• Gay or MM,  Series Feature

    Read the series: Love Without Reservations by Gabbi Grey @gabbigrey #RLFblog #SmallTownRomance

    Read the series: Love Without Reservations by Gabbi Grey @gabbigrey #RLFblog #SmallTownRomanceVisit the small town of Cataluma, CA where the Strawberry Festival is the event of the year and the business owners in the downtown shopping district are friendly, knowledgeable, and surprisingly, all single.

    The Shopping for Love in Cataluma shared world contains stories ranging from sweet to steamy. Look for the heat level indicator on the book cover and in the subtitle. The books can be read as standalones, by preferred heat level and subject, or in any order the reader chooses.

    Gabbi Grey, 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 series.

    Love Without Reservations: A Grumpy/Sunshine Gay Romance in the Shopping for Love in Cataluma

    Genre contemporary small-town romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): adult

    Noel

    I’ve tracked down my wayward sister to Cataluma, California, and my goal is to drag her back to Canada before she gets in trouble with the American authorities. The problem? She’s gone and fallen in love with some dude and refuses to come home. I need to stick around to talk some sense into her, but there’s only one damned inn in this podunk town and they insist they’re full. I can’t get the handsome innkeeper to make an exception, not even for the few days I’ll need to get Kendra safely headed back across the border.

    Aaron

    I love my job as the owner of the quaint Cataluma Inn. I also pride myself in being a peacemaker. When I find squawking siblings arguing about a good friend of mine at our traditional barbecue, I have to step in. Next thing I know, I’m offering to share my one-bedroom apartment with a very attractive Canadian. Oh, and he’s gay too…

    Love Without Reservations is s story in the Shopping for Love in Cataluma series. The book is a 38k word small-town gay interracial romance novella with a grumpy Canadian entrepreneur, a sunshine American motorcycle rider, and the love they never saw coming.

    Which book is this in the series?

    Love Without Reservations is the last book in the multi-author series, Shopping for Love in Cataluma.

    How many books do you plan for the series?

    As a group of romance authors, we planned for the six books as a complete series.

    How many books are completed?

    All six are now published.

    What characters are the main stars in your series?

    Each book features a different couple.  The books range from sweet through to steamy.  My book is the only gay romance.

    What is the overall theme in this series?

    Cataluma is a fictional town in California.  As a group of authors, we tend to write small-town romances.  We have second chance, enemies to lovers, grumpy/sunshine…we’ve tried a bunch of tropes for this series.

    Please list the series titles below, in any order you prefer.

    Inking the Deal by Roxie Clarke (Sweet Cataluma)
    Something of Note by Jeanine Lauren (Sweet Cataluma)
    Entangled in Love by Katrina Litwin (Sweet Cataluma)
    Book, Line, & Tinker by MaryAnn Clarke (Steamy Cataluma)
    High on Love by Gabbi Powell (Steamy Cataluma)
    Love Without Reservations (Steamy Cataluma)

    What did you like best about writing this series?

    I’ve done several shared world books before.  Writing is such a solitary pursuit that any time I can inject a bit of comradery, I leap at the chance.  I belong to a marketing group where we share tips, tricks, ideas, and are generally super supportive of each other.  I don’t even remember who made the suggestion, but about a year ago we started talking about doing a project together.  Twelve months later, we managed to publish all six books.

    What other books (not in this series, have you written?)

    Wow, I’ll keep it quick.  For the shared world Single Dads of Gaynor Beach series, I wrote Hugh as well as Anthony.  My third book in the series, Xavier, is coming out in September.  In my own series, Love in Mission City, I’ve written, Ginger Snapping All the Way, Stanley’s Christmas Redemption, Page Against the Machine, and several others including the free short story Marcus’s Cadence.

    Where can we find links for all your books?

    Amazon for Shopping for Love in Cataluma: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZ8XVNYX

    Where to buy Love Without Reservation

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BZK316JS

    Read the series: Love Without Reservations by Gabbi Grey @gabbigrey #RLFblog #SmallTownRomance

    Gabbi Grey Social Media

    Gabbi lives in beautiful British Columbia where her fur baby chin-poo keeps her safe from the nasty neighborhood squirrels. Working for the government by day, she spends her early mornings writing contemporary, gay, sweet, and dark erotic BDSM romances. While she firmly believes in happy endings, she also believes in making her characters suffer before finding their true love. She also writes m/f romances as Gabbi Black.

