• Regency

    Read Midnight with the Marquess @AlexaAston #RLFblog #RegencyRomance

    Read Midnight with the Marquess @AlexaAston #RLFblog #RegencyRomanceAlexa Aston, 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.

    Midnight with the Marquess (The St. Clairs Book 2) by Alexa Aston

    Genre: Regency Romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Can love heal a wounded army officer who doesn’t believe it exists?
    Lady Rachel St. Clair has witnessed how powerful love can be, thanks to the example her brother and wife set, and she won’t settle for anything less. At a house party, Rachel meets an officer returning from the Peninsular War and believes she may have found love, thanks to their clandestine midnight lessons in kissing.
    Major Evan Drake, Marquess of Merrick, witnessed his father murder his mother and believes love doesn’t exist. He’s returned from combat wounded in both body and soul. When he meets Rachel he changes his mind about love, drawn to the raven-haired beauty’s spirit. Yet Rachel devastates him by rejecting him before he can declare his feelings for her, sending Evan into a downward spiral that almost ends in death.
    Nursing her broken heart, Rachel continues her search for love the next Season, though her thoughts linger on those midnights with her marquess.
    Will Evan be able to regain Rachel’s trust—and open his heart to love?
    Find the answer in bestselling author Alexa Aston’s second book of The St. Clairs, Midnight with the Marquess.
    Each book in The St. Clairs Trilogy is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order.
    Series Order:
    Book #1 Devoted to the Duke
    Book #2 Midnight with the Marquess
    Book #3 Embracing the Earl

    Where to buy Midnight with the Marquess

    Amazon: https://amzn.to/2ZKs7Yf (and read for free in KU!)

    Alexa Aston Social Media

    Native Texan and former history teacher Alexa Aston lives with her husband in a Dallas suburb, where she eats her fair share of dark chocolate and plots out stories while she walks every morning. She enjoys reading, Netflix binge-watching, and attending sporting events when she’s not watching Survivor, The Crown, or Game of Thrones.
    Alexa’s Medieval and Regency historical romances bring to life dashing knights and loveable rogues and include the series The Knights of Honor, The King’s Cousins, and The St Clairs.
    Website https://alexaaston.com/
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  • RLF Gems

    How author Brenda Sparks became a #1 Blogger 2 years in a row on #RLFblog @Brenda_Sparks

    How author Brenda Sparks became a #1 Blogger 2 years in a row on #RLFblog @Brenda_Sparks

    How Does Brenda do it?

    Brenda Sparks managed to be the top blogger on Romance Lives Forever, two years in a row. How? I can tell you one thing, she talks about other authors who appear here and sends out tweets every week leading people back to her posts. In return, she gets a book listed on the front page of the blog for a year. Not shabby at all! See an example of one of her tweets below. It’s about her book, but it goes to the RLF blog. I think one secret is she cares and shares.

    And what about Vicki Batman, who managed to get 40 comments on one blog post? What does she do to get people to read and comment? One thing about her that I know, she supports other authors, and she has an incredibly compelling personal story to tell. She and her husband, whom she always calls Handsome, have been going through a long battle with cancer. She’s shared her unfolding story each year during Cancer Awareness in October. Her readers love keeping up with her. I think one secret is her big heart.

    How author Brenda Sparks became a #1 Blogger 2 years in a row on #RLFblog @Brenda_Sparks

    Both Brenda and Vicki get a full year of advertising on RLF. Congratulations!

    What kind of books do they write? Brenda writes Paranormal and Vicki writes Contemporary and Women’s Fiction. The other authors listed below are an interesting mix. Two write historical fiction, and several write suspense. The biggest draw on this site is romance, followed by contemporary, PNR (paranormal romance), romantic suspense, historical, contemporary, and sci fi. That last one is partly because it’s what I write and I sneak in a post every month myself. We have a large number of Sci Fi posts from others too. But those are not the only genres. We have everything except kidlit.

    In 2019, There were many authors who did an amazing job of bringing visitors to the blog. After Brenda Sparks, the following authors are listed in order based on the number of visits they brought to the blog.

    #1 Lyndell Williams
    #2 Dee S Knight (Dee comments on RLF every day!)
    #3 Kryssie Fortune
    #4 NJ Walters
    #5 Alina K Field
    #6 Daryl Devore
    #7 Alexa Aston
    #8 Karen Cino
    #9 Jami Gray
    #10 Amber Daulton

    Two authors whose visits were also high overall were Vicki Batman (surprised? not) and Lorelei Confer.

    So how do you get to be a number one blogger and get your name out there where people can hear about you? Use Twitter. Share on Facebook. Pop it into your newsletter. Share pictures on Tumblr. Whatever works for you, use it to tell people where you are going to be. When an author shares it helps others as well as the author. Being a champion for others is what it’s all about.

