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Read Billionaire in the Heights the new #LatinxRomance by Maria Lokken @Maria_Lokken#RLFblog #Contemporary #Romance
Sparks fly in Maria Lokken’s new contemporary romance, Billionaire in the Heights. A real estate mogul’s new development plan threatens a neighborhood center. But the fiery community center’s director is willing to step in front of a wrecking ball to save the neighborhood in this enemies-to-lovers Latinx sweet romance.
Maria, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Billionaire in the Heights.
Billionaire in the Heights by Maria Lokken
Genre Contemporary Lantinx Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): G ratedReal estate mogul, Dale Forester, wins the bid to build a new apartment complex on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. This success secures his new position as CEO of Forester Industries and saves his deceased father’s company from a disastrous free fall.
After months of leading rallies and protests to block the new construction, Sylvia Ramirez won’t give up on saving the community center she manages from Forester Industries’ wrecking ball.
With the deadline to break ground fast approaching, Sylvia is running out of options to save the center, and Dale is losing precious community goodwill. Working together might be their only solution, but how can these strong-willed overachievers manage a truce? Sparks fly in this enemies-to-lovers sweet romance.
Why did you write this book?
I read an article about several corporations that were helping underserved communities. And while that’s terrific, it doesn’t always make for great fiction. Let’s face it – we need some conflict to keep reading and find out what happens next. But I found this story and the companies compelling. So I thought, what if I start the story at the opposite end of the spectrum – a company doing something that doesn’t serve the community, but in the end, it works out? The next thing I knew, I was drumming up conflict in my mind – while I ate breakfast, showered, and went to work. Since I adore the enemies-to-lovers trope, I threw that in, and the story really began to cook. I imagined a fiery Latina fighting against corporate greed. Once I pictured my female protagonist and what she wanted, it was hard not to write the book. It was just a story that made me want to get up in the morning and write.
What is your favorite genre to read?
Romantic Comedy. I cannot resist a romantic comedy with witty banter between the female and male protagonists. Between the Margins by Melissa Ferguson and Book Lovers by Emily Henry come to mind.
Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?
I have many. Today, I’ll pick two; one from the past and one from the present.
Elizabeth Bennett from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Because she is a woman who will not settle. Her quips are deadly. Her position is unmovable. Her strength is endearing.
Bonnie Garmus’ novel Lessons in Chemistry featured a remarkable female protagonist. A woman who must overcome prejudices to succeed in a boys-only club to have the career she deserves. She does it with grace and agility — regardless of the obstacles she must overcome.
What are you working on at the moment?
I’m fascinated by the speed with which AI has entered the mainstream and the attendant necessity of cyber security. To that end, I’ve turned my fascination into a romantic suspense novel about a woman who must hack into her dead husband’s computer to obtain a code before governments topple.
What books will we see from you in coming months?
A romantic suspense entitled, The Mechanic. And a rom-com, The Makeover.
Where to buy Billionaire In The Heights
Publisher https://catalog.wildrosepress.com/bookpage.php?TitleID=15864
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZFH4YP7/thewildrosepr-20
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I’ve spent the last couple of decades working in reality television. A world where steel armor is preferred over a cashmere sweater. A world where the word impossible is for sissy punks and where ‘no’ is considered a four-letter word.
I wasn’t born tough. I learned tough. Southeast Bronx, the housing projects were my training ground. At an early age, I saw two paths in life, survive or succumb. So, when it came to choices, I chose the harder one – survive. I’m a Performing Arts High School and Julliard graduate, I’m a television writer, and I’ve managed multi-million dollar productions, and now, I’m writing romance.
My abuela (grandmother) said I could be anything I want to be. And right now, I just wanna tell love stories.
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Read My Corfu Love Story by Effrosyni Moschoudi @FrostieMoss #RLFblog #romance
Spyri never forgot that old summer in Corfu when she met Markos. This year, she meets him again, at a time when both of them are trying to heal from past losses. Can love grant them happiness again? My Corfu Love Story by Effrosyni Moschoudi is a clean romance short read that will transport you effortlessly to a Greek summer paradise…
Effrosyni, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about My Corfu Love Story.
My Corfu Love Story by Effrosyni Moschoudi
Genre Clean summer romance short read
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): GSpyri forever lives in the past, haunted by old memories. This summer, she meets a man she once loved, and he is about to change everything…
Spyri, a half-Greek restauranteur in her early thirties, is back on the island of Corfu, staying in her grandmother’s village home for a few days to decompress from her busy life in London. Her nostalgia for the good old summer days hit her upon her return.