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  • Is It True,  Lesbian

    Is It True: By Moonlight by Lisabet Sarai @LisabetSarai #RLFblog #HistoricalFFRomance #Historical #Romance

    Is It True: By Moonlight by Lisabet Sarai @LisabetSarai #RLFblog #HistoricalFFRomance #Historical #RomanceIn Lisabet Sarai’s luscious, lyrical historical romance By Moonlight, Bess risks all loving a gallant outlaw – who happens to be a woman.

    Welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Let’s play Is It True with today’s guest, Lisabet Sarai. This is a game with yes and no questions. Writers can elaborate on answers as much as they choose.

    By Moonlight by Lisabet Sarai

    Genre: Historical FF Romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): NC-17

    I’ll come to you by moonlight – though Hell should bar the way.

    In her eighteen years on earth, Bess has never traveled more than twenty miles from her Devonshire village. The raven-haired innkeeper’s daughter has little time to dream of adventure as she labors from dawn to dusk to keep her abusive father satisfied.

    Then, at the weekly market in Tavistock town, she meets a handsome dandy who claims her with a single stolen kiss. When the gallant gentleman makes a midnight visit to the inn, Bess learns that her new lover is none other than Kit Latour, a notorious French highwayman who has been boldly relieving the local nobility of their valuables. Well-aware of the risk she’s taking, Bess still offers herself to the seductive outlaw. Even Kit’s darkest secrets cannot quench the flames of her love.

    Is it true:

    this is your first book?

    Definitely not. It’s a bit hard to figure out how many books I’ve published over my twenty-two year career, at least partly because many have seen multiple editions. But I’d say it’s close to one hundred if not more.

    this book is part of a series?

    No

    you lost sleep while writing this book?

    No – though I dreamed about it.

    you did research for this book?

    Yes, of course. It’s historical, set in eighteenth century England, a few years before the American revolution. So I had to do research on language, clothing and culture, but even more about geography, since I’m a Yank with limited experience in Britain. Probably the most intensive research efforts involved studying what the port of Bristol was like during that period. I was fortunate to find a painting of one of the quays, which I used as a basis for my description.

    some characters in this book are not human? (pets for example)

    No. There’s a horse named Delilah, but I wouldn’t call her a character.

    this book has more than one genre?

    Yes. Well, I’ve never been sure exactly how to determine the boundaries of a genre. However, this book is a lesbian romance, historical, erotic, with a poetic edge and a bit of adventure.

    you speak more than one language?

    Yes. Two fluently, several more as a novice.

    you grew up where you live now?

    No. I live in Southeast Asia now. I grew up in New England.

    you love to read?

    Yes. That’s an understatement. Even now, when I’m ferociously busy with my day job, I’m usually in the middle of several books. When I was a kid, my mom had to force me to stop reading and go out to get some fresh air.

    you are never late?

    Hmm. Rarely, but not never. Certainly I dislike being late, and try to plan my arrivals accordingly.

    you love pizza?

    No. I like pizza, but wouldn’t say I love it.

    you love sushi?

    Yes. I don’t eat it often because I’m worried about freshness and quality, but I recently spent two weeks in Japan and ate sushi and sashimi every chance I could.

    you have a pet?

    Yes, two cats at the moment. I can’t imagine living without felines.

    Is It True: By Moonlight by Lisabet Sarai @LisabetSarai #RLFblog #HistoricalFFRomance #Historical #Romance

    Where to buy By Moonlight

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C99C59RY
    Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/by-moonlight-lisabet-sarai/1143711659?ean=2940166073495
    iBooks https://books.apple.com/us/book/x/id6450718058
    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/by-moonlight-8
    Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1413596

    Lisabet Sarai Social Media

    Lisabet Sarai became addicted to words at an early age. She began reading when she was four. She wrote her first story at five years old and her first poem at seven. Since then, she has written plays, tutorials, scholarly articles, marketing brochures, software specifications, self-help books, press releases, a five-hundred page dissertation, and lots of erotica and erotic romance – over one hundred titles, and counting, in nearly every sub-genre—paranormal, scifi, ménage, BDSM, LGBTQ, and more. Regardless of the genre, every one of her stories illustrates her motto: Imagination is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
    Website https://www.lisabetsarai.com
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  • Gay or MM

    Read the new gay romance Valentino in Vancouver #MMRromance by Gabbi Grey @gabbigrey #RLFblog #gayromance

    Read Valentino in Vancouver the new #MMRromance by Gabbi Grey @gabbigrey #RLFblog #gayromanceWhat happens when a studio executive from Hollywood, who needs to disappear, meets a production assistant from a small Canadian town?  Sparks fly in this sexy gay romance set in Vancouver, British Columbia.

