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Is It True: Inevitable (Oliveri Mafia Book Two) by Melverna McFarlane @MelvernaM #RLFblog #MafiaRomance
A rival mafia family means danger for René and her loved ones in Melverna McFarlane’s new mafia romance, Inevitable (Oliveri Mafia Book Two). Although she promised herself she would never seek him out, René approaches her ex for protection, but will he demand more than she can give for keeping her safe?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, Melverna McFarlane. This is a game with yes and no questions. Writers can elaborate on answers as much as they choose.
Inevitable (Oliveri Mafia Book Two) by Melverna McFarlane
Genre: Mafia Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
Nico
Four years ago, I made one mistake, and she left. I couldn’t convince her to stay no matter how much I loved her. Still love her. But one day she turns up at my door asking for my protection. A rival family is threatening her life and the business she busted her ass for. No matter what unresolved issues lie between us, the heartache I’ve carried, or the dreams I wish were reality, I won’t let anyone threaten her or the family I had always wanted to be mine. I will always protect her. But I am more than just a temporary bodyguard. I have a second chance to show her my love is worth fighting for, and I will claim her completely. With this new chance, she can’t escape the inevitable.
René
Asking Nico for help is the last thing I want to do. After breaking up with him four years ago, I am not ready to be reminded of all the reasons I fell in love with him, to begin with. Avoiding him becomes impossible when he is still the only man I trust to protect me and my family from a rival mafia boss intent on ruining our lives. His every touch reignites my passions. Though I fight it, and will never admit it, my feelings for my ex had never died. As the heat between us flames to new heights, he tempts me with the possibility of a second chance at love.
Is it true:
this is your first book?
No. This is my second book.
this book is part of a series?
Yes. It is the second book within my Oliveri Mafia series and it can be read as a standalone.
you lost sleep while writing this book?
Yes! For a number of reasons, starting with the hero. Writing a cinnamon roll in a mafia roll was a challenge because it goes against so many expectations within the genre. In addition, I wanted to showcase a family with a mixed Caribbean heritage which included the language. Making Jamaican patois consumable and easy to understand for someone who doesn’t speak it or had never heard it was another challenge for me. Whereas I can see the similarities with English and patois, it wouldn’t be easily recognizable to a non-native speaker.
you did research for this book?
Yes. My hero is practices shibari. As a practitioner, he needed to show he was conscious of the ways to do it safely. The research was fun and I loved the patterns and, really, the artwork in the craft.
some characters in this book are not human? (pets for example)
Yes. As people who follow me know, I love cats. How could I not feature cats whenever possible? In Inevitable, Nico has a cat named Padronello (little boss in Italian) and he ends up being a little hero himself.
this book has more than one genre?
No. This is a romance novel, but it does meet a few sub-genre expectations. It is contemporary romance, mafia romance, and interracial romance.
you speak more than one language?
Yes. Not fluently, but I can converse in Spanish and of course there is English. I understand patois but am too shy to speak it with my relatives because I sound ridiculous doing so with my American accent.
you grew up where you live now?
No. I grew up in various states along the East coast, spending most of my years in Philadelphia. I grew tired of the extreme winters and summers so when an opportunity fell in my lap I relocated to Hawaii.
you love to read?
Yes. My favorite is obviously romance. I read most of the sub genres and go through cycles where I binge certain ones. I also love epic fantasy, young adult and adult. Whenever I have a bit of writer’s block, immersing myself in the intense world building of a fantasy world seems to be the key to unblock my imagination and allow me to continue writing my stories, even if what I write is nothing like what I’m reading.
you are never late?
No. I am a procrastinator and will always be late.
you love pizza?
Yes. I would seriously reconsider my friendship to anyone who doesn’t.
you love sushi?
Yes. Cooked, uncooked, vegetable…love them, though I will stop short at eating uni sushi.
you have a pet?
No. Sadly my landlord will not allow me to have a cat, though I really wish I had one.
Where to buy Inevitable (Oliveri Mafia Book Two)
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09WH5LTPM
Melverna McFarlane Social Media
Melverna McFarlane loves stories with Happily Ever Afters. After years of characters taunting her imagination with their potential, she decided it was time to write her own scorching hot romances. She moved to America from Jamaica at a young age, and has lived up and down the east coast most of her life. The bitterly cold winter of 2013 was the last straw, driving her back to island life—this time to Hawaii. When not writing, she is reading romance, YA, and Fantasy, country hopping, or vicariously obsessing over other people’s cats (she awaits the day her landlords succumb to the truth: feline domination should be everyone’s goal in life).