    Here’s the link to sign up for next year. I use SignupGenius to let you pick your own date, plus, you’ll get automated reminders so you don’t miss a scheduled visit.

    My thanks to all the wonderful authors who have appeared on RLF during 2019. Here’s to a prosperous and successful 2020.

    — Kayelle Allen

  • Book Release,  Regency

    Read the new Regency novel Suddenly a St Clair by Alexa Aston @AlexaAston #RLFblog #NewRelease #RegencyRomance #FreeKU

    Read the new Regency novel Suddenly a St Clair by Alexa Aston @AlexaAston #RLFblog #NewRelease #RegencyRomance #FreeKUAlexa Aston, 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.

    Suddenly a St Clair (The St Clairs Book 5) by Alexa Aston

    Genre: Regency romance

    Book heat level: PG-13

    Will a marriage of convenience blossom into one filled with love?

    At age eighteen, Hudson St Clair learns he’s the Duke of Everton’s bastard. Though never claimed by his father, the new duke, Hudson’s half-brother, accepts Hudson into the family, gifting him with a university education and teaching him about the myriad of businesses controlled by the St Clair family. His grandmother, Cor, guides Hudson in how to become a gentleman and molds his character, making him a man to be reckoned with. Upon Cor’s death, her wealth and estate will go to him—provided Hudson weds within sixty days after the reading of her will.

    Lady Mia Sloane is an inventor, caring for her feeble-minded father on their crumbling country estate. Upon his death, Mia is swept away to London by her pushy but loving aunt, who tries to turn Mia into a woman she’s not. Attending society events at night, Mia spends her days working on her devices, especially the new steam engine she’s sold to Hudson St Clair and his family.

    When Mr. St Clair proposes a marriage of convenience in order to allow Mia to continue working on her prototypes, she leaps at the offer, despite never having desired a husband or children. The only thing troubling her is her new husband tells her she’s not expected to share his bed—the very thing Mia has become most interested in doing since their experiments in kissing have awakened something within her that only Hudson St Clair can fill.

    Can two misfits rejected by society come together and grow stronger through the lasting bond of love?

    Find the answer in bestselling author Alexa Aston’s fourth book of The St Clairs, Defending the Duke.
    Each book in The St Clairs Trilogy is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order.
    Series Order:
    Book #1 Devoted to the Duke
    Book #2 Midnight with the Marquess
    Book #3 Embracing the Earl

    Book #4 Defending the Duke

    Book #5 Suddenly a St Clair

    Why did you write this book?

    This is the final entry in my St Clairs series. Hudson is the last of his St Clair siblings to find love. It was very satisfying bringing this series to a close with Hudson and Mia’s love story.

    What is your favorite genre to read?

    I am an eclectic reader and look for a great story no matter what the genre.

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

    I love so many characters. Jack Reacher is a current favorite of mine.

    What are you working on at the moment?

    I’m hard at work on my Medieval Runaway Wives trilogy, which will be released next summer.

    What books will we see from you in coming months?

    Soldiers & Soulmates is a new Regency trilogy I’ll publish soon. To Heal an Earl comes out in February; To Tame a Rogue is a March release; and To Trust a Duke is due in April.

    Where to buy Suddenly a St Clair (The St Clairs Book 5)

    Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081BDSLLS/ (free in KindleUnlimited)

    Alex Aston Social Media

    Native Texan and former history teacher Alexa Aston lives with her husband in a Dallas suburb, where she eats her fair share of dark chocolate and plots out stories while she walks every morning. She enjoys reading, Netflix binge-watching, and attending sporting events when she’s not watching Survivor, The Crown, or Game of Thrones.
    Alexa’s Medieval and Regency historical romances bring to life dashing knights and loveable rogues and include the series The Knights of Honor, The King’s Cousins, The St Clairs, and The de Wolfes of Esterley Castle.
    Website: https://alexaaston.com/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexaAston
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authoralexaaston/
    Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/alexa-aston
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  • Book Release,  Regency

    Defending the Duke St Clairs Book 4 by Alexa Aston @AlexaAston #RLFblog #NewRelease #RegencyRomance #FreeKU

    Defending the Duke St Clairs Book 4 by Alexa Aston @AlexaAston #RLFblog #NewRelease #RegencyRomance #FreeKUAlexa Aston, 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.

    Defending the Duke (The St Clairs Book 4) by Alexa Aston

    Genre: Regency romance

    Book heat level: PG-13

    Can love grow between a reluctant duke and an illegitimate shop girl?

    Anthony Godwin, trusted staff officer to the Duke of Wellington, returns from the Napoleonic Wars to learn both his father and brother are dead and he is the new Duke of Linfield. His anger and bitterness have grown through the years and he despises the Linfield name—because his father gave Anthony away when he was eight years old. Now he finds himself a part of the ton, with men seeking his advice and women vying to become his new duchess, all because of a title he now holds and never wanted.

