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Know the Heroine from Perfectly Christmas by Linda O’Connor @LindaOConnor98 #RLFblog #romanticcomedy
Linda O’Connor, 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.Perfectly Christmas by Linda O’Connor
Genre Romantic comedy
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG-13
On the first day of Christmas, his true love said to him, “Sorry, I have to work.”
That’s the life of a surgeon, and Dr. Madison Hayes wouldn’t have it any other way.
Dr. Quinn Malone has another priority. In the countdown to Christmas, he needs to convince his old flame that there’s more to life – and love – than the job itself.
This time, his heart is in it for the long haul. Really.
Romantic and…complicated – it’s Perfectly Christmas!Know the Heroine from Perfectly Christmas
Here are some fun questions to help us know your heroine.
It’s late, she’s bored. What does she do?
Builds a fire in the fireplace and cozies up with the latest issue of A Bit about Drills.
What kind of food would she impulse buy if hungry?
Pizza from Pizza Heaven in Strathaven. If she can get out of making dinner, she’s all over it.
Describe the kind of clothes she prefers to wear.
In the operating room, she’s in surgical greens. At home, it’s comfy sweat pants and an oversized sweatshirt.
Does she know how to fix things?
She’s a master with a drill – it’s been a hobby for years. If it can be fixed with a drill, she’s your woman.
She tried to do something and it went badly. Tell us about it.
She’s not a huge fan of the Secret Santa gift exchange. Buying gifts that people don’t need and want even less is not exactly her cup of tea. But she’s trying to fit into small-town Strathaven so she agrees to participate. Whose name does she pull out of the hat? None other than her old flame Quinn Malone. Groan. Now she has three weeks to make a homemade gift for him. The silver lining is that she’ll be able to use her drill – soap on a rope anyone?
How does she act around children she doesn’t know?
She’s used to putting patients, including children, quickly at ease.
What is she like first thing in the morning?
She’s an early riser – all those years of 6 a.m rounds at the hospital have molded her into an early bird.
Can she use chopsticks?
Yes. She’s a surgeon with superior fine motor skills – chopsticks are a piece of cake.
Does she drink coffee? If so, how does she take it? If not, what does she drink instead?
Coffee – black. Quick and easy – and it means less grocery shopping.
What apps would she have on her phone?
CPS (Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties), UptoDate, Mobile Banking, Grey’s Anatomy, Fundamentals of Surgery, A Bit about Drills
Android or iPhone?
iPhone
Earrings or unpierced ears?
Earrings – discrete turquoise crystals are her fav.
Tattoos or unadorned skin?
Unadorned skin.
Personal vehicle or public transport?
Her own CRV that she can pack all her belongings in – handy when she moves from small town to small town. But in Strathaven, the car stays parked in her garage, and everything is close enough to walk.
Recycle or toss?
Recycle (always).
Thanks for helping us get to know your heroine!Where to buy Perfectly Christmas
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/ebook/dp/B01MYW5T7X
Linda O’Connor Social Media
Award-winning author Linda O’Connor started writing romantic comedies when she needed a creative outlet other than subtly rearranging the displays at a local home décor store. Her books have enjoyed bestseller status. When not writing, she’s a physician at an Urgent Care Clinic. She shares her medical knowledge in fast-paced, well-written, sexy romances – with an unexpected twist. Her favourite prescription to write? Laugh every day. Love every minute.
Website http://www.lindaoconnor.net
Blog https://lindaoconnorauthor.wordpress.com/
Twitter https://twitter.com/LindaOConnor98
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LindaOConnorAuthor
Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/795688.Linda_O_Connor
Amazon Author Page http://www.amazon.com/Linda-OConnor/e/B00S7CNLEA
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Survival is a Dying Art by Neil S Plakcy @NeilPlakcy #RLFblog #thriller #LGBTQ
Neil Plakcy, 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.Survival is a Dying Art by Neil S Plakcy
Genre Thriller
Book heat level (based on movie ratings) PG
When a special agent finds a stolen painting, he uncovers a smuggling ring that saves lives. No matter what he does, it’s going to cost him his heart.Special Agent Angus Green is still in his twenties, and his red hair and good looks often make people underestimate him, but he’s a smart, fearless cop who believes in the FBI motto: Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity.
Fort Lauderdale retiree Frank Sena is working with pawn shop owner Jesse Venable to retrieve a painting stolen from Frank’s uncle, a gay Venetian killed during the Holocaust. Angus volunteers to help Frank, and discovers Venable is the subject of a task force looking into smuggling immigrants out of war-torn countries in the Middle East.
