• Modern Western

    The Rancher’s Baby Proposal by @BarbaraWDaille #RLFblog #contemporaryromance

    Today’s featured book is The Rancher’s Baby Proposal by Barbara
    White Daille.
    Hello – and Happy Events
    Hi. I’m thrilled to stop by the blog again, this time to
    share news of two special events. The first? Happy birthday a day early to our
    host, Kayelle!
    The second event is the book “birthday” of the next
    release in the Hitching Post Hotel series. Hope you enjoy the peek at the story.
    Her Secret Cowboy
    Crush
    Ally Martinez has always been known as a fun and flirty kind
    of gal. But deep down she’s never forgotten the cowboy who left town. When her
    crush Reagan Chase comes home after a five-year absence, Ally knows this is her
    big chance. The guy I’ve always wanted.
    Only Reagan has something different in mind…
    Still reeling from his last relationship, Reagan needs a
    babysitter for his month-old son. With Ally’s help, he can get his family’s
    ranch ready for sale and get out of Cowboy Creek. The problem? Ally is one
    seriously cute distraction. But Reagan will do whatever it takes to keep his
    heart safe. Even if it means losing the only place—and the only woman—he can
    call home.
    Genre Contemporary romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13
    Publisher: Harlequin: http://www.harlequin.com/storeitem.html?iid=70354
    Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ranchers-Baby-Proposal-Hitching-Hotel-ebook/dp/B01LLPCDXY/
    Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-ranchers-baby-proposal-barbara-white-daille/1124564570
    Books-A-Million: http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Ranchers-Baby-Proposal/Barbara-White-Daille/Q92625305?id=6809026813830
    IndieBound: http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780373757596
    Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-rancher-s-baby-proposal

    Barbara White Daille Social Media

    Barbara lives with her husband in the sunny Southwest.
    Though they love the warm winters and the lizards in their front yard, they
    haven’t gotten used to the scorpions in the bathroom. Barbara also loves
    writing, reading, and chocolate. Come to think of it, she enjoys writing about
    those subjects, too!
    Barbara wrote her first short story at the age of nine, then
    typed “The End” to her first novel many years later…in the eighth
    grade. Now she’s writing contemporary romance on a daily basis, with an ongoing
    series from Harlequin Western Romance (The Hitching Post Hotel), a brand-new
    series from Entangled Bliss (Snowflake Valley), and many more books in progress!.
    She would love to have you stop by her website and blog and
    to look for her the next time you’re on Facebook and Twitter.

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  • Book Release,  Science Fiction Romance

    Danger in the Stars @vscotttheauthor #RLFblog #SFR

    Welcome Veronica Scott author of Danger in the Stars, a new scifi
    romance.
    Why did you write
    this book?
    When I was writing Star Cruise: Stowaway for the ‘Pets In
    Space’ anthology last year, I had the premise of an empathic alien priestess
    stolen from her own world and sold to an interstellar crime syndicate, forced
    to do their bidding. In that novella, the story was about the woman’s escape
    with the help of my ship’s crew and two pets. When I finished writing that one,
    I started thinking about a sister, also held as a prisoner, but not lucky
    enough to escape. How would it be for her, to be in the midst of the criminal
    operations, trying to stay true to her own values, but forced to commit crimes?
    Who would help her? Conor, the hero, came into my head and said, “I will.”
    He’s a comple man of many secrets, but no spoilers from me!
    What is your favorite
    genre to read?
    I love science fiction romance, but I read voraciously,
    everything from Regency romances to romantic suspense with Navy SEALs.
    Who is your favorite
    character from fiction (not including your own)?
    I love Nalini Singh’s Arrows in her Psy-Changeling series,
    and of that group, Judd is still my favorite.
    What are you working
    on at the moment?
    I’ve got two things going on – a paranormal novel set in
    ancient Egypt and a new scifi romance. I don’t usually try to juggle telling
    two stories at once but the Egyptian tale came to me one night completely
    plotted and so I figured I’d better write it!
    What books will we see from you in coming months?
    In May I’ll be releasing a volume of three scifi romance
    stories, which were previously only available in anthologies, and then of
    course the two new books I talked about in the previous question will come out
    in the summer.
    Please tell us about
    your latest book.
    Genre Science fiction romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13
    Miriell, a powerful empathic priestess, has been kidnapped
    from her own primitive planet along with a number of her people, and sold to
    the evil Amarotu Combine, largest organized crime syndicate in the Sectors.
    When she and her handler are sent to use her power to commit an assassination,
    she must leave behind her own sister as hostage to ensure her compliance.
    Miriell cannot ask for aid without endangering herself and others.
    Despite his best efforts, Combine enforcer Conor Stewart is
    entranced by Miriell, and helps her evade the worst of brutal treatment from
    the rest of the mob. But Conor must keep his distance, before the lovely empath
    learns that he has secrets of his own–secrets that could get them both killed.
    The situation becomes dire when Conor and Miriell come to
    the attention of both the Combine overlords and the deadly Mawreg, aliens who
    threaten the Sectors. Can she save herself and the Mawreg’s next victims? And
    will Conor help her, or remain loyal to his evil bosses?
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y2BP8JZ
    Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/danger-in-the-stars-veronica-scott/1126166316

