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Meet Maggie Blackbird @BlackbirdMaggie Author of His Proposition #RLFblog #ContemporaryRomance
Her biggest dream’s offered on a platter, but the clincher is, she has to marry a perfect stranger.
Maggie Blackbird, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about His Proposition.
His Proposition by Maggie Blackbird
Genre Interracial, contemporary romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13
When her employer offers the no-nonsense Shannon Nadjiwon the position of chauffeuring Séamus Daugherty, she jumps at the chance. To work for one of Toronto’s most powerful families means she can make her biggest dream of owning a fleet of limos come true, something her female relations tooling away at her Ojibway community want badly for her, and she won’t let them down.
His reckless need for speed cost Séamus Daugherty his license. If he doesn’t marry, as demanded by his overbearing father, he will lose not only his lucrative job with the family business—the only positive aspect in Séamus’ gilded cage life—but everything Daugherty.
The unpretentious and gorgeous Shannon will make the perfect bride, and Séamus is ready to strike a deal with her, one that will ensure he keeps everything he holds dear if she puts a wedding ring on her finger. However, they face three big obstacles: His family, her family, and a marriage neither truly wants, leaving both wondering if the sizzling sexual chemistry and cozy rapport they share is enough to create a happily ever after.
What is your favorite subject to talk about?
Golf. I’m a golf junkie
What is your favorite meal?
I’m a quirky sort of person and would rather eat burnt popcorn for a meal than steak or pizza LOL.
What are your favorite reference books?
Anything by Basil Johnston. I love his books.
Where to buy His Proposition
Publisher https://www.extasybooks.com/His-Proposition
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/His-Proposition-Maggie-Blackbird-ebook/dp/B0B9MB8FJL/
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/his-proposition-maggie-blackbird/1142010304
iBooks https://books.apple.com/us/book/his-proposition/id6443282683
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/his-proposition
Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1160749Maggie Blackbird Social Media
An Ojibway from Northwestern Ontario, Maggie resides in the country with her husband and their fur babies, two beautiful Alaskan Malamutes. When she’s not writing, she can be found pulling weeds in the flower beds, mowing the huge lawn, walking the Mals deep in the bush, teeing up a ball at the golf course, fishing in the boat for walleye, or sitting on the deck at her sister’s house, making more wonderful memories with the people she loves most.
Website https://maggieblackbird.com
Blog https://maggieblackbird.com/blog
Twitter https://twitter.com/BlackbirdMaggie/
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Read Born for This the new #Historical time travel romance by Maggie Blackbird @BlackbirdMaggie #FirstNations #Romance
She’s always been obsessed with her ancestors, and now he’s offering her a chance to live with them…forever, in Born for This, book one in the Maizemerized series by Maggie Blackbird.
Maggie, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Born for This.
Why did you write this book?
An author friend came up with the idea well over a year ago. She asked if myself and two other author friends if we’d be interested in writing a Halloween series for our publisher based on a corn maze and a scarecrow. Since corn is Maandamin in the Ojibway world, and also the corn spirit who sacrificed himself so the People could live, I had the prefect idea for this corn maze and scarecrow.
What is your favorite genre to read?
Historical Romance
Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?
This is a really tough question. I have so many favourite characters. I’d go with Chandos from Johanna Lindsey’s A Heart So Wild.
What are you working on at the moment?
An interracial contemporary romance with the tropes of marriage of convenience, billionaire, and fish out of water.
What books will we see from you in coming months?
In 2022, expect the last two books in the Maizemerized series, and my contemporary novel His Proposition.
Born for This – Maizemerized #1
She’s always been obsessed with her ancestors, and now he’s offering her a chance to live with them…forever.
Second-year university student Edie Whitecrow gobbles up each course on Indigenous studies. If only she could experience the lives of her Anishinaabe ancestors instead of reading about them. On her way to a Halloween party decked out as a historical Ojibway maiden, she spies a corn maze in a spot known to be barren.
A scarecrow figure beckons Edie to enter with the enticing offer of making her biggest wish come true. She jumps at the chance and finds herself in the past, face to face with the man who haunts her dreams—the handsome brave Thunder Bear. He claims he’s spent twelve years waiting for Gitche Manidoo to send her to him.
Life in the eighteenth century isn’t what Edie romanticized about, though. When her conscience is tested, she must choose between the modern day or the world of her descendants—where the man she was created for resides.
Where to buy Born for This
Publisher https://www.extasybooks.com/Born-for-This
Maggie Blackbird Social Media
An Ojibway from Northwestern Ontario, Maggie resides in the country with her husband and their fur babies, two beautiful Alaskan Malamutes. When she’s not writing, she can be found pulling weeds in the flower beds, mowing the huge lawn, walking the Mals deep in the bush, teeing up a ball at the golf course, fishing in the boat for walleye, or sitting on the deck at her sister’s house, making more wonderful memories with the people she loves most.
Website https://maggieblackbird.com
Blog https://maggieblackbird.com/blog
Twitter https://twitter.com/BlackbirdMaggie/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maggieblackbirdauthor/
Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/maggieblackbird
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Not mine, but others #CancerAwareness by Maggie Blackbird @BlackbirdMaggie author of Born For This #RLFblog #OwnVoices
Welcome to day four of Cancer Awareness posts for 2021 on RLFblog. Today’s guest is Maggie Blackbird.
Although I never experienced cancer firsthand, I did have this awful illness affect my life. Two people within my family battled cancer. My dad lost his fight this summer, and over a decade ago, my older sister faced this horrific disease and prevailed. Within my extended family, I have also watched one cousin, three uncles, and my grandfather succumb to cancer.
