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Knight Defender by @RueAllyn #Medieval #RLFBlog
Today’s featured book is Knight Defender by Rue Allyn.
About the Book
Title Knight Defender
Genre Medieval RomanceAuthor Rue AllynBook heat level (based on movie ratings): R
Sent alone to Scotland to wed a wild Scot and serve the needs of her father and her king, Lady Jessamyn intends to escape the marriage and train horses for the good sisters at a nearby nunnery. But her intended is not the wild, boorish monster she imagined – just Baron Raeb MacKai, a man struggling to provide the best for his clan. It could be surprisingly easy to surrender her heart to him, until she learns his plans involve deceiving her family and attacking the king’s ship that bears her brother.
Raeb is done watching everyone he loves live in poverty and despair. His betrothal to a wealthy English heiress will solve a decade of problems, and the Scots’ secret plot to keep King Edward I from getting a foothold on their rugged coastline will secure his family’s future. If he must deny himself the spirited woman who would warm his bed and his heart, so be it.
Neither is willing to give an inch in this clash of loyalties, but can either defend their hearts?Buy This Book
Publisher http://adamsmediastore.com/knight-defender
Amazon http://amazon.com/Knight-Defender-Chronicles-Rue-Allyn-ebook/dp/B01E0JR298About the Author
Author of historical, contemporary and erotic romances, I fell in love with happily ever after the day I heard my first story. (Yes, I was a precocious little brat who read at the age of two, but I could hear much earlier than that.) I studied literature for far too many years before discovering that writing stories was much more fun than analyzing them. Heck, as an author, I get to read the story before anyone else. I am happily married to my sweetheart of many, many years. My husband and I share the home of two cats, who condescend to allow me to feed them and clean their litter box. (The cats only tolerate my husband’s assistance when I am not available.)They occasionally permit me to pet them but demand my love and attention as their right. (Funny, my husband demands the same. Could I be married to my cats? Does that make me a trigamist?) Regardless of my specific relationship status with our cats, I am in awe of their feline ability to dominate with half a glance or a mere twitch of tail. Insatiably curious, an avid reader and traveler, I love to hear from readers about your favorite books and real life adventures. Crazy Cat stories are especially welcome. You can send me your words of wisdom . . . Don’t shake your head at me; all words are wise in one context or another. You can trust me on this; I’m an author. As I was saying, you can send your words of wisdom, humor, and friendship to me at contact@RueAllyn.com. Can’t wait to hear from you.Author Social Media
Website http://RueAllyn.comBlog http://authortravels.com/Twitter https://twitter.com/RueAllynFacebook https://facebook.com/RueAllynFriendsGoodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5031290.Rue_Allyn
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Demands of the Heart by @BritaAddams #RLFblog #historicalromance
Today’s featured book is Demands of the Heart by Brita Addams.About the Book
Title – Demands of the HeartGenre – Historical RomanceAuthor – Brita AddamsBook heat level: RIn 1807, young love blossoms between the idealistic Richard Fanshaw and Victoria Bramhill, amidst carefree soirees and stolen moments in secret gardens.Jealousy and greed turn what they have into something ugly and twisted. They’re wrenched apart with vile lies and deceit when Victoria’s freedom is bought to pay her father’s debts.Six years later, they’ve both changed in ways neither recognizes, but one thing remains clear. One must answer the demands of the heart.Buy This Book
Publisher – Brita AddamsAmazon – http://www.amazon.com/Demands-Heart-answer-demands-their-ebook/dp/B01D6HR4CA/About the Author
Born in a small town in upstate New York, Brita Addams has made her home in the sultry south for many years. In the Frog Capital of the World, Brita shares her home with her real-life hero—her husband. All their children are grown.Given her love of history, Brita writes both het and gay historical romance. Many of her historicals have appeared on category bestseller lists at various online retailers.A bit of trivia—Brita pronounces her name, Bree-ta, and not Brit-a, like the famous water filter. Brita Addams is a mash-up of her real middle name and her husband’s middle name, with an additional d and s.Author Social Media
