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Read Dancing in the Dark #FreeBook March 17-21, 2022 by Virginia Kelly @virginiagkelly #RLFblog #ContemporaryRomance
Do you believe in second chances? What if you discovered all you ever wanted were the things you left behind?
Virginia, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Dancing in the Dark.Dancing in the Dark by Virginia Kelly
Genre Contemporary Romance (with suspense undertone)
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
What if you discovered all you ever wanted were the things you left behind?Covert CIA agent Matt Kincaid is back in tiny Walton Springs, only to find Janey Blackmon waiting to ask him a favor. Matt’s not there to reminisce with the girl he’s never forgotten…and he’s definitely not there to divulge government secrets about her missing brother.
Ten years…and Janey hasn’t forgotten the love of her life…or that he abandoned her on prom night. Bound by duty and honor, he was shipped out to parts unknown by Uncle Sam. But she knew he’d go because adventure is in Matt’s blood. Being stuck in a small town with plain Jane the librarian wasn’t ever in his plans.
Trapped by a flood, with no phone or power, desire tempts them. Will passion—and Matt’s offer to recreate prom night–lead to a future together? Or are they just dancing in the dark?
Shadow Heroes, book 1. Each book in the series is a standalone read.
Do you believe in second chances?
When I started writing my contemporary romantic novella, Dancing in the Dark, I wasn’t sure where I was going with it. I never do. I’m what you call a pantser. I write by the seat of my pants—just sit down and begin. I had a hero, home for some R&R, exhausted. But I write romantic suspense (although this story is not RS), so having him home to fish, drink some beer and hang out with the guys wasn’t going to give him his happily ever after. I needed a heroine and a complication with suspense undertones.
I took a break, turned on the radio to do some housecleaning, and CCR belted out “Bad Moon on the Rise.” The singer mentions earthquakes and lightning. Isn’t falling in love a bit like being surprised by earthquakes and lightning? Metaphorically speaking, of course.
With that song, I had what I needed to start the story.
My super tough hero, Matt Kincaid, wakes up, still exhausted from his dangerous high-pressure job, and discovers that his little vacation isn’t going to be what he’d hoped. There was a storm, the power’s out, his small fictional town’s flooded, and the bridges are closed. Poor Matt, he’s stranded, he needs coffee—he doesn’t need any more complications.
But of course, he gets Janey Blackmon, the hometown girl he’s never forgotten. She has questions about her brother that Matt can’t answer.
A few chapters later, another favorite rock ‘n roll song inspired me. Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark” worked on several levels. (Copyright law does not protect titles, so I am able to legally use this one.) Yes, it’s dark because of the power outage, but there’s a play on the word dark in this story, one that involves Matt’s career. But the word dancing, now that one’s pretty obvious.
I’ve mentioned two songs that inspired me. What about your favorite songs? What if the lights were out and you had some quiet time with your significant other for a little dancing, what songs would you hope to hear? What songs do you consider romantic?
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Publisher RBV Press
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Virginia Kelly is the author of romantic suspense and romantic adventure novels. Her books have been nominated for several awards including the RWA Golden Heart, the Holt Medallion, the Golden Quill, the Aspen Gold and the National Readers’ Choice Award.
Virginia writes about dangerous heroes (sexy, protective, gorgeous ones, of course!) and the adventurous women willing to take a chance on them. Adventure, steamy scenes and happily-ever-afters are a must in her books.
An academic librarian, Virginia is a Peruvian American and lives in Florida with her family.
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Read free: Chaos, Illustrated Quotes by Kayelle Allen #FreeBookFriday #RLFblog #Read
It’s #FreeBook Friday on RLFblog! Join us for a collection of free reads and downloads. All genres and heat levels. This week’s featured book is Chaos, Illustrated Quotes by Kayelle Allen. Bookmark this site so you don’t miss a thing.Welcome to FreeBook Friday
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Chaos, Illustrated Quotes of Pietas by Kayelle Allen
Illustrated Book
As king of the immortal Ultras, Pietas ap Lorectic rules his people with an iron fist and a heart of stone. Or so he would have you believe. The man behind the myth is a scientist, deep thinker, brilliant strategist, and passionate lover. He has shared his thoughts on chaos with few. This book is a collection of quotes on the concept by the man known to other immortals as the Bringer of Chaos.