Website https://www.melvernamcfarlane.com
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Is It True: Privilege by Tina Donahue @tinadonahue #RLFblog #DarkMafiaRomance
A young woman’s quest for revenge turns deadly when the FBI agent sworn to protect her may also be her killer.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, Tina Donahue. This is a game with yes and no questions. Writers can elaborate on answers as much as they choose.
Privilege by Tina Donahue
Genre Dark mafia romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): MA (Mature Audience Only) or NC-17 Adults Only
She’ll destroy the mobsters who murdered her brother… unless they kill her first.
District cop Lia Blosky warned her twin brother not to get involved with the Valesky Crime Family. He didn’t listen. Now, he’s dead, tortured horribly before mobsters murdered him. Out for blood, she’ll do anything to see these monsters dead.
FBI Special Agent Adrian Kalin is connected to the Valesky Family in a way he loathes and doesn’t want. His stepfather rules the syndicate and is tired of Lia threatening to kill him and others responsible for her brother’s death. To shut her up for good, he orders Adrian to murder her. Who better than an FBI agent who has no connection to her and knows how to hide evidence?
Adrian resists, but if it comes down to saving Lia or his brothers and mother from Dimitri’s rage, he’ll have to choose family.
In a deadly game between each other and the mob, Lia and Adrian fight to survive… while also surrendering to their undeniable attraction to each other.
This is book two in the Valesky Crime Family series, can be enjoyed independently and has an HEA.
Publisher’s Note: This contemporary dark mafia romance contains elements of mystery, suspense, action, adventure, adult themes, and possible triggers for some readers.
Is it true:
this is your first book?
LOL – absolutely not. I have close to 100 books under my belt. Whew!
this book is part of a series?
It is. Privilege is book 2 in The Valesky Crime Family series…dark mafia romances.
you lost sleep while writing this book?
Nope. The book was so intense, and fun to write, that I was pleasantly exhausted after each day’s work and conked out.
you did research for this book?
Totally. Since I knew zip about the FBI, mafia, and the Washington DC area, I had to research like crazy in order to make the story and characters believable. But then, I do that will all my novels.
some characters in this book are not human? (pets for example)
Well, some might say Dimitri, the murderous head of the crime family, isn’t human, but technically he is. I guess my answer would have to be ‘no’ here.
this book has more than one genre?
Mmm, maybe. It’s romance and crime, plus suspense, technically a dark mafia romance.
you speak more than one language?
I wish! I took Spanish all through high school and college and none of it stuck. *sigh*
you grew up where you live now?
Uh-uh. I’m 2,000 miles away from where I grew up – left as soon as I was able and couldn’t be happier. Where I live now has always felt like home. Where I grew up never did.
you love to read?
You can’t imagine. As a kid, I read everything. Even at breakfast, I’d read the cereal boxes. Got my first library card as soon as I could.
you are never late?
Never. Grew up in a household where being on time wasn’t a thing, which meant I was often late. Drove me nuts.
you love pizza?
Is this even a real question? LOL. I live for pizza.
you love sushi?
Ew, no. I love fish, but not raw. I can’t even stand cottage cheese…too slimy.
you have a pet?
Used to. A tuxedo cat. Damn, I loved my fur baby. Since she’s passed, I just can’t seem to replace her.
Where to buy Privilege
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Privilege-Tina-Donahue-ebook/dp/B09QLBZ89H
Tina Donahue Social Media
Tina’s an Amazon and international bestselling novelist who writes passionate romance for every taste – ‘heat with heart’ – for traditional publishers and indie. Booklist, Publisher’s Weekly, Romantic Times and numerous online sites have praised her work. She’s won Readers’ Choice Awards, was named a finalist in the EPIC competition, received a Book of the Year award, The Golden Nib Award, awards of merit in the RWA Holt Medallion competitions, and second place in the NEC RWA contests. She’s featured in the Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market. Before penning romances, she worked at a major Hollywood production company in Story Direction.
On a less serious note, she’s an admitted and unrepentant chocoholic, brakes for Mexican restaurants, and has been known to moan like Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally while wolfing down tostadas. She’s flown a single-engine airplane (freaking scary), rewired an old house using an ‘electricity for dummies’ book, and is horribly shy despite the hot romances she writes.
