Book Release

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  • Book Release,  Contemporary

    Violet by Emily Mims @EmilyMimsAuthor #RLFblog #NewRelease #contemporary romance

    Violet by Emily Mims @EmilyMimsAuthor #RLFblog #NewRelease #contemporary romanceEmily Mims, 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.

    Violet

    Genre contemporary romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

    He’s Everything
    Karen Gregory has always been into big, take-charge, brooding alpha males. Not small, cute, second grade schoolteachers. Even though her marriage to Deke Gregory failed, she still thinks his type of man is what she wants. Or does she? When she returns to her hometown with the son her ex all but abandoned, she meets fellow teacher and singer Gary Jeffries, and finds herself falling for a man who is the antithesis of everything she thought she ever wanted. When Deke dramatically re-enters her life, Karen is faced with an impossible choice. Go back to her romantic ideal, and the father of her son, or stay with Gary?
    But Not Her Ideal
    Gary Jefferies knows he’s not what smokin’ hot, talented teacher and singer Karen Gregory wants. But he also knows that he is, by far, the better man for her and her son. Especially after meeting her arrogant, obnoxious ex. But shared history and a ten-year old child are strong ties to sever. Gary fears he’ll he lose Karen to her romantic ideal, even though Gary is the man she hasn’t yet realized she needs.
    Why did you write this book?
    I thought it would be fun to write a hero who doesn’t fit the romance novel ideal of big, take-charge and brooding. Gary is small, cute, and smiles all the time…just like the father I grew up with.
    What is your favorite genre to read?
    Contemporary romance and romantic suspense. I also love a well-done paranormal.
    Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?
    Eve Dallas of the ‘In Death’ series. Without a doubt.
    What are you working on at the moment?
    I just finished ‘Ruby’, a Smoky Blues novella reuniting Lexi Barstow and Senator Collins Wentworth. They are my first foray into a love story involving characters with Medicare cards in their wallets.
    What books will we see from you in coming months?
    You will see the above-mentioned ‘Ruby’, as well as ‘Amethyst’, the sequel to ‘Violet’ in which Karen’s ex gets his own happily ever after.

    Where to buy Violet

    Publisher Boroughs Publishing company
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Violet-Smoky-Blues-Book-7-ebook/dp/B079F24B4V/
    Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/violet-emily-mims/1127912554
    Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/785846

    Emily Mims Social Media

    Author of thirty-six romance novels, Emily Mims combined her writing career with a career in public education until leaving the classroom to write full time. The mother of two sons and six grandsons, she and her husband Charles live in central Texas but frequently visit grandchildren in Tennessee and Georgia. For relaxation she plays the piano, organ, dulcimer, and ukulele. She says, “I love to write romances because I believe in them. Romance happened to me and it can happen to any woman-if she’ll just let it.”
    Website http://www.emilymims.com/
    Twitter https://twitter.com/EmilyMimsAuthor
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/EmilyMimsAuthor/
    Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7336670.Emily_Mims

     

  • Book Release,  Erotic

    Master Me by Sayara St Clair @SayaraStClair #RLFblog #NewRelease #Romance

    Sayara St Clair, 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.

