Contemporary
Romance set in modern times during present day.
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A Long Way from Eden @JanaRichards #RLFblog #contemporary
A Long Way from Eden Cover Love at Romance Lives Forever is a short intro to a
book and includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social media contacts for the
author. Today’s featured book is A Long Way from Eden by Jana Richards.Genre Contemporary romanceBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13Blurb
Zane Martin’s teenage daughter is pregnant. Meg Evan’s son is
the baby’s father. Because Zane grew up not knowing who his father was, he’ll be
damned if he’ll let his grandchild live with that shame. Meg was forced into an
abusive marriage because of an unplanned pregnancy, so she knows that love is the
only good reason to marry. Neither Meg nor Zane expects or welcomes the attraction
that sparks between them. As they await the impending birth of their grandchild,
old wounds open and long hidden family secrets come to light. The young couple builds
a newer, stronger relationship, while Meg and Zane reach for a love passionate enough
to overcome the past–if they’re strong enough to trust it…and each other.Buy This Book
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Writing “Campaign” the novel by E Ayers @ayersbooks #RLFblog #contemporary
Campaign Thanks so much for having me here
today. My newest book Campaign will be live Monday, July 21, 2014. It’s my seventh
River City novel. River City is a fictional mid-sized city in the eastern United States.I love writing the River City
novels because they aren’t exactly a series, although it’s fun to read them in order,
just jump in and try one. The glue that holds them together is the city. Yes, many
of the characters know each other. Some work together, are friends, or are business
associates. So there can be some loose ties between them.In my head, I have some criteria for
River City novels. The couple has to be doing something
to make the city better. It doesn’t matter if they donate to a cause, or actively
participate in some sort of activity/volunteer program, such as coaching soccer.
Plus there has to be something about that story that needs to be told. Something
different that sets it apart.I’m going to say that all the stories
are PG-13. Let’s face it, teens today know more about sex than their grandmothers
did after they were married! That might sound horrifying to some people, but I don’t
think it is. Knowledge is power. It’s also protection!So that said, I’m PG-13. I don’t write
anything too sweet or too hot. I’m right down the middle. I let my characters and
their personalities drive the heat of the story.Writing Campaign was a roller coaster
ride. It’s an emotional story, filled with highs and lows. And just when I thought
I had a grip on it, my heroine, Kathryn “Ryn” Demary would toss another
problem at me, because she wasn’t the average heroine. And Brad Shoemaker might
have fallen in love with her, but he had a career choice at stake.So while the story seems simple enough,
Ryn wasn’t. She’s mute and that is a huge factor throughout the story. Yes, there’s
dialog. She talks with her hands, she uses a computer gadget, and occasionally pen
and paper. That alone created a grammar nightmare. So after spending some time at
one of the local colleges discussing the situation with the grammar gurus, it was
concluded that she signed or she typed was to be treated exactly the same as she
said.The other problem with signing is
that folks who sign don’t exactly use each word and there is no past or future tense.
They sign you go store eggs milk bread I cook food we food. That could mean you
went to the store so I cooked the dinner – let’s eat! Because Ryn can hear, and
once upon a time, had a voice, she might sign in the abbreviated form, but in her
head, she’s saying the whole sentence. I used the whole sentence.The truth is people don’t know what
to do when faced with someone who is disabled. Fear that they can’t communicate,
or that they will do, or say, the wrong thing keeps people at a distance. And that
can be heart breaking for the person with a disability.I hope when people are done reading
Campaign, they will understand a little more about disabilities, and they will see
Ryn as a young woman who is surviving in a vocal world. She loves Brad and wants
to be his wife, but she wants to be more than a silent smile at his side.Campaign Brad and Ryn’s Story A River City
NovelContemporary RomanceBrad Shoemaker was blindsided when he discovered that love could
be silent, and Kathryn “Ryn” Demary is mute. But when Mayor Bruno Giovanni
is forced into early retirement, he chooses Brad to run in his place. Ryn is determined
to campaign at Brad’s side, but instead of being an asset, she just might be his
biggest liability. Ryn finds herself campaigning not just for Brad to become mayor
but also for his love. Politics can get dirty and Ryn’s caught in the middle.Buy This Book
Available soon: Check author’s website for buy links http://ayersbooks.wordpress.com
Author Bio
E. Ayers is a multi-published and Amazon best-selling author
of western and contemporary romances. Her books are never too sweet or too hot.
