• Double Feature,  Modern Western

    Gentlemen Cowboys with a Touch of Bad @maryjdressel #RLFblog #WesternRomance

    Heartbreak’s Reward 
    A Double Feature includes two covers, blurbs, buy links, and social media
    contacts for the author. Today’s featured books are Heartbreak’s Reward and Cowboy
    Boss and his Destiny by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel

    Heartbreak’s Reward Bk 2

    This book can be read alone.
    Genre Contemporary Western Romance
    Author Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Rancher Jase Carlson doesn’t understand the ache in the hollow
    of his chest, since his ex-wife ripped his heart out. She doesn’t follow the court
    rules where his children are concerned, making him even more pissed off. Harboring
    a bad attitude, he wishes he wasn’t a gentleman when he comes to the aid of a quick-tempered,
    sexy blonde. He can’t allow her tight jeans and sweet smile to sway him, even after
    he’s coerced into spending time alone with her. Fighting the torturous battle going
    on within his own mind and body, he can either deal with it—or succumb to the woman
    who appears to be everything he didn’t know he needed.
    In an attempt to save her rebellious teen sister from herself—as
    her guardian, Brenna Page leaves everything behind and moves to Canyon Junction,
    Arizona. When she unexpectedly meets a hot-headed cowboy with intense blue eyes
    and muscles to die for, the first thing she wants to do is get away. Since she can’t
    seem to shake him, Brenna wonders if that same grudge-filled cowboy with an attitude
    is someone worth taking on. But still dealing with painful memories, and a sister
    who wants nothing to do with Arizona, the last thing she needs right now is a horse
    ranching cowboy interfering.
    One wrong turn. Two broken families. Brought together by chance,
    and need.
    Note: Look for Book #3, the fourth book in the Double Dutch Ranch
    Series spring 2015.

    Buy Heartbreak’s Reward

    Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NE5MG7S
    Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/heartbreaks-reward-mary-j-mccoy-dressel/1120322073?ean=2940046263114&itm=1&usri=2940046263114

    Cowboy Boss and his Destiny Bk 1

    Can be read alone, but Tristan’s Destiny, Bonus Book 1.5 follows.
    Genre Contemporary Western Romance
    Cowboy Boss and His Destiny
    Author Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Tristan Carlson does the best he can to raise his four-year-old
    daughter on his own. His mother remains on the Double Dutch to lend a hand—giving
    him the ability to maintain the ranch, tend to his horses, and keep up his small-time
    ranching magazine. His attractive, new assistant is everything he wants in a woman,
    including her ginger-red hair. But from his experience with women lately, he’s learned
    that some don’t want a ready-made family. This one seems different, and he’s falling
    hard. But, there’s his little blue-eyed girl, and he’ll protect Destiny’s heart
    with everything within him. Until he knows for sure…
    Living the good life in a big city for many years, Nora Trinity
    ends up a statistic after the magazine she works for makes cutbacks. Despite a family
    betrayal from her past that still needs mending, she moves back home to the small
    town of Canyon Junction, Arizona, with forgiveness on her mind. When she is hired
    by a local rancher to help with his ranching magazine, she finds herself profoundly
    attracted to him. The thing is, her sexy boss comes as a package deal, and his little
    girl is immediately drawn to her. It’s not just about two hearts taking a chance
    now—or two people falling in love… Nora has to be sure of what she wants before
    she takes on the cowboy and his child.

    Buy Cowboy Boss

    Amazon http://amzn.com/B00INIXETA
    Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cowboy-boss-and-his-destiny-mary-j-mccoy-dressel/1118821301?ean=2940046246278

    About the Author

    Early days of reading romance novels and women’s fiction laid
    the groundwork for Mary to take up the pen and write her own memorable love stories.
    She writes sensual contemporary western romance with strong family ties. She’s the
    author of the Double Dutch Ranch Series: Love at First Sight, The Bull Rider Series,
    and a time-travel series now out of print.
    Photography is another way she likes to be creative. Mary has
    had post-secondary classes in creative writing and photography. Before becoming
    a full-time writer, she had a career in education. Her home
    is in the Great Lake State of Michigan, U.S.A. She’s a member of Romance Writers
    of America.

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  • Modern Western

    Heartbreak’s Reward @maryjdressel #RLFblog #Western

    Heartbreak’s Reward 
    Cover Love at Romance Lives Forever is a short intro to a
    book and includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social media contacts for the
    author. Today’s featured book is Heartbreak’s Reward.

