• Christmas or Holiday,  Is It True

    Is It True: A Romance for Christmas by Kayelle Allen #RLFblog #Holiday #Romance

    Is It True: A Romance for Christmas by Kayelle Allen #RLFblog #Holiday #RomanceLet’s play Is It True with today’s guest, Kayelle Allen. This is a game with yes and no questions. Writers can elaborate on answers as much as they choose.

    A Romance for Christmas by Kayelle Allen

    Genre Sweet contemporary holiday romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): G
    Alone at Christmas. What a sad thing! When your loved one will never be home for Christmas again, what do you do? In the sweet holiday romance, A Romance for Christmas, a widow with a small child answers a knock at her door late on Christmas Eve. When she answers, everything about her holiday — and her life — changes. Love, loss, and the spirit of giving — this book is what Christmas is all about…

    Is it true:

    this is your first book?
    A Romance for Christmas is my ninth book. All but one of the others is science fiction. This story is a one-off for me, but it’s a favorite.
    this book is part of a series?
    This is a standalone story.
    you lost sleep while writing this book?
    Actually, this one came as a surprise — I finished it in one day. It’s a short, quick read.
    you did research for this book?
    I did. I looked up info about police work.
    some characters in this book are not human? (pets for example)
    No pets, but there is a very important dolly.
    this book has more than one genre?
    A Romance for Christmas is contemporary, sweet, and holiday all in one.
    you speak more than one language?
    Not yet, but I’m learning Russian.
    you grew up where you live now?
    No. I moved all over the US and even Central America (as a child).
    you love to read?
    Yes! More than one book a week most of the year. I especially love historical romance, science fiction, and non-fiction topics like archaeology and writing.
    you are never late?
    If I said yes, my kids would laugh me out of town.
    you love pizza?
    Almost any kind, but hold the sausage, green peppers and anchovies. Layer on the pepperoni — it’s hard to give me too much of that. I could eat pizza every day. Or nachos. Yum.
    you love sushi?
    I do. I have a few favorites, but especially veggie. Also smoked salmon.
    you have a pet?
    No, but I will be living next door to someone with two dogs once I move in just under a month. I’ve already made friends with them and the dogs. Can’t wait to get settled in.

    Where to buy A Romance for Christmas

    Universal book link https://books2read.com/u/31MNPw

    Kayelle Allen Social Media

    Homeworld https://kayelleallen.com
    Reader Groups https://kayelleallen.com/reader-groups/
    Twitter http://twitter.com/kayelleallen
    Facebook http://facebook.com/kayelleallen.author
    Pinterest http://pinterest.com/kayelleallen/
    Amazon Author page http://amazon.com/author/kayelleallen

  • Christmas or Holiday,  Is It True

    Is It True: An Ozarks Christmas by Angela Drake @AngelaDrakeA #RLFblog #SweetRomance

    Is It True: An Ozarks Christmas by Angela Drake @AngelaDrakeA #RLFblog #SweetRomanceWelcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Let’s play Is It True with today’s guest, Angela Drake, author of An Ozarks Christmas, a sweet holiday romance. This is a game with yes and no questions. Writers can elaborate on answers as much as they choose.

    An Ozarks Christmas by Angela Drake

    Genre Sweet Romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG
    From the moment he sees Stephanie across the crowded restaurant, Brendan Keane knows he has to have her… and does. Unaware that four years later, their lives would take different paths and Stephanie will marry someone else. After the murder of her husband, Stephanie Douglas takes her two children and moves to the Ozarks, carrying with her a secret she’s harbored for ten years. When Stephanie’s company, ‘Planned to Perfection’, is called upon to plan his daughter’s wedding, Brendan’s back in her life. And this time Stephanie fears she won’t be able to tell him good-bye.

