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A Rancher’s Pride by @BarbaraWDaille #RLFblog #contemporaryromance
Today’s featured book is A Rancher’s Pride by Barbara White Daille.About the Book
Title A Rancher’s PrideGenre Contemporary romanceAuthor Barbara White DailleBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PGSam Robertson’s life just changed. In one short day, he found out that he’s a daddy; that his beautiful little girl, Becky, is deaf; and that her aunt, sign language teacher Kayla Ward, intends to fight him for custody.
There are plenty of reasons Sam shouldn’t fall for Kayla. A city girl like her has no place on his ranch, particularly when she’s his ex-wife’s gorgeous sister. But thanks to the judge’s orders, Sam’s spending a lot of time with Kayla, trying to give Becky the stable home she’s never known.
Despite their ongoing custody battle, Sam and Kayla’s love for Becky brings them closer than they ever expected, and Sam knows that no matter who wins in court, he could still lose—Kayla or his daughter.Buy This Book
Publisher: Harlequin http://www.harlequin.com/storeitem.html?iid=64731 (Larger Print and new e-book reissue)Original e-book version:Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Ranchers-Pride-Barbara-White-Daille-ebook/dp/B004U73TFCBarnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ranchers-pride-barbara-white-daille/1100382659?ean=9781459202337Books-A-Million http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Ranchers-Pride/Barbara-White-Daille/Q805260264?id=6631563407959About the Author
Barbara White Daille lives with her husband in the sunny Southwest. Though they love the warm winters and the lizards in their front yard, they haven’t gotten used to the scorpions in the bathroom. Other than that, she is thrilled to be living the writer’s life and coming up with stories to share with you!The first of her Flagman’s Folly stories, A Rancher’s Pride, is now available as in larger print exclusively from Harlequin. You can also find the original version at most major e-tailers, including Harlequin and Amazon.The next book in Barbara’s popular The Hitching Post Hotel series is Cowboy in Charge, July 2016, with other books in the series to follow. In November 2016, she begins a new sweet romance series for Entangled Bliss.She would love to have you stop by her website and blog, and look for her the next time you’re on Facebook and Twitter.Author Social Media
Website http://www.barbarawhitedaille.com
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The Sheriff’s Son by @BarbaraWDaille #RLFblog #contemporaryromance
Today’s featured book is The Sheriff’s Son by Barbara White Daille.
About the BookTitle The Sheriff’s SonGenre Contemporary romanceAuthor Barbara White DailleBook heat level (based on movie ratings G, PG, PG13, R): PG-13Why is Tanner Jones back in town?Seven-year-old Kevin has been a handful for single mom Sarah Lindstrom. And when the new sheriff shows up holding Kevin by the scruff of his neck for egging his car, she knows she’s lost control.Sheriff Tanner Jones has no idea Kevin is his son. He lost the right to that information when he abandoned Sarah soon after graduation. Just because he’s back in town doesn’t mean he can waltz into her life—and Kevin’s. But Sarah can’t deny the feelings she still has for Tanner, or how her son is benefiting from his attention.When Tanner finds out the truth, what will he do?
