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Fiction Furbaby: Meet Justus from Duty Bound by Jessica James @JessicaJames @RobsRescues #RLFblog #Pets @DEFHR
A Union spy relies on her horse to carry her out of danger in Jessica James’s new Civil War novel, Duty Bound. The bond between the two is strong, but is it enough to get them both through the war alive?
Jessica, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! We support all furbabies, real life or fictional. We want to know all about your Fiction Furbaby, but first, please tell us about Duty Bound.
Duty Bound by Jessica James
Genre Historical Fiction
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): G
Duty Bound takes readers across the rolling hills of Virginia in a page-turning tale of action and adventure as a Union spy spars with a renowned Confederate cavalry commander. Gallantry and chivalry are put to the test when Colonel Alexander Hunter discovers that Andrea Evans is not only the woman he promised his dying brother he would protect, but is the Union spy he has vowed to his men he would destroy.
When Andrea falls into Hunter’s hands in enemy territory, he must make the difficult choice to honor the vow to his brother—or continue to stand for the convictions he holds dear.
Duty Bound is Volume I in the Shades of Gray Civil War Serial Trilogy. Called the “greatest love story ever told” when it was first released in 2008, the book has been expanded and enhanced in this new three-book series that has dozens of new chapters and introduces new characters.
Meet Justus from Duty Bound
Gender: Male/Stallion
Species: Horse
Physical description: Description from the book: The charger, black as night and massive in size, could well have been from Satan’s own stable, so swiftly and silently did he move through the swirling vapor. Galloping with neck outstretched and tail sailing behind like a banner, the daunting steed flew across the field like a soaring dragon, steam bursting from his nostrils at every stride.
Relationship to main character: Pet and best friend, hence the name Just Us.
Relationship to the villain/antagonist: The antagonist knows when he sees this animal that his foe is going to get away.
Where this furbaby came from: Justus was bred at the plantation owned by the main character’s father and stolen by her when she ran away at a young age.
What inspired you to create this character?
As a lifelong horse lover, I know the strong bond between young girls and horses. I think the connection would be even stronger during a turbulent time like the Civil War, so I decided to highlight the close relationship with an equine character.
What does the main character think about this furbaby?
Justus is not just a horse, but a best friend who provides a shoulder to cry on and the strength to help get her out of tight situations.
How do other characters react to or interact with this furbaby?
Everyone who sees Justus is in awe of his size, strength, and beauty.
What does this furbaby add to the story?
I think Justus shows the strong bond that can form between human and animal, and how they rely on each other. Andrea, the main character, could not accomplish what she does without Justus.
What about this furbaby will readers like, and why?
I’m not sure why, but readers are drawn to Justus more than any other character. I hear from fans who read the first version of Shades of Gray more than a dozen years ago, and they still remember his name!
Please share an interesting fact or tidbit about this furbaby.
Justus weighs 1200 pounds, drinks at least 10 gallons of water in an average day and eats 20 pounds of hay.
About Ernie
This post is called Fiction Furbaby, but perhaps your own pet does not have fur. If you have a pet that has fins, wings, scales, or other features, please tell us about them here.
Which, if any of the pets in your writing are modeled after your own pets? In what way?
None at the moment.
What do your pets do when you are writing?
Ernie, my 19-year-old cat, likes step on my computer keys, sleep on my chest, and snore loudly.
What’s the most unusual pet you ever had?
A pet duck (Butch) that I won at the local fair.
Where did you find your pet?
My current pet was found near a creek by my nieces and nephew. They were kids when they found her and now have kids of their own!
What do you feed your pet?
Whatever she wants. LOL.
Describe a toy or favorite item your pet loves.
No toys. She sleeps a lot.
Where to buy Duty Bound
Publisher https://www.jessicajamesbooks.com
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08V1BP8MY
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Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1067516?ref=jessicajamesJessica James Social Media
Jessica James believes in honor, duty, and true love—and that’s what she writes about in her award-winning novels that span the ages from the Revolutionary War to modern day.
She is a four-time winner of the John Esten Cooke Award for Southern Fiction, and has won more than a dozen other literary awards, including a Readers’ Favorite International Book Award and a Gold Medal from the Military Writers Society of America. Her novels have been used in schools and are available in hundreds of libraries including Harvard and the U.S. Naval Academy.
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Shout out to Rob’s Rescues – founded by a 9-year-old animal activist
Rob’s Rescues is a non-profit organization in Georgia helping people in need care for and feed their pets. It was founded in 2014 by a then nine-year-old boy. Rob’s Rescues is dedicated to collecting pet food for people in need to reduce shelter surrenders, and to advocating for the adoption of shelter pets. Rob writes monthly articles advocating for shelter animals in the Around About Local Media magazine publications. His column was first published in 2014. He also has pet food collection sites for people in need in the community and interviews amazing people. His interviews appear online once they are published in his column.
