• Contemporary,  Is It True

    Is It True: Behind the Bench by Linda O’Connor @LindaOConnor98 #RLFblog #sportsromance #hockey

    Is It True: Behind the Bench by Linda O'Connor @LindaOConnor98 #RLFblog #sportsromance #hockey 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, Linda O’Connor, author of Behind the Bench, a hockey romantic comedy. This is a game with yes and no questions. Writers can elaborate on answers as much as they choose.

    Behind the Bench (In the Game Hockey Romance, Book 2) by Linda O’Connor

    Genre hockey romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG 13
    Dr. Danni Angelo is the team physician for the Clarington Quakes hockey team. She’s worked hard to earn the players’ respect, but the new coach, Trey Mason, is stirring things up, and Danni’s worried her job may be in jeopardy.
    Trey finds Danni…distracting. Beauty, brains, and sexy moves on the ice have him uncomfortably attracted. He’s the new guy on the block. He has a reputation to build and a standard to set. The last thing he needs is a complication.
    When the team spirals out of control and Danni and Trey get caught up in a drug scandal, things heat up on and off the ice. It’s a whole new game plan…Behind the Bench.

    Is it true:

    this is your first book?
    No – my 8th!
    this book is part of a series?
    Yes – they are all stand-alone stories
    you lost sleep while writing this book?
    No – but I do some of my most creative thinking in the middle of the night.
    you did research for this book?
    No
    some characters in this book are not human? (pets for example)
    No pets
    this book has more than one genre?
    Yes – it’s a sports romance about hockey and a medical romance about doctors.
    you speak more than one language?
    Yes – English, Medicalese – the language of doctors, the language of love. :D
    you grew up where you live now?
    No – I grew up in a small town population 1500
    you love to read?
    Yes
    you are never late?
    Yes – I’m never late.
    you love pizza?
    Yes – I love pineapple of my pizza!
    you love sushi?
    Yes – I even tried my hand at making it. Not as pretty as the professionals, but it was delicious!
    you have a pet?
    No

    Where to buy Behind the Bench

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FTWRR9N

    Linda O’Connor Social Media

    Award-winning author Linda O’Connor started writing a few years ago when she needed a creative outlet other than subtly rearranging the displays at the local home décor store. It turns out she loves writing romantic comedies and has a few more stories to tell. When not writing, she’s a physician at an Urgent Care Clinic (well, even when she is writing she’s a physician, and it shows up in her stories :D ). She hangs out at www.lindaoconnor.net.
    Laugh every day. Love every minute.
    Website http://www.lindaoconnor.net
    Blog http://www.lindaoconnor.net/news-muse-and-interviews/
    Twitter https://twitter.com/LindaOConnor98
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LindaOConnorAuthor
    Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/795688.Linda_O_Connor
    Amazon Author Page http://www.amazon.com/Linda-OConnor/e/B00S7CNLEA
    Newsletter http://www.lindaoconnor.net/contact/

     

  • Is It True,  Suspense

    Is It True: All Those Miles I Walked by Viviana MacKade @‪ViviMackade #RLFblog #romanticsuspense

    Is It True: All Those Miles I Walked by Viviana MacKade @‪ViviMackade #RLFblog #romanticsuspenseWelcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Let’s play Is It True with today’s guest, Viviana MacKade, author of All Those Miles I Walked, a contemporary romantic suspense. This is a game with yes and no questions. Writers can elaborate on answers as much as they choose.

    All Those Miles I Walked by Viviana MacKade

    Genre Contemporary romantic suspense
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13
    At eighteen, DJ had to make a choice–her heart or her dreams. Neither was wrong, yet either would break her heart. She chose the world. Over a decade later, she returns to Crescent Creek and to the one regret she’s ever had–Scott. Scott’s always been steady as a rocky reef. He’d loved once and when she’d left, his strong heart had crumbled like a sandcastle. Now DJ is back, and Scott wants nothing to do with her. The problem? They share Eva, a close friend of both, and now Eva needs their help. Because of her, he’s stuck with DJ and he’d be damned, the woman still gets under his skin. DJ is a free spirit who needs the road under her feet. Scott is a family man who wants to groom his roots. With danger on their doorstep and a baby to keep safe, how much are they willing to compromise for love?

