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The Summer of Sorrow and Dance by Liz Flaherty @LizFlaherty1 #RLFblog #ContemporaryRomance
Dinah and Zach are making their way through life’s changes in The Summer of Sorrow and Dance, Liz Flaherty’s latest contemporary romance. Can they find room for each other in the places created by his new job and her empty nest?Liz, 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 book.
The Summer of Sorrow and Dance by Liz Flaherty
Genre Contemporary
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG
In the midst of a summer of change, they’re both searching for an anchor.
Dinah is a mom, a giver, and a doer, so she’s used to change, but this summer is kind of overdoing that. The diner where she’s worked for half her life is closing, her college-age kids aren’t coming home for the summer, and a property on nearby Cooper Lake is calling her name, bringing long-held dreams of owning a B & B to the fore. Newcomer Zach Applegate is entering into her dreams, too.
Divorced dad, contractor, and recovering alcoholic Zach is in Fallen Soldier, Pennsylvania, to visit his brother and to decide what’s coming next in his life. He doesn’t like change much, yet it seems to be everywhere. But he finds an affinity for remodeling and restoration, is overjoyed when his teenage sons join him for the summer, and he likes Dinah Tyler, too. A lot.
Dinah and Zach each experience sorrow and tumult, but go on to dance in the kitchen. Together, they have something, but is it enough?
What’s your favorite down-home family style meal?
Oh, my very favorite is either chicken or beef and noodles (homestyle) with mashed potatoes made from real potatoes and lots of butter, corn (also with butter, and dinner rolls or biscuits. Yes, with with butter. If I haven’t had a heart attack by that point, I like ice cream for dessert. Lite ice cream, of course—I wouldn’t want to overdo.
Tell us about your favorite toy as a child.
It wasn’t a toy. It was a book. I read Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women until the covers literally wore off and I had to glue heavy cardboard to the front and back to keep the pages together. I couldn’t read the last page anymore, but that was okay—I knew what it said. The book changed my life. I have to wonder if Liz Flaherty, the writer, would ever have come to life if I hadn’t known Jo March.
What are your hobbies?
I sew. I used to make clothes, but sewing a few weddings did me in on that, so now I make quilts and tchotchke things like potholders and coasters because it’s relaxing and I love the way colors and patterns go together. Sometimes they’re awful, but even that’s fun.
When you read for pleasure, what kind of books do you choose?
Ones from auto-buy authors. I hate to admit to being so un-adventurous in my dotage, but I am. I jump at every new release by Nan Reinhardt, Mary Balogh, Kristan Higgins, Beth Carpenter, and some others. I also re-read old favorites. I think I could recite some of my favorites by Kathleen Gilles Seidel and Cheryl Reavis because I’ve read them so often!
What kinds of things do you read when you’re researching a new book?
I read news stories about places and events near the setting I’ve chosen. I usually write about fictional places, but people will still recognize where they are because of things mentioned. For example, Fallen Soldier, Pennsylvania, the setting for the Second Chances series, is a town that’s real only in my imagination, but the places around it–Altoona, Horseshoe Curve, and a few others are very real. I spent part of the summer there when I was 13 and have never forgotten it.
Where to buy The Summer of Sorrow and Dance
Publisher Magnolia Blossom Publishing
Amazon https://amzn.to/3sPqnMN
Liz Flaherty Social Media
USA Today bestselling author Liz Flaherty started writing in the fourth grade when her Aunt Gladys allowed her to use her portable Royal typewriter. The truth was that her aunt would have let her do anything to get her out of her hair, but the typewriter and the stories it could produce caught on, and Liz never again had a day without a what if… in it.
She and Duane, her husband of at least forever, live in a farmhouse in central Indiana, sharing grown children, spoiled cats, and their grandkids, the Magnificent Seven. (Don’t get her started on them—you’ll be here all day.)
