• Vampire

    Bucket List: Harriet – Knights Vampire @kryssiefortune #RLFblog #vampirelove

    Knights Vampire
    by Kryssie Fortune 
    The bucket list interview allows a hero or heroine to tell readers
    about himself or herself. Today’s list is from Harriet Mortlake.
    Age: 22
    Gender: Female
    Birthplace: Leeds
    Profession: Archivist
    Welcome to Romance Lives
    Forever. Your author introduced you. Now we’d like to get to know you better. Please
    tell us about yourself.
    I’m nothing much really. I’m tall, almost six foot, and sadly
    about ten pounds overweight. I don’t think there isn’t a diet I haven’t tried, or
    failed to stick to.
    I’ve got a bit of a temper too. My dad used to hit mum, and I’ve
    inherited my temper from him, I was twelve years old when I found him beating on
    her in the kitchen. I was so angry that I hit him on the head with a frying pan
    and dragged my mother off to a shelter. Mom’s convinced I saved her life that night,
    but I’ve never lost my temper like that since. I daren’t. It scared me.
    I have a first class degree in library studies. I was lucky to
    land this job at Whitborough Castle straight from university. If the last two archivists
    hadn’t vanished, and I could have shaken the “someone’s watching me” thing,
    it would have been my dream job.
    When someone dies, we
    say they “kicked the bucket.” Therefore, a list of things that a person
    wants to accomplish, places to go, situations to experience, and so on have become
    known as a “Bucket List.” We’d like to know yours, please. If you haven’t
    made one before, perhaps now would be a good time. Who knows? It might inspire another
    book. While you’re at it, how about telling us about some of your other favorite
    things? Here are the questions.
    What are two places you
    would like to visit before you die, and why?
    I want to sail up the Amazon and see pink dolphins. They sound
    amazing. Maybe that could my honeymoon trip.
    I’d like to visit Jerusalem too and follow in the steps of the
    crusaders. There’s something romantic about the Knights Templar or the Knights Hospitaller.
    My personal favorites are the Knights Defender though.
    Where is a place you would
    never like to return, and why?
    The hidden dungeon beneath Whitborough Castle. I can smell the
    stale urine and feces just thinking about it.
    I didn’t much like university life. I was too geeky to fit in.
    Shall I tell you a secret? I got angry when my one and only boyfriend told me I
    was frigid. I tossed his clothes out the window and shoved out into the dorm’s corridor
    stark naked.
    I suppose the worst place ever was my childhood home. Dad was
    a bully who liked to make me cry.
    Who is someone you would
    like to meet, and why?
    Can you imagine a real live knight defender let loose in the
    21st century. I don’t mean some geeky re-enactor. Imagine a genuine knight with
    the muscles to swing a broadsword and the courtly grace of Queen Eleanor’s courts.
    Wouldn’t that be something?
    Oh, did you mean someone real? I’m actually a bit of dreamer,
    but maybe Julian Richards. Never heard of him? I’m geeky, but he’s the archeologist
    come media presenter who did an in depth study of Stonehenge. Mum bought me his
    popup book of Stonehenge before she died as a spoof gift, but it’s one of my most
    treasured possessions.
    Who is someone you would
    like to avoid, and why?
    Real or fantasy? I wouldn’t care to meet Blaxton’s wicked cousin
    Rolf again. He’s got a vicious streak a mile wide. He wanted to create his own vampire
    army and take over the world. Human life means nothing to him.
    If you could time travel
    to any date, what would it be, and what would you do there?
    I’d love to go back to the 1180’s when Peter de Ferrers built
    Whitborough Castle. He had three sons back then, and I’d love to meet all of them
    before Cousin Rolf murdered them.
    What is your birth order?
    I’m not sure I understand the question. I almost answered Sagittarius
    then it struck me you were asking about my family. I’m an only child, an orphan
    now, and I still miss my mum.
    I was born fully human. Obviously I’m different now.
    Tell us about your favorite
    toy as a child.
    I had this teddy but my dad through it out in a fit of temper.
    I never really got attached to anything else. It hurt too much. I was the kid who
    lived in the library and read every book they possessed.
    Describe your favorite
    food and how it’s prepared.
    Chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate. A rare steak with a
    mountain of freshly fried chips, fried onion rings and side salad sounds good too.
    Tell us about your best
    friend.
    Blaxton de Ferrers. He’s my everything. We talk for hours and
    never get bored. He was alone for centuries, but we’ve just discovered he has friends
    in Zurich. I just love to see him smile. Oh, did I say he’s a billionaire property
    developer with a philanthropic streak and a former Knight Defender?

