• Christmas or Holiday,  Quick and Fun

    Read the new Winter Encounter by Karen Cino @karencino #RLFblog #ContemporaryRomance

    Read the new Winter Encounter by Karen Cino @karencino #RLFblog #ContemporaryRomanceWelcome 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.

    Winter Encounter by Karen Cino

    Genre Contemporary Romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

    Alexandra Scaronni and Billy Davidson met each other by accident, not realizing they had gone to preschool through junior high together. They share a wonderful relationship until a secret Billy is keeping unravels right in front of them. While locking up their cafe, a car stops in front and shot are fired, which sends them into a tailspin. Will they be able to unravel the secret that has haunted Billy for years while keeping their relationship together?

    QUICK

    Do you write more than one genre? If so, what are they?…

    Yes I do. I write Women’s Fiction, Cozy Mysteries and Contemporary Romances.

    How do you come up with ideas?…

    Most of my ideas are fragments of my dreams.

    What is the single most important part of writing for you?…

    It’s important to me that I start out with a solid outline.

    When did you write your first book?…

    I wrote my first unpublished book in sophomore year of high school My first published book I wrote in 1989 and it didn’t get published until 2012.

    FUN

    Leather or lace? Lace

    Black or red? Black

    Satin sheets or smooth cotton? Smooth cotton

    Ocean or mountains? Ocean

    City life or country life? City life

    Party life or evening at home? Evening at home.

    Dogs or cats? I love both!

    Where to buy Winter Encounter

    Publisher Mandolay Press

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Winter-Encounter-Karen-Cino/dp/1795536519/

    Karen Cino Social Media

    Karen Cino is multi-published and has been writing since she was fourteen years old. She started her career by writing poetry, short stories and writing articles for her high school newspaper. Her daily walks down at the boardwalk are what gets her muse going. It clears her mind and helps her find realistic plot ideas and the characters boosting up her muse. Karen loves writing about local places that people can relate to.
    Karen loves the summer, loves the beach. Her previous books were written and take place in various places across Staten Island. Karen relocated to Barnegat, New Jersey in 2015. She traded in the Staten Island Boardwalk for the shoreline in Long Beach Island. Her Camp Mirage Series takes place in Barnegat, NJ.
    Karen is a member of Romance Writers of America, Women’s Fiction Writing Association and Liberty States Fiction Writers. She was Vice President of the New York City Chapter for four years and President for three.
    Karen has two adult children, Michael Giordano who’s a singer, songwriter and producer and Nicole Giordano who works in Retail Management and is also a photographer. In 2014 Karen married John Gatti. Her husband is an actor, teacher and attorney.
    Website http://karencino.com
    Blog http://karencinobooks.com
    Twitter http://www.twitter.com/karencino
    Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B008LCG31Y
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  • Christmas or Holiday

    Love Christmas Romance? Authors share their best @ConstanceBretes @DarylDevore @RomanceRegency @Luanna_Stewart #ChristmasRomance #RLFblog

    Love Christmas Romance? Authors share their best @ConstanceBretes @DarylDevore @RomanceRegency @Luanna_Stewart #ChristmasRomance #RLFblogIt’s Christmas Romance Saturday on RLFblog! Join us for a collection of great reads and downloads. Be sure to bookmark this site so you don’t miss a thing.

    Welcome to Christmas Romance Saturday

    Each week, you’ll find books to download and read. Thank you, and enjoy the books!

    The Christmas Ballet by Constance Bretes

    Laura Hemmingway cut herself off from men and her family when the man she loved married her sister. She moved across the country and was doing just fine until she received a devastating call to return to New York. She had to face the death of her sister, her sister’s little girl, Maria, and Maria’s father, Stefan—the man she had once loved. She figured she would pay her respects and leave as soon as possible. She never anticipated on the beautiful little girl stealing her heart. And she never expected that seeing Stefan again after twelve years would stir up old feelings.
    Stefan’s life was complete. He had a successful career as an attorney, a beautiful wife, and an adorable six-year-old daughter. Although he and his wife had been married in name only for the past several years, he cared for her deeply. Then her unexpected death brought him face-to-face with his former lover, and the guilt he’d carried for years.
    Stefan is still in love with Laura and wants to give her everything she deserves. He and Maria are racing against time to convince Laura to stay with them in New York.
    Can a little girl’s love, and the true magic of Christmas, help Stefan convince Laura to stay and give their relationship another chance?

