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Read Perilous Love by Jan Selbourne @JanSelbourne #RLFblog #Historical Fiction
Selbourne’s Perilous Love tells of war in Europe and a shocking betrayal, forcing Adrian and Gabrielle to run for their lives. Will they reach safety, or will danger and treason follow them back to England?
Jan Selbourne welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Perilous Love
Perilous Love by Jan Selbourne
Genre Historical Fiction
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
As the world rushes towards a war, Adrian Bryce, wealthy businessman, is ordered by the British government to leave his mistress and accompany his estranged wife Gabrielle to Belgium. They require proof Gabrielle’s uncle is supporting the German Empire. Adrian discovers secrets which plunge him and Gabrielle into a nightmare of betrayal. Forced to run for their lives as Germany invades, they must trust each other in the midst of danger, brutality, and injury.
Gabrielle enjoys her role of mother of their two children. Wanting only to be with her lover, and now fearful of exposure, she readies herself and her children for a difficult trip. With no way out, Gabrielle knows the two weeks with her aristocratic traditional family will be a trial, and Europe is on edge. She had no idea the danger she, Adrian and her children would be in.
Will Adrian and Gabrielle reach safety? If they do, are they out of danger or will the intrigue and treason follow them back to England?
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How do you come up with ideas?…
The idea for Perilous Love came from a small article on how a person’s true character emerges when faced with extreme danger, stress, or situations beyond our control. For instance, the tough guy turns to water and runs, the insignificant person steps up and takes charge. At the time I read this article I was reading my grandfather’s WW1 military record while completing my family tree. I had the setting, and I had the story.
What is the single most important part of writing for you?…
Research, when we write historical fiction, we must provide an authentic as possible background for our story.
When did you write your first book?..
I have quite a few attempts going back some years and a few rejection letters to go with them. Perilous Love was my first real serious book and was published by Black Velvet Seductions in 2015.
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Leather or lace? Lace
Black or red? Red
Satin sheets or smooth cotton? I couldn’t afford satin sheets so smooth will do.
Ocean or mountains? Mountains.
City life or country life? Country life
Party life or evening at home? Evening at home
Dogs or cats? Both
Where to buy Perilous Love
Publisher Black Velvet Seductions
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BDN985Q
Jan Selbourne Social Media
Jan Selbourne grew up in Melbourne, Australia. Her love of literature and history began as soon as she could read and hold a pen. Her career started in the dusty world of ledgers and accounting then a working holiday in the UK brought the history to life. Now retired, Jan can indulge her love of writing and travel. She has two adult children and lives near Maitland, New South Wales.
Website https://nomadauthors.com/JanSelbourne/index.html
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Read Beyond Duty by LA Remenicky @Remenickywrites #RLFblog #ContemporaryRomance
After serving in the Marine Corps, Jessie Monroe has finally found a life beyond war and then he happens upon a curvy blonde stranded with a flat tire and no jack in LA Remenicky’s Beyond Duty. On sale for $.99.
LA, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Beyond Duty.
Beyond Duty by LA Remenicky
Genre Contemporary Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG
After serving in the Marine Corps, Jessie Monroe has finally found a life beyond war. He’s focused on being an EMT and helping his best friend rescue dogs, until he happens upon a curvy blonde stranded with a flat tire and no jack.
On the run from her past, Dori Graham is slow to trust any man, and she tries to ignore the spark of interest she feels for her handsome savior, but a friendship grows between them.
When Dori’s past invades her new life, Jessie vows to rescue her. Saving her will take him beyond duty and into his own personal hell. Calling upon his training as a Marine and the depth of his feelings for Dori, Jessie will need the mental strength to battle to save her and, ultimately, save himself.
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Do you write more than one genre? If so, what are they?…
Yes, I write Contemporary Romance as LA Remenicky and Paranormal Romance as Ragan Carmichael
How do you come up with ideas?…
Almost anything can spark and idea for a story… song lyrics, miscellaneous dialogue (real or from a movie/TV), or another book.
What is the single most important part of writing for you?…
Sharing the stories in my head.
When did you write your first book?…
8 years ago during NaNoWriMo – I joined on a whim and I actually wrote 50K words. I had no clue what I was doing – sometimes I think I still don’t.
