Small Town Romance
Stories set in a small town, where the city may be small, but its big personality flavors everything in the story.
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Read Guarded by Lyz Kelley @LyzKelley #RLFblog #SmallTownRomance #Romance #Suspense
He was the one—but could she open the door to his heart?
Lyz, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Guarded.
Guarded by Lyz Kelley
Genre Contemporary
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): NC17
Tandy was smitten with Jack Burke. He was handsome, honorable, and dedicated to serving the community of Elkridge as a volunteer EMT. He was her everything. Until she realized he could never give her what she wanted most—his heart.
With an exciting job offer in hand, she left the small mountain community to escape her heartache. But now she’s back with a secret she can’t bear to share.
Jack Burke long ago learned to wall off his emotions. As a former Army Special Operations Medic, he witnessed plenty of tragedies, and learned to hide the horrors behind an unbreachable wall at the back of his mind.
But now Tandy Baker has flown back into town and threatens his safe, purposeful life. And once again she buzzes around him, a lovely, iridescent hummingbird more determined than ever to get him to make peace with his past.
Yet Jack is leery of Tandy. Her presence in Elkridge, and the mystery of her return, are threatening to bring down his safety walls.
Where to buy Guarded
Publisher Belvitri LLC
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NRQYWBQ
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A healing love is at the heart of all of award-winning and USA Today Bestselling author Lyz Kelley’s books. She mixes a spoonful of heart, healing, humanity, happiness, hope and honor in these small-town stories written especially for you. Creating these wounded yet amazing characters—discovering what drives them, frightens them, heals them, makes them laugh—is what gives her joy.
She’s also a total disaster in the kitchen, a compulsive neat freak, a tea snob, adores her four-legged fur babies, and adores writing about and falling in love with everyday heroes
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Fiction Furbaby: Meet Brady from Child Of Mine by Jana Richards @JanaRichards_ @RobsRescues #RLFblog #Pets #SmallTown
In Child of Mine, a small town romance by Jana Richards, Lauren turns to her brother-in-law Cole for comfort on the day of her estranged husband’s funeral. When she discovers she’s pregnant, she has to decide whether to tell the truth about the baby’s father. Is Lauren’s love for Cole stronger than her fear of scandal in her hometown?
Jana, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! We support all furbabies, real life or fictional. We want to know all about your Fiction Furbaby, but first, please tell us about Child of Mine.
Child of mine by Jana Richards
Genre contemporary smalltown romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
Lauren didn’t intend to sleep with her brother-in-law Cole on the day of her husband’s funeral. But now that she is pregnant, she’s not sorry. Cole’s given her a baby, a long-wished-for miracle. He’s been her friend forever, though she never told him or anyone else how unhappy her marriage to his cheating brother was. And she’s afraid to tell the small town that considered her husband a hero that the baby isn’t his.
Cole’s been in love with Lauren since he was sixteen. It kills him that everyone believes the baby is his dead brother’s. All he wants is to claim the baby, and Lauren, as his own. Though she marries him, will Lauren’s heart ever be his?
Lauren must tell the truth or risk losing Cole. Is her newly-discovered love for him greater than her fear of scandal in her hometown?
Meet Brady from Child of Mine
Full name: Brady
Gender: male
Species: dog – Labrador Retriever
Physical description: fairly large, beautiful golden hair, sweeping tail and a smile on his face.
Relationship to main character: Brady is Cole’s dog and lives with him.
Relationship to the villain/antagonist: n/a
Where this furbaby came from: I don’t actually say in the book where Brady came from, but since Cole is a veterinarian and sometimes helps out at shelters, I believe Brady was rescued from a shelter.
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What inspired you to create this character?
Like I said, my main character, Cole, is a veterinarian. I worked for several years for the veterinary association in my province, and most, if not all, the vets I knew had a pet, and often more than one. So, it seemed logical to me that Cole would have a dog. Cole is a compassionate, caring person who enjoys having an animal in his life.
What does the main character think about this furbaby?
Cole adores Brady, even though Brady’s exuberance can get him into trouble at times. Part of the reason Cole adopts Brady is for the company he provides. Cole is busy with work, but before Lauren comes back into life, he comes home to an empty house every night. Brady provides companionship to Cole and makes him laugh, something he really needs.