Thirty beautifully illustrated quotes.
You’ll get 3 other free books plus other exclusive content for members only.
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Daughter of the Deepwood by Holly Bargo
Lifetime imprisonment for an immortal doesn’t bear consideration. As cold iron burns his skin and dampens his magic, fae captain Falco wrenches power and freedom from the broken body of another prisoner—a witchbreed female—tossed into his cell to make room for a new harvest of criminals. Honor and obligation mandate that he not abandon her.
Unable to heal her extensive injuries, he takes the dying witchbreed to the heart of the Great Forest where the most ancient magic lives. His plea granted, the woman is remade of a blend of his blood, her flesh, and deep magic. Bound by his debt, Falco takes Calista as his mate when he returns home to Froúrio Daimónafae, a sentient fortress-city carved from a mountain. Although he regrets his intended fae mate’s anger, his increasing affection and desire for his witchbreed mate surprise him.
Lost in a foreign culture, spurned by the fae, her body unfamiliar to her, and unable to believe in Falco’s professed affections, Calista makes her own destiny and realizes the fate of an unfriendly nation rests upon her shoulders.
Download your free book by Holly Bargo: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BB3YCY1
Free on KindleUnlimitedA Dose of Danger by Kim McMahill
When researcher Grace Talbot and her team discover a possible solution for weight loss they are targeted by a group dedicated to controlling a diet product industry worth billions. Her unsanctioned testing methods bring tragedy to the family ranch and the attention of the local sheriff’s deputy. With her colleagues either dead, missing, or on the run she soon realizes she must trust the deputy with her life, but can she trust him with her heart?
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Free on KindleUnlimitedDancing in the Dark by Virginia Kelly
What if you discovered all you ever wanted were the things you left behind?
Covert CIA agent Matt Kincaid is back in tiny Walton Springs, only to find Janey Blackmon waiting to ask him a favor. Matt’s not there to reminisce with the girl he’s never forgotten…and he’s definitely not there to divulge government secrets about her missing brother.
Ten years and Janey hasn’t forgotten the love of her life…or that he abandoned her on prom night. Bound by duty and honor, he was shipped out to parts unknown by Uncle Sam. But she knew he’d go because adventure is in Matt’s blood. Being stuck in a small town with plain Jane the librarian wasn’t ever in his plans.
Trapped by a flood, with no phone or power, desire tempts them both. Will passion—and Matt’s offer to recreate prom night—lead to a future together? Or are they just dancing in the dark?
Download your free book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CJFMX8G
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Besotted by Madison Michael +4 more free books #FreeBookFriday #RLFblog #Read
It’s #FreeBook Friday on RLFblog! Join us for a collection of free reads and downloads. All genres and heat levels. This week’s featured book is Besotted by Madison Michael. Bookmark this site so you don’t miss a thing.Welcome to FreeBook Friday
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Besotted by Madison Michael
He promised forever, then walked away. Now he wants her back.
Tyler’s Winthrop, rich, handsome, elusive sees his moment to win Regan Howe slipping through his fingers. He has remained on the outskirts of Regan’s life since high school, reluctant to reveal his true past and expose her to danger. Despite their obvious attraction, Tyler has remained her friend and protector, keeping Regan at arm’s length for her own safety.
Regan Howe won her coveted CEO position through hard work and a willingness to buck family tradition. Now, Brandon Hockney, a handsome US Senator with his eye on the White House, wants her to give it up, along with her home, friends and family for a move to DC and marriage to him.
Regan wants a family but is she prepared to leave all she loves, including the alluring Tyler Winthrop. Regan has waited twenty years for Tyler to commit. He once promised her forever, then he destroyed her trust and her hopes for a future together. Still, she cannot break the ties between them.
When Regan tests the waters with Brandon, Tyler is tapped as acting CEO, throwing the pair together, and forcing both to make a choice. Is this the end or their one last chance at love? Battling overwhelming odds and a racing clock, will Tyler be forced to release his one true love to find happiness with another man? How can he when he’s besotted?
