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Coming to Reason @Liza0Connor #RLFblog
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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 Coming
to Reason by Liza O’Connor.Coming to Reason, Book Three: A Long Road to LoveHumorous Contemporary Disaster RomanceCarrie has committed to an inter-species engagement with Trent, her billionaire boss.
Presently, he is eighty percent dreamboat and twenty percent nightmare. When he
fires her so they can become a ‘normal couple’, everything heads south.Providing her a stark contrast, her new boss, Dan Marshal, is
everything a woman could want. But for Carrie, her heart is taken and thus, her
path to reason remains long and arduous.When her relationship with Trent explodes in a shocking fashion, finally
her heart gives up and reason takes over. She realizes a brighter future and a better
man has been at her side all this time. But can she overcome the obstacles in her
path to secure him? Or is Carrie doomed to never know true love?Buy This BookAuthor Social Media
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Worth Keeping a novel by @SusanMacnicol #RLFblog #LGBT
Worth Keeping 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 isTitle: Worth KeepingGenre: M/M Romance, GLBT, Gay RomanceAuthor: Susan Mac NicolBook heat level (based on movie ratings): RBlurb
Abused horrifically as a boy, Nick Mathers has come to terms
with his existence as a man. Mostly. Other days life seems a little much. Especially
when Nick knows he’ll always be alone.On those days his thoughts turn black. He walks the Norfolk coast and considers
the frigid embrace of the waves. And then, one stormy night, he finds someone who’s
tasted just that. The beautiful stranger on the beach is near death, and Nick rushes
him home to slowly nurse back to health. As he does, he finds a love unlike any
other. Owen Butler’s body is as warm as the sea was cold, his heart as big as an
ocean. And Owen is a man who swears to repay the favor. Nick can yet be saved from
himself, and he will see that he is indeed a man… worth keeping.We are contributors to the National Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children- http://nspcc.org.uk
– and we encourage you to donate, too.Buy This Book
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http://amazon.co.uk/Worth-Keeping-Susan-Mac-Nicol-ebook/dp/B00HGZE238/Barnes and Noble http://barnesandnoble.com/w/worth-keeping-susan-mac-nicol/1117908210?ean=2940045527460Smashwords https://smashwords.com/books/view/389278Author Social Media
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Author Naomi Bellina: Tai Chi is Sexy @TheGoddessNaomi #RLFblog
Her Wild Protector If you’ve never watched someone do Tai Chi, grab the next opportunity
and check it out. It’s a beautiful, graceful martial art form that Merriam-Webster
defines as “an ancient Chinese discipline of meditative movements practiced
as a system of exercises.” In my story Her Wild Protector, Tara says it looks like yoga on barbiturates. She’s kind of
a smart ass!Tai Chi can be done by just about anyone and while it looks like
nothing much is going on, it takes a fair amount of energy to perform. There are
many benefits to moving through the forms, such as improving posture and increasing
flexibility. There are plenty of good articles on the subject and here’s the link
for a gorgeous video on YouTube, showing a gold medal champion do The 24 Form: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejB-jBtZqqUI decided to have my hero, Marshall, practice Tai Chi for several
reasons. It relieves stress because it’s good exercise and it requires discipline
to practice regularly. Tai Chi is also sexy, in my opinion. It takes control and
slow, steady movements. I imagine all that power and energy used for…you know,
other purposes. Of course, I had to find a few more videos of good-looking guys
doing Tai Chi. *sigh* Research is rough sometimes.In this one, a home-made clip, not only does the man show nice
form (to me, anyway), the snow, trees in the background and the hint of sun make
a nice video.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq75jyB28MELast but not least, check out the trailer for Tai-Chi Master
with (yum) Jet Li. Though a lot of this movie is fighting, you can see a few seconds
of group Tai Chi being done. It’s mesmerizing!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD9yVyj2WWEBuy This Book
Amazon http://amzn.to/1fNUczQBarnes and Noble http://bit.ly/1gz4x7MiTunes https://itun.es/i66T5Z3Kobo http://bit.ly/1bsKT92About the Author
Naomi Bellina Naomi lives in beautiful sunny Florida with the love of her life and a magical
calico cat. She writes for various fiction and non-fiction markets, but finds she
is drawn to romance because her characters insist on canoodling and falling madly
in love. So she lets them. Occasionally, however, they go to dark and strange places.