Website/blog www.tinadonahuebooks.blogspot.com
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What’s ahead on the Romance Lives Forever blog for 2022? 25 interviews and opportunities #RLFblog #books #authors
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Twitter generates about 85% of the traffic to the RLF website, mostly because it is fed from Triberr — which did a great job. Because of my followers, the tribemates I associate with and their followers, RLF has a reach of over three million. The program works because it brings new readers, and reminds current ones of new material. It provides an average of 45 – 50 mentions on Twitter every day, and since each post has the guest author’s Twitter handle in the title, that means the guest gets mentioned too. If you aren’t using Twitter, you’re not getting the full power of this blog’s reach. Please consider signing up, and while you’re there, I’d love it if you’d follow me. https://twitter.com/kayelleallen
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Read a Sweet Christmas Romance by Daryl Devore Christmas Notes by Daryl Devore @daryldevore #RLFblog #Contemporary #Romance
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, Daryl Devore. This is a game with yes and no questions. Writers can elaborate on answers as much as they choose.Christmas Notes by Daryl Devore
Genre Sweet Christmas
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): G
Can a slice of pizza and a flute erase the ravages of life and allow Giselle and Ethan to fall in love by Christmas?
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?
Is it true:
this is your first book?
No. Not sure, but it’s like my 18th.
this book is part of a series?
Not yet. It might become one in the future.
you lost sleep while writing this book?
No. This book wrote itself.
you did research for this book?
No. Only a tiny little bit.
some characters in this book are not human? (pets for example)
No. I don’t think there are any animals, aliens, shapeshifters or fairies in this book.
this book has more than one genre?
Yes. By itself it is a romance. But it is also close to Christmas which makes it seasonal.
you speak more than one language?
No. I grew up in Canada. We are a bilingual country. But I haven’t spoke French in so long – I would be back to considering myself unilingual.
you grew up where you live now?
No. Opposite end of the 401. Major highway. I grew up at the south western end of the 401 and now live at the eastern end of it.
you love to read?
Yes. When we were in lockdown – family and friends used my library to find things to read.
you are never late?
No. Myself – I can be late. But with my hubby – not a chance. If he says we are arriving at 8:52 – he means 8:52. Our friends have learned to live with it.
you love pizza?
Yes. Didn’t like it as a kid. Only liked the crust. My parents starting leaving pizza and crust and eventually I discovered that the whole thing was good.
you love sushi?
Yes. Only had it once. At a ritzy sushi place in Washington, D.C. It was amazing.
you have a pet?
Yes. Two black cats – Licorice and Ginny-furr.
Where to buy Christmas Notes
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09L7954ST
Universal Buy Link https://books2read.com/u/3keqvODaryl Devore Social Media
Two writers in one. Daryl Devore writes hot romances with sexy heroes and strong heroines. Victoria Adams is Daryl’s alter ego when she’s inspired to write sweet romances with little to no heat.
Daryl lives in an old farmhouse in Ontario, Canada, with her husband, two black cats – Licorice and Ginny-Furr Purrkins – and some house ghosts. Her daughter is grown and has flown the nest. Daryl loves to take long walks on her quiet country road or snowshoe across the back acres, and in the summer, kayak along the St. Lawrence River. She has touched a moon rock, a mammoth, and a meteorite. She’s been deep in the ocean in a submarine, flown high over Niagara Falls in a helicopter, and used the ladies room in a royal palace. Life’s an adventure and Daryl’s having fun living it.
Website https://daryldevore.wixsite.com/mysite
Blog https://daryldevore.blogspot.com/
Twitter https://twitter.com/daryldevore
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Daryl-Devore-Erotic-Romance-Writer-280168402052520/
Pinterest https://www.pinterest.ca/daryldevore2013/
Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4686566.Daryl_Devore
Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B004TJ1354You May Also Like
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Is It True: Homemakers’ Christmas by Jill Piscitello @Piscj18 #RLFblog #SweetRomance #HolidayRomance
A woman is on a life changing path in Jill Piscitello’s sweet, holiday romance, Homemakers’ Christmas. Romance wasn’t supposed to be on the agenda.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, Jill Piscitello. This is a game with yes and no questions. Writers can elaborate on answers as much as they choose.
Homemakers’ Christmas by Jill Piscitello
Genre Holiday Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): G Sweet
A recent error in judgement has deposited Cricket Williams, her daughter, and a son spiking a high fever into a homeless shelter. A touch of Christmas magic is sprinkled upon her family when an eccentric volunteer invites them into her New England farmhouse. Blindsided with the proposition of a contractual living arrangement, Cricket is seized with renewed hope for her future.
Boris Glynn is in town visiting his grandmother but harbors a secret that will impact her life and the lives of his dearest friends. Complications arise when he is unable to restrain himself from pursuing his grandmother’s beautiful new neighbor.
As Cricket begins to succumb to Boris’s attention, her new world is shaken by a series of events that have the potential to destroy her plans for a fresh start.
Is it true:
this is your first book?
Yes, this is my first published book.
this book is part of a series?
