• Contemporary

    Character Interview Duncan from Highlander of Mine by Red L Jameson @LB_Red_Author #RLFblog #PNR

    Highlander of Mine 

    This character interview is with Duncan MacKay from the book
    Highlander of Mine, a time travel romance by Red L Jameson.

    About the Book

    Title Highlander of Mine
    Genre Time-Travel Romance
    Author Red L Jameson
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13 almost R
    Book Two of the Glimpse Time Travel Series
    Trickster muse sisters, Clio and Erato, kidnap genealogist Fleur
    Anpao and dump her in the seventeenth century. Even though Fleur has never been
    to Scotland, let alone the Highlands, and feels like a modern-day fish out of an
    ancient loch, the muses have a plan. What it is remains to be ambiguous—they are
    mischievous muses, after all, and can’t just tell her. Though the logical genealogist
    wants nothing more than to return home, there’s something about this time and rough
    land that feels somehow familiar. And there’s something about Duncan MacKay—so strong,
    so brutally handsome, and so distracting.
    As a mercenary for long years, Duncan has seen many things. But
    never in his life has he seen the likes of Fleur: more beautiful than any woman
    he could have imagined. It doesn’t matter she insists she’s from another time, or
    that she’s too far out of reach for a common man like him. He’s drawn to her intelligence
    and wicked sense of humor. However, Cromwell’s reign threatens anarchy, clan rivalries
    reach a peak, and a laird’s younger brother vies for her attention. He can hardly
    protect her from his county’s bedlam, let alone convince her he’s the better man.
    And if he does, will the bonny time traveler stay with him?
    Making matters worse, a god wreaks havoc, or has fun as he calls
    it, with Clio and Erato’s mortals. The two firecracker time stewards might have
    to set down their margaritas for this glimpse!

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    Interview with Duncan MacKay

    Tell us about yourself, please.
    Ach, I never ken what to say for these kinds of questions. Not
    much ’bout me, really. Was born and raised in Durness, Scotland. That’s the Highlands
    for all those who don’ ken. At the age of seven and ten joined the army and was
    a soldier for the rest of my life, save when Fleur Anpao and I met.
    What is it that you want, but cannot have? Authors call this
    the conflict of the story.
    My brothers. The fact is, as strange as this might sound, I’m
    more than three hundred years old now. My brothers were prisoners of war when Cromwell
    ravaged Scotland. I’ve been trying to find them since. But in walked this wee bonny
    lass, my Fleur, and so much has changed since I met her. I was tellin’ ye ’bout
    her in the question ye asked earlier.
    What inner doubt causes you the most difficulty?
    We need to have a few pints before I answer that.
    Tell us about your significant other, that person who makes
    living worthwhile.
    Oh, my Fleur. I wax poetic ’bout her. Me, can ye believe that?
    A poet. All because o’ her. She’s the most bonny, er, beautiful women I’ve ever
    seen. Her hair in the shade is the blackest black, like a raven. But in full sun
    or when a firelight glimmers onto her hair, it shines back almost red. Not any kind
    o’ red, ye ken. A cinnamon red. Ach, and the way she smells . . . Lord, I haven’
    even told ye the best part about my Fleur. ‘Tis her heart, it is. She’s the strongest,
    bravest lass—nay, person. And her mind! Did I tell ye she happens to be brilliant?
    Oh, my Fleur, I’m not too sure what good or descent thing I ever did in this life
    to have met a woman like her. But I’m damned grateful I did encounter her.
    What would that person say about you?
    (Duncan laughs) Don’ rightly ken. She tells me she loves my words,
    and (he quietly chuckles again) my arms. She tells me she loves my mind too. But
    she tells me she loves my heart most of all. Aren’t I the luckiest son o’ a bitch
    ye ever kenned? Oh, excuse my language.
    What is your family like?
    We laughed a lot. I had four younger brothers. Douglas passed
    while fighting against Cromwell’s New Order Army. But my brothers, they made life
    worth living while growing up. My step-da, their father, wasn’ much of a da, if
    ye ken my meanin’. So we had each other. And our ma. My ma was a real strong woman
    too. A healer, she was. She’d have been a physician had she been born in this time.
    Aye, my family loved much, laughed as often as we could too.
    Are you happy with the way your story ended? Why or why not?
    Happy, aye. Very happy. But . . . I need to find my brothers
    still. I’ll continue lookin’ for ’em. I will.

