• Anthology,  Christmas or Holiday

    Holiday Magic @WRWWorldRomance #RLFblog #romance

    The World Romance Writers wish you joy and love this holiday
    season with a collection of heartwarming romances filled with Holiday Magic.
    This anthology features stories from far and wide, including contemporary and
    historical romance, futuristic time travel romance, and romance touched with
    magic by Award-Winning and Multi-Published Authors: Rose Anderson, Lynn Crain,
    Gemma Juliana, Cara Marsi and Jenny Twist. Come enjoy the many flavors and flavours of our English
    language.

    Genre Various
    Authors Rose Anderson, Lynn Crain, Gemma Juliana, Cara Marsi
    and Jenny Twist
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13

    Buy Holiday Magic

    Publisher World Romance Writers
    Amazon Universal Link http://mybook.to/Hol
    Amazon US https://www.amazon.com/Holiday-Magic-Rose-Anderson-ebook/dp/B01MXQQQJM
    Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/holiday-magic-rose-anderson/1125245793
    Books2Read Universal Link https://www.books2read.com/u/b5OW5G
    iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/holiday-magic/id1185242112
    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/holiday-magic-2
    CreateSpace Pending

    About the Authors

    Rose Anderson
    Known for crafting characters that stay with you long after
    the last page has turned, Rose Anderson is an award-winning author and
    dilettante who loves great conversation and delights in discovering interesting
    things to weave into stories. Rose also writes across genres under the pen name
    Madeline Archer. She lives with her family and small menagerie amid oak groves
    and prairie in the rolling glacial hills of the upper Midwest.
    Find Rose’s and Madeline’s books under both names in ebook
    and paperback wherever love stories are sold.
    Lynn Crain
    Award winning author Lynn Crain has done it all in her life.
    From nursing to geology, her life experiences have added to her detail rich
    stories. She loves writing full time as she weaves contemporary, fantasy,
    futuristic and paranormal tales, tame to erotic, for various publishers. Her
    home is in the desert southwest and she’s just returned from her latest
    adventure of living in Vienna, Austria while her husband worked his dream job.
    She loves hearing from her readers at lynncrain@cox.net.
    Website
    Facebook
    Twitter
    Gemma Juliana
    Weaving stories brings me joy, whether I’m turning the
    screws on a character whose back is against the wall, or playing matchmaker.
    Adding the extra spice of international settings to my stories is fun, and
    gives me a chance to revisit some global travels. I’ve authored nearly a dozen
    novelettes, novellas and novels in fantasy, paranormal, and contemporary
    romance. Many more manuscripts are in various stages of completion, waiting to
    see the light of day. I live deep in the heart chakra of Texas with my true
    love in a cozy cottage along with our son and a crafty dog who rules us all. My
    muse settles for nothing less than the finest chocolates and coffee.
    Cara Marsi
    An award-winning and eclectic author, Cara Marsi is
    published in romantic suspense, paranormal romance, and contemporary romance.
    She loves a good love story, and believes that everyone deserves a second
    chance at love. Sexy, sweet, thrilling, or magical, Cara’s stories are first
    and foremost about the love. Treat yourself today, with a taste of romance.
    When not traveling or dreaming of traveling, Cara and her
    husband live on the East Coast of the United States in a house ruled by two
    spoiled cats who compete for attention.
    *Read more about Cara’s books and sign up for her newsletter
    at her website www.caramarsi.com. Find
    her on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/caramarsi
    and Facebook at: www.facebook.com/authorcaramarsi
    She’s always interested in making new friends.
    Jenny Twist
    Jenny Twist left school at fifteen and went to work in an
    asbestos factory. After working in various jobs, including bacon-packer and
    escapologist’s assistant, she returned to full-time education and did a BA in
    history at Manchester and post-graduate studies at Oxford. In 2001 she and her
    husband moved to Southern Spain where they live with their rather eccentric dog
    and cat.
    Her published novels are Domingo’s Angel – a romance set in
    Spain, Take One At Bedtime – an anthology of short stories, All in the Mind –
    about an old woman getting younger and The Owl Goddess – a fantasy/SciFi about
    how the Greek gods were actually spacemen.
    Website
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    Social Media
  • Character Interviews,  Paranormal

    Meet Darius: Drakon’s Promise #PNR @njwaltersauthor #RLFblog

    N.J. Walters is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling
    author who has always been a voracious reader, and now she spends her days
    writing novels of her own. Vampires, werewolves, dragons, time-travelers,
    seductive handymen, and next-door neighbors with smoldering good looks—all vie
    for her attention. It’s a tough life, but someone’s got to live it.