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    About the Author

    I could read before I could walk – or so my mother says. I definitely
    loved books, but at that stage I probably liked to look at the pictures. I do remember
    a lovely old-fashioned library with parquet floors and filing cabinets with a card
    index. I really loved that place.
    Jump forward to my adult years. Two children and happy marriage
    later, my heart valve collapsed. After a terrible prognosis and an amazing surgeon,
    I’m strong and tough again. However, it was time I reached for my dream and started
    to write that book I’d been going on about.
    Fortunately Loose ID liked it. I’m grateful for their support.
    Knights Vampire is my fifth book, and I’m really proud of it.

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  • Contemporary

    Hot Cowboy Romance 12 Pack @sabrina_york #RLFblog #cowboys

    Cowboy 12 Pack 

    If you love sexy cowboy romance books, get ready for a 12-pack
    of ’em from New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors!

    The Cowboy 12 Pack is available for preorder and releases January
    20th
    The Real McCoy by Sabrina
    York
    When Crystal Wilson gets roped into a wild, girls-only weekend
    at a rowdy “stud” ranch, the last thing she wants to do is tangle with
    a bunch of half-naked men pretending to be cowboys. But when she meets Ford McCoy,
    she can’t help but be attracted to his dark, dominant, gruff appeal.
    What she doesn’t know is that Ford isn’t a stripper. He’s her
    friend’s overprotective brother, there to make sure his little sister doesn’t get
    into any trouble. She’s surprised at the passion that flares between them. In fact,
    what she has with Ford might just be what she’s been looking for all along.
    It’s a pity the sexy rancher isn’t in the market for a city girl.
    A Cowboy’s Seduction
    Award-Winning Author Cynthia D’Alba – Sparks fly when an exhausted
    cowboy, on a forced tropical vacation, meets an uptight accountant in a bikini.
    As the seduction game begins, two weeks never looked so short.
    Sadie And Her Cowboy
    USA Today Bestselling Author Paige Tyler – A beautiful ranch
    owner hires an infamous gunslinger to protect her against a ruthless cattle baron,
    but risks losing everything when she falls for the sexy hired gun
    The Billionaire Husband
    Test
    NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author Elle James – Skeptical billionaire
    takes a risk on a friend’s dating service and finds the cowgirl of his dreams, only
    he has to convince her he’s her perfect match.
    Her Uniform Cowboy
    Donna Michaels – Texas Guardsman never planned his attraction
    to a curvy, military-hating Pennsylvanian, or saddling her with his stress issues.
    Will the town’s newest resident support him, or abandon him like others in his past?
    I Am Not Your Melody
    NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author Shoshanna Evers – The baddest
    cowboy in Bear Creek Saddle partners with a sassy new bartender to save the family
    business. His rules: Don’t kill her. Don’t kiss her. And don’t fall in love.
    Chase And Seduction
    USA Today Bestselling Author Randi Alexander – Country music
    superstar Chase Tanner is determined to seduce screenplay writer Reno Linden. She
    risks the plunge into Chase’s arms, but will their attraction survive the glitz
    and stress of fame?
    The Cowboy Wins A Bride
    NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author Cora Seton –Jamie Lassiter
    just made the bet of his life—He’s got six weeks to prove to Claire Cruz he’s the
    man for her, or pay for her round-the-world trip.
    The Harder They Fall