She writes down the middle. She is proud to be part of the Authors of Main Street,
an elite group of award-winning and best-selling contemporary authors.Giveaway
Anyone who signs up for the Authors of Main Street Newsletter
today or tomorrow will be eligible to win an autographed copy of Campaign in their
choice of Kindle or PDF format. Our newsletter goes out once a month and represents
all the authors on Main Street.Author Social Media
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San Juan Island Stories by Wendy Lynn Clark #RLFblog #anthology
San Juan Island Stories About the Book
Title
San Juan Island
Stories AnthologyGenre Contemporary RomanceAuthor Name Wendy Lynn ClarkBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13Blurb
The San Juan Island Stories Anthology (#1-5) is a collection
of new short stories set around the crisp green San Juan Islands in Northwestern Washington. Light and sweet, they are perfect
for a quick lunch break so you can return to the rest of your day with a feel-good
smile.Story #1 – “Fatty Patty” is the cruel nickname that
followed Pepper to high school graduation. Five years later, she’s back at her reunion
to prove it hasn’t defined her. In her slim Kate Spades, she’ll show them all —
her underachieving classmates and especially the boy who broke her heart…Buy This Book
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JQ1FH0CBarnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/san-juan-island-stories-anthology-wendy-lynn-clark/1119305147?ean=2940149201747ARe https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-sanjuanislandstoriesanthology-1484761-177.htmlSmashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/431248Author Social Media
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What We Found by Kris Bock @kris_bock #RLFblog #mystery
What We Found Title: What We FoundGenre: Romantic MysteryAuthor Name: Kris BockBook heat level: PG13Blurb
Finding a dead body changes a person.22-year-old Audra Needham is back in her small New Mexico hometown. She
just wants to fit in, work hard, and help her younger brother. Going for a walk
in the woods with her former crush, Jay, seems like a harmless distraction.Until they stumble on a body.Jay, who has secrets of his own to protect, insists they walk
away and keep quiet. But Audra can’t simply forget what she’s seen. The woman deserves
to be found, and her story deserves to be told.More than one person isn’t happy about Audra bringing the crime
to life. The dead woman was murdered, and Audra could be next on the vengeful killer’s
list. She’ll have to stand up for herself in order to stand up for the murder victim.
It’s a risk, and so is reaching out to the mysterious young man who works with deadly
birds of prey. With her 12-year-old brother determined to play detective, and romance
budding in the last place she expected, Audra learns that some risks are worth taking
– no matter the danger, to her body or her heart.“Another action-packed suspense novel by Kris Bock, perhaps
her best to-date. The author weaves an intriguing tale with appealing characters.
Watching Audra, the main character, evolve into an emotionally-mature and independent
young woman is gratifying.” Ellen RippelBuy This Book
Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/what-we-found-kris-bock/1112769551Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/what-we-found/id627393017Smashwords http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/298813Author Social Media
Website www.krisbock.comTwitter https://twitter.com/kris_bockAmazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/author/krisbockYou May Also Like
Read The Count’s Amnesiac Wife by Cathleen Ross@cathleenross1 #RLFblog #Contemporary #Romance
Fiction Furbaby: Meet Abby, Goliath and Daughtry from Rescue Me in the Yesterday’s Promise anthology by Cheryl St john @_cherylstjohn_ @RobsRescues #RLFblog #Pets
Meet Emery Granger from Scandalous in a Kilt by Anna Durand @TheAnnaDurand #RLFblog #romance
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Cover Love: A Touch of Darkness @BCBrownBooks #RLFblog #UrbanFantasy
A Touch of Darkness Genre Urban FantasyAuthor BC BrownBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13Blurb
Abigail St. Michael, a former cop, has joined the recently growing
ranks of metaphysicals, individuals with abilities outside that of normal human
nature. When a murderer stalks her town killing children, Abbey uses her ability
of touch clairvoyance to hunt him down. Her only roadblock is that her murderer
seems to have his own unique talent, the ability to ‘wipe’ his victims and their
surroundings of any metaphysical energy. With little physical evidence and no supernatural
evidence, Abbey is forced to rely on instinct and luck to solve the case. However
both Abbey’s luck and instinct seem to have taken a permanent vacation as the victims
keep piling up with the killer’s escalating blood lust.Buy This Book
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Character Interview: Adam from Out in the Sticks @HLewisFoster #RLFblog #LGBT
Out in the Sticks About the Book
Title Out in the SticksGenre Gay romanceAuthor Name H. Lewis-FosterBook heat level (based on movie ratings): RLawyer Adam Sibden has moved to the charming English village of Sharpley to forget about men. But when he
takes his car to the local garage, he can’t help being attracted to the handsome
young manager Jim Turley. At the village pub that evening, a misunderstanding leads
to a highly embarrassing moment for Adam, but Jim thankfully comes to his rescue
and makes him feel more at ease.As the winter weather takes hold, Adam finds himself stranded
with a punctured tyre, following a disastrous meeting with his ex-boyfriend Lucas.