As the danger mounts for Tyler, can he wrestle free of his past and lure Regan away from her Senator? Join our handsome hero as he attempts to win back his love in this exciting and steamy page turner, the fourth of the sexy, contemporary Beguiling Bachelor romance series.
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Free for a limited time. Get your copy today.Cursed, by Lisa Carlisle
Never cross a witch.
Gargoyle shifter Lucan is finding that out the hard way. What he thought was a fling turns out to be the mistake of a lifetime when he discovers she’s bats**t crazy.
And has cursed him with dark magic.
Not only Lucan, but his brothers, Danton and Mattias as well. The vengeful witch locks them in stone and clouds their memories.
She has stolen their free will. How will they cope with the curse?
Meet the three gargoyle shifters who guard at Vamps, a gothic club in the Undergrounde Encounters series.
Damaged heroes, fated mates, and forbidden love–find those and more at Vamps. Escape into a thrilling new world of steamy paranormal romance featuring sexy shifters, thirsty vampires, sensual witches, and gorgeous gargoyles!
Get started with CURSED today!
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Free on KindleUnlimitedBro by Kayelle Allen
The tech Senth is about to claim will make him invisible. Finally, the young halfbreed thief will be out of sight, shielded from the taunts humans fire at him. But when that tech reveals he has a human half-brother who’s bound by a cruel slaver, Senth must find a way to save his brother from abuse and win his freedom — even though Senth is a slave himself.
There’s just one problem. The new Thieves’ Guild tech might make him invisible, but it can’t shield him from the truth…
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Free on KindleUnlimitedTime Travel by Roxanne San Jose
Angelie Thompson invented a time machine in 2015 and her boyfriend, John Salvador, was accidentally transported back to 1970. Left with no other option, Angelie journeys through time, searching for John. Along the way, she encounters several adventures, meeting new people on her desperate search for her lover.
Meanwhile, stranded in 1970 and with no hope of ever returning back to his own time, John begins a new life, working as a receptionist in Lesti Hotel where he finds a new love, Elisha.
Conflict arises among the characters due to their complicated relationships and when disaster strikes, it’s up to Angelie to save the world with her time machine invention.
The tale of ‘Time Travel’ highlights love, determination and friendship.
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Free on KindleUnlimitedIn the Arms of a Stranger by Virginia Kelly
Wanted for treason…
Burned by his agency and running for his life, CIA Paramilitary Operator JP Blackmon is determined to clear his name. He tracks down his former partner, but when JP discovers the man is dead, he must turn to the only person who can help. His partner’s vulnerable widow.
Drowning in lies…
Abby Price never wanted anything but a safe home to raise her son with the man she loved. But her husband was hiding secrets. Secrets that branded him a traitor and got him killed. Now the CIA is watching Abby’s every move and she’s sure they’re hiding proof that would clear her son’s father. So when a stranger shows up swearing he’s her husband’s partner and asking for her help to find the truth, she agrees to risk everything.
A love neither can deny…
As JP and Abby race for answers, they must elude killers…and try to ignore a passionate attraction neither wants to face. Because JP has secrets of his own, and Abby will never allow herself to be betrayed by a man again. But in the end, it’s only by trusting each other that they can make it out alive.
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The Viscount’s Tempting Minx by Erica Ridley @ericaridley #FreeBookFriday #RLFblog #Regency
It’s #FreeBook Friday on RLFblog! Join us for a collection of free reads and downloads. All genres and heat levels. This week’s featured book is The Viscount’s Tempting Minx by Erica Ridley. Bookmark this site so you don’t miss a thing.Welcome to FreeBook Friday
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The Viscount’s Tempting Minx by Erica Ridley
Regency Era Historical Romance Novella
Enjoy the laugh-out-loud first story in New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Erica Ridley’s fan-favorite Dukes of War regency romance series!