Rob volunteers for Pet Buddies Food Pantry, the Cherokee County Animal Shelter and Cobb County Animal Control and collects pet food for these organizations and the communities they serve. He also wants to bring attention to smaller, rural shelters. Mostly he wants to get kids to be Rob’s Rangers to teach kids that they can help shelter animals. Rob has also talked to kids in a classroom setting.
Rob’s Rescues is a Non-Profit Corporation and all donations are tax deductible.
Website http://www.robsrescues.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/robsrescues/
Twitter https://twitter.com/RobsRescuesShout out to Days End Farm Horse Rescue
Days End Farm Horse Rescue™, Inc., is a volunteer-based animal welfare organization that takes in abused and neglected horses, and provides education about animal abuse. They are an outstanding organization that goes above and beyond to help mistreated and maltreated horses. https://www.defhr.org/
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Read the series: Rock it to the Moon by MJ Schiller @mjschiller #RLFblog #ContemporaryRomance
A drummer has a hot encounter with a girl backstage only to find out she’s his bandmate’s little sister in MJ Schiller’s rock romance, Rock it to the Moon.
MJ, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about your series.
Rock it to the Moon in the Love and Chaos Series
Genre Contemporary Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
While love had come to some of the other members of Just Short Of Chaos, Dex Rogan had no interest in getting tangled up in that mess. That is, until he stumbled upon Tatum backstage.
Before Tatum, I would have told you love was for chumps. But I would have been wrong. The moment I saw her, it was like BAM! This driving urge to be with her was more jarring than someone smacking me in the face with my drumsticks would be. And every moment since has just solidified her place in my heart. By the time I found out she was off limits, it was too late. I was all in.
Tatum Salvetti doesn’t have time for love. If it can’t be color-coded or found on the periodic table, she doesn’t need it. But when an ugly incident drives her into Dex’s arms, she’s shaken enough to step out of character for once.
I wasn’t looking for love that night, I was looking to escape, and Dex was the perfect distraction from my train wreck of a life. …He was perfect, period.
But I’m in astrophysics. I’m not stupid. I knew it wasn’t going anywhere. Even if he wasn’t just interested in a one night stand, we wouldn’t be able to hide a relationship from Zane. My brother seemed to still think of me as the ten-year-old he met when our parents wed. Well, it wasn’t any ten-year-old girl in Dex Rogan’s bed that night, and if Zane found out about it, he would go apeshit. I was trying to get away from chaos, not create it.
Tatum has sacrificed her whole life for others. But maybe this time she could think of her own desires. Could Dex’s brand of chaos be just what she needs?
Which book is this in the series?
Book Three.
How many books do you plan for the series?
Four.
How many books are completed?
Three.
What characters are the main stars in your series?
Just Short of Chaos’ lead singer, Zane Sanders, bassist, Raphael Santiago, drummer, Dex Rogan, and lead guitarist, Jericho Tyler.
What is the overall theme in this series?
People aren’t always what they appear to be and, although problematic, a rock star can have a long-term relationship.
Please list the series titles below, in any order you prefer.
Rocked By Grace
Rocked By Love
Rock it to the Moon
Rock Of Salvation
What did you like best about writing this series?
Being able to see the growth of each character throughout all four books and enjoy the comradery between the band members.
What other books (not in this series, have you written?)
The Romantic Realms Collection
Taken By Storm
An Uncommon Love
Romantic Knights Trilogy:
Leap Into The Knight
Lady Of The Knight
A Knight To RememberRocking Romance Collection
Trapped Under Ice
Abandon All Hope
Between Rock And A Hard Place
Rock Me, Gently
Midnight MelodyReal Romance Collection
Upon A Midnight Clear
The Heart Teaches Best
Damage Done
Blackout
Hometown Heartache
Take A Chance On MeDevilish Divas Series
To Hell In A Coach Bag
Damned If I Do
The Devil You Know
Satan, Line One
Pitchfork In The Road
Sin Worth The Penance
Hell Hath No FuryWhere can we find links for all your books?
https://www.amazon.com/M-J-Schiller/e/B009JOQFQQ
Where to buy Rock it to the Moon
Amazon https://mybook.to/RockItToTheMoon
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rock-it-to-the-moon-m-j-schiller/1138568689
iBooks https://books.apple.com/us/book/rock-it-to-the-moon/id1548341149
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/rock-it-to-the-moonMJ Schiller Social Media
Bestselling author MJ Schiller is a retired lunch lady/romance-romantic suspense writer. She enjoys writing novels whose characters include rock stars, desert princes, teachers, futuristic Knights, construction workers, cops, and a wide variety of others. In her mind everybody has a romance. She is the mother of a twenty-six-year-old and three twenty-four-year-olds. That’s right, triplets! She likes to escape from life on occasion by pretending to be a rock star at karaoke. However…you won’t be seeing her name on any record labels soon.
