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Read the #Fantasy Jewels of Darkover edited by Deborah J Ross by Barb Caffrey et al. @BarbCaffrey #RLFblog #SciFi #Anthology
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
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Know the Hero from High on Love by Gabbi Powell @powell_gabbi #RLFblog #SmallTownRomance
A Canadian tattooed motorcycle rider stops in Cataluma, California to take a break. A stoic and serious marijuana shop owner who is afraid of needles has an apartment to offer her. She came for a day or two. Might she stay for love?
Gabbi, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! We’re excited to find out more about your hero, but first, tell us about High on Love.
High on Love by Gabbi Powell
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): steamy
Kendra Barker’s a long way from her Canadian home. Her road trip has landed her and her 1983 Harley in Cataluma, California, but she only plans to stay long enough to rest, maybe make a few dollars, and enjoy the Strawberry Festival. As a bonus, the one place she finds to stay is an empty apartment with a super sexy landlord.
Javier Fernandez has been cruising through life on autopilot. His marijuana shop is doing well. His mother is, for the most part, under control and managing her job as mayor of his beloved Cataluma. Now, he just needs to get this pesky Canadian woman out of his head. He gave her a place to sleep, and he very much wants to be in her bed, but come the end of the weekend, she’ll be moving on. Javier doesn’t do one-nighters and he doesn’t want to deal with a broken heart. Long-distance, and cross-borders is a recipe for disaster, right?
High on Love is a story in the Shopping for Love in Cataluma series. The book is a 39k word small-town interracial romance novella with a tattooed heroine, a stoic hero, and the love affair that’ll change their lives forever.
Know the Hero from High on Love
Here are some fun questions to help us know your hero.
For Contemporary Heroes:
It’s late, he’s bored. What does he do?
Javier’ll turn on the sports channel to watch a game of European football. Or he might snag his e-reader for a good romance.
What kind of food would he impulse buy if hungry?
Being a pot shop owner, he has a love of brownies. But without the pot – he’s clean in that respect.
Describe the kind of clothes he prefers to wear.
Cargo shorts, loose cotton shirt, sandals – typical SoCal wear.
Does he know how to fix things?
Oh, he’s great at fixing things. Which is good because he owns a store, a house, and he’s always fixing things for his mother.
He tried to do something and it went badly. Tell us about it.
In high school, he tried to be rebellious and smoke pot. Turned out, he didn’t love the experience, and after almost failing, he quit, pulled himself together, and kicked butt with academics.
How does he act around children he doesn’t know?
He’s actually pretty good with kids – not that he has a lot of experience with them. So far, none of his friends have had children. His employee just had a baby and he’s thrilled to play honorary uncle.
What is he like first thing in the morning?
He’s a jump out of bed at the alarm kind of guy, but he’s a little grumpy before his first java.
Can he use chopsticks?
He’s competent with chopsticks as he loves South Asian cuisine.
Does he drink coffee? If so, how does he take it? If not, what does he drink instead?
He’s a coffee drinker. Ambrosia of the Gods, as far as he’s concerned.
What apps would he have on his phone?
Definitely several health apps as he’s a firm believer in exercise and eating well. He would like to add an app where he could track his mother, but he hasn’t managed that yet…
Android or iPhone?
iPhone because he needs a good camera.
Beard or clean-shaven?
He’s got a bit of a goatee going these days. But he’s just as happy clean-shaven as well.
Earrings/piercings/tattoos or unadorned skin?
No piercings and definitely no tattoos – he’s terrified of needles. Although that doesn’t stop him from dropping by while Kendra gets a tattoo. She fascinates him…
Personal vehicle or public transport?
There isn’t public transport in Cataluma, so he’s got his car. He hates motorcycles, though, because his father died riding one. Except this damn Canadian woman loves her 1983 Harley and the thought of clinging to her during a ride has him reconsidering his previous beliefs…
Recycle or toss?
Recycle all the way. Javier’s very focused on the future he’s leaving for his future (hopeful) children. He’ll do whatever he can to make the world a better place.
Thanks for helping us get to know your hero!
Where to buy High on Love
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BZ2M8Z4G
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Gabbi Powell has been a lover of romance since she first put pen to paper in the eighth grade to write her first romance. She writes her novels while living in Beautiful British Columbia with her trusty ChinPoo dog a as companion. She also writes gay romances as Gabbi Grey and contemporary dark erotic BDSM novels as Gabbi Black.
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Coming soon: Trevor’s Redemption by Amber Daulton @amberdaulton1 #RLFblog #RomanticSuspense
Shea knows her boyfriend is hiding something in Amber Daulton’s new romantic suspense, Trevor’s Redemption. When the truth comes out, it’s not only her relationship with him that’s in danger—but also her life.
Amber, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Trevor’s Redemption.
Trevor’s Redemption by Amber Daulton
Genre Romantic Suspense
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13The danger and lies are more than she can handle.
Shea O’Bannon feels like a fifth wheel around her romantically paired-off friends, but there’s too much slime in the dating pool for her to bother with it. Then she sees her two-timing ex, Trevor Madero, serenading the mostly female crowd at a live-music bar. God knows trouble follows him around, but her desire for him rushes back in anyway. After he rescues her from a handsy drunk, temptation takes over.
