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Read The Road to Beira by Adam Mann @AdamMannAuthor #Contemporary #Romance #RLFblog
Adam Mann, 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.The Road to Beira, by Adam Mann
Genre Contemporary Romance
Monique is the leader of a team who has been contracted to recruit staff for a new hotel being constructed near Mount Vanduzi in Mozambique. Her hired car won’t start after a picnic lunch on the way from Beira, but fortunately Colin is travelling the other way towards Beira and he turns around and helps Monique and her team reach the new tourist attraction.
This is not a Safari hotel, but designed to introduce visitors to the local environment and tribal customs. Monique remembers she knew Colin at their college twenty years earlier when they only saw one another as friends at a distance. Now following her recent acidic divorce she takes the opportunity to “make a play” at Colin and after their visit to Mount Vanduzi she takes him to her home in Durban. She is pleased to find that her two children quickly take to Colin.
They compensate by all four taking a safari of their own to the Nambiti Game Reserve, where they manage to find and track a rare brown hyena.
Where to buy The Road to Beira
Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/940285
Adam Mann Social Media
Adam has worked for over 50 years in what is called “developing economies”. Most of the time Adam’s work has been with the thousands of small scale farmers, who have appreciated sustainable livelihoods, so that they now have enough food to feed themselves, and also some to sell so they have a cash income. That is why most of Adam’s novels are set in these remote locations.
A few years ago Adam finally retired and started writing, and has now produced 25 fantasy romance books nine of which have been published, and sixteen self-published at Smashwords and Amazon.
Adam is a member of the Romance Writers of Australia.
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Know the Hero from Christmas Hope by Caroline Warfield @carowarfield #RLFblog #historicalromance #WWI
Caroline Warfield, 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 hero, but first, tell us about the book.Christmas Hope by Caroline Warfield
Genre Historical Romance: Twentieth Century
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13
After two years at the mercy of the Canadian Expeditionary force and the German war machine, Harry ran out of metaphors for death, synonyms for brown, and images of darkness. When he encounters color among the floating gardens of Amiens and life in the form a widow and her little son, hope ensnares him. Through three more long years of war and its aftermath, the hope she brings keeps Harry alive. Rosemarie Legrand’s husband left her a tiny son, no money, and a savaged reputation when he died. She struggles to simply feed the boy and has little to offer a lonely soldier, but Harry’s devotion lifts her up. The war demands all her strength and resilience, but the hope of peace and the promise of Harry’s love keep her going.
In the confusion at war’s end, will their love be enough?
Know the Hero from Christmas Hope
Here are some fun questions to help us know your hero.
It’s late, he’s bored. What does he do?
War has been described as long periods of boredom interspersed with intense excitement. Harry’s a reader, when he can find books that is his preferred escape, but it is hard when they rotate into the trenches. He used to write poetry but the war kicked it out of him.
What kind of food would he impulse buy if hungry?
He has no access to shopping, generally, but he has made friends with the fellows in the mess tent. Beans are the least disgusting army food. When he gets leave he looks for wine.
Describe the kind of clothes he prefers to wear.
Anything but khaki, but he’s worn nothing else for two years when the book starts. He longs for a good clean white shirt.
Does he know how to fix things?
He learned many skills on his grandfather’s farm so he can fix a tractor—or truck—when needed. He cares for his rifle superlatively. He can repair Rosemarie’s barque as well. His delight in these things astounds his city-dwelling father who is grooming him for the law.
He tried to do something and it went badly. Tell us about it.
Harry is attached to the Bible his grandmother sent with him if only because it reminds him of home and better times. When a soldier put it in the mud as mean joke, Harry took it down to the Somme to clean it. He ended up dropping it in the river and had to chase it almost all the way to Amiens. (Luckily he had leave.) It is how he met Rosemarie so his accident turned into a blessing.
How does he act around children he doesn’t know?
Harry loves kids. He developed rapport with Rosemarie’s little Marcel, age two, almost immediately. Marcel hero worships him.
What is he like first thing in the morning?
Silent and brooding. He wants coffee, the stronger the better.
