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Read the new Christmas Awakenings by Lorelei Confer @loreleiconfer #RLFblog #HolidayRomance
Lorelei Confer, 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.
Christmas Awakenings by Lorelei Confer
Genre Inspirational Holiday Christmas Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): none
Christmas Awakenings by Lorelei Confer is a compilation of four short, uplifting and
inspirational Christmas stories.
A Star Bright Christmas
A young family can’t be late with their mortgage payment again. So, two days before Christmas, at the onset of a blizzard, he goes to town leaving his wife and two young sons alone to endure a blackout on the 24th of December. Will he make it back in time for Christmas?
Christmas Promises
When a young newlywed soldier recently returned from Iraq tells his young wife he has to work Christmas Day she goes ballistic. He had promised her they would never have to spend another holiday alone. When she wakes one morning, she finds his things removed from the apartment as well as all the furniture and fixtures not the ones they had picked out together. She cries herself to sleep on the ‘new’ couch and wakes up to discover the true meaning of spending the holiday together.
Christmas Salvation
A widower and a younger woman get to know each other better but not until after he accepts the concept that ‘life goes by in a flash and you don’t want to miss anything’.
A Palm Tree for Christmas
A young family travels from the northeastern United States to the hot sweltering south for a better way of life. Sunny days, sandy beaches, and summer heat. Their dreams are squashed when neither can find jobs and their surplus of money from the sale of their house is down to their last pennies. Until Christmas Eve…
Why did you write this book?
Childhood memories.
What is your favorite genre to read?
Romantic Suspense
What are you working on at the moment?
A novella as part of an anthology, three books in the Deadly series and one book for the Saddle Creek series.
What books will we see from you in coming months?
Lost and Found, Deadly Homecoming, Deadly Intuition, Moonlight Kisses and MugShots and A Cowboy’s Sweet Spot.
Where to buy Christmas Awakenings
Amazon https://amzn.to/2qqBe2P
Barnes and Noble http://bit.ly/32e41Fk
Smashwords http://bit.ly/2pFkDsbLorelei Confer Social Media
Lorelei Confer lives on a peninsula in the mid west coast of Florida with her high school sweetheart, now husband, and AJ, her longhaired Chihuahua.
In the fourth grade, she wrote her first story–something about getting a shot at the doctors–that was produced by the teacher for parents and students in an assembly. When she was older, she spilled her guts in a journal every night and wrote long newsy love letters to Viet Nam.
She is a multi published author of romantic suspense with two series: the Deadly series and the Saddle Creek series. She also has written numerous novellas and short stories.
She loves to hear from her readers so if you want to stay “in the know” visit her website, www.loreleiconfer.com to sign up for her newsletters and contact her.
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Read the Romantic Suspense Juror No 7 by Mallory Kane @mallorykane #RLFblog #NewRelease #RomanticSuspense
Mallory Kane, 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.
Juror No 7 by Mallory Kane
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13
Police detective Brand Gallagher is bent on revenge against mob boss Giovanni Castellano, the man who ordered his brother’s death. Now undercover within the mob, he’s getting closer to exacting his long-planned vengeance. But when he’s ordered to kill a juror who refused to hang a jury, Brand knows he can’t do it. He has to save Juror No 7, the lovely Lily Raines, even though it will blow the cover on his three-year mission.
Lily is threatened by thugs to set a killer free, but her father taught her to do the right thing, so she votes to convict. Now her life is in danger and her only hope is a mob hit man named Brand. But Brand seems more like a hero than a thug.
Brand and Lily find themselves on the run, with no one to depend on except each other. Lily trusts Brand with her life, but can she trust him with her heart? By protecting Lily, Brand could lose everything he’s worked for, and gain all he’s ever wanted.
Why did you write this book?
I wrote Juror No 7 because I’ve always loved courtroom dramas. I also love the kind of romantic suspense novel where all seems lost and the only way the hero and heroine can survive is to trust each other, even though the odds are stacked against them. When I thought about the idea of a juror’s life being threatened to vote innocent, even though the evidence of the defendant’s guilt is overwhelming, and an undercover cop who is ordered to kill her when she votes to convict, well, I could not wait to write their story and find out how they manage to survive.
What is your favorite genre to read?
I love romantic suspense. The idea of hero and heroine falling in love, while their lives are in danger and everything around them is falling apart, is incredibly compelling to me. Since I love romance and suspense, the two of them together is a treat I can never resist.
Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?