Website/Blog http://britaaddams.netFacebook http://www.facebook.com/britaaddamsPinterest http://www.pinterest.com/britaaddams/Amazon Author Page http://www.amazon.com/Brita-Addams/e/B003Y1ZAZW/Monthly column at The Novel Approach http://thenovelapproachreviews.comPlease stay in touch by subscribing to my monthly newsletter https://www.facebook.com/BritaAddamsEroticRomance/app_100265896690345Cold Coffee Café http://coldcoffeecafe.com/profile/britaaddams -
Word of Honor a new #medievalromance by @LaurenLinwood #RLFblog
This quick interview includes info about the author, and
introduces the story.About the Author
Lauren Linwood’s historical romances use history as a backdrop to place her characters in extraordinary circumstances, where their intense desire for one another grows into the treasured gift of love. Her romantic suspense novels feature strong heroes and heroines who unite to defeat a clever antagonist and discover a deep, abiding love during their journey.A native Texan, Lauren is an avid reader, moviegoer, and sports fan who manages stress by alternating yoga with long walks. She plans to start a support group for Fixer Upper addicts–as soon as she finishes her next piece of dark chocolate.Interview with Lauren Linwood
Why did you write
this book?I have always enjoyed reading books in a series, but I had
never written a series of my own. I decided after nine standalone romances that
creating a series would be my next creative challenge. It’s a lot to keep up
with, but I am finding the process truly satisfying.What is your favorite
genre to read?I enjoy thrillers that have some type of historical
connection. Steve Berry and Brad Meltzer do a fabulous job of weaving history
into action-packed stories that keep a reader guessing till the very end.Who is your favorite
character from fiction (not including your own)?I’m a true Pride and Prejudice fan, so Elizabeth Bennet is
my favorite heroine, as she is for many readers and writers of romance. Lizzy
is intelligent, compassionate, loyal, witty, charming, and feisty–everything I
love in a heroine.What are you working
on at the moment, and will see from you in coming months?My Knights of Valor series is claiming all my attention
these days! Every book will have a connection to Word of Honor’s hero, Geoffrey
de Montfort. Geoffrey’s best friend (and cousin) is the focus of Marked by
Honor, releasing in July, and his niece is featured in Code of Honor, coming in
October. Three more books from this medieval historical romance series will be
released in 2017 that will be the stories of Geoffrey’s other niece and two of
his children.Please tell us about
your latest book.Merryn Mantel and Geoffrey de Montfort have loved each other
since childhood. Once betrothed, Geoffrey leaves for the wars in France for
five long years. Upon his return, the two marry and spend one blissful night
consummating their love and making plans for their future.But her new husband vanishes the next day without a trace.
Merryn grieves for almost seven years–and then Geoffrey returns to her–changed
from the boy and man she knew and worshipped. This stranger refuses to reveal
where he has been and why he stayed away for so long.Will her husband’s silence create a rift too large to heal,
or can Merryn and Geoffrey recapture the love they once shared?About the Book
Title: Word of Honor, Book 1 in the Knights of Valor seriesGenre: medieval historical romanceAuthor: Lauren LinwoodBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13Buy This Book
Publisher: http://windtreepress.com/portfolio/word-of-honor/Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Word-Honor-Knights-Valor-Book-ebook/dp/B01BMZSOEK/Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/word-of-honor-lauren-linwood/1123406891?ean=2940152795554Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1084032661Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/word-of-honor-4Author Social Media
Website: http://www.laurenlinwood.comTwitter: http://twitter.com/LaurenLinwoodFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/laurenlinwoodAmazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Lauren-Linwood/e/B00CSSG8BC/ -
Shrouded Passions #historical by @FayeHall79 #RLFblog
Today’s featured book is Shrouded Passions by Faye Hall.About the Book
Title Shrouded PassionsGenre Historical erotic romanceAuthor Faye HallBook heat level (based on movie ratings): RIt was love at first sight when Devon Munroy first laid eyes
