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Is It True: Beating In Time by MJ Schiller @mjschiller #RLFblog #contemporaryromance
Rock star drummer Levi Cannon returns home after an eight-year absence to the girl he left behind in MJ Schiller’s contemporary romance, Beating In Time. After all these years, do their hearts still beat as one?
Welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Let’s play Is It True with today’s guest, MJ Schiller. This is a game with yes and no questions. Writers can elaborate on answers as much as they choose.
Beating In Time by MJ Schiller
Genre contemporary romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): ROnce upon a time, their hearts beat as one…
Drummer Levi Cannon knows that all the platinum records in the world won’t fill the Remi-sized hole in his heart.
I left Last Chance Beach and Remington Lawson behind when I took my shot at fame and fortune, but I had no idea what I was sacrificing. Now that a fundraiser has brought me home, I want more than anything to win her back. But it’s been eight years. There may be a bridge that connects the island to the mainland, but am I a fool to think that I can build something that will span the chasm of all those years?
Remi Boyd knows that her love for her brother’s best friend has never died.
But what kind of fool would I be to trust him again after he broke my heart? I was a child when he left. Now I’m a woman who’s been a wife and I’m also a mother to the most precious girl in the world. I can’t drag her through some torrid affair, and that is clearly all Levi can offer me.
Music took him away. Music brought him back. But is it too late to recapture what they once had? Or can Last Chance Beach work its magic for them?
Is it true:
this is your first book?
No. It’s actually my 30th!
this book is part of a series?
Yes. Book One of a four-book series.
you lost sleep while writing this book?
Yes. That’s pretty much a given when I’m involved in a book!
you did research for this book?
Yes. A lot of research on music, cancer, Last Chance Beach, clothing, DUI law, automobile accidents, injuries, private security….
some characters in this book are not human? (pets for example)
No. There are no pets involved.
this book has more than one genre?
Yes. You could consider it contemporary romance, rock romance, or just plain romance.
you speak more than one language?
No. When speaking I even have trouble with English, but not with writing. J
you grew up where you live now?
No. While I’ve stayed in the Midwest, I no longer reside in St. Louis, Missouri.
you love to read?
I do, but I don’t get enough opportunities to do that at the moment.
you are never late?
At one point in my life I could say that. Then I had triplets.
you love pizza?
Yes. In all its forms.
you love sushi?
No. In any form.
you have a pet?
Unfortunately, no. Our cat passed last Christmas. But I do have a plethora of grand-puppies and kitties!
Where to buy Beating In Time
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Beating-Time-Chance-Beach-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BRH7KQP2
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beating-in-time-m-j-schiller/1142904265
iBooks https://books.apple.com/us/book/id6445329638
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/beating-in-time
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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 fantasy novel Vale Born by Lorin Petrazilka @petrazilka #RLFblog #Fantasy
A portal fantasy romance about the true grit of the indomitable human spirit. Vale Born by Lorin Petrazilka is a New Adult Fantasy with adventure, magic, and intrigue, wrapped up in the story of how we can heal and grow to reach our potential.
A young woman finds the escape she thinks she is looking for when she stumbles into the Vale, an alternate world where all of Lily’s problems can be held at bay–until she starts to realize things are not as they first appeared. A few wrong turns lands her in the middle of a dispute, and the only way out is definitely not the easy path she had been looking for. Will a tenuous agreement with a handsome rebel be enough to guarantee her safe passage through the terrifying and beautiful realm?
Lorin, 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.
Vale Born by Lorin Petrazilka
Genre Fantasy Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): RA thrilling adventure, a sexy escape. Desperate to find her missing best friend Josie, Lily Brennanfalk’s hope is renewed when she picks up Josie’s trail in a mystical world. A chance meeting with a charming Umorfae turns to a fight for survival, as Lily finds herself embroiled in a battle between the warring Fae.She makes a deal with a lethally attractive male that could save them both, as she tracks down her friend…if it’s not too late.She must grow past her trauma and learn what it means to be Vale Born, if she is going to survive the treacherous perils of Alternis.
What’s your favorite down-home family style meal?
Turkey dinner with mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie
What is your go-to meal when you dine out?
Sushi, and not the healthy kind!
Who is your “book boyfriend” (that hottie you read about and drool over)?
Cassian from the ACOTAR series, my character Rannoch definitely has a few similarities to him!