How do other characters react to or interact with this furbaby?
When Lauren and Cole marry and she moves in with Cole and Brady, Brady falls head over heels for her. Cole jokingly says Brady has completely forgotten about him. When Cole and Lauren’s love is tested and they’re going through difficult times, Brady sticks close to Lauren and provides her with unconditional love and support.
What is this furbaby’s natural habitat?
Brady lives in Cole’s house in Masonville, North Dakota. His natural habitat is the sofa, or in his human’s bed, especially if Lauren is there.
What does this furbaby add to the story?
I think Brady adds some comic relief and a shoulder for his humans to cry on.
What about this furbaby will readers like, and why?
I think Brady will remind readers of dogs they’ve known and loved and lived with. Brady is a member of Cole and Lauren’s family. Sometimes he gets into trouble, but the unconditional love he provides gives his humans much needed solace when they need it most.
Where to buy Child of Mine
Publisher https://www.thewildrosepress.com/books/child-of-mine-the-masonville-series-book-1
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Child-Mine-Masonville-Book-1-ebook/dp/B07MBVK9LY
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Jana Richards has tried her hand at many writing projects over the years, from magazine articles and short stories to full-length paranormal suspense and romantic comedy. She loves to create characters with a sense of humor, but also a serious side. She believes there’s nothing more interesting then peeling back the layers of a character to see what makes them tick.
When not writing up a storm, working at her day job as an Office Administrator, or dealing with ever present mountains of laundry, Jana can be found on the local golf course pursuing her newest hobby.
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Rob’s Rescues is a non-profit organization in Georgia helping people in need care for and feed their pets. It was founded in 2014 by a then nine-year-old boy. Rob’s Rescues is dedicated to collecting pet food for people in need to reduce shelter surrenders, and to advocating for the adoption of shelter pets. Rob writes monthly articles advocating for shelter animals in the Around About Local Media magazine publications. His column was first published in 2014. He also has pet food collection sites for people in need in the community and interviews amazing people. His interviews appear online once they are published in his column.
Rob volunteers for Pet Buddies Food Pantry, the Cherokee County Animal Shelter and Cobb County Animal Control and collects pet food for these organizations and the communities they serve. He also wants to bring attention to smaller, rural shelters. Mostly he wants to get kids to be Rob’s Rangers to teach kids that they can help shelter animals. Rob has also talked to kids in a classroom setting.
Rob’s Rescues is a Non-Profit Corporation and all donations are tax deductible.
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Read a new book by Lori DiAnni Wishing on the Stars Misty River #2 @loridee21 #RLFblog #SweetRomance #SmallTownRomance
Can a single mother find a daddy in time for Christmas to make her daughter’s wish come true? Find out in Lori DiAnni’s second book in her Misty River small town sweet romance series
Lori, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Wishing on the Stars.
Wishing on the Stars by Lori DiAnni
Genre: Small town sweet contemporary
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG
Chloe Sweet, a small town bakery owner and single mom to Sophie, has one wish on her Christmas list this year: to win the local Christmas tree contest so she can purchase a new oven for the bakery. Chloe loves Christmas in Misty River, Maine, despite the fact the man she loved had left her on Christmas Eve, five years ago. As she prepares for Christmas, she asks Sophie what her Christmas wish is. Sophie tells her she wants a daddy!
Tyler Anderson, a talented photojournalist and world traveller, is not a fan of Christmas and doesn’t believe in wishes coming true. He had made a wish a long time ago only to have it break his heart. For five years, Tyler has avoided Christmas and the small town of Misty River, Maine because of the painful memories. But now he’s returned to the little town to help his ailing grandfather. As Christmas approaches, his grandfather makes a wish to have Tyler settle down and raise a family.
Can Chloe and Tyler bury the hurt of the past to make their loved ones’ Christmas wishes come true?
Where to buy Wishing on the Stars
Publisher Coffee Mug Press
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NTZ84ND
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Lori DiAnni writes small town sweet contemporary romance novels. Her Misty River Romance series features four friends who find love in the small fictional town of Misty River, Maine. Lori is inspired by the small town she grew up in– Essex, Massachusetts as well as the small towns in Maine. Her stories contain themes of friendship; family; a strong sense of community and of course, forever love. Lori also writes non-fiction and time-travel under her pen name of Lori LeVeille.
