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Blow by Blow by @katehillromance #RLFblog #gayromance
Cover Love includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social
media contacts for the author. Today’s featured book is Blow by Blow by Kate
Hill.About the Book
Title Blow by BlowGenre M/M Erotic RomanceAuthor Kate HillBook heat level (based on movie ratings): RA hunky former heavyweight champ and an ass-kicking beauty
fight for their lives and their love in a futuristic world of MMA.Theo “Little Raven” Fisker, is a bantamweight with
attitude who plans to make a name for himself in the Radical Warrior
Tournament, a prestigious mixed martial arts event. The problem is no team will
sign a male fighter who walks out in silver and pink with nail polish to match,
until he meets Master Jesse.Impressed by Theo’s talent, Jesse welcomes him onto his up
and coming team. Fists and sparks fly when Theo meets gorgeous Valentin Merrickson.
Theo draws Valentin out of his protective armor and sparks hope for a life the
tough heavyweight never imagined possible. Their love grows, but threats from
extremists and an injury that ends Valentin’s career in the cage might tear
them apart.Buy This Book
Publisher Siren PublishingBarnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/blow-by-blow-kate-hill/1123150435?ean=9781632599100BookStrand http://www.bookstrand.com/book/blow-by-blowAbout the Author
Always a fan of romance and the paranormal, Kate Hill
started writing over twenty years ago for pleasure. Her first story, a short
erotic vampire tale, was accepted for publication in 1996. Since then she has
sold over one hundred short stories, novellas and novels.When she’s not working on her books, Kate enjoys reading,
working out and spending time with her family and pets. She also writes as
Saloni Quinby.Author Social Media
Website http://www.kate-hill.comAmazon Author Page http://www.amazon.com/Kate-Hill/e/B002BLS7OW -
Errin Stevens author Updrift @errinstevens #RLFblog #paranormalromance
Errin Stevens author of Updrift answers five easy questions to help
readers get to know her better.Author BioErrin Stevens
writes paranormal romance from her home in Minnesota, where she lives with her
husband and son. When not taming unruly storylines – or reading everything from
mythology to contemporary romance to romantic suspense – you’ll find her
swooning over seed catalogs (winter), or digging in the garden (the other three
days of the year). Visit her web site for release updates and random essays on
writing and mothering.What’s your favorite
down-home family style meal?Here it is folks, the meal people everywhere love: Pesto Meat Loaf
with Baked Sweet Potatoes. It’s colorful, it’s comforting, it’s good for you;
and everyone from grandma to your most persnickety foodie guest will rhapsodize.
I’ve served this dish at casual family gatherings and sit-down dinners galore,
always to rave reviews – even got profiled in a cooking magazine once for it!
Here’s the recipe for the curious:Pesto Meat Loaf1 lb. each
lean ground beef and lean ground pork1 tsp. salt
and 1 tsp. pepper1 T. olive oil2 T. finely
chopped garlic1 c. fine
bread crumbs, toasted1/3 c. toasted
pine nuts or walnuts1 c. finely
chopped, loosely packed fresh basil½ c. finely
chopped, loosely packed fresh parsley½ c. grated
Parmesan cheese1 egg, beatenCombine meats
with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a small skillet; add garlic, cook until soft
and mix with beef and pork. Add bread crumbs, nuts, herbs, cheese and egg to
the meat mixture, mix well, and bake in a loaf pan at 400 degrees for an hour.
Serve topped with a fresh marinara sauce and baked sweet potatoes on the side.
Yum.What’s your favorite
hashtag to watch on Twitter?#ocean is a
hit of peace in the middle of a hectic day. Look at a coupla photos, breathe,
meditate for ten seconds and head back into the fray tranquil and unperturbed.