Angus, who knows nothing about art and speaks no Italian, may be in over his head as he is assigned to befriend, and ultimately betray, Venable. But with the help of his Italian-speaking brother and his art-loving boyfriend, he may be able not only to retrieve the painting, but solve a smuggling case and potentially save thousands of lives.
The investigation will take him from the sun-drenched rooftops of Venice to a private yacht speeding down Fort Lauderdale’s New River. Along the way, he’ll learn the true meaning of survival.Where to buy Survival is a Dying Art
Amazon https://amzn.to/2M2lAET
Barnes and Noble https://www.books2read.com/u/3G97EP
iBooks https://www.books2read.com/u/3G97EP
Kobo https://www.books2read.com/u/3G97EPNeil Plakcy Social Media
Neil Plakcy has written or edited over three dozen novels and short stories in mystery, romance and erotica. To research the Angus Green series, he participated in the FBI’s sixteen-week citizen’s academy, practiced at a shooting range, and visited numerous gay bars in Fort Lauderdale. (Seriously, it was research.)
He is an assistant professor of English at Broward College in South Florida, and has been a construction manager, a computer game producer, and a web developer – all experiences he uses in his fiction.
Website www.mahubooks.com
Blog http://mahubooks.blogspot.com
Twitter https://twitter.com/NeilPlakcy
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/neil.plakcy
Pinterest http://pinterest.com/neilplakcy/boards/
Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/126217.Neil_Plakcy
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A Kiss and a Promise by Tricia Schneider @TriciaSchneider #RLFblog #Romance #Anthology
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.A Kiss and a Promise by Tricia Schneider
Genre: Romance Anthology
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): G
The six romances included in this anthology have quirky characters, or quirky locations, or quirky situations. You’ll find a ghost and a new homeowner, a spaceship captain and her cartographer, a window designer and high school beau, a banker and a baker, two vampire hunters, and some supernatural beings. You’ll find yourself in two different restaurants, and on another planet. You’ll find deception, intrigue, and old memories. You’ll find Happily-Ever-Afters, and you’ll find Happy-for-Nows. But most of all, you’ll find true romance. You’ll find kisses, and you’ll find promises.
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Do you write more than one genre? If so, what are they?…
I write romance fiction. Within that genre, I write historical, paranormal and sci-fi romances.
How do you come up with ideas?…
Sometimes I dream the ideas. I wake up, write my dreams into my dream journal and a story forms out of that. Other times, I might come across a line from a song, or a scene from a movie, or I might overhear something someone said at the grocery store and I begin a “What if?” game and that might become a story. Then again, many other times, the characters simply pop into my head. Some of them are fully formed, some of them I have to discover more about. It’s an interesting process.
What is the single most important part of writing for you?…
Exploring my creativity. Writing relaxes me. It excites me. It’s also a form of therapy. I’ve been creating stories for fun since I was a kid, so writing to me is akin to breathing.
When did you write your first book?…
I wrote lots of short stories when I was little. But, I finished my first full-length novel when I was 15. It was a fantasy romance about a young girl who fell through a portal into another world.FUN
Leather or lace? Leather
Black or red? Black
Satin sheets or smooth cotton? Satin
Ocean or mountains? Ocean
City life or country life? Country life
Party life or evening at home? Evening at home
Dogs or cats? Dogs (But, somehow, I’m living with 3 cats instead.)Where to buy A Kiss and a Promise
Publisher http://smokingpenpress.com/books/books-a-kiss-and-a-promise
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1944289135
Barnes and Noble https://bit.ly/2DjYvZA
iBooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/a-kiss-and-a-promise/id1437002207?mt=11
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/a-kiss-and-a-promise-3Tricia Schneider Social Media
Tricia Schneider is an author of paranormal and historical romance. Before the supernatural took possession of her pen, she worked for several years as Assistant Manager and bookseller at Waldenbooks. After the store closed, she turned to writing fiction full-time. She writes both short stories and full-length novels. She lives in Pennsylvania with her 4 young children and 3 rescued cats.
Website http://www.triciaschneider.com
Blog https://shadowsofromance.blogspot.com/
Twitter https://twitter.com/TriciaSchneider
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/authortriciaschneider/
Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/triciaschneider/
Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/triciaschneider
Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/author/triciaschneider
Newsletter http://eepurl.com/NZ8ZzYou May Also Like
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Shattered by Bry Ann @authorbryann #RLFblog #NewRelease #Darkromance
By Ann, 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.Shattered by Bry Ann
Genre: Dark Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
Sometimes, when I really think about it, I can almost feel the way the breeze felt against my skin that day. How it washed over me, cooling my heated skin.