How does he handle things when in a “proper” social situation?
Before the war he was at university in Ottawa. His father has ambitions for Harry and made sure his training in social niceties was perfect. His manners are excellent.
Valet or takes care of himself?
He is laughing hysterically over this. Even home in Calgary he had no personal servant, but in France? In the trenches?
Necktie/cravat or open shirt?
Neither. Army issue, buttoned to the neck, high collar, no tie.
Sleeves buttoned or rolled up?
Buttoned. Off duty, when private, he prefers them rolled up. When he can get to Rosemarie’s cottage, he relaxes.
Powdered wig or natural hair?
Natural Hair
Carriage or horseback?
He has access to neither. He walks, begs rides on the back of a wagon. When he can, he travels by boat down the Somme.
Thanks for helping us get to know your hero!
Where to buy Christmas Hope
Amazon US https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VXXRXTR/
Amazon UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07VXXRXTR/
Amazon CA https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07VXXRXTR/
Amazon AU https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07VXXRXTR/
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/christmas-hope-caroline-warfield/1132806653
iBooks https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1475366401
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/christmas-hope-4Caroline Warfield Social Media
Award winning author Caroline Warfield has been many things: traveler, librarian, poet, raiser of children, bird watcher, Internet and Web services manager, conference speaker, indexer, tech writer, genealogist—even a nun. She reckons she is on at least her third act, happily working in an office surrounded by windows where she lets her characters lead her to adventures in England and the far-flung corners of the British Empire. She nudges them to explore the riskiest territory of all, the human heart.
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#Vampire #PNR Read Alpha Pair by Brenda Sparks @brenda_sparks #RLFblog
Brenda Sparks, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Alpha Pair.Alpha Pair by Brenda Sparks
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
How strong is the blood that binds? Tatiana Bolovich is a beautiful femme fatale with a haunting history. Having recently discovered the brutish Demetri Romanoff is her heartmate, she spent the past year avoiding him, but the Fates have other plans.
Demetri commands every situation. A strong, valiant warrior he’s used to being in control, that is until he is kidnapped by demons. Forced to endure unspeakable experiments at the hands of his enemy, the Alpha discovers just how out of control life can get.
Summoned by the Alpha Council, Tatiana grudgingly helps track Demetri down, promising herself that she will disappear from his life forever once the job is done. But matters of the heart are not so easily ignored. Will she give him a chance to prove himself, or will she deny her nature and slip away into the night?
Where to buy Alpha Pair
Publisher https://catalog.thewildrosepress.com/all-titles/5985-alpha-pair.html
Amazon http://mybook.to/AlphaPair
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/alpha-pair-brenda-sparks/1128881136
iBooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/alpha-pair/id1403818041Brenda Sparks Social Media
Born in Virginia, Brenda Sparks now resides in the Sunshine State. Balancing her writing with her personal life is challenging at times, but writing suspenseful paranormal romance is a passion that won’t be denied. Her idea of a perfect day is one spent in front of a computer with a hot cup of coffee, her fingers flying over the keys to send her characters off on their latest adventure. Brenda loves to connect with readers. Please visit her online or stop by her website to say hi.
Website http://brenda-sparks.com/index.html
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Know the Heroine from Love in the Key of C by Daryl Devore @daryldevore #RLFblog #ChristmasShort
Daryl Devore, 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.Love in the Key of C by Daryl Devore
Genre Contemporary Christmas Short
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): G
Collapsing in front the biggest department store in the city on one of the busiest days of the holiday season was not how Giselle imagined her day. Cold and hungry, she trudged through her daily existence wondering if she’d ever find happiness again.
Teenagers. Ethan loved working with them and turning their raw musical talent into something beautiful and rewarding, but that didn’t fill the black void in his soul.
Like fate, the songwriters’ muse nudged Giselle and Ethan together. But can Giselle overcome her fears and can Ethan get past the darkness that surrounds him, so they can find love?
Know the Heroine from Love in the Key of C
Here are some fun questions to help us know your heroine.
It’s late, she’s bored. What does she do?
Plays her flute. A gift from her Nana.
What kind of food would she impulse buy if hungry?