    Is it true:

    this is your first book?
    No, it’s my third.
    this book is part of a series?
    Yes, Crescent Creek Series
    you lost sleep while writing this book?
    No, I don’t sleep much anyway
    you did research for this book?
    Yes
    some characters in this book are not human? (pets for example)
    No
    this book has more than one genre?
    Yes. It’s mostly a contemporary, but it has a dash of suspense as well.
    you speak more than one language?
    Yes. Italian and English
    you grew up where you live now?
    No, I grew up in Italy and now live in Florida.
    you love to read?
    YES
    you are never late?
    True, and it bugs my husband endlessly.
    you love pizza?
    True. Come on.
    you love sushi?
    No. I’m not into any fishy things, raw or cooked.
    you have a pet?
    No. I used to live on a farm, though. Back then we had a lot of them.

    Where to buy All Those Miles I Walked

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BDMYSTP

    Viviana MacKade Social Media

    Beach bum and country music addicted, Viviana lives in a small Floridian town with her husband and her son, her die-hard fans and personal cheer squad. She spends her days between typing on her beloved keyboard, playing in the pool with her boy, and eating whatever her husband puts on her plate (the guy is that good, and she really loves eating). Besides beaching, she enjoys long walks, horse-riding, hiking, and pretty much whatever she can do outside with her family.
    Website http://www.viviana-mackade.blog/
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011982152461
    Twitter https://twitter.com/ViviMackade
    Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/default/e/B01KKY6WLQ/

     

  • Contemporary,  Erotic,  Is It True

    Is It True: Marriage, Mobsters, and the Marine by Kryssie Fortune @KryssieFortune #RLFblog #Contempory #romance

    Is It True: Marriage, Mobsters, and the Marine by Kryssie Fortune @KryssieFortune #RLFblog #Contempory #romanceWelcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Let’s play Is It True with today’s guest, Kryssie Fortune, author of Marriage, Mobsters, and the Marine, a contemporary, erotic romance. This is a game with yes and no questions. Writers can elaborate on answers as much as they choose.

    Marriage, Mobsters and the Marine) by Kryssie Fortune

    Genre Contemporary, erotic romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

    Abigail Montgomery, a small-town schoolteacher with zero self-confidence, longs for the loving family she never had.
    Each month she attends a masked BDSM club, but her next visit will be her last. If she doesn’t marry within the next year, her military brother won’t inherit Montgomery Hall. Desperate, she advertises for a husband.
    Jared Armstrong, a former Marine sharpshooter and occasional Dom, needs $125,000 to get his family out of a hole. His solution – to marry Abigail Montgomery for her money. His only regret is his wife won’t accept his spanking lifestyle.
    Soon, Abigail dreams of making their marriage real, but she promised Jared a divorce two-years after their wedding. Can they share some Christmas magic as their relationship faces extortion threats, a kidnapping, and an attempted murder? Or will Jared walk away and break her heart?

    Is it true:

    this is your first book?
    No. My first book is a paranormal romance, To Wed a Werewolf. That led to a series full of hot werewolves, sexy vampires, and one cursed Fae who rides a dragon
    this book is part of a series?
    Yes. Marriage Mobsters and the Marine is the first novella in my Heroes of Westhorpe Ridge series. Each one features a former military man finding love in the small North Carolina town of Westhorpe Ridge. Although there are recurring characters, each book can be read as a standalone romance.
    you lost sleep while writing this book?
    Yes. My main publisher has shut its doors, but before they did, they put out requests for three linked stories.
    I’m the sort of girl who’s always late to the party. I couldn’t think of anything that met their full criteria. Then, six weeks before the submission deadline, I had three stories in my head. I’ve never written so fast or burned so much midnight oil.
    The fourth book in the series is a full-length novel, and I took my time over that.
    you did research for this book?
    Yes. I knew nothing about the American military and very little about North Carolina – except that it has a history of pirates. (That really mattered in the third book of the series – Desire, Deceit, and the Doctor.) Plus it has a beautiful coastline. Since Sean, the hero of Sex, Scandal and the Sheriff is a former navy Seal I needed that.
    Fortunately, I have lots of Facebook friends in North Carolina who didn’t mind me hounding them with questions. I did worry I’d get American agents hammering on my door when I started researching military bases in North Carolina, though.
    some characters in this book are not human? (pets for example)
    There’s Duffy, Sean’s dog. He’s a collie and crops up in the first three books. He’s important in Desire Deceit and the Doctor since he helps save a child who had fallen over a cliff.
    this book has more than one genre?
    Yes. I like my stories to feature more than just scorching hot sex. Each book is an adventure and romance.
    you speak more than one language?
    Yes, badly. I learned French in school and can make myself understood in France if I have to. I prefer to point and smile, though.
    you grew up where you live now?
    No. I grew up in a housing estate in Leeds, West Yorkshire. There was plenty of green space and loads of trees to climb. I stayed in Leeds until I retired then moved to the Yorkshire Coast. A few of my paranormal romances start in Whitby or Scarborough, close to my new home.
    you love to read?
    Yes. I’d get withdrawal symptoms if I didn’t have a fully loaded kindle.
    you are never late?
    No, not if I can help it.
    you love pizza?
    Yes, as long as it’s homemade. I love breadmaking, and pizza base is a doddle. Then we get creative with the toppings.
    you love sushi?
    No. I don’t mind vegetable sushi, but the thought of raw fish – other than smoked salmon – turns my stomach.
    you have a pet?
    No, but I’d like one. I a Welsh Terrier as child. He looked like a teddy bear on legs, but he was as fierce as he was small (14 inches). When the kids were little we had cats, and I’d have another now, but we shoot off to babysit grandkids on a monthly basis. It’s not fair on the animal to constantly put it in kennels.