    Master Me

    Genre: Erotic Romance, Contemporary Romance.
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Trixie Meier, a club submissive who’s tired of being pushed around, has decided she’d rather be on the other end of the whip. She’s set her sights on Xavier Adams—the most enigmatic and unapproachable man in the club. Xavier’s a regular Mr. Darcy. If Mr. Darcy was covered in tattoos, wore black leather, and was built like a Sherman tank.
    Xavier has big secrets, and he keeps them behind an impenetrable wall of intimidation he employs to keep everyone at a healthy distance. Everyone but Trixie. The irrepressibly feisty sprite isn’t afraid to get all up in his face, in the worst and best ways. He’s convinced himself she’s far too sweet for the likes of him…just before he starts stalking her.
    When he discovers Trixie doesn’t want to submit to him, but master him instead, Xavier’s sure it’s the most ridiculous thing he’s ever heard. A big, scary guy like him, submitting to what has to be the tiniest Mistress known to BDSM kind? Ludicrous.
    But Trixie packs a lot of woman in a small package. And Xavier’s about to learn sometimes the old adage is true—the bigger you are, the harder you fall.
    Why did you write this book?
    There were two characters with cameos in the first two books of The Dante’s Purgatory Series, who became so intriguing to me, that I just had to write their story next. Trixie is a tiny woman with a larger-than-life personality. She has a hysterical sense of humour and is—as she described herself in the book—”approximately three quarters crazy, about seventy-five percent of the time.” I knew matching her up with the big, scary, silent and brooding, Xavier, would lead to extremely interesting things.
    What is your favorite genre to read?
    Romance. All sorts of romance, eg erotic, paranormal, historical and romantic suspense. An unashamed, incurable romantic—that’s me.
    Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?
    That’s such a hard question to answer. There are so many characters I’ve admired/fallen in love with over the years. Hmmm…I think I’ll go with one who’s fresh in my mind because I’ve read the book recently. And that is Malkom Slaine from Demon From The Dark by Kresley Cole. He’s a vampire. He’s a demon. He’s the scariest “vemon” around. And he has a heart of gold. LOVE!!
    What are you working on at the moment?
    I’m working on the second book in my upcoming paranormal (vampire) romance series.
    What books will we see from you in coming months?
    The first book in my paranormal series will be released in the next couple of months. It’s a hilarious look at the lives of a blood bank scientist and her newbie vampire boyfriend who has serious control issues. A blood bank scientist and a vampire— Is theirs a match made in heaven or hell? We shall see…

    Where to buy Master Me

    Amazon: http://amzn.to/2DmwrEo

    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/sayarastclairauthor
    Pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/sayarastclair
    Goodreads http://bit.ly/GoodreadsSSC
    Amazon Author Page http://bit.ly/Sayara
    Newsletter http://www.sayarastclair.com/wp/contact/

     

  • Book Release,  Urban Fantasy

    Initiation: It’s never just another day at the office Paula Millhouse @pmillhouse #RLFblog #UF #PNR

    Initiation: It's never just another day at the office Paula Millhouse @pmillhouse #RLFblog #UF #PNRPaula Millhouse, 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.

    Thank you, Kayelle, for having me on the blog today. I love what you do for the Romance/UF/PNR/Sci-Fy genres, and how you connect readers with great books!

    Hunters’ Watch Brigade: Initiation by Paula Millhouse

    Genre: Urban Fantasy (with a heavy dose of paranormal romance on the side.)

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): Rated R (for some hot romance, magic, and suspenseful scenes)

    It’s never just another day at the office…

    Demigod Samantha Silverton, a full-time monster hunter in the Hunters’ Watch Brigade, is on a mission to hunt down a scorned mermaid with her familiar Max when she finds out she has bigger fish to fry. Her mother—a powerful witch—has been abducted. And the most likely villain is her mother’s enemy, Francesca Rosencratz.

    Being a familiar to a sexy monster hunter has its perks, but Max wants more. He might look like a cat, but he’s also Sam’s best friend…and the man who loves her. But in order to defeat Francesca, he’ll have to shift into his human form, something he’s avoided. Because once he’s officially a shifter, he’ll have to join the Brigade. And that could take him away from Sam for good.

    But Francesca’s becoming more and more dangerous. She and a mysterious ally are working to take down the Brigade, and take over the paranormal community. Sam will have to dig deep if she’s going to save her mom. But Max will have to risk even more…to save Sam.

    When supernatural creatures go rogue, who are you going to call? The Hunters’ Watch Brigade!

    Why did you write this book?

    This is the book of my heart.

    One day I broke all the rules and started writing in first person, multiple point-of-view, and the Hunter’s Watch Brigade came to life.

