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Discover secrets behind Burning Bridges by Anne Krist @DeeSKnight #RLFblog #ContemporaryRomance #SecondChance
Old letters turn Sara’s life into chaos in Anne Krist’s Burning Bridges. Did you ever tell a lie for so long that even you believed it? And then get caught? Ah… Then you understand Sara in Anne Krists’ Burning Bridges.
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.
Burning Bridges by Anne Krist
Genre Contemporary romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PGNot your typical “secret baby” book, this Southern romance is filled with emotion between a mature heroine and the man she used to love.
Letters delivered decades late send shock waves through Sara Richards’s world. Nothing is the same, especially her memories of Paul, a man to whom she’d given her heart years before. Now, sharing her secrets and mending her mistakes of the past means putting her life back together while crossing burning bridges. It will be the hardest thing Sara’s ever done.
Tell us a secret!
Describe a scene you decided to cut. Bonus – explain how you decided.
I really liked Matt, the Marine in the book who is sort of Sara’s boyfriend. He’s being transferred to California and wants Sara to come with him. He’s in love with her but because of her daughter, her heart always has a tie to Paul, the sailor she fell in love with as a young girl. I had a scene where Sara and Matt were almost intimate but I cut it because it felt like Sara would be cheating on Paul.
Fill us in on a quirk or background info about your main character that you might not have revealed in the book.
Sara and Paul enjoyed some real-life places, like Virginia Beach itself, the Alan B. Shepard Convention Center, and Sand Bridge, a beach in the area.
What quirk of your own is written into one of your characters?
Sara and I share a little history. My dad was in the Navy when we lived in Virginia Beach and, like Sara, I attended a concert at the convention center, though I didn’t meet a sailor there and fall in love. Like Sara, my dad did not want me dating sailors. Wonder why…? 😉 I did fall in love while living in Virginia Beach, though, a young man I went to school with in eighth grade. We later married but before that, we walked along the shore at Sand Bridge many a time, like Sara and Paul. Happy memories!
Without naming names, tell us about a character quirk that is patterened after someone you know.
Sara’s father is a lot like mine. He was strict and protective, but I know he loved me and that that was the reason for his protectiveness.
Where to buy Burning Bridges
Amazon Kindle Unlimited https://www.amazon.com/Burning-Bridges-Anne-Krist-ebook/dp/B083HN3ZG2/
Amazon paperback https://www.amazon.com/Burning-Bridges-Anne-Krist-ebook/dp/B083HN3ZG2/Anne Krist Social Media
Anne Krist is the “sister” to erotic romance author Dee S Knight. She is quieter, more reserved, and certainly more circumspect about S-E-X than her wild and crazy sibling. Thus, she’s more comfortable writing sweet(er) romance, where there might be a few sensual scenes, but no more than that. One thing about Anne: she’s not less romantic than Dee. They both write in happily ever after and share the solid belief that love can last forever and beyond!
Website https://www.nomadauthors.com/annekrist/index.html
Blog http://nomadauthors.com/blog
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Discover secrets behind Advantage: Home Team Caveman Creek 3 by Pia Manning @piamanning3 #RLFblog #Romance #Contemporary #SmallTown
Dominant Rick Sanders loves control. Piper Thomas hates rules. Deputy Jaxon Cooper wants to share Piper with Rick – as their forever woman. What could go wrong? Find out in Pia Manning’s new release, Advantage: Home Team Caveman Creek 3.
Pia, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Advantage: Home Team Caveman Creek 3
Advantage: Home Team Caveman Creek 3 by Pia Manning
Genre Erotic Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): XNew junior high teacher and girls’ basketball coach, Piper Thomas, is brimming with enthusiasm and can’t wait for school to start. She wants to connect with her students and help them achieve their goals. One student, Maddie, struggles with her mother’s death and her father’s emotional collapse. Piper desperately wants to help Maddie. The last thing she needs is a romantic entanglement.
Pinecone Creek Deputy and dominant, Jaxon Cooper aches to find his forever woman-one that he and his best friend, dominant Deputy Rick Sanders, can share. The second he sees Piper, Coop’s heart knows she’s the woman for them. Rick isn’t so sure. Rick is all about control, and Piper is a free spirit who doesn’t need anyone’s rules – well, except when it comes to sex. Piper’s last relationship fizzled because she wanted to explore, and her traditional-minded lover couldn’t handle her needs. Can Rick and Coop give Piper what she craves?
Tell us a secret!
Fill us in on a quirk or background info about your main character that you might not have revealed in the book.
