• RLF Gems

    #Romance Lives Forever Top Bloggers @tinadonahue @JArleneCuliner #RLFblog

    The Top Blogger for this month is Tina Donahue, who wins a month of free advertising on the blog. Our
    Top Blogger of the Year in 2015 was Sabrina York, who won a year of free advertising
    for 2016.

    About Tina Donahue

    Amazon Author Page http://amzn.to/1ChWFkO
    Triberr: http://bit.ly/1CE2ec7
    Sweet ‘n Sexy Divas: http://bit.ly/1ChWN3K
    Romance Books 4 US: http://bit.ly/1JPtfeS

    Top Five Bloggers for the Month

    Each month, the RLF Gems post ranks in the top ten, but is not
    counted, in order to focus on guests. The winners are judged by page views. Congratulations
    to each one!
    1 Tina Donahue
    2 J Arlene Culiner
    3 Rue Allyn
    3 Mary E Thompson
    4 Milou Koenings
    5 Lisa M Owens
    Honorable mention: Red
    L Jameson

    Top Chatters for the Month

    Because the person who gets the most comments in a month is not always the
    person who

    gets the most page views per month, I instituted the Top Chatter Award.
    This is the award for the person who receives the most comments. To win, a guest
    must have five or more comments (not counting the guest author’s). There can be
    up to three winners.

    This month’s winner’s are:
    1 Red L Jameson
    2 Adele Downs
    3 Milou Koenings
    Romance Lives Forever features authors and new books. It has
    a blogger’s FAQ page with a downloadable guide and six optional interviews. Readers
    can follow via Google+, Networked Blogs, Linky Followers, email, an RSS feed, and
    there’s a blog button readers and authors can grab. Authors can share previous books.
    The blog uses author or publisher names as tags on posts, and author Twitter handles
    in the titles. The site is broadcast over Triberr with a potential reach of over
    3.5M readers via its Twitter-linked network. Twitter mentions are also gathered
    in several Paper.li ezines, giving the author additional opportunities for promotion.
    The Romance Lives
    Forever Paper.li ezine
    features only guest authors.
    Each post is featured on the Romance Lives Forever Pinterest
    board within a few days after it goes live. http://www.pinterest.com/kayelleallen/romance-lives-forever-rlfblog/

    Share your book cover on Romance Lives Forever

    Limited spots to share book covers are available. Cost is $5
    per month, with a 20% discount for one quarter and up to one year. Covers can be
    changed monthly.

    RLFblog Admin – Nicole Morgan

    Author Nicole Morgan assists me with scheduling for Romance Lives
    Forever. She is the blog admin. Look for emails from her. Nicole and I want to ensure
    everyone who requests a spot on the blog gets a personal response. Please use this
    email if you have questions or need help: rlfblog-owner@yahoogroups.com We
    both receive email sent here. You don’t have to join a group or do anything special.
    This group simply provides a joint email for us and streamlines things for you.
    The email address is included in all downloadable interviews on the FAQ page.

    Sign Up for a Future Post

    Guest calendar http://bit.ly/rlf-guests
    My thanks to all who took part this month. You made Romance Lives
    Forever a great place to discover new books and authors. 
    Other participants this month
    in alphabetical order by first name are:

    Amanda Mackey, Brita Addams, Claire Gem, Dena Hankins, Houston Havens, Jessica
    Cale, Kathy Kulig, Kayelle Allen, Kristina Knight, Laurel Richards, Lisa
    Detweiler, Livia Quinn, Marian Lanouette, Nicole Morgan, Olivia Night, Sarah
    Marsh, Vicki Batman
  • Contemporary

    Damaged by @_lisamowens #RLFblog #Contemporary #Romance

    Today’s featured book is Damaged by Lisa M. Owens.

    About the Book

    Title Damaged
    Genre  Contemporary Romance
    Author  Lisa M. Owens
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Freedom isn’t free.
    Staff Sergeant Austin Chandler learned this lesson well. Dealing with the devastating truth that his military career is over, he is discharged from the Marines and returns home from fighting the war in Afghanistan with battle scars he fears will never heal. But the truth is a bitter pill to swallow when he arrives at the airport and realizes his wife has abandoned him when he needed her the most. Broken in body as well as in spirit, Austin suffers not only from the slow-healing scars on his back, but also the wounds that her desertion has left on his troubled heart.
    Until a chance encounter with a beautiful artist leaves him wondering if perhaps some things are meant to be. Trisha Morgan has secrets she is desperately wants to hide. With a troubled past and abandonment issues of her own, she fears love only leads to rejection and pain.
    But can two wounded souls break through the battered barriers of each other’s hearts?