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Read the #RomanticSuspense Another Night Alone by Bernadette Jones @RomanceBJones #RLFblog #NewAdultCollege
A lost child and a woman left for dead send Deke Ward spiraling down a trail of horrors in Bernadette Jones’ latest Romantic Suspense.
Bernadette Jones, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Another Night Alone.
Another Night Alone by Bernadette Jones
Genre Romantic Suspense
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
She’d had the courage to save her child. Can she do the same for herself?
Avie Hall’s dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter are shattered when the shadows of their past threaten their new life. With their dreams on the line once again, Avie knows giving in will cost her everything, but is she strong enough to fight back?
She is the light to his dark ….
Deke Ward has witnessed true evil in his life. When he finds the goodness in Avie and her young daughter, he’ll do anything to protect them. Their hope starts to heal his lonely heart and when the evil shadows of their past return to haunt them, he’ll go to hell and back to save them.
Even if it means letting them go.
Available July 29, 2021
Discounted Ebook pre-order available at Amazon, now!
Where to buy Another Night Alone
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097CQMR88
Bernadette Jones Social Media
Bernadette Jones has been making up stories since she learned to read on her daddy’s lap. She has imagined casts of characters everywhere she’s called home: Texas, Oregon, Washington, South Dakota, Nebraska, Illinois, Massachusetts, and now New York.
Books and music filled her life as she, her dad and two brothers traveled the country. She would sit in the back seat of the car—her older brother always got to ride shotgun—listening to the current music on the radio, looking out the window and spinning a story based on a phrase she’d heard in the lyrics. As you can imagine, traveling the country, the music changed from state to state, as did the stories. To this day, she enjoys a wide variety of music and book genres.
After a career in corporate writing, she’s decided to settle down and put pen to paper doing what she loves. Living the dream in her NYC apartment with her canine companion, she’s bringing her stories and characters to life.
Website https://www.bernadettejones.com/
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Discover fast fun facts about Jana Richards author of To Heal a Heart @JanaRichards_ #RLFblog #SmallTownRomance
A wounded soldier, a broken-down horse and a woman with painful secrets find each other in the Small Town Contemporary Romance To Heal a Heart by Jana Richards. Will they also find healing—and love?
Jana, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about the characters in To Heal a Heart.
To Heal a Heart by Jana Richards
Genre Contemporary Small Town romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
Garrett Saunders’ world changed two years ago on a road in Afghanistan. Back home, he feels like a stranger. As he struggles to find his place in the world, he meets a horse destined for the slaughterhouse and a woman bent on rescuing the strays of the world, including him.
Blair Greyson moves to Masonville to look after her ailing grandfather and give her rescue horses a home. Right away she butts heads with a surly former Marine. Despite a rocky start, they come to an agreement: Blair will board Garrett’s rescue horse and he’ll help with repairs around her farm.
Garrett finds purpose working with Blair—and falls in love with her. But she’s hiding a secret. Can she forgive herself and accept Garrett’s love, or will she let guilt and regret continue to rule her life?
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What’s your favorite book?
That’s a tough one. My favorite book is often the one I’m reading right now. But one that sticks with me, and that I’ve read a few times is Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Devereaux. In literary fiction one of my favorites is Fall on Your Knees by Anne Marie McDonald.
What’s a genre you want to write?
I would love to write a mystery series. I have an idea for one that is set during World War Two, or perhaps right after the war. A former soldier becomes a private investigator. I love a good mystery, but I’m also a romance writer, so I’d probably have a love story mixed up in the mystery somewhere.
Best writing advice you ever heard?
Write a crappy first draft and fix up the mess in revisions. I used to believe my story had to perfect the first time around. So I polished the first three chapters over and over, trying to make them perfect. It paralyzed me and meant I had a hard time finishing anything. Once I gave myself permission to be imperfect, I was able to get to “The End”. I’ve learned there’s no such thing as perfection. The real magic happens when you edit a book.
What’s the title and genre of your first book, and where can we find it?
My first published book is called Her Best Man and you can find it at all major retailers.
Easy
Coffee or tea? Coffee in the morning, tea in the afternoon.
Sit down dinner or drive through? Sit down, though we’ve been doing a lot of drive-throughs for the last sixteen months.
Fold laundry immediately or let it sit? Fold it and put it away.
Unload dishwasher right away or use dishes from it? Unload right away.
Driving for pleasure or avoid driving anywhere? I only drive when I have to.
Talk or text? I love texting.
