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Discover fast fun facts about Jana Richards author of To Heal a Heart @JanaRichards_ #RLFblog #SmallTownRomance
A wounded soldier, a broken-down horse and a woman with painful secrets find each other in the Small Town Contemporary Romance To Heal a Heart by Jana Richards. Will they also find healing—and love?
Jana, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about the characters in To Heal a Heart.
To Heal a Heart by Jana Richards
Genre Contemporary Small Town romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
Garrett Saunders’ world changed two years ago on a road in Afghanistan. Back home, he feels like a stranger. As he struggles to find his place in the world, he meets a horse destined for the slaughterhouse and a woman bent on rescuing the strays of the world, including him.
Blair Greyson moves to Masonville to look after her ailing grandfather and give her rescue horses a home. Right away she butts heads with a surly former Marine. Despite a rocky start, they come to an agreement: Blair will board Garrett’s rescue horse and he’ll help with repairs around her farm.
Garrett finds purpose working with Blair—and falls in love with her. But she’s hiding a secret. Can she forgive herself and accept Garrett’s love, or will she let guilt and regret continue to rule her life?
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What’s your favorite book?
That’s a tough one. My favorite book is often the one I’m reading right now. But one that sticks with me, and that I’ve read a few times is Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Devereaux. In literary fiction one of my favorites is Fall on Your Knees by Anne Marie McDonald.
What’s a genre you want to write?
I would love to write a mystery series. I have an idea for one that is set during World War Two, or perhaps right after the war. A former soldier becomes a private investigator. I love a good mystery, but I’m also a romance writer, so I’d probably have a love story mixed up in the mystery somewhere.
Best writing advice you ever heard?
Write a crappy first draft and fix up the mess in revisions. I used to believe my story had to perfect the first time around. So I polished the first three chapters over and over, trying to make them perfect. It paralyzed me and meant I had a hard time finishing anything. Once I gave myself permission to be imperfect, I was able to get to “The End”. I’ve learned there’s no such thing as perfection. The real magic happens when you edit a book.
What’s the title and genre of your first book, and where can we find it?
My first published book is called Her Best Man and you can find it at all major retailers.
Easy
Coffee or tea? Coffee in the morning, tea in the afternoon.
Sit down dinner or drive through? Sit down, though we’ve been doing a lot of drive-throughs for the last sixteen months.
Fold laundry immediately or let it sit? Fold it and put it away.
Unload dishwasher right away or use dishes from it? Unload right away.
Driving for pleasure or avoid driving anywhere? I only drive when I have to.
Talk or text? I love texting.
Emoji or smilie? I use the occasional smilie.
Where to buy To Heal a Heart
Publisher https://shop.aer.io/thewildrosepress/p/To_Heal_a_Heart/9781509231546-11180?collection=/0
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Heal-Heart-Masonville-Book-ebook/dp/B0875SLGK6
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Jana Richards Social Media
Jana Richards has tried her hand at many writing projects over the years, from magazine articles and short stories to full-length paranormal suspense and romantic comedy. She loves to create characters with a sense of humor, but also a serious side. She believes there’s nothing more interesting then peeling back the layers of a character to see what makes them tick.
When not writing up a storm, working at her day job as an Office Administrator, or dealing with ever present mountains of laundry, Jana can be found on the local golf course pursuing her newest hobby.
Jana lives in Western Canada with her husband Warren. You can reach her through her website at http://www.janarichards.com
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Read The Furrever Friends Cat Café Sweet Romance Collection by @Kris_Bock #RLFblog #SweetRomance #Romance #Pets
In Kris Bock’s Furrever Friends Cat Café Sweet Romance Collection, people find furry forever friends – and they just might discover romantic true love too.
Kris, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about The Furrever Friends Cat CafĂ© Sweet Romance Collection.
The Furrever Friends Cat Café Sweet Romance Collection by Kris Bock
Genre: sweet contemporary romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): G
The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series features the workers and customers at a small-town cat café, and the adorable cats and kittens looking for their forever homes. Each book is a complete story with a happy ending for one couple (and maybe more than one rescued cat). This collection contains 5 books in the series. (Book 1 is free as an ebook.)
Kittens and Kisses at the Cat Café – book 2
He’s loved her forever. She still sees him as the neighbor kid. Can five desperate kittens bring them together?
Tea and Temptation at the Cat Café – book 3
Can two lonely people get a second chance at finding love?
Romance and Rescues at the Cat Café – book 4
Can getting stranded in a creepy house full of abandoned cats turn these enemies into friends—or even something more?
