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Read #Learning to Trust Again by Alexa Aston @AlexaAston #RLFblog #SmallTownRomance
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Fiction Furbaby: Meet Killer from All About Charming Alice by J Arlene Culiner @JArleneCuliner @RobsRescues #RLFblog #Pets
Writer Jace Constant hates snakes, dogs, and desert dust. Alice Treemont protects and studies all reptiles, rescues stray dogs and loves the Nevada desert. How can they fall in love?
Arlene Culiner, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! We support all furbabies, real life or fictional. We want to know all about your Fiction Furbaby, but first, please tell us about your book.
All About Charming Alice by J Arlene Culiner
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): SensualAlice Treemont has no intention of falling in love. Living in Blake’s Folly, a semi-ghost town, she cooks vegetarian meals, rescues unwanted dogs, and protects the most unloved creatures on earth: snakes. What man would share those interests?
Jace Constant is in Nevada, doing research for his new book, but he won’t be staying. He’s disgusted by desert dust on his fine Italian shoes and dog hair on his cashmere sweaters. As for snakes, he doesn’t just despise them: they terrify him.
So why does the air sizzle each time Alice and Jace meet? A romance would entail far too many compromises.
Meet Killer from All About Charming Alice
Full name: Unknown (he’s an abandoned stray)
Nickname: Killer
Gender: male
Species: Dog
Physical description: According to Jace Constant: “The dog was large—very large. Its bulbous head seemed to sway on a sagging neck. Its legs were long, knotted, and spindly, and its ribs wanted to punch through a dull, ratty-looking coat. Yet, ugly though it was, the damn thing had a strange appeal.”
Relationship to main character: Killer is a stray. Jace Constant finds him wandering along the road in Nevada and he brings him to Alice Tremont’s animal shelter.
Relationship to the villain/antagonist: What sort of person would abandon a stray dog? Only a villain!
Where this furbaby came from: Who knows?Do you have any working or service animals in your stories? Tell us about them.
My heroine Alice Treemont studies and protects snakes. She knows how essential they are to our environment, and she is violently opposed to such horrendous sports such as snake bating and snake shows where the creatures are tortured to death.
What inspired you to create this character?
One afternoon, I discovered a fairly large snake—possibly 4 or 5 feet long—snoozing in my courtyard. I was surprised and wary, at first. Then I started to appreciate how wonderfully beautiful it was. In the sun, its scales were a phosphorescent green-gold, and it was also remarkably elegant.
I didn’t want to ruin the its obviously pleasurable sunbath, so I sat down and let myself bask in this rare moment with an unknown creature. So there we were for the longest while, both of us perfectly at peace, doing nothing, and enjoying the calm.
The snake eventually left, but the moment had been so enlightening, I wanted to pass on my appreciation of reptiles to others. Thus I created Alice Treemont, my heroine.
What does the main character think about this furbaby?
The first fur baby in the story is Killer, the stray Jace Constant finds on the highway. Jace doesn’t like dogs, he hates the dog hairs piling up on the back seat of his car, he hates dog hair on his cashmere sweaters, and as soon as he can, he drops Killer off at Alice Tremont’s shelter.
What does this furbaby add to the story?
Killer brings Alice and Jace together. He is also responsible for Jace’s change of heart.
What about this furbaby will readers like, and why? Like many scruffy, loving wonderful dogs…well, everyone eventually falls in love with them. And Jace’s instant attraction to Alice certainly helps things along!
About Virgule
Which, if any of the pets in your writing are modeled after your own pets? In what way?
I suppose that, in many ways, Killer is very much like Virgule, my big black dog. Killer comes from a shelter. He was an abandoned stray. He is very sociable, very loving, and he wins many people’s hearts. Eventually people who are afraid of dogs warm to him. he has great charm.
What do your pets do when you are writing?
I also have two rescue cats. Because my garden is a bird and butterfly shelter, the cats are indoor animals. What do they do when I’m working? They snooze or demand attention and some love… which I’m quite happy to give.
