• Medieval

    Love and Honor by Alexa Aston @AlexaAston #RLFblog #medievalromance

    Today’s featured book, Love and Honor is a medieval romance by Alexa Aston.
    1385 A.D. – Knighted on the battlefield for extreme bravery, Edward de Montfort accepts an invitation to serve in King Richard’s guard at the royal court. When the king sends him on a covert mission to Canterbury, Edward hopes success will allow him to win his freedom so he can return home to a quieter life.
    Lady Rosalyne Parry loses her parents when she is an infant and is raised by her uncle, an artist of some renown. Due to his failing health, Rosalyne takes over Templeton Parry’s commissions, painting in secret while permitting him to receive the credit since she believes no one would accept a woman as an artist.
    Rosalyne meets Edward while he is disguised as a peasant working on Canterbury’s wall, and they fall deeply in love. When Edward reveals his true identity to Rosalyne, he convinces her to come to London—and step out from the shadows in order to become recognized as an artist in her own right.
    Join Edward and Rosalyne as they navigate the political waters at court and find a deep, abiding love.
    Each book in the Knights of Honor series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order.
    Your book’s title: Love and Honor (Knights of Honor Book 7)
    Genre: medieval romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG-13
    Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing
    Amazon: http://amzn.com/B07CNJ9GZ4

    Alexa Aston Social Media

    Alexa Aston’s historical romances use history as a backdrop to place her characters in extraordinary circumstances, where their intense desire for one another grows into the treasured gift of love.
    She is the author of The Knights of Honor, a medieval romance series that takes place in 14th century England and centers on the de Montfort family. Each romance focuses on the code of chivalry that bound knights of this era.
    A native Texan, Alexa lives with her husband in a Dallas suburb, where she eats her fair share of dark chocolate and plots out stories while she walks every morning. She enjoys reading, watching movies, and can’t get enough of Fixer Upper or Game of Thrones. Alexa also writes romantic suspense, western historical, and standalone medieval novels as Lauren Linwood.
    Website: https://alexaaston.wordpress.com/
    Blog: http://www.embracingromance.com
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexaAston
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  • Suspense

    Gumshoe Girl by Andi Ramos @andiramos #RLFblog #NewRelease #romanticsuspense

    Gumshoe Girl by Andi Ramos @andiramos #RLFblog #NewRelease #romanticsuspenseAndi Ramos, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about your book.

    Gumshoe Girl by Andi Ramos

    Genre Romantic Suspense
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): 2 Flames
    Sheagan O’Hare got more than she bargained for when her newly inherited detective agency lands its first case; a missing person, embezzlement, and murder. Sheagan’s out to prove she can hang with the pro’s, despite the constant reminder of her amateur status from an annoyingly attractive FBI agent, Colin ‘Mac’ MacEvine, who’s forced himself into her life.
    How does she feel when an old high school friend hopes to ignite a new romance?
    Will she be able to discover if detective work and love can mingle before someone gets hurt?

    Where to buy Gumshoe Girl

    Publisher http://www.tirgearrpublishing.com/authors/Ramos_Andi/gumshoe-girl.htm
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CMZVJ9Z
    Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gumeshoe-girl-andi-ramos/1128555736
    iBooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/gumeshoe-girl/id1376902448
    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/gumeshoe-girl
    Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/820388

    Andi Ramos Social Media

    Andi Ramos is a debut author from central Massachusetts where she lives with her family, goat, and Boston Terriers. Her love for reading grew into a passion for writing. She dabbled with pen and paper for a long time and eventually stopped pushing her amusements aside and started developing those stories into novels. One of her favorite things to do is to hop into her motorhome with her family and write while traveling down the road as they journey to various destinations.
    Website www.andiramos.com
    Blog www.andiramos.com/blog
    Twitter https://twitter.com/andiramosauthor
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    Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39976172 or
    https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17985578
    Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Andi-Ramos/e/B07CQ91B7T

     

  • Character Sketch,  Shapeshifter

    Meet Vasili Zima from Drakon’s Tear by NJ Walters @njwaltersauthor #RLFblog #PNR

    Meet Vasili Zima from Drakon's Tear by NJ Walters @njwaltersauthor #RLFblog #PNRLet’s meet Vasili Zima from Drakon’s Tear, a new paranormal romance novel. Welcome to Romance Lives Forever. Welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here, Vasili. I’d like to get to know you better. Let’s talk.