    Gabbi Grey, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Valentino in Vancouver.

    Valentino in Vancouver by Gabbi Grey

    Genre MM Romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

     

    Val

    When I need to get away from the heat in Los Angeles, I head to a friend’s house in Vancouver, Canada.  I just need to hide out. Oh, and that cute redhead? A mighty fine way to pass the time. Will this fling become something more by the time things cool down?

    Seamus

    When I’m invited to my boss’s house for a party, I’m thrilled.  And nervous. Then I meet a guy who helps me relax. Even when I find out who he is, I keep coming back for more. Only it turns out I might be way over my head. Can I get out before I fall for him?

    Where to buy Valentino in Vancouver

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Valentino-Vancouver-Passport-Pleasure-Gabbi-ebook/dp/B0B8XNB5FX
    Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/valentino-in-vancouver-gabbi-grey/1141978548
    iBooks https://books.apple.com/ca/book/valentino-in-vancouver/id6443282261
    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/valentino-in-vancouver
    Universal Link  https://books2read.com/Valentino

    Gabbi Grey Social Media

    Gabbi lives in beautiful British Columbia where her fur baby chin-poo keeps her safe from the nasty neighborhood squirrels. Working for the government by day, she spends her early mornings writing contemporary, gay, sweet, and dark erotic BDSM romances. While she firmly believes in happy endings, she also believes in making her characters suffer before finding their true love. She also writes m/f romances as Gabbi Black.

    Website https://gabbigrey.com/
    Twitter https://twitter.com/GabbiGrey
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AuthorGabbiGrey
    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/authorgabbigrey/
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  • Gay or MM

    Read Love Is All Volume 6 by Various Authors @gabbigrey #RLFblog #WriteLGBTQ #MMRomance

    Read Love Is All Volume 6 by Various Authors @gabbigrey #RLFblog #LGBTQ Romance10 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 Grey

    Genre LGBTQ romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): sweet to sizzling

    The 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
    Apple https://books.apple.com/us/book/love-is-all-volume-6/id6449547111

  • Gay or MM,  Science Fiction Romance

    In a school filled with hackers and thieves, how do you trust your heart? #SciFi #MMromance #RLFblog #Academy

    A Divided Heart #MMRomance #SciFi #WriteLGBTQI’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of RLF, and I’m usually welcoming guests in this space. Today, it’s my turn to share a book. A Divided Heart is in the Thieves’ Guild Academy sci-fi series set in the Tarthian Empire.

    A Divided Heart by Kayelle Allen

    The Thieves’ Guild Academy teaches three things. Honor above profit. Skill above chance. Family above all. So when the Academy decides to turn away an alien child who’s too unruly to train, Professor Brinn Halin intercedes. Despite the warnings of his handsome ex, the Headmaster, he fosters the precocious four-year-old girl.

    Academy Headmaster Kam Zavala oversees a school full of trainee thieves and hackers, and he’s used to their tricks. This latest student, a headstrong but brilliant little girl, has gone beyond a simple hack. Her work threatens to implode the ancient Academy itself. As a disaster of epic proportions unfurls, Kam must take action.

    But when the child’s breach uncovers a deeper, more insidious hack, the two master thieves must work together. Is there truly honor among thieves? These two have a second chance to prove it, save the child, the Academy, and restore their newfound love.

    The question is, will they trust their well-honed instincts, or follow their long-divided hearts…

    Where to buy A Divided Heart

    Universal buy link https://books2read.com/tga-divided-heart

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    To experience art, sci-fi, romance, and space opera with unstoppable, unshakeable, unforgettable characters so real you’ll swear you’ve met them, join Kayelle on Ream, a paid subscription designed for fiction authors by fiction authors, that enables writers to connect directly with their readers.
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  • Know the Heroine,  Lesbian

    Know the Heroine from You See Me by Gabbi Grey @gabbigrey #RLFblog #lesfic #WriteLGBTQ

    Elouise is recovering from a broken heart by filming in a new movie up in Vancouver, Canada. When she meets Kelci, a make-up artist, sparks fly.  Will they cross borders to find their happily ever after?

    Gabbi, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! We’re excited to find out more about your heroine, but first, tell us about You See Me.

