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A Tribute to Author Veterans #Veterans #Authors #RLFblog
Author Veterans are authors (or writers) who served in the military. We celebrate their dedication and thank them for serving proudly.
The History of Veterans Day November 11th
This day was originally Armistice Day, November 11, 1918. After WW1, which was the war to end all wars, Dwight D Eisenhower wrote, “It is my earnest hope that all veterans, their organizations, and the entire citizenry will join hands to ensure proper and widespread observance of this day.” Today we give special honor to the living and deceased servicemen and servicewomen and to the civilians that support them.
This Salute to Author Veterans shows authors (published or not) who are veterans. It consists of the author’s name, branch of service, writing brand, and one link. Click to learn more about the author, his or her books, and to find or follow them on social media.
Author Veterans
Authors are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Veterans who served outside the USA are listed in Special Mentions.
Joyce Adams
US Army
Love … Laughter … Forever
http://joyceadamscounts.comKayelle Allen
US Navy
Unstoppable heroes, Uncompromising love, Unforgettable passion
http://kayelleallen.comRue Allyn
US Navy
Romance – Historical, Contemporary, Erotic
http://RueAllyn.comHeather Ashby
US Navy
Military Romance
http://heatherashby.comElizabeth Ashtree
US Army
Stories to turn in your imagination.
http://www.elizabethashtree.comLori Avocato
US Air Force
Mystery/Romance author
http://loriavocato.comSE Babin
US Air Force, Texas Air National Guard
Romcom, Mysteries, Urban Fantasy
http://sebabin.comRoslyn Bane
US Navy
Contemporary Romance
www.roslynbane.comRogenna Brewer
US Navy
Where Romance is Always an Adventure
http://rogennabrewer.comSonia Taylor Brock
US Marine Corps
Unique Twists, Paranormal Kitchen Sink
https://www.soniataylorbrock.comJo Ann Brown
US Army
Inspirational Romance
http://joannbrownbooks.comJillian Bullock
US Army
Empowering People to be Victors Not Victims
www.jbullockenterprises.comMonica Burns
US Army
Sensual, Emotional, Unforgettable Romance
http://Monicaburns.comLisa Carlisle
US Marine Corps
Paranormal, contemporary, and military romance
http://lisacarlislebooks.comCaro Carson
US Army
RITA-winning author of contemporary romance
http://www.CaroCarson.comLisa Cordeiro
US Marine Corps
Military Memoirs – Parris Island and Journey of a Woman Marine
http://lisacordeiro.comDiana Cosby
US Navy
Scottish Medieval Romantic Suspense
http://dianacosby.comTracey Cramer-Kelly
US National Guard
Heroes with a Touch of Vulnerability
http://www.TraceyCramerKelly.comCK Crouch
US Army
Romance Tangles with Suspense
http://ckcrouch.comTeresa D’Amario
US Air Force
Author of True Mate Series
http://teresadamario.comJulia Day
US Air Force
Real People, Magical Lives
http://www.juliaDay.comTarina Deaton
USAF
Military Romance
http://tarinadeaton.comDelilah Devlin
US Army
Hot Romance
http://delilahdevlin.comML Doyle
U.S. Army
Writing about women in combat boots in mystery, urban fantasy and erotic romance
http://mldoyleauthor.comLacey Falcone
US Air Force
Tapping into your Flights of Fancy
http://laceyfalcone.comJennifer France
US Navy
Erotica Romance where the destiny is love ~ Let me take you on the journey
http://jenniferfrance.comEliza Gayle
US Marine Corps
Paranormal and Contemporary Romance
http://elizagayle.netAllegra Gray
US Air Force
History. Adventure. Passion.