    About Drakon’s Promise

    Genre Paranormal Romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Darius Varkas is a drakon. He’s neither human nor dragon.
    He’s both.
    He’s also the target of an ancient order who want to capture
    all drakons for their blood. When fresh, a drakon’s blood can cure any illness
    and prolong a human’s life, and the Knights will stop at nothing to get it.
    When librarian Sarah Anderson stumbles across a rare book
    belonging to the Knights of the Dragon, she’s quickly thrust into a dangerous
    world of secrets and shifters and things she never would have believed
    possible. When the Knights realize Sarah has a secret of her own, she becomes
    just as much a target as Darius. Her scary dragon shifter just might be her
    best chance at survival.

    Introducing Darius Varkas

    Welcome to Romance Lives Forever! We’re happy to have you
    here today.
    Name: Darius Varkas
    Age: 4000 years, give or take a few
    Gender: male
    Birthplace: A small village that has long since crumbled to
    dust
    Profession: Entrepreneur
    Ethnicity/Species (if not human): I’m a drakon, the son of a
    dragon and a human woman.
    Describe your body and
    build, skin tone, height and weight. Include any unique features such as dimples,
    freckles, or scars.
    In my human form, I’m 6’10” with black shoulder-length
    hair and green eyes. I have a tattoo that covers the entire left side of my
    body from my neck to my ankles. It’s a birthmark and is a swirling pattern that
    is bronze and outline in the same green as my eyes.
    Who is the significant
    other in your life?
    That would be my Sarah. She’s the most beautiful, most
    amazing woman in the world. Brilliant too. After all, she chose me.
    Please tell us a
    little about yourself.
    I’m a drakon so I like my privacy. I’m not even sure why I
    agreed to do this interview. *grumbles*
    Please tell us about
    your education.
    I’ve lived four thousand years. I speak and write many
    languages, including some long forgotten by time. I’ve learned alongside
    mankind. Airplanes were a particular favorite invention of mine, as being a
    pilot allows me to take to the skies nowadays when it isn’t as easy to simply
    shift and soar. Computers I can use but I don’t particularly like them.
    Do you get by, live comfortably,
    live extravagantly?
    I’ve lived for a very long time. I’m also an earth drakon,
    which means I know how to find precious metals and gems. I’ve accumulated quite
    a hoard over the course of my life. And like any self-respecting drakon, I
    guard what is mine.
    Are you close to family?
    My brothers are my family and we are very close. We had
    different mothers but the same dragon sire. Of course, now I have Sarah. They
    all love her.
    Can you keep a secret?
    Why or why not?
    Of course I can keep a secret. I’m a drakon. Of course,
    telling all of you about myself isn’t exactly keeping that a secret.
    What secrets do you know
    about people around you that you do NOT share?
    I know all my brothers’ secrets, but I would never betray
    their trust.
    What is your biggest need?
    My biggest need is to wipe the Knights of the Dragon from
    the face of the planet. They want to capture me and my kind for their own
    profit and to prolong their lives by drinking our blood. We were content to
    leave them alone, but they will not leave us in peace. And they threatened
    Sarah and will always be a threat to her and to my brothers. They have to be
    eliminated.
    What are your biggest
    hopes and dreams?
    I dream of being able to live my life in peace with Sarah.
    What is your biggest personal
    flaw?
    I have no flaws. *turns to Sarah* Stop laughing. She says I’m
    set in my ways and stubborn. Overprotective too. But since I’m always right, I
    don’t see that as a flaw.
    Who in your life has the
    power to hurt you the most and why?
    Sarah has the power to destroy me. She is my heart. I trust
    her more than I thought it possible to every trust a woman.
    What would you like
    to tell your writer?
    I want to thank her for bringing Sarah into my life. I also
    want to let her know this is my first and last interview. I’m done.