    Where to buy Marriage, Mobsters and the Marine

    Amazon www.amazon.com/Marriage-Mobsters-Marine-Heroes-Westhorpe-ebook/dp/B07DYZPF4C/
    Or read for free on Kindle Unlimited.

    Kryssie Fortune Social Media

    Kryssie Fortune writes the sort of hot sexy books she loves to read. If she can sneak a dragon into her paranormal books she will. Her paranormal heroes are muscular werewolves, arrogant Fae, or BDSM loving dragons.
    Kryssie likes her contemporary heroes ex-military and dominant. Her heroines are kick ass females who can hold their own against whatever life – or Kryssie – throws at them.
    Kryssie’s pet hates are unhappy endings, and a series that end on a cliff hanger.
    Her books are all standalone even when part of series. Plot always comes before sex, but when her heroines and heroes get together, the sex is explosive and explicit. One review called it downright sensual.
    Website http://kryssiefortune.wixsite.com/kryssie
    Blog  http://kryssiefortune.blogspot.co.uk/
    Twitter https://twitter.com/KryssieFortune
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/KryssieFortune
    Pinterest http://bit.ly/1OGFnjc
    Goodreads http://bit.ly/2kxqabJ
    Amazon Author Page http://amzn.to/2hA0ZVO

  • Is It True,  Paranormal

    Is It True: Shift of Destiny (Ice Age Shifters #2) by Carol Van Natta #RLFblog #Paranormal

    Is It True: Shift of Destiny (Ice Age Shifters #2) by Carol Van Natta #RLFblog #ParanormalWelcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Let’s play Is It True with today’s guest, Carol Van Natta, author of Shift of Destiny (Ice Age Shifters Book 2), a paranormal. This is a game with yes and no questions. Writers can elaborate on answers as much as they choose.

    Shift of Destiny (Ice Age Shifters #2) by Carol Van Natta

    Genre Paranormal
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    There is no such thing as magic, or sexy shifters. Or… is there?
    Moira Graham’s car breaks down in the tourist town of Kotoyeesinay, Wyoming. She’s on the run. Again. A crazy billionaire wants to possess her ability to predict the future, but it’s not a “gift.” It’s simple guesswork. Magic doesn’t exist. And this quirky town—which uses elves, fortune tellers, and fairy-tale gimmicks to draw tourists in—isn’t helping.
    Roving carpenter Chance McKennie is a prehistoric shifter on the lookout for a mate. Unfortunately, people fear his lion, and don’t stick around long enough to get to know the man. He thought his luck would change in Kotoyeesinay, but his skills aren’t needed in this magical sanctuary town with creatures of myth and legend on every block.
    When Moira bumps into him, she’s almost willing to believe in the magic of this place. But it’s going to take more than a red-hot handyman and some glowy lights to save her from ruthless hunters.
    Chance is determined to protect his mate and help her find the magic in her blood. But even a top predator can’t guess the lengths to which a desperate billionaire will go to get what he wants.