She lets them do this also. Most of her stories will surprise readers with unexpected
twists and turns, because isn’t that what makes life exciting?Her interests include dancing, hula-hooping, drumming, and creating
healthy meals. She takes the opportunity to play, have fun, and indulge in the pursuit
of passion whenever possible. She hopes you enjoy her stories and would love to
hear from you.Author Social Media
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Character Sketch: Jed Stone from A Game of Chance @LaurenLinwood #RLFblog #Western
About the Book
Title: A Game of ChanceGenre: western historical romanceAuthor Name: Lauren LinwoodBook heat level (based on movie ratings G, PG, PG13, R): PG13Gambler Jed Stone journeys
to California to track down Simon Morgan, the man responsible for his best friend’s
death. Arrested for robbery and murder upon arrival, Jed is shocked to see his face
on a wanted poster. He escapes before his hanging, unaware that the man guilty of
those crimes is the twin brother he never knew existed. In a case of mistaken identity,
Jed acquires the most famous whorehouse in San Francisco
in a rigged card game his twin is meant to win.Lily Frontiere takes
over running Lucky Lil’s from her dying mother, the house madam who shielded her
by sending her away to boarding school. Lily’s intelligence and astonishing resemblance
to her mother help in her charade, but she’s entered a world she knows little about.
She clashes with the handsome stranger who turns up with the deed to Lucky Lil’s
in hand, yet she is attracted to the charming risk taker.But Simon Morgan seeks
both Lily’s hand and ownership of Lucky Lil’s—and he will go to any means to possess
both. Will Jed foil his nemesis while bringing his outlaw brother to justice and
win Lily’s love?Buy This Book:
Soul Mate Publishing: http://www.soulmatepublishing.com/Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Game-Chance-Lauren-Linwood-ebook/dp/B00HQVHR98/About the Character
Name: Jed StoneAge: 25Gender: maleBirthplace: New York CityProfession: gamblerEthnicity/Species (if not human): whiteDescribe his/her body build, skin tone, height and weight. Include
any unique features such as dimples, freckles, or scars:Jed is 6’2″ and 180 pounds, with a muscled chest and thick,
dark-blonde hair and a mustache. He has crystal blue eyes and a killer smile that
melts hearts on both sides of the Mississippi. Think
Robert Redford as the Sundance Kid. Jed could be his younger brother!Who is the significant
other in your character’s life (hero/heroine)?Lily Frontiere, who is the daughter of the most famous whorehouse
in San Francisco. She was shielded from the house
life and sent back east to a fancy boarding school and has returned to her home
to find her mother dying and in debt. Lily wanted to be an actress, which her mother
refused to allow her to do so, so she is using her acting skills and incredible
similarity to her mother to “play” Madam Lil. With a dark wig and heavy
make-up and her curves poured into one of Lil’s dresses, she is Madam Lil—but incredibly naïve and having
to learn quickly on the job how to manage her girls and the clientele they service.How educated is this character?
Is he/she book smart, self-taught, widely-experienced?Jed went to public schools, where during recess he played poker
with his teacher during recess and honed his math and gambling skills. He dropped
out as a teen because the midwife who raised him grew ill, and he needed to support
them. He worked at everything from a boot factory to a brewery, even keeping the
books at a pub while pouring drinks. He fought for the Union
in the Civil War and after the war ended, he put his street smarts and luck together
and became a gambler, mostly playing poker.What is your character’s
family like?Jed is an orphan, raised by Elmira,
the gruff midwife who delivered him. He doesn’t know many details about his background,
but will find out the truth when he arrives in San Francisco.
His father Gordon was an actor who pretended to marry a young Boston Brahmin teenager.