    The Real McCoy
    by Sabrina York 

    Beth Williamson – Cowboy Hank Beltane has no idea what’s in store
    for him when he tries to seduce the stubborn, beautiful and sexy as hell rodeo owner
    TJ Maguire.
    The Real McCoy
    NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author Sabrina York – At a wild,
    girls-only weekend at a rowdy “stud” ranch, she meets the gruff, dominant
    man of her dreams. It’s too bad the sexy stripper is only a pretend cowboy…or is
    he?
    Badass
    Amazon Bestselling Author Sable Hunter – Isaac McCoy – Badass
    Isaac McCoy, as at home on a Harley as he is on a horse, is in love with the preacher’s
    daughter — the angel of Kerr County — and that will never do.
    Cowboys Never Fold
    Award-Winning Author Lexi Post – When a cowboy honors a promise
    by working at a nudist resort, he discovers that to win the sexy owner’s heart he
    must go all-in, which could mean baring more than his soul.
    Cupid’s Cowboy
    Amazon Bestselling Author Becky McGraw – Struggling country singer
    is struck by cupids arrow when delivering a breakup singing telegram on Valentine’s
    Day to a beautiful music exec who could make all his dreams come true.

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    About Sabrina York

    Her Royal Hotness, Sabrina York, is the New York Times and USA
    Today Bestselling author of hot, humorous stories for smart and sexy readers. Her
    titles range from sweet and sexy to scorching erotic romance.

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  • Contemporary

    5 Easy Questions: author Iris Blobel, Let Me Love You @_iris_b #RLFblog

    Let Me Love You
    by Iris Blobel
    Iris Blobel answers five easy questions to help readers get to
    know her better.
    What’s your favorite down-home
    family style meal?
    Nothing beats the good old Spaghetti meal
    Who is your “book
    boyfriend” (that hottie you read about and drool over)?
    Jack Reacher … without a doubt … I think. There’s also Jax Cullen
    and Sawyer Thompson from Lucky Harbor … or Gabriel Bonner … *sigh* … there’re too
    many.
    Describe the perfect vacation.
    With my family, anywhere near a beach. Having said that, we travelled
    through the US in a motorhome two years ago and it was close to the best holidays
    I’ve ever had.
    When you read for pleasure,
    what kind of books do you choose?
    If a book draws me in within the first two/three pages, I read
    about anything but erotica or historical stories. I like to read across the genres
    and mix it up, especially when I write.
    If the hero of your latest
    book called you on the phone, what would be a perfect ringtone for him?
    James Blunt – Bonfire Heart

    About the Book

    Title Let Me Love You
    Genre Contemporary Romance
    Author Iris Blobel
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Oliver Dempsey, pitcher for a Melbourne baseball club, loves
    the women, and they love him…
    But he keeps them at an arm’s length, and when he meets Tamara,
    he’s unprepared for the attraction he feels for her. Told by his coach that she’s
    off limits, only draws him in more.
    Tamara Amis moved to Melbourne to find some distance between
    her past and herself…
    With the help of her uncle, the coach of a Melbourne baseball
    club, she quickly finds a job, and a place to live. Yet, one meeting with the handsome
    pitcher stirs unexpected emotions that threaten to overwhelm her.
    It’s Oliver’s injury that brings them together, but as they find
    out about each other’s pasts, how can they be ready to share a future?

    Buy This Book

    Publisher: http://www.limitlesspublishing.net/product/let-me-love-you/
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    Free for KU subscribers.

    Author Bio

    Iris Blobel was born and raised in Germany and only
    immigrated to Australia in the late 1990s. Having had the travel bug most of
    her life, Iris spent some time living in Scotland, London, as well as Canada
    where she met her husband. Her love for putting her stories onto paper only
    emerged a few years back, but now her laptop is a constant companion. Iris
    resides west of Melbourne with her husband and her beautiful two daughters as
    well as their dog. Next to her job at a private school, she also presents a
    German Program at the local Community Radio.