Those ocean and mermaid boards on Pinterest also do the trick.When you read for
pleasure, what kind of books do you choose?I’m such a
dang omnivore with my reading except when it comes to non-fiction, which I only
read if I absolutely have to, although I recently enjoyed “Blue Mind” by
Wallace Nichols. But. I usually have two novels going, one to make me think and
grow (am tackling the Time 100 with my Carpe Librum buddies at the moment), and
one commercial fiction work, which I gobble up like candy and troll through for
scene and dialogue ideas. Kresley Cole and J.R. Ward are two of my current
faves.What kinds of things do
you read when you’re researching a new book?Goodness, I
have to hunt down all kinds of information to answer the bizarre questions I
end up asking myself when I write. Such as what varieties of tuna fish hang out
off the North Atlantic coast? And what sharks other than Great Whites are
lethal to humans in the mid-Atlantic? I search online articles, consult maps,
re-read old fairy tales and other mythology, and generally indulge any and all
curiosities that might lead to fully fleshed-out narrative. Sometimes I troll
through cookbooks and travel magazines at the local library… and you’ll just
have to peek through my stories to find out why!If the hero of your latest
book called you on the phone, what would be a perfect ringtone for him?I’ve had my
concerns about Justin Bieber, but his new “What Do You Mean?” would be ideal.
In Updrift, Kate and Gabe wrestle with just the kind of confusion Beiber sings
about. Also, the melody is dreamy and addictive, which perfectly describes
Gabe.About the BookTitle UpdriftGenre Paranormal RomanceAuthor Errin StevensBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13/RSince her
father died, Kate Sweeting’s home life has been in the pits, her well-being on
life support. Her future looks desolate until she and her mother, Cara, make
another plan: abandon their shriveled existence for more promising prospects on
the coast, where Cara can play small-town librarian/bachelorette and Kate can figure
out what’s up with that secretive Blake family from the beach.Everyone is
eerily captivated with Kate and her mother, and Cara is the first to figure out
why when the man of her dreams arrives all dripping and devoted and
closed-mouthed about what he intends. Kate is willing to go along with their
subterfuge for a while but eventually makes a charge for the water to learn
what her mother is hiding. Gabe Blake is there waiting for her…and so is
someone considerably less friendly. By the time Kate navigates her way home,
everything will have changed for her—what she feels, what she wants, and what
she’ll risk to be with the man she loves.Buy This BookPublisher:
Liquid Silver Books http://www.lsbooks.com/updrift-p1067.phpAmazon http://www.amazon.com/Updrift-Mer-Chronicles-Book-1-ebook/dp/B016672BUM/Barnes and
Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/updrift-errin-stevens/1122810229?ean=9781622102693ARe https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-updrift-1918051-149.htmlKobo https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/updriftAuthor Social MediaWebsite/blog http://errinstevens.comTwitter http://twitter.com/errinstevens -
Come and Get Your Love @tinadonahue #RLFblog #contemporary
Today’s featured book is Come and Get Your Love by Tina Donahue.About the Book
Title Come and Get Your
LoveGenre Erotic Contemporary-Romantic
ComedyAuthor Tina DonahueBook heat level (based
on movie ratings): RTheir desire wasn’t supposed to be real…With millions willed to her in an incentive trust, Lissa can
get the dough to start her own country music label when she meets one of the no-contest
clauses. Namely, reach middle age in twenty years, work in the hated family business
for a decade, or marry someone not in the music biz.Marriage it is, at least for a year to satisfy her greedy brother
who wants the inheritance.Enter Cass, a hot Texas rancher who dampens Lissa’s panties.
With a pile of medical bills from his brother’s accident, Cass agrees to wed Lissa.
She’s sweet to look at, surprisingly pleasant for an Atlanta debutante, and makes
his jeans feel tight as hell despite their no-sex contract.Uh-huh. The devil’s in the details. Longing gazes turn to tender
intimacy and wild nights with pretend feeling all too real.Damn shame it may be too late with her brother gunning for them
both.Buy This Book
About the Author
Tina is an Amazon and international bestselling novelist in erotic,
paranormal, contemporary and historical romance for Kensington, Siren Publishing, Booktrope, Luminosity, Decadent, and indie. Booklist,
Publisher’s Weekly, Romantic Times and numerous online sites have praised her work.