    Buy Drakon’s Promise

    Publisher http://entangledpublishing.com/drakons-promise/
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N74PYZR
    Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1125114236?ean=9781633758001
    ARe https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-drakonspromise-2173689-140.html
    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/drakon-s-promise
    iBooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/drakons-promise/id1176306297

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  • Regency

    The Marquess and the Midwife @AlinaKField #RLFblog #Regency #Romance

    Welcome Alina K Field, author of The Marquess and the
    Midwife, a new Regency Romance.
    Why did you write
    this book?
    For starters, I love the Call the Midwife stories, as well
    as secret babies. And, a few months before I started The Marquess and the
    Midwife, a family member tragically lost a good friend in childbirth to
    toxemia. (Unthinkable, right, in the twenty-first century?) I guess pregnancy
    and childbirth were on my brain! Somehow, my muse came up with this story.
    What is your favorite
    genre to read?
    I love Regency romance, and I especially love stories with a
    lot of adventure added to the romance.
    Who is your favorite
    character from fiction (not including your own)?
    Hmm. May I have two? I love the rascally Rupert Carsington,
    the Mr. Impossible of Loretta Chase’s book by that name. I also like William
    Doyle, the bluff , clever spy of Joanna Bourne’s The Forbidden Rose. Actually,
    all of Chase’s and Bourne’s characters are brilliant, but they both write the
    most delicious heroes.
    What are you working
    on at the moment, and what will we see from you in coming months?
    I’m working on a Regency series about four adult children
    being married off by their father, an earl who is a retired spy lord. Or is he
    retired? Book one is called The Bastard’s Iberian Bride and will be coming this
    spring.

    About The Marquess and the Midwife

    Genre: Regency romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG-13
    Once upon a time, the younger brother of a marquess fell in
    love with his sister’s companion. He was sent off to war, and she was just sent
    off, and they both landed in very different worlds.
    Now Virgil Radcliffe has returned from his self-imposed
    exile on the Continent to take up his late brother’s title and discover the whereabouts
    of the only woman he’s ever loved.
    Abandoned by her lover and dismissed by her employer,
    Ameline Dawes has found a respectable identity as a Waterloo widow, a new life
    as a midwife, and a safe, secure home for her twin girls. Called to London at
    Christmas to attend her benefactress’s lying-in, she finds herself confronted
    by an unexpected house guest–a man determined to woo her anew and win her
    again.
    But, is loving the new Marquess of Wallingford a mistake
    Ameline cannot afford to repeat?

    Buy The Marquess and the Midwife:

    iBooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-marquess-and-the-midwife/id1167622013?ls=1&mt=11
    Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1125068696?ean=2940156905331

    About Alina K Field

    Award winning author Alina K. Field earned a Bachelor of
    Arts Degree in English and German literature, but her true passion is the much
    happier world of romance fiction. Though her roots are in the Midwestern U.S.,
    after six very, very, very cold years in Chicago, she moved to Southern
    California and hasn’t looked back. She shares a midcentury home with her
    husband, her spunky, blonde, rescued terrier, and the blue-eyed cat who conned
    his way in for dinner one day and decided the food was too good to leave.
    She is the author of the 2014 Book Buyer’s Best winner, Rosalyn’s
    Ring, a 2015 RONE Award finalist, Bella’s Band, and a 2016 National Reader’s
    Choice Award finalist, Liliana’s Letter, as well as her latest release, The
    Marquess and the Midwife. She is hard at work on her next series of Regency
    romances, but loves to hear from readers!

    Alina K Field Social Media:

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alinak.field/
    Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/alina-k-field 
  • Suspense

    Highlight Courageous Women @rolynnanderson #Romantic #Suspense #RLFblog

    Guest post written by Rolynn Anderson
    As this blog goes live, I’m involved in the Women’s March in
    San Luis Obispo, California, along with 5,000 other women. I’ll be proudly wearing
    the pink hat my sister made for me. In 400 locations across the world, a
    million or more women will be marching to support the precepts of equity,
    diversity and inclusion. I grew up in a period when women writer/activists like
    Gloria Steinem, Bella Abzug and others worked hard on these issues, making huge
    strides; I want the momentum to continue, using my writing to help our causes.
    I remember wondering where the women were in
    suspense/mystery best-selling novels I read in the 1960’s. Detectives, cops,
    agents, and villains got the word count; women were wives or lovers playing
    secondary parts. In fact, research tells us the last time women characters got
    the most ink in novels was in the late 1800’s. That’s probably why when I
    started writing in 2001, I gave leading status to the heroine, figuring female
    readers needed all the examples they could get of how a woman handles her
    position on a precipice. My heroes have almost equal footing with the heroine,
    but the spotlight is generally on her.
    My novels are contemporary page-turners. Unique settings and
    clever villains create havoc for my heroine and hero, spiking the suspense and
    the romance. Humor, complex plots, and flawed characters with steep learning
    curves are bound to take the reader in new, exciting places. And, yes, women
    dominate the word count. On this Women’s March Day, I salute the courageous
    women who came before me!