She gave birth to a son, and Gordon took off with the child. He wanted the baby
to show his millionaire grandfather that he’d become respectable, hoping Max would
put him in the will. Little did he know his dying “wife” gave birth to
a second son minutes later—an identical twin to the first son. Jed possess a locket
with his mother’s initials, which will play a key role in unraveling the tangled
web of his past.What inner doubt causes
your character the most difficulty?Jed learns that his twin brother is wanted for robbery, rape,
and murder. He also discovers his father was a pretty shady character with a checkered
past. His fear is he’s got their “bad blood,” and he’ll never be able
to rise above it. He’s fallen in love, and he wants to be the best possible man
he can be for the woman he loves, but finding out about these two relatives creates
doubt in his mind.What is your character’s
biggest need at the beginning of the story? As the story opens,Jed’s biggest need is to get out of jail! He’s been arrested
based on a wanted poster and sentenced to be executed, but it’s actually his twin
who’s committed the crimes. Jed has no idea why his picture is on the poster, but
he’s not about to hang for another man’s crimes, so he needs to escape—and fast!How emotionally expressive
is your character to others?Jed is very self-contained, a reflection of his gambling skills
and instinct. He studies people and picks up on the little things about them. He’s
used many aliases in the past and holds his cards, literally and figuratively, close
to the chest. As he begins to fall in love with Lily, though, he opens up to the
possibilities of a life beyond gambling, and we see a very playful side to him.About Your Writer: Questions for your character to answer about you.
Why do you think your
writer chose to write about you?Lauren Linwood wanted to tell my story because she sees me as
very vulnerable. She was fascinated by the idea that identical twins could be separated
at birth and resemble each other so closely, yet turn out very differently.What do you wish your
writer had not told others about you?I can’t believe she let the cat out of the bag and told people
how I donate a portion of my poker winnings to various orphanages in each town I
pass through. Just because I’m an orphan and know how hard that life can be, I feel
she had no right revealing something so personal.Why do you think your
writer loves to write?Lauren loves to tell stories—the more complex and twisty, the
better. She loves creating people and their worlds and sharing them with readers.
She wants to entertain and make readers happy when they get that happily ever after
ending. I’m grateful that despite all the complications she threw at me, I was able
to find my golden ending with Lily, the love of my life, and learn about my true
roots.What do you wish your
writer would write next?When I have kids with Lily, I think their story would be an interesting
one to read about. They would come of age at the turn of a new century in America, so that alone would make for a special story. Besides,
who wouldn’t want to read the love story of their own children? Mine turned out
so well, and I hope Lauren would give my kids their own soul mates for life!What other character from
your book do you think your writer should write a book about? Care to tell us why?Lauren would never admit to this, but her two favorite characters
in A Game of Chance are Harold, the butler, and Cleveland Armstrong, a bank clerk.
Harold has a great sense of humor and is incredibly loyal. I think she should give
him a good woman to share his laughter and love. And in the epilogue, Lauren reveals
Cleveland is doing something very special with his
life. He’s the true hero in A Game of Chance, and I believe he deserves his own
book and happily ever after, just like Lily and I got.Is there anything you’d
like to say to your writer?Lauren knows how grateful I am to her for bringing Lily and me
together. We definitely had some bumps along the way, but I want her to know that
I truly am the man she thought I was, and I plan to be the best man I can be, for
both Lily and me. I’m ready to start a new chapter in my life, and I look forward
to my future—all thanks to Lauren and her vivid imagination.Author Bio
As a child, Lauren Linwood gathered her neighborhood friends
together and made up stories for them to act out, her first venture into creating
memorable characters. Following her passion for history and love of learning, she
became a teacher who began writing on the side to maintain her sanity in a sea of
teenage hormones.Lauren’s novels focus on two of her favorite eras, medieval times
and the American Old West. History is the backdrop that places her characters in
extraordinary circumstances, where their intense desire and yearning for one another
grows into the deep, tender, treasured gift of love.Lauren, a native Texan, lives in a Dallas
suburb with her family. An avid reader, moviegoer, and sports fan, she manages stress
by alternating yoga with five mile walks. She is thinking about starting a support
group for Pinterest and House Hunters addicts.Author Social Media
Website: http://www.laurenlinwood.comTwitter: http://twitter.com/LaurenLinwoodFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/laurenlinwoodAmazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Lauren-Linwood/e/B00CSSG8BC -
Trailing Kaiwulf by Kayelle Allen #RLFblog #scifi
Trailing Kaiwulf 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 Trailing Kaiwulf by Kayelle Allen.Genre: Science FictionHeat level (based on movie ratings): PG13Travel to a godforsaken planet on the outskirts of space. Check.