Three of her erotic novels (Freeing the Beast, Come and Get Your Love, and Wicked
Takeover) were Readers’ Choice Award winners. Another three (Adored, Lush Velvet
Nights, and Deep, Dark, Delicious) were named finalists in the EPIC competition.
Sensual Stranger, her erotic contemporary romance, was chosen Book of the Year at
the French review site Blue Moon reviews. The Golden Nib Award at Miz Love Loves
Books was created specifically for her erotic romance Lush Velvet Nights. Two of
her titles (The Yearning and Deep, Dark, Delicious) received an Award of Merit in
the RWA Holt Medallion competition. Take Me Away and Adored both won second place
in the NEC RWA contest (different years). Tina is featured in the Novel & Short
Story Writer’s Market. Before penning romances, she worked at a major Hollywood
production company in Story Direction.Author Social Media
Website http://tinadonahuebooks.blogspot.com/
Blog http://tinadonahuebooks.blogspot.com/
Twitter http://bit.ly/1ziy4IU
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DonahueTina1/
Pinterest http://bit.ly/1yFLeMx
Goodreads http://bit.ly/1wFmIu6
Amazon Author Page http://amzn.to/1ChWFkO
Triberr: http://bit.ly/1CE2ec7
RR: http://bit.ly/1vb7eEc
Sweet ‘n Sexy Divas: http://bit.ly/1ChWN3KRomance Books 4 US: http://bit.ly/1JPtfeS -
11 Naughty Romance Stories from the @NaughtyLiterati Authors #RLFblog #Romance
Cover Love includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social media contacts for the author. Today’s featured book is Naughty Hearts: Eleven Naughty Romance Stories by The Naughty Literati.About the Book
Title Naughty Hearts: Eleven Naughty Romance StoriesGenre romance anthologyAuthor The Naughty LiteratiBook heat level (based on movie ratings): RSpecial re-release! Now with bonus teasers and excerpts!Only 99¢ for the ebook or free with Kindle Unlimited!Naughty Hearts is Eleven Naughty Romance Stories including Contemporary, Dark Fantasy, Ménage, M/M, M/M/F, New Adult, Paranormal, Shapeshifter, Steampunk, and Time Travel romances from bestselling authors writing as The Naughty Literati.Naughty Balls by Suz deMelloLove Potion #69 by Alexa SilverMy Valentine Lovers by Nicole AustinValentime by Belle ScarlettDelia’s Heartthrob by Regina KammerTwo Into One Goes Great by Lynne ConnollyBuy Me A Rose by Francesca HawleyChocolate-Coated Reunion by Berengaria BrownCupid’s Curious Case by Marianne StephensFifty Shades Of Valentine’s Day by Katherine KingstonThe Reaper’s Valentine by Charlotte Boyett-CompoBuy This Book
Amazon ebook http://www.amazon.com/Naughty-Hearts-Eleven-Romance-Stories-ebook/dp/B017RNRYOM/Amazon paperback http://www.amazon.com/Naughty-Hearts-Eleven-Romance-Stories/dp/1518698573/CreateSpace https://www.createspace.com/5812781About the Author
The Naughty Literati are a group of authors who’ve come together to showcase their epic talents in stories filled with powerful eroticism and satisfying romance. Our tales range from heartwarming and sweet to scorching hot erotic; medieval to futuristic; humans to aliens and shape-shifters; vanilla committed couples to kinky ménage fun.Author Social Media
Website http://naughtyliterati.com/You May Also Like
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Reviewing Books, Yay or Nay? @mizging #Reviews #RLFblog
Dancing Fawn Author Ginger Simpson shares an opinion piece about reviewing books.