Buy This BookPublisher: Harlequin http://bit.ly/TSS-LP-HB (Larger Print and new e-book reissue)Original e-book version:Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Sheriffs-Son-Barbara-White-Daille-ebook/dp/B00N79F94IBarnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-sheriffs-son-barbara-white-daille/1007881628?ean=9781460369876Books-A-Million http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Sheriffs-Son/White-Daille-Barbara/Q116488734?id=6126607008967
About the AuthorBarbara White Daille lives with her husband in the sunny Southwest. Though they love the warm winters and the lizards in their front yard, they haven’t gotten used to the scorpions in the bathroom.Barbara’s new series, The Hitching Post Hotel, features a matchmaking grandpa determined to see his three granddaughters wed. The series began with The Cowboy’s Little Surprise, and the latest book is The Lawman’s Christmas Proposal (released in December 2015). Cowboy in Crisis will debut in July 2016, with other books in the series to follow.Barbara’s first book, The Sheriff’s Son, has just been reissued in both larger print and a new e-book version, available exclusively from Harlequin. The original version is also still available at most major e-tailers, including Amazon.Author Social Media
Website http://www.barbarawhitedaille.com
Blog http://www.barbarawhitedaille.com/blog
Newsletter http://www.barbarawhitedaille.com/newsletter
Twitter https://twitter.com/BarbaraWDaille
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2015 #RLFblog Top Bloggers @susanvaughn @sabrina_york
RLF Gem The Top Blogger for December was Susan V Vaughn. She wins a month
of free cover advertising on the blog.. Our Top Blogger of the Year is Sabrina York,
which gives her a year of free advertising.About Susan V Vaughn
Website: www.susanvvaughn.comTwitter: http://twitter.com/susanvaughn1124Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Susan-V.-Vaughn/e/B016H54WWITop Five Bloggers for the Month
Each month, the RLF Gems post ranks in the top ten, but is not
counted, in order to focus on guests. The winners are judged by page views. Congratulations
to each one! There is a tie for third place.1 Susan V Vaughn2 Ciara Gold3 Alanna Lucas3 Leslie Lynch4 Stacy Juba5 Barbara White Daille
RLF Chatter Honorable mention: Christmas
Romances (Kayelle Allen, Barbara Cool Lee, Beate Boeker, Lee Strauss, Magan Vernon,
Melissa McClone, Pam Claughton), and Veronica BaleTop Chatters for the Month
Because the person who gets the most comments in a month is not always the
person who gets the most page views per month, I instituted the Top Chatter Award.
This is the award for the person who receives the most comments. To win, a guest
must have five or more comments (not counting the guest author’s).1 Susan V Vaughn2 Alanna Lucas3 Christmas Romances (Kayelle Allen, Barbara Cool Lee, Beate Boeker,
Lee Strauss, Magan Vernon, Melissa McClone, Pam Claughton)Top Bloggers for 2015
RLF Gem 2015 These bloggers were the top bloggers each month in 2015. The
top blogger for the year wins a year of advertising on the site. The bloggers
are listed in order of page views for their post for the year.1 Sabrina York (winner – one year of advertising)2 Liquid Silver Books3 Vicky Burkholder4 Collette Cameron5 Paula Millhouse6 KT Black7 Rebecca Hunter8 Mae Clair9 Susan V Vaughn10 KT Black11 Teasers and Tastes Authors (includes Sabrina York, Kayelle Allen, and
others)12 Barbara White DailleTop Chatters for 2015
These bloggers won top chatter during the month of their visit. I
checked the number ofcomments and put them in order by the most comments
received. Congratulations!1 Marianne Rice2 Vicki Batman3 Sabrina York
RLF Chatter 2015 Romance Lives Forever features authors and new books. It has
a blogger’s FAQ page with a downloadable guide and six optional interviews. Readers
can follow via Google+, Networked Blogs, Linky Followers, email, an RSS feed, and
there’s a blog button readers and authors can grab. Authors can share previous books.
The blog uses author or publisher names as tags on posts, and author Twitter handles
in the titles. The site is broadcast over Triberr with a potential reach of over
3.5M readers via its Twitter-linked network. Twitter mentions are also gathered
in several Paper.li ezines, giving the author additional opportunities for promotion.
The Romance Lives
Forever Paper.li ezine features only guest authors, and the day’s guest is on
its front page every day.Each post is featured on the Romance Lives Forever Pinterest
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Limited spots to share book covers are available. Cost is $5 per month, with a 20% discount for one quarter and up to one year.
Covers can be changed monthly.RLFblog Admin – Nicole Morgan
Author Nicole Morgan assists me with scheduling for Romance Lives
Forever. She is the blog admin. Look for emails from her. Nicole and I want to ensure
everyone who requests a spot on the blog gets a personal response. Please use this
email if you have questions or need help: rlfblog-owner@yahoogroups.com We
both receive email sent here. You don’t have to join a group or do anything special.
This group simply provides a joint email for us and streamlines things for you.