Describe the perfect vacation.
Toes in warm sand and listening to peaceful waves while I’m writing on my iPad (and no one is demanding my attention)
When you read for pleasure, what kind of books do you choose?
Fantasy romance (romantasy)
Where to buy Vale Born
Universal Buy Link https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PS1XBB8
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Vale-Born-Lorin-Petrazilka-ebook/dp/B08PS1XBB8/
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/vale-born-lorin-petrazilka/1138422715?ean=9781736062203Lorin Petrazilka Social Media
Lorin grew up riding horses in a rural California town, one that is steeped in its own magic. The imagination it fostered persisted as she grew up to become a fantasy writer and artist in the animation industry. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three young children, is a book nerd, horsewoman, sewing enthusiast and outdoor adventurer.
Website https://www.lorinpetrazilka.com
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Help review a #RomanticSuspense – Tender Misdemeanors by Alana Lorens @AlexanderLyndi #RLFblog #Review
Caryn and Levi meet in the Montana forest at gunpoint in Alana Lorens’ romantic suspense novel Tender Misdemeanors. Forced to work together to save themselves, how can they fan that spark of interest into real love?
Alana, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us where we can read and review Tender Misdemeanors.
Tender Misdemeanors by Alana Lorens
Genre Romantic Suspense
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PGCaryn Orlane has law enforcement in her blood; her father was a cop, and his father, too. She’s a federal agent in northwest Montana, protecting the old forests and keeping the peace.
Levi Bradshaw also believes in protecting the forests, but has a very different MO. He’s the leader of a group of eco-warriors, determined to save the trees of the Bitterroot by legal—and illegal—means.
When they meet in the woods at gunpoint, their encounter ignites a spark of interest, despite operating on opposite sides of the law. When their worlds turn on them, they only grow closer. If they don’t work together, can either survive?
Where to read and review Tender Misdemeanors
Formats available: PDF, mobi, epub
By request at lyndialexander @ gmail. com (no spaces) Yes, really. I will send an ebook at no cost to all those who request, anticipating they will post a review.
For more information https://alana-lorens.com/tender-misdemeanors/
Alana Lorens Social Media
Alana Lorens has been a published writer for more than forty years. Currently a resident of Asheville, North Carolina, she loves her time in the smoky blue mountains. One of her novellas, That Girl’s The One I Love, is set in the city of Asheville during the old Bele Chere festival. She lives with her daughter, who is the youngest of her seven children, and five crotchety cats.
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#ContemporaryRomance Court Me, Cowboy by Barbara White Daille @BarbaraWDaille #RLFblog #ModernWestern
Barbara, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Court Me, Cowboy.
Court Me, Cowboy by Barbara White Daille
Genre: Contemporary romance
Book heat level: PG13The End… or Just the Beginning?
Three weeks. Gabe Miller’s marriage ended in divorce so fast it had hardly begun. Which is why he couldn’t quite believe his luck—or his “ex”—when she returned a few months later with the news that legally they were still husband and wife. And that the child she was carrying was his son.
It looked as if Marissa might bolt again, making a custody battle his only option—unless he could turn back the clock and woo her the way he should have during their whirlwind affair. But even with his boy’s future at stake, mending fences with a woman—especially the one he loved—wasn’t something the strong, silent type found easy to do….
Where to buy Court Me, Cowboy
Amazon https://www.amzn.com/Court-Cowboy/dp/B00EM36HD0
Barnes and Noble https://www.bn.com/w/court-me-cowboy/1007981692
Books-A-Million https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Court-Cowboy/Q61441656
Harlequin https://www.harlequin.com/shop/books/9781460326503_court-me-cowboy.html
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/court-me-cowboyBarbara White Daille Social Media
Newsletter https://barbarawhitedaille.com/newsletter
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Fiction Furbaby: Meet Killer from All About Charming Alice by J Arlene Culiner @JArleneCuliner @RobsRescues #RLFblog #Pets
Writer Jace Constant hates snakes, dogs, and desert dust. Alice Treemont protects and studies all reptiles, rescues stray dogs and loves the Nevada desert. How can they fall in love?
Arlene Culiner, 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 your book.