    Veronica Scott Social Media

    Best Selling Science Fiction, Fantasy and Paranormal Romance
    author and “SciFi Encounters” columnist for the USA Today Happy Ever
    After blog, Veronica Scott grew up in a house with a library as its heart. Dad
    loved science fiction, Mom loved ancient history and Veronica thought there
    needed to be more romance in everything. When she ran out of books to read, she
    started writing her own stories.
    Seven time winner of the SFR Galaxy Award, as well as a
    National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award, Veronica is also the proud
    recipient of a NASA Exceptional Service Medal relating to her former day job,
    not her romances! She recently was honored to read the part of Star Trek Crew
    Member in the audiobook production of Harlan Ellison’s “The City On the
    Edge of Forever.”

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  • RLF Gems

    Vicki Batman: A Gem of a Blogger @vickibatman #RLFblog

    In preparation for the move from Blogspot to WordPress, I’m sharing the RLF Gem Bloggers of this site. Each Saturday for the next few weeks, I’ll showcase a different author.

    2013 Star Blogger: Vicki Batman

    Vicki has appeared on the Romance Lives Forever blog 15 times since 2013 as an individual author and twice as part of an anthology. She has been an RLF Gem multiple times and in 2013 was the number one blogger twice. The position is chosen by the amount of visits the author’s post receives.

    I’m proud to present Vicki with the 2013 RLF Gem Award.

    Honorable mentions: Marilyn Baron (7 visits) and EM Lynley (5 visits)

    Others who won monthly top blogger awards in 2013 were Elle James, Delilah Devlin, John Steiner, Susan D Taylor, Boroughs Publishing, Liquid Silver Books, and JMS Books.

    About Vicki Batman

    Like some of her characters, award-winning author Vicki Batman has worked a wide variety of jobs including lifeguard, ride attendant at an amusement park; a hardware store, department store, book store, antique store clerk; administrative assistant in an international real estate firm; and a general “do anything gal” at a financial services firm–the list is endless.

    Writing for several years, she has completed three manuscripts, written essays, and sold many short stories to True Love, True Romance, True Confessions, Noble Romance Publishing, Long and Short Reviews, Museitup Publishing, and The Wild Rose Press. She is a member of RWA and several writing groups and chapters. In 2004, she joined DARA and has served in many capacities, including 2009 President. DARA awarded her the Robin Teer Memorial Service Award in 2010.

    Most days begin with her hands set to the keyboard and thinking “What if??”

    Website: http://vickibatman.blogspot.com/p/more-about-me.html
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/VickiBatman/
    Facebook: http://bit.ly/293iZIz
    Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/vickibatman/
    Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4814608.Vicki_Batman/
    Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/author/vickibatman

    Vicki Batman’s Latest Book

    Temporarily Insane, a romantic comedy mystery: Bad job. Wrong love. And Murder. Hattie Cooks is still searching for her dream job and one might be available…in the Big Apple, far from friends, family, and Allan Wellborn, the man who still makes her heart race. In the meantime, she finds temporary employment at an accounting firm where two auditor friends turn up dead.

    Detective Allan Wellborn dropped Hattie for Blonde Bimbo who, coincidentally, is employed at NLB where fishy things are taking place. When Allan interviews Hattie, he must determine why all signs point to her as a suspect.

    Can Hattie discover why Allan dumped her and who is murdering auditors before death strikes again?