    http://books2read.com/u/4AY8Ro

    Love in the Key of C by Daryl DevoreLove Christmas Romance? Authors share their best @ConstanceBretes @DarylDevore @RomanceRegency @Luanna_Stewart #ChristmasRomance #RLFblog

    Collapsing in front the biggest department store in the city on one of the busiest days of the holiday season was not how Giselle imagined her day. Cold and hungry, she trudged through her daily existence wondering if she’d ever find happiness again.
    Teenagers. Ethan loved working with them and turning their raw musical talent into something beautiful and rewarding, but that didn’t fill the black void in his soul.
    Like fate, the songwriters’ muse nudged Giselle and Ethan together. But can Giselle overcome her fears and can Ethan get past the darkness that surrounds him, so they can find love?

    A Regency Christmas Treasury by Deborah Hale

    Love Christmas Romance? Authors share their best @ConstanceBretes @DarylDevore @RomanceRegency @Luanna_Stewart #ChristmasRomance #RLFblogCelebrate a Romantic Regency Christmas with three stories that will stir your emotions and warm your heart! In Scandal Takes a Holiday, Captain Aaron Turner is caught in a romantic triangle with twin heiresses at a holiday house party. Lady Cassandra gets a second chance at love in Snowbound with the Baronet, when she and Sir Brandon are storm-stayed on the way to Bath. In Her Mistletoe Kiss, a widow and her young son are rescued from bleak circumstances to spend Christmas with her lost love.
    “…all the elements of warmth and magic one expects to find during the magical Christmas season.” -Marilyn Rondeau, Reviewer’s International Organization

    http://amzn.to/2yvSByz

    Available on KindleUnlimited

    Christmas Revels VI: Four Regency Novellas by Hannah Meredith, et al.Luanna Stewart

    (Other authors include Anna Allen, Kate Parker, and Louisa Cornell)

    Come revel with four award-winning authors for Christmas tales filled with laughter, tears, and love…

    Her Ladyship Orders A Christmas Tree–Scandal and outrage descend on the village! Her Ladyship wants a pagan Christmas tree placed in the Hall. If the vicar’s daughter is to avert an insurrection, she must enlist the new steward’s help before Christmas–and a royal visitor–arrive.

    “The Play’s The Thing…” A Christmas house party. An amateur theatrical. Two people who have assumed false roles even before the festivities begin. Lies and misdirection lead to an improbable attraction, and no one knows how the drama will end.

    Yuletide Treachery–An awkward young woman and the disfigured host of the house party she’s attending join forces to unmask a traitor. Among the guests is the man who brutally beat the host and left him for dead in France. Can discovering the assailant lead two lonely people to love?

    A Perfectly Unexpected Christmas–When a dissolute gentleman attempts to return to his abandoned wife for his daughter’s christening, a riding accident results in amnesia. An exacting routine is recommended, and if he can survive his wife’s regimen, he might have a home for Christmas. Forever.

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y2DQCG3/

    If Wishes Were Earls by Luanna Stewart

    Her wish will be granted…Love Christmas Romance? Authors share their best @ConstanceBretes @DarylDevore @RomanceRegency @Luanna_Stewart #ChristmasRomance #RLFblog

    When a mysterious note directs Miss Miranda Large to a tiny village in Cornwall to find her heart’s desire, she’d be a fool to not go. The excitement mounts when she meets a strange shopkeeper who claims that a magical keepsake will make possible her dream of marriage to a man with a title. But a snowstorm forces her to accept the hospitality of a sullen earl and Miranda fears she’s made a horrible mistake.

    He’s given up hope…

    Edward Penhallion, the 12th Earl of Claverlock, is not in the mood to search for yet another wife. He longs to be left alone with his books and his dreams of revenge. But the arrival of a headstrong, sharp-tongued spinster forces him to play the charming host. Not a difficult task, given her intelligence and beauty.