    Drakon’s Tear by NJ Walters

    Genre Paranormal Romance/Shapeshifter
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Dying isn’t an option. I’ve survived a kidnapping, and now I’m on the run from the Knights of the Dragon who want my gift. There’s nothing a dragon loves more than treasure. I’m Abigail Owens, and I can sense gemstones. When I find myself drawn to a beautiful stone bracelet at a tiny shop in Moscow, I can’t help but have it — even though I can sense it’s power. But I didn’t realize with this one decision I’ve just put myself in the middle of a war between the Knights and a Drakon.
    I guess I’m just lucky like that.
    The only person I trust even a little is Vasili Zima, which is weird since I’m not sure if he wants to kill me or protect me. I’m drawn to him in a way I hadn’t thought possible, and he feels the same way, or he wouldn’t be risking his life to help me. He’s wanted by the bad guys just as much as I am, and staying with me, well, there’s a hundred percent chance I’m about to get us both killed. But I will not be going down without a fight.

    (Author’s Note: This book is NOT first person point of view.)

    Introducing Vasili Zima

    Welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. I’d like to get to know you better. Please tell me about yourself.
    Age: 4000 years, give or take a few
    Gender: male
    Birthplace: I have no idea as I was born to a nomadic tribe in what is now northern Russia.
    Profession: I buy and trade in artifacts
    Ethnicity: I am half dragon, half human
    Species (for scifi/fantasy characters): I’m a drakon
    Please provide a physical description of yourself.
    In my human form, I’m 6’10” with light brown hair and pale blue eyes. I have a birthmark tattoo that covers that entire left side of my body from my neck to my ankles. It’s a swirling pattern that is blue and outlined in the same icy blue of my eyes. I also have many tattoos on the right side of my body, but I put those there on purpose.
    Tell us about yourself, please.
    I live a quiet, simple life. I buy and trade artifacts, which allows me to discover anything related to drakons while making a profit. I travel, I learn, I make money. And I keep a low profile. The last thing I want to do is attract the attention of my enemies—the Knights of the Dragon.
    Who is the significant other in your life?
    My Abigail.
    Are you book-smart, self-taught, widely-experienced?
    All of the above. I have taught myself to speak and read many languages and am fluent in some that have long been forgotten. I’ve travelled around the world many times,
    observing communities from a distance and sometimes venturing among them. People have changed little over the years. There are greedy, evil people as well as kind and generous ones in all cultures and times.
    What is your viewpoint on wealth?
    It is better to have it than not. If you’ve lived as long as I have and are not wealthy, then you are wasting your time and skills. Wealth is freedom and a drakon was meant to be free.
    Do you care about what others assume about you?
    *frowns* I am a drakon. It matters little what others think of me. *pauses*I care what Abigail thinks of me, but no one else.
    Can you keep a secret? Why or why not?
    Secrets are my life’s blood. I am a living, breathing secret that few believe or even know exist. I have uncovered many secrets in the course of my life and have used them to protect and benefit myself. Why would I share something that might give an adversary an advantage?
    What is your biggest need?
    I would have said I had everything I needed. Then I met Abigail and I understood that she was the missing piece in my life.
    What is your biggest personal flaw?
    *frowns* Abigail might say I’m secretive and possessive. I see those as strengths, not flaws.

    Where to Buy Drakon’s Tear

    Publisher https://entangledpublishing.com/drakon-s-tear.html
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K6F5WC8/
    Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/drakons-tear-n-j-walters/1129819271
    iBooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/drakons-tear/id1441318340
    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/drakon-s-tear

    NJ Walters Social Media

    Website http://www.njwalters.com
    Blog http://njwalters.blogspot.ca/
    Twitter https://twitter.com/njwaltersauthor
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  • Shapeshifter

    Bare Season by Allie Ritch @AllieRitch #RLFblog #shifterromance

    Bare Season by Allie Ritch @AllieRitch #RLFblog #shifterromanceAllie Ritch, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about your book.

    Bare Season by Allie Ritch

    Genre Shifter Romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Idonea has been afraid of frost bears ever since she was attacked by one. She has also been distrustful of men after the one who should have protected her ran away. As a shifter, Massak takes the form of both man and bear, so he should be her worst nightmare. One whiff of her scent, though, and he knows they’re meant to be together. Winter is the mating season on the planet of Jensen–a time when nature strips everything bare and primal instincts rise to the surface. Massak must use this time to prove to Idonea that he’s her perfect mate. He’ll use every skill he has to protect and pleasure her until the stubborn female admits she’s his.

    Where to buy Bare Season

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HDTNNDF
    Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bare-season-allie-ritch/1129557891
    iBooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1436435635
    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/bare-season

    Allie Ritch Social Media

    Allie Ritch is a multi-published author of steamy sci-fi and paranormal romance. Her works include her bestselling Children of Nanook series, her popular Alien Sex Ed series, and books that feature shifters, psychics, genetically engineered husbands, vampires, and other interesting characters.
    She has an active imagination and enjoys entertaining others through storytelling. Allie lives in her own little world in the Southeastern United States, where she spends time appreciating the ocean and sunshine.
    Website https://allieritch.wordpress.com
    Blog https://allieritch.wordpress.com
    Twitter https://twitter.com/AllieRitch
    Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/AllieRitch
    Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/author/allieritch

     

  • Character Sketch,  Science Fiction Romance

    Meet Ruhger from Lightwave: Clocker by AM Scott @AM_Scottwrites #RLFblog #SciFi #SpaceOpera

    Meet Ruhger from Lightwave: Clocker by AM Scott @AM_Scottwrites #RLFblog #SciFi #SpaceOperaWelcome Captain Ruhger from Lightwave: Clocker a new Space Opera series by AM Scott. Welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about the story your author wrote.