    About the Book

    Title Heartbreak’s Reward (Double Dutch Ranch Series: Love at
    First Sight #2)
    Genre Contemporary western romance
    Author Name Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

    Blurb

    Rancher Jase Carlson doesn’t understand the ache in the hollow
    of his chest, since his ex-wife ripped his heart out. She doesn’t follow the court
    rules where his children are concerned, making him even more pissed off. Harboring
    a bad attitude, he wishes he wasn’t a gentleman when he comes to the aid of a quick-tempered,
    sexy blonde. He can’t allow her tight jeans and sweet smile to sway him, even after
    he’s coerced into spending time alone with her. Fighting the torturous battle going
    on within his own mind and body, he can either deal with it—or succumb to the woman
    who appears to be everything he didn’t know he needed.
    In an attempt to save her rebellious teen sister from herself—as
    her guardian, Brenna Page leaves everything behind and moves to Canyon Junction,
    Arizona. When she unexpectedly meets a hot-headed cowboy with intense blue eyes
    and muscles to die for, the first thing she wants to do is get away. Since she can’t
    seem to shake him, Brenna wonders if that same grudge-filled cowboy with an attitude
    is someone worth taking on. But still dealing with painful memories, and a sister
    who wants nothing to do with Arizona, the last thing she needs right now is a horse
    ranching cowboy interfering.
    One wrong turn. Two broken families. Brought together by chance,
    and need.

    Buy This Book

    Amazon http://amzn.com/B00NE5MG7S
    Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/heartbreaks-reward-mary-j-mccoy-dressel/1120322073?ean=2940046263114

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    Amazon
    Author Page http://www.amazon.com/Mary-J.-McCoy-Dressel/e/B002BM6ZW2/

  • RLF Gems

    RLF Gem Award: Top Bloggers April 2014 Romance Lives Forever #RLFblog #blogging

    RLF Gem Award 
    Last month, Romance Lives Forever had 30 posts in a 30 day month.
    There was a tie for fifth place, and if we had six spots, there would have
    two names listed. I’ve noted them as an honorable mention. Changeling Press took the top spots with their presentations during Publisher Week.

    Top Five Bloggers for the Month

    (Judged by page views). Congratulations to each person!
    1. Changeling Press
    2. Marilyn
    Baron
    3. JL Sheppard
    4. Marilyn Baxter
    5. Em Petrova
    5. Mary J McCoy Dressel
    Honorable mention: Allison Merritt and Lyn Austin
    Romance Lives Forever features authors and new books. It has a
    blogger’s FAQ page with a downloadable guide and optional interviews. Readers
    can follow via Google Friend Connect, Networked Blogs, Bloglovin’, Linky
    Followers, email, an RSS feed, and there’s a blog button readers and authors
    can grab. RLF takes up to three images per article, so authors can share
    previous books. The blog uses author or publisher names as SEO tags on posts,
    and author Twitter handles in the titles. The site is broadcast over Triberr
    with a potential reach of over a million 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 guest authors on its front page every day.

    Share your book cover on Romance Lives Forever

    Limited spots to share book covers are available. Cost is $3
    per month, with discounts for covers posted for one quarter and up to one year.
    Covers can be changed monthly.

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    Guest calendar http://is.gd/rlfdates
    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:
    Andrea R Cooper, Beverly
    Ovalle, Diane Saxon, DP Denman, Karen Cino, Linda Banche, Loc Glin, Martha
    O’Sullivan, Sadie Grubor, Saloni Quinby , Sarah Madison, TD Hassett, Teagan
    Oliver, Virginia Kelly
  • Modern Western

    Cowboy Boss and his Destiny @maryjdressel #RLFblog #ModernWestern

    Cowboy Boss and his Destiny 
    Genre Contemporary Western Romance
    Author Name Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Living the good life in a big city for many years, Nora Trinity
    ends up a statistic after the magazine she works for makes cutbacks. Despite a family
    betrayal from her past that still needs mending, she moves back home to the
    small town of Canyon Junction, Arizona, with forgiveness on her mind. When she
    is hired by a local rancher to help with his ranching magazine, she finds herself
    profoundly attracted to him, and the feeling is mutual. The thing is, her sexy boss
    comes as a package deal, and his little girl is immediately drawn to her. It’s not
    just about two hearts taking a chance now—or two people falling in
    love… Nora has to be sure of what she wants before she takes on the cowboy and
    his child.
    Tristan Carlson does the best he can to raise his four-year-old
    daughter on his own. His mother remains on the Double Dutch to lend a hand—giving
    him the ability to maintain the ranch, tend to his horses, and keep up his small-time
    ranching magazine. His pretty, new assistant is everything he wants in a woman,
    including her ginger-red hair. He finds it hard to keep her out of his arms—especially
    since she doesn’t mind being in his embrace. But from his experience with
    women lately, he’s learned that some don’t want a ready-made family. This one seems
    different, and he’s falling hard. But, there’s his little blue-eyed girl, and he’ll
    protect Destiny’s heart with everything within him. Until he knows for sure…
    Publisher Teel Blue Books
    Amazon http://amazon.com/Cowboy-Destiny-Double-Dutch-Series-ebook/dp/B00INIXETA
    Amazon AU http://amazon.com.au/Cowboy-Destiny-Double-Dutch-Series-ebook/dp/B00INIXETA/
    Barnes and Noble http://barnesandnoble.com/c/mary-j.-mccoy-dressel
    Apple iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/cowboy-boss-and-his-destiny/id829337508?mt=11&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
    KoboBooks: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/cowboy-boss-and-his-destiny

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