Emoji or smilie? I use the occasional smilie.
Where to buy To Heal a Heart
Publisher https://shop.aer.io/thewildrosepress/p/To_Heal_a_Heart/9781509231546-11180?collection=/0
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Heal-Heart-Masonville-Book-ebook/dp/B0875SLGK6
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Google Play https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Jana_Richards_To_Heal_a_Heart?id=zNDpDwAAQBAJ
Jana Richards Social Media
Jana Richards has tried her hand at many writing projects over the years, from magazine articles and short stories to full-length paranormal suspense and romantic comedy. She loves to create characters with a sense of humor, but also a serious side. She believes there’s nothing more interesting then peeling back the layers of a character to see what makes them tick.
When not writing up a storm, working at her day job as an Office Administrator, or dealing with ever present mountains of laundry, Jana can be found on the local golf course pursuing her newest hobby.
Jana lives in Western Canada with her husband Warren. You can reach her through her website at http://www.janarichards.com
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Read The Furrever Friends Cat Café Sweet Romance Collection by @Kris_Bock #RLFblog #SweetRomance #Romance #Pets
In Kris Bock’s Furrever Friends Cat Café Sweet Romance Collection, people find furry forever friends – and they just might discover romantic true love too.
Kris, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about The Furrever Friends Cat Café Sweet Romance Collection.
The Furrever Friends Cat Café Sweet Romance Collection by Kris Bock
Genre: sweet contemporary romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): G
The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series features the workers and customers at a small-town cat café, and the adorable cats and kittens looking for their forever homes. Each book is a complete story with a happy ending for one couple (and maybe more than one rescued cat). This collection contains 5 books in the series. (Book 1 is free as an ebook.)
Kittens and Kisses at the Cat Café – book 2
He’s loved her forever. She still sees him as the neighbor kid. Can five desperate kittens bring them together?
Tea and Temptation at the Cat Café – book 3
Can two lonely people get a second chance at finding love?
Romance and Rescues at the Cat Café – book 4
Can getting stranded in a creepy house full of abandoned cats turn these enemies into friends—or even something more?
Christmas Cookies at the Cat Café – book 5
Christmas isn’t the same since Diane’s kids grew up and her husband died – so when her high school sweetheart comes back to town, maybe it’s time for some cozy new holiday traditions.
Cupcakes and Confessions at The Cat Café – book 6
Fiona gave up her baby for adoption 23 years ago. When Sean sits notes how much she looks like his coworker Holly, Fiona is suddenly reunited with her grown-up daughter. Sean steadies Fiona through this emotional roller coaster, but she doesn’t have room for romance – does she?
The Furrever Friends Cat Café Collection: books 1-3 is also available in Paperback.
Where to buy The Furrever Friends Cat Café Sweet Romance Collection
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096YHWW2T
Kris Bock Social Media
Kris Bock writes novels of romance, mystery, and suspense. Her Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series features the employees and customers at a cat café. Watch as they fall in love with each other and shelter cats. Get a free 50-page novella set in the world of the Furrever Friends cat café when you sign up for the Kris Bock newsletter.
Kris also writes romantic suspense set in the Southwestern U.S. If you love Mary Stewart or Barbara Michaels, try Kris Bock’s stories of treasure hunting, archaeology, and intrigue in the Southwest.
Website https://www.krisbock.com/
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Get to know Kris Bock better by signing up for their email newsletter. You’ll get Lions and Love at the Cat Café, a free 50-page novella, plus fun cat photos and links, book news, and a printable copy of recipes mentioned in the cat café novels.Shout out to Rob’s Rescues – founded by a 9-year-old animal activist
Rob’s Rescues is a non-profit organization in Georgia helping people in need care for and feed their pets. It was founded in 2014 by a then nine-year-old boy. Rob’s Rescues is dedicated to collecting pet food for people in need to reduce shelter surrenders, and to advocating for the adoption of shelter pets. Rob writes monthly articles advocating for shelter animals in the Around About Local Media magazine publications. His column was first published in 2014. He also has pet food collection sites for people in need in the community and interviews amazing people. His interviews appear online once they are published in his column.
Rob volunteers for Pet Buddies Food Pantry, the Cherokee County Animal Shelter and Cobb County Animal Control and collects pet food for these organizations and the communities they serve. He also wants to bring attention to smaller, rural shelters. Mostly he wants to get kids to be Rob’s Rangers to teach kids that they can help shelter animals. Rob has also talked to kids in a classroom setting.
Rob’s Rescues is a Non-Profit Corporation and all donations are tax deductible.
Website http://www.robsrescues.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/robsrescues/
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Read the new Love Challenges and Desires by Karen Cino @karencino #RLFblog #ContemporaryRomance