Hold intrusive military types at bay. Check. Find an invisible man in a different
dimension. Check. Finish out the vacation TRAIL yanked you back from to do it? Easier
said than done.Yanked back from their first vacation in ages, Jee and Dane get
handed a top priority mission. The pay is better than any they’ve earned before
as agents for the Trace, Rescue, and Identification League. With this much money,
they might not need jobs. They’re the best there is, and the item, person, or secret
hasn’t been invented that these two can’t recover. Until now.Locating this quarry might be a bit past even their considerable
skills. After all, how do you find an invisible man in another dimension? And who,
exactly, is footing a bill this steep? Certainly not the archaeologist in charge.
The military wants to get involved, but they have no monetary stake either. So who
— or what — is behind the request to trail Kaiwulf?Buy This Book
99 Cents on Amazon http://amazon.com/dp/B00IDE0ZBYRead the first chapter, plus download the official TRAIL Facebook cover here: http://is.gd/kaiwulf_excerptAuthor Social Media
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Character Interview: PD Bell from Dancing in the White Room by @Wildwords2 #RLFblog #Contemporary
Dancing in the White Room About the Book
Title: Dancing in the White RoomGenre: Contemporary women’s fictionAuthor: Ute CarboneBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13Dancing in the white room is slang for skiing or boarding in
deep powder snow. The dancer is PD Bell, one of the best extreme skiers on the planet.
Mallory Prescott, the woman who lives with him and loves him, is used to Bell’s exploits. A patrol
woman at Whiteface Mountain near Lake
Placid, New York, Mallory
is no stranger to risk. But this time Bell is taking
on the West Rib of Denali, highest and most dangerous mountain in North America. It’s a descent that has never been done, though
it’s been tried. Five years ago, Bell
had tried it. The attempt nearly killed him. Five years ago, he promised Mallory
he wouldn’t try it again.Over the six weeks in which he’s gone, Mallory begins to question
her relationship with Bell.
Does he really love her? Is he in it for the duration? What has loving him cost
her? Mallory’s life choices are thrown into stark relief when her daughter Emily
takes a terrible fall. Together with her life-long friend Creech Creches, she must
work her way through a maze of uncharted territory at a hospital miles from home.Dancing in the White Room is the story of the love we keep,
the price we pay for that love, and the forgiveness it takes to hold on to what
is precious.Buy This Book
Turquoise Morning Press http://www.turquoisemorningpressbookstore.com/products/dancing-in-the-white-room-by-ute-carboneAmazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IDAHZQ6?tag=lifune-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B00IDAHZQ6&adid=15GQHNHS1JG8CFR6ANMKBarnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dancing-in-the-white-room-ute-carbone/1118613615?ean=2940148287643ARe http://www.allromanceebooks.com/storeSearch.htmlInterview with P.D. Bell
Tell us about yourself,
please.I’m a skier, what some would call an extreme skier. There’s been
plenty written about me already, about my background growing up in a cabin with
my grandfather, about how many metals I won at the X-games, about how many movie
spots I’ve done. The truth is, I’m a lot more than that. I love to ski, true. I
can’t imagine life without it. But I also love my life, my daughter Emily, and my
girlfriend Mallory.What is it that you want,
but cannot have? Authors call this the conflict of the story.I want the West Rib. It’s a tough decent, on the West side of
Denali, that no skier has ever been able to conquer.
I plan on being the first. I’ve tried it before, and it got the best of me. I failed
and I don’t like failure. I want to win this one.What’s your internal limitation?
Meaning, what is it about you that makes it so you cannot do what it is you need
to do during this story?Denali is intimidating. I’ve
skied it before. I’ve done the West Rib before, too. Most people, they’d say I’m
fearless, but that’s not true. You’d have to be insane not to feel some fear when
facing down this slope. It isn’t fearlessness, but swallowing down those feelings
that makes it work. That’s the thing, you conquer those fears and what’s left is
something so totally awesome you can’t put words to it.What inner doubt causes
you the most difficulty?The thought of what happened last time I tried. I landed in the
hospital and it could have been worse–I could have gone over the precipice. But
I don’t dwell there, I can’t and won’t dwell there.What’s your external complication?