The email address is included in all downloadable interviews on the FAQ page.Sign Up for a Future Post
Sign up form http://goo.gl/forms/QvxzDtc53lGuest calendar http://bit.ly/rlf_datesMy thanks to all who took part this month. You made Romance Lives
Forever a great place to discover new books and authors.Other participants this month
in alphabetical order by first name are:Adele Downs, Allie Ritch, Belinda Williams, Chanta Rand, Eve Dangerfield,
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Mitch Weston The Lawman’s Christmas Proposal by @BarbaraWDaille #RLFblog #contemporaryromance
A Character Sketch includes character information, book
cover, blurb, buy links, and social media contacts for the author.Interview with Mitch Weston
Tell us about yourself,
please.Mitch Weston. LA cop. Now sidelined by an undercover op that
got shot to hell. That got my partner killed, thanks to me. That left me one of
the walking wounded, in more ways than one.According to my department-assigned shrink, I need to talk things
out. Problem is, I’m not much of a talker. I’m a doer. Though not lately.Authors call what you
want but cannot have “the conflict” — what is yours?You sound like my shrink. (Smiles.) No offense.Where do you want me to start?I want to go back in time and reverse what happened in LA –but
I can’t.I want to go even further back, to my teens, and prevent what
happened then –when the girl I loved walked away without a second glance. Can’t
do that, either. And currently, that girl –that woman –is in my life again…temporarily.
But this time around, I can’t get her to give me even a first glance.Most of all, I want to trust my instincts. But… (shrugs) I’d
imagine you can fill in the blank.Drawing from my shrink sessions again…am I bitter? Maybe. Frustrated?
For sure. Heartsick? That’s not something you’ll ever hear me admit.What can you not do (but
need to do) during this story?Redeem myself. Trust my instincts again. Convince Andi to let
me help her, to protect her. Because it’s what I do.What inner doubt causes
you the most difficulty?Why didn’t I push harder to follow my instincts when I had the
chance?In the story world your author created, explain what it is you
fear most and why.Not being 100% again. Not getting the girl I’ve always loved…
Though current events have shown me that not
getting Andi means I’ve never hit 100%.Tell us about your significant
other, that person who makes living worthwhile.Going by the previous answer, I guess we’d say Andi makes me
whole.What is your family like?Great. Dad’s a sheriff; he understands what I’m going through.
Mom’s…Mom. She just understands me,
even when I don’t understand myself. I’m the oldest of five, and now I’m back home
again, I see the caring, the concern from everyone. The family’s need to make me
all better again. And their strange reluctance to mention the elephant in the room.What special skills do
you rely on?Whatever it takes to be a cop. Everything I heard from my dad
and grandfather, both career sheriffs. Everything I learned in the academy. Everything
I’ve picked up since –from fellow officers, from my former partners, from felons
I’ve put away.Why are you happy with
the way your story ended?Are you kidding? This is a romance. (Smiles at Andi.)I’m happy to get back to the job I’ve always wanted and to get the girl I’ve always loved.About the Writer
Barbara White Daille lives with her husband in the sunny Southwest.
Though they love the warm winters and the lizards in their front yard, they haven’t
gotten used to the scorpions in the bathroom.Barbara’s new series, The Hitching Post Hotel, features a matchmaking
grandpa determined to see his three granddaughters wed. The series began with The
Cowboy’s Little Surprise and A Rancher of Her Own, and The Lawman’s Christmas Proposal
has just debuted. Additional books in the series will be coming up next year.What was your biggest
challenge in writing this book?Mitch himself. He didn’t want to open up to Andi…to the department
psychiatrist…or to me. The emotional hurdles he had to overcome made it tough
for me know how to tell his story and resolve his conflicts. I hope I’ve done them
–and him –justice.Why did you choose this
character for the interview today?To prove to him he’s a better man than he thinks he is.When writing the book,
what did you discover about this character that surprised you?His heart. He’s tough when he has to be –and as a cop, he often
has to be. He’s short with people sometimes, but that’s part of his policeman’s
persona, too. Underneath it all, he’s got every attribute Andi deserves in her hero.Are any sequels planned
for this book?This is the third book in The Hitching Post Hotel series. All
my books are stand-alones, which mean (for me, anyhow), every hero and heroine reaches
a happy-ever-after in their book. But yes, there are additional books planned. Cowboy in Conflict will be out in July, and
there will be at least two more books in the series. And you’ll get to see Mitch
and Andi again.What genre(s) would you
like to write that you haven’t tried yet?Romantic suspense…mystery…women’s fiction… There are many
stories in my head waiting to be told.Why should readers who
haven’t picked up one of your books before give this one a try?As I said above, this is a stand-alone story, so readers don’t
need to read the books in order. Mitch is trying to recover from a catastrophe;
Andi has a traumatic past of her own. Along with these emotional story threads,
there’s a lighter element to the book. Andi’s elderly grandfather (a recurring character
in the series) and both their families are matchmaking to bring Mitch and Andi together.