She enjoys going for long rides with her husband along the beaches of Maine and NH; going for walks; photography; scrapbooking; and spending time with her two daughters and two grandchildren. You can also find her watching her favorite channel—Hallmark.
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Can a single mother find a daddy in time for Christmas to make her daughter’s wish come true? Find out in Lori DiAnni’s second book in her Misty River small town sweet romance series
Lori, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Wishing on the Stars.
Wishing on the Stars by Lori DiAnni
Genre: Small town sweet contemporary
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG
Chloe Sweet, a small town bakery owner and single mom to Sophie, has one wish on her Christmas list this year: to win the local Christmas tree contest so she can purchase a new oven for the bakery. Chloe loves Christmas in Misty River, Maine, despite the fact the man she loved had left her on Christmas Eve, five years ago. As she prepares for Christmas, she asks Sophie what her Christmas wish is. Sophie tells her she wants a daddy!
Tyler Anderson, a talented photojournalist and world traveller, is not a fan of Christmas and doesn’t believe in wishes coming true. He had made a wish a long time ago only to have it break his heart. For five years, Tyler has avoided Christmas and the small town of Misty River, Maine because of the painful memories. But now he’s returned to the little town to help his ailing grandfather. As Christmas approaches, his grandfather makes a wish to have Tyler settle down and raise a family.
Can Chloe and Tyler bury the hurt of the past to make their loved ones’ Christmas wishes come true?
Why did you write this book?
Wishing on the Stars is Book 2 in my Misty River series, which focuses on a couple I introduced briefly in my first book, Dancing in the Grass. I wanted to write a second chance love story based on how a simple Christmas wish, made by a little girl, who only wants a daddy for Christmas, brings two broken hearts together. I love the idea of wishing on stars, (which I still do!) and believing and hoping that what you wished for may come true, if you truly believe it in your heart. I used a small town setting because I grew up in a small town and loved it! It’s as simple as that. My inspiration comes from the town I grew up in in Massachusetts as well as the small towns surrounding where I live in Maine. When I plotted out this series, I knew it had to be based on this small town.
What is your favorite genre to read?
Small town sweet contemporary romance, but I also love time-travel and historical romance.
Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?
Oohh, this is a hard question and I’m going to be vague and maybe cliche’. I don’t have a favorite to speak of. I guess my favorite character is the one I’m reading about at the time. There are too many to pick out one favorite.
What are you working on at the moment?
Nothing at the moment. I’m taking a break for Christmas and waiting for the release of Wishing on the Stars, which will be available December 21st. Although, I have to say, I’m plotting, in my head, the next book in my series, Dreaming of Sunsets. A writer is always working, right?
What books will we see from you in coming months?
Dreaming of Sunsets is Book 3 due for release in June of 2022 and then Falling Inn Love, Book 4 due for release in October of 2022. I’m also planning on releasing two novellas—but not sure when. One will be a wedding novella involving a couple from one of my books in the Misty River series and the other novella will take place during a winter storm involving a character who has had a very minor role in all four books in the Misty River series. I’m giving him his own book this time.
Where to buy Wishing on the Stars
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09B8NKD9K
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dancing-in-the-grass-lori-dianni/1139653108?ean=2940165221729
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Lori DiAnni writes small town sweet contemporary romance novels. Her Misty River Romance series features four friends who find love in the small fictional town of Misty River, Maine. Lori is inspired by the small town she grew up in– Essex, Massachusetts as well as the small towns in Maine. Her stories contain themes of friendship; family; a strong sense of community and of course, forever love. Lori also writes non-fiction and time-travel under her pen name of Lori LeVeille.
She enjoys going for long rides with her husband along the beaches of Maine and NH; going for walks; photography; scrapbooking; and spending time with her two daughters and two grandchildren. You can also find her watching her favorite channel—Hallmark.
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What Ben Grayson eats for dinner, from Unexpected by Jana Richards @JanaRichards_ #RLFblog #Contemporary #SmallTownRomance
Ben feels betrayed when Jamie goes behind his back and does the one thing he asked her not to do. But Jamie believes it’s the only way to save their family, in Jana Richards’ new contemporary small-town romance, Unexpected. Ben’s inability to trust could cost them everything, including each other.