All About Charming Alice by J Arlene Culiner
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): SensualAlice Treemont has no intention of falling in love. Living in Blake’s Folly, a semi-ghost town, she cooks vegetarian meals, rescues unwanted dogs, and protects the most unloved creatures on earth: snakes. What man would share those interests?
Jace Constant is in Nevada, doing research for his new book, but he won’t be staying. He’s disgusted by desert dust on his fine Italian shoes and dog hair on his cashmere sweaters. As for snakes, he doesn’t just despise them: they terrify him.
So why does the air sizzle each time Alice and Jace meet? A romance would entail far too many compromises.
Meet Killer from All About Charming Alice
Full name: Unknown (he’s an abandoned stray)
Nickname: Killer
Gender: male
Species: Dog
Physical description: According to Jace Constant: “The dog was large—very large. Its bulbous head seemed to sway on a sagging neck. Its legs were long, knotted, and spindly, and its ribs wanted to punch through a dull, ratty-looking coat. Yet, ugly though it was, the damn thing had a strange appeal.”
Relationship to main character: Killer is a stray. Jace Constant finds him wandering along the road in Nevada and he brings him to Alice Tremont’s animal shelter.
Relationship to the villain/antagonist: What sort of person would abandon a stray dog? Only a villain!
Where this furbaby came from: Who knows?Do you have any working or service animals in your stories? Tell us about them.
My heroine Alice Treemont studies and protects snakes. She knows how essential they are to our environment, and she is violently opposed to such horrendous sports such as snake bating and snake shows where the creatures are tortured to death.
What inspired you to create this character?
One afternoon, I discovered a fairly large snake—possibly 4 or 5 feet long—snoozing in my courtyard. I was surprised and wary, at first. Then I started to appreciate how wonderfully beautiful it was. In the sun, its scales were a phosphorescent green-gold, and it was also remarkably elegant.
I didn’t want to ruin the its obviously pleasurable sunbath, so I sat down and let myself bask in this rare moment with an unknown creature. So there we were for the longest while, both of us perfectly at peace, doing nothing, and enjoying the calm.
The snake eventually left, but the moment had been so enlightening, I wanted to pass on my appreciation of reptiles to others. Thus I created Alice Treemont, my heroine.
What does the main character think about this furbaby?
The first fur baby in the story is Killer, the stray Jace Constant finds on the highway. Jace doesn’t like dogs, he hates the dog hairs piling up on the back seat of his car, he hates dog hair on his cashmere sweaters, and as soon as he can, he drops Killer off at Alice Tremont’s shelter.
What does this furbaby add to the story?
Killer brings Alice and Jace together. He is also responsible for Jace’s change of heart.
What about this furbaby will readers like, and why? Like many scruffy, loving wonderful dogs…well, everyone eventually falls in love with them. And Jace’s instant attraction to Alice certainly helps things along!
About Virgule
Which, if any of the pets in your writing are modeled after your own pets? In what way?
I suppose that, in many ways, Killer is very much like Virgule, my big black dog. Killer comes from a shelter. He was an abandoned stray. He is very sociable, very loving, and he wins many people’s hearts. Eventually people who are afraid of dogs warm to him. he has great charm.
What do your pets do when you are writing?
I also have two rescue cats. Because my garden is a bird and butterfly shelter, the cats are indoor animals. What do they do when I’m working? They snooze or demand attention and some love… which I’m quite happy to give.
What’s the most unusual pet you ever had?
How about a pet snail? Not very affectionate.
Where did you find your pet?
I found Virgule at the local SPA. He had been there for almost two years, and loved the place. When I took him back for a visit, he wagged his tail happily, then went to his former cage and waited to be let in and fed.
Where to buy All About Charming Alice
Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l2VyHtsY7A
Publisher Buy Link https://tinyurl.com/3wkcnunm
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BTCD6RBD/thewildrosepr-20
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/all-about-charming-alice-3J Arlene Culiner Social Media
Writer, social critical artist, and impenitent teller of tall tales, J. Arlene Culiner, was born in New York and raised in Toronto. She has crossed much of Europe on foot, has lived in a mud house on the Great Hungarian Plain, in a Bavarian castle, a Turkish cave dwelling, a haunted house on the English moors, and on a Dutch canal. She now resides in a 400-year-old former inn in a French village of no interest where, much to local dismay, she protects spiders, snakes, and weeds. Observing people in cafes, in their homes, on trains, and in the streets, she eavesdrops on all private conversations, and delights in hearing any nasty, funny, ridiculous, sad, romantic, or boastful story. And when she can’t uncover really salacious gossip, she makes it up.