Certain individuals might consider Lady Amelia Pembroke a managing sort of female, but truly, most people would be lost without her help. Why, the latest on-dit is that rakish Viscount Sheffield is canceling the fete of the year because he hasn’t time for silly soirees. He doesn’t need time—he needs her!
When a flash of lightning destroys the venue for his family’s annual Christmas ball, Lord Benedict Sheffield intends to enjoy a relaxing holiday for once. But after twelve days of beguiling Lady Amelia’s guerrilla tactics, he’s up to his cravat with tinsel… and tumbling head over heels in love.
The Dukes of War historical romance books in series order:
The Viscount’s Tempting Minx
The Earl’s Defiant Wallflower
The Captain’s Bluestocking Mistress
The Major’s Faux Fiancee
The Brigadier’s Runaway Bride
The Pirate’s Tempting Stowaway
The Duke’s Accidental Wife
A Dukes of War Holiday Reunion
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Free on KindleUnlimitedThe Dragon Wore a Kilt by Holly Bargo
In the northern reaches of Scotland rests Loch Saorach, home to an ancient legend—a dragon. The Matasan family has guarded the loch and its dragon for centuries.
Over the years Saorach has claimed humans, imbuing them with his fae magic. Connor Matasan, the arrogant Earl of Glencarol, is a recent acquisition. Like all those possessed and transformed by the dragon’s ancient magic, Connor is sith, immortal and commanding powers beyond the human norm.
Middle aged wife and mother Lila is vacationing in Scotland when Saorach chooses her to join his brood. Her transformation to an eternally young sith is painful and compounded by the loss of everything she holds dear. Waking to a new life, she is utterly dependent upon Connor and his family. Lila feels trapped and resents that the dragon has bound her to Connor, soul to soul, passion to passion: a passion Connor cannot control, a passion Lila fears.
Will the magic that brought them together destroy them?
Download your free book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014N34IU2/
Free on KindleUnlimitedBro, Sci Fi by Kayelle Allen
The tech Senth is about to claim will make him invisible. Finally, the young halfbreed thief will be out of sight, shielded from the taunts humans fire at him. But when that tech reveals he has a human half-brother who’s bound by a cruel slaver, Senth must find a way to save his brother from abuse and win his freedom — even though Senth is a slave himself.
There’s just one problem. The new Thieves’ Guild tech might make him invisible, but it can’t shield him from the truth…
Download your free book: https://books2read.com/u/bwqyAy
Free on KindleUnlimitedTake a Chance on Me by Virginia Kelly
She has a target on her back…only he can save her.
An injury robbed Delta Force Operator Bobby Alvarez’s memories of the mission that left a brother-in-arms dead. He blames himself, and until his memory returns, he won’t stop questioning his abilities. On leave, he’s forced to use the skills and sixth sense that failed to keep his team safe.
Melanie Mackenzie overheard a powerful U.S. senator admit to murder, and now he’s set her up to take the fall. With overwhelming evidence against her for murder and treason, she’s on the run from the senator’s hitmen and the FBI. There’s no one she can trust, and even the stranger she meets on the beach seems more threat than salvation—until the hitmen find her.
Working together to clear her name, Bobby and Mel race to stay ahead of the killers, but the simmering desire between them may be danger in disguise. Because Bobby’s keeping a secret that could end any chance at happiness…and lead them both into a death trap.
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Read Free on KU: Mack the Wife by Debby Conrad @ConradDebby #FreeBookFriday #RLFblog #Read
It’s #FreeBook Friday on RLFblog! Join us for a collection of free reads and downloads. All genres and heat levels. This week’s featured book is Mack the Wife by Debby Conrad. Bookmark this site so you don’t miss a thing.Welcome to FreeBook Friday
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Mack the Wife by Debby Conrad
Mackenzie O’Brien believes the only way her overprotective brothers will stay out of her life and find loves of their own is if she is married and settled. When an old love returns to town, Mackenzie is anxious to see if she and Grady Sullivan can pick up where they left off.
Grady tries to fight his attraction to Mackenzie. He wants nothing to do with the spoiled little rich girl who broke his heart years ago or her ridiculous marriage scheme. He’s a cop, living on a cop’s salary and she is way out of his league. And besides, her brothers hate him.