Perhaps, in answer to this question, I should name Huckleberry Finn, or Helen of Troy, or MacBeth, or a thousand other enduring characters created by the most preeminent authors in literature. However, my favorite character is a boy in a small, juvenile science fiction novel by Robert Heinlein. Granted, Heinlein is a preeminent author, and to me, this small book of his is a treasure. Thorby, in Citizen of the Galaxy, first published in 1957,  is a very young boy bought in a slave market by an old beggar who is more than he seems to be. Thorby learns about the world beyond their planet by the beggar, then he’s adopted by a family who lives on a spaceship. Eventually the truth of Thorby’s identity is discovered and his destiny is to be one of the richest and most influential people in the galaxy. The knowledge he gains is monumental, but pales in comparison to the empathy, integrity, and compassion he learns as he moves through the tragedies and fortunes of his life. He becomes a true hero.
What are you working on at the moment?
My next project is a 3 book series of romantic suspense novels about former Air Force Special Ops military men who, in remembrance of those who never made it home, have dedicated their lives to rescuing the innocent.
What books will we see from you in coming months?
I plan to edit and publish the three Special Ops books I mentioned above within the next few months. After that, I hope to work on a new series about an old unsolved murder in a small town. The mystery resurfaces and the five people who may have the key to the murderer are being targeted by danger and intimidation.
Where to buy Juror No 7
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Y2CZV4L
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1100325019
iBooks: https://books.apple.com/us/book/juror-no-7/id1480622179
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/juror-no-7-4
Universal (all retailers): https://books2read.com/JurorNo7
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Bestselling romance author Mallory Kane has published over 40 romantic suspense titles between Harlequin Intrigue and Tule Publishing Group, and she has multiple independent projects spanning genres. Mallory loves romantic suspense with dangerous heroes and dauntless heroines, and she enjoys tossing in a bit of her medical knowledge for an extra dose of intrigue.
Mallory taught herself to read at age three, starting a lifelong love affair with books. Her mother, a librarian, loved and respected books and taught Mallory that they were a precious resource. Her father was a brilliant storyteller. His oral histories are chronicled in such places as the Veterans’ History Project at the Library of Congress. He was always her biggest fan.
When she’s not writing, Mallory enjoys designing one-of-a-kind jewelry using broken vintage pieces and creating collaged greeting cards. She lives in East Tennessee with her husband, Michael, and their two cats.
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A Saddle Creek Christmas Romance by Lorelei Confer @loreleiconfer #RLFblog #NewRelease #HolidayRomance
Lorelei Confer, 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.
A Saddle Creek Christmas Romance by Lorelei Confer
Genre Holiday romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): spicy
A Saddle Creek Christmas Romance
Four close and loyal friends since childhood, now grown men, make plans to celebrate Christmas but are threatened with unforeseen perils that strike close to home. Cold snow and freezing temperatures came early in Saddle Creek, Wyoming, a small town outside Jackson Hole in the shadows of the Grand Tetons mountains but wreak havoc on all their lives. Through trials and tribulations of unexpected visitors, family members, and ghosts from the past, as well as triumphs and joys, this year would be special in so many ways, because they each find the true meaning of Christmas.
A Family Christmas
Chase is forced into protective mode, when a ghost from Lauren’s past threatens to destroy, not only their Christmas, but their lives.
Christmas Decisions
Samantha (Sam) and Elliott’s suffer growing pains are put to the test when Sam’s newly divorced sister arrives unexpectantly five days before Christmas to lean on her baby sister.
Christmas Surprises
Avri and Dillon’s Christmas may be ruined when Dillon has one last dangerous mission, but does he return in time for Christmas? And can Avri, once again, forgive him?
Why did you write this book?
It seemed an appropriate ending to a great series, tying all the characters introduced so far together and also a hook to read the next book in the series.
What is your favorite genre to read?
Romantic Suspense
Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?
What are you working on at the moment?
I have a number of projects going. I’m in the midst of writing the fourth story in the Saddle Creek series, Moonlight Kisses and MugShots; I’m also working on a Novella for an anthology to be released next spring, as well as editing three or four other books I’ve already written.
What books will we see from you in coming months?
You’ll see A Cowboy’s Sweet Spot in an anthology, Moonlight Kisses and MugShots, Lost and Found, Deadly Homecoming, and Deadly Intuition. They’re all in different stages.
Where to buy A Saddle Creek Christmas Romance
Amazon https://amzn.to/36z9iKM
Goodreads http://bit.ly/2qiv8lc
Barnes and Noble http://bit.ly/32kwARz
iBooks https://apple.co/2pJ80w6
Lorelei Confer Social Media
Lorelei Confer lives on a peninsula in the mid west coast of Florida with her high school sweetheart, now husband, and AJ, her longhaired Chihuahua.
In the fourth grade, she wrote her first story–something about getting a shot at the doctors–that was produced by the teacher for parents and students in an assembly. When she was older, she spilled her guts in a journal every night and wrote long newsy love letters to Viet Nam.