Liz Flaherty thinks one of the things that keeps you young when you quite obviously aren’t anymore is the constant chances you have to reinvent yourself. Her latest professional incarnation is as a Harlequin Heartwarming author and she is enjoying every minute! She’d love to hear from you at lizkflaherty@gmail.com or please come and see her at:
Website http://lizflaherty.net/
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Read the series: Star Light ~Star Bright Christmas romances by LA Sartor @lesannsartor #RLFblog #ChristmasRomance
Christmas is the perfect season to fall in love and find a family. Unless you’re hiding a secret.LA, 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.
Be Mine This Christmas Night in the Star Light ~ Star Bright series
Genre Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG to PG16 (this book has a bit of heat, the others are warm)Annie Hamilton, author of a beloved children’s series, is about the flip the switch on her home’s annual Christmas light show when the sight of a lone boy among the crowd reminds her of what she wants most. A family of her own. But after Annie’s secret has already caused a groom to flee, she knows that wish is only a dream.
Cole Evans may be a brilliant scientist, but raising two sons as a widower is beyond his expertise. When Cole moves next door to his youngest son’s all-time-favorite author, she becomes another complication, albeit a pretty one. But the boys’ beloved uncle doesn’t like Annie and makes no attempt to hide his distaste from anyone, including them, and creating an impossible choice for Cole, as choosing Annie means cutting ties to his late wife’s brother and hurting the boys.
Can a Christmas star bring Annie and Cole a beacon of hope during this magical season?
Be Mine This Christmas Night is the first book in the Star Light ~ Star Bright series set in the charming town of Boulder, Colorado. If you like holiday romances filled with characters facing what they believe to be impossible hurdles, in a series where characters make repeat appearances, then this book is the place to start.
Which book is this in the series?
#1
How many books do you plan for the series?
4
How many books are completed?
4
What characters are the main stars in your series?
Each book has its own stars with cameo appearances by prior main characters, they build on each other.
What is the overall theme in this series?
That Christmas is a time of hope and light. The Flagstaff star (which is featured in all the books) in Boulder is real and to me that’s exactly what it means.
Please list the series titles below, in any order you prefer.
Be Mine This Christmas Night
Forever Yours This New Year’s Night
Believe In Me This Christmas Morn
Dream Of Me This Christmas EveWhat did you like best about writing this series?
Creating characters that needed love, knowing it wouldn’t happen, and I made it so. Christmas has always been magical, filled with love, family and tradition. And writing about my home town was a blast.
What other books (not in this series, have you written?)
Stone of Heaven ~ Carswell Adventure Series
Viking Gold ~ Carswell Adventure Series
Dare To Believe ~ The Kahuna Group Series
Brushed By Betrayal ~ The Kahuna Group Series
Prince Of Granola ~ The Plantation Series
The Complete Star Light Series CompilationWhere can we find links for all your books/audiobooks?
https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0091XR9VK/
Where to buy Be Mine This Christmas Night
Amazon https://amzn.to/2B9ha81
Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/be-mine-this-christmas-night-la-sartor/1118729654?ean=2940148272533
iBooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/be-mine-this-christmas-night/id827227656?mt=11Kobo https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/be-mine-this-christmas-night/id827227656?mt=11
LA Sartor Social Media
I started writing as a child, really. A few things happened on the way to becoming a published author, specifically, a junior high school teacher who told me I couldn’t write because I didn’t want to study grammar.
That English teacher stopped my writing for years. But the muse couldn’t be denied, and eventually I wrote, a lot, some of it award winning. However, I wasn’t really making a career from any of this.
My husband told me repeatedly that independent publishing was becoming a valid way to publish a novel. I didn’t believe him, I thought indie meant vanity press.
I couldn’t have been more wrong.
I started pursuing this direction seriously, hit the keyboard, learned a litany of new things and published my first novel. My second book became a bestseller, and I’m absolutely on the right course in my life.
Please come visit me at www.lasartor.com, see my books, find my social media links, and sign up for my mailing list. I have a gift I’ve specifically created for my new email subscribers.