Website www.j-arleneculiner.com
Blog www.j-arleneculiner.over-blog.com
Storytelling Podcast https://soundcloud.com/j-arlene-culiner
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BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/j-arlene-culinerShout 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 SPA and Orangutan Project
From J Arlene Culiner: I have a monthly donation to the SPA here in the Mayenne region of France. This is where I adopt my animals (this is a no kill center). The SPA also runs inexpensive clinics for animals belonging to people with low incomes: La Société Protectrice des Animaux : donateurs@la-spa.fr
I contribute each month to The Orangutan Project. They rescue orangutans that are homeless or dying because of forest destruction: help@orangutan.org.au
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Fun Questions for Ruth A Casie author of The Lady and the Earl by @RuthACasie #RLFblog #HistoricalRomance
A talented female physician in love with a Duke faces societal opposition and tough choices. Will they find happiness together?
Ruth, 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 Lady and the Earl.
The Lady and the Earl by Ruth A Casie
Genre: Historical Romance, Historical Regency Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13Harriet Manning is a brilliant physician, dedicating her days to assisting her renowned father, and volunteering with the Ladies Auxiliary. Though deeply passionate about medicine and helping others. Despite her talents, societal expectations restrict her from practicing openly. To add to her woes, her mother incessantly urges her to find a suitable husband.
During a trip to London, Asheton Dunn suffers a riding accident and is taken to Harriet’s clinic for treatment. As he recuperates, Harriet and Asheton grow close, kindling a romance. However, when Harriet’s family discovers that Asheton is the Duke of Whippany’s son, they are taken aback. Harriet’s mother advises her to put aside her medical aspirations and conform to society’s expectations to fit into Asheton’s world.
Although they are engaged, their match is met with disapproval from the ton, and a friend harboring ulterior motives. Will Harriet and Asheton overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of their love?
What’s your favorite down-home family style meal?
My NEW favorite down-home family meal is a chicken casserole that is very much like a pot pie but without the crust. It’s made with a few simple ingredients. The recipe calls for cooked chicken breast. My local grocer makes an AWESOME roasted chicken breast. I use his. For a vegetable, I use steamed broccoli or steamed mixed vegetables. I made a white sauce and instead of melting cheddar cheese, I use goat cheese. I was surprised when this recipe added cooked white rice. It was a delicious addition. To top it all off, season panko toasted are sprinkled on top. Put it in the oven for twenty minutes and eat. My family calls this the limousine meal. You can stretch it to last for a few days!
What is your go-to meal when you dine out?
I have two go-to meals. They are meals I do not make myself. Burritos at the Blue Moon Café. AWESOME! The new addition is Bao, a Chinese dumpling that has soup inside.
Who is your “book boyfriend” (that hottie you read about and drool over)?
I am fickle. I have a tendency to fall ‘in love’ with the hero of the book I’ve just read. This week it is Lord Ingram in Sherry Thomas’ Lady Sherlock series. Although, The Earl of Wrexford in Andrea Penrose’s Wrexford and Sloane Mysteries is a very close second.
When you read for pleasure, what kind of books do you choose?
I really enjoy Historical Mystery stories. I’ve been reading books by Sherry Thomas and Andrea Penrose. As soon as I get through those series I may read Carla Simpson, Darcie Wilde, or Deb Marlowe
If the hero of your latest book called you on the phone, what would be a perfect ringtone for him?
‘Secret Agent Man’ This is the ring I have on my phone for my son. He has top secret security clearance where he works. Almost all the heroes in my Regency series, The Ladies of Sommer-by-the-Sea are agents for the Crown.
Where to buy The Lady and the Earl
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C1W6G3FV
Ruth A Casie Social Media
Ruth A Casie is a USA bestselling author. She writes historical adventures from the shores of medieval Scotland to the cobblestone streets of Regency London. Her stories embrace strong woman and the men who deserve them. Within the pages you’ll discover ‘edge-of-your-seat suspense, mind boggling drama, and heart melting emotions. Grab your favorite cup of tea, or an ale if you prefer, and join her heroes and heroines as they race across the pages to find their happily ever after. Ruth hopes her stories are your next favorite adventures!
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