Piper Thomas enjoys cooking, but most of the time, her creations end up in the trash. In the book, there is a scene where she pulls off a great apple strudel, but that’s because she followed her grandmother’s recipe. Most of the time she runs out of patience and just wings it! Or sometimes she substitutes ingredients… no sugar? No problem. Pancake syrup is sweet too That’ll work. Right? Lol.
What quirk of your own is written into one of your characters?
Lol. Love of coffee…Every one of my characters, male or female, are coffee connoisseurs. Piper almost growls at her java maker in one scene as the coffee isn’t filling the carafe fast enough. She even contemplates the possibility of coffee grounds for lunch! Of course, after some internal debate, Piper decides to go grocery shopping instead.
Without naming names, tell us about a character quirk that is patterned after someone you know.
The setting: Naptime at the preschool/daycare. The lights are dim, the little ones are settling on their cots or mats. Here and there a teacher sits beside a restless child and rubs their back, soothing them into slumber. Other teachers have managed to sit on those low-to-the-ground plastic chairs that ring equally low-to-the-ground tables, and are prepping the materials for their next lesson or craft project. They’re also talking about their lives, and their loves. I’m not sure if doling out relationship advice qualifies as a quirk, but those scenes felt so real to me that I could almost smell the construction paper and glue, and hear the low murmur of their voices again!
A secret about you. What flaw makes you a better writer?
I’m a pantser. Make a detailed outline? Who me? Aaand sometimes that gets me into trouble. I tend to wander off and meander, which makes the plot go around in circles, or veer off. Sometimes though, I discover something new and wonderful when I hang a left instead of going straight, and that makes for a book that is richer in detail and adds depth to the characters and plot.
Where to buy Advantage: Home Team Caveman Creek 3
Publisher SirenBookstrand https://www.bookstrand.com/book/advantage-home-team-mfm
Pia Manning Social Media
Website https://www.piamanning.com
Twitter https://twitter.com/piamanning3
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Amazon Author page https://www.amazon.com/Pia-Manning/e/B08WYTXRZM -
Discover secrets behind the new Desire in Deutschland by Chloe Holiday #RLFblog #Romance #Audiobook
One smoldering look from the sexy American draws Birgitte across the cultural divide into passion she never dreamed of…
Chloe, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Desire in Deutschland.
Desire in Deutschland by Chloe Holiday
Genre Romance/Erotic Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): RNever again. University student Birgitte Schumacher swore off men, after an American GI seduced her, then left Germany for good. But when she runs into a sexy military policeman on the streets of Kaiserslautern, he just might be her ruin.
Just one beer was Lee Klein’s plan. Yet when he sees the woman outside the pub, she’s all he wants. Birgitte’s irresistible pull leads him into a steamy rendezvous. He hopes for more until a conflict of interest ignites a culture clash of simmering attraction versus duty.
Tell us a secret!
Let us in on a few secrets about your book. We’d love to know more.
I lived in Germany for three years, and my son spoke fluent German as a toddler. It was great fun to write the novella, and I’m thrilled that readers familiar with Kaiserslautern and Ramstein appreciated the attention to detail.
Describe a scene you decided to cut. Bonus – explain how you decided.
Fill us in on a quirk or background info about your main character that you might not have revealed in the book.
Birgitte is strongly protective of her younger brother, enough that she’s willing to risk getting in trouble to help him, and puts her in direct conflict with Lieutenant Lee Klein, the hero.
What quirk of your own is written into one of your characters?
In one aspect, Lee is very much like I was: excited to explore a foreign land, but at the same time intimidated by trying to speak the language.
Without naming names, tell us about a character quirk that is patterned after someone you know.
Some of the difficulty in a relationship has to do with misunderstandings related to language, and a know someone who married a German girl. They’ve had some doozies, but always managed to work it out.
A secret about you: What flaw makes you a better writer?
I’m obsessive in terms of making sure each story is different. That makes for a lot of work, but I think my readers enjoy a new adventure each time, so it’s worth it!
Where to buy Desire in Deutschland
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BKYF66TS
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/desire-in-deutschland-chloe-holiday/1142600179?ean=2940186700760
iBooks https://books.apple.com/us/book/desire-in-deutschland/id6444192317
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/desire-in-deutschlandDesire in Deutschland is available in audio, too!
Direct from the author: https://chloeholidaywriter.gumroad.com/l/ojzqg
Audible: https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Desire-Deutschland-Passport-Pleasure/dp/B0BQCRL4WM/
Google: https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/Chloe_Holiday_Desire_in_Deutschland?id=AQAAAEDCqEfolM
KOBO: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/desire-in-deutschland
Chirp: https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/desire-in-deutschland-by-chloe-holiday
Nook: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/desire-in-deutschland-chloe-holiday/1142600179
BingeBooks: https://bingebooks.com/book/desire-in-deutschland
Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/612918643/Desire-in-Deutschland
Libro FM https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781952775178
Audiobooks.com https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/desire-in-deutschland/650585
Storytel: https://www.storytel.com/se/sv/books/3663973You can ask your library for it, too!