    Is it true:

    this is your first book?
    No. My first book, Somewhere Down the Line came out with Burroughs publishing 4 years ago
    this book is part of a series?
    Yes. This is Book 1 of a 4-book series
    you lost sleep while writing this book?
    Yes
    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?
    no
    you speak more than one language?
    No
    you grew up where you live now?
    No. Born and raised in CO until my late teens.
    you love to read?
    Yes
    you are never late?
    No. I try not to be but doesn’t always happen.
    you love pizza?
    Yes
    you love sushi?
    No
    you have a pet?
    Yes – 3 dogs, 2 cats

    Where to buy An Ozarks Christmas

    Amazon – https://amzn.to/2pItaXG

    Angela Drake Social Media

    Angela Drake believes in happy endings, the magic of ‘what if’ and second chances. When not living vicariously through her characters, Angela spends her day working social media accounts for musicians and authors. She enjoys time with her granddaughters, gardening, journaling, and a myriad of artistic pursuits. She shares a home in the Ozarks with her husband, two dogs and three cats. She loves networking with readers and writers through her Facebook, twitter Instagram and blog.
    Blog http://angeladrake.blogspot.com
    Twitter https://twitter.com/angeladrakea
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AngelaDrake.author/
    Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/adrake0408/
    Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/AngelaDrake
    Amazon Author Page www.amazon.com/author/angeladrake

  • Christmas or Holiday,  Is It True

    Is It True: A Prickly Christmas Kiss by Allyson R Abbott @AllysonRAbbott #RLFblog Sweet Small Town Holiday #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, Allyson R Abbott, author of A Prickly Christmas Kiss, a Sweet Small Town Holiday Romance. This is a game with yes and no questions. Writers can elaborate on answers as much as they choose.

    A Prickly Christmas Kiss by Allyson R Abbott

    Genre: Sweet Small Town Holiday Romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG
    A Prickly Christmas Kiss
    By #1 International Bestselling and Award Winning Author Allyson R Abbott
    Finalist in OKRWA ‘Contemporary Short’ Book Awards
    Christmas Kiss: Book 1
    A Sweet Holiday Romance and Small Town Romance
    Emma Louise Fallon, aka Elf, is stranded alone in a cold isolated cabin, when her girlfriend is forced to bail out on their vacation plans.
    The solo rustic life is becoming all too much for her. She’s convinced that a stray cat, who has decided to keep her company, has magical powers, that the local shop owners are secretly Mr. and Mrs. Claus, and nothing can stop her from laughing when the hot local Martian-come-cop come-veterinarian introduces himself as Rudi.
    A teen or young adult book. Humorous fiction for women. Romance with funny Christmas story. Humorous fiction bestseller. New Adult Romance with a sweet and happy ending. A Christmas Romance

    Is it true:

    this is your first book?
    no
    this book is part of a series?
    yes
    you lost sleep while writing this book?
    no
    you did research for this book?
    yes
    some characters in this book are not human? (pets for example)
    yes
    this book has more than one genre?
    yes
    you speak more than one language?
    no, but I am trying to learn Spanish
    you grew up where you live now?
    no
    you love to read?
    yes
    you are never late?
    no
    you love pizza?
    yes
    you love sushi?
    no
    you have a pet?
    no

    Where to buy A Prickly Christmas Kiss

    US http://www.amazon.com/dp/B075RVN19N
    UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B075RVN19N
    CA http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B075RVN19N
    AU http://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B075RVN19N
    Also available in KindleUnlimited

    Allyson R Abbott Social Media

    #1 International Bestselling and Award-Winning Author (fiction and non-fiction) A Blooming Boomer who loves life on the road, making new friends and meeting great people. Enjoying life in the slow lane whenever possible!
    After a few full-on years of travelling, which included a year and a half checking out New Zealand, a few Pacific islands, Australia and South Africa, 15months driving around the USA in a motorhome, some quick few weeks visit to Canada, Mexico, Cuba and Spain, Allyson and her husband have now decided to pull over onto the hard shoulder for a while and have settled on the Valencian Province in Spain. Life is rich, according to Allyson, but the pocket is empty and needed time to focus on her writing. It is very easy to get distracted when you see so many beautiful places while on the road, she admitted.
    The last twelve months have seen three new nonfiction books; all helping authors write, publish and promote their books, thirteen short sexy reads penned as Cyra May, three new Sweet Christmas stories (all to be published before December 2018); and a Holiday Hunks book which will be included in an anthology with other author.
    Candy Apple Pink, a brand new short story, is also to be included in the ‘Pink’ anthology 2018, which raises fund for Breast Cancer Research.
    Living in Spain is great. Of course being locked in a room and chained to a desk, did not help top up her sun tan, but at least Allyson was very productive.
    Website http://www.AllysonRAbbott.com
    Blog http://allysonrabbott.blogspot.com/
    Twitter https://twitter.com/AllysonRAbbott
    Facebook http://www.facebook.com/AllysonRAbbott
    Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/AllysonRAbbott
    Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Allyson-R.-Abbott/e/B00SJPD84I
    Newsletter http://www.allysonrabbott.com/contact.html
    Bookbub https://www.bookbub.com/profile/allyson-r-abbott
    Google+ http://google.com/+AllysonRAbbott