    The first book, Initiation, tells the story of a snarky monster hunter heroine who goes up against all odds to rescue her family from monsters, find her One True Love (who turns out to be her best friend), and incorporates all the things I like to read. Fantasy. Romance. And suspense.

    I picked on the Greek pantheon in this book. My main character Samantha is a half-ling daughter to Poseidon. He makes a couple of appearances in this story, and I LOVED writing him. I’m an Aquarius girl who was born in the site of water, so it felt normal as anything including him in the story. Just wait until you visit his castle under the sea with Sam and Max.

    I also explored what it means to fall in love with your best friend. I love this romance trope, and Sam and Max have some pretty intense issues to solve along their romance road. I think readers will cheer for them. They’re a very dynamic couple who fought hard to find their love story. They even surprised me.

    The climax is amazing, and I knew what the scene looked like as soon as I wrote the very first words. Seeing this book go to print is an achievement. I can’t wait to share it with everyone, and I hope you’ll tell a friend.

    What is your favorite genre to read?

    Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance.

    I like books where justice does exist, magic is the norm, and a hot romance demands a happy ever after.

    Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?

    Sam from the Hunters’ Watch Brigade series of course.

    She’s a half-ling daughter of Poseidon who joined up with her vampire handler, Shade Vermillion, and her cat-shifter best friend Max to police the universe for bad supernaturals. She shows exemplary spunk while she fights a mermaid, reconciles family issues with her sister Cyn, and works hard to rescue her mother from Francesca Rosencratz, a powerful witch with a vendetta.

    Does Sam win in the end? We’ll let the readers decide.

    What are you working on at the moment?

    Sharing Hunters’ Watch Brigade: Initiation with the world of readers. Do feel free to tell a friend, and thank you in advance. Marketing a book is hard work, and word of mouth still seems to be the best way to share books. If you’d like to read and review a copy you can do that now at Net Galley.

    My amazing editor Brenda from ImaJinn Books and I are working on revisions for HWB Book 2. It’s been fun to expand the Hunters’ Watch Brigade world. I’m plotting several more books where readers can enjoy following their favorite pair of sexy paranormal agents as they police the universe for bad supernaturals.

    What books will we see from you in coming months?

    My agent, Sharon Belcastro, was wise enough to see the potential in this series.

    Hunters’ Watch Brigade Book 2 is scheduled to release in the Summer of 2018, and we expect Book 3 to be out this year too. BelleBooks/ImaJinnBooks is an amazing publisher, and I think readers will enjoy what we have in store for you. Check back on my website for upcoming news. https://www.paulamillhouse.com

    Where to buy Hunters’ Watch Brigade: Initiation

    Publisher ImaJinnBooks/BelleBooks http://www.imajinnbooks.com

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Hunters-Watch-Brigade-Paula-Millhouse-ebook/dp/B079HLXT5M

    Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hunters-watch-brigade-paula-millhouse/1127912441

    Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38315520-hunters-watch-brigade

    Google Play https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Paula_Millhouse_Hunters_Watch_Brigade_Initiation?id=VvlJDwAAQBAJ

    iBooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/hunters-watch-brigade-initiation/id1343458133?mt=11

    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/hunters-watch-brigade-initiation

    NetGalley https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/131945

    Paula Millhouse Social Media

    Paula Millhouse was born and raised in Savannah, Georgia, where Spanish moss whispers tales in breezes from the Atlantic Ocean to her soul. As a child, she soaked in the sunshine and heritage of cobblestones, pirate lore, and stories steeped in savory mysteries of the South.

    She lives in the mountains now, but honors her Southern heritage as a story teller by sharing high-heat adventures with her readers. Escape your daily routine with books where justice does exist, true love is worth fighting for, and happily ever afters are expected.