Website https://lesliesartor.com/
Blog https://anindieadventure.blogspot.com/
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Read the series: Her Perfect Gentleman #3 Tales of Little Macclow, Regency romances by Gail Eastwood @GEastwoodAuthor #RLFblog #ReadARegency #RegencyRomance
The last thing a gentleman falsely vilified as a fortune hunter wants is another involvement with a wealthy, high-ranking young lady. But in Gail Eastwood’s new Regency romance, Her Perfect Gentleman, he must face five of them as fellow guests for his best friend’s wedding, and one of them has her sights set firmly on him!Gail, 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.
Her Perfect Gentleman in the Tales of Little Macclow series
Genre: Regency romance (traditional)
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG-17
She is the worst thing that could happen to him. He might be the best thing that could happen to her. How will two hearts on such opposite tracks find their way to true love?
The last thing Christopher Haslitt needs or wants is another involvement with a high-ranking lady. He is still trying to repair both his heart and his reputation after last season’s disaster left him branded as a fortune hunter. Five days in Little Macclow for his friend’s wedding should be only a brief delay on his path. But he hasn’t counted on spending it with five unmarried daughters of earls, one of whom has her sights set firmly on him!Lady Honoria deRaymond finds Mr. Haslitt more attractive and charming than any other gentleman of her acquaintance. What’s more, his perfect manners include overlooking her tendency to be impulsive and not always quite proper. She knows the rules; she just has trouble sticking to them. Marriage to a high-ranking peer, as her family expects for her, will mean a highly visible life of constant pressure to conform and behave properly. Could Mr. Haslitt, a baronet’s son, be her means to escape such a fate? Can she possibly win his heart in just five days? When she returns to London, her one chance to forge a different future may be gone.
Sweet with a little sizzle, the Tales of Little Macclow are linked by a common setting and recurring characters. They follow a shared chronology and, while best read in order, they are complete stand alone romances that will warm your heart.
Little Macclow—a village tucked away and maybe touched by magic…
Heart-warming Regency tales of love’s triumph.
Which book is this in the series?
Her Perfect Gentleman is Book #3 (on pre-order now, releases Dec 15)
How many books do you plan for the series?
Six in total, so three more after this one. Unless the plan changes! I hadn’t actually planned on this one, but readers asked for this hero’s story, so I added it. <g>
How many books are completed?
Just the first three, although I have notes and research bits for the ones to come. I’m a slow writer, but I’m starting on the next one now.
What characters are the main stars in your series?
I’d have to say that the village of Little Macclow is one of the main stars of the series, for it is the place and the people who live there that link the stories together. Each book stands alone with a different couple as the main focus, but there are recurring characters around them. Lady Anne and Squire Hammon, who own the village, inevitably figure in each story along with the vicar of St. Benedict’s Church, Dr. Tamworth, whose daughter’s story is told in Book #2. Her wedding is what brings the different main characters together in Book #3. Another recurring character is known as The Lady, a mysterious being who may or may not be an angel, ghost, or other supernatural figure—a mere superstition the villagers believe in, or a real force for good acting under God’s hand. Her intervention can be something very small, but still significant, more or less in each book. Is there magic in Little Macclow? No one knows.
What is the overall theme in this series?
That even in such a small place as the village of Little Macclow, love is a powerful force that brings people together and unites their hearts.
Please list the series titles below, in any order you prefer.
Lord of Her Heart, Book One
Lord of Misrule, Book Two
Her Perfect Gentleman, Book Three
What did you like best about writing this series?
I love all the characters!! But I also enjoy exploring the rural Derbyshire setting and customs. It’s a nice change from the ballrooms of London and allows me to tell the stories of people who are not aristocrats (although there are still a number of those, too).
What other books (not in this series, have you written?)
I wrote seven Regency romances for Signet NAL/Penguin back in the day, then took sixteen years off from my writing career to deal with family health crises. I started over again with this series in 2018. Three of those old Signet “classic Regencies” are still available as ebooks from Penguin. I have issued new editions of three others, and have one more backlist book awaiting major surgery before I reissue it. If I could just clone myself, all the future projects would get done so much faster!!
Where can we find links for all your books?