    Is it true:

    this is your first book?
    No, it’s my, uh… <quickly visits Amazon to count> eleventh book. I’m very bad at tracking numbers (don’t ask how old I am, because I’ll have to calculate it each time, and I might do the math wrong). Shift of Destiny is my third paranormal romance, and more are on the way. I also have a space opera series that starts with Overload Flux.
    this book is part of a series?
    Yes, it’s true! The Ice Age Shifters series features action, magic, and of course, romance. And sexy prehistoric shifters who find their mates. The first book is Shifter Mate Magic, set in 1993. Shift of Destiny, book 2, is set in present day, and involves more of the magical sanctuary town that was introduced in book 1.
    you lost sleep while writing this book?
    No, I don’t tend to lose sleep about writing books. My cats are the main culprit for sleep loss, what with starting epic battles, or licking noses or fingertips, or trying to get under the covers, or pushing the resident mad scientist off the bed entirely so they get the warm spot.
    you did research for this book?
    Yes, I do research for all my books because I love learning new things. I made the sleep-deprived resident mad scientist drive me to the southern Wyoming mountains so I could take pictures for where the sanctuary town is, and I have lots of reference photos and articles for extinct Ice Age animals. Also, too, I researched the Tunguska event, Tarot cards, and 1920’s residential house architecture.
    some characters in this book are not human? (pets for example)
    Yes, quite a few of the characters in Shift of Destiny are not human. In addition to a sexy male who turns into a prehistoric lion, there’s a polar fairy (not to be confused with their mortal enemies, the arctic elves), an ogre, a golem, a dark elf, a wraith, plus shifters galore. The sanctuary town is a safe place for all sorts of magical creatures.
    this book has more than one genre?
    Yes, if you count “paranormal” and “romance” as separate. I automatically assume all paranormal stories are romance unless someone tells me otherwise. Someday, I plan to write a paranormal space fantasy romance, to cover all the bases at once. ?
    you speak more than one language?
    Yes, sort of. I can get by in Spanish, but I don’t have anyone to practice with, so my vocabulary has melted away. I have a good ear for accents, so I can *sound* like I’m fluent in most languages, but this gets me in trouble when people assume I’m not just repeating a string of sounds.
    you grew up where you live now?
    No, but close. I grew up in Denver, went to Austin, TX and Los Angeles, CA for college, then moved back to Colorado, but 70 miles north of Denver in Fort Collins. It’s a pretty good place to live, all in all.
    you love to read?
    Hell, yes. As with many of my author friends, I don’t have as much time for reading as I’d like, because I’m usually writing, but I dearly love to read. I’m planning a few vacation days in September where my main activity will be tackling the virtual Mount Everest that is my TBR pile.
    you are never late?
    Yes, it’s true, I’m rarely late, and am usually early. This does not count acts of nature (e.g., the recent downpour that temporarily flooded our streets), acts of humans (some the idiot who to beat the light and caused an accident), or acts of cat (“look at me—I’m free, and you can’t catch me!”).
    you love pizza?
    I’d say I merely like pizza—it’s not something I’d eat every week, even if it was a white pizza with ham and pineapple. I would go for Chinese or Indian food every week if I could.
    you love sushi?
    Yes, I do, but I’m picky about what’s in it—no cucumbers, no avocado, no nothing spicy-hot, so it’s hard to find in the comparatively small town where I live.
    you have a pet?
    Yes, I have six cats. I know, I know, it makes us the crazy cat people down the street, but it’s what the cat gods gave us. Five of our cats (two gray, two striped, one Tonkinese who is the Empress of the Universe) are rescues, and all six are as eccentric as can be. Sort of like us, actually, so we can’t really blame them.

    Where to buy Shift of Destiny (Ice Age Shifters Book 2)

    Publisher: Chavanch Press

    Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Shift-Destiny-Ice-Shifters-Book-ebook/dp/B07DCFKF6R/ (and free to read in Kindle Unlimited)

    Carol Van Natta Social Media

    Website: https://author.carolvannatta.com

    Blog: https://author.carolvannatta.com/blog

    Facebook: https://facebook.com/CarolVanNattaAuthor

    Pinterest: https://no.pinterest.com/CarolVN_Author

    Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3980825.Carol_Van_Natta

    Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/default/e/B002F4UN24

    Newsletter: https://bit.ly/CVN-news

  • Erotic,  Is It True

    Is It True: Master Me by Sayara St Clair @SayaraStClair #RLFblog #Romance

    Is It True: Master Me by Sayara St Clair @SayaraStClair #RLFblog #RomanceWelcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Let’s play Is It True with today’s guest, Sayara St Clair, author of Master Me, an erotic romance. This is a game with yes and no questions. Writers can elaborate on answers as much as they choose.