    Laurel Wright grew up in poverty. When her mother dies, Laurel learns she and her twin brother are the illegitimate offspring of the deceased Duke of Everton. Penniless and starving, she turns to the new Duke of Everton in desperation. Suddenly, Laurel is swept into a glittering, unfamiliar world as she is launched into the Season. Navigating her way proves daunting and when she is discovered in a compromising position with a man she’s only met, it leads to a quick marriage in which both partners agree that love will never be a part of their relationship.

    Anthony never wanted a wife and is abruptly saddled with one. He tries to keep his distance from the raven-haired beauty who is now his duchess, but Laurel proves to be irresistible. Passion erupts between them and he finds himself longing for a child, though he fights growing closer to this new wife.

    Will Laurel and Anthony be able to put the past behind them—and let love rule their future?

    Each book in The St Clairs Trilogy is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order.
    Series Order:
    Book #1 Devoted to the Duke
    Book #2 Midnight with the Marquess
    Book #3 Embracing the Earl
    Book #4 Defending the Duke
    Book #5 Suddenly a St Clair (Coming December 3!)

    Why did you write this book?

    I had published my St Clairs trilogy (Devoted to the Duke, Midnight with the Marquess, and Embracing the Earl) earlier this year. Readers really took to this family and my publisher, Kathryn Le Veque, asked that I extend the series—thus, Laurel and Hudson St Clair get their own HEAs!

    What is your favorite genre to read?

    I read just about anything—romance, mystery, biography, cereal boxes.

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

    I always come back to Elizabeth from Pride and Prejudice.

    What are you working on at the moment?

    I’m working on a medieval trilogy, Medieval Runaway Wives. It will come out Summer 2020.

    What books will we see from you in coming months?

    I’m very excited about my new Regency trilogy coming in February, March, and April. Look for Soldiers and Soulmates then.

    Where to buy Defending the Duke (The St Clairs Book 4)

    Amazon: https://amzn.to/2mqXYOx (free in KU)

    Alex Aston Social Media

    Native Texan and former history teacher Alexa Aston lives with her husband in a Dallas suburb, where she eats her fair share of dark chocolate and plots out stories while she walks every morning. She enjoys reading, Netflix binge-watching, and attending sporting events when she’s not watching Survivor, The Crown, or Game of Thrones.
    Alexa’s Medieval and Regency historical romances bring to life dashing knights and loveable rogues and include the series The Knights of Honor, The King’s Cousins, and The St Clairs.
    Website https://alexaaston.com/
    Twitter https://twitter.com/AlexaAston
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/authoralexaaston/
    Bookbub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/alexa-aston
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  • Book Release,  Regency

    New series: Thea, De Wolfes of Esterley Castle by Alexa Aston @AlexaAston #RLFblog #NewRelease #RegencyRomance

    New series: Thea, De Wolfes of Esterley Castle by Alexa Aston @AlexaAston #RLFblog #NewRelease #RegencyRomance Alexa Aston, 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.

    Thea (The de Wolfes of Esterley Castle Book 3) by Alexa Aston

    Genre: Regency romance

    Book heat level: PG13

    He’s a virgin who almost died at Waterloo… and now finds himself a duke.

    She’s been told that kissing is important and if she likes a man and has the opportunity… she should take it.

    Lady Thea de Wolfe breaks her leg, causing her to miss her first London Season, one in which her sister, Diana, becomes the Countess of Merrifield and Thea’s best friend, Amelia, weds Thea’s brother, Lord Reston. Seeing those closest to her find love has led Thea to dare to dream of the possibility of love coming to her.

    Major Adam Ashbury arrives home from war to discover his cousin recently died in a phaeton accident, making Adam the new Marquess of Trumbull. Before he can get used to having a title, his uncle dies and the former military man finds himself woefully unprepared to be the Duke of Durham. Adam can’t even dance–but he longs to find a duchess and create a new life for himself, one in which family and love play equally important roles.

    A funeral first brings Adam and Thea together, followed soon by a house party, where their growing attraction finds fertile ground to blossom. Though other single women vie for new duke’s attention and Thea’s guardian is determined to keep her from kissing anyone before she makes her come-out, true love runs its natural course for the pair.

    Thea is Book 3 in The de Wolfes of Esterley Castle and a part of the De Wolfe Pack Connected World. It can be read as a standalone. Only 99 cents!

    *Look for Diana and Derek, the romances for Thea’s siblings, which also read as standalones.

    Why did you write this book?