    About the Writer

    You have the length of a tweet (140 characters) to describe
    yourself as a writer. Let’s see what you can do.
    Two names. One author. Hard to keep
    both straight. Romance and myth. Paranormal and history. I mix them all up until
    I create a HEA.
    Why did you choose to write about this character?
    Although Duncan’s a quiet man, he was yelling at me to write
    his story.
    Was there anything you discovered about this character that was
    a surprise to you?
    He made me cry with his sweetness that he covers up, but it’s
    there.
    When you wrote about this character, what made you the most
    happy? What made you the most sad?
    When Duncan started to fall in love with Fleur, I was most happy.
    When Duncan went through turmoil, I was most sad.
    Why do you write?
    I have to. I’m scared I’d never brush my hair and talk to myself
    all the time if I didn’t.
    What do you want to write next?
    I am working on the edits of the third Glimpse Time-Travel Series.
    Then will start a Regency series.
    What other character from this book do you want to write about?
    Care to tell us why?
    Oh, I do write about many of the characters from this book. The
    Glimpse Time-Travel Series is such fun to see all my characters come back from time
    to time.
    Are any sequels planned for this book?
    Yeppers. Cowboy of Mine is next.
    Is there anything you’d like to say to your readers?
    I love hearing from my readers! Please visit me and email!

    Author Bio

    As a military historian by day, sometimes Red does feel a bit
    clandestine when she writes romance at night. No one knows that while she researches
    heroes of the past and present, she uses everything for her characters in her books.
    Her secret’s been safe . . . until now.
    She lives in Montana with her family and far too many animals
    but never enough books.

    Author Social Media

    Blog http://immortalhistory.com
    Goodreads http://bit.ly/1Gvpo5O
    Amazon Author Page http://goo.gl/Gvd2vq
  • Contemporary

    Triple D Dude Ranch by Beverly Ovalle @ovalleba #RLFblog #cowboy

    Triple D Dude Ranch 
    Cover Love at Romance Lives Forever is a short intro to a
    book and includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social media contacts for the
    author. Today’s featured book is Triple D Dude Ranch.
    Genre contemporary western romance
    Author Beverly Ovalle
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Publisher Secret Cravings Publishing
    Blaire is a freelance photographer on assignment. She is heading
    home to Texas, armed with her camera to do a photo feature for the Tribune. Taking
    photos of the dude ranch, she gets an eyeful of an uninhibited cowboy through her
    lens. The summer heat of Texas has nothing on the heat he generates in her.
    Dan was expecting a photographer but not the sexy urban cowgirl
    that arrived. He knew it was hot out, he just hadn’t expected the hot and sexy woman
    to make him burn the minute he caught sight of her. One look and he had to quench
    this fire inside.
    One touch between Dan and Blaire sparks a wildfire that burns
    hotter than the Texas summer and is just as hard to put out.

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    Author bio

    Beverly Ovalle lives in Wisconsin with her husband Edmond of
    25 years and two Chinese Water Dragons. Her son Nicholas visits when he is on leave
    from the Marines. Her daughter Susannah visits from time to time to make sure the
    ‘old’ folks are alive and kicking.
    Beverly has traveled around the world thanks to five years in
    the US Navy and has worked for the government in one capacity or another for the
    past 30 years. Beverly and her brothers have travelled most of the continental United
    States as children due to the station wagon from Hell. Still active with veterans,
    she is adjutant for her local AMVETS.
    Beverly has been reading romances since her Aunt Bonnie introduced her to the gothic romance in the fourth grade and
    is still reading every chance she gets.

    Author Social Media

    Smile Somebody Loves You
    LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/BeverlyOvalle

  • Contemporary

    5 Easy Questions: Xavier Axelson @xaviersaxel #RLFblog #PNR

    Lily 
    5 Easy Questions is an interview is designed to be quick,
    easy, and fun. Today’s guest is Xavier Axelson.
    What were you like when
    you were in school?
    Courtney Shane from Jawbreaker
    Would you rather stay
    inside and watch snow falling, or get out in it and build a snowman?
    Stay inside, I hate being cold.
    What is your favorite
    quote?
    Pressure makes diamonds.
    What was your favorite
    book as a child?
    Watership Down
    If you’re on Twitter,
    what’s your favorite hashtag to watch?
    #writerwednesday

    About the Book

    Title Lily
    Genre Paranoral/Horror Romance
    Author Xavier Axelson
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    What does one say when they realize their child is gone? Better
    yet, what does one say when that child returns, but is different?
    This is the question Pryor must ask himself after his daughter,
    Lily, is dragged into the woods by a wolf and her body is never found. It isn’t
    until he sees a wolf in the woods with eyes that resemble Lily’s that he feels hope.
    And then something is whispered from deep within the woods, a promise for him to
    see Lily again.
    One day…
    But which day and for how long?
    And then Pryor meets Ned, a silversmith who brings out desires
    that Pryor hasn’t felt in years and helps him hatch a plan to keep Lily with him.
    Now the question isn’t about how much time Pryor will have with
    Lily, it’s about how far he’ll go to keep her with him.