     

  • Is It True,  Regency

    Is It True: When the Marquess Returns by Alanna Lucas @alannalucas27 #RLFblog #RegencyRomance

    Is It True: When the Marquess Returns by Alanna Lucas @alannalucas27 #RLFblog #RegencyRomanceWelcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Let’s play Is It True with today’s guest, Alanna Lucas, author of When the Marquess Returns, a Regency Romance. This is a game with yes and no questions. Writers can elaborate on answers as much as they choose.

    When the Marquess Returns by Alanna Lucas

    Genre Historical Romance-Regency
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG-13
    A Marquess in Waiting and the Cursed Heiress…
    The ton is abuzz and mamas are lining up their daughters; identical twins Maximus and Lucius St. Albans are making their entry into society. But they’re not just eligible–they’re the missing grandsons of the Duke of Warrington, stolen as infants.
    However, Maximus doesn’t relish the battle with his cocky, reprobate brother to be the next Marquess. And he has no time for the simpering misses now vying for his attention. Only Miss Sabina Teverton has his interest.
    She was resigned to life as a spinster but from the moment Sabina meets Lord Maximus, her heart is torn. She dreams of a match with him–but how can that be when she’s been branded as cursed…and she knows secrets of that night long ago when Maximus and his twin were snatched from their cradles?

    Is it true:

    this is your first book?
    No – number 12!
    this book is part of a series?
    Yes- it is part of a multi-author series, but each book is a standalone.
    you lost sleep while writing this book?
    Yes! In addition to the twin brother’s in the story constantly arguing in my head, my family and I were selling one house, moving into my mom’s house while the new—well, new to us—house was going through escrow, moved again, then just when we were down to last five boxes, a plumbing disaster struck (rooms gutted, new plumbing throughout…just a mess!).
    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?
    No
    you speak more than one language?
    Sort of. I studied in Paris, France *mumbles into her hand how many years ago* and became quite proficient in speaking French, but I rarely get the opportunity to speak it now. My kids have just started taking French this semester, so I’m hoping it comes back to me.
    you grew up where you live now?
    No
    you love to read?
    OMG Yes!! I love books! (Does anyone answer ‘no’ to that?)
    you are never late?
    Ha! I have a teen daughter. Of course we’re always running late!
    you love pizza?
    Yes—my husband makes the best pizza, all from scratch.
    you love sushi?
    Yes
    you have a pet?
    Yes—Josie is a very sweet German Shorthaired Pointer.

    Where to buy When the Marquess Returns

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/When-Marquess-Returns-Legend-Love-ebook/dp/B07G2TH8CR
    Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/when-the-marquess-returns-alanna-lucas/1129319943
    iBooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1427801768
    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/when-the-marquess-returns

    Alanna Lucas Social Media

    Alanna Lucas grew up in Southern California, but always dreamed of distant lands and bygone eras. From an early age she took interest in art, history, and travel, and enjoys incorporating those diversions into her writing. Alanna makes her home in California where she spends her time writing historical romances, dreaming of her next travel destination, and spending time with family.
    Website https://alannalucas.com/
    Twitter https://twitter.com/alannalucas27
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAlannaLucas/
    Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/alannalucas/
    Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/alannalucas
    Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Alanna-Lucas/e/B00HPC0MYU
    Newsletter https://alannalucas.com/

     

  • Is It True,  Paranormal

    Is It True: Blood Instincts by Marie Lavender @marielavender1 #RLFblog #ParanormalRomance #PNR

    Is It True: Blood Instincts by Marie Lavender @marielavender1 #RLFblog #ParanormalRomance #PNRWelcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Let’s play Is It True with today’s guest, Marie Lavender, author of Blood Instincts, a paranormal romance/urban fantasy with a futuristic angle. This is a game with yes and no questions. Writers can elaborate on answers as much as they choose.