Chloe Holiday Social Media
Chloe is a military physician-turned-novelist who writes the things she loves to read: steamy, fun stories about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, smart women and men who aren’t jerks. About friendships, whether it’s close women or a good bromance. She wants all the feels: the thrill of a smoldering gaze or the barest brush of fingertips, the shocked gasp at the underhanded villain, the angst of heartbreak, the joy of reunion, and of course, happily ever after!
Chloe enjoys delivering a sneak peek into intriguing scenarios, drawing from her background (military personnel, medicine, aviation) as well as other cultures like Greece. It’s fun to live vicariously and go sailing, diving, or rock climbing. A bit of danger always gets her going, so many of her Romances have a suspense subplot.
She loves humor and embarrassing situations!
Chloe hates to read the same old thing, with only the names and places changed, so her goal is to bring folks a fresh, fun, NEW story every time, with NO CLIFFHANGERS!
More than anything, she wants to craft a rollicking, great story readers can’t put down, one where love prevails in the end, one that will whisk people away from their own tribulations.
Come join her at http://www.chloeholiday.com/!
Website https://www.chloeholiday.com/
Blog https://www.chloeholiday.com/
Twitter https://twitter.com/ridenour_robin
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Chloe-Holiday-Writer-102345001394478
Instagram https://instagram.com/chloeholiday27
Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19579299.Chloe_Holiday
BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/chloe-holiday
Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Chloe-Holiday/e/B0875SGW6J
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Discover secrets behind Vale Born by Lorin Petrazilka @petrazilka #RLFblog #Fantasy #Romance
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 Vale Born.
Vale Born by Lorin Petrazilka
Genre Fantasy Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
A 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.
Tell us a secret!
Let us in on a few secrets about your book. We’d love to know more.
I was visiting my family’s Southern California ranch in the town of Elfin Forest when I had the idea for the series. If that name alone isn’t the start to a fantasy story, I don’t know what is! It’s so on the nose that I eventually changed the name to Black Oak Grove, and threw in some other elements to further fictionalize the town that the MC Lily grew up in.
Describe a scene you decided to cut. Bonus – explain how you decided.
This wasn’t a single scene, but four whole chapters, a huge cut! When I first started writing book 1 of the Vale Born series, it began in another location, before the actual story took off. It was a solid four chapters of pastoral humdrum scenes that I chopped. I was surprised it felt so good to remove them, I felt all-powerful in a way! These chapters helped me find my way to the story, but I realized they didn’t actually serve the story as a whole. I had once heard another author say it takes them a hundred pages to get to page one, that didn’t make sense to me until I cut these chapters. It was exactly what I needed to get to the compelling part of the story, the one that hooks readers.
What quirk of your own is written into one of your characters?
Lily’s snarky interior monologue. Though admittedly, mine isn’t always interior only!
A secret about you: What flaw makes you a better writer?
One of my flaws is my inability to be idle. I have a hard time sitting down to just watch a movie, or stop what I’m doing to relax. As a result I make a lot of progress, I work on my own writing a lot, I beta read for other authors, and I read often. I’m always thinking about writing and how I can improve my work. I believe because I’m always thinking about it even when I’m not doing it, I’m always improving.
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
Blog https://www.lorinpetrazilka.com/blog
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Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20963981.Lorin_Petrazilka
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Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Lorin-Petrazilka/e/B08PBLBTRS -
Discover secrets behind Fly Boy by Chloe Holiday @ridenour_robin #RLFblog #ContemporaryRomance #SmallTownRomance
In Fly Boy, Chloe Holiday’s new romance, Tricia needs to liquidate assets to keep her late grandmother’s orchard out of foreclosure, but Travis—the guy who stood her up on prom night years ago—claims he had a handshake deal with Nana to buy the crop duster.
Chloe, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Fly Boy.
Fly Boy by Chloe Holiday
Genre Contemporary Romance/Small Town/Second Chance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
Travis burned her once, but now Tricia must choose:
Flame him, or forgive and forget? Maybe he’s changed.
But … what if all the rumors are true?
Photographer Tricia Carlisle inherits her beloved grandmother’s orchard and leaves Chicago for her Texas roots, steeling herself to be immune to the charms of the small town—and those of Travis Walker, who stood her up on prom night seven years ago. Worse, she arrives only to find Nana’s place is in foreclosure. To have any hope of saving it, Tricia has no choice but to sell down assets—including her grandfather’s crop duster.