What’s the most unusual pet you ever had?
How about a pet snail? Not very affectionate.
Where did you find your pet?
I found Virgule at the local SPA. He had been there for almost two years, and loved the place. When I took him back for a visit, he wagged his tail happily, then went to his former cage and waited to be let in and fed.
Where to buy All About Charming Alice
Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l2VyHtsY7A
Publisher Buy Link https://tinyurl.com/3wkcnunm
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BTCD6RBD/thewildrosepr-20
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/all-about-charming-alice-3J Arlene Culiner Social Media
Writer, social critical artist, and impenitent teller of tall tales, J. Arlene Culiner, was born in New York and raised in Toronto. She has crossed much of Europe on foot, has lived in a mud house on the Great Hungarian Plain, in a Bavarian castle, a Turkish cave dwelling, a haunted house on the English moors, and on a Dutch canal. She now resides in a 400-year-old former inn in a French village of no interest where, much to local dismay, she protects spiders, snakes, and weeds. Observing people in cafes, in their homes, on trains, and in the streets, she eavesdrops on all private conversations, and delights in hearing any nasty, funny, ridiculous, sad, romantic, or boastful story. And when she can’t uncover really salacious gossip, she makes it up.
Website www.j-arleneculiner.com
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BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/j-arlene-culinerShout out to Rob’s Rescues – founded by a 9-year-old animal activist
Rob’s Rescues is a non-profit organization in Georgia helping people in need care for and feed their pets. It was founded in 2014 by a then nine-year-old boy. Rob’s Rescues is dedicated to collecting pet food for people in need to reduce shelter surrenders, and to advocating for the adoption of shelter pets. Rob writes monthly articles advocating for shelter animals in the Around About Local Media magazine publications. His column was first published in 2014. He also has pet food collection sites for people in need in the community and interviews amazing people. His interviews appear online once they are published in his column. Rob volunteers for Pet Buddies Food Pantry, the Cherokee County Animal Shelter and Cobb County Animal Control and collects pet food for these organizations and the communities they serve. He also wants to bring attention to smaller, rural shelters. Mostly he wants to get kids to be Rob’s Rangers to teach kids that they can help shelter animals. Rob has also talked to kids in a classroom setting. Rob’s Rescues is a Non-Profit Corporation and all donations are tax deductible. Website http://www.robsrescues.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/robsrescues/
Twitter https://twitter.com/RobsRescuesShout out to SPA and Orangutan Project
From J Arlene Culiner: I have a monthly donation to the SPA here in the Mayenne region of France. This is where I adopt my animals (this is a no kill center). The SPA also runs inexpensive clinics for animals belonging to people with low incomes: La Société Protectrice des Animaux : donateurs@la-spa.fr
I contribute each month to The Orangutan Project. They rescue orangutans that are homeless or dying because of forest destruction: help@orangutan.org.au
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Read Love Is All Volume 6 by Various Authors @gabbigrey #RLFblog #WriteLGBTQ #MMRomance
10 fantastic stories by award winning and bestselling authors with the profits to LBGTQ charities.
Gabbi, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Love is All Volume 6.
Love Is All Volume 6 by Xio Axelrod, RJ Scott, VL Locey, Susan Scott Shelley, Chantal Mer, Connor Peterson, BL Maxwell, Sean Michael, Lee Blair, Nic Starr, Piper Malone, and Gabbi GreyGenre LGBTQ romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): sweet to sizzlingThe sixth edition of Love Is All features ten brand new stories from bestselling and award-winning authors, including BL Maxwell, Chantal Mer & Susan Scott Shelley, Connor Peterson, Gabbi Grey, Nic Starr, Sean Michael, Lee Blair, Xio Axelrod, RJ Scott & V.L. Locey, and Piper Malone. They celebrate the universal human right that is to love and be loved.
All proceeds will go to three organizations that support and defend LGBTQIA+ rights: the Unity Coalition, Out Memphis, and Lucie’s Place.