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  • Contemporary

    5 Easy Questions: Sandy Wolters – Another Door Opens @SandyWolters #RLFblog #PNR

    Another Door Opens
    by Sandy Wolters  
    Sandy Wolters author of Another Door Opens answers five easy
    questions to help readers get to know her better.

    Author Bio

    Sandy Wolters is a prolific writer with five other novels to
    date. Soul Mates, her steamy time travel romance, won first place in the Paranormal
    Romance Guild’s 2013 Reviewer Choice Awards for Paranormal Romance-Novella.
    What’s your favorite down-home family style meal?
    Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, fried okra and
    Parker House rolls. Just like mom use to make.
    What is your go-to meal when you dine out?
    I know this is in direct conflict with my favorite down-home
    meal, but I love ordering grilled Mahi Mahi with grilled or steamed vegetables.
    You have to eat healthy sometimes, right?
    Describe the perfect vacation.
    My husband and I have been married for 36 years. We’ve taken
    many vacations over the years, some good, some not so good. The best way I can describe
    the perfect vacation for us is if we didn’t have any life threatening incidents.
    I don’t know why, but we always seem to have something drastic happen when we’re
    off enjoying ourselves. Looking back over the years, we’ve had two vacations that
    didn’t almost kill us. LOL My daughter’s standard goodbye to my husband is,
    “Please don’t kill mom on this trip.”
    What are your hobbies?
    I love to read. My husband and I also camp whenever we can. We
    do it old school with a tent and cook over the campfire. We fish and enjoy catching
    crawdaddies so my husband can cook a beautiful gourmet dinner. Yes. That’s right.
    My husband does all the cooking when we’re camping! Now you know why I enjoy it
    so much. I’m a very lucky woman.
    When you read for pleasure, what kind of books do you choose?
    I’m a very eclectic reader. I enjoy all sub genres of romance.
    I also like police procedurals/crime drama, suspense, mystery, horror – really just
    about anything other than sci-fi. I’ve never really developed a taste for that genre.

    About the Book

    Title Another Door Opens, Book 2 in the Rock Star Series (Stand
    Alone)
    Genre Romance with a ghostly paranormal twist
    Author Sandy Wolters
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Can a man who has never lacked for women in his life meet the
    challenge when the woman he truly desires wants nothing to do with him?
    Clayton Silk has reveled in the attention he receives as a rock
    star. His only close friend is Lilly, another international rock star, but she has
    chosen to step back from the spotlight and enjoy her relationship with his brother
    Bruce, which has started Clay thinking about his life.
    When he decides to take a break from touring and spend some time
    with Bruce and Lilly, he meets a woman who drives him to distraction, a woman who
    resists all his usual charms, and makes him wonder what it will take to break down
    her resistance before he loses his mind. As he discovers, it may just cost him her
    life.
    Rock Star Series:
    Book 1 – When One Door Closes (Stand Alone)
    Book 2 – Another Door Opens (Stand Alone)
    You can read the entire first chapter at: http://sandywolters.weebly.com/another-door-opens-excerpt.html

    Buy This Book

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  • Bucket List,  Shapeshifter

    Bucket List: Magnus from To Eternity @DaisyBanks16 #RLFblog #PNR

    To Eternity
    by Daisy Banks 
    Introducing Magnus Johansson from To Eternity. This is his
    bucket list.