Christmas Cookies at the Cat Café – book 5
Christmas isn’t the same since Diane’s kids grew up and her husband died – so when her high school sweetheart comes back to town, maybe it’s time for some cozy new holiday traditions.
Cupcakes and Confessions at The Cat Café – book 6
Fiona gave up her baby for adoption 23 years ago. When Sean sits notes how much she looks like his coworker Holly, Fiona is suddenly reunited with her grown-up daughter. Sean steadies Fiona through this emotional roller coaster, but she doesn’t have room for romance – does she?
The Furrever Friends Cat Café Collection: books 1-3 is also available in Paperback.
Where to buy The Furrever Friends Cat Café Sweet Romance Collection
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096YHWW2T
Kris Bock Social Media
Kris Bock writes novels of romance, mystery, and suspense. Her Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series features the employees and customers at a cat café. Watch as they fall in love with each other and shelter cats. Get a free 50-page novella set in the world of the Furrever Friends cat café when you sign up for the Kris Bock newsletter.
Kris also writes romantic suspense set in the Southwestern U.S. If you love Mary Stewart or Barbara Michaels, try Kris Bock’s stories of treasure hunting, archaeology, and intrigue in the Southwest.
Website https://www.krisbock.com/
Blog https://swarmchairtraveler.blogspot.com/
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Get to know Kris Bock better by signing up for their email newsletter. You’ll get Lions and Love at the Cat CafĂ©, a free 50-page novella, plus fun cat photos and links, book news, and a printable copy of recipes mentioned in the cat cafĂ© novels.Shout out to Rob’s Rescues – founded by a 9-year-old animal activist
Rob’s Rescues is a non-profit organization in Georgia helping people in need care for and feed their pets. It was founded in 2014 by a then nine-year-old boy. Rob’s Rescues is dedicated to collecting pet food for people in need to reduce shelter surrenders, and to advocating for the adoption of shelter pets. Rob writes monthly articles advocating for shelter animals in the Around About Local Media magazine publications. His column was first published in 2014. He also has pet food collection sites for people in need in the community and interviews amazing people. His interviews appear online once they are published in his column.
Rob volunteers for Pet Buddies Food Pantry, the Cherokee County Animal Shelter and Cobb County Animal Control and collects pet food for these organizations and the communities they serve. He also wants to bring attention to smaller, rural shelters. Mostly he wants to get kids to be Rob’s Rangers to teach kids that they can help shelter animals. Rob has also talked to kids in a classroom setting.
Rob’s Rescues is a Non-Profit Corporation and all donations are tax deductible.
Website http://www.robsrescues.com/
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Read the new Love Challenges and Desires by Karen Cino @karencino #RLFblog #ContemporaryRomance
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Discover fast fun facts about Shilpa Suraj author of Midnight’s Star @shilpaauthor #RLFblog #Contemporary #Romance
When visually impaired author Dev Arya meets small cafe owner Avni Desai, sparks fly. But will their sizzling chemistry be enough to forge a future together? Midnight’s Star by Shilpa Suraj is all things wonderful in the world of romance.
Shilpa, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Midnight’s Star.
Midnight’s Star by Shilpa Suraj
Genre Contemporary Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG 15
Visually impaired author and current flavour of the Indian literary scene, Dev Arya, has not just triumphed against the odds in his life, he’s annihilated them. He’s got fame, fortune and floozies in abundance. And yet, he’s lonely.
Cafe owner and only child to her differently abled father, Avni Desai is broke, heartbroken and a true survivor. But no matter how hard she hustles, she’s still struggling to stay afloat.
And then, one day, Dev walks into her cafe… and everything changes for both of them. From excellent tiramisu to earshattering singing, from dramatic friends to accident prone sexcapades, they embark on the ride of a lifetime.
Will it all be worth it? Will two broken souls find a way to heal each other? Or do the fractures go so deep there is no way for either of them to find the love they so deeply crave, yet can’t seem to reach?
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What’s your favorite book?.
Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh
What’s a genre you want to write?
Romance
Best writing advice you ever heard?
Just write. Don’t overthink everything.
What’s the title and genre of your first book, and where can we find it?
The Girl He Left Behind. It’s a romance.
Easy
Coffee or tea? Tea
Sit down dinner or drive through? Sit Down Dinner
Fold laundry immediately or let it sit? Fold laundry immediately
Unload dishwasher right away or use dishes from it? Unload dishwasher right away
Driving for pleasure or avoid driving anywhere? Avoid driving anywhere
Talk or text? Text
Emoji or smilie? Smilie
Where to buy Midnight’s Star
Amazon https://amzn.to/2QyR2OE
Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57920400-midnight-s-starShilpa Suraj Social Media
Shilpa Suraj wears many hats – corporate drone, homemaker, mother to a fabulous toddler and author.