    Master Me by Sayara St Clair

    Genre: Erotic Romance, Contemporary Romance.
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Trixie Meier, a club submissive who’s tired of being pushed around, has decided she’d rather be on the other end of the whip. She’s set her sights on Xavier Adams—the most enigmatic and unapproachable man in the club. Xavier’s a regular Mr. Darcy. If Mr. Darcy was covered in tattoos, wore black leather, and was built like a Sherman tank.
    Xavier has big secrets, and he keeps them behind an impenetrable wall of intimidation he employs to keep everyone at a healthy distance. Everyone but Trixie. The irrepressibly feisty sprite isn’t afraid to get all up in his face, in the worst and best ways. He’s convinced himself she’s far too sweet for the likes of him…just before he starts stalking her.
    When he discovers Trixie doesn’t want to submit to him, but master him instead, Xavier’s sure it’s the most ridiculous thing he’s ever heard. A big, scary guy like him, submitting to what has to be the tiniest Mistress known to BDSM kind? Ludicrous.
    But Trixie packs a lot of woman in a small package. And Xavier’s about to learn sometimes the old adage is true—the bigger you are, the harder you fall.

    Is it true:

    this is your first book?
    No. This is actually the fourth book I’ve written.
    this book is part of a series?
    Yes. It’s the third book in my Dante’s Purgatory Series. I should point out that all my books may be read as standalone novels.
    you lost sleep while writing this book?
    Oh, yes. Much sleep was lost. My characters have this habit of waking me up at ungodly hours and hitting me with great dialogue. I keep a notepad and pen next to my bed in anticipation of their arrival.
    you did research for this book?
    Yes. I did a lot of research on the military. I can’t say much more because I don’t do spoilers.
    some characters in this book are not human? (pets for example)
    My heroine, Trixie, volunteers at an animal shelter. So there are puppies. Lots of gorgeous puppies.
    this book has more than one genre?
    Yes. It’s contemporary romance and erotic romance.
    you speak more than one language?
    Kind of. I speak a little bit of Italian and a little bit of Thai. In both those languages I’m skilled at ordering food in restaurants. The rest? Not so much. At least I know when in Italy or Thailand, there’s no chance of me starving.
    you grew up where you live now?
    No. I grew up in Australia but I live in Thailand now.
    you love to read?
    Yes, yes, yes. I am bookworm, hear me roar! Or rather, hear me be exceptionally silent while I have my bookwormy nose in a novel.
    you are never late?
    On my own I am never late. When accompanied by my family, I am late for every single thing.
    you love pizza?
    Yes. With pineapple. Don’t judge me.
    you love sushi?
    No.
    you have a pet?
    Unfortunately, no. I used to have dogs when I lived in Australia. I decided against having dogs in Thailand due to my small garden, as well as the lack of good dog motels around here where I would need to keep them when I have to travel. I tried fish as pets. After losing one lot of koi due to a faulty pump that drained all the water out of the pond, and losing another lot due to a snake in the pond, I gave up that idea. More recently, my indoor fish tank cracked. Water gushed everywhere and there was a mad race to save the fish. This happened twice in the space of two weeks! And I’ve decided the universe is trying to tell me “No more fish.” I’ve listened to the universe and now I am petless.

    Where to buy Master Me

    Amazon: http://amzn.to/2DmwrEo

    Sayara St Clair Social Media

    If someone told a young Sayara St Clair that one day she would be an erotic/paranormal-romance-writing Aussie expat living in Thailand, she would have snort-laughed and yelled, “You. Be. Crazy!”
    If someone told her the same thing now, she would not yell, only nod solemnly. Because that actually happened.
    Sayara has a science degree, with majors in both microbiology and biochemistry. Working in the fields of serology and tissue banking, she got to do lots of cool and sometimes slightly weird stuff. She was employed as the manager/buyer for furniture retail stores, where she had a chance to unleash her inner interior decorator. (Interior design is one of her great passions.) And for a time, she taught English to students in Asia. (Hanging about in a roomful of extremely loud, pint-sized humans is not one of her great passions.) She has written: ads for TV, print and radio; real estate brochures; website copy; and a screenplay. Now she’s writing fiction and has discovered it’s her favorite thing to do. She’s also learned that writing sultry romances is so much more fun than writing dry old scientific journal articles. No one has sex in scientific journal articles. Not the ones she wrote anyway.
    When not writing, she may be most commonly found in a horizontal position reading, in the kitchen baking, in the garden planting, or somewhere else singing at the top of her lungs. She loves music and is prone to spontaneous bouts of dancing.
    With regards to vampires and chocolate: she bites one on a daily basis and has had a lifelong obsession with the other. And she’s not telling which one’s which.
    Website www.sayarastclair.com
    Blog http://www.sayarastclair.com/wp/blog-2/
    Twitter http://www.twitter.com/sayarastclair
    Facebook http://www.facebook.com/sayarastclairauthor
    Pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/sayarastclair
    Goodreads http://bit.ly/GoodreadsSSC
    Amazon Author Page http://bit.ly/Sayara
    Newsletter http://www.sayarastclair.com/wp/contact/

