coming clean might make things worse. Elektra is walking a
    tightrope between desire and deceit, and the truth will endanger not only their
    love, but their lives.

    Buy Undone

    Publisher Campbell Hill Publishing
    Amazon Link  http://amzn.to/1K9EbD8
    AllRomanceEbooks bit.ly/1l10PH8
    Barnes and Noble bit.ly/1ZgT7WX
    CreateSpace (Print) bit.ly/1TQf3GJ
    Goodreads bit.ly/1UJSILf
    IBooks apple.co/1SgeKHR
    Inktera bit.ly/Un-in
    Kobo bit.ly/1RizChp

    About Merry Christmas, Baby

    Genre Military Romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13
    It’s a Christmas weekend full of love and Larue social media
    is a twitter at the return of their hometown movie star, Ducane Beauregard
    Larue, and a visit by Raptors quarterback, Gino Manelli, at the only place to
    celebrate Christmas Eve—the Romanos’. Catch up with the characters from Larue
    and Thunder Point, and as a bonus get a peek at upcoming characters.
    Beau hates Christmas. It reminds him of what he can’t have.
    He’s been avoiding homecomings, and the biggest reason is unavoidable this
    Christmas – Madison Hart, who has loved Beau for most of her adult life.
    Whenever rumors surface about him returning home, Madison hyperventilates at
    the prospect of seeing him again.
    Samantha Larue’s baby is overdue and everyone is hovering
    including Jed, who ended their relationship last summer because kids weren’t
    “in his future”. But this one is in his present.
    Bad guys don’t scare Delilah Burke but Luc’s mother and five
    sisters have her stalling on setting a date to marry the man she loves.
    Nothing could make Buffy Romano happier than delivering a
    few surprises and helping the people she loves find love. Then, a Christmas Eve
    miracle confirms what she already knows – that with a little nudge, all her
    loved ones’ happily-ever-afters will happen in the not so distant future.

    Buy Merry Christmas, Baby

    Amazon http://amzn.to/2fssHDI
    Kobo http://bit.ly/21PvTO3
    Nook http://bit.ly/1P4qA0V
    iBooks http://apple.co/2fr3WcP
    ARe http://bit.ly/1N3sBJB
    Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28146640
    Page Foundary http://bit.ly/2fZpZ8h
    24 Symbols http://bit.ly/2g0DuqE

    Livia Quinn’s Social Media

    Blog http://liviaquinnwrites.blogspot.com
    Website: http://liviaquinn.com
    Facebook http://www.facebook.com/liviaquinnwrites
    Twitter  http://twitter.com/liviaquinn
    Pinterest http://pinterest.com/liviaquinn
    Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8286639.Livia_Quinn
    Livia’s Author Central http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00KPDXXE2
    Google+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/+LiviaQuinn
    Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/livia-quinn-6aa3a792
    Instagram http://instagram.com/liviaquinnauthor
    Amazon Author page http://amzn.to/1OLwtUX
  • Modern Western

    Amazed by You a new #contemporary by @pawf1067 #RLFblog

    This quick interview includes info about the author, and introduces the story.
    About the Author
    Ever since she wrote a play in fourth grade about the Loch Ness Monster–from the monster’s point of view, Patricia’s been fascinated with telling stories. This has proven helpful at family gatherings since she comes from a very long line of natural born story-tellers.
    She’s been to the top of the world and seen the lowest moments when she worked as a pediatric and adult trauma nurse. Before her medical experience, she worked as a bartender, waitress, and prep cook. Add in her jobs as a bill collector, secretary, video store clerk, and checker at a hardware store and the characters for her stories are endless. She’s met movie celebrities, music legends, sports heroes, and fantastic writers. Been under the sea, floated in the sky, sang the National Anthem at major league sporting events, acted a bit, and played some good music on her drums and guitar. And during all that time, she tucked all those adventures and moments in her head to write about it all one day. 