    Captain Ruhger of Lightwave: Clocker

    Age: 39 standard years
    Gender: Male
    Birthplace: Phalanx Eagle Troop Fold Transport
    Profession: Fold Transport and Shuttle Pilot
    Ethnicity: Human mixed
    Species (for scifi/fantasy characters): Human
    Please tell us a little about your character.
    Captain Ruhger is slightly shorter than the average male, but has extremely wide shoulders and is in extraordinary physical condition. He’s got dark brown hair and eyes, and dark-tan skin, with rather hooked nose and an almost constant glower. He was raised by his parents, officers in Phalanx Eagle, a mercenary company, and grew up as a pilot in the company. His parents mutinied after another faction took over the company and forced them to accept a horribly brutal action that resulted in Saree of Jericho becoming an orphan. His parents formed a fold transport company, but were eventually hunted down by Phalanx Eagle. Captain Ruhger was flying a separate fold transport, so he escaped. They changed the name of the transport to Lightwave and kept flying on the fringes of known space, trying to avoid notice. When they pick up Saree, she’s travelling under an alias as Scholar Cary Sessan, a student of ancient music. They have no idea who she really is.
    Who is the significant other in your character’s life?
    Ruhger avoids all romantic entanglements, but he’s having a hard time with his attraction to Saree of Jericho.
    How does your hero dress?
    Captain Ruhger and his crew wear coverall uniforms, similar to a pilot’s flightsuit. For the formal dinners his Chef insists on hosting, the coveralls have more silver braid and other shiny stuff to make them look fancier.
    Does he scrape by, live comfortably, live extravagantly?
    Lightwave is always on the edge of bankruptcy. They had to buy better weapons in case of attack, so they own a lot of credits to weapons dealers. The Scholar’s long-term contract along with a couple of others, is allowing them get out of debt finally. But they’re still operating with the constant possibility of failure.
    What special skills does your character rely on?
    Ruhger is an expert pilot, with extraordinarily fast reaction times and excellent decision making skills. He’s also an expert in y’ga, a combination of martial arts, gymnastics and meditation.
    What does he have a knack for doing?
    Piloting and keeping his crew safe. He’s also a very good leader, although he doesn’t think so.
    Can your hero keep a secret? If not, why not? If yes, why?
    Ruhger keeps secrets very well. Lightwave is trying to avoid being found by Phalanx Eagle, so they need to keep all their identities secret if possible.
    What is your character’s family like?
    Since Ruhger’s blood family has been killed, and most of his crew are in the same situation, Lightwave’s crew is his family. They’re all a little dysfunctional because of the trauma. Chief Bhoher is an older man, a mechanical genius and a bit of a father figure to all of them. Grant Lowe is a charismatic sex addict. Tryon and Katryn Phazeer are the security officers; he’s the strong, silent type, but still very intelligent. Katryn is also smart, but quick-tempered. Chef Loreli is a flamboyant, creative genius, who started life a Loren, a quiet, bookworm-type who was the target of bullies. Ruhger protected him, and Loreli is in love with him now.
    What is your character’s biggest need at the beginning of the story?
    Ruhger is desperately trying to keep Lightwave flying, so the weapons merchants can’t repossess his ship and leave his family homeless.
    What is your hero’s biggest hopes and dreams?
    Ruhger wants to keep his family safe and have a little security. Deep down, he’d like to have a family, but he doesn’t think that’s realistic with his background, baggage and current profession.
    If your character could make any one thing happen, what would it be?
    Ruhger would like someone to destroy Phalanx Eagle, so Lightwave could travel to better markets for passengers.

    About Your Writer: Questions for your character to answer about you.

    To honor the person who chose to share your story, please answer at least four of these questions. Questions with more than one point should be considered one question. You may answer as many more as you like.
    Why do you think your writer chose to write about you?
    I think she wanted to show men can be strong and authoritative and still be compassionate and caring. She also wanted to show that emotional trauma can be overcome and people can live quietly heroic lives despite their backgrounds.
    What do you wish your writer would write next?
    I hope she gets me out of this mess with my family intact. Destroying Phalanx Eagle would be even better.
    What other character from your book do you think your writer should write a book about? Care to tell us why?
    I think she should write about some of the other passengers. She drops a lot of interesting tidbits, but there’s still a lot of questions about them.