And there’s also a fake-fiancee agreement that goes horribly wrong.Is there anything you’d
like to say to your readers?Just something they may have heard from me before:I’m a life-long reader and book lover, and I hope my stories
will give my readers as much pleasure as other authors’ books have given me.About the Book
Title The Lawman’s Christmas ProposalGenre Contemporary RomanceAuthor Barbara White DailleBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13The Lawman’s Christmas ProposalA husband for Christmas?Mitch Weston’s back in Cowboy Creek,
and self-proclaimed matchmaker Jed Garland has his single granddaughter Andi on
his mind. Mitch is a lawman, good with the little ones and easy on the eyes. He
and Andi were high school sweethearts, for heaven’s sake! Why can’t they see they’re
perfect for each other?Because Andi already lost one husband
to a dangerous job, and now she’s all about playing it safe, for her sake and her
children’s. Being a cop is everything to Mitch. After discovering Jed’s plan, Mitch
and Andi come up with their own: they’ll pretend to get engaged and then break up
due to irreconcilable differences. Jed’s got his work cut out for him –because
this match needs a Christmas miracle!Buy This Book
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Lawmans-Christmas-Proposal-Hitching-Hotel/dp/0373755961Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-lawmans-christmas-proposal-barbara-white-daille/1121775760Books-A-Million http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Lawmans-Christmas-Proposal/Barbara-White-Daille/9780373755967IndieBound http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780373755967Author Social Media
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The Lawman’s Christmas Proposal @BarbaraWDaille #MustRead #RLFblog
The Lawman’s Christmas Proposal A husband for Christmas?
Mitch Weston’s back in Cowboy Creek, and self-proclaimed matchmaker
Jed Garland has his single granddaughter Andi on his mind. Mitch is a lawman, good
with the little ones and easy on the eyes. He and Andi were high school sweethearts,
for heaven’s sake! Why can’t they see they’re perfect for each other?Because Andi already lost one husband to a dangerous job, and
now she’s all about playing it safe, for her sake and her children’s. Being a cop
is everything to Mitch. After discovering Jed’s plan, Mitch and Andi come up with
their own: they’ll pretend to get engaged and then break up due to irreconcilable
differences. Jed’s got his work cut out for him—because this match needs a Christmas
miracle!Buy The Lawman’s Christmas Proposal
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Lawmans-Christmas-Proposal-Hitching-Hotel/dp/0373755961
Books-A-Million http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Lawmans-Christmas-Proposal/Barbara-White-Daille/9780373755967?id=6239306653739
Harlequin http://www.harlequin.com/storeitem.html?iid=61196
IndieBound http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780373755967
Kobo https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/the-lawman-s-christmas-proposalAbout Barbara White Daille
Barbara lives with her husband in the sunny Southwest. Though
they love the warm winters and the lizards in their front yard, they haven’t gotten
used to the scorpions in the bathroom. Her new series, The Hitching Post Hotel,
features a matchmaking grandpa determined to see his three granddaughters wed. The
series began with The Cowboy’s Little Surprise and A Rancher of Her Own and continues
with the December release of The Lawman’s Christmas Proposal. Additional books in
the series will be coming up next year.