    Interview with Patricia Fischer

    Why did you write this book? I wanted to give a voice to adoption, especially family adoptions and the chaos and joy that can come from it. That you can have a second chance at mistakes made as a teen, that the world doesn’t end.
    And that sometimes the worst things that happen to you might be the beginnings of the most amazing things in your life.
    What is your favorite genre to read? It truly depends on the day. I’m up to read just about anything, but for sure I love romance no matter what genre.
    Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)? I love Douglas Montgomery from A Knight In Shining Armor. That book helped me realize when I was in that ugly relationship, I could leave and be okay. One of the best moments of my life was to get to tell Jude Devereux, the author, that the book helped me when I really needed it. I had it all planned out, what to say and when I stood in front of her, I began crying so hard I’m not sure if she understood me at all, but she smiled and nodded and hugged me.
    What are you working on at the moment, and will see from you in coming months?
    In January, I’ll have book 5 from the Tuscany Series called To Heal a Wounded Heart.
    In February, I’ve got my second book of my Weighting series with Soulmate Publishing. It’s the follow up to the book I wrote a couple of years ago. It answers a lot of questions that I’m so glad I can finally discuss.
    In April, I’ll have a new book for Tule Publication about First Responders and a bit of calendar posing. So spicy!
    Please tell us about your latest book.
    Responsible Joseph Davis just got dumped…at the altar. With his heart shattered, he decides the best way to heal is a one night stand and the cute brunette he just befriended will do just fine. Especially, when she offers him a deal he can’t refuse. 
    One night. Just sex. No names.
    Against his good-guy nature, he agrees except something about her makes him realize, they’ve met before. 
    As a pregnant teen, Stephane Stratford stayed in the Pathways Foster Home and gave her daughter up for adoption. During her time there, she had a brief conversation with a young chestnut haired hunk with the cute dimples. He treated her with such kindness, she’s always compared every other suitor against him and all have failed miserably to measure up.
    When she unexpectedly has to return to Tuscany to care for her now, teenage daughter, Stephanie wants one last fling before having to take on the permanent role of mother. This hot cowboy couldn’t be a better choice, but their rendez-vous ends too quickly and when they say their good-byes, Stephanie is confident she’ll never see him again…until she finds him standing in her sister’s kitchen. 
    Joseph can’t believe it. The beautiful brunette that’s given him more erotic dreams than he cares to admit, is related to a long-time friend. 
    As drawn as he is to her, does he take a chance in trying romance again?
    With their attraction growing, Stephanie finally realizes that cute boy with dimples from long ago has grown to be one amazing looking man and the keeper of her biggest secret. Should she admit it all and face the fallout? Risk losing the only things she holds dear? Can Joseph work through his broken-heart and learn to trust again?
    Things are about to get hotter in Tuscany.

    About the Book

    Title Amazed by You
    Genre: Contemporary
    Author : Patricia W. Fischer
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

    Buy This Book

    Publisher: Kindle
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Amazed-You-Tuscany-Texas-Book-ebook/dp/B00QB6FAXY/  
    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/amazed-by-you

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  • Erotic

    Write Dirty to Me by @MmMayfieldautho #RLFBlog #Romance

    Today’s featured book is Write Dirty to Me by MM Mayfield.
    About the Book
    Title Write Dirty to Me
    Genre Light erotica/romance
    Author MM Mayfield
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Julie, a college English professor, writes erotica novels she can’t claim without putting her job in jeopardy. Gray, a retired military officer, has become a New Times best selling author of military action-adventure thrillers. When they meet at their twenty-fifth high school reunion the raging hormones they didn’t feel at seventeen explode and she feels things she only wrote about before Gray. He wants to see her again, so he arranges a book signing in the town where she teachers. He even gets an offer to teach a course at her university. She had proposed that course because she wanted to teach it. Gray makes Julie want to be one of her adventurous heroines. What will happen when she learns he’s a successful author? What will happen when he learns she writes erotica?
    Buy This Book
    Publisher Gilded Dragonfly Books
    About the Author
    About M.M.Mayfield/AKA Mary Marvella
    M.M. Mayfield has been a storyteller for as long as she can remember.  She made up stories for the other children and created the details for their “play like” or “let’s pretend” games. Sometimes the details were so real they scared Mary.
    Mary was born in Augusta, Georgia to two eighteen-year olds. Her daddy, a young Mississippi man, was stationed at Camp Gordon and fell in love with a young girl selling flowers.  Look for details in her blogs.
    Mary graduated from Mercer University where her mama worked in the library. Her mama started working there when Mary’s daddy went to college to become a preacher and a teacher. Mary taught language arts for 15 years, perfect for her BA in English.  Her M.Ed in Counseling served her well during her years as a school counselor and as a teacher later.
    Now she tutors, teaches writers, and edits. Her inner English teacher loves the editing part. Mary helped her husband photograph hundreds of weddings.
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