    Tell us about Lightwave: Clocker

    Publisher Lightwave Publishing LLC
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Lightwave-Clocker-Folding-Space-Book-ebook/dp/B07D63CMKJ/
    Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lightwave-am-scott/1128878019
    iBooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/lightwave-clocker/id1395037860?mt=11
    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/lightwave-clocker
    Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/836330

    AM Scott Social Media

    After twenty years in US Air Force space operations, AM now operates a laptop, trading in real satellites for fictional space ships. AM is a volunteer leader with Team Rubicon: Disasters are our Business, Veterans our Passion, and lives deep in the mountains of Montana.
    Website https://www.amscottwrites.com/
    Blog https://www.amscottwrites.com/home/
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  • Know the Heroine,  Regency

    Know the Heroine from Rosalyn’s Ring by Alina K Field @AlinaKField #RLFblog #RegencyRomance

    Know the Heroine from Rosalyn's Ring by Alina K Field @AlinaKField #RLFblog #RegencyRomanceAlina K Field, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! We’re excited to find out more about your heroine, but first, tell us about the book.

    Rosalyn’s Ring by Alina K Field

    Genre Regency Romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    With her true inheritance lost, Rosalyn Montagu has reluctantly fallen into her elderly cousin’s tidy London life of do-gooder spinster. But when a young woman from the district of Rosalyn’s childhood is put up for auction in a wife sale, Rosalyn seizes the chance to rescue her–and to recover a family heirloom.
    She braves a precarious Christmas Eve coach ride in the company of a mysterious nobleman and soon finds she’s not the only determined buyer attending the sale. Her travel companion not only succeeds in thwarting her purchase–he reveals himself as the man who took everything that should have been hers. Everything, that is, except her father’s ring, which she recovers before being tossed out of the inn into the snowy night.
    The newly anointed Viscount Cathmore has accepted there is no way to avoid living his father’s dream of nobility, but he’s drawn the line at marrying a blue-blooded miss–until he meets Rosalyn, a provoking beauty with an upper crust manner, a larcenous streak, and enough secrets to rouse even his jaded heart. And when more mysteries swirl around Rosalyn’s lost inheritance, Cathmore is just the man to help her uncover the truth.

    Know the Heroine from Rosalyn’s Ring

    Here are some fun questions to help us know your heroine.
    It’s late, she’s bored. What does she do?
    She pulls out a deck of cards and plays patience, if she’s alone, or if she has someone to play with, piquet.
    What kind of food would she impulse buy if hungry?
    A meat pie.
    Describe the kind of clothes she prefers to wear.
    She loves colorful gowns with ribbons and trims.
    Does she know how to fix things?
    No, not at all.
    She tried to do something and it went badly. Tell us about it.
    Rosalyn’s plan to rescue her maid’s cousin from being auctioned off to another man failed badly when she was outbid by a handsome stranger who, shockingly, was buying the girl for his secretary.
    How does she act around children she doesn’t know?
    She spends part of her time helping at a children’s home, more often than not, spoiling them.
    What is she like first thing in the morning?
    Rosalyn is not a morning person. She’d much rather stay up late entertaining–if only she could afford to do so.
    How does she handle things when in a “proper” social situation?
    As the daughter of a baron, she was taught all the proper rules. Unfortunately, she doesn’t always follow them.
    Maid or takes care of herself?
    She has a very saucy maid.
    Proper dress or casual clothes?
    Proper, but sadly, plain, due to her reduced circumstances.
    Sleeves buttoned or rolled up?
    Rolled up whenever possible.
    Powdered wig or natural hair?
    One of her most distinctive features is her red hair–everyone is always remarking about it. Still, she would never cover it with powder.
    Carriage or horseback?
    Horseback–if only she still owned a horse!
    Thanks for helping us get to know your heroine!

    Where to buy Rosalyn’s Ring

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Rosalyns-Ring-A-Regency-Romance-ebook/dp/B00E466JQK
    This book will be free on Amazon Nov 27th-29th. If you shop before the 27th, add the book to your wish list and go back.

    Alina K Field Social Media

    Award winning author Alina K Field earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and German literature, but her true passion is the much happier world of romance fiction. Though her roots are in the Midwestern U.S., after six very, very, very cold years in Chicago, she moved to Southern California and hasn’t looked back. She shares a midcentury home with her husband, her spunky, blonde, rescued terrier, and the blue-eyed cat who conned his way in for dinner one day and decided the food was too good to leave.
    She is the author of several Regency romances, including the 2014 Book Buyer’s Best winner, Rosalyn’s Ring. She is hard at work on her next series of Regency romances, but loves to hear from readers!
    Website https://alinakfield.com/
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