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Temporarily-Insane-Hattie-Cooks-Mystery-ebook/dp/B01JBSHE0K/
    Amazon print https://www.amazon.com/Temporarily-Insane-Vicki-Batman/dp/1509209158/
    The Wild Rose Press http://catalog.thewildrosepress.com/all-titles/4520-temporarily-insane.html
    The Wild Rose Press print http://catalog.thewildrosepress.com/paperback-books/4576-temporarily-insane-paperback.html
    Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/temporarily-insane-vicki-batman/1124273024?ean=2940157032470

    Coming next Saturday…Top Blogger for 2014. Come back and see who it is!

    Kayelle Allen

     

  • Gay or MM

    Fraud? Lies? Deceit? Everybody needs a hobby @dpdenman #RLFblog #gayromance

    Fraud. Lies. Deceit? Everybody needs a hobby.
    From award-winning author, DP Denman comes the continuing
    story of Brady and Blue! Brady is a self-made man with his life under control.
    He has the money. He has the man. He has it all until an international scandal
    pits brother against brother, and he realizes how quickly he could lose it.
    Blue learns a different lesson about loyalty when a careless
    moment divides his circle of friends, threatening to tear it apart. Putting
    things back together forces both of them to test the bonds of friendship and
    family. For one, things will never be the same.
    Book 3 in the bestselling Blue Series
    Genre Contemporary Gay Romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M4NVTOE
    Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fade-to-blue-dp-denman/1125014078
    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/fade-to-blue-4

    Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/675453

    iBooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/fade-to-blue/id1169599116?mt=11

    DP Denman Social Media

    Award-winning author DP Denman writes addictive character-driven
    romance from a soggy neighborhood in the Pacific Northwest. Her stories are
    real and intense, guaranteed to pull you in and hold you hostage to the last
    word.
    In her spare time, she is an LGBTQIA rights activist and 25%
    of the royalties from every book go to support LGBT charities.
    Website http://www.dpdenman.com

    Blog https://dpdenmanauthor.blogspot.com

    Twitter https://twitter.com/dpdenman

    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dp.denman

    Pinterest http://pinterest.com/dpdenman

    Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7325778.D_P_Denman

    Amazon Author Page http://www.amazon.com/DP-Denman/e/B00GDFXYRM

    Newsletter http://dpdenman.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=41ff892ec06cbe7fe908f8e49&id=a7713dd233

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  • Book Release

    Yearn For You by Sayara St Clair @SayaraStClair #RLFblog #Romance

    Welcome Sayara St Clair author of Yearn For You, a new
    Erotic Romance.
    Why did you write this book?
    While I was writing Hurt Me, Heal Me (the first book in the Dante’s Purgatory Series), BDSM club owner, Dante Caffarelli, began speaking to me. He was loud and he was persistent. He’s a Dom, so he tends towards bossiness. He’d arrive at about 4:30-5:00 am and wake me up with fantastic bits of dialogue. And no matter how little sleep you’ve had, Dante turning up in your bedroom in the morning is not something to be ignored.
    What is your favorite genre to read?
    Romance. And within that broad genre, I love paranormal—vampires, demons or angels only. I’m not interested in things like wood sprites or shapeshifting centipedes. I also like reading erotic romance and historical romance. If someone gave me a story about a Vampire-demon hybrid Dom living in the 1800’s, I’d be so happy. Put him a kilt, stick him on a horse and have him galloping about over the moors, and I’d be in heaven.
    Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?
    That’s a really hard one for me. There are so many characters I’ve come across who have made an impression on me. Because I can’t decide, I might go with my first fictional love, Mr Rochester from Jane Eyre. Enigmatic, tortured and terribly flawed…need I continue?
    What are you working on at the moment?
    Right now, I’m working on Master Me, which is book three in the Dante’s Purgatory series. The story is about Xavier—the biggest, baddest guy in the club—and Trixie—the diminutive, yet feisty sub, who’s decided she’d rather be on the other end of the whip. Trixie likes to live on the edge. I’ll give you one guess who she wants to dominate.
    What books will we see from you in coming months?
    Firstly it will be Master Me. Following that, I plan to release the first book in my paranormal romance series. That is…unless any more Doms start busting into my bedroom at ungodly hours!
    Please tell us about your latest book.
    Genre: BDSM, Erotic
    Romance.
    Book heat level (based
    on movie ratings): R
    Dante has been Erica’s savior since she was a child, protecting her from others, wiping her tears, making her feel worthy. Until, as the years passed, she began to feel something new…and a girl’s crush became a young woman’s unyielding passion. Though she ran away to Paris after Dante unknowingly broke her heart, even distance couldn’t quell Erica’s desire. Because she knows Dante well, knows what he’s capable of doing for a woman…and knows her submissive needs match Dante’s deep dominance perfectly.
    Dante’s in trouble. For years he’s kept his burning ache for his best friend’s sister firmly in check. But now Erica’s back in the States, more gorgeous than ever. Worse, she wants to learn about BDSM—and she’s determined to have Dante as a teacher. He won’t let her near the club he co-owns with her brother—Chris would kill him—but he’ll “train” her at home. When he’s done, Erica will want nothing to do with the lifestyle. And hopefully her crush on Dante will be diminished…for both their sakes.
    But Erica proves to be far more resilient that he’d ever dreamed, and Dante’s plan backfires in spectacular fashion, driving her straight into the clutches of someone far worse than another Dom. Someone dangerous, someone from his past…who’s going to make Erica pay for Dante’s sins.