She is a multi published author of romantic suspense with two series: the Deadly series and the Saddle Creek series. She also has written numerous novellas and short stories.
She loves to hear from her readers so if you want to stay “in the know” visit her website, www.loreleiconfer.com to sign up for her newsletters and contact her.
Website www.loreleiconfer.com
Blog www.loreleiconfer.blogspot.com
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Read Winter Encounter by Karen Cino @karencino #RLFblog #NewRelease #Contemporary #Romance
Karen Cino, 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.
Winter Encounter by Karen Cino
Genre Contemporary Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings):
Alexandra Scaronni and Billy Davidson met each other by accident, not realizing they had gone to preschool through junior high together. They share a wonderful relationship until a secret Billy is keeping unravels right in front of them. While locking up their cafe, a car stops in front and shot are fired, which sends them into a tailspin. Will they be able to unravel the secret that has haunted Billy for years while keeping their relationship together?
Why did you write this book?
I wrote Winter Encounter because I wanted to add mystery into a contemporary romance.
What is your favorite genre to read?
I love reading Women’s Fiction and Cozy Mysteries.
Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?
One of my favorite characters is Stephanie Plum by Janet Evanovich Series.
What are you working on at the moment?
I’m working on a three book women’s fiction series, a contemporary romance and a cozy mystery.
What books will we see from you in coming months?
Coming soon is book 4 in the Cookie Cutter Cozy Mystery Series and book 1 in the 5 Beach Road Women’s Fiction Series.
Where to buy Winter Encounter
Publisher Mandolay Press
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Winter-Encounter-Karen-Cino/dp/1795536519/
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Karen Cino is multi-published and has been writing since she was fourteen years old. She started her career by writing poetry, short stories and writing articles for her high school newspaper. Her daily walks down at the boardwalk are what gets her muse going. It clears her mind and helps her find realistic plot ideas and the characters boosting up her muse. Karen loves writing about local places that people can relate to.
Karen loves the summer, loves the beach. Her previous books were written and take place in various places across Staten Island. Karen relocated to Barnegat, New Jersey in 2015. She traded in the Staten Island Boardwalk for the shoreline in Long Beach Island. Her Camp Mirage Series takes place in Barnegat, NJ.
Karen is a member of Romance Writers of America, Women’s Fiction Writing Association and Liberty States Fiction Writers. She was Vice President of the New York City Chapter for four years and President for three.
Karen has two adult children, Michael Giordano who’s a singer, songwriter and producer and Nicole Giordano who works in Retail Management and is also a photographer. In 2014 Karen married John Gatti. Her husband is an actor, teacher and attorney.
Website http://karencino.com
Blog http://karencinobooks.com
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Haunting Miss Fenwick by Alina K Field @AlinaKField #RLFblog #NewRelease #RegencyRomance
Alina K Field , 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.
Haunting Miss Fenwick by Alina K Field
Genre Regency Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG 13
Thrilled to finally have a permanent home, a Squire’s daughter won’t let a supernatural creature scare her away. While hunting the ghost she doesn’t believe in, she stumbles upon a mysterious flesh and blood man who might be the key to all of her problems.
When the new Squire moves into Fenwick Manor, an ex-army officer secretly searching the sprawling medieval wreck devises a plan. First, the manor’s legendary ghost will chase servants away. Then, he’ll convince the new residents to leave. But the Squire’s spirited daughter soon has him wondering if he might have found a perfect comrade in arms to help battle old enemies and find the proof that will clear his family name.
Why did you write this book?
Haunting Miss Fenwick picks up the story of Fenwick Manor, the home of one of the characters in my book The Counterfeit Lady. Not only do my hero and heroine get a happy ending, but the old manor does as well!
The story is also part of the Common Elements Romance Project. There are about one hundred of us romance authors writing stories in a variety of subgenres. All that’s required is that each story include five common elements: a missing key, a lightning storm, a haunted house, a character named Max, and a stack of books.
What is your favorite genre to read?
I like historical romance, and historical adventure stories.
Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?
There are many, but I’m going to pick Rupert Carsington, the intrepid and incorrigible hero of Mr. Impossible, by Loretta Chase.
What are you working on at the moment?
I’m doing the research and story planning for a prequel series to my Sons of the Spy Lord series, to be set in England during the tumultuous times of the French Revolution. I’m also planning a story for the Love After All project with other historical romance authors. We’re taking famous tragic characters, setting them in Regency England, and giving them a happy-ever-after. My story will be about Macbeth. Wish me luck!
What books will we see from you in coming months?
Besides Haunting Miss Fenwick, I have a short Christmas novel included in the just-released Winter Wishes Holiday Regency Romance Anthology with twelve other authors. My story is called The Duke She Despised.