    Website https://www.paulamillhouse.com
    Blog https://paulamillhouse.com/blog-posts/
    Twitter https://twitter.com/pmillhouse
    Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/paulamillhousefans
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/PaulaMillhouse.Author
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulamillhouse/
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    Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38315520-hunters-watch-brigade
    Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B006991RF8
    Newsletter: https://paulamillhouse.com/paula-millhouse-books-newsletter/
    https://paulamillhouse.us9.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=c003edbfa2881b81be69d427d&id=11fc8515e8
    The Belcastro Agency: http://www.belcastroagency.com/

     

  • Book Release,  Suspense

    Indulgence and Temperance by Faye Hall @FayeHall79 #RLFblog #Historical #RomanticSuspense

    Indulgence and Temperance by Faye Hall @FayeHall79 #RLFblog #Historical #RomanticSuspenseFaye Hall, 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.

    Indulgence and Temperance

    Genre Historical Romantic Suspense
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Beth Meridian has returned home, hoping to leave her sordid past behind her and settle into a quiet life. When her childhood friend, Hannah Raeburn, offers her a place to stay, Beth knows it won’t be long until she runs into Hannah’s brother, Daniel. What she doesn’t expect is for him to reignite feelings deep in her heart, reminding her of the kiss they shared before she left town.
    Daniel Raeburn’s past is scandalous, his sinful indulgences allowing him more wealth than he could ever need. Still, he wants more, and his gluttonous appetite for wealth and women leads him to buy into a partnership at the local hellfire club.
    When Hannah goes missing, Beth and Daniel follow her trail through the Australian outback. Witnessing the womanizer Daniel is, Beth flees on a cattle train headed north. Desperate to explain his actions, Daniel follows her.
    Arriving in the small town of Jarvisfield, Daniel is shocked to learn that Beth is now the owner of the largest cattle company in the area. He’s even more shocked to discover that the preacher controlling the town, and stealing from the townspeople, is his once business partner William Maxon. He’s convinced this man is also responsible for his sister’s disappearance. When he learns William has Beth picked out as his next victim, Daniel knows he must do whatever it takes to make her listen to the truth. But she has no interest in hearing anything he has to say.
    Faced with losing the two women he loves, Daniel is forced to choose between their freedom and the possessions and wealth he has hoarded over the years. But even if he gives it all up, he still might lose everything.
    What’s your favorite down-home family style meal?
    Shepherd’s Pie
    What is your go-to meal when you dine out?
    Prawn Cutlets
    Describe the perfect vacation.
    Staying at Whitsunday Sands resort in Bowen, Queensland, Australia with my hubby and a few bottles of wine.
    What are your hobbies?
    I love gardening and cooking.
    What kinds of things do you read when you’re researching a new book?
    Lots of local history books and journals. Also google pages about historical Queensland hotels and taverns. I tend to also research natural poisons that are toxic to humans.

    Where to buy Indulgence and Temperance

    Publisher http://beachwalkpress.com/indulgence-and-temperance/
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078Z3K6JY/
    Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/indulgence-and-temperance-faye-hall/1127820229
    iBooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/author/faye-hall/id1104960880?mt=11
    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/indulgence-and-temperance
    BookStrand http://www.bookstrand.com/indulgence-and-temperance

    Faye Hall Social Media

    Come on a journey with me through 19th century North Queensland, Australian and explore the passions and hardships of unique characters.
    There is corruption, deceit and murder, as well as cattle rustlers, slave traders and hell fire clubs. Explore townships of Jarvisfield and Inkerman, as well as Ravenswood and Bowen. One book even incorporates my great grandmothers cattle station ‘Inkerman Downs Station’.
    As well as an author, I am also the most spoilt wife in the world, and a very contented mother.
    Come and discover all the passion and drama of North Queensland history with me.
    Website https://www.faye-hall.com
    Twitter https://twitter.com/FayeHall79
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/fayehallromanceauthor/
    Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com.au/fayehall79/pins/
    Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6882637.Faye_Hall
    Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Faye-Hall/e/B00DPIMSMW/

     

  • Book Release,  Regency

    Earl of Wainthorpe by Collette Cameron @Collette_Author #RLFblog #NewRelease #HistoricalRegency

    Collette Cameron, 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.