At the moment, she is always hungry. She fantasizes about hot chicken noodle soup.
Describe the kind of clothes she prefers to wear.
Warm wooly sweaters and thick comfy socks.
Does she know how to fix things?
No. If she could, the first thing she’d fix is her life.
She tried to do something and it went badly. Tell us about it.
Life. Circumstances overwhelmed her and now she is living on the streets.
How does she act around children she doesn’t know?
Tense. She’d like to run and hide. She doesn’t want to hear their taunts. Her life at the moment is not what she’d planned.
What is she like first thing in the morning?
Scared about facing another day. If she buskers at a corner, will anyone donate? Can she make enough to find shelter and food for another night?
Can she use chopsticks?
It has been so long that she doesn’t know if she still can.
Does she drink coffee? If so, how does she take it? If not, what does she drink instead?
Hot coffee with lots of cream and sugar. That makes it sweet and fills the coldness in her stomach.
What apps would she have on her phone?
She has no phone. Phones cost money and every cent she gets is put towards food and shelter.
Android or iPhone?
When she has enough money to purchase a phone, whatever kind Ethan has.
Earrings or unpierced ears?
Pierced but no earrings to wear. They were stolen.
Tattoos or unadorned skin?
Unadorned.
Personal vehicle or public transport?
When she is lucky enough to afford it, public transport.
Recycle or toss?
Neither. Keep everything. It might become useful later.
Thanks for helping us get to know your heroine!
Where to buy Love in the Key of C
Publisher eXtasy Books https://www.extasybooks.com/978-1-4874-1421-4-love-in-the-key-of-c/
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078L7Q113
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/love-in-the-key-of-c
Daryl Devoré Social Media
Two writers in one. Daryl Devoré writes hot romances with sexy heroes and strong heroines. Victoria Adams is Daryl’s alter ego when she’s inspired to write sweet romances with little to no heat.
Daryl (@daryldevore) lives in an old farmhouse in Ontario, Canada, with her husband, two black cats – Licorice and Ginny-Furr Purrkins – and some house ghosts. Her daughter is grown and has flown the nest. Daryl loves to take long walks on her quiet country road or snowshoe across the back acres, and in the summer, kayak along the St. Lawrence River. She has touched a moon rock, a mammoth, and a meteorite. She’s been deep in the ocean in a submarine, flown high over Niagara Falls in a helicopter, and used the ladies room in a royal palace. Life’s an adventure and Daryl’s having fun living it.
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A Saddle Creek Christmas Romance by Lorelei Confer @loreleiconfer #RLFblog #NewRelease #HolidayRomance
Lorelei Confer, 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 Saddle Creek Christmas Romance by Lorelei Confer
Genre Holiday romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): spicy
A Saddle Creek Christmas Romance
Four close and loyal friends since childhood, now grown men, make plans to celebrate Christmas but are threatened with unforeseen perils that strike close to home. Cold snow and freezing temperatures came early in Saddle Creek, Wyoming, a small town outside Jackson Hole in the shadows of the Grand Tetons mountains but wreak havoc on all their lives. Through trials and tribulations of unexpected visitors, family members, and ghosts from the past, as well as triumphs and joys, this year would be special in so many ways, because they each find the true meaning of Christmas.
A Family Christmas
Chase is forced into protective mode, when a ghost from Lauren’s past threatens to destroy, not only their Christmas, but their lives.
Christmas Decisions
Samantha (Sam) and Elliott’s suffer growing pains are put to the test when Sam’s newly divorced sister arrives unexpectantly five days before Christmas to lean on her baby sister.
Christmas Surprises
Avri and Dillon’s Christmas may be ruined when Dillon has one last dangerous mission, but does he return in time for Christmas? And can Avri, once again, forgive him?
Why did you write this book?
It seemed an appropriate ending to a great series, tying all the characters introduced so far together and also a hook to read the next book in the series.
What is your favorite genre to read?
Romantic Suspense
Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?
What are you working on at the moment?