Where to buy Haunting Miss Fenwick
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W7VV5MN
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/haunting-miss-fenwick-alina-k-field/1132856997
iBooks https://books.apple.com/us/book/haunting-miss-fenwick/id1475837095
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/haunting-miss-fenwick
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Award winning author Alina K Field earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and German literature, but her true passion is the much happier world of romance fiction. Though her roots are in the Midwestern U.S., after six very, very, very cold years in Chicago, she moved to Southern California and hasn’t looked back. She shares a midcentury home with her husband, her spunky, blonde, rescued terrier, and the blue-eyed cat who conned his way in for dinner one day and decided the food was too good to leave.
She is the author of several Regency romances, including the 2014 Book Buyer’s Best winner, Rosalyn’s Ring. She is hard at work on her next series of Regency romances, but loves to hear from readers!
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Read Satin Boots by Holly Bargo @hollybargobooks #RLFblog #NewRelease #westernromance
Holly Bargo, 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.
Satin Boots by Holly Bargo
Genre: Western Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG
Enjoy these sweet, clean romances set in the American Old West:
Angels High: A woman who makes her living by winning at a man’s game learns to expect trouble, especially when the stakes are high. But when trouble finds her this time, Angelica Durant gets more than she bargained for.
The Mail Order Bride’s Choice: Looking to improve her circumstances, an indigent woman travels across the country as a mail order bride to meet a fiancé who has plans for her other than marriage.
Coming Home: Life is hard. No one knows this better than Dessie Humphrey who’s trying to hold onto the family farm. When aid comes in the form of a wanted gunslinger, she’s in no position to refuse.
Pride And Peace: It’s an open secret on the Lazy Five that Jessie North is a woman, but that doesn’t stop Daniel Harper from reacting badly when he learns about it. Can he overcome his prejudice when the proud half-breed saves his life?
Resurrection: Undertakers bury the dead; they don’t resurrect bodies left for dead. But that’s exactly what Antonio DiCarlo does when a lovely Swedish immigrant lands on his doorstep.
The Rancher’s First Love: When a gravely wounded Chinese woman collapses on Clint Cheswick’s front porch, he doesn’t expect to compete with his half-breed foreman for her affection.
Why did you write this book?
I previously collaborated with bestselling western author Russ Towne on a collection of western short stories, Six Shots Each Gun. We had a lot of fun. Since I’d hopped into his genre for that project, he suggested collaborating again and edging into my genre: romance, but sticking to the American Old West. We had a lot of trouble coordinating our schedule, which resulted in us releasing separate collections of western romances, mine being Satin Boots. We still intend to collaborate on another project.
What is your favorite genre to read?
Romance. No question about that. Fantasy follows close behind. However, I also enjoy reading mysteries (Robert B. Parker and Dick Francis are old favorites), too.
Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?
I have to admit to an enduring fondness for Spenser, created by Robert B. Parker. He’s so self-contained and confident in what he can (and can’t) do and what he knows (and doesn’t know) that I envy him. I enjoy the wry humor, too.
What are you working on at the moment?
I’m working on a contemporary/new adult/biker romance that takes place in northern Ohio. Two disparate worlds collide when a country girl crashes into a biker rally in pursuit of the biker who shoots and kills her sister’s 4-H steer. The hero is a war veteran, a former Marine who lives the motorcycle club (MC) lifestyle because he needs the organizational structure and freedom of the open road. I haven’t quite figured out how they’re going to reconcile their differences in such a manner that doesn’t require either of them giving up everything to conform to the other’s lifestyle. That should be interesting.
What books will we see from you in coming months?
I started on another paranormal romance which may very well be a fifth book in the Immortal Shifters series. The hero is a dragon shifter and I think I’m going to make the heroine sidhe. I also have over two dozen more unfinished manuscripts to work on if nothing else grabs my attention.
Where to buy Satin Boots
Publisher: Hen House Publishing
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Satin-Boots-Short-Western-Romances-ebook/dp/B07XKCLPGK
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Holly Bargo never outgrew a love of fairy tales, legends, and myths. Or horses. However, one foot must remain firmly planted in the real world which is where Holly makes her living as a freelance writer and editor. She and her husband have two grown children and live on a southwest Ohio hobby farm with a menagerie indoor and outdoor animals.
When she’s not working on other people’s documents or reading, Holly finds time to transfer the voices in her head to paper … er … computer. If she doesn’t, there’s a definite possibility her mind will explode.
And for those who might wonder from where the pseudonym of Holly Bargo came, it’s quite simple really. Horses. Namely an elegant and temperamental Appaloosa mare who has long since crossed the Rainbow Bridge and is fondly remembered for guarding toddler children and crushing a brand new pager.
But that’s another story.
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