Sometimes I wonder if as an author
I should review the work of others. Before I was published, I read for the sheer
enjoyment, but now, after going through so many editing sessions and being whipped
into an actual author, I cannot read without my internal editor whispering in my
ear. I read with an eye for pitfalls I’ve been advised to avoid rather than losing
myself in the story as I once was able to do. Heck, before my debut novel, I hadn’t
even heard half the terms I hear now–headhopping, passive voice, transitions, etc..
Now the simplest mistakes keep me from really connecting with the characters. It
could be that the books I read all those years had been finely edited so assuming
a place in the heroine’s shoes came naturally.Don’t get me wrong. I think editors
are an essential part of the process, and now when I read, I can definitely tell
the novices from the professionals. Is it fair to report to readers that I’ve found
areas in a story that should have been caught by an editor and the reader advised
to fix? I’m not sure. Does it make me come across as a “know it all?”
Trust me, I don’t. I learn a new rule every day, and the scary thing is that I’m
never sure that the rule is hard and fast.It’s a fact that the majority of editors
working in small press are authors as well, and possibly some that haven’t been
writing very long themselves. Could it be they are just passing along what they’ve
learned? I’ve found that some of what I’ve been told isn’t exactly true, but I think
some of the examples I can share with you today make sense. For example: Overusing
He/She if you’ve made it clear whose POV your in at the moment. Read these two paragraphs
and see which sounds more polished.John smelled Joan’s perfume as she
twirled by him on the dance floor. He envied the man who held her in his arms. He
believed she was the most beautiful woman in the room, and he vowed to ask her to
dance the next time the orchestra played a slow song. He intended to be the one
to take her home tonight.John inhaled the sweet smell of Joan’s
perfume as she twirled by him on the dance floor. The man who held her in his arms
was one lucky guy. Before the evening ended, John intended to share a slow dance
with her, and if his prayers were answered, he’d be the one to take her home.See, you don’t need he envied, he
believed, he intended. You’ve let the reader know by John enjoying the aroma of
Joan’s perfume that we’re in his POV, so anything you type should be interpreted
as his perspective.Another pet peeve are needless tags.
It’s always best to use an action tag in place of he said, she said, but if you
end the dialogue with a question mark, do you really need to say, she asked? I think
the punctuation is a big hint. *smile* When only two people are in the room, using
the character’s names over and over becomes redundant. The reader is usually smart
enough to determine who is talking, and if you need to clarify, you can say something
like: “Are you crazy?” John’s eyes widened beneath a furrowed brow.Editors become very important in keeping
the redundancy out of the story line. Authors don’t usually write an entire book
in one setting, so it’s very hard to remember everything you’ve already written.
For example: If you’ve pointed out to the reader that the heroine broke her leg
by falling off a horse, it isn’t necessary to repeat that information again in dialogue
with someone and then add it in a descriptive paragraph pages later. Readers, me
included, roll their eyes and say, “enough already…I know, I know.”Since I don’t plot my stories and
find my memory isn’t what it used to be, I’ve taken to making notes about the physical
attributes of my characters. It’s quite easy to describe sky blue eyes in one chapter
and chocolate brown in another further down the line. Unless you’re writing from
the perspective of an Australian Shepherd, both eyes should be the same color and
remain that way throughout the story.As an historical author, I learned
long ago, and I’m still learning, that you really need to be on guard to assure
your language is appropriate for the period about which you write. I’ve read some
love scenes lately that left me shaking my head because of the present day terminology
used for body parts. It’s really not believable that an Indian brave would bust
out with the word “clitoris.”I’ve found the online Etymology dictionary
most helpful in determining the origin of most words, but judgement helps too. Think
about your story’s time period and how people spoke. While you might find word origins
described from the 1500s, that doesn’t mean they were used all over the globe. Example:
Ma/Maw/Momma is how a child addressed their female parent rather than just Mom in
1840. Although “kid” has been a word for a long time, the manner in which
it was used in the 1800s most often referred to a baby goat. Children were not kids,
but you could kid with them (tease). Historical credibility is all a matter of knowing
your time period and doing your research. Trust me, if you make a mistake, someone
will notice and let you know.My most recent editor pointed out
her amazement that my heroine still had a bottom lip as she constantly chewed on
it. *lol* It’s so easy to utilize the same action without realizing you’ve overdone
it. Here again, that’s because we don’t write books in one sitting nor do we usually
go back and re-read the previous chapters. Thank God for those who devote their
time and talents to making us stop and think about our writing habits. What would
we do without our editors…internal and external?Reviewing Books, Yay or Nay? by Ginger Simpson was first blogged here and is used with permission.