TBD – A sequel is in early stages, but other projects have pulled me away. I’m hoping to return to the manuscript in coming months.
you lost sleep while writing this book?
True. I lost sleep for a variety of reasons. Story arcs definitely played a role. But one of the biggest factors was screen time. When working late into the night, I found it difficult to calm my mind after finally shutting down.
you did research for this book?
True. Research included homeless shelters, farms, and beekeeping.
some characters in this book are not human? (pets for example)
False
this book has more than one genre?
False
you speak more than one language?
Debatable. Does 6 years of French that hasn’t been used since high school count?
you grew up where you live now?
False
you love to read?
True. I don’t have a favorite genre and often have several vastly different books in progress.
you are never late?
False – But I make punctuality a priority.
you love pizza?
True – Even bad pizza is good pizza.
you love sushi?
True, but I can be picky about the sushi I’m willing to eat. My adventurous side comes and goes.
you have a pet?
True – I have 3 much adored cats.
Where to buy Homemakers’ Christmas
Publisher: Satin Romance, An imprint of Melange Publishing
Amazon https://amzn.to/3lfPR0f
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/homemakers-christmas-jill-piscitello/1137831589?ean=2940162645429
iBooks https://books.apple.com/us/book/homemakers-christmas/id1535411041?id=1535411041&ign-itsct=books_toolbox&ign-itscg=30200
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/homemakers-christmas
Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1046865Jill Piscitello Social Media
Jill Piscitello is a teacher, author, and an avid fan of multiple literary genres. Although she divides her reading hours among several books at a time, a lighthearted story offering an escape from the real world can always be found on her nightstand.
A native of New England, Jill lives with her family and three well-loved cats. When not planning lessons or reading and writing, she can be found spending time with her family, trying out new restaurants, traveling, and going on light hikes.
Website https://jillpiscitello.com/
Blog https://jillpiscitello.com/
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Is It True: Body Conscious by Ana Diamond @AuthorDiamond #RLFblog #CozyMystery
Lily Reynolds finds herself the target of a murder case in Ana Diamond’s new cozy mystery, Body Conscious. Can she solve the case or will her attraction for Detective James Rivers get in the way of proving her innocence?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, Ana Diamond. This is a game with yes and no questions. Writers can elaborate on answers as much as they choose.
Body Conscious by Ana Diamond
Genre Cozy Mystery
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG-13
Mortician Lily Reynolds is used to seeing bodies, but not the type murdered in her own funeral home. As Detective James Rivers zeroes in on her as the town’s number one suspect she must rise above the accusations and rumors to solve the case herself while keeping her attraction to the troubled detective at bay.
James has a past. The last time he let someone into his life she wound up dead. Vowing never to let that happen again he has sworn off dating for good. Until he meets Lily. In his gut he knows she’s not the murderer but pressure to solve the case puts him on the wrong trail while he struggles to keep Lily off the case.
Can she solve the case on her own or will their scandalous romance get in the way of proving her innocence?
Is it true:
this is your first book?
True.
this book is part of a series?
Potentially. I have started a sequel but we’ll see how it goes.
you lost sleep while writing this book?
Not while writing it but definitely while editing it.
you did research for this book?
True. I have no experience in the business of funeral homes or in mortuary science.
some characters in this book are not human? (pets for example)
Nope. All human.
this book has more than one genre?
True. It’s a cozy because I have an amateur sleuth but there’s a clear romance going on between the two main characters.
you speak more than one language?
Fluently, no.
you grew up where you live now?
True! But that’s only because I moved back to where I grew up recently.
you love to read?
True! It’s a true passion but it’s hard to find the time to lose myself in a book these days.
you are never late?
True! Being late makes me anxious.
you love pizza?
False. With young children in the house it’s always a staple and I’m kind of over it.
you love sushi?
True.
you have a pet?
True. I have 2 cats who are sisters, a calico and a torti. Their names are Aurora and Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty—one of my favorite classic Disney movies.
and most browsers will follow not long after.
Where to buy Body Conscious
Publisher The Wild Rose Press
Universal link https://books2read.com/anadiamondauthor
Ana Diamond Social Media
When Ana Diamond isn’t writing about tough gals finding love in unexpected places, she’s at work by day in the medical field. She writes romantic cozy mystery novels with feisty strong women and alluring men who can’t resist them. Her books are fast paced, entertaining and heartfelt all at once.
Ana is a 2020 Tara Contest Finalist for Body Conscious and 2015 Melody of Love contest finalist. She lives in New York with her husband, two children and two needy but wildly entertaining kitty cats.
Website https://anadiamondauthor.com/
Blog https://anadiamondauthor.blogspot.com/
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