    You See Me by Gabbi Grey

    Know the Heroine from You See Me by Gabbi Grey @gabbigrey #RLFblog #lesfic #WriteLGBTQGenre LGBTQ romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R!

    Elouise

    After a public break-up with my fiancée, I’ve retrenched in Vancouver, British Columbia to lick my wounds and star in a movie. I’m acting as if everything is okay, but then I meet a woman who sees the real me. Dare I take a chance to find real love?

    Kelci

    I’ve admired Elouise Hynes from afar for years. She’s recently come out of the closet and was dumped just a short time later. I want to offer comfort, but I’m a make-up artist on her movie crew. Can we really form a lasting bond when she lives in LA and I’m staying in Canada?

    Know the Heroine from You See Me

    Here are some fun questions to help us know your heroine.

    It’s late, she’s bored. What does she do?

    Elouise is a huge fan of cat and dog videos.  She’s very much a small-town girl and would much rather hang out at home than go out in the big city.

    What kind of food would she impulse buy if hungry?

    She might or might not have a bit of a sweet tooth and might, on occasion, indulge in some ice cream.

    Describe the kind of clothes she prefers to wear.

    Although the characters she portrays in films often wear dresses, Elouise is very much of the ‘comfort is everything’ motto and she loves her jeans and sweaters.

    Does she know how to fix things?

    Growing up in rural Newfoundland, Canada, Elouise learned how to build things, fix things, and to knit.  She’s independent and is fiercely proud to stand on her own.

    She tried to do something and it went badly. Tell us about it.

    For Elouise, her first disaster was her first lesbian relationship.  She met a woman she loved and finally came out of the closet only to be dumped publicly and humiliated.  After that, she swore off love.

    How does she act around children she doesn’t know?

    Elouise loves kids.  She’ll happily get down on their level as she helped raise her younger siblings.

    What is she like first thing in the morning?

    Having grown up in a fishing village in rural Newfoundland, Elouise is accustomed to early hours.  As one of the biggest film actresses in Hollywood, she often has early call times and cheerfully arrives on time, if not early.

    Can she use chopsticks?

    Although she’s lived in Los Angeles for years, and eaten at many different restaurants, chopsticks are her kryptonite.

    Does she drink coffee? If so, how does she take it? If not, what does she drink instead?

    Elouise is a true Canadian – she loves Tim Hortons Double Double coffee (black coffee with two shots of milk and two sugars).

    What apps would she have on her phone?

    Her fitness app is likely her favorite as she enjoys a sense of accomplishment when she hits her targets.  She also has an apps to order Tim Hortons and Starbucks and, finally, she has an app to listen to her favorite audiobooks – most especially Canadian post-modern literature.

    Android or iPhone?

    Elouise loves her iPhone because she can stream old movies on it.

    Earrings or unpierced ears?

    Her work requires her to have pierced ears, and she loves the teardrop diamond ones.

    Tattoos or unadorned skin?

    Some actresses might have tattoos these days – great makeup is a thing – but Elouise prefers unadorned skin.

    Personal vehicle or public transport?

    Growing up in a rural small-town, she only had the family car or truck to get her around.  When she first got to LA, she was fine with transit.  These days, though, being so famous, she’s more likely to hail a cab.  She tries to nab electric or hybrid ones as she’s worried about the environment.

    Recycle or toss?

    Elouise is an environmentalist all the way.  She’ll go out of her way to find a recycling container and prefers her own refillable water bottle.

    Thanks for helping us get to know your heroine!

    Where to buy You See Me

    Universal Buy Link https://books2read.com/You
    Amazon US https://www.amazon.com/You-See-Me-Gabbi-Grey-ebook/dp/B0BVRW5SGC
    Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/you-see-me-gabbi-grey/1143069019
    iBooks https://books.apple.com/book/you-see-me/id6445718954
    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/you-see-me-3

    Gabbi Grey Social Media

    Gabbi lives in beautiful British Columbia where her fur baby chin-poo keeps her safe from the nasty neighborhood squirrels. Working for the government by day, she spends her early mornings writing contemporary, gay, sweet, and dark erotic BDSM romances. While she firmly believes in happy endings, she also believes in making her characters suffer before finding their true love. She also writes m/f romances as Gabbi Black.

    Website https://gabbigrey.com/
    Twitter https://twitter.com/GabbiGrey
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AuthorGabbiGrey
    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/authorgabbigrey/
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