In the story world your author created, explain what it is you fear most.Well, besides the mountain there’s Mallory. I know how she feels
about my going to Denali again. She’s made it clear
she hates the idea. Losing her is the worst thing that could happen to me.Tell us about your significant
other, that person who makes living worthwhile.Mallory. I don’t know where to begin. She’s kind of perfect.
Not just physically, I mean, yeah, she’s perfect physically speaking. But she’s
so strong and smart and capable. I could never imagine being with anyone else.What would that person
say about you?Right now? She’d probably say I’m a jerk for taking up this challenge.
She’d call me stubborn and possessed. She might not be wrong about that. But then,
I think, deep down inside, she really does love me for who I am.What is your family like?Mallory and Em are my family. Then there’s my grandfather, Danny,
who’s tough as leather, but also the best man I know. My mom died when I was a kid
and he raised me. I never knew my father, or even who my father was. It doesn’t
matter, though. You make your own family. And I try to be the best father to my
little girl that I can possibly be.What special skills do
you rely on?Well, I guess my skills at skiing. I am pretty good at it. I
also like to build things. I built the cabin Mallo and I live in with Em. And a
lot of the furniture in the place. I love making furniture, it relaxes me.If someone from your past
showed up, who would you NOT want it to be, and why?I don’t know. I guess my father, because then I’d have to know
why he never claimed me as his kid. Though, really, he might have never even known
about me.Are you happy with the
way your story ended? Why or why not?Yes. I think I’ve finally figured out what’s important. And I
told Mallory I loved her–I’m not big on words, but I think she needed to hear how
important she is to me.About the Writer
You have the length of
a tweet (140 characters) to describe yourself as a writer. Let’s see what you can
do.Have pen. Will write.Why did you choose to
write about this character?Extreme skiers, or people who do things that are what most of
us would consider a little crazy, fascinate me. I love Bell, because it turns out he’s more than just
skiing.Was there anything you
discovered about this character that was a surprise to you?How much he cares about Mallory. Early on, I figured him for
a guy who is a bit easy come, easy go when it comes to relationships. And that isn’t
true.When you wrote about this
character, what made you the most happy? What made you the most sad?Well, the story is told from Mallory’s point of view, so we see
Bell through her
eyes. The best of Bell
was how he reacted when she finally told him she was pregnant–the pregnancy was
an accident–he goes to their extra room and says, ‘we’ll paint it yellow.”
There’s no fuss, just this quiet acceptance that says, of course I’ll be there,
we’ll do this together. He also makes furniture, and he surprised Mallory with a
headboard for their bed, which was sweet.Sad was how driven he is to do the dangerous things he does.
He is almost compelled to do them–and it seems as though he doesn’t take Mallory
or Emily into account when making those decisions.Why do you write?I wish I could answer that question. I think I just love telling
stories. And that, by living with the characters, I get to live all kinds of interesting
lives–as a professional skier in this case.What do you want to write
next?I have way, way too many ideas and partially finished things
in my WIP folder. Right now, I’m writing a part four for Anton and Lenora, a series
of historical novellas. Talk about other lives, this one lets me sail to China in the 19th
century. I also have another historical-set in Colorado
in the 1890’s, and a romantic comedy about a daytime TV star in New York. And I’d love to
write another ski story–this one featuring Creech, who is Mallory’s best friend
and ex-boyfriend in Dancing.What other character from
this book do you want to write about? Care to tell us why?As I said, I’d love to write a story about Creech. He’s a ski
racing coach, which is kind of fascinating, and he needs a love interest. I have
some ideas and I think I might sit down and do this book in the near future.Is there anything you’d
like to say to your readers?I hope you enjoy reading my stories as much as I enjoy writing
them.Author Bio
Ute (who pronounces her name Oooh-tah) Carbone is an award winning
author of women’s fiction, comedy, and romance. She and her husband live in New Hampshire, where she
spends her days walking, eating chocolate and dreaming up stories.Previous Books
Searching for SupermanDancing
in the White RoomAuthor Social Media
Website: http://www.utecarbone.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wildwords2Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Ute-Carbone/e/B005G7U8RM/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1Love Stories (available daily via Paper Li): http://paper.li/Wildwords2/1355247882?utm_source=subscription&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=paper_sub#