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    Author Social Media

    Website http://xavieraxleson
  • Contemporary

    Character Interview: A’yen from My Name is A’yen @rachelleighgeek #RLFblog #SciFi

    My Name Is A’yen 

    About the Book

    Title My Name Is A’yen
    Genre: science fiction
    romance
    Author Rachel Leigh
    Smith
    Book heat level: PG-13
    They’ve taken everything from him.
    Except his name.
    The
    Loks Mé have been slaves for so long, freedom is a distant myth A’yen Mesu no longer
    believes. A year in holding, because of his master’s murder, has sucked the life
    from him. Archaeologist Farran Hart buys him to protect her on an expedition to
    the Rim, the last unexplored quadrant.
    Farran
    believes the Loks Mé once lived on the Rim and is determined to prove it. And win
    A’yen’s trust. But she’s a breeder’s daughter and can’t be trusted.
    Hidden
    rooms, information caches, and messages from a long-dead king change A’yen’s mind
    about her importance. When she’s threatened he offers himself in exchange, and lands
    on the Breeders Association’s radar. The truth must be told. Even if it costs him
    his heart.

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    Interview with A’yen

    Tell us about yourself, please.
    Well, I’m thirty-one,
    an only child, have no clue who my dad is, and I’m a slave. That’s what the law
    says anyway. Thing is, though, I refuse to be one. I’m a person, same as you. Doesn’t
    matter I’m a different species. I still have a brain, intelligence, and dreams.
    Just like humans. I damn well never gave my permission to humanity to make me a
    slave.
    What is it that you want, but cannot have? Authors
    call this the conflict of the story.
    To be free and make
    my own choices. I can’t have it because I’m a slave, and the only way for my species
    to not be a slave is to be dead. It’d break my mom’s heart if I died, though when
    my story opens I’m tired of life and don’t want any part of it.
    Then there’s the whole
    bit with Fae pushing at me and me not being ready to let go of my dead lover. She’s
    so different from him, and doesn’t always see me as a person. When she started uncovering
    things that prove this planet once belonged to my people, someone in the expedition
    started threatening her. Me being the idiot I am I did the only thing I knew how
    to do: sacrifice my choices to save her.
    What’s your internal limitation? Meaning, what
    is it about you that makes it so you cannot do what it is you need to do during
    this story?
    I’m invisible to most
    people. Then there are a handful who I wish didn’t see me. See, I’m viewed as less-than.
    Something for others to play with, with no regard for my feelings and needs. So
    I’m a bit of a recluse, to keep people from seeing me and wanting things from me
    I have no intention of giving them. I know I need to stand up for myself, but that
    doesn’t mean it’s easy.
    I’m also not used to
    standing on my own. For the last twenty years I hid behind the man who owned me.
    He was also my lover. He wouldn’t let anyone mistreat or abuse me, and he loved
    me with all his heart and soul. I was a person to him, the person who held his heart.
    Then he died protecting me. I don’t like being alone, but I also don’t want people
    around me. I think you humans call that being stuck between a rock and a hard place.
    I don’t trust easily,
    because humans see me as a thing to possess. The men of my species are both feared
    and lusted after. By everyone. I chose of my own free will to sleep with a human
    male, but most of us don’t have any choice at all about whether we warm a human’s
    bed.
    What’s your external complication? In the story
    world your author created, explain what it is you fear most.
    Ooh, lady. You go deep
    here. What I fear most? Being alone. See, I know what it is to be loved to the point
    of sacrifice. And I won’t settle for anything less. But to do that I have to let
    people get close to me. Which I’m not good at, as evidenced by the many ways I push
    Fae away from me and try to lock her out of my heart.
    The one time I let someone
    all the way into my heart, I lost him. With him I was never alone, even when it
    was just the two of us.
    I also fear being used.
    It steals your heart and soul one piece at a time. The expedition members see me
    as dangerous. They don’t care I have skills they need. They try to put me into their
    box of what my species is supposed to be: free labor. Except I have a skill and
    a trade they need.
    You can probably guess
    at this point what I do in the story. I isolate myself and let myself be used. To
    keep my loved ones safe. Because they’re worth it. Love means nothing without sacrifice.
    Tell us about your significant other, that person
    who makes living worthwhile.
    Ah, Fae. She’s everything
    light and beautiful in my world. She’s an archaeologist and one of the few who think
    I should be a free man. It’s a beautiful thing. When she looks at me I feel real,
    more than property. Like I matter. I’m not invisible to her, nor is she afraid of
    me.
    What would that person say about you?
    That I’m stubborn, don’t
    know when to keep my mouth shut, and that I complete her.
    Are you happy with the way your story ended?
    Why or why not?
    I totally am! I got
    the girl, found the planet my people once called home, met my dad, learned to stand
    up for myself. And the story’s not over. Finding our home is the first chapter.
    Getting it back is the real struggle.