Determined to prove he never stepped out on Shea, Trevor slides back into her life—and her heart—with forever in mind. Even with the wall he keeps up to protect her, his secret criminal life weighs heavy on his soul and drives a wedge between them.
When the truth comes out and his enemies target them both, they’ll have to fight for their love, or kiss it goodbye.
Where to buy Trevor’s Redemption
Publisher: Daulton Publishing’Coming Soon! Only 99 cents for a limited time! To know when this book is available,
follow the author on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Amber-Daulton/e/B00ALQITWY or sign up for the author’s newsletter https://amberdaulton.com/newsletter-signup/Universal Buy Link https://books.amberdaulton.com/trevorsredemption
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Amber Daulton is the author of the romantic-suspense series Arresting Onyx and several standalone novellas. Her books are published through The Wild Rose Press and Books to Go Now, and are available in ebook, print on demand, audio, and foreign language formats.
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Read Raven’s Hollow Spring Magic the new #Paranormal Romance Mystery by Tena Stetler @TenaStetler #RLFblog #PNR #Mystery
A mysterious disappearance of a powerful witch has the dragon shifter police chief baffled in Tena Stetler’s new paranormal mystery Raven’s Hollow Spring Magic. Is the ancient jelly bean machine to blame?
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 Raven’s Hollow Spring Magic.
Raven’s Hollow Spring Magic by Tena Stetler
Genre Paranormal Mystery/Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13Spring is in full bloom in Raven’s Hollow, a small town in the Colorado Rockies with a population of unique townspeople. Blaze, a dragon shifter, and Wynter, a witch, are neck-deep in wedding preparations, when Wynter’s mother, Jade, goes missing after opening her new antique store, and attending the Simon estate sale where she procured an ancient jelly bean machine. Frantic with worry, Blaze and Wynter track her last movements via the store’s ancient, grainy, security footage. What it reveals is nothing short of shocking. As deputy sheriff, it’s Blaze’s responsibility to find his soon-to-be mother-in-law. But at what cost?
Why did you write this book?
I discovered after writing Meringue Snowflake Magic, I wasn’t done or maybe it’s the characters weren’t done with me. While Raven’s Hollow Spring Magic is set in the same town with some of the same characters of Meringue Snowflake Magic, there are new characters, adventures, and a mystery.
What is your favorite genre to read?
Paranormal Romance, Mystery, Suspense, anything with magic.
Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?
Breen Kelly from The Awakening by Nora Roberts. First book of the Dragons Heart Legacy a new trilogy of adventure, romance, and magick.
What are you working on at the moment?
The second book in the Mountain Town Mystery Series, currently unnamed. The first book Security Force of Two released March 20, 2023 with great success.
What books will we see from you in coming months?
I believe Raven’s Hollow Spring Magic releases July 10, 2023, after that it’s hard to tell. I’d hoped that the second book in Mountain Town Mysteries would be ready to submit, but alas, the characters are not cooperating, so could be 2024.
Where to buy Raven’s Hollow Spring Magic
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Ravens-Hollow-Spring-Magic-Things-ebook/dp/B0C43XYQ5P
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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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A paranormal romance with cats The Eyes of Bast by Lisabet Sarai @LisabetSarai #RLFblog #PNR
When Shaina discovers a beautiful black tom in her feral cat trap, she has no idea the feline is a shape shifter and her fated mate. In Lisabet Sarai’s paranormal erotic romance The Eyes of Bast, an apparently ordinary woman battles a centuries-old sorceress to save the cursed creature she loves.
Lisabet, 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 The Eyes of Bast.
The Eyes of Bast by Lisabet Sarai
Genre Paranormal erotic romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): NC-17Trust your heart. Follow your dreams.
When instinct tells Shaina to visit the feral cat trap she’s set in Central Park, she listens to that inner voice. She discovers she’s caged a magnificent black tom, but the cat inexplicably vanishes after she tends to his wounds. Seeking the missing feline, Shaina encounters instead a handsome stranger whose slightest touch sets her body on fire. As the day dawns after a night of ferocious passion, her mysterious lover is forced back into his true shape—the tomcat she rescued.
Born a cat, Tom was transformed into an unwilling shape shifter by a sorceress who craved a human plaything to satisfy her perverse lusts. Centuries old and irresistibly powerful, Delphine Montserrat will stop at nothing to find her runaway familiar. Shaina vows to do whatever is necessary to defeat the vicious but seductive witch and save the man she believes is her soul mate—even though it might mean losing him forever.
Where to buy The Eyes of Bast
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C4LVYDLH
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Lisabet Sarai became addicted to words at an early age. She began reading when she was four. She wrote her first story at five years old and her first poem at seven. Since then, she has penned plays, tutorials, scholarly articles, marketing brochures, software specifications, self-help books, press releases, a five-hundred page dissertation, and lots of erotica and erotic romance – over one hundred titles, and counting, in nearly every sub-genre—paranormal, scifi, ménage, BDSM, GLBT, and more. Regardless of the genre, every one of her stories illustrates her motto: Imagination is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
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