on Lotte Higgins as she swam in the local waterhole. He wanted nothing more than
to spend his future with her. He would have defied his father to do so too had she
not been shot, lying bleeding and dying in his arms.The woman he loved was dead and Devon no longer cared what was
to become of his future.Four years passed and Devon’s life had become little more than
a drunken haze. All he wanted was the woman he loved back in his life and in his
bed. When he reluctantly went to the local Hotel to spend the night with a woman,
he didn’t expect her to look so much like Lotte Higgins. He certainly didn’t expect
her to turn up at his estate as his wife’s new handmaiden.When Lotte started work at Devon’s estate, she thought only to
reveal the monster who had tried to kill her four years before. She never imagined
the whirlwind of passion she would be swept up in with Devon Munroy.Lotte knew if she were to succeed in targeting her attempted
murderer, she would have to keep her true identity hidden from Devon. Lotte wanted
nothing more than to tell him the truth, but she feared if she did than Devon’s
wife, the woman whom had already tried to kill her once, would discover she had
survived that night.When more bodies began turning up around the town, all brutally
murdered, Lotte knew she had let things go on long enough. She would have to tell
Devon the truth about his wife and about herself and hope he loved her enough to
forgive her deception.Buy This Book
Publisher http://beachwalkpress.com/faye-hall/Website http://www.faye-hall.comAbout the Author
Faye Hall’s passion driven, mystery filled books are set in small
townships of North Queensland, Australia during the late 1800’s. Each of her novels
bring something symbolically Australian to her readers, from Aboriginal herbal remedies,
to certain gemstones naturally only found in this part of the world.Each of her books tells of a passionate connection between the
hero and heroine, surrounded and threatened by deceit, scandal, theft and sometimes
even murder.These romances swerve from the traditional romances as Faye aims
to give her readers so much more intrigue, whilst also revealing the hidden histories
of rural townships of North Queensland. Faye finds her inspiration from the histories
of not only the township she grew up in, but the many surrounding it. She also bases
most of her characters on people she has met in her life. Faye was able to live
her own passion driven romance, marrying the love of her life after a whirlwind
romance in 2013. Together they are raising their 9 children in a remote country
town in northern Queensland, Australia.Author Social Media
Website http://www.faye-hall.comTwitter https://twitter.com/FayeHall79Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/fayehall79/Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6882637.Faye_Hall
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Embraced by a Rogue a new #regency by @Collette_Author #RLFblog
This quick interview includes info about the author, and introduces the story.About the Author
A bestselling, award-winning author Collette Cameron pens Scottish and Regency historicals featuring rogues, rapscallions, rakes, and the intelligent, intrepid damsels who reform them.Blessed with three spectacular children, fantastic fans, and a compulsive, over-active, and witty Muse who won’t stop whispering new romantic romps in her ear, she lives in Oregon with her husband and five mini-dachshunds, though she dreams of living in Scotland part-time.Admitting to a quirky sense of humor, Collette enjoys inspiring quotes, adores castles and anything cobalt blue, and is a self-confessed Cadbury chocoholic. You’ll always find dogs, birds, occasionally naughty humor, and a dash of inspiration in her sweet-to-spicy timeless romances.Interview with Collette Cameron
Why did you write this book?Embraced by a Rogue is a limited edition collection containing the first three novellas in my Waltz with a Rogue Novella Series.I wanted to give readers the opportunity to read all three of the stories which take place at the Wimpleton’s ball, and feature familiar characters.What is your favorite genre to read?Historical romance! I’m particularly fond of an medieval, Scottish, and Regency, though I’ve read many other subgenres too.I became hooked on historicals when I was thirteen and a friend gave me a Barbara Cartland Regency.Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?I always struggle with this question, because it’s difficult to pick just one. Right now I confess to an infatuation with Ross Poldark and Jamie Fraser. I think it’s the accents!What are you working on at the moment, and will see from you in coming months?I am finishing up Scandal’s Splendor, Book 3 in my Highland Heather Romancing a Scot series, and then I have to jump right into writing a novella for a boxed set releasing in July.I’ll be writing the fifth and sixth books in the Highland Heather Romancing a Scot Series as well as Intentions Gone Afoul, book 3 in my Conundrum of the Misses Culpeppers, and—takes a deep breath—writing two more novellas, one for my A Waltz with A Rogue Novella series.I don’t plan on doing much else this year but writing!Please tell us about your latest book.Embraced by a Rogue: A Trilogy of Enticing Second Chance RomancesTrue love deserves a second chance.One magical night, Fate orchestrates the reunion of three pairs of lovers at the same Regency ball. Beneath a balmy starlit sky, do the wounded rogues and the resilient women who once adored them, dare open their hearts and gamble on love one final time?For the first time ever, bestselling, award winning historical romance author Collette Cameron offers A Waltz with a Rogue Novellas #1-3 in an emotionally stirring limited edition collection.A Kiss for Miss Kingsley A sweet romance of love relinquished and redeemed as once betrothed Allen Wimpleton and Olivia Kingsley meet again after a three year separation only to discover, their love is stronger than ever.Bride of Falcon A tender tale of enduring love, Bride of Falcon, unites a clumsy noblewoman resigned to spinsterhood with the man she’s loved since girlhood; a penniless soldier who returns to England from India, a disfigured and disillusioned man.Her Scandalous Wish When an obligatory marriage offers turns into an unexpected second chance for love, Viscount Kingsley seizes it, but Philomena’s desperation-borne acceptance forces her to trust the man who betrayed her once already.About the Book
Title Embraced by a Rogue: A Trilogy of Enticing Second Chance RomancesGenre RegencyAuthor Collette CameronBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PGBuy This Book
Publisher Blue Rose Romance LLCAmazon http://amzn.com/B01AQY5KLS/Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/embraced-by-a-rogue-blue-rose-romance-llc-collette-cameron-author/1123272037IBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/embraced-by-a-rogue/id1076192678?ls=1&mt=11Kobo https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/embraced-by-a-rogueAuthor Social Media
Website http://collettecameron.comNewsletter http://tinyurl.com/regencyroseInstagram https://instagram.com/collettecameronauthor/Google+ https://www.google.com/+ColletteCameronAuthorPinterest http://www.pinterest.com/colletteauthor/Amazon Author Page https://www.goodreads.com/collettecameron -
Meet Jack Sharpe from The Long Way Home @JessicaCale #RLFblog #Historical
Meet Jack Sharpe from The Long Way Home by JessicaCale.Author Bio
Jessica Cale is the award-winning author of the historical romance series, The Southwark Saga. Originally from Minnesota, she lived in Wales for several years where she earned a BA in History and an MFA in Creative Writing while climbing castles and photographing mines for history magazines. She kidnapped (“married”) her very own British prince (close enough) and is enjoying her happily ever after with him in North Carolina.About the Book
Title: The Long Way HomeGenre: Historical RomanceBook heat level (based on movie ratings G, PG, PG13, R): RA paranoid king, a poison plot, and hideous shoes…it’s not easy being Cinderella.
After saving the life of the glamorous Marquise de Harfleur, painfully shy barmaid Alice Henshawe is employed as the lady’s companion and whisked away to Versailles. There, she catches King Louis’ eye and quickly becomes a court favorite as the muse for Charles Perrault’s Cinderella. The palace appears to be heaven itself, but there is danger hidden beneath the façade and Alice soon finds herself thrust into a world of intrigue, murder, and Satanism at the heart of the French court.
Having left his apprenticeship to serve King Charles as a spy, Jack Sharpe is given a mission that may just kill him. In the midst of the Franco-Dutch war, he is to investigate rumors of a poison plot by posing as a courtier, but he has a mission of his own. His childhood friend Alice Henshawe is missing and he will stop at nothing to see her safe. When he finds her in the company of the very people he is meant to be investigating, Jack begins to wonder if the sweet girl he grew up with has a dark side.