    Blood Instincts by Marie Lavender

    Genre: Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Enter the Other World at your own risk…
    What if you found out that you weren’t exactly…human?
    Myah Sullivan is suddenly living that nightmare. There are Others in the world, dangerous, supernatural creatures that make her mind spin and cause her to question the reality she’s always known.
    Oliver King is her savior, a vampire who tries to show her the way. Through her journey she learns far more than she ever thought she would about herself, and about the past. Soon, she discovers that there is so much more to meeting Oliver than mere happenstance.
    Can Myah accept her new reality, or will she retreat into that normal, safe world she once thought was her own?

    Is it true:

    this is your first book?
    No, I have been published since 2010.
    this book is part of a series?
    Yes, this novel is book two of the Blood at First Sight Series. This will be a trilogy when it’s all finished.
    you lost sleep while writing this book?
    LOL. Some sleep, yes. Often my characters keep me awake and won’t shut up until I write a scene or chapter.
    you did research for this book?
    Yes, I always do research for the books I write.
    some characters in this book are not human? (pets for example)
    Of course. What would a paranormal romance be without different creatures? The Other World, as I call it, is comprised of various supernatural species. Those that this book touches on are vampires, shapeshifters, witches, pixies and fairies.
    this book has more than one genre?
    Yes, my books often cross genres. So there is definitely paranormal romance/urban fantasy with a hint of a futuristic realm.
    you speak more than one language?
    Sort of. Though I’m fluent in English, my Spanish is a bit rusty, and I only know a handful of French words.
    you grew up where you live now?
    Yes, I’m still in Indiana, in a small town.
    you love to read?
    Of course! I’ve always loved reading books. From the time I was a kid, my nose was buried in one. I found the fictional world a great escape.
    you are never late?
    Not because I want to be. I really hate being late, but sometimes it’s out of my hands. Or the muse has other ideas.
    you love pizza?
    I love pizza! My doctor has me on a gluten-free diet right now, though, so that puts a bit of a damper on things.
    you love sushi?
    Yes, I adore sushi. I think salmon or tuna might be my favorite, though I’m willing to try others. Just not the bizarre stuff.
    you have a pet?
    I have two cats, actually. Emma and Katerina (Kit Kat).

    Video for Blood Instincts

    https://youtu.be/li3Dz0tUWo0

    Where to buy Blood Instincts

    Publisher http://solsticepublishing.com/blood-instincts/
    Amazon https://bookgoodies.com/a/B07DFL8DRR

    http://mybook.to/BI

    Marie Lavender Social Media

    Multi-genre author of Victorian romance, Upon Your Return, and 23 other books. Upon Your Love and The Missing Piece placed in the TOP 10 on the 2017 P&E Readers’ Poll. Directions Of The Heart was nominated for the 2017 Reader’s Choice Awards. The I Love Romance Blog became a finalist in StartDating DK’s Romance Blog Awards of 2017. ILRB landed on Feedspot’s 2017 Top 100 Novel Blogs and TOP 100 Romance Blogs. Directions Of The Heart placed in the Top 10 Books of 2017 on Amy’s Bookshelf Reviews blog. Top 20 Authors of 2017 on Amy’s Bookshelf Reviews blog. Mystery Blogger Award for 2017. A to Z Blog Challenge Survivor in 2016. March 2016 Empress of the Universe title – winner of the “Broken Heart” themed contest and the “I Love You” themed contest on Poetry Universe. Second Chance Heart and A Little Magick placed in the TOP 10 on the 2015 P&E Readers’ Poll. Nominated in the TRR Readers’ Choice Awards for Winter 2015. Poetry winner of the 2015 PnPAuthors Contest. The Versatile Blogger Award for 2015. Honorable Mention in the 2014 BTS Red Carpet Book Awards. Finalist and Runner-up in the 2014 MARSocial’s Author of the Year Competition. Honorable mention in the January 2014 Reader’s Choice Award. Liebster Blogger Award for 2013, 2014 and 2016. 2013 and 2014 Amazon Bestseller Ranking for Upon Your Return. Top 10 Authors on AuthorsDB.com. Winner of the Great One Liners Contest on the Directory of Published Authors.
    Marie Lavender lives in the Midwest with her family and three cats. She has been writing for a little over twenty-five years. She has more works in progress than she can count on two hands. Since 2010, Marie has published 24 books in the genres of historical romance, contemporary romance, romantic suspense, paranormal romance, dramatic fiction, fantasy, science fiction, mystery/thriller, literary fiction and poetry. She has also contributed to several anthologies. Her current published series are The Heiresses in Love Series, The Eternal Hearts Series, The Magick Series, The Code of Endhivar Series and The Blood at First Sight Series.
    Website: http://marielavender.com/
    Blog: http://iloveromanceblog.wordpress.com/
    http://marielavenderbooks.blogspot.com/
    http://marielavender.blogspot.com/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/marielavender1
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marie.lavender.58
    https://www.facebook.com/MarieAnnLavender
    Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6938764.Marie_Lavender
    Amazon Author Page: http://Author.to/MarieLavender
    Newsletter: http://bit.ly/1g3wO13