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Leather or lace? Leather
Black or red? Red
Satin sheets or smooth cotton? Smooth cotton
Ocean or mountains? Mountains
City life or country life? Country life
Party life or evening at home? Evening at home
Dogs or cats? Dogs, though I love cats too
Where to buy Beyond Duty
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GLWJPJY/
LA Remenicky Social Media
LA Remenicky is a wife, mother of two fur kids, and a Best Fiends addict. An avid reader all her life, she finally put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) during NaNoWriMo in 2012 and has never looked back. When she’s not typing away on her latest story with music playing in the background, she can usually be found spending time with her family and friends.
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Discover fast fun facts about Bernadette Jones author of Lonely Eyes @RomanceBJones #RLFblog #RomanticSuspense
A runaway on a storm buffeted highway brings danger to Spencer, Co., in Bernadette Jones’ new romantic suspense, Lonely Eyes. Can Owen Strong protect the young woman, or will her presence cause the death of one of his family?
Bernadette welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Lonely Eyes.
Lonely Eyes by Bernadette Jones
Genre Romantic Suspense
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
There is an art to pursuit.
Keira is running out of time. The handsome stranger with a dragon tattoo says he can keep her safe, but he doesn’t know the demons on her trail… Will her mysterious past lead her to escape, or drag her back to living hell?
Owen Strong has suffered tragedy, but he’s made a new family in Spencer, Colorado–one he will protect at all costs. When he finds determined Keira Hoa, she rouses more than just trouble. Looking into her lonely eyes, he sees that everyone’s in danger.
But she’s come to the right place. He’s the monster hunter.
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What’s your favorite book?…
Double Dealing by Jayne Castle
What’s a genre you want to write?…
Romantic Suspense will always be my first love. But I have several paranormal stories nagging me to be written.
Best writing advice you ever heard?…
Write the book you want to read. Writing takes a lot of energy and hard work. Most of us were readers before we ever picked up a pen, so it makes sense to write what we already love.
What’s the title and genre of your first book, and where can we find it?
Sleepin’ Alone is my first book. Many of the characters you met in that book show up in Lonely Eyes. In fact you met the hero from Lonely Eyes in that first book. I wonder if you will recognize him?
All of my books can be found at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple and most other Ebook sites.
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Coffee or tea? Coffee
Sit down dinner or drive through? Sit-down with family
Fold laundry immediately or let it sit? Fold immediately
Unload dishwasher right away or use dishes from it? Use dishes from it.
Driving for pleasure or avoid driving anywhere? Driving for pleasure
Talk or text? Talk
Emoji or smilie? Emoji
Where to buy Lonely Eyes
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JJL2BSR/
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lonely-eyes-bernadette-jones/1137714832
iBooks. https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1532665553
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/lonely-eyes
Books2read https://books2read.com/u/mdlyrZBernadette Jones Social Media
Bernadette Jones has been making up stories since she learned to read on her daddy’s lap. She has imagined casts of characters everywhere she’s called home: Texas, Oregon, South Dakota, Nebraska, Illinois, Massachusetts and now New York.
Books and music filled her life as she, her dad and two brothers traveled the country. She would sit in the back seat of the car (her older brother always got to ride shotgun), listening to the current music on the radio, looking out the window and spinning a story based on a phrase or word she’d heard in the lyrics. As you can imagine, traveling the country the music changed from state to state, as did the stories. To this day she loves all genres of music and books.
After a career in corporate writing, she’s finally decided to settled down and put pen to paper doing what she loves. Living the dream in her NYC apartment with her canine companion, she’s is bringing her stories and characters to life. This is Bernadette’s third book in the Aspen Gold Series.
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Read the suspenseful romance Arresting Jeremiah by Amber Daulton @amberdaulton1 #RLFblog #RomanticSuspense
Jim makes a lethal mistake, and a drug lord comes knocking on his door in Amber Daulton’s new romantic suspense, Arresting Jeremiah. Will Jim and Calista succumb, or fight for a love they can’t deny?
Amber, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Arresting Jeremiah.
Arresting Jeremiah by Amber Daulton
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
Injured Parole Officer Jeremiah “Jim” Borden never expected Calista Barlow, the sassy blonde waitress he’s craved for months, to ring his doorbell. She slips into his heart–and his bed–but he’s obsessed with a gangland investigation that threatens his career and maybe even his life.
Calista doesn’t trust easily, not with a daughter to protect and the stalker who keeps calling her. After her violent ex-boyfriend returns, she finds solace in Jim’s arms.