I remember counting the minutes it took to get to my boyfriend’s house. Twenty-two, but it took twenty-three that day. Maybe the extra minute was a warning.
One I didn’t heed, of course.
I wanted love. It’s all I wanted. I would have done anything for it.
It made me an easy victim.
Tell me I’m pretty here, hug me there and I was a puppet on his string. He pulled and pulled until he asked me to do the one thing I absolutely could not do.
It broke me to tell him no. Tore me up. I went over to his house that day to try and find a way to make it up to him. To fix what I broke.
Minute nineteen.
Cool breeze. Sunshine. Hope for love, fear I ruined my chance at it by being disobedient.
Minute twenty.
Black. One minute was all it took for Sage Briar-Rose to cease to exist.
To shatter her.
This is the story of how I lost myself. The story of how my naive search for love left me shattered.
Trigger Warning: This book deals with extremely sensitive topics. If you get triggered easily, I’d chose one of my other books.
Why did you write this book?
For so many reasons, the most prominent being the subject matter is one VERY close to my heart. I’ve wanted to write on the topic for years and finally find the woman who’s story it belonged to.
What is your favorite genre to read?
Oh, dark romance 100%!
Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?
This is SO HARD! Oh my gosh. I have to say Abby from Dark Light of Day. I really connect with her on so many levels.
What are you working on at the moment?
It’s a secret! ;)
What books will we see from you in coming months?
The next book up will be the sequel to Shattered, Accepted and Rebuilt, which is actually already up for pre-order. After that I will be doing a couple more spin-offs from my Roses and Thorns series before diving into something new.Where to buy Shattered
Amazon: http://a.co/d/9oSVH7o
Bry Ann Social Media
Bry Ann is a psychology student at Arizona State University. She spends most of her free time reading, writing and doing homework. Bry Ann has been writing for as long as she can remember. Even from the youngest of ages she was writing about characters with dark pasts and shady stories. As she got older she decided everyone should get a love story so soon her dark stories got happy endings. She loves to hear from her readers and talk all things books so feel free to contact her on any of her social media pages!
Website: https://www.authorbryann.com
Blog: https://www.authorbryann.com/blog
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/authorbryann
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorbryann
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/authorbryann
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17095210.Bry_Ann
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Bry-Ann/e/B077MHVFDF
Newsletter: https://www.authorbryann.comYou May Also Like
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Read free: Storm Crazy by Livia Quinn @LiviaQuinn #FreeBookFriday #Read
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Storm Crazy by Livia Quinn
Welcome to Destiny, or should I say Middle Earth…
I’m Sheriff Jack Lang. After an exciting career as a Navy pilot, Destiny seemed like the perfect place to settle down – safe, sane and secure. But that ship sailed when I met Tempest Pomeroy – sexy redheaded mail lady and trouble magnet. Tempe never fails to test the limits of my patience or the law. Every time I think it’s the last straw, up pops another haystack.
My name is Tempest Pomeroy, and my human job is delivering the mail. I’m also a Paramortal like my family, or I’m supposed to be. If I didn’t have a few little talents, I’d think I was adopted. To say I was having a bad day would be like saying Katrina dropped a little rain on New Orleans. My brother’s genie bottle is missing, my mother’s AWOL, and the sheriff and my ex-lover are squaring off like yard dogs staking a claim over a poodle. I am no one’s poodle. I’ve denied my heritage for most of my life but all this chaos is a sign of my quickening Tempestaerie power.
Oh, and the sheriff? He thinks he’s settled in a normal, quaint small town—like Mayberry?! We’ll see how that turns out… Things better settle down soon, ’cause I’m about to go…Storm Crazy.
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Detour Ahead by Adriana Kraft
Threatened race horses, city slicker attorney, sexy California wrangler—what can possibly go wrong?
Hot-shot Chicago prosecuting attorney Traci Steele works tirelessly keeping rapists off the street to prevent other women from suffering the hell she’s endured, so she resists her friends’ insistence that she take a two month R and R in their California Live Oak condo—until they persuade her to help their rancher friend as a private investigator.