While growing up, I didn’t hear too much about the big C. If it did happen, people were shocked and horrified. My BFF, at the tender age of nineteen, lost her dad to this cruel disease. Nowadays, it’s too common, and you know someone who is undergoing chemo, had radiation, or has passed away. Why it’s so common now, I am not sure.
There are always fundraising dinners happening at the recreation centre on the reserve, because someone is always fighting this disease. A childhood friend was taken too soon from lung cancer. She left behind a devastated daughter, mother, and brother.
Awareness is important, along with screening. I faithfully have three screenings done for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer, and urge others to do the same.
Born for This – Maizemerized #1
She’s always been obsessed with her ancestors, and now he’s offering her a chance to live with them…forever.
Second-year university student Edie Whitecrow gobbles up each course on Indigenous studies. If only she could experience the lives of her Anishinaabe ancestors instead of reading about them. On her way to a Halloween party decked out as a historical Ojibway maiden, she spies a corn maze in a spot known to be barren.
A scarecrow figure beckons Edie to enter with the enticing offer of making her biggest wish come true. She jumps at the chance and finds herself in the past, face to face with the man who haunts her dreams—the handsome brave Thunder Bear. He claims he’s spent twelve years waiting for Gitche Manidoo to send her to him.
Life in the eighteenth century isn’t what Edie romanticized about, though. When her conscience is tested, she must choose between the modern day or the world of her descendants—where the man she was created for resides.
Where to buy Born for This
Publisher https://www.extasybooks.com/Born-for-This
Maggie Blackbird Social Media
An Ojibway from Northwestern Ontario, Maggie resides in the country with her husband and their fur babies, two beautiful Alaskan Malamutes. When she’s not writing, she can be found pulling weeds in the flower beds, mowing the huge lawn, walking the Mals deep in the bush, teeing up a ball at the golf course, fishing in the boat for walleye, or sitting on the deck at her sister’s house, making more wonderful memories with the people she loves most.
Website https://maggieblackbird.com
Blog https://maggieblackbird.com/blog
Twitter https://twitter.com/BlackbirdMaggie/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maggieblackbirdauthor/
Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/maggieblackbird
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Know the Hero from Knight Moves by Maggie Blackbird @BlackbirdMaggie #RLFblog #YA #MMRomance #OwnVoices
Although two young lovers are torn apart, they still hold a piece of each other’s heart in Maggie Blackbird’s new Young Adult LGBT romance, Knight Moves, book three in the When We Were Young series.
Maggie, 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 hero, but first, tell us about Knight Moves.
Knight Moves by Maggie Blackbird
Genre: Young Adult LGBT Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13
After receiving his grade twelve diploma and marking his eighteenth birthday, René Oshawee cannot fight the temptation seventeen-year-old high school junior Billy Redsky blatantly offers now that what they share has become taboo.
When their secret romance is blown into the open, Billy’s foster parents send René to Toronto to complete the last of his schooling under the supervision of a family friend, leaving Billy behind at their Ojibway community.
Now Billy and René must make the biggest decision of their lives—fight for the true love they know they’ll never find with anyone else, or go their separate ways.
Know the Hero from Knight Moves
Here are some fun questions to help us know your hero.
It’s late, he’s bored. What does he do?
He’ll whip out his sketchpad, grab his charcoal pencils, set the TV to Forensic Files, and sketch while he watches TV.
What kind of food would he impulse buy if hungry?
Kentucky Fried Chicken. He can’t get enough of the Colonel’s eleven herbs and spices.
Describe the kind of clothes he prefers to wear.
Jeans, T-shirt, running shoes, and a hoodie
Does he know how to fix things?
He only knows how to break things LOL.
He tried to do something and it went badly. Tell us about it.
He will get emotional and probably have a fit. He’s got a quick temper and lacks patience. If something does not go right the first time, he becomes frustrated.
How does he act around children he doesn’t know?
He’s really good with children. Being in foster care, he can relate to all children. He will talk to them. Play with them if they wish to play. If they are sad, try and cheer them up. He adores kids.
What is he like first thing in the morning?
He’s a little bit sleepy, but rather excited because he’s living at “Castle Oshawee,” his dream place, so every morning is something special to him, especially since René is across the hall from his bedroom.
Can he use chopsticks?
No. He prefers a knife and fork.
Does he drink coffee? If so, how does he take it? If not, what does he drink instead?
Yes, he does. He likes about three containers of cream and four teaspoons or sugar. If he’s not drinking coffee, he’s all about root beer.
What apps would he have on his phone?
He’s a 90s teenager so he does not have a smart phone, but if he did, he would most likely enjoy social media, drawing apps, apps related to his culture.
Android or iPhone?
I would say iPhone. He’s artsy, and he’d love Apple products.
Beard or clean-shaven?
Clean-shaven.
Earrings/piercings/tattoos or unadorned skin?
Unadorned.
Personal vehicle or public transport?
He gets to use the other hero’s truck in the story, so a Ford F150 4×4.
Recycle or toss?
Recycle. He’s very respectful of nature.
Thanks for helping us get to know your hero!
Where to buy Knight Moves
Publisher https://www.devinedestinies.com/coming-soon/978-1-4874-3242-3-knight-moves/
Maggie Blackbird Social Media
An Ojibway from Northwestern Ontario, Maggie resides in the country with her husband and their fur babies, two beautiful Alaskan Malamutes. When she’s not writing, she can be found pulling weeds in the flower beds, mowing the huge lawn, walking the Mals deep in the bush, teeing up a ball at the golf course, fishing in the boat for walleye, or sitting on the deck at her sister’s house, making more wonderful memories with the people she loves most.
Website https://maggieblackbird.com
Blog https://maggieblackbird.com/blog
Twitter https://twitter.com/BlackbirdMaggie/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maggieblackbirdauthor/
Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/maggieblackbird
BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/profile/maggie-blackbird
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