    Earl of Wainthorpe by Collette Cameron

    Earl of Wainthorpe by Collette Cameron @Collette_Author #RLFblog #NewRelease #HistoricalRegencyGenre: Historical Regency
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings):
    Could you ever love the unrepentant rake who won you in a wager?
    He didn’t gamble on losing his heart when he won her at the gaming tables.
    Pierce, the Earl of Wainthorpe has finally thwarted his worst enemy. Except he can’t revel in his victory after winning his foe’s ward in a winner-takes-all wager. If Pierce refuses to assume Bianca Salisbury’s guardianship, the fiery-haired beauty with a matching temper may very well find herself sold to the highest bidder.
    The shameful secret she guards makes it impossible to love a rogue.
    Desperate to escape her blackguard cousin, Bianca Salisbury ventures to London to find a husband or employment. Instead, she’s bartered to a notorious rakehell. She either risks being compromised and accepts The Earl of Wainthorpe’s protection, or flees him and her guardian. But without money and a place to go, she fears she’ll face the same tragic fate as her mother.
    Caution: This romance features a sexy, irredeemable scoundrel determined to thumb his nose at the haut ton, a saucy country miss unafraid to speak her mind but terrified of even a hint of scandal, a unlikely aristocratic matchmaker, a trio of busybody sisters you’ll adore, and a very pregnant calico that is convinced humans are only around for her convenience.
    For a page-turning Historical Romance novel brimming with Regency England’s rakish dukes and rapscallion lords, buy this passionate adventure sprinkled with suspense and humor. You won’t be able to put it down.
    Why did you write this book?
    I was invited to participate with eleven other authors in creating a roguish earl to be a member of the Wicked Earls’ Club. It was the perfect opportunity to use an idea I had while writing Brooke: Wagers Gone Awry. That’s another book about an ill-placed wager.
    What is your favorite genre to read?
    Historical Romance! Big surprise there, right? I especially enjoy Regency, Georgian, Victorian, Highlander, and medieval historicals.
    Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?
    The Count of Monte Cristo. My, oh, my!
    What are you working on at the moment?
    I’m working on the last two books in my Conundrums of the Misses Culpepper series. If all goes well, you’ll see Blaike’s story in February!
    What books will we see from you in coming months?
    You’ll see Blaike’s and Blaire’s stories (books 4 and 5 of the Misses Culpepper Series) as well as books from my Seductive Scoundrel and Heart of a Scot Series. The last book in my Highland Heather Series, Seductive Surrender, releases in May 2018. Oh, and I have a top-secret project I’m working on too. It’s going to be an insanely busy year!

    Where to buy Earl of Wainthorpe

    Publisher Blue Rose Romance
    Amazon http://bit.ly/EarlofWainthorpe
    Barnes and Noble https://collettecameron.com/EOWbn
    iBooks https://collettecameron.com/EOWit
    Kobo https://collettecameron.com/EOWko
    Google Play https://collettecameron.com/EOWgo

    Collette Cameron Social Media

    USA Today Bestselling author, Collette Cameron pens Scottish and Regency historicals featuring rogues, rapscallions, rakes, and the intelligent, intrepid damsels who reform them.
    Blessed with three spectacular children, fantastic fans, and a compulsive, over-active, and witty Muse who won’t stop whispering new romantic romps in her ear, she lives in Oregon with her mini-dachshunds, though she dreams of living in Scotland part-time.
    Admitting to a quirky sense of humor, Collette enjoys inspiring quotes, adores castles and anything cobalt blue, and is a self-confessed Cadbury chocoholic. You’ll always find dogs, birds, occasionally naughty humor, and a dash of inspiration in her sweet-to-spicy timeless romances.
    Website http://collettecameron.com
    Blog https://collettecameron.com/blue-rose-romance-blog/
    Twitter http://twitter.com/Collette_Author
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    Amazon Author Page http://amazon.com/author/collettecameron.com/
    Newsletter http://bit.ly/TheRegencyRose