Jim may have to forego his need for answers to protect the ready-made family he adores, but how will he and Calista escape an unseen enemy that is always one step ahead of them?
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Do you write more than one genre? If so, what are they?…
Yes. I write in several adult romance sub-genres: contemporary, romantic suspense, historical, time travel, western, and holiday-themed.
How do you come up with ideas?…
I find inspiration from books and TV, but for the most part, I dream them up. I’ve always had a very active imagination.
What is the single most important part of writing for you?…
Getting all my facts straight. I love research, so I do a ton before I start writing. Then I do even more.
When did you write your first book?…
I wrote my first book (romantic suspense) when I was twelve, and I finished it within six months. I’m not sure about the word count since I wrote it with paper and pen. (Don’t judge. It was the ’90s and not everyone had a computer. – haha!) The page count was around 250, though. I’ve revised the MS several times over the years (with a computer – whoo hoo!), but it’s currently not published. My writing has definitely improved in the past twenty some years, but I’m still in love with the characters I created back then.
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Leather or lace? Leather
Black or red? Red
Satin sheets or smooth cotton? Cotton
Ocean or mountains? I live in the mountains, so I gotta say ocean
City life or country life? Country life
Party life or evening at home? Let’s party at home!
Dogs or cats? Cats, please!
Where to buy Arresting Jeremiah
Amazon https://amzn.to/32vAlqu
Barnes and Noble https://bit.ly/2E4eJYO
iBooks https://apple.co/35BOuo1
Universal link https://books2read.com/u/mVKvMPAmber Daulton’s Social Media
Amber Daulton is the author of the romantic-suspense series Arresting Onyx and several standalone novellas. Her books are published through The Wild Rose Press and Books to Go Now, and are available in ebook, print on demand, audio, and foreign language formats.
She lives in North Carolina with her husband and demanding cats.
Website https://amberdaulton.wordpress.com/
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Read Undercover Lovers by Fiona McGier #RLFblog #Contemporary #RomanticSuspense
A former secret agent, now doing choreography for music videos, is forced to use her old skills again when an old nemesis escapes prison, in Fiona McGier’s Undercover Lovers, a contemporary suspenseful romance featuring not one, but two sexy agents assigned to be her bodyguards.
Fiona, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Undercover Lovers.
Undercover Lovers by Fiona McGier
Genre Contemporary suspenseful romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): Very steamy R, includes menage scene
Ameena has never been able to forget what she endured on her last assignment before she left the agency.
The only female agent to live through what The Executioner did to his victims, she still bears the scars, both physical and psychological. When he escapes from his prison cell, her former handler brings two agents with him, telling her that one or the other will be her shadow, until her torturer is caught again.
Having kept herself too busy for romance, she is caught off-guard by the sudden insertion into her life of two hot, sexy men, one who actively pursues her, and one whom she finds more attractive for his shyness.
Doe she choose between them, or enjoy them both? Will she live long enough to make a choice? And once she does, is that the end of the story? When the man she chooses is captured while on his last assignment, she needs to recruit a team to rescue him.
But she needs one more team member–the man she rejected. There’s only one thing she can offer.
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Do you write more than one genre? If so, what are they?…
Yes. I always write contemporary stories, because the idea of sex without birth control is way too scary to contemplate. All of my stories include erotic scenes leading to romance, but some are paranormal, and some, like this book, have suspense due to the dangers inherent in being a secret agent.
How do you come up with ideas?…
Inspiration can come anytime, from things like a picture of someone I’d like to write about, or a person I see who looks intriguing, so I wonder what their life story is. Sometimes I get antire story arcs in dreams–those are the best dreams! And once I had a character actually speak to me directly in a dream, telling me how to end my writer’s block.
What is the single most important part of writing for you?…
I have to have a quiet environment, so I can “hear” the characters as they interact, or explain their actions to me. When my kids were younger and lived at home, they’d stay up so late making noise, that I did my writing between midnight and 2 or 3 AM. Now they’re all out of the house, so I don’t have to stay up that late anymore. I’ve never been an early riser–early mornings are not the best time of the day for me, so that was never an option.
When did you write your first book?…
I wrote my first book, Never Too Old for the Game of Love, in 2008, the year after my dad passed on. I was still grieving for him, but working 2 jobs, raising 4 kids, and then I had to take over Mom’s life, because she was diagnosed with dementia. It was a very stressful time for me, and I really needed happy endings in my life! So I wrote my first romance, and the other 5 books in the series just flew out of me. Once I held my first paperback, I felt like a real writer.