    Buy This Book

    About the Author

    The writing bug bit Lisa M. Owens at an early age; she was writing short stories and poetry by the age of seven. At the age of eight, she entered a writing contest at her elementary school. About fifty books were written,but Lisa was one of the thirteen writers chosen whoreceived a certificate and the chance to meet Oklahoma writer Sandy Miller.
    A former victim of domestic violence herself, Lisa worked at the courthouse for over seven years. Almost three of those years she worked on the Marriage License/Protective Order desk. She helped women file protective orders and worked closely with the staff and counselors at DVIS.
    Frustrated with books that merely gloss over the subject of domestic violence, Lisa wanted to write a book that told the entire story. Her dream is for her words to help give someone the courage to leave an abusive relationship.
    She resides in Oklahoma and has two children. This is her third published novel, and she is currently working on the second novel of this series. She is currently working on her fourth novel.
    Lisa enjoys hearing from her readers.

    Author Social Media

  • RLF Gems

    #Romance Lives Forever Top Bloggers @tinadonahue @sabrina_york #RLFblog

    The Top Blogger for this month is Tina Donahue, who wins a month of free advertising on the blog. Our
    Top Blogger of the Year in 2015 was Sabrina York, who won a year of free advertising
    for 2016.

    About Tina Donahue

    Amazon Author Page http://amzn.to/1ChWFkO
    Triberr: http://bit.ly/1CE2ec7
    Sweet ‘n Sexy Divas: http://bit.ly/1ChWN3K
    Romance Books 4 US: http://bit.ly/1JPtfeS

    Top Five Bloggers for the Month

    Each month, the RLF Gems post ranks in the top ten, but is not
    counted, in order to focus on guests. The winners are judged by page views. Congratulations
    to each one!
    1 Tina Donahue
    2 Susan Vaughn
    3 Diane Saxon
    4 Kryssie Fortune
    5 Carmen Stefanescu
    Honorable mention: Kris
    Bock, Jose Riviera

    Top Chatters for the Month

    Because the person who gets the most comments in a month is not always the
    person who

    gets the most page views per month, I instituted the Top Chatter Award.
    This is the award for the person who receives the most comments. To win, a guest
    must have five or more comments (not counting the guest author’s). There can be
    up to three winners.

    This month’s winner’s are:
    1 Sabrina York
    2 Carmen Stefanescu
    3 Susan Vaughn
    Romance Lives Forever features authors and new books. It has
    a blogger’s FAQ page with a downloadable guide and six optional interviews. Readers
    can follow via Google+, Networked Blogs, Linky Followers, email, an RSS feed, and
    there’s a blog button readers and authors can grab. Authors can share previous books.
    The blog uses author or publisher names as tags on posts, and author Twitter handles
    in the titles. The site is broadcast over Triberr with a potential reach of over
    3.5M readers via its Twitter-linked network. Twitter mentions are also gathered
    in several Paper.li ezines, giving the author additional opportunities for promotion.
    The Romance Lives
    Forever Paper.li ezine
    features only guest authors, and the day’s guest is on
    its front page every day.
    Each post is featured on the Romance Lives Forever Pinterest
    board within a few days after it goes live. http://www.pinterest.com/kayelleallen/romance-lives-forever-rlfblog/

    Share your book cover on Romance Lives Forever

    Limited spots to share book covers are available. Cost is $5
    per month, with a 20% discount for one quarter and up to one year. Covers can be
    changed monthly.

    RLFblog Admin – Nicole Morgan

    Author Nicole Morgan assists me with scheduling for Romance Lives
    Forever. She is the blog admin. Look for emails from her. Nicole and I want to ensure
    everyone who requests a spot on the blog gets a personal response. Please use this
    email if you have questions or need help: rlfblog-owner@yahoogroups.com We
    both receive email sent here. You don’t have to join a group or do anything special.
    This group simply provides a joint email for us and streamlines things for you.
    The email address is included in all downloadable interviews on the FAQ page.

    Sign Up for a Future Post

    Sign up form http://bit.ly/rlf-date 
    Guest calendar http://bit.ly/rlf-guests
    My thanks to all who took part this month. You made Romance Lives
    Forever a great place to discover new books and authors.
    Other participants this month
    in alphabetical order by first name are:
    Ally Bishop, Alyse Raines, Anne Kane, Brita Addams, Cherry Wild and
    Sophia Soror, Houston Havens, Iris Blobel, Jon Michaelsen, Kayelle Allen, Laurel
    Richards, Leslie Ann Sartor, Livia Quinn, Liz Flaherty, Lynette Sofras, Mary J.
    McCoy-Dressel, MJ Greenway, Nicole Evelina, Nicole Morgan, Olivia Night, Taylor
    Brooks