The anthology will only be available for a limited time.
Where to buy Love Is All
Universal Book Link https://books2read.com/LIAV6
Amazon US https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6B81B65
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/love-is-all-xio-axelrod/1143550964
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/love-is-all-volume-6
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Just Friends by Evelyn Jeannie Hall @JeannieHallAuth #RLFblog #FreeBook #SteamyRomance #NewAdultRomance
As Benjamin Torres accelerated his ancient Tacoma away from his college campus, he stole hungry peeks of his best friend at every opportunity. Said best friend, Katrina Farrell, looked as mouthwatering as usual. With her ocean blue eyes, curly copper hair, and curvy in all the right places physique, she’d been the subject of both his sleepy wet dreams and wide-awake fantasies ever since he’d hit puberty.
Not that she knew that.
Evelyn, I’m happy to host you on Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, host and owner of this blog. Tell us how to get Just Friends for free.
Just Friends by Evelyn Jeannie Hall
Genre: Steamy Contemporary Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): RHe’s in love with his best friend.
What’s so terrible about that?
Nothing… If there might ever be a chance of her returning those feelings.
Benjamin has known Kat all his life, but once puberty hit, she started starring in all his most explicit dreams. Why hasn’t he told her? Because she’s never treated him like anything other than her nerdy, brotherly BFF.
ow that they’re about to graduate college, should he risk ruining the closeness they share by telling her the truth? Or will not telling her carry worse consequences than he ever could’ve imagined?
WARNING: this story is an open-ended prequel for my Big Apple Billionaires Series and contains nerve inducing wildlife sightings, Spanish (and English) cuss words, the ill-advised mixing of smores with brandy, and a naughty R-rated dream.
Available in the following formats: MOBI, EPUB, and PDF
Where to get Just Friends
StoryOrigin https://storyoriginapp.com/giveaways/e1777b9a-a396-11eb-9ba1-8f18f37f314a
Evelyn Jeannie Hall Social Media
Evelyn Jeannie Hall specializes in cinnamon roll heroes. Whether self-made billionaires, members of law enforcement or more, if you’re into men who are tough yet endearing, then you’ve come to the right place. They’re all scrumptiously hot, sincerely protective, seriously sweet, yet willing and able to turn up the heat to the steamiest of levels.
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Read Billionaire in the Heights the new #LatinxRomance by Maria Lokken @Maria_Lokken#RLFblog #Contemporary #Romance
Sparks fly in Maria Lokken’s new contemporary romance, Billionaire in the Heights. A real estate mogul’s new development plan threatens a neighborhood center. But the fiery community center’s director is willing to step in front of a wrecking ball to save the neighborhood in this enemies-to-lovers Latinx sweet romance.
Maria, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Billionaire in the Heights.
Billionaire in the Heights by Maria Lokken
Genre Contemporary Lantinx Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): G ratedReal estate mogul, Dale Forester, wins the bid to build a new apartment complex on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. This success secures his new position as CEO of Forester Industries and saves his deceased father’s company from a disastrous free fall.
After months of leading rallies and protests to block the new construction, Sylvia Ramirez won’t give up on saving the community center she manages from Forester Industries’ wrecking ball.
With the deadline to break ground fast approaching, Sylvia is running out of options to save the center, and Dale is losing precious community goodwill. Working together might be their only solution, but how can these strong-willed overachievers manage a truce? Sparks fly in this enemies-to-lovers sweet romance.
Why did you write this book?
I read an article about several corporations that were helping underserved communities. And while that’s terrific, it doesn’t always make for great fiction. Let’s face it – we need some conflict to keep reading and find out what happens next. But I found this story and the companies compelling. So I thought, what if I start the story at the opposite end of the spectrum – a company doing something that doesn’t serve the community, but in the end, it works out? The next thing I knew, I was drumming up conflict in my mind – while I ate breakfast, showered, and went to work. Since I adore the enemies-to-lovers trope, I threw that in, and the story really began to cook. I imagined a fiery Latina fighting against corporate greed. Once I pictured my female protagonist and what she wanted, it was hard not to write the book. It was just a story that made me want to get up in the morning and write.