    As the blizzard rages, Edward discovers there’s more to Miranda than a lively wit and a lovely face. And Miranda wonders if the trappings of

    Love Christmas Romance? Authors share their best @ConstanceBretes @DarylDevore @RomanceRegency @Luanna_Stewart #ChristmasRomance #RLFblog

    wealth are enough for true happiness.

    https://books2read.com/u/bQa1e6

    A Romance for Christmas by Kayelle Allen

    What would you do if your loved one would never again be home for Christmas? In the sweet holiday story, A Romance for Christmas, a widow with a small child answers a knock at her door late on Christmas Eve. When she answers, everything about her holiday — and her life — changes. Love, loss, and the spirit of giving — this book is what Christmas is all about…

    https://amzn.to/1wpW8qE

    Available on KindleUnlimited

    Bookmark this site and come back for more great books!

     

  • African American,  Anthology,  Meet an Author

    Meet Lynn Chantale @ lynnchantale Author of Stealing Christmas #RLFblog #Romance #Mystery Collections and Anthologies

    Meet Lynn Chantale @ lynnchantale Author of Stealing Christmas #RLFblog #Romance #Mystery Collections and AnthologiesLynn Chantale, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Stealing Christmas.

    Stealing Christmas by Lynn Chantale

    Genre: Romance Collections and Anthologies

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

    Secrets abound in Benson’s Bakery. A crazed Santa wants something valuable hidden inside the building, and only two things stand in his way…Jake and Sara.

    When Sara Henderson receives threatening letters just days before Christmas, she asks sexy bread baker Jake Benson for help. Jake is more than happy to provide the muscle to keep the beautiful cake decorator from harm, but he has an ulterior motive–to steal a kiss under the mistletoe. Sara wants that kiss as much as he does, but first they have a mystery to solve.

    Will they find out who is stalking Sara, or will Santa succeed in stealing Christmas?

    Tell us about yourself as a person.

    What makes you different from other people?

    Aside from being blind with a guide dog? As a person I’ve embraced some of the shall we say more eclectic parts of personality such as a fondness for BDSM, enjoying relationships with other ethical non-monogamous folks, and finding my way as an empty-nester and divorcee.

    What is your favorite subject to talk about?

    My favorite topic is books. I could talk for hours about the books I’ve read or plan to read. It’s a good thing I joined a book club. ;-)

    What is your favorite meal?

    My absolute favorite meal is one I don’t have to cook. Other than that, sloppy joes and french-fries.

    Tell us about yourself as a writer.

    What made you want to be a writer?

    I’d always had the writing bug. As far back as elementary school I wrote about a precocious four-year-old with a talent for solving mysteries. Later it turned into wanting something more realistic and more like me. There’s nothing wrong with romances being set on a ranch or to hand out with billionaires, but this inner-city girl wanted to read about other African American characters in less glamorous situations.

    When you go to a convention, what kinds of things do you take along?

    When going to conventions, I take anxiety meds and plenty of swag, such as sewing kits, lip balm and ink pens. There have been a few T-shirts and tote bags too.

    What are your writing goals for this year?

    The writing goals for 2019 have been accomplished. As for 2020, I’m looking forward to putting out at least four new books.

    Get to know Lynn Chantale better by signing up for their email newsletter.

    https://www.thehouseoflynn.com/

    Where to buy Stealing Christmas

    Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A42YSXY/

    Lynn Chantale Social Media

    Lynn Chantale resides in Southwest Florida and she is determined to enjoy all that life has to offer. She has a mad affinity for milk chocolate, preferably Dove chocolate truffles or the caramel-filled squares (Godiva is acceptable), and plays the bass guitar when the Muse begs for a bit of distraction.
    She’s a multi-published author in ebooks and has recently stepped into the self-publishing world. So far both experiences have been rewarding.
    You can check out her books on Amazon as Lynn Chantale.
    Website https://www.thehouseoflynn.com/
    Blog https://www.thehouseoflynn.com/blog
    Twitter https://twitter.com/lynnchantale
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/W.LynnChantaleAuthor
    Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/W-Lynn-Chantale/e/B007PFA96S/

     

  • Christmas or Holiday,  Small Town Romance

    Read the new Sommerville Holidays by Vicki Batman @VickiBatman #RLFblog #SmallTownRomance #HolidayRomance

    Read the new Sommerville Holidays by Vicki Batman @VickiBatman #RLFblog #SmallTownRomance #HolidayRomanceVicki Batman, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Sommerville Holidays.

