• Contemporary

    Sunset in Laguna by Claire Marti @clairepmarti #RLFblog #Contemporary Romance

    Sunset in Laguna by Claire Marti @clairepmarti #RLFblog #Contemporary RomanceClaire Marti, 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.

    Sunset in Laguna by Claire Marti

    Sunset in Laguna is a satisfying, fulfilling read that’s full of angst, second chances, humor and a hero and heroine overcoming obstacles to find their HEA.
    Genre Contemporary Romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG-13

    Returning to Laguna Beach after four tours in the Middle East, Christian Wolfe leaves the military behind and buys a wine bar, vowing to keep his life simple. He fights to keep his devastating PTSD a secret and refuses to burden anyone else with his baggage. When stunning Kelly Prescott and her red stilettos saunter into town, she drives him past the bonds of his self-control.
    Successful in her father’s stuffy law firm, Kelly’s too compassionate to survive in the cutthroat world of corporate litigation. Leaving behind both family and courtroom drama, she moves to Laguna to become general counsel for a nonprofit veterans’ organization.
    She didn’t bargain on a gorgeous modern-day Heathcliff, and in Christian, she sees another kind of challenge—one she can’t resist.

    Where to buy Sunset in Laguna

    Publisher https://bit.ly/2KENE0i
    Amazon https://amzn.to/2Nr8JIf
    Barnes and Noble https://bit.ly/2NAsbmu
    iBooks https://apple.co/2O5XDtL
    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/sunset-in-laguna

    Claire Marti Social Media

    Claire Marti started writing stories as soon as she was old enough to pick up pencil and paper. After graduating from the University of Virginia with a BA in English Literature, Claire was sidetracked by other careers, including practicing law, selling software for legal publishers, and managing a non-profit animal rescue for a Hollywood actress.
    Finally, Claire followed her heart and now focuses on two of her true passions: writing romance and teaching yoga. Sunset in Laguna is the third book in her Finding Forever in Laguna series from The Wild Rose Press.
    Website https://www.clairemarti.com
    Ocean Soul Yoga – Survive Cancer with Claire https://www.oceansoulyoga.com/shop.html
    Twitter https://twitter.com/clairepmarti
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ClaireMartiAuthor/
    Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8203678.Claire_Marti
    Amazon Author Page https://amzn.to/2C1ICW7
    Newsletter https://www.clairemarti.com

     

  • RLF Gems

    #Romance Lives Forever on #RLFblog Meet the top bloggers @VickiBatman @Sheri_Humphreys

    #Romance Lives Forever on #RLFblog Meet the top bloggers @VickiBatman @Sheri_HumphreysBe sure to read What is RLF? Romance Lives Forever in 2018 and discover great new opportunities for authors and readers.

    The RLF Gems announcement last month was in the top ten. You are why I do this!

    Top Blogger for this month is Vicki Batman. Top chatter is also Vicki! She was the Top Blogger of 2017, and won a year of free advertising for 2018.

    Top Blogger Vicki Batman

    The top bloggers are judged by page visits. Congratulations!
    Other authors in order by page visits are:
    Lloyd Meeker
    Livia Quinn
    AM Scott
    Alice Orr
    Claire Marti

    Honorable Mention: Kathy Otten

    Top Chatter for the Month

    #Romance Lives Forever on #RLFblog Meet the top bloggers @VickiBatman @Sheri_HumphreysThe person who gets the most comments in a month is not always the person who gets the most page views. For that reason, I instituted the Top Chatter Award. This award is for the bloggers who receive the most comments.
    This month’s winner is Vicki Batman.

    Runner up is Sheri Humphreys.

    Authors of #FreeBookFriday

    Adite Banerjie, Adriana Kraft, Effrosyni Moschoudi, Erica Ridley, Holly Bargo, Kayelle Allen, Kris Bock, Kryssie Fortune, Lisa Carlisle, Livia Quinn, Luci Beach, Madison Michael, MJ Schiller, Sylvia Hubbard

    Join us each week for #FreeBookFriday

    Readers – bookmark the blog and come back every day for good books. On Fridays, every book we offer is free. Look for the #FreeBookFriday hashtag on Twitter and Facebook.

    Authors, do you offer subscribers a free book for signing up to your newsletter? Do you have a permafree book or a book on KindleUnlimited? Here’s your chance to reach new readers in 2018. Romance Lives Forever now offers a free book section. #FreeBookFriday will offer 5 books each week all year long. Each week, 4 spots will be free.

    How do you take part? It’s easy. All you need to send is the cover, a blurb, and a link to get your book. When you sign up, your confirmation form will have a link to add your book info.

    When someone clicks the link you provide, they’ll be taken directly to your site. You’ll have the double opt in that newsletter services require. No worrying about adding a list downloaded from another place. You’ll get subscribers directly. Easy peasy.