Though he runs the stables at Live Oak, well-muscled mustached wrangler Scott McCord much prefers working with the race horses he trains at his ranch, and he can’t believe his old friends have sent a greenhorn female to help him with horse troubles.
The improbable dance between this mismatched pair barely fits in around the escalating suspense of whoever’s after Scott’s horses. Traci is as tenacious in her sleuthing as she is terrified about her inability to ever love a man. Can Scott succeed in gentling her – like he does his horses – before she flees in panic?
Traci Steele may be the most damaged of the heroines in our four-book horse racing suspense series, Riders Up. If she was a real person, she might stand up and say “Me, too” – except she’s never told anyone, not even her best friend, Cassie.
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Summer Rules, a novelette by Coralie Moss
As far as Elaine is concerned, when summer’s tourist season arrives on Salt Spring Island, it’s the off-season for romance. Her mini-empire of gourmet food trucks needs her undivided attention, and from the end of June through Labor Day, her ironclad Summer Rules are in effect. Sex is off the menu.
Richie’s a local tree trimmer, focused on building his business. He’s on hiatus from relationships until he meets the renowned entrepreneur, Elaine Atkins. She needs an experienced lumberjack to take down a tree that threatens to land on her most popular food truck. And when her cook can’t make it into work, Richie can’t say no to Elaine’s plea for a temporary sous chef.
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The Dragon Wore A Kilt by Holly Bargo
In the northern reaches of Scotland rests Loch Saorach, home to an ancient legend—a dragon. The Matasan family has guarded the loch and its dragon for centuries.
Over the years Saorach has claimed humans, imbuing them with his fae magic. Connor Matasan, the arrogant Earl of Glencarol, is a recent acquisition. Like all those possessed and transformed by the dragon’s ancient magic, Connor is sith, immortal and commanding powers beyond the human norm.
Middle aged wife and mother Lila is vacationing in Scotland when Saorach chooses her to join his brood. Her transformation to an eternally young sith is painful and compounded by the loss of everything she holds dear. Waking to a new life, she is utterly dependent upon Connor and his family. Lila feels trapped and resents that the dragon has bound her to Connor, soul to soul, passion to passion: a passion Connor cannot control, a passion Lila fears.
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Where the gods Love and Lust reside, no one will leave untouched…
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Contractor David Gilroy wouldn’t believe in the island’s alleged power even if he knew about it. He’s only interested in his building job…until he sees Gina sunbathing topless. Gina knows she can’t trust what they feel. How can David convince her his passion is real? What if it isn’t?
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Chaos, Illustrated Quotes of Pietas by Kayelle Allen
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As king of the immortal Ultras, Pietas ap Lorectic rules his people with an iron fist and a heart of stone. Or so he would have you believe. The man behind the myth is a scientist, deep thinker, brilliant strategist, and passionate lover. He has shared his thoughts on chaos with few. This book is a collection of quotes on the concept by the man known to other immortals as the Bringer of Chaos.
Thirty beautifully illustrated quotes.
You’ll get 3 other free books plus other exclusive content for members only.
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Be sure to read What is RLF? Romance Lives Forever in 2018 and discover great new opportunities for authors and readers.The RLF Gems announcement last month was in the top ten. You are why I do this!
Top Blogger for this month is Vicki Batman. Top chatter is also Vicki! She was the Top Blogger of 2017, and won a year of free advertising for 2018.
Top Blogger Vicki Batman
The top bloggers are judged by page visits. Congratulations!
Other authors in order by page visits are:
Lloyd Meeker
Livia Quinn
AM Scott
Alice Orr
Claire MartiHonorable Mention: Kathy Otten
Top Chatter for the Month
The person who gets the most comments in a month is not always the person who gets the most page views. For that reason, I instituted the Top Chatter Award. This award is for the bloggers who receive the most comments.
This month’s winner is Vicki Batman.Runner up is Sheri Humphreys.
Authors of #FreeBookFriday
Adite Banerjie, Adriana Kraft, Effrosyni Moschoudi, Erica Ridley, Holly Bargo, Kayelle Allen, Kris Bock, Kryssie Fortune, Lisa Carlisle, Livia Quinn, Luci Beach, Madison Michael, MJ Schiller, Sylvia Hubbard
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Authors, do you offer subscribers a free book for signing up to your newsletter? Do you have a permafree book or a book on KindleUnlimited? Here’s your chance to reach new readers in 2018. Romance Lives Forever now offers a free book section. #FreeBookFriday will offer 5 books each week all year long. Each week, 4 spots will be free.
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