• RLF Gems

    #Romance Lives Forever @KMNbooks @stephanieberget #RLFblog

    The Top Blogger for this month is Karen Michelle Nutt, who wins a month of free advertising on the blog. Top Blogger of 2016 was Susan V Vaughn, who won a year of free advertising for 2017.

    About Karen Michelle Nutt

    Blog http://kmnbooks.blogspot.com
    Gillian’s Book Covers, “Judge Your Book By Its Cover” http://judgeyourbookbyitscover.blogspot.com/
    Anthology Coordinator at VTP http://victorytalespress.com

    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 cumulative page views, including return and unique visits. There was a tie for fifth place.
    Congratulations to each one!
    1. Karen Michelle Nutt
    2. Ginger Monette
    3. Jack Croxall
    4. Kate Hill
    5. Collette Cameron
    5. Jennifer Allis Provost
    Honorable mention: Stephanie Berget and Alyson Hale

    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 winners are:
    Stephanie Berget
    Romance Lives Forever features authors and new books. It has a blogger’s FAQ page with a downloadable guide and optional interviews.
    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/

    Be a Guest Author

    Romance Lives Forever uses Signup Genius to schedule guests. The system also reminds authors of their visit. One post is available each day. Once you choose a date, no one else will be able to take it. You can sign up for more than one visit; however, each visit must be in a different month.
    January – April
    March – June
    July – September
    October – December
    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:
    Barb Caffrey, Beverley Bateman, Ciara Gold, Claire Gem, Diane Noble, Houston Havens, Izzy Szyn, Jean Joachim, Jennifer Loring, Jessie Clever, Kate Hill, Kayelle Allen, Kaylin McFarren, Kelly Fletcher, Kris Bock, Linda Rae Sande, Madison Michael, Mary E Thompson, Paula Sharon, Saloni Quinby, Shari Elder, Susana Ellis, Tina Donahue
  • RLF Gems

    #Romance Lives Forever Top Bloggers @authornicmorgan @AuthorKristina #RLFblog

    The Top Blogger for this month is Nicole Morgan, who wins a month of free advertising on the blog. Top
    Blogger of 2016 was Susan V Vaughn, who won a year of free advertising for 2017. 
    The blog now has a better way to sign up for guest spots. You can be assured of a date right away, with no waiting. See the info at the end of this post.

    About Nicole Morgan

    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 cumulative page
    views, including return and unique visits. 
    1 Nicole Morgan
    2 Jacquie Biggar
    3 Anni Fife
    4 Errin Stevens
    5 Eleanor Webster
    Honorable mention: Hannah
    Meredith

    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 Kristina Knight, Nicole Morgan (tie)
    2 Hannah Meredith, Jacquie Biggar (tie)
    3 NJ Walters

    Top Bloggers of 2017

    These bloggers were top bloggers in 2016. There is a new graphic for this year. The
    top blogger for the year wins a year of advertising on the site. There are not twelve names because some authors won more than one time.
    Susan V Vaughn
    Vicki Batman – Cancer Awareness Week
    Livia Quinn
    Collette Cameron
    Jackie Weger
    Tina Donahue
    Collette Cameron
    Regina Kammer
    Nicole Morgan

    Top Chatters for the Year

    These bloggers won top chatter during the month of their visit. I
    checked the number of comments and put them in order by the most comments
    received.
    1 Vicki Batman and MFRW
    Founding Day (tie: both have most comments on a single post for the entire
    year)
    2 Sabrina York
    3 Collette Cameron,
    Carmen Stefanescu (tie)
    4 Red L Jameson
    Honorable Mention:
    Adele Downs, MJ Schiller
    Special Honorable
    Mention:
    (for highest number of
    cumulative comments throughout the year)
    Susan V Vaughn

    Be a Guest Author

    Romance Lives Forever now uses Signup Genius to schedule
    guests.
    The system also reminds authors of their visit. One post is available
    each day. If you choose a date, no one else will be able to take that date, so
    please make a note of it in your own calendar as well. You can sign up for more
    than one visit; however, the visits must be in different months.
    January – April
    March – June
    July – September
    October – December

    My thanks to all who took part this month. You made Romance Lives
    Forever a great place to discover new books and authors.
  • RLF Gems