    About the Book

    Title To Eternity, wild beneath the moon-Book 2 in the Timeless
    series.
    Genre Paranormal
    Author Daisy Banks
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    For four centuries Magnus has lived
    according to the dictates of the moon, his heart isolated by the domination of his
    wolf nature. Now fate has brought the beautiful, independent Sian to his house at
    Darnwell and their irresistible attraction has exploded into a white-hot passion.
    Yet she is not wolf, and the time has come for her to embrace the change. But once
    she completes the ritual and claims her place next to Magnus, the rivals will appear
    on the horizon…

    The Bucket List of Magnus Johansson

    This interview is designed for your hero to describe his/her bucket list for
    readers. Answer the questions as the character.

    Name: Magnus Johansson
    Age: Approximately four hundred and eighty five.
    Gender: Male
    Birthplace: Darnwell England
    Profession: He is of independent means and therefore has no professional
    title.
    Welcome to Romance Lives
    Forever. Your author introduced you. Now we’d like to get to know you better. Please
    tell us about yourself.
    Thank you for inviting me to take part in this interview. Man
    or myth, or something in between, that is how I have described myself in the past.
    My existence, I can’t call it life, was grim. Until I met Sian I had been solitary
    for many years. I preferred to be alone rather than risk forming relationships with
    others. I had some bitter experiences in my youth and the pain from them was compounded
    by living through the losses of the war years. I thought being alone was my only
    honorable option.
    I am sure you are aware I am afflicted with the werewolf curse.
    Please, don’t worry. I am quite safe at present. The full moon is past for this
    month. Even during the full moon I try to limit the number of times I hunt and am
    very selective of my hunting grounds. When I am not under the control of the moon
    I spend much time in organizing restoration work on my home. The orangery and the
    walled garden are current projects. Since I met Sian she has helped me with these
    tasks and so many other things. Sian has turned my world around, I wouldn’t be here
    speaking with you today if not for her influence. Sian shares my interest in antiques
    and architecture. She has an eye for beauty in its many forms.
    I do apologize, this is supposed to be about me, but I can’t
    help talking about Sian. Shall we continue with the interview?
    When someone dies, we say they “kicked the bucket.”
    Therefore, a list of things that a person wants to accomplish, places to go, situations
    to experience, and so on have become known as a “Bucket List.” We’d like
    to know yours, please. If you haven’t made one before, perhaps now would be a good
    time. Who knows? It might inspire another book. While you’re at it, how about telling
    us about some of your other favorite things? Here are the questions.
    What are two places you
    would like to visit before you die, and why?
    This is very interesting. As a werewolf, my death, barring unfortunate
    circumstances, is very unlikely, but I would like to answer the questions all the
    same. I would enjoy the chance to visit Egypt with Sian. She quite rightly pointed
    out that if I journey there I could relish the sense of a time well beyond my own
    existence. That would be a very enlightening experience.
    There is also a beach I once visited in the Caribbean and I would
    like to return there. The memory of the place features often in the dreams I share
    with Sian. I would like to take her there and show her the reality. Hopefully, in
    the intervening years since I first visited, the beach hasn’t changed too much.
    I once found peace there and in my younger days that was a very rare occurrence.
    Where is a place you would
    never like to return, and why?
    The place is London, but not as it is now. Sian has taken me
    to visit London several times and I have enjoyed each journey we have made. I would
    prefer not to return as I was in the eighteenth century. I behaved rather badly
    then and have no pride in my activities in that era of my life. Grief can have a
    very damaging effect in many different ways. I’m afraid it made a self-centered
    creature of me. I hunted with impunity and relished the chase in a way I am rather
    ashamed of now.
    Who is someone you would
    like to meet, and why?
    I would like to meet the founder of my family line and discover
    how the werewolf curse first took hold. I would ask them if they ever found a way
    to conquer the wretched affliction.
    Who is someone you would
    like to avoid, and why?
    At present the person I would wish to have no contact with is
    Mr. Franklyn Gorsewell. He is a despicable creature who has threatened and even
    physically harmed the woman I love. A reckoning between he and I must eventually
    come, and I believe it will be savage. Please don’t think I fear that, I don’t,
    but Sian will be distressed by such an event, after all he was once her employer
    and so called mentor. He abused that position of trust. He is utterly without merit.
    If you could time travel
    to any date, what would it be, and what would you do there?
    I have a rather strange and sometimes strained relationship with
    time. If I were able to travel in time I would wish to return to the day I met Sian.
    I would do things differently you see. I’m afraid to say I wasn’t very grateful
    at first that she made me live. I’d been alone for so long, I might as well have
    been dead. I fought against being dragged back to life in the fear of its hurts.
    I shouldn’t have done. I ought to have been gentler with her, accepted the wonderful
    love she offered me and thanked her for it. Yes, if I could travel in time I would
    return to experience those first days with her again. She is the most courageous
    woman I have ever met and I’d like to honor that rather than being as difficult
    as I was. Of course, Sian has forgiven me my foibles, but I would like to make her
    memories of our meeting sweeter.
    What is your birth order?
    I am an only child.
    Tell us about your favorite
    toy as a child.
    My childhood was rather isolated, understandable given my heritage.
    I had few toys but I did have several dogs as companions. It was then I discovered
    my body is not that of an ordinary person. The dogs aged and died, but I hardly
    changed. My parents always provided new ones, but I had to accept the loss of creatures
    I loved. Each lost hound proved bitter lesson for me. I also had several favorite
    ponies and horses as I matured. Their loss though painful didn’t sting quite so
    much as those of my dogs. They did not sleep on my bed, nor beg from my plate or
    offer such devoted companionship.
    I was very fond of a hunting hawk. I’d named her Starlight, for
    her gleaming under wing feathers, when she died I gave up hawking. Later, once I
    reached adolescence and I’d undergone the first year or two of moon induced transformations,
    my parents departed and I became master of my home. I amused myself as any young
    man of wealth might in the era.
    Describe your favorite
    food and how it’s prepared.
    The wolf inheritance influences many aspects of my life and as
    a man I eat a great deal of steak. My cook knows to serve it rare.
    Tell us about your best
    friend.
    Other than my few servants, my contact with people over the recent
    past has been very limited. In the war years when I was quite active there were
    young men who I called friends, however, they never truly knew me as I am. Sian
    is the one person who knows and accepts me. She offers me the gift of her love.
    She is everything.
    I must leave now as Sian is waiting. Thank you for your questions.
    I hope we meet again sometime in the future. Good day.