When she hears that Markos, the one she never forgot, is staying at the village, she becomes excited. Sparks begin to fly when they meet, but Markos has his own hurts of the past to deal with…
Where to buy My Corfu Love Story
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TT8TMJB
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Effrosyni Moschoudi was born and raised in Athens, Greece. As a child, she loved to sit alone in her garden scribbling rhymes about flowers, butterflies and ants. Today, she writes books for the romantic at heart. She lives in a quaint seaside town near Athens with her husband, two cats, and a ridiculous amount of books and DVDs. Her little town is heavenly enough, yet her mind forever drifts to her beloved island of Corfu.
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In a school filled with hackers and thieves, how do you trust your heart? #SciFi #MMromance #RLFblog #Academy
I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of RLF, and I’m usually welcoming guests in this space. Today, it’s my turn to share a book. A Divided Heart is in the Thieves’ Guild Academy sci-fi series set in the Tarthian Empire.
A Divided Heart by Kayelle Allen
The Thieves’ Guild Academy teaches three things. Honor above profit. Skill above chance. Family above all. So when the Academy decides to turn away an alien child who’s too unruly to train, Professor Brinn Halin intercedes. Despite the warnings of his handsome ex, the Headmaster, he fosters the precocious four-year-old girl.
Academy Headmaster Kam Zavala oversees a school full of trainee thieves and hackers, and he’s used to their tricks. This latest student, a headstrong but brilliant little girl, has gone beyond a simple hack. Her work threatens to implode the ancient Academy itself. As a disaster of epic proportions unfurls, Kam must take action.
But when the child’s breach uncovers a deeper, more insidious hack, the two master thieves must work together. Is there truly honor among thieves? These two have a second chance to prove it, save the child, the Academy, and restore their newfound love.
The question is, will they trust their well-honed instincts, or follow their long-divided hearts…
Where to buy A Divided Heart
Universal buy link https://books2read.com/tga-divided-heart
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Discover fast fun facts about LizAnne Axtel author of Makin’ Music @lizanneaxtel#RLFblog #instalove
A grouchy single father meets his sunshine match in LizAnne Axtel’s new short instalove romance,: Makin’ Music. The past has held him hostage, will her music soften his grumpy heart?
LizAnne, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Makin’ Music.
Makin’ Music by LizAnne Axtel
Genre Contemporary short instalove
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): RPerfectly happy with her new job and life in a small, sandhills town, Jessi Swanson has no intention of falling for any of the eligible ranchers her married friends insist on introducing. Men her own age aren’t exciting, she prefers someone a little older, more intriguing and experienced. She meets the single father of a talented student and he’s all she’s dreamed of… and more.
Single father Cam Varga allows no distractions to interfere with raising his daughter. He’s done the relationship thing. They never work out. Then he meets the new band teacher and his orderly world skews out of control. Age difference aside, he has no business lusting after his daughter’s mentor. But he can’t ignore the music swirling through him when he sees Jessi.
Past pain and betrayal have held him hostage. Can Jessi finally break the bonds and allow his heart to heal?
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What’s your favorite book?
There’s probably a different answer for this on every different day. Today I’m gonna say a series rather than just one book. The Sigma Force series by James Rollins. I’m in the mood for some thrilling adventure
What’s a genre you want to write?
I would love to write those thrillers like James Rollins or Dan Brown, but my mind doesn’t necessarily work that way. I do love reading them though!
Best writing advice you ever heard?
Just puke it out. You can’t fix a blank page.
What’s the title and genre of your first book, and where can we find it?
My first book was Makin’ History, part of both the Heart of a Wounded Hero series and my Turquoise Creek Ranch series. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B3YZ6PYN
Easy
Coffee or tea? Neither. My caffeine choice is Diet Pepsi
Sit down dinner or drive through? Sit down dinner—unless I’m craving a hamburger
Fold laundry immediately or let it sit? Hanging clothes are done immediately, the other stuff sits
Unload dishwasher right away or use dishes from it? Usually use dishes from the dishwasher
Driving for pleasure or avoid driving anywhere? I don’t mind not in the city driving although I will take any chance I can get to sit in the passenger seat. Especially in the city
Talk or text? Text!
Emoji or smilie? Eh, either one. I use too many anyway.
Where to buy Makin’ Music
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2ZBGQR6
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A writer once wanted to write different things
Like short little tales of the joy loving brings,
True lovers who struggle with all of life’s stings.
Instalove magic to tug your heartstrings.
A little bit hot, a little more steamy,
And always, you know, with heroes so dreamy
With a promise the endings happy will be,
This pen name was formed by author *lizzie.
Her brain is a library with stories to tell,
She writes and she hopes you’ll like them as well.Website www.lizziestarr.com
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Read the #Anthology Jewels of Darkover by Barb Caffrey et al. @BarbCaffrey edited by Deborah J Ross #RLFblog #SciFi #Fantasy
Barb, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Jewels of Darkover.