http://www.allegragray.comWayne Greenough
US Navy
Romantic Suspense, YA, Juvenile, SciFi, and Hard Boiled Detective
http://waynegreenough.comGail Hart
US Air Force (JAG)
Grown Up Romances for Grown Up Girls
http://www.gailhart.comCynthia Middlebrooks Harris
US Army
Faith, hope in adversity, power of Gods love
www.tosotministries.orgIlena Holder
US Navy
Contemporary romance
https://www.facebook.com/ilenaholderKathleen Toomey Jabs
US Navy
Mystery
http://facebook.com/KathleenToomeyJabsMyla Jackson
US Army and US Air Force
Sinfully Sexy Romance
http://www.mylajackson.comElle James
US Army and US Air Force
Escape with…
http://ellejames.comAngelina Jameson
US Air Force
A Good Love Story is Timeless
http://www.angelinajameson.comCharles Cranston Jett
US Navy
Strategic Planning, Marketing, Organizational Development
https://charlescranstonjett.com/Marie Johnston
US National Guard
Smart women, steamy stories
http://www.mariejohnstonwriter.comLT Kelly
Royal Air Force (UK)
Contemporary romance
http://ltkelly.com/books/Geri Krotow
US Navy
Military Romance
http://gerikrotow.comAshley Ladd
US Air Force
Contemporary Erotic Romance
http://www.ashleyladd.blogspot.comMahalia Levey
US Navy
The Decadent Side of Sin
http://www.mahalialevey.comLoni Lynne
US Navy
Let Fate guide you… One story at a time
http://lonilynne.blogspot.comMisty MacRae
US Navy
A Dash of Romance with a Dusting of Mystery
http://mistymacrasblog.blogspot.comWilliam Maltese
US Army
Providing Readers with International Best-Sellers for over Four Decades
http://www.williammaltese.com/Bob Mayer
US Army
Founder of Who Dares Wins Publishing
http://bobmayer.org/Heather McCoubrey
US Air Force
Every woman deserves romance
http://heathermccoubrey.comJudy McDonough
US Navy
Southern Paranormal Romance
http://Judy-McDonough.comLindsay McKenna (aka Eileen Nauman)
US Navy
Romantic military suspense, romantic suspence
http://lindsaymckenna.comStacy McKitrick
US Army
Even vampires can be bitten by love
http://www.stacymckitrick.comRae Monet
Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI)
All sorts of hot romance
http://www.raemonet.comMA Monnin
US Air Force
Mystery/Romantic Suspense
http://mamonnin.comShannon Nemechek
US Army
Warranted Pleasures A Warranted Series
www.shannonnemechek.comGD Ogan
US Air Force
Paranormal Action
http://immortalrelations.blogspot.com/Beverly Ovalle
US Navy
Happily ever after one book at a time
http://ovalleba.wix.com/beverly-ovalleNancy J Parra
US Air Force
Romantic Suspense
http://www.nancyjparra.comDenise Patrick
US Army
Inspirational and Historical Romance
http://www.denisepatrickauthor.comSapphire Phelan
US Army
Dark heroes and heroines with bite…sink your teeth into romance
http://sapphirephelan.comElla Quinn
US Army
Romance
http://facebook.com/EllaQuinnAuthorSuzie Quint
US Army
Falling In Love with Romance
http://suziequint.comIsis Rushdan
US Air Force
Urban Fantasy Romance
http://isisrushdan.blogspot.comJessica Scott
US Army (active duty)
Contemporary Military Romance and Non-fiction
http://jessicascott.netTerry Spear
US Army
Shifter romantic suspense and medieval Highland romance
www.terryspear.comDC Stone
US Air Force
Real Men Real Crimes Real Romance
https://www.authordcstone.comCharity Tahmaseb
US Army
Fantasy, paranormal, young adult
https://writingwrongs.blog/Cate Tayler
US Air Force
Sassy and Sultry Romance for the Passionate Heart
http://www.catetayler.comAnn Victor
US Army
Short erotic fiction for women on the go…
www.annvictor.comSusan Ann Wall
US Army
Journey into romance…love always follows.
www.susanannwall.comRochelle Weber
US Navy
Science Fiction Romance
http://www.rochelleweber.comMegan Westfield
US Navy
Megan Westfield writes adventure-sport romances set in beautiful, wild locations
www.meganwestfield.comJeane Westin
US Army
Historical Romance
http://jeanewestin.comSandy Wickersham-McWhorter
US Air Force
Unexpected Romantic Fiction
http://sandywick.blogspot.comSpecial Mentions
Military News Blog – former military and police authors
RomVets – Women Writers of Romance Who Served
Anne Ashby – Writing Warm Fuzzy and Fun (New Zealand Armed Forces Navy)
Peter Perrin – Romance with mature characters (Royal Air Force)
Gone But Not Forgotten
Terry Irene Blain – US Navy
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Ridge by Livia Quinn @liviaquinn #RLFblog #military #romance
Love…when you least expect it.
As a teenager in DC, Livia tagged along with her Daddy to Redskins games and explored the rich history of our country, then she moved to the bayous of Louisiana where the weather and culture of this region inspired her writing, including her storm faerie, Tempest and her military heroes. Livia’s many jobs as mail lady, salesperson, plant manager, business owner and professional singer are the conduit her characters have used to relate their stories to her. Think of her as her characters’ biographer! Down by the bayou she is protected from the alligators and bears by her husband and feisty Pomeranian, Dusty.
Ridge, Book 1
Famous fashion model Lana Maisel could have had her choice of men. But she left that life behind at the ripe old age of twenty-four to pursue her dream of a photography and production studio and now she needs one man to be the face of her franchise. The Calloway women in Buffy’s life have always said “when you meet the man you’re going to spend the rest of your life with, you’ll know.”
Ridge Romano didn’t know what possessed him to get on stage during a strip bingo contest. He’d been in D.C. testifying before a Congressional committee on veterans issues, then he’d followed the gorgeous redhead off the elevator… and here he was… up to his Special Forces tattoo in manure.