    Sommerville Holidays by Vicki Batman

    Genre: small town Christmas romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG

    Hopes and wishes and holiday kisses…Sommerville holidays.

    Holiday Disaster: Days before Christmas, a librarian experiences plumbing issues and a Mr. Maintenance Man who isn’t nearly as jolly as Santa Claus.

    The Littlest Angel: Two people. One ornament for the tree. Can a twosome find common ground and discover the true meaning of Christmas?

    Holiday Handbag Extravaganza: Christmas Countdown is on! A hunk-a-licious customer pesters a boutique owner to locate a vintage handbag for his mother. Too bad the wedge between them is his sister, the meanest girl in town.

    Where to buy Sommerville Holidays

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z45SGC5

    Vicki Batman Social Media

    Vicki Batman has sold many romantic comedy works to magazines, several publishers, and most recently, two humorous romantic mysteries. Along the way, she has picked up awards and bestsellers. Avid Jazzerciser. Handbag lover. Mahjong player. Yoga practitioner. Movie fan. Book devourer. Chocaholic. Best Mom ever. And adores Handsome Hubby. Most days begin with her hands set to the keyboard and thinking “What if??”
    Website http://vickibatman.blogspot.com/p/more-about-me.html/
    Blog http://www.vickibatman.blogspot.com/
    Twitter https://twitter.com/VickiBatman/
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Vicki-Batman-sassy-writer-of-sexy-and-funny-fiction-133506590074451/
    Pinterest http://pinterest.com/vickibatman/
    Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4814608.Vicki_Batman/
    Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/author/vickibatman/
    Newsletter http://vickibatman.blogspot.com/p/more-about-me.html/
    Bookbub https://www.bookbub.com/profile/vicki-batman/

  • Anthology,  Christmas or Holiday

    Once Upon a Christmas Past by Catherine Kean and others #RLFblog #HistoricalRomance #ChristmasRomance

    Once Upon a Christmas Past by Catherine Kean and others #RLFblog #HistoricalRomance #ChristmasRomance Catherine Kean, 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.

    Once Upon a Christmas Past by Catherine Kean, Brenda Jernigan, Paula Quinn, and Regan Walker

    Genre Historical Romance Anthology

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

    NY Times, USA Today, and Bestselling Authors present Once Upon a Christmas Past, four books of Christmas and Love.

    A Secret Scottish Christmas by Regan Walker

    Spies, Scots, and Shipmasters celebrate a very secret Christmas in Scotland as identical twins, Robbie and Nash Powell, spies for the Crown, compete for the love of the daughter of an Aberdeen shipbuilder.

    A Highlander for Christmas by Paula Quinn

    As the bard of the MacGregor clan, Finlay Grant is a natural-born charmer. He can easily win the heart of any lass… but somehow, the right words to express his love for stunning Leslie Harrison have eluded him. Yet as Christmastide approaches, Finn knows he must find a way to propose to the raven-haired beauty who has stolen his heart.

    A Knight’s Redemption by Catherine Kean

    Six Christmases ago, after refusing his kiss, Lady Mary Westbrook was locked in the dungeon by Lord Holden Kendall, a squire at Branton Keep. When an attempted child abduction days before Christmas brings Holden back to the castle, Mary must confront again what happened between them.

    Holden is a grown warrior now, and he resolves to not only make matters right with Mary but finally win her kiss. Yet, as peril ensues, Mary must risk far more than a chance at love.

    Christmas in Camelot by Brenda Jernigan

    Sir Nicholas the Dragon’s orders are clear. He is to fend off the enemy besieging Noelle’s castle and bring the lady safely back to Camelot for her wedding day to Sir Gavin. But spending time with the proud beauty awakens an irresistible hunger in Nicholas. Now, as desire does battle with duty, Nicholas has only two choices — to surrender the woman he loves to another man or fight to the end to make her his own.