Jana, 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.
Unexpected by Jana Richards
Genre Contemporary small-town romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
Single dad Ben Greyson wants only to retain custody of his two stepdaughters. A dysfunctional childhood has made family the most important thing in his life. When his late wife’s parents sue for custody, a desperate Ben is left with two choices – run away with his girls or marry his next-door neighbor.
Jamie Garven wants to be a mother. She’s intrigued by her handsome new neighbor and falls in love with his little girls. Then Ben is faced with losing his children, and Jamie agrees to marry him for a chance at motherhood. They’re determined to show the world, and the girls’ grandparents, two loving parents.
Their marriage of convenience turns into unexpected love. But Ben interprets Jamie’s efforts to save their family as betrayal—they could lose everything, including each other.
Let’s chat about what to eat
First, what is your name and how old are you?
My name is Ben Grayson and I’m thirty-four.
What is the time period in which you live?
I live in the here and now. I’m a contemporary kind of guy.
What is your favorite meal?
My favorite meal is the one I don’t have to cook! I’m kidding, sort of. I like to cook, but when the girls and I were on our own, I didn’t have a lot of time to plan and cook meals. We ended up eating take-out pizza more often than I care to admit. But now that Jamie and I are married, we share the cooking and the shopping. She makes those chores a lot of fun. As for a favorite meal, how about a favorite dish? Before we were married, Jamie taught me how to make a sweet potato casserole that I took to my sister’s house for Thanksgiving. It’s delicious and there’s not a mini marshmallow in sight! And the fact that Jamie and I made it together makes it my favorite.
If any, what food do you refuse to eat?
Liver. Never gonna happen.
Tell us about a meal or food that says “home” to you.
Any meal shared with my daughters and Jamie says home to me. It can be as simple as scrambled eggs and toast, but as long as we’re together, I’m home.
Growing up, who was the best cook in your family?
The housekeeper! When I was growing up, my family had a lot of money. We lived in a big house in St. Paul, Minnesota and my parents employed people who cooked and cleaned for us. My mother wouldn’t have been caught dead doing domestic chores. She didn’t do any of the things other mothers did with their kids, like bake cookies. Victoria was far more interested in boosting our father’s political career and hanging out with the St. Paul elite at the country club then in doing activities with us. Victoria wasn’t your average mother. Still isn’t. (pauses, clears his throat) Can we talk about something else?
Do you keep snacks on hand, and if so, what are they?
I’ve got two growing kids, so I always have snacks on hand. Sophie is five and Bella is eight, and left to their own devices they’d probably snack on candy every chance they got. I try to have things like carrot sticks and apple slices in the house so they’re not eating too much junk food, but every once in a while we’ll go crazy on potato chips and soft drinks!
How much coffee or tea do you drink?
I like a cup or two of coffee in the morning. I never used to drink tea at all, but Jamie loves herbal tea, particularly chamomile. She has a cup every evening, and I started having one with her, because I wanted to spend time with her. Being with Jamie is the best part of my day. I’m even starting to like chamomile tea.
Favorite alcoholic beverage?
Back before I quit drinking, I had a real fondness for vodka. More than a fondness. It was an addiction. I’m an alcoholic, like dear old dad. I’ve been sober now for nearly six years. I knew I had to stop drinking or I was going to die. And besides, I wanted to be a good father to Sophie and Bella and getting sober was the only way I was going to be able to do that.
Who are your favorite people to share meals with?
No question, my wife and kids. I’m so blessed to have them in my life. I’ll do anything to keep them.
Where to buy Unexpected
Publisher https://www.thewildrosepress.com/book-post/unexpected
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09CG2MVS7
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Jana Richards has tried her hand at many writing projects over the years, from magazine articles and short stories to full-length paranormal suspense and romantic comedy. She loves to create characters with a sense of humor, but also a serious side. She believes there’s nothing more interesting then peeling back the layers of a character to see what makes them tick.
When not writing up a storm, working at her day job as an Office Administrator, or dealing with ever present mountains of laundry, Jana can be found on the local golf course pursuing her newest hobby.
Jana lives in Western Canada with her husband Warren. You can reach her through her website at http://www.janarichards.com
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