    About Fear Land

    Tally hates to hear rants from people’s brains. What does
    she do when those mind-screams threaten the man she loves?
    Tally Rosella, an acclaimed psychiatrist who helps children
    fraught with anxiety, avoids adults because their brains rant at her. But the
    chance to start a second child study and connect her findings to PTSD, sets her
    squarely among devious colleagues at a big California university.
    Army Major Cole Messer, Tally’s new neighbor, won’t admit
    that trauma from combat tours in Afghanistan destroyed his marriage and
    hampered his ability to lead. As a teacher of college ROTC and single parent,
    he’s focused on enrolling his highly anxious son in Tally’s study and getting
    back to active duty.
    Someone is dead set against Tally’s presence at the
    university, and blowback from her battles with co-workers put Cole and his son
    in jeopardy. Watch what happens when people struggling with shades of anxiety
    collide with corrupt, revengeful foes.

    Buy the Book

    Genre Romantic Suspense
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Amazon: http://amzn.com/B012JE75ES
    Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/587797

    About Rolynn Anderson

    Scandinavian, Army Brat, English Teacher, High School
    Principal, Golfer, Boater, World Traveler, Author. With her experiences, Rolynn
    Anderson is fairly bursting with stories about extraordinary people and amazing
    settings, real and contrived. Now add her competitive nature and her love of ‘the
    makeover.’ As a principal, she and the staff she hired opened a cutting-edge
    high school; as co-captain with her husband on Intrepid, she cruises from Washington State to Alaska and back. As
    a writer, she delights in creating imperfect characters faced with
    extraordinary, transforming challenges. Her hope: You’ll devour her ‘makeover’
    suspense novels in the wee hours of the morning, because her stories, settings
    and characters, capture your imagination and your heart.
  • Historical

    Give Your Characters Dimension @ketadiablo #RLFblog #sweetromance

    Today’s guest is author Keta Diablo, author of Sky Dreams (Book 3) a sweet historical romance.

    Give Your Characters Dimension

    Let’s talk a little about characters today and why some are
    one-dimensional, two-dimensional and three-dimensional.
    Have you ever read a review where the reviewer points to
    *shallow* characters in the novel? I know I have, and that’s why I feel it’s so
    important for writers to allot their characters depth. So what is depth, and
    what do you mean by “dimensional” characters?
    It’s crucial readers understand who the characters are; what
    makes them tic, and particularly what the character’s identifying features are?
    I’m not necessarily talking about physical features, but consistency and manner
    of speech, body language and internal thoughts on how he/she views the world. A
    character is not merely a gorgeous person with eyes of blue. He/she is a
    composition of many events that has made him/her what they are today.
    Their emotions are multifaceted and often conflicting. They
    could come from troubled backgrounds or perhaps were born with a silver spoon
    in their mouth. Whatever the case, in order for readers to understand and
    relate to your characters, writers need to delve into their history to make
    them likeable and real (or not so likeable in the villain’s case). It’s also
    important the readers believe, and can picture, the character existing before
    your story even began, thus the history.
    Shallow characters (one-dimensional) have no real story, no
    identifying aspects to their personality. They’re merely walk-ons in your novel
    and won’t make lasting impressions. Readers will soon get bored with reading
    about someone they can’t identify with or like, and will no doubt put the book
    down. This is the last thing we want them to do.
    Two-dimensional characters might have one identifying trait
    or a smidgen of history, but why stop there? Write your characters as if they are
    a person you’d love to know, in fact, you’re so fascinated by their thoughts
    about life, their opinions, you long to know everything about them, including
    their past.
    If your hero or heroine lacks depth or dimension,
    reviewers/readers might refer to them as *cardboard characters* another term
    you want to avoid at all costs. This means they’re typical ordinary,
    forgettable people who are par for the course in motives and goals. While
    writing about them, you might have hinted about a like or dislike they possess,
    but there you stopped, leaving the thought underdeveloped without explaining
    why they dislike the color purple or why they adore women in hats. What’s the
    history behind their abhorrence, fetish or passion?
    One of the great things about writing is that you, the
    author, have control over the portrayals of your characters. Make them bigger
    than life; exaggerate their habits, annoyances, likes and dislikes. Make every
    aspect about them memorable in the reader’s mind.
    You won’t regret giving a little dimension to your
    characters’ personalities.
    Here’s an excellent article from The Writing Tools Blogspot
    about Writing Character Bios for your stories. Why don’t you try it? http://thewritingtools.blogspot.com/2009/07/character-bios-why-and-how.html
    Happy writing and reading!
    ~ Keta