    Top Blogger on #Romance Lives Forever for Nov 2016 @Collette_Author #RLFblog

    The Top Blogger for this month is Collette Cameron, 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 Collette Cameron

    Website http://collettecameron.com
    Twitter http://twitter.com/Collette_Author
    Facebook http://facebook.com/collettecameronauthor
    Pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/colletteauthor/
    Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/collettecameron
    Amazon Author Page  http://amazon.com/author/collettecameron.com/
    Instagram https://instagram.com/collettecameronauthor/
    Google+ https://www.google.com/+ColletteCameronAuthor
    The Regency Rose Newsletter http://tinyurl.com/regencyrose
    Book Bub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/collette-cameron

    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 cumulative page
    views, including return and unique visits. There was a tie for 5th place.
    Congratulations to each one!
    1 Collette Cameron
    2 Susan Vaughn
    3 Alanna Lucas
    4 Paula Millhouse
    5 Mary J.
    McCoy-Dressel
    5 Livia Quinn
    Honorable mention:
    Diane Benefiel

    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 Collette Cameron
    2 Susan Vaughn
    3 Alanna Lucas
    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:
    Jennifer Perkins, Emily Mims, Jessie
    Clever, Donna Cummings, Houston Havens, Cara McKinnon, Cynthia Roberts, Sheila
    Hoag, Kayelle Allen, Milou Koenings, Erzabet Bishop, April Wood, Salute to
    Author Veterans, Jaine Diamond, Olivia Night, Nicole Morgan, Laurel Richards, Anita
    Philmar, Barbara White Daille, Darin Gibby
  • Contemporary

    Knockout love by @susanvaughn1124 #RLFblog #contemporary romance

    Today’s featured book is Knockout Love by Susan V. Vaughn.

    About the Book

    Title Knockout Love
    Genre contemporary romance
    Author Susan V. Vaughn
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    She just might be the woman of his dreams….
    Maggie Heugan has her life all planned out, from her engagement to a handsome doctor, to her perfect nursing career. Then why does a chance meeting with a captivating stranger, have her questioning everything she has ever known?
    Pro wrestler, Sean Miller is on a fast track to his destiny, until an unexpected injury derails his course. Now he can’t refrain from chasing the enticingly beautiful Nurse Maggie, when she just might hold the key to healing him in more ways than one.
    For these two conflicted lovers, life spirals out of control, when Love collides with destiny.

    Buy This Book

    Publisher  Inkspell Publishing
    Amazon http://amzn.com/B01AGRSZ3U
    Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/knockout-love-susan-v-vaughn/1123589808;jsessionid=9964A64D666E8804FCAF637331E087D8.prodny_store01-atgap06?ean=2940157631628
    ARe https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-knockoutlove-1964614-149.html

    About the Author

    Romance Author, Susan Vaughn understood the meaning of sarcasm before she could walk.  Her childhood in the suburbs of Detroit was spent mainly trying to outwit her six creative siblings.  When she wasn’t working on the next soul crushing jab, she sharpened her imagination on romantic literature and day dreamed about her knight in shining armor.
    It didn’t take long for this hairdresser by trade to turn her passion for reading romances into writing her own unique love stories.  Susan lives her life finding laughter in all situations, and delights in marrying sarcasm with romance to create realistic falling-in-love stories in the unlikeliest of scenarios.  
    Susan lives on the shores of Lake Huron with her real life knight in shining armor and enjoys watching their three children learn the art of sarcasm and wit.

    Author Social Media

    Twitter http://twitter.comsusanvaughn1124
  • Contemporary

    Heartbreaking Desire by @susanvaughn1124 #RLFblog #contemporaryromance

    Today’s featured book is Heartbreaking Desire by Susan V. Vaughn.

    About the Book

    Title Heartbreaking Desire
    Genre contemporary romance
    Author Susan V. Vaughn
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Kaylee Rybak’s life is a nightmare. Her mother’s addiction to drugs is spiraling out of control. And for months she has had a recurring dream that just might be a prediction of her mother’s death. She is determined to use her psychic ability to prevent this tragedy. But when a man from her past comes back to town, she loses herself in the passion between them. Now her family’s future is on the line—and so is her heart.
    Tony Reynolds has been in love with his best friend’s little sister for sixteen long years. But the moment he got up enough nerve to tell her, an unexpected family tragedy forced his life in another direction. Now, after three long years of separation, Tony is back in Bay Shore to take over his old mentor’s mechanic shop, and to secure Kaylee’s heart. But will she accept his love when he finally puts it all on the line?