My website has links to all the books in multiple formats from various vendors, and more information. https://gaileastwoodauthor.com
For Kindle or paperback, you can also find them all on my Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/Gail-Eastwood/e/B001KDU86M
Where to buy Her Perfect Gentleman
Amazon Pre-order (discounted price!): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMLQCLSW
Gail Eastwood Social Media
Award-winning author Gail Eastwood started writing stories as soon as she learned to string words together on paper, and blames Beatrix Potter and A.A. Milne for making her a devoted Anglophile at a very early age. After detours into journalism and rare books, she finally found her path writing Signet Regencies acclaimed for their emotional depth and innovative plots. Twice nominated for RomanticTimes Magazine’s Career Achievement award, a Golden Leaf winner and twice a Holt Medallion finalist, Gail had to put writing on hold to deal with family health issues. But now she’s back doing what she loves best and offering readers a new, heart-warming Regency series set in a small village possibly touched by magic (or it is just the power of Love?), Tales of Little Macclow.
Website www.gaileastwoodauthor.com
Blog www.riskyregencies.com/
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A marriage of convenience in Nice Enough the new #SmallTownRomance by Ella Braeme #RLFblog #ContemporaryRomance
Why not go for that marriage-of-convenience? This question is being answered in Nice Enough: How To Find A Husband In A Southern Small Town, the new open-door small-town novella by Ella Braeme.Ella, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Nice Enough.
Nice Enough by Ella Braeme
Genre small-town romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): RShe thought it didn’t matter who she married. He begged to differ.
Her family never had a good standing in the small town Dawn lived in. When she finally had the chance to be seen, she had to get married quickly. No big deal, right? Nice enough and absolutely honest—those are Dawn’s only requirements for her spouse. So why not go for that marriage-of-convenience? Because after the nuptials she might find out, Joss is her Mr Right—and a liar, too. That’s why.
This novella has all the small-town feels, pesky neighbors and all. Whereas the love is sweet, the sizzle is hot, so 18+. No cliffhanger. No cheating. HEA guaranteed.
Why did you write this book?
This is my very first author interview, and its very first question is the one I hoped nobody would ever ask. I don’t know why I’ve written this particular book. The characters crept into my imagination and took roots there. Is that answer good enough?
I can tell you why I chose to write romance, though. There were times in my life that were very stressfull and romance was a welcome relief, a short time off the things that bothered me. Now I am in a position to give back. I hope that my book offers that mini-vacation to other readers out there.
What is your favorite genre to read?
I love romance. Over the years I have read so many sub-genres of it and settled mostly on contemporary small-town romance. That’s not to say I wouldn’t enjoy a suspense or paranormal romance every now and then.
Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?
I’m still miffed there were no entwives in LOTR.
What are you working on at the moment?
Nice Enough is my first book and publishing it was a steep learning curve. So right now, I am on a well-deserved break. My husband treats me to a full week at the shore, and I guess I might start a new book as soon as I’m back at home.
What books will we see from you in coming months?
This is such a loaded question. As a first-time author, I don’t dare predict what you are going to see. So many things might go wrong. But if I have things my way, two of the side characters in Nice Enough will get their own happily-ever-afters. Still not ready to talk about it, though.
Where to buy Nice Enough
Amazon https://amazon.com/dp/B0BJVHNN3X
Ella Braeme Social Media
I create romances as mini-vacations for women who need a little breather every now and then.
Website https://ellabraeme.com
Blog https://blog.ellabraeme.com/readers-blog/
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A new #PNR Shifting Magic Paranormal Shorts by Ana Morgan @anamorganana Margo Bond Collins, DF Jones, et al. #RLFblog #Paranormal #ParanormalRomance
Discover enchanted worlds, powerful shifters and mages. Hidden secrets and steamy romantic trysts await in Shifting Magic, a new limited-edition collection of sci-fi, fantasy, and paranormal shorts by Ana Morgan and seven other bestselling authors.
Ana Morgan, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Shifting Magic
Shifting Magic by Ana Morgan, DF Jones, Margo Bond Collins, and more
Genre Paranormal
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): Mature
I’m home alone in my favorite chair, just about to snuggle in for the night with Shifting Magic when I hear someone whisper my name.