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Leather or lace? Leather AND lace–the lace is under the leather, peeking out.
Black or red? Black, since my skin is Scottish skin, very pale ivory.
Satin sheets or smooth cotton? Satin for sexy times. Cotton for every day.
Ocean or mountains? Mountains with lakes.
City life or country life? I don’t like big crowded cities, so country life–but NO country music!
Party life or evening at home? Evening at home. More privacy for erotic moments.
Hotel, cabin, or camping? Camping–husband taught me to love it years ago. We just got a Scamp, the best camper ever!
Where to buy Undercover Lovers
Universal buy link https://books2read.com/u/bpOLK6
Fiona McGier Social Media
I sub in high schools during the school year. Otherwise I’m writing and blogging about my books–and reading. Not only do I write erotic romance, I love to read it too.
I often read while camping with my long-time HEA. Our four adult kids sometimes join us. Shinrin-yoku is forest bathing in Japanese, and as long as there’s no snow on the ground, that’s where I’ll be and what I’ll be doing–as often as possible.
I also enjoy sewing–mostly masks these days– crocheting afghans to keep my loved ones warm, and baking–cookies, muffins, and especially pies. I’m known for my never-fail pie crust, so I put the recipe on my website under the pies tab, along with some of my family’s favorites, that I featured in one of my books that had a heroine who baked lots of pies.
Website www.fionamcgier.com
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Read Vendetta The Complete Trilogy by Kris Anne Dean @krisannedean1 #RLFblog #darkromancemafia
Two men battle for power and Brie’s heart in Kris Anne Dean’s Vendetta, The Complete Trilogy. One man plays dirty, determined to break her. One man seeks revenge, determined to save her. In the end only one can have it all. Vendetta is dark mafia romance.
Kris Anne, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Vendetta, The Complete Trilogy.
Vendetta The Complete Trilogy by Kris Anne Dean
Genre Dark Mafia Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): Steamy
Brie was looking for love. Instead, she found herself at the mercy of a madman’s obsession. When his enemies declare war, will she become collateral damage?
It was my one chance to cut loose- to leave the stress of college behind. Reinvent myself. Walk on the wild side. I should have known better. I’m swept up by the charms of a sexy green eyed stranger altering my life forever.
Angelo Deluca is a Captain in the Bianchi Crime Family and heir to the throne. He wants me, his Mia Bella, for his own selfish reasons that have little to do with his heart. He will do anything to own me. When he claims my life, I’m thrust into a world of heartache and betrayal.
Trapped in a life I didn’t choose with a man I could never love; I must find the strength to uncover his wicked secrets or risk losing everything. My life and my true love depend on it but when his enemies declare war, Angelo’s life spins out of control leaving me caught in the crossfire.
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Do you write more than one genre? If so, what are they?…
I like my romance with a side of danger and intrigue, so I tend to write the same way. Dark Romance but with many sub genres: Mafia, MC and Menacing
How do you come up with ideas?…
Ideas are all around us. I find myself inspired by books, movies, soap operas and sometimes even my nightmares.
What is the single most important part of writing for you?…
The satisfaction of following a lifelong dream.
When did you write your first book?…
Resurrection, book 1 in this series was the first book I ever wrote. It debuted in June 2019.
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Leather or lace? Lace
Black or red? Black
Satin sheets or smooth cotton? Satin
Ocean or mountains? Mountains
City life or country life? Country
Party life or evening at home? Evening at home
Dogs or cats? Cats
Where to buy Vendetta, The Complete Trilogy
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KHQ7MX4
Kris Anne Dean Social Media
Kris Anne Dean is an indie author. Her addiction to daytime soap operas inspired The Vendetta Series. The dysfunctional drama they offer is her guilty pleasure. She has watched the same soap for thirty-six years and often yells at the tv when the scenes don’t play out the way she would have written it.
She is a mother to three boys between the ages of twenty and six. When she’s not working, reading or binge watching soaps, you can find her on the sidelines watching them do what they love.
Kris Anne grew up in South Florida but is raising her children in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. While she enjoys the small town life, she hates shoveling snow. She’s always on the go, always running late (blame the cow crossings and horse and buggies) and often forgets to breathe,
Thank you for taking the time to learn about Kris Anne. Be sure to check out her debut novel, Resurrection, book one in The Vendetta Series.
“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” Marilyn Monroe 1960
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