What is your favorite genre to read?
Romantic Comedy. I cannot resist a romantic comedy with witty banter between the female and male protagonists. Between the Margins by Melissa Ferguson and Book Lovers by Emily Henry come to mind.
Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?
I have many. Today, I’ll pick two; one from the past and one from the present.
Elizabeth Bennett from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Because she is a woman who will not settle. Her quips are deadly. Her position is unmovable. Her strength is endearing.
Bonnie Garmus’ novel Lessons in Chemistry featured a remarkable female protagonist. A woman who must overcome prejudices to succeed in a boys-only club to have the career she deserves. She does it with grace and agility — regardless of the obstacles she must overcome.
What are you working on at the moment?
I’m fascinated by the speed with which AI has entered the mainstream and the attendant necessity of cyber security. To that end, I’ve turned my fascination into a romantic suspense novel about a woman who must hack into her dead husband’s computer to obtain a code before governments topple.
What books will we see from you in coming months?
A romantic suspense entitled, The Mechanic. And a rom-com, The Makeover.
Where to buy Billionaire In The Heights
Publisher https://catalog.wildrosepress.com/bookpage.php?TitleID=15864
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZFH4YP7/thewildrosepr-20
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/billionaire-in-the-heights-maria-lokken/1143104913?ean=9781509249107
Google Books https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Maria_Lokken_Billionaire_in_the_Heights?id=nwfAEAAAQBAJ
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/billionaire-in-the-heights
BooksAMillion https://www.booksamillion.com/p/9781509249107Maria Lokken Social Media
I’ve spent the last couple of decades working in reality television. A world where steel armor is preferred over a cashmere sweater. A world where the word impossible is for sissy punks and where ‘no’ is considered a four-letter word.
I wasn’t born tough. I learned tough. Southeast Bronx, the housing projects were my training ground. At an early age, I saw two paths in life, survive or succumb. So, when it came to choices, I chose the harder one – survive. I’m a Performing Arts High School and Julliard graduate, I’m a television writer, and I’ve managed multi-million dollar productions, and now, I’m writing romance.
My abuela (grandmother) said I could be anything I want to be. And right now, I just wanna tell love stories.
Website https://marialokken.com
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Read My Corfu Love Story by Effrosyni Moschoudi @FrostieMoss #RLFblog #romance
Spyri never forgot that old summer in Corfu when she met Markos. This year, she meets him again, at a time when both of them are trying to heal from past losses. Can love grant them happiness again? My Corfu Love Story by Effrosyni Moschoudi is a clean romance short read that will transport you effortlessly to a Greek summer paradise…
Effrosyni, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about My Corfu Love Story.
My Corfu Love Story by Effrosyni Moschoudi
Genre Clean summer romance short read
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): GSpyri forever lives in the past, haunted by old memories. This summer, she meets a man she once loved, and he is about to change everything…
Spyri, a half-Greek restauranteur in her early thirties, is back on the island of Corfu, staying in her grandmother’s village home for a few days to decompress from her busy life in London. Her nostalgia for the good old summer days hit her upon her return.
When she hears that Markos, the one she never forgot, is staying at the village, she becomes excited. Sparks begin to fly when they meet, but Markos has his own hurts of the past to deal with…
Where to buy My Corfu Love Story
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TT8TMJB
Effrosyni Moschoudi Social Media
Effrosyni Moschoudi was born and raised in Athens, Greece. As a child, she loved to sit alone in her garden scribbling rhymes about flowers, butterflies and ants. Today, she writes books for the romantic at heart. She lives in a quaint seaside town near Athens with her husband, two cats, and a ridiculous amount of books and DVDs. Her little town is heavenly enough, yet her mind forever drifts to her beloved island of Corfu.
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