    About the Book

    Title Sky Dreams
    Genre Sweet Historical Romance
    Author Keta Diablo
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings) G
    In Sky Tinted Water (Book 1) and Sky Dance (Book 2) you met
    Dawson and Rory Finch and shared in the journey of their love. Now, in Sky
    Dreams (Book 3), meet their daughter, Haven.
    In 1893, Haven Morgan is a young widow. Heartbroken and
    alone after her husband’s tragic death, she travels to Cobb’s Grove, Minnesota
    to teach at the country school.
    Her curiosity is piqued when she meets the handsome
    supervisor of the local lumber mill, Cade Kincannon, but the trauma of her
    husband’s death haunts her days and torments her dreams.
    Can Cade break through the veil of darkness shrouding Haven,
    forge a path to her heart and convince her it’s all right to love again?

    Buy This Book

    Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N0M17K6

    About the Author

    Keta Diablo lives in the Midwest part of the United States
    on six acres of woodland. When she isn’t writing or gardening she loves to
    commune with nature. A lifelong animal lover, she also devotes her time and
    support to the local animal shelters.
    Keta’s a best-selling Amazon author who writes in several
    genres, including western romance, historical romance, paranormal romance and
    the occasional gay romance. Her books have received numerous Top Pick, Book of
    the Month and Recommended Read reviews.

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  • Science Fiction Romance

    The Colony new #SFR by @Laurel_R_books #RLFblog #scifi

    Laurel Richards is a fiction author with a passion for
    shifters, space travelers, and other memorable characters. She has gathered
    inspiration from lots of different sources throughout her life and is here to
    share her imagination through storytelling. Laurel writes sci-fi/fantasy,
    paranormal, and funny mysteries, with various degrees of romance mixed in.
    Why did you write
    The Colony?
    I’m a huge fan of sci-fi romance, and I’m also fascinated by
    paleontology (museum lover here). That got me thinking, and I asked myself what
    the fossil record on another planet might look like. And so Dr. Elisa Everett, the
    paleontologist heroine, was born, and so was The Colony. I wanted an
    action-packed sci-fi story featuring all my favorite elements in the genre.
    What is your favorite
    genre to read?
    It’s a tie between sci-fi romance and paranormal romance,
    although I enjoy multiple genres.
    Who is your favorite
    character from fiction (not including your own)?
    This can change on a daily basis, but frontrunners include
    Eve and Rourke from J.D. Robb’s In Death series, Nix from Kresley Cole’s
    Immortals After Dark series, and pretty much any of the main characters from
    Nalini Singh’s Psi-Changeling series.
    What are you working
    on at the moment, and will see from you in coming months?
    I have another sci-fi romance and a couple of fantasy novels
    that are in edits, and I hope to see them released sometime in 2017.
    Please tell us about your latest book.
    Not everyone will make it out alive.
    Responding to a distress call, Officer Alexander Valerian
    and the rest of his security team arrive at the human colony on the planet of
    Jangala to find blood and gore all over the walls. All the colonists are dead
    or missing except for Dr. Elisa Everett, a pretty paleontologist he finds
    injured and nearly suffocated in a ventilation shaft. Now Alex has to figure
    out how sixty-nine colonists were wiped out in a single night, but Elisa’s
    account of killer monsters just raises more questions. Has the colony really
    been attacked by bloodthirsty beasts, or did everyone succumb to a powerful
    hallucinogen that made them turn on one another? He had better find out fast,
    because Elisa’s life is in his hands.

    Buy The Colony

    Genre Sci-Fi Romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Publisher http://www.author-laurelrichards.com/p/the-colony.html
    Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-colony-laurel-richards/1125430384
    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-colony-21
    iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1191627236
    Amazon US https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N5LWHRC
    Amazon UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N5LWHRC
    Amazon CA https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01N5LWHRC

    Laurel Richards Social Media