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The Cowboy’s Little Surprise @BarbaraWDaille #RLFblog #romance
This quick interview includes info about the author, and introduces
the story.About the Author
Barbara White Daille lives with her
husband in the sunny U.S. Southwest, where they don’t mind the lizards in their
front yard but could do without the scorpions in the bathroom.A writer from the age of nine and a
novelist since eighth grade, Barbara is now an award-winning author with a number
of novels to her credit.The first book in The Hitching Post
Hotel series, The Cowboy’s Little Surprise, was just released (April 2015) and will
be followed by A Rancher of Her Own in July and an as-yet-untitled book in December.Interview with Barbara White Daille
Why did you write this book?I loved the idea of a matchmaking grandpa
and was so happy that my editors liked it, too! That was how the new series was
conceived. As for this first book, The Cowboy’s Little Surprise, one of my favorite
romance plotlines is the second-chance story, where the hero and heroine have had
a past relationship that didn’t work out and are now brought together under less
than the best of circumstances.A subcategory of second chances is the
secret-baby story, in which the past relationship results in the heroine becoming
pregnant by the hero, who never learns until the current story that he’s become
a daddy. When I wanted a hero and heroine for the grandfather’s first matchmaking
scheme, the secret-baby story just seemed like a natural.What is your favorite genre to read?Romance!Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including
your own)?This is a tough question as there’s
such a long list to choose from. So…I think I’ll regress a bit and pick someone
from my favorite childhood books—Nancy Drew. She solved so many fascinating mysteries
and, later in the series, traveled to so many wonderful places with her friends.
And she was smart at figuring out clues. I always wanted to be her when I grew up.What are you working on at the moment, and what will we see
from you in coming months?I’m currently working on revisions for
book 3 in the Hitching Post Hotel series. It has no title yet but will be out in
December 2015. This is the story of Jed Garland’s middle granddaughter and the one
he’s almost certain is going to spoil his matchmaking record.Andi was recently widowed and left with
two small children. Mitch is an L.A. cop recovering from an undercover op gone bad.
He returns to his hometown of Cowboy Creek to recuperate, and there he finds his
teenaged crush back again, too. He wants nothing to do with the girl who walked
off and broke his heart one summer…but of course, our matchmaking grandpa doesn’t
intend to let that stop him!Please tell us about your latest book.The Cowboy’s Little Surprise is book
1 in the Hitching Post Hotel series.The Long Way HomeA guy like Cole Slater is hard to forget.
Tina Sanchez should know—for years since high school she’s tried to bury the pain
of Cole’s cruel betrayal. But it’s impossible to ignore the man she sees reflected
in her young son’s eyes now that Cole is back in her life—and about to meet the
child he never knew he had.Returning home to New Mexico, Cole is
determined to put his playboy reputation to rest. Especially now that he knows there’s
a little boy looking up to him. And seeing Tina again reignites all the feelings
Cole ran from as a teen. Despite his fear that he can’t be the man Tina deserves,
he’s determined to try. For his son’s sake—and his own.About the Book
Title The Cowboy’s Little SurpriseGenre Contemporary RomanceAuthor Barbara White DailleBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PGThe Long Way HomeA guy like Cole Slater is hard to forget.
Tina Sanchez should know—for years since high school she’s tried to bury the pain
of Cole’s cruel betrayal. But it’s impossible to ignore the man she sees reflected
in her young son’s eyes now that Cole is back in her life—and about to meet the
child he never knew he had.Returning home to New Mexico, Cole is
determined to put his playboy reputation to rest. Especially now that he knows there’s
a little boy looking up to him. And seeing Tina again reignites all the feelings
Cole ran from as a teen. Despite his fear that he can’t be the man Tina deserves,
he’s determined to try. For his son’s sake—and his own.Buy This Book
Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cowboys-little-surprise-barbara-white-daille/1120323490?ean=9780373755646About the Author
Barbara White Daille lives with her husband in the sunny Southwest,
where they don’t mind the lizards in their front yard but could do without the scorpions
in the bathroom.A writer from the age of nine and a novelist since eighth grade,
Barbara is now an award-winning author with a number of novels to her credit.The first book in The Hitching Post Hotel series, The Cowboy’s
Little Surprise, debuts in April 2015, with other books in the series to follow
in July and December.Author Social Media
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