     

  • Book Release,  Paranormal

    The Panther’s Lost Princess by McKenna Dean @McKennaDeanFic #RLFblog #PNR

    The Panther's Lost Princess by McKenna Dean @McKennaDeanFic #RLFblog #PNRMcKenna Dean, 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.

    The Panther’s Lost Princess by McKenna Dean

    Genre Paranormal Romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Ellie West has always known there was more to her story than being abandoned at birth. A child of the foster-care system, she didn’t get many breaks, but the one thing she can do is sing. It’s her only ticket out of poverty and obscurity. Nothing else matters, not even the nagging sense that she’s different. She’s headed for great things. She only needs a chance.
    Jack Ferris couldn’t agree more. His firm, the elite paranormal agency Redclaw Security, has been hired to find a missing princess and return her to her family. Discovering that Ellie, a waitress in a hole-in-the-wall diner, is both the princess and his fated mate is like being hit with a sledgehammer. Ellie West can’t be his mate. She’s the mission.
    The sooner Jack completes this job, the better, only Ellie has no intention of throwing her dreams away for a kingdom she’s never known. With hired assassins on their trail, Ellie might not have a choice. They must do whatever it takes to stay alive.
    What is your go-to meal when you dine out?
    I hate to admit it, but I’m a cheeseburger and fries kind of gal. You know what I mean—where you sit down in that little diner at a table with the red-and-white check tablecloth—and they bring you a monstrous burger on a plate with a heaping of crinkle-cut fries on the side. An ice-cold Coke fizzes in a glass in front of you as the smell of grilled meat wafts to your nostrils. As you take your first bite of that sumptuous burger, Sam Cook’s Stand By Me begins to play on jukebox in the corner. Oh yeah.
    Who is your “book boyfriend” (that hottie you read about and drool over)?
    When I was a teenager, I discovered the Lord Peter Wimsey novels. While ostensibly mysteries and not romances, the relationship between mystery writer Harriet Vane and Lord Peter is one of the healthiest romances I’ve ever read—teaching me early on what is possible when the man you love views you as a life partner and ally. It deeply influenced my notions of what I wanted in a relationship myself (someone educated, witty, and highly intelligent) as well as the kinds of relationships I want to depict in my own stories: where the man you love brings out the best in you and respect is the cornerstone of the relationship.
    There’s a scene in one of the books where Harriet is determined to use herself as bait to flush out a poison pen in a small community. Lord Peter doesn’t forbid her from doing it, or tell her it’s a stupid idea, even though he fears for her safety. He teaches her how defend herself from an attack. That’s my hero.
    What’s your favorite hashtag to watch on Twitter?
    I have really come to enjoy Sunday evenings and #RWChat. I’ve met some amazing writers there, as well as learned some cool things about writing, marketing, and publishing. It’s great discovering that so many people out there have dealt with the same things you’re going through—and sometimes have cool solutions and recommendations.
    Describe the perfect vacation.
    I’d love nothing more than to rent a cabin in the mountains in late winter or early spring. I’d get up early in the morning and take the dogs hiking with a picnic lunch, and come back in the afternoons to get some uninterrupted writing in. After another dog walk, we’d pile up on the couch in front of a crackling fire in the hearth, and read books until I fell asleep.
    If the hero of your latest book called you on the phone, what would be a perfect ringtone for him?
    Oh, that’s easy—I didn’t even have to think about it! Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood.

    Where to buy The Panther’s Lost Princess

    Publisher Redclaw Publishing
    Amazon http://a.co/bNAGFy9

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    McKenna Dean has been an actress, a vet tech, a singer, a teacher, a biologist, and a dog trainer. She’s worked in a genetics lab, at the stockyard, behind the scenes as a props manager, and at a pizza parlor slinging dough. Finally she realized all these jobs were just a preparation for what she really wanted to be: a writer.
    She lives on a small farm in North Carolina with her family, as well as the assorted dogs, cats, and various livestock.
    She likes putting her characters in hot water to see how strong they are. Like tea bags, only sexier.
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