But Mackenzie won’t take no for an answer—until Grady suspects one or more of her brothers may be guilty of murder. Then she has no choice but to reconsider her plans. Because when it comes to family, the O’Briens stick together, even if it means giving up on love.
Download your free book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OA9433W/Free on KindleUnlimited
A Knight’s Vengeance by Catherine Kean
Geoffrey de Lanceau will never believe his father was a traitor. Back from Crusade, Geoffrey has vowed to avenge his sire’s killing and reclaim the de Lanceau lands. When Geoffrey rescues a headstrong damsel from a near-accident and learns she’s the daughter of his enemy, Geoffrey knows just how he will exact his revenge.
Lady Elizabeth Brackendale dreamed of marrying for love, but is promised to a lecherous old baron. Then she is abducted and held for ransom by a scarred, tormented rogue. He’s the hero who saved her life. He’s also the knight who intends to slay her father.
Elizabeth is determined to escape and undermine Geoffrey’s plans for revenge, but the threads of deception sewn eighteen years ago bind the past and the present. When her father declares war, she’s torn between her loyalty to him and her feelings for Geoffrey. Only by Geoffrey and Elizabeth championing their forbidden love can the truth at last be revealed about a knight’s vengeance.
Download your free book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006NQQ464/
Free on KindleUnlimitedIsland Dream by Fran Thomas
Zumba teacher Isabella Ramos moved from Miami to quirky, small town Calusa to open a restaurant. Luc Girard arrives on the Florida island to become a painter, or so he says. The attraction is instant. But the secret he’s keeping threatens to deflate their relationship like a fallen soufflé. It takes the right mixture of ingredients for dreams to come true.
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At the Mercy of Her Pleasure by Kayelle Allen
On the verge of freeing his brother from a cruel master, Senth, an all party-fun-and-games thief, must take on the hardest assignment of his life: stealing from the Empress. To make matters worse, he has no choice about working with a by-the-book rebel captain, a genetically advanced woman whose addictive pheromones could enhance his mission or crumble it into dust with a single siren kiss. When the unthinkable happens and the Empress kidnaps his brother, Senth must put aside his love of play and buckle down or his brother will end up with a far worse master, Senth will be guilty of treason, and he’ll lose the love of his life — forever…
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Free on KindleUnlimitedAgainst the Wind by Virginia Kelly
A hurricane…
Category 3 Hurricane Nell, powerful, deadly, life-changing, slams into the Florida Gulf Coast
A man on the run…
FBI Special Agent Michael Alvarez, falsely accused of fraud and murder, is determined to clear his name and survive attempts on his life, even if it means depending on the woman who rejected him…
Society girl Blair Davenport refused Michael’s marriage proposal six years ago, knowing she couldn’t cope with the secrets and dangers of his career. Now she has a chance to make it up to him, but passion still blazes between them…
Despite the past, they’re tempted more than ever, and there’s a relentless pursuer…
Blair’s brother, FBI Special Agent Drew Davenport, hot on Michael’s trail, won’t let a hurricane stop him. Is he simply doing his job? Or is he behind the attempts on Michael’s life?
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Just One Look @virginiakelly #RLFblog #suspense
Just One Look 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 Just One Look by Virginia Kelly.Just One LookSometimes that’s all it takes…FBI Special Agent Drew Davenport, still recovering from a life-threatening
wound after a disastrous shootout, doesn’t have time to be serious about any woman.
But Mia Alvarez, with her down-to-earth warmth, leaves him blind-sided.A painful experience crushed Mia’s belief in love. The last thing
she needs is an entanglement with Drew, whose sister is marrying her brother. And
certainly not when she’s keeping a major secret. Despite her misgivings, forced
proximity and overwhelming attraction lead to passion.When Mia’s secret shows up in the form of a stalker, Drew’s determined
to protect her. Can he overcome his fear of failing again when emotions get in the
way? And while Mia trusts Drew with her safety, can she trust in love when it happens
with just one look?Just One Look is a short stand-alone companion novel to Against
the Wind.Buy This Book
Amazon US:
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