    I had been asked to write in Kathryn Le Veque’s de Wolfe Connected World and decided to do three novellas that told the stories of three de Wolfe siblings during the Regency Era. Diana was released in July. She won the heart of Lord Oliver Merrifield, a dashing, delightful man who’d won my heart (and readers)–but he hadn’t gotten an HEA of his own. Derek released in August and was the next de Wolfe to find his soulmate. Now, it’s Thea’s turn to find a dashing duke and lasting happiness.

    What is your favorite genre to read?

    I enjoy reading thrillers most of all, but I recently enjoyed reading Lost Roses for my monthly book club. It focuses on the lives of three women during World War I. As a former history teacher, I gobble up anything historical!

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

    A character who always continues to move me is Atticus Finch.

    What are you working on at the moment?

    I’ve just finished up Books 4 and 5 for my St. Clairs series. Defending the Duke releases October 8 and Suddenly a St. Clair comes out December 3. That will wrap up this Regency romance series.

    What books will we see from you in coming months?

    Defending the Duke and Suddenly a St. Clair are the last two novels I’m publishing in 2019; however, I have a Christmas novella featuring Luke and Caroline St. Clair in the upcoming collection Stars are Shining Brightly. It features ten Dragonblade Publishing authors and can be preordered now for 99 cents. https://amzn.to/2k00tpY

     

    Where to buy Thea (The de Wolfes of Esterley Castle Book 3)

    Amazon: https://amzn.to/33UUeFW (free in KU)

    Alex Aston Social Media

    Native Texan and former history teacher Alexa Aston lives with her husband in a Dallas suburb, where she eats her fair share of dark chocolate and plots out stories while she walks every morning. She enjoys reading, Netflix binge-watching, and attending sporting events when she’s not watching Survivor, The Crown, or Game of Thrones.
    Alexa’s Medieval and Regency historical romances bring to life dashing knights and loveable rogues and include the series The Knights of Honor, The King’s Cousins, and The St Clairs.
    Website https://alexaaston.com/
    Twitter https://twitter.com/AlexaAston
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/authoralexaaston/
    Bookbub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/alexa-aston
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  • Free Book Friday

    Read free on #KU Derek by Alexa Aston @alexaaston #FreeBookFriday #RLFblog #Read

    Read free on #KU Derek by Alexa Aston @alexaaston #FreeBookFriday #RLFblog #ReadIt’s #FreeBook Friday on RLFblog! Join us for a collection of free reads and downloads. All genres and heat levels. This week’s featured book is Derek by Alexa Aston. Bookmark this site so you don’t miss a thing.

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    Derek (The de Wolfes of Esterley Castle Book 2) by Alexa Aston

    He loved her–and was blindsided when she wed another man…
    He refused her–and now her life is no longer her own…
    Lady Amelia Ward is ecstatic that her brother, the Earl of Merrifield, has just married for love. Amelia, who is in her first Season, now wants the same for herself. Though ton marriages rarely involve love, she has seen what a difference it’s made in Oliver’s life and she won’t settle for anything less–especially because she’s already in love with her new brother-in-law–who thinks her a featherbrain.
    Derek de Wolfe, the new Earl of Reston, has seen his older sister, Diana, wed to Lord Merrifield. Now Derek’s ready to return to Northumberland because he has no plans to wed for several years, preferring to focus on changes he wishes to make at Esterley, his country estate. In truth, he’s running away from his growing attraction to Amelia, his new sister-in-law, whom he knows believes in love.
    When Amelia decides to make Derek jealous, her plans backfire. She finds herself wed to a stranger who’s a known rake and her unhappiness grows when she realizes the kind of marriage they will have.
    Will Amelia find a way to escape a union that should never have occurred and if she does, will Derek be waiting for her? Derek is Book 2 in The de Wolfes of Esterley Castle and a part of the De Wolfe Pack Connected World.
    *Look for Diana (out now) and Thea (coming September 24), where Derek’s siblings find their own HEAs.
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    Exiled to a barren world, the immortal king Pietas must learn to humble himself and ask for help–politely. Without assistance, he might spend an eternity alone, never finding the people he has already died over a thousand times to save.
    The problem is, the only source of aid is a human, the very one who caused his exile in the first place.
    Immortal. Warrior. Outcast. Traitors took everything. Except his honor.
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    Sex, Lies, and Joysticks by Lynn Chantale #FreeBookFriday #ReadFor the first time in a long time, Randa Arnold is happy beyond measure. She has the love of her husband, Linc and her paramour Matteo. After the fulfillment of a mutual sex fantasy and an unbelievable night of passion her world is turned upside down.
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    Forcing Matteo to leave has some unexpected consequences. Randa is despondent, yet keeps a brave face. This only intensifies Linc’s sense of guilt. If that weren’t enough, someone is threatening his wife. His only chance at redemption and to get to the bottom of the threat is to bring Matteo back. Only one problem, the man can’t be found.
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