Who said FUBAR only happened in the field?
Genre Romantic Suspense
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG
Publisher Campbell Hill Publishing
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075HP8BZN
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ridge-livia-quinn/1127084480
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/ridge-7
Itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/ridge/id1281306011
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NOTE:Nick #3 in Men of Honor series is on sale Veterans Day weekend, 9-13th on Kobo.All I Want for Christmas
Tis the season for second chances…
It’s a Christmas weekend full of love and Larue social media is atwitter at the return of their hometown hero, Ducane Beauregard Larue at the only place to celebrate Christmas Eve—the Romanos’. Catch up with all the characters from the Men of Honor series and as a bonus get a peek into the lives of 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”.
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. Luckily, a Christmas Eve miracle confirms what she already knows – that with a little nudge, all her love ones’ happily-ever-afters will happen in the not so distant future.
Genre Military Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG
Publisher Campbell Hill Publishing
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076HWV9TH
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/all-i-want-for-christmas-livia-quinn/1127220077
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/all-i-want-for-christmas-62
Itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/all-i-want-for-christmas/id?mt=11
CreateSpace https://www.createspace.com/7460624***
Who among us doesn’t have a veteran in the family? Please support our veterans and their families personally and in your communications with Congress.
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Holiday Disaster by Vicki Batman @VickiBatman #RLFblog #Holiday #Romance
Welcome Vicki Batman, author of Holiday Disaster, a holiday romance in the Season of Magic anthology.
Christmas Keepers
Every year, my family went to my grandmother’s for Christmas Eve. She provided the ham and my aunts brought the sides and dessert. It was a joyous time with family members we didn’t see regularly. Cousins, aunts and uncles, new babies. Newlyweds to be inducted in our group. After dinner, we watched Grandmother open presents. For a long time, she gave gifts too. I still have the sapphire ring and the silver ID bracelet with my name inscribed in cursive.
One year, I received a huge flat box of crayons. My mom said that it was for my sister, but I was having none of that. I loved crayons, and I’d never had anything more than the standard box for school. There were flesh colors. Gold, silver, copper. Vibrant shades of blue, coral, and greens. I could not wait to try them out.
As Christmases passed, shopping became difficult for Grandmother, and she began giving us checks, which was welcomed as it’s than making our own selections. But none have lasted like the jewelry she’d lovingly selected.
Do you have a gift from your childhood you’ve kept?
And here’s a nice gift for you! The Season of Magic boxed set is FREE. It’s full of fun and good short stories, including mine, Holiday Disaster. (Bad plumbing + Christmas = Holiday Disaster).
Noel Noel Noel by Merry Holly ~ Dumped and lonely, is it possible to find love at the local mall? Noelle thinks not, but a chance encounter with Chase Clayborne while Christmas shopping has her rethinking her rigid set of rules.
A Cinderella Christmas by Cara Marsi ~ Jessica Gallo no longer believed in fairy tales or happy endings. And she certainly didn’t believe she’d find her Prince Charming at Saks Fifth Avenue. Her Fairy Godmother thought differently.
Matchmaker Matchmaker by Bobbi Lerman ~ With Chanukah around the corner, is there enough magic left for a matchmaker to bring Molly’s cynical heart back to life?
Yuletide Bride by Gerri Brousseau ~ The Dowager Duchess’s decree that her grandson must marry before Twelfth Night or relinquish his title and fortune sends him into a tail spin. Without any prospects and with only two weeks until Christmas will Stuart Nelson find himself destitute or will he find The Yuletide Bride?
Holiday Disaster by Vicki Batman: The week before Christmas and all is in disarray when a librarian experiences horrible plumbing issues and a Mr. Maintenance Man who isn’t nearly as jolly as Santa Claus.
Join all our freebie fun at:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Season-Magic-Holiday-Box-Set-ebook/dp/B00OZ136A6/
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/season-of-magic/
Find Season of Promises for 99 cents at: https://www.amazon.com/Season-Promises-Holiday-Box-Set-ebook/dp/B01LQUP9AS/
Find Season of Surprises for 99cents at: https://www.amazon.com/Season-Surprises-Holiday-Box-Set-ebook/dp/B014LZJRVM/
Follow Season of Anthologies at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ASeasonOfMagic/Vicki Batman Social Media
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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VickiBatman
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Zoe’s Mates by Izzy Szyn @izzySzyn #RLFblog #PNR
Today’s featured book is Zoe’s Mates, a Paranormal Romance by Izzy Szyn. Previously released under the title Sexual Healing in the Coming In Hot Boxed Set.
Paramedic Zoe Whitaker is set to become engaged to Saratoga Falls Hospital’s Chief of Staff Derek Barnes. But when his twin brother Liam returns with his lover Brent Taylor, Zoe begins to think she’s with the wrong twin.