Travis Walker loses his last true friend when Nana Carlisle passes. Will his handshake deal to buy her crop duster survive now that Tricia is taking over? She’s cash-strapped and probably still hates his guts. He needs that plane—it’s his ticket out of this small town that sees him as a crook—but it’s on Tricia’s radar now.
Fly Boy is a steamy, stand-alone second-chance novella in the All-American Boy Series. It’s set in Deacon, Texas—home to sexy country boys and sassy, tough women. Warm, lazy afternoons in a hammock and swimming holes in a shady creek. Hot, heavenly Tex-Mex and even hotter kisses.
Come on down, y’all!
Tell us a secret!
Let us in on a few secrets about your book. We’d love to know more.
- The airport Travis is based out of, Deacon Intergalactic, is modeled after one of the tiny country airports I flew in and out of when training for my pilot’s license.
- The “secret language of dogs” which Travis explains to Tricia is based on an actual study of which dogs make a man seem family-oriented vs a rebel, which breed makes the woman seem more likely to agree to a one-night stand, etc. And the poodle, Bella, is named after a Bella owned by one of my friends.
- After writing about the pomegranates and figs in Tricia’s orchard, I bought a couple of my own. So next year, I can make my OWN Pomeritas! I did the same with lemons and cucumbers after writing my Helios series, which is set in Greece.
- I love goats! We had them growing up, and so it was fun to put a couple of babies into Tricia’s photo shoot—to Travis’ chagrin.
Fill us in on a quirk or background info about your main character that you might not have revealed in the book.
Raised by her grandmother, Tricia is determined to save the farm she inherits—even though the method she chooses will set her up for gossip and scandal in her hometown.
What quirk of your own is written into one of your characters?
Ha! I’m a decent cook, but the birthday cake fail in New Heights, where the heroine forgot to add an ingredient, is straight out of my kitchen. I’m still not allowed to make cornbread.
Without naming names, tell us about a character quirk that is patterned after someone you know.
The town gossip in Fly Boy, Beula Mae, is an amalgam of several people I’ve known, from growing up in a small Southern town.
A secret about you: What flaw makes you a better writer?
I’m a bit of a masochist—not the sort who wants physical pain, but I do tend to set myself challenges in writing: to make a sex scene that’s out of the ordinary, to write a Deaf character as a heroine, to give my tough guy heroes a softer quirk that would embarrass them if it got out.
Where to buy Fly Boy
Universal Buy Link (ebook on Amazon only; the paperback will be going wide soon) https://storyoriginapp.com/universalbooklinks/ad570414-7296-11ec-8ec3-273d38c177af
Universal Audiobook Link https://storyoriginapp.com/universalaudiobooklinks/9d1583be-b792-11ec-9357-a3a673c5c883
Audiobook sample: https://soundcloud.com/user-952009500-464673904/fly-boy-sampleChloe Holiday Social Media
Chloe is a military physician-turned-novelist who writes the things she loves to read: steamy, fun stories about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, smart women and men who aren’t jerks. About friendships, whether it’s close women or a good bromance. She wants all the feels: the thrill of a smoldering gaze or the barest brush of fingertips, the shocked gasp at the underhanded villain, the angst of heartbreak, the joy of reunion, and of course, happily ever after!
Chloe enjoys delivering a sneak peek into intriguing scenarios, drawing from her background (military personnel, medicine, aviation) as well as other cultures like Greece. It’s fun to live vicariously and go sailing, diving, or rock climbing. A bit of danger always gets her going, so many of her Romances have a suspense subplot.
She loves humor and embarrassing situations!
Chloe hates to read the same old thing, with only the names and places changed, so her goal is to bring folks a fresh, fun, NEW story every time, with NO CLIFFHANGERS!
More than anything, she wants to craft a rollicking, great story readers can’t put down, one where love prevails in the end, one that will whisk people away from their own tribulations.
Come join her at http://www.chloeholiday.com/!
Website https://www.chloeholiday.com/
Blog https://www.chloeholiday.com/
Twitter https://twitter.com/ridenour_robin
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Chloe-Holiday-Writer-102345001394478
Instagram https://instagram.com/chloeholiday27
Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19579299.Chloe_Holiday
BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/chloe-holiday
Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Chloe-Holiday/e/B0875SGW6J
Get to know Chloe Holiday better by signing up for an email newsletter on her website. You can download a free novella, Finders, Keepers, when you sign up! https://tinyurl.com/ydhydyor