     

  • Is It True,  Suspense

    Is It True: Becker Circle by Addison Brae @AddisonBrae1 #RLFblog #RomanticSuspense

    Is It True: Becker Circle by Addison Brae @AddisonBrae1 #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, Addison Brae, author of Becker Circle, a contemporary romantic suspense. This is a game with yes and no questions. Writers can elaborate on answers as much as they choose.

    Becker Circle by Addison Brae

    Genre: Contemporary Romantic Suspense
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): Rated R
    My first and only boyfriend believed I was too gutless to leave. He was dead wrong. My name’s Gillian, and I graduated Harvard early and left his hot temper and everyone else behind for Dallas. Determined to make it on my own, I land a second job bartending at the neighborhood pub smack in drama central where most every jerk in the neighborhood hits on me—at a huge price.
    A week into the job, the neighborhood’s very popular drug dealer falls to his death a few feet from the table I’m serving. The cops say suicide, but the hot guitar player in the house band and I suspect foul play, and I intend to prove it. We dig deeper, grow closer, and make a shocking discovery. We know the murderer. Watch the trailer.

    Is it true:

    this is your first book?
    No. It’s my third, but my first adult novel.
    this book is part of a series?
    Maybe.
    you lost sleep while writing this book?
    Yes. Days. Weeks. Months.
    you did research for this book?
    Yes. Much of the book takes place in bars, so I spent lots of time talking to bartenders and bar patrons.
    some characters in this book are not human? (pets for example)
    No. Some would question if some of the human characters have a soul though.
    this book has more than one genre?
    Yes. Romantic suspense.
    you speak more than one language?
    No. Not fluently, but I can barely understand and speak a tad of Spanish, French and Greek.
    you grew up where you live now?
    No. I’m in the big city of Dallas now but grew up in East Texas.
    you love to read?
    Yes. Just about anything, but especially thrillers, mysteries, young adult, and a good biography.
    you are never late?
    No. Well, rarely.
    you love pizza?
    Yes. Still angry our favorite neighborhood pizza joint was torn down to build a parking garage at a dental university.
    you love sushi?
    Yes. I didn’t have it for the first time until way into adulthood.
    you have a pet?
    Yes. She’s a neurotic cat with a huge vocabulary named Lucy that’s 10 going on 10 months.

    Where to buy Becker Circle

    Publisher http://www.tirgearrpublishing.com/authors/Brae_Addison/becker-circle.htm
    Amazon http://amzn.to/2GQhgSj
    Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/becker-circle-addison-brae/1128071378?ean=2940155153153
    iBooks http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/isbn9781370780426
    Kobo https://store.kobobooks.com/search?Query=9781370780426
    Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/797034

    Addison Brae Social Media

    Addison Brae lives in Dallas, Texas on the edge of downtown. As a child, she was constantly in trouble for hiding under the bed to read when she was supposed to be napping. She has been writing since childhood starting with diaries, letters and short stories. She continues today with articles, video scripts and other content as an independent marketing consultant.
    When she’s not writing, Addison spends her time traveling the world, collecting interesting cocktail recipes and hosting parties. She’s still addicted to reading and enjoys jogging in her neighborhood park, sipping red wine, binge-watching TV series, vintage clothing and hanging out with her artistic other half and their neurotic cat Lucy.
    Website http://addisonbrae.com/
    Blog http://addisonbrae.com/blog
    Twitter https://twitter.com/AddisonBrae1
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/addison.brae
    Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17759692.Addison_Brae
    Bookbub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/addison-brae
    Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/default/e/B07B443K8P/