Liam and Brent came back from Ravana for one reason only, to claim Zoe Whitaker.
Genre Paranormal Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
Publisher Smexy Publishing
Amazon http://amzn.to/2gMaf9VIzzy Szyn Social Media
New York Times Bestselling Author Izzy Szyn was born in May of 2014 when a friend dared her to write. Born and raised in Detroit, Mi. Izzy now lives in Oklahoma City with her furchild Misty, the friendliest Chihuahua/Terrier you will ever meet. Currently works in a call center, where she writes in between phone calls. Izzy loves to keep in touch with her readers.
Blog https://izzyszyn.wordpress.com/
Twitter https://twitter.com/izzySzyn
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/izzyszynhome/
Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13836241.Izzy_Szyn
Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Izzy-Szyn/e/B00XKHESO4/
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Wrangler’s Challenge by Lindsay McKenna @lindsaymckenna #RLFblog #western #romance
Healing, like love, takes time
For Noah Mabry, it’s easier sometimes to relate to the dogs and horses he trains than to other people. Ever since his marriage became a casualty of the war in Afghanistan—torn apart by the PTSD he brought back with him—he prefers to be on his own. At the Bar C Ranch, where he works with a crew of fellow military vets, his gentle patience helps tame even the rowdiest mustang—but he’s about to meet a woman who needs a healing touch he’s not sure he can give.
Dair Wilson, a half-Comanche ex-Marine who lost a foot to an IED, has been hired on to assist Noah, but her deepest wounds aren’t visible. Growing up in an abusive home, she learned not to trust men, even ones who seem nothing but kind. After a wild horse sends her sprawling, the attentive care she receives from the Bar C family—and especially from Noah—is enough to convince her she’s found a place she can finally breathe easy. But one angry, damaged man poses a threat not only to Dair and Noah, but to everyone who’s built a new home at the Bar C.
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Wranglers-Challenge-Wind-River-Book-ebook/dp/B01MUPID4T/
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/wrangler-s-challenge
Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wranglers-challenge-lindsay-mckenna/1125683978Lindsay McKenna Social Media
Lindsay McKenna is a pseudonym of multiple-award winning writer Eileen Nauman. She writes military romances and romantic suspense. She has had 100 books published under the McKenna name since 1981, most dealing with military or mercenary subjects, for several publishers: Simon and Schuester, Warner, Harlequin/Silhouette, Avon and Berkley. Another 9 books have been published by the writer Eileen Nauman, under Nauman’s name or other pseudonyms, for a total of 109 fiction books. She has sold 22 million books worldwide and has books in 22 foreign languages.
Website: http://www.lindsaymckenna.com
Blog: http://lindsaymckenna.wordpress.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lindsay-McKenna/504139729714132?ref_type=bookmark
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Book trailer: http://vimeo.com/lindsaymckenna/breakingpoint/
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Anxiety by HD Thomson @HD_Thomson #RLFblog #Romantic Suspense
Today’s featured book is Anxiety, a Romantic Susense/ PNR by HD Thomson.
Jake Preston is on borrowed time.
If he doesn’t stumble upon a miracle and soon, he’ll end up dead. And even if he does, he still might end up dead with a clever killer hounding his heels. He believes that the one miracle and antidote to save him is in Margot Davenport’s house, across the country and miles away from Boston. Somewhere locked in her home is the key to reversing an experiment that is killing him with each breath he takes.
Margot doesn’t particularly care if she ends up dead.
She’s lost everything she’s ever cared for. A divorce and the loss of her job as a corporate lawyer has left her with little faith in herself or in anyone else. Most importantly, she’s lost the one person on this earth she’s looked up to and cherished–her brother, Johnny. His death in a car accident has devastated her, and she can’t find the willpower to pull herself from the chasm she’s fallen into. Her only solace is at the bottom of a wineglass. Having moved back to the small town in northern Arizona where she was raised, she’s made a point of isolating herself both mentally and physically from everyone other than a few chosen friends. Little does she know that her life is going to explode into chaos.
Genre Romantic Suspense
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
Publisher Bella Media Management
Amazon http://amzn.to/2hstTscHD Thomson Social Media
HD Thomson moved from Ontario, Canada as a teenager to the heat of Arizona where she graduated from the University of Arizona with a B.S. in Business Administration with a major in accounting. After working in the corporate world as an accountant, HD changed her focus to one of her passions-books. She owned and operated an online bookstore for several years and then started the company, Bella Media Management. The company specializes in web sites, video trailers, ebook conversion and promotional resources for authors and small businesses. When she is not heading her company, she is following her first love-writing.
Website http://www.hdthomson.com
Twitter https://twitter.com/HD_Thomson
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/authorhdthomson/
Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/hdthomson/
Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5780414.H_D_Thomson
Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/H.-D.-Thomson/e/B0069DZ1KG/