    About the Writer

    You have the length of a tweet (140 characters)
    to describe yourself as a writer. Let’s see what you can do.
    I write romance for
    the hero lover.
    Why did you choose to write about this character?
    I didn’t! He chose me
    then wouldn’t leave me alone. I dreamed him one night and the very next day dove
    into his story. I haven’t left it since.
    Was there anything you discovered about this
    character that was a surprise to you?
    Yes. He’s bi. I suspected
    it when I was working on the opening chapters, but it still surprised me when he
    confirmed it and showed me how much he loved Wayan Mesu.
    Why do you write?
    I can’t not write. Stringing
    words together is as important to me as oxygen. I went through a dry spell a few
    years ago, because of circumstances in my life, and it was awful. The not being
    able to write made everything so much worse.
    What do you want to write next?
    I’m finishing up the
    first draft of A’yen’s Legacy #4, Heart of Winter. After that I have edits on book
    three. After that’s done I’m diving into A’yen’s Legacy #6, Essence of Loyalty.
    Are any sequels planned for this book?
    Not just planned. Written.
    Book two, The King’s Mistress, releases January 20, 2015. Book three, To Save A
    Life, will be out in the spring. Four and five are written, and I’m brewing on six,
    seven, and eight.

    Author Bio

    Rachel Leigh Smith writes romance for the hero lover. She lives
    in central Louisiana with her family and a half-crazed calico. When not writing,
    which isn’t often, she’s hanging with her family, doing counted cross-stitch, or
    yakking about life, the universe, and everything with her besties. There may also
    be Netflix binging . . .
    She’s an active member of the Science Fiction Romance Brigade
    and Romance Writers of America. You can sign up for her newsletter at her website.

    Author Social Media

  • Modern Western

    Heartbreak’s Reward @maryjdressel #RLFblog #Western

    Heartbreak’s Reward 
    Cover Love at Romance Lives Forever is a short intro to a
    book and includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social media contacts for the
    author. Today’s featured book is Heartbreak’s Reward.

    About the Book

    Title Heartbreak’s Reward (Double Dutch Ranch Series: Love at
    First Sight #2)
    Genre Contemporary western romance
    Author Name Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

    Blurb

    Rancher Jase Carlson doesn’t understand the ache in the hollow
    of his chest, since his ex-wife ripped his heart out. She doesn’t follow the court
    rules where his children are concerned, making him even more pissed off. Harboring
    a bad attitude, he wishes he wasn’t a gentleman when he comes to the aid of a quick-tempered,
    sexy blonde. He can’t allow her tight jeans and sweet smile to sway him, even after
    he’s coerced into spending time alone with her. Fighting the torturous battle going
    on within his own mind and body, he can either deal with it—or succumb to the woman
    who appears to be everything he didn’t know he needed.
    In an attempt to save her rebellious teen sister from herself—as
    her guardian, Brenna Page leaves everything behind and moves to Canyon Junction,
    Arizona. When she unexpectedly meets a hot-headed cowboy with intense blue eyes
    and muscles to die for, the first thing she wants to do is get away. Since she can’t
    seem to shake him, Brenna wonders if that same grudge-filled cowboy with an attitude
    is someone worth taking on. But still dealing with painful memories, and a sister
    who wants nothing to do with Arizona, the last thing she needs right now is a horse
    ranching cowboy interfering.
    One wrong turn. Two broken families. Brought together by chance,
    and need.

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    Author Social Media

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  • Contemporary

    Naked Truth by DP Denman @dpdenman #RLFblog #LGBT

    Naked Truth 
    Cover Love at Romance Lives Forever is a short intro to a book
    and includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social media contacts for the author.
    Today’s featured book is Naked Truth, Book 3 of the Saving Liam series.
    Genre Gay Romance
    Author DP Denman
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Buried lies never die.
    Liam has a new career, a new condo, a newfound sense of control
    and none of it is quite right. Shadows drift behind the bright sparkle of his life;
    things he’s determined to ignore until a shocking revelation makes it impossible.
    With the help of Justin and a new friend, Liam must face the life he’s buried.

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    Author Bio

    DP Denman writes character-driven gay romance about survivors.
    Her stories are real and intense but always resolve in the type of ending that makes
    readers want to start the book all over again. She is from the Pacific Northwest
    and bases all of her stories in Vancouver, British Columbia, a city that is dear
    to her heart.
    In her spare time, she is a dedicated gay rights activist fighting
    for those who have been marginalized and abused. To that end, 25% of the royalties
    from every book go to support LGBT charities.

    Author Social Media

    Blog: http://dpdenmanauthor.blogspot.com

    Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/DP-Denman/e/B00GDFXYRM/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1