    Buy This Book

    Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/heartbreaking-desire-susan-v-vaughn/1123934074?ean=9781622103614#productInfoTabs
    Kobo https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/heartbreaking-desire

    About the Author

    Romance Author, Susan Vaughn understood the meaning of sarcasm before she could walk.  Her childhood in the suburbs of Detroit was spent mainly trying to outwit her six creative siblings.  When she wasn’t working on the next soul crushing jab, she sharpened her imagination on romantic literature and day dreamed about her knight in shining armor.
    It didn’t take long for this hairdresser by trade to turn her passion for reading romances into writing her own unique love stories.  Susan lives her life finding laughter in all situations, and delights in marrying sarcasm with romance to create realistic falling-in-love stories in the unlikeliest of scenarios.  
    Susan lives on the shores of Lake Huron with her real life knight in shining armor and enjoys watching their three children learn the art of sarcasm and wit.

    Author Social Media

  • Contemporary,  Double Feature

    Double Feature: @susanvaughn1124 and Books that’ll make you Fall in Love #RLFBlog #Contemporary

    Author Susan Vaughn joins us today with Books that will make you Fall in Love.

    Author Bio

    Romance Author, Susan Vaughn understood the meaning of sarcasm before she could walk.  Her childhood in the suburbs of Detroit was spent mainly trying to outwit her six creative siblings.  When she wasn’t working on the next soul crushing jab, she sharpened her imagination on romantic literature and day dreamed about her knight in shining armor.
    It didn’t take long for this hairdresser by trade to turn her passion for reading romances into writing her own unique love stories.  Susan lives her life finding laughter in all situations, and delights in marrying sarcasm with romance to create realistic falling-in-love stories in the unlikeliest of scenarios.  
    Susan lives on the shores of Lake Huron with her real life knight in shining armor and enjoys watching their three children learn the art of sarcasm and wit.

    Burning Desire

    Title Burning Desire
    Genre Contemporary Romance
    Author Susan V. Vaughn
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings G, PG, PG13, R): R
    A steamy night not forgotten…
    One night of passion with a handsome stranger compels Louise Piekartz to change her path. Instead of finishing law school at her parents’ urging, she chases her dream to Bay Shore and revives her grandmother’s bakery. Now that she has secured a life of her own, she won’t let anything get in her way. But can she resist the temptation of the man from her past, when he shows up to rekindle their love affair? 
    Ever since his father’s death, Isaac Rybak has a burning need to fix everything around him. But his mother’s addiction to drugs is not something he can cure. Consumed by his inability to stop his mother from using, he struggles with his inner demons—until the woman of his dreams walks back into his life, and all his efforts are focused on a battle he knows he can win: securing her heart. 

    Buy Burning Desire

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Burning-Desire-Bay-Shore-Book-ebook/dp/B01FQ2KCAY
    Itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/burning-desire/id1103018052?mt=11
    Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/burning-desire-susan-v-vaughn/1123657553?ean=9781622103546

    Irresistible Desire

    Title Irresistible Desire
    Genre Contemporary Romance
    Author Susan V. Vaughn
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings G, PG, PG13, R): R
    His playful seduction was hard to resist…
    Music teacher Ann Green moved to Bay Shore to protect her heavily-guarded heart. But when she meets a handsome fisherman who tests her resolve to stay single, she loses all control. Now she is stuck between the painful memory of her father’s betrayal, and the man who just might be her future.
    A boundless hunger has taken over…
    Andrew Rybak has taken care of his two younger siblings since his mother’s ongoing drug addiction began. But he secretly aches to escape Bay Shore, and leave all his responsibility behind, until a beautiful stranger moves into town, and opens his eyes to a new future. But will she trust him enough to open her heart? Especially as his inner passions are ignited, and everything he’s been holding back comes pouring out at once.

    Buy Irresistible Desire

    Itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/irresistible-desire/id1119366177?mt=11
    Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/irresistible-desire-susan-v-vaughn/1123866203?ean=9781622103560

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