    Where to buy Once Upon a Christmas Past

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Once-Upon-Christmas-Past-Historical-ebook/dp/B07W99LWSS/

    Catherine Kean Social Media

    Catherine Kean is an award-winning, Kindle Unlimited All-Star author of medieval romances whose creative muse has coaxed her to also write in other romance genres. She wrote her first medieval romance, A Knight’s Vengeance, while her baby daughter was napping, and now has a backlist of over 20 published books. Catherine’s novels were originally published in paperback and several were released in Czech, German, and Thai foreign editions. She’s won numerous awards for her stories, including the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence. Her novels also finaled in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, the National Readers’ Choice Awards, and the International Digital Awards.
    In 2019, she co-founded CPC Publishing with author Wynter Daniels and is busy writing books for the Cat’s Paw Cove Romance series.
    When not working on her next book, Catherine enjoys cooking, baking, browsing antique shops, shopping with her daughter, and gardening. She lives in Central Florida with two spoiled rescue cats.
    Website http://www.catherinekean.com/
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Catherine-Kean-Historical-Romance-Author-196336684235320/
    Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/695820.Catherine_Kean
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    Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Catherine-Kean/e/B001JOZEMU/

     

  • Anthology,  Book Release,  Christmas or Holiday

    Read the new Christmas Awakenings by Lorelei Confer @loreleiconfer #RLFblog #HolidayRomance

    Read the new Christmas Awakenings by Lorelei Confer @loreleiconfer #RLFblog #HolidayRomanceLorelei Confer, 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.

    Christmas Awakenings by Lorelei Confer

    Genre Inspirational Holiday Christmas Romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): none

    Christmas Awakenings by Lorelei Confer is a compilation of four short, uplifting and

    inspirational Christmas stories.

    A Star Bright Christmas

    A young family can’t be late with their mortgage payment again. So, two days before Christmas, at the onset of a blizzard, he goes to town leaving his wife and two young sons alone to endure a blackout on the 24th of December. Will he make it back in time for Christmas?

    Christmas Promises

    When a young newlywed soldier recently returned from Iraq tells his young wife he has to work Christmas Day she goes ballistic. He had promised her they would never have to spend another holiday alone. When she wakes one morning, she finds his things removed from the apartment as well as all the furniture and fixtures not the ones they had picked out together. She cries herself to sleep on the ‘new’ couch and wakes up to discover the true meaning of spending the holiday together.

    Christmas Salvation

    A widower and a younger woman get to know each other better but not until after he accepts the concept that ‘life goes by in a flash and you don’t want to miss anything’.

    A Palm Tree for Christmas

    A young family travels from the northeastern United States to the hot sweltering south for a better way of life. Sunny days, sandy beaches, and summer heat. Their dreams are squashed when neither can find jobs and their surplus of money from the sale of their house is down to their last pennies. Until Christmas Eve…

    Why did you write this book?

    Childhood memories.

    What is your favorite genre to read?

    Romantic Suspense

    What are you working on at the moment?

    A novella as part of an anthology, three books in the Deadly series and one book for the Saddle Creek series.

    What books will we see from you in coming months?

    Lost and Found, Deadly Homecoming, Deadly Intuition, Moonlight Kisses and MugShots and A Cowboy’s Sweet Spot.

    Where to buy Christmas Awakenings

    Amazon https://amzn.to/2qqBe2P
    Barnes and Noble http://bit.ly/32e41Fk
    Smashwords http://bit.ly/2pFkDsb

    Lorelei Confer Social Media

    Lorelei Confer lives on a peninsula in the mid west coast of Florida with her high school sweetheart, now husband, and AJ, her longhaired Chihuahua.
    In the fourth grade, she wrote her first story–something about getting a shot at the doctors–that was produced by the teacher for parents and students in an assembly. When she was older, she spilled her guts in a journal every night and wrote long newsy love letters to Viet Nam.
    She is a multi published author of romantic suspense with two series: the Deadly series and the Saddle Creek series. She also has written numerous novellas and short stories.
    She loves to hear from her readers so if you want to stay “in the know” visit her website, www.loreleiconfer.com to sign up for her newsletters and contact her.
    Website www.loreleiconfer.com
    Blog www.loreleiconfer.blogspot.com
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