    There’s a 5th paid spot for $5. It comes with a week-long cover ad spot on the front page (upper right corner). Your free book will also get a pinned spot on the RLF Facebook page, and a cover spot on the RLF #FreeBookFriday Pinterest board.

    Reserve a date for Free Book Friday http://bit.ly/rlf-free

     

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    Please support our veterans and their families personally
    and in your communications with Congress.

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  • Cancer Awareness

    Claire Marti’s Fighting Cancer Story @clairepmarti #AttackingCancer #Cancer

    Claire Marti shares a wonderful story about not just her battle with cancer. And it’s a story of victory.

    Claire Marti’s Fighting Cancer Story

    As a yoga teacher, I’d always known of the incredible benefits of yoga for the body, mind, and spirit. Until I was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer, however, I had no idea how much yoga would help me weather the toughest time of my life. I credit teaching and practicing yoga as vital components in my journey back to radiant health.
    In January 2010, I truly felt that I was living my dream. I had exited corporate America the year prior and was happily balancing teaching yoga full-time with a blossoming writing career. I was in a relationship with the man of my dreams, living close to the ocean. To put it simply, I was happy.
    Out of the blue, I found a lump in my breast. I was shocked and devastated, especially because I had a clear mammogram three months earlier. I was healthy, fit and felt invincible.
    Over the course of that year, I endured three surgeries, six rounds of aggressive chemotherapy and almost two months of daily radiation. I balanced out this assault on my body with a primarily plant-based diet filled with anti-oxidants, daily exercise, acupuncture and most importantly, yoga. My doctors often commented that I was their “superwoman patient” because I never got really nauseous through chemo and seemed to maintain a comparatively high level of energy during treatment.
    Don’t get me wrong: many days I was exhausted and despondent. Despite the fluctuations in my energy levels, I continued to teach most of my yoga classes and got certified to teach Yoga for Cancer Therapy while undergoing chemotherapy myself.
    Cancer attacks your body, but it also attacks your mental well-being. Conventional medicine is aimed at destroying the physical symptoms of the cancer, but can fail to address the significant effects cancer has on the mind and spirit. Yoga addresses the entire person.
    Now I offer specialized yoga for cancer recovery classes designed to empower my students to help themselves. Primary benefits include learning to handle side-effects of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, boosting energy, improving mood, learning relaxation and breathing techniques to combat fatigue, stress and pain, restoring flexibility, strength, and range of motion, and enhancing lymphatic flow, digestion and circulation. I am passionate about sharing this gift with others going through any type of cancer to help others on this journey.
    When I’m not teaching yoga, I write romance. My latest book, Sunset in Laguna, features a strong, compassionate heroine and the tall, dark, and handsome PTSD suffering veteran with whom she falls in love. Here’s a bit about the book.

    Sunset in Laguna by Claire Marti

    Sunset in Laguna is a satisfying, fulfilling read that’s full of angst, second chances, humor and a hero and heroine overcoming obstacles to find their HEA.
    Genre Contemporary Romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG-13

    Returning to Laguna Beach after four tours in the Middle East, Christian Wolfe leaves the military behind and buys a wine bar, vowing to keep his life simple. He fights to keep his devastating PTSD a secret and refuses to burden anyone else with his baggage. When stunning Kelly Prescott and her red stilettos saunter into town, she drives him past the bonds of his self-control.
    Successful in her father’s stuffy law firm, Kelly’s too compassionate to survive in the cutthroat world of corporate litigation. Leaving behind both family and courtroom drama, she moves to Laguna to become general counsel for a nonprofit veterans’ organization.
    She didn’t bargain on a gorgeous modern-day Heathcliff, and in Christian, she sees another kind of challenge—one she can’t resist.

    Where to buy Sunset in Laguna

    Publisher https://bit.ly/2KENE0i
    Amazon https://amzn.to/2Nr8JIf
    Barnes and Noble https://bit.ly/2NAsbmu
    iBooks https://apple.co/2O5XDtL
    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/sunset-in-laguna

    Claire Marti Social Media

    Claire Marti started writing stories as soon as she was old enough to pick up pencil and paper. After graduating from the University of Virginia with a BA in English Literature, Claire was sidetracked by other careers, including practicing law, selling software for legal publishers, and managing a non-profit animal rescue for a Hollywood actress.
    Finally, Claire followed her heart and now focuses on two of her true passions: writing romance and teaching yoga. Sunset in Laguna is the third book in her Finding Forever in Laguna series from The Wild Rose Press.
    Website https://www.clairemarti.com
    Ocean Soul Yoga – Survive Cancer with Claire https://www.oceansoulyoga.com/shop.html
    Twitter https://twitter.com/clairepmarti
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ClaireMartiAuthor/
    Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8203678.Claire_Marti
    Amazon Author Page https://amzn.to/2C1ICW7
    Newsletter https://www.clairemarti.com