Jewels of Darkover (Darkover Anthology #20)
Genre Fantasy
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PGFor more than six decades, readers have fallen in love with Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover, a “Lost Colony” world of telepaths, swordsmen, intelligent alien races, and long-buried mysteries. From the glacier-shrouded Hellers Mountains to the arid Dry Towns, the ancient realms of the Ages of Chaos, and the star-faring Terran Federation, Darkover is brimming with adventure, intrigue, and romance. Editor Deborah J Ross proudly presents this all-original collection in the finest spirit of Darkovan tales for your reading delight.
Authors include
Evey Brett, Barb Caffrey, Margaret L Carter and Leslie Roy Carter, Lillian Csernica, India and Rosemary Edghill, Leslie Fish, Shariann Lewitt, Marella Sands, Deborah Millitello, Diana L Paxson, Rhondi Salsitz
Where to buy Jewels of Darkover
Publisher Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust
Universal Buy Link https://books2read.com/u/3JnZreBarb Caffrey Social Media
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Get the inside scoop on Gale Booher from A Witch’s Quandary by Tena Stetler @TenaStetler #RLFblog #ParanormalRomance #Mystery
A Broken Engagement leads to the discovery of stolen magic and malice in Tena Stetler’s new paranormal romance/mystery. Someone is being blackmailed. A member of the Witch’s Council is corrupt. Will Dillon and Gale uncover the truth in time?
Tena, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about A Witch’s Quandary.
A Witch’s Quandary by Tena Stetler
Genre Paranormal Romance/Mystery
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13Gale’s engagement is off because she refuses to leave her thriving business in Ireland to follow Dillon to Scotland. Her family and friends are on the emerald isle. Yet, when Dillon returns with the whole story and asks for her help, she must follow her heart.
Becoming a Solicitor, then partner in the family law firm was never Dillon’s dream. Now it’s his nightmare. Called to Scotland, his father demands he take his rightful place in the firm or be disowned and disinherited. Something is terribly amiss in the firm and family.
During Gale and Dillon’s investigation, they discover the enforcer for the Demon Overlord is also delving into rumors the firm is acting illegally. Magic has been stolen, someone is being blackmailed, and a member of the Witch’s council is corrupt. If Gale and Dillon want a life together in Ireland, they have to unearth secrets threatening to destroy the firm and family in Scotland.
Insider Information about Character Name
Welcome! We’d like to know more about you. Please add info you’re comfortable sharing.
Age: never ask a woman her age. But I’ll say thirty something
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Ireland
Profession: Apothecary/New Age Store Owner – WitchPlease provide a physical description of yourself.
I have Irish cream complexion that burns easily, ginger colored hair that waves to the middle of my back. I usually have it pulled back in a long braid. Taller than most with a willowy build. My large emerald green eyes is my best asset. So I’m told.
What is your middle name?
Erin. I’m named after my aunt.
How well does your name fit your personality?
Very well. Gale because I am an earth, wind, and fire who can command the elements. Middle name is after my aunt, who I look a lot alike and have a lot of the same traits.
Do you believe in love at first sight?
Yes and no. I fell head over heels with a Scottish man, only to have him break my heart. Then drag me into his family mess.
Do you believe in magic?
Most definitely. I am a witch after all.
What is your astrological sign?
Aquarius
Do you enjoy dressing up or prefer to dress casually?
I love to dress casually, although I do wear a lot of long skirts in bright colors and patterns.
Favorites:
Smell – Lilac
Color – red
Taste – Pizza
Sound – Soft faery wind chimes blowing in the breeze
Texture – Soft things.Can you:
Swim? Very well
Use chopsticks? No
Roller skate? Yes
Ski? no
Fly a plane? no
Ride a horse? yesHow good are you with technology?
I’m quite talented with technology
What type of music do you like?
Rock and Roll
What is your favorite play or theatrical performance?
Phantom of the Opera
If you could choose a theme song to play when you entered a scene, which one of the following would fit best:
Stirring march
Gentle melody
Hard rock
Uplifting and breezy – This one
Somber and dark
Which would your author choose for you?
Hard RockWhat color best describes you?
Tie Dyed
Where to buy A Witch’s Quandary
Universal Buy Link https://books2read.com/u/4XrK1L
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Tena Stetler is a best-selling author of award winning paranormal romance with an over-active imagination. She wrote her first vampire romance as a tween, to the chagrin of her mother and the delight of her friends. Colorado is home; shared with her husband, a brilliant Chow Chow, a spoiled parrot and a forty-five-year-old box turtle. When she’s not writing, her time is spent kayaking, camping, hiking, biking or just relaxing in the great Colorado outdoors.
Her books tell tales of magical kick-ass women and mystical alpha males that dare to love them. Travel, adventure, and a bit of mystery flourish in her books along with a few companion animals to round out the tales.
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