I turn left. I turn right. No one is there.
It’s just my imagination running away with anticipation— a whole weekend to myself.
I download the collection from the Paragons of Paranormal, and the back of my neck tingles. Someone is watching me.
I read, “There is a physical plane—the one where you’re reading a book in your favorite chair. There are also unseen realms, magical realms where wondrous, fantastical things occur. These realms brush the one where you’re sitting. All you have to do is open your device and let yourself go.”
Shifting Magic is a collection of Shifters & Mages, Sci-Fi Fantasy, and Paranormal Romance stories with NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling authors.
Where to buy https://books2read.com/ShiftingMagic
Ana Morgan’s Social Media
From the time Ana Morgan was very small, she had two goals—to fall deeply in love and to know something about everything.
Since then, she has waitressed, driven a school bus route, run craft service on indie film sets, explored European castles, studied the stars, wired a house, milked cows, and married her soulmate.
Ana lives with her husband and three rescue cats in a log cabin on an organic farm in northern Minnesota. Her children and grandchildren live close by, which makes her very happy.
Website https://anamorgan.net/
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Know the Hero from Xavier Axelson’s new book The Bond (Elemental #1) #DarkFantasy @xaviersaxel #RLFblog
In a small New England town, three men, each facing unthinkable horrors, must rely on their friendship to destroy an evil beyond imagination in Xavier Axelson’s new sensual nightmare The Bond, Book 1 of Elemental.Xavier, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Elemental Book 1 The Bond.
Elemental Book 1 The Bond by Xavier Axelson
Genre Horror/Dark Fantasy
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): RFour men are about to discover things are definitely not what they seem…including themselves. Declan Makavoy, small town farmer and single father, finds out it’s not just his thumb that’s green.
Ivan Soresceau, a local reporter, who always plays with fire in life and love, is about to discover what it means to be burned. Chester Silberglocke, the ailing but sage chiropractor, finds his death only the beginning of an atmospheric afterlife. Vinny Pirelli, the local swimming champ may make waves inside and outside the pool but has no idea he is the last piece in a dangerous and life-changing puzzle.
Seduction and unearthly occurrences are only the beginning in what proves to be a race against time as Declan, Ivan, Chester, and Vinny are pitted against a dark force beyond imagination, in the ultimate battle of good versus evil.
Know the Hero from The Bond
Here are some fun questions to help us know your hero.
It’s late, he’s bored. What does he do?
Sleep. Declan is a farmer and father. He can sleep anywhere, anytime.
What kind of food would he impulse buy if hungry?
He likes a roast chicken.
Describe the kind of clothes he prefers to wear.
Jeans, and flannels.
Does he know how to fix things?
Yes, but not cars.
He tried to do something and it went badly. Tell us about it.
He tried saving his friend Ori, from being turned into an undead monster…that didn’t go as planned!
How does he act around children he doesn’t know?
Declan is a single dad, so he’s all about kids.
What is he like first thing in the morning?
Make his daughter Antonia breakfast
How does he act around people who don’t know what he is?
He’s shy, definitely the strong, silent type.
Will he let a worker handle things or do it himself?
Handle it himself.
Earrings/piercings/tattoos or unadorned skin?
None.
Personal vehicle or public transport?
Personal
Recycle or toss?
Recycle and compost.
Thanks for helping us get to know your hero!
Where to buy The Bond
Publisher https://www.jms-books.com/xavier-axelson-c-224_402/the-bond-p-4487.html
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BGK7P937/
Barnes and Noble https://tinyurl.com/4bffb3vrXavier Axelson Social Media
Xavier Axelson is a writer and columnist living in Los Angeles. Axelson’s work has been featured in various erotic and horror anthologies including Best Gay Erotica 2016 Volume 2, Best Gay Erotica 2015.
Longer written works include “The Incident,” “Dutch’s Boy,” “The Birches,” “Earthly Concerns,” “Velvet,” and “Lily.”
Website https://www.xaviersensual.com/
Twitter https://twitter.com/xaviersaxel
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Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Xavier-Axelson/e/B004GLIY34