Adam calls the garage’s breakdown service, and when Jim ventures into the snow to
find him, he offers more help than Adam could have hoped for.Buy This Book
JMS Books http://bit.ly/1vCOZBFAmazon http://amzn.to/1oeuxEzBarnes and Noble http://bit.ly/1o5tMw4ARe http://bit.ly/1lDdr07Smashwords http://bit.ly/1osHFHKInterview with Adam Sibden
Tell us about yourself,
please.My name’s Adam, I’m in my thirties and I’m a lawyer. I’ve just
moved to a village called Sharpley—I still work in Nottingham,
but I decided to move out of my apartment in the city. It’s been a tough year, and
I wanted to make a fresh start. I really like living ‘out in the sticks’, as my
colleagues call my new abode. There a few downsides—the village shop is shut by
the time I get home and the broadband speed is pitiful—but the big upside is the
people I’ve met here, especially Jim.What is it that you want,
but cannot have? Authors call this the conflict of the story.I suppose what I really want at the start of the story is to
forget about men. That was the whole point of moving out to the countryside. I had
such a rotten time with my ex, Lucas, I didn’t even want to think about having another
relationship. But then I met Jim, and what can I say? He made me realize there are
some good men out there—and Jim is the best of them.Tell us about your significant
other, that person who makes living worthwhile.Jim manages the local garage, and he’s a damn good mechanic,
but he’s great with the customers, too. That’s where I met him, in fact, when I
took my car to be serviced, and he’s been part of my life ever since. I know it’s
corny, but Jim is the most amazing man I’ve ever met. He is gorgeous, of course,
but he’s kind and generous, too. I didn’t think I’d ever trust another man when
I split up with Lucas, but Jim was there for me as a friend, and now he’s so much
more. He’s rescued me in so many ways, from a punctured tire to a broken heart,
and I can’t imagine my life without him.What would that person
say about you?I think he’d say I’m a bit impractical—I still can’t build a
decent fire in the hearth at Sage Cottage. Luckily Jim is an expert, having lived
in the countryside most of his life. I hope he’d say I’m pretty good in the kitchen—I’m
better than Jim, anyway. The only thing he’s not brilliant at is cooking—he even
managed to burn baked beans—so I guess he loves me for my culinary skills, and hopefully
a few other things, too.If someone from your past
showed up, who would you NOT want it to be, and why?Sadly, there are quite a few people I was happy to leave behind
when I moved to Sharpley. The person I would least like to see, however, is Lucas.
He turned out not to be the person I thought he was, but in some ways I’m grateful
to him. If it wasn’t for him, I never would have moved to Sharpley, and I never
would have met Jim.Are you happy with the
way your story ended? Why or why not?Twelve months ago, I thought my life was over, but now I’ve made
a new life in Sharpley. I can see a future now, with Jim and all the other friends
I’ve made here, so I couldn’t be happier with the way my story ended.About the Writer
You have the length of
a tweet (140 characters) to describe yourself as a writer. Let’s see what you can
do.I always like to write something new – historical, contemporary,
futuristic – with all sorts of characters and settings. Variety is the spice of
my writing life.When you wrote about this
character, what made you the most happy? What made you the most sad?What made me most sad was the way Adam had been treated by people
he thought he could trust. He’s a good person and he feels really let down. He’s
trying to make the best of things, by moving to a new place, but he still bears
a lot of emotional scars. The happiest aspect of the story is the fact he meets
Jim, who is exactly the right person to help Adam build his new life in the countryside.Why do you write?I write because I love it. I won’t say it’s not difficult sometimes,
and fitting it in with everyday life can be tricky, but now I’ve started, I can’t
imagine stopping. It’s an amazing feeling, to know that people anywhere in the world
could be reading my stories, and when someone tells you they’ve enjoyed your writing,
it makes all the hard work worthwhile.What do you want to write
next?At the moment, I’m writing a story set in the 1960s, in an English
university town. It’s really interesting writing a story that’s not quite contemporary,
but not quite historical. I hope I’ve captured the spirit of the time, both its
possibilities and limitations, and the effect this has on the characters. While
it’s perhaps not such a straightforward romance as some of my stories, there are
some lovely characters in it, and I hope readers will enjoy it when it’s published.Author Bio
H. Lewis-Foster has always worked with books, in one form or
another. As a keen reader of gay fiction, she decided to try writing herself, and
is now the proud author of several short stories and a debut novel.H. has lived in various parts of the UK and has recently moved to the north of England, where she’s
enjoying city life, especially the theatres and cinemas. She tries not to watch
too much television, but is a big fan of Downton Abbey, and while she’s writing,
she loves listening to Test Match Special (where they spend far more time talking
about cakes than cricket!)H. has also ventured into playwriting and was thrilled to see
her first play performed at the Southend Playwriting Festival earlier this year.Author Social Media
Twitter https://twitter.com/HLewisFoster