    Sayara St Clair Social Media

    If someone told a young Sayara St Clair that one day she would be an erotic/paranormal-romance-writing Aussie expat living in Thailand, she would have snort-laughed and yelled, “You. Be. Crazy!”
    If someone told her the same thing now, she would not yell, only nod solemnly. Because that actually happened.
    Sayara has a science degree, with majors in both microbiology and biochemistry. Working in the fields of serology and tissue banking, she got to do lots of cool and sometimes slightly weird stuff. She was employed as the manager/buyer for furniture retail stores, where she had a chance to unleash her inner interior decorator. (Interior design is one of her great passions.) And for a time, she taught English to students in Asia. (Hanging about in a roomful of extremely loud, pint-sized humans is not one of her great passions.) She has written: ads for TV, print and radio; real estate brochures; website copy; and a screenplay. Now she’s writing fiction and has discovered it’s her favorite thing to do. She’s also learned that writing sultry romances is so much more fun than writing dry old scientific journal articles. No one has sex in scientific journal articles. Not the ones she wrote anyway.
    When not writing, she may be most commonly found in a horizontal position reading, in the kitchen baking, in the garden planting, or somewhere else singing at the top of her lungs. She loves music and is prone to spontaneous bouts of dancing.
    With regards to vampires and chocolate: she bites one on a daily basis and has had a lifelong obsession with the other. And she’s not telling which one’s which.
    Website www.sayarastclair.com
    Blog http://www.sayarastclair.com/wp/blog-2/
    Twitter http://www.twitter.com/sayarastclair
    Facebook http://www.facebook.com/sayara.stclair
    Goodreads http://bit.ly/GoodreadsSSC
    Amazon Author Page http://bit.ly/Sayara
    Newsletter http://www.sayarastclair.com/wp/contact/

  • Contemporary

    Beyond Fate by Susan V Vaughn @suanvaughn1124 #RLFblog #contemporary romance

    Beyond Fate
    Years of separation mean nothing when love is in the air…
    Julia Diaz never wanted to fall for her friend’s older
    brother, especially at a college frat party. But, for some reason, her heart
    was stolen by Russell that night. Eight years after, she never forgot him. Now
    destiny has brought them together. Only this time Russell is no longer a boy.
    He’s a man who knows what he wants and will not be denied.
    Russell Webb used to be optimistic, and fun loving until a
    family tragedy turned his world on its side. Putting all his focus on work, he
    picked himself back up, and managed to turn his grief into something resembling
    a life. When a woman from his past reappears, and gives him a glimpse of true
    happiness, he’ll do anything to secure her heart. Even face the darkness he has
    avoided for so long.
    Genre Contemporary Romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Publisher Inkspell
    Amazonhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XQ4G49P
    Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/beyond-fate-6
    Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1216719082
    Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beyond-fate-susan-v-vaughn/1126009974?ean=2940157159917

    Susan Vaughn Social Media

    Romance Author Susan Vaughn understood the meaning of sarcasm
    before she could walk. Her childhood in the suburbs of Detroit was spent mainly
    trying to outwit her six creative siblings. When she wasn’t working on the next
    soul-crushing jab, she sharpened her imagination on romantic literature and day
    dreamed about her knight in shining armor.
    It didn’t take long for this hairdresser by trade to turn
    her passion for reading romances into writing her own unique love stories. Susan
    lives her life finding laughter in all situations, and delights in marrying
    sarcasm with romance to create realistic falling-in-love stories in the
    unlikeliest of scenarios.
    Susan lives on the shores of Lake Huron with her real life
    knight in shining armor and enjoys watching their three children learn the art
    of sarcasm and wit.

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