I have a number of projects going. I’m in the midst of writing the fourth story in the Saddle Creek series, Moonlight Kisses and MugShots; I’m also working on a Novella for an anthology to be released next spring, as well as editing three or four other books I’ve already written.
What books will we see from you in coming months?
You’ll see A Cowboy’s Sweet Spot in an anthology, Moonlight Kisses and MugShots, Lost and Found, Deadly Homecoming, and Deadly Intuition. They’re all in different stages.
Where to buy A Saddle Creek Christmas Romance
Amazon https://amzn.to/36z9iKM
Goodreads http://bit.ly/2qiv8lc
Barnes and Noble http://bit.ly/32kwARz
iBooks https://apple.co/2pJ80w6
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Lorelei Confer lives on a peninsula in the mid west coast of Florida with her high school sweetheart, now husband, and AJ, her longhaired Chihuahua.
In the fourth grade, she wrote her first story–something about getting a shot at the doctors–that was produced by the teacher for parents and students in an assembly. When she was older, she spilled her guts in a journal every night and wrote long newsy love letters to Viet Nam.
She is a multi published author of romantic suspense with two series: the Deadly series and the Saddle Creek series. She also has written numerous novellas and short stories.
She loves to hear from her readers so if you want to stay “in the know” visit her website, www.loreleiconfer.com to sign up for her newsletters and contact her.
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Meet Linda O’Connor @LindaOConnor98 Author of Perfectly Honest #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! Please tell us about Perfectly Honest.Perfectly Honest by Linda O’Connor
Genre Medical Romantic Comedy
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG-13
You never know where your words will take you…
When Mikaela Finn agreed to be Sam’s “fiancée” for a weekend, she probably should have told him that she’s a doctor. Sam O’Brien, aka “Dr. Eye Candy,” is trying to shed his playboy reputation and convince a small town hospital that he’s ready to settle down. But when his “fiancée” helps deliver a baby in the middle of the meet and greet, it’s a bit of a shock. If he’d known the whole truth, he might have done things a little differently because somehow his “fiancée” ends up stealing his job and his heart. Not exactly the change he wanted. Lies and deceit – it’s a match made in heaven!
Tell us about yourself as a person.
What makes you different from other people?
I write medical romantic comedies, and I’m also a physician. I have a whole left brain/right brain thing going on.
What is your personality type?
I’m pretty calm in emergencies which helps in my work as an urgent care doctor. I’m also a good listener, and I can be tenacious. I think you have to be somewhat tenacious and a bit competitive to get into medical school (that’s an understatement). When I have a goal in mind I work steadily to achieve it.
What was your favorite childhood game?
Red Rover. I remember playing that on the school playground and loved it. Second favourite was playing hide and seek outside on a summer evening when the whole neighbourhood was our playground.
What is your favorite subject to talk about?
Unless I’m talking to other doctors I can’t really talk about medicine, so it’d have to be about writing. I could talk a lot about that. Second would be about my sons – I’m definitely a proud mom.
What is your favorite book?
This changes, but right now I’m really enjoying and laughing out loud at David Rosenfelt’s Andy Carpenter mystery books. So funny!
What is your favorite meal?
Indian take-out – lamb korma – doubly so since I don’t have to cook it! More time to write.
Tell us about yourself as a writer.
What made you want to be a writer?
I thought it’d be cool to weave medical advice in a novel to help people take more control of their health. My favourite books to read are romance novels with a happily ever after ending so I thought I’d start there. The thought of having a book on the shelf with my name as the author was pretty compelling.
What are your favorite reference books?
The Emotional Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman and Becca Pugilisi and How to Market a Book by Joanna Penn
When you go to a convention, what kinds of things do you take along?
Comfortable shoes, swag, business cards, my cell phone, and my laptop so I can write while I travel, credit card for shopping :D
What’s your best advice for a new writer?
Tune out all the doubts and just write.
What are your writing goals for this year?
I’m currently working on a (drumroll please) new series, Brogan Corkie Matchmaking Doctor series. My goal is to finish all four novels this year – I’m almost done number 3 – and publish one every three months staring early in 2020. Should be fun!
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Where to buy Perfectly Honest
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S77IW9O
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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.
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