Buy This Book
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Fawn-Ginger-Simpson-ebook/dp/B0153LGPYK/About the Author
Ginger Simpson — Writing with a dream for bigger and better
things.Website http://mizging.blogspot.com/Twitter https://twitter.com/mizgingFacebook https://www.facebook.com/Mizging?fref=ts
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Storm Crazy by @liviaquinn #RLFblog #paranormal
Storm Crazy Today’s featured book is Storm Crazy by Livia Quinn.
About the BookTitle Storm Crazy, Destiny Paramortals, Book1Genre ParanormalAuthor Livia QuinnBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PGDestiny — is it Mayberry or Middle Earth?To say I was having a bad day would be like saying Katrina
dropped a little rain on the Gulf Coast. My name is Tempest Pomeroy. I’m a mail
carrier in Destiny, Louisiana, and a Paramortal like my family. Or I’m supposed
to be. If I didn’t have a few little talents, I’d think I was adopted.I discovered my brother’s amphora missing from the
mantle—that’s genie bottle to you mere-mortals— and on my first delivery, a
handsome scantily clad doctor triggered some sort of hallucination with just a
touch. Pheromones? Then Mr. Jackson stroked while reading me the riot act.I saved the old grouch with a zap of my Zeus juice, only to
have Destiny’s hunky new sheriff show up minutes later. And again when the
owner of Flowers by Dick complained I dropped a seventy pound box on his foot. Yeah,
I did it, but it was kind of an accident. He put his hand where it didn’t
belong and I… sorta dropped it. Things went downhill from there.I discovered a dead body in the clubhouse and rescued my
brother’s amphora from a locker, bashing it in with a Greg Norman wedge. I was
caught in the act by…you guessed it.I’ve denied my heritage as a Tempestaerie for too long. Now,
my mother’s out of pocket, my brother’s missing and the sheriff thinks one of
us is guilty of murder. Is it any wonder I’m calling this the worst MALE day of
my life?Oh, and the sheriff? He thought he’d settled in a normal
small town to raise his teenage daughter—like Mayberry?! We’ll see how that
turns out… Things better settle down soon ’cause I’m about to go Storm Crazy.Buy This BookPublisher Campbell Hill PublishingAmazon http://amzn.to/1Se1GTlARe http://bit.ly/SC-AReBarnes and Noble http://bit.ly/SC-nkCreateSpace (Print) http://bit.ly/1W0z0MqGoodreads http://bit.ly/SC-GRIBooks bit.ly/SC-IbkInktera http://bit.ly/SC-iterScribd http://bit.ly/SC-ScdKobo bit.ly/SC-KBoAbout the AuthorHi, I’m Livia Quinn, a DC native living on the bayou. With a life long fascination (read that: phobia) of storms, and living in Louisiana where severe weather is a part of life, it was only natural that it would play a big part in my world. Visit Storm Lake…where anything can happen! My former jobs as a mail lady, computer trainer, plant manager, professional singer, business owner and salesperson have stocked my brain full of quirky characters I can’t wait to share with my readers.Author Social MediaWebsite http://liviaquinn.comBlog http://liviaquinn.com/blog.htmlTwitter http://bit.ly/1Oeek0LPinterest http://bit.ly/1mRx90SGoodreads http://bit.ly/22VXuevAmazon Author Page http://amzn.to/1OLwtUXTSU https://www.tsu.co/LiviaQuinnGoogle + http://plus.google.com/liviaquinnYou May Also Like
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