When a careless lie finds them accidentally married, Alice and Jack must rely on one another to survive the intrigues of the court. As old affection gives way to new passion, suspicion lingers. Can they trust each other, or is the real danger closer than they suspect?Introducing Jack Sharpe
Welcome to Romance Lives Forever! We’re happy to have you here today.Name: Jack SharpeAge: 23Gender: MaleBirthplace: Covent Garden, LondonProfession: Officially a soldier, unofficially a spy.Ethnicity/Species (if not human): English…probably.Describe your body and build, skin tone, height and weight. Include any unique features such as dimples, freckles, or scars.I’m tallish and gawky, with blue eyes and an abundance of curling black hair. I was a carpenter’s apprentice and I have little scars everywhere, but the biggest is a bullet hole beneath my left collarbone.Who is the significant other in your life?I would never presume to name her thus, though I suppose she is significant. I’ve always had a certain affection for Alice Henshawe. We grew up together, you see, and I seem to have inadvertently married her. You won’t hear a word of protest from me, but it was something of a surprise.Please tell us a little about yourself.What’s there to tell? My mother was an actress and I grew up a pickpocket in St. Giles before Mark Virtue took me on as an apprentice. An…incident…forced me to leave England at sixteen, and I’ve been with the army on the Continent ever since.How do you dress?By preference? I’ve been wearing the same patched clothes for years, but I’d be lost without my coat. My old master’s wife made it for me, and it’s full of secret pockets. It looks like any other coat when it’s on, but it’s filled with all the things I need to survive most any situation. Since I’ve arrived at Versailles, however, I’ve had to wear rather more silks than I’m comfortable with. My friend Achille is a Marquis, and he helps me to choose what to wear to court. I prefer darker colors, but If it were up to him, I’d be in lilac moire and violet hose.If we could only hear your voice (but not see you) what characteristic would identify you?I’ll be the one saying the wrong thing. When I’m nervous, I talk too much and too quickly, and I always sound like a right fool. Alice makes me very nervous. I wanted to tell her she looked lovely the other night, and ended up making some inane observation about her shoes. I’m hopeless.On what special skills do you rely?I’m quiet, I’m fast, and I’m good in dangerous situations. I can fight, spy, sew up wounds, start fires, and, should the need arise, I’m bloody good with a hammer. I can also make coffee. You’d be surprised how often that’s all you need.Are any of your skills a source of pride or embarrassment, and if so, which ones and why?I am very good with my hands. I can rob a man blind and be off with his pocket, his rings, and the buttons of his coat before he knows I’m there. This has been useful over the years, but it’s a source of embarrassment that I ever had to learn to do such a thing. I’m also not a bad actor. I drew up backstage in the theaters around Covent Garden and it comes naturally to me.What kinds of things do you always carry (in pockets or purse)?Three knives in my coat, two more in my boots. Two pistols, a spyglass, a map, enough money to get by or bribe a guard, half a dozen lock picks, a set of loaded dice given to me by the King of France, and a miniature portrait of a girl.Do you see morality as black-and-white, or with shades of gray?I see things as very black-and-white. That sounds mad coming from a pickpocket, doesn’t it? Truth is, the laws of man and real morality do not often match, and I live my life according to a very firm set of rules. No one I’ve met treats women with the reverence I do, but it isn’t at all moral the way they’re so often abused. Some might think I take my ideas of morality too far, but I’ve seen too much of the world to not follow ideas through to their logical conclusions.If someone from your past showed up, who would you most want it to be, and why?My sister, Joanna. Our mother sold her into service to the colonies when she was ten. Most don’t survive the crossing, let alone the work on the other side. She’d be seventeen now. I want to know if she’s alive, and I want to see her safe at home again.What would you like to tell your writer?I could have done without the cantarella, thanks! I’m very grateful to you for allowing me to find Alice, but was all that really necessary? I’ve never been so humiliated in my life for such a sustained period of time. Couldn’t there have been an easier–or less traumatic–way to get Alice to finally talk to me?Buy This Book
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Long-Home-Southwark-Saga-Book-ebook/dp/B01CBY47COBarnes and Noble http://goo.gl/uPKJFuARe https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-thelongwayhome-1981157-153.htmlKobo https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/the-long-way-home-62iBooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-long-way-home/id1086308046?mt=11Author Social Media
Website http://www.authorjessicacale.comTwitter https://twitter.com/JessicaCalePinterest http://www.pinterest.com/rainbowcarnageAmazon Author Page http://www.amazon.com/Jessica-Cale/e/B00PVDV9EW