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    Author Bio

    Daisy Banks writes sensual and spicy romance in the Historical,
    Paranormal and Fantasy genres. An obsessive writer, Daisy is passionate about her
    stories. Her focus is to offer the best tale she can to readers. Daisy is married,
    with two grown up sons. She lives with her husband in a converted chapel in Shropshire,
    England. Antiques and collecting entertain Daisy when she isn’t writing, she has
    also occasionally been known to make a meal that doesn’t stick to the pan.

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  • Contemporary

    Fear of Flying @LeighCourt3 #RLFblog #FearofFlying

    Fear of Flying
    by Leigh Court 
    Cover Love includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social
    media contacts for the author. Today’s featured book is Fear of Flying.
    Genre Contemporary
    Author Leigh Court
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Book publicist Jessie Jordan is deathly afraid of flying, which
    prompts travel writer Regan Quade to come up with a highly imaginative (and very
    intimate!) way to calm her anxiety. When they’re thrown together on a two-week cross-country
    book tour, the result just might be a bestseller!

    Buy This Book

    Nook: http://bit.ly/1xoXbsy

    About the Author

    Award-winning multi-published author Leigh Court has been writing
    since age eleven, starting with wild adventure stories for her elementary school
    newsletter, growing up to be a television news journalist whose assignments took
    her on real life adventures.
    After traveling most of the world, she segued into the more normal
    job of public relations, but she’s never stopped writing. Having seen what she has
    of life’s struggles, Leigh now writes romantic fiction because she wants her readers
    to be able to escape into a story guaranteed to have a happy ending!

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