An avid reader with an overactive imagination, Shilpa has weaved stories in her head since she was a child. Her previous stints at Google, in an ad agency and as an entrepreneur provide colour to her present-day stories, both fiction and non-fiction.
Website http://shilpasuraj.com/
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Get a new Cat Café Sweet Romance by @Kris_Bock Meet mature characters and cats in this #SweetRomance #RLFblog
How does a chance meeting change three lives? Find out in Cupcakes and Confessions at The Cat Café, by Kris Bock, a mature sweet romance.
Kris, 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.
Cupcakes and Confessions at The Cat Café: a Furrever Friends Sweet Romance by Kris Bock
Genre sweet romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): G
Two years ago, computer genius Sean Gorsuch had a health crisis and sold the tech company he built. Now he works at a cat café, dishing out hot drinks and sweet treats to customers, and lavishing attention on cats. At 52 and never married, he might be a little lonely, but how can he find someone who gets his quirky way of seeing the world?
Twenty-three years ago, Fiona Jones gave up her baby for adoption when her teen fiancé abandoned her. Since then, she has spent most of her life alone. A chance meeting with Sean on a plane leads to a startling revelation: his coworker, Holly, looks like a younger version of Fiona. Could Fiona have a second chance with her daughter, now grown up?
Sean helps steady Fiona through the emotional roller coaster of getting to know Holly. Fiona’s life is too complicated for romance, and Sean doesn’t want to get between mother and daughter. Still, something sparks between them. Should they stay just friends or risk their hearts?
The Furrever Friends Cat CafĂ© helps people find furry forever friends – and just might lead to romantic true love too. If you enjoy friends to lovers and mature romance, check out Cupcakes and Confessions at the Cat CafĂ©. You’ll also find rescue cats with plenty of personality and their own ideas about what love is.
The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series features the workers and customers at the Furrever Friends Cat Café, and the adorable cats and kittens looking for their forever homes. Some characters appear throughout the series, but each book stands alone.
These sweet romances will leave you with the warm, cozy feeling of cuddling a purring cat.
Where to buy Cupcakes and Confessions at the Cat Café
Amazon US https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B093X483DX/
Universal Amazon link: https://geni.us/KrisBockKris Bock Social Media
Kris Bock writes novels of romance, mystery, and suspense. Her Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series features the employees and customers at a cat café. Watch as they fall in love with each other and shelter cats. Get a free 50-page novella set in the world of the Furrever Friends cat café when you sign up for the Kris Bock newsletter.
Kris also writes romantic suspense set in the Southwestern U.S. If you love Mary Stewart or Barbara Michaels, try Kris Bock’s stories of treasure hunting, archaeology, and intrigue in the Southwest.
Website https://www.krisbock.com/
Blog https://swarmchairtraveler.blogspot.com/
Twitter https://twitter.com/kris_bock
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Get to know Kris Bock better by signing up for their email newsletter. You’ll get Lions and Love at the Cat CafĂ©, a free 50-page novella, plus fun cat photos and links, book news, and a printable copy of recipes mentioned in the cat cafĂ© novels. -
Read the spicy #Romance Sharing Leah by Lisabet Sarai @LisabetSarai #RLFblog #HotRead
In Lisabet Sarai’s provocative erotic romance Sharing Leah, the heroine Leah lives with both her husband Daniel and her master Greg. But her lovers’ jealousy and possessiveness threaten to shatter their fragile detente.
Lisabet, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Sharing Leah.
Sharing Leah: A Polyamorous Romance by Lisabet Sarai
Genre Contemporary erotic romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): X-rated
How can she choose between her husband and her master?
Some women might think Leah’s existence heavenly – shared by two sexy men who both adore her. Ten years married to lusty, artistic Daniel, she still finds ecstatic release in surrendering to her master Greg.
But Daniel’s and Greg’s jealousy and possessiveness have made Leah’s life a hell. They bring out the worst in each other. And in some sense, it’s all her fault. If she loved only one of them, if she made a choice, that would be that. In theory, at least.
Unable to bear the continuous conflict, she escapes to the beautiful Maine coast to ponder her future. Gradually she realizes that she cannot live without either of her lovers. But if the two men can’t settle their differences, how can she bear to live with them?
What’s in your character’s pockets, backpack, or purse?
What does your character always carry?
Her mobile phone. Sometimes her work takes her away overnight, to conferences or meetings with clients, and she wants to be able to stay in touch with the two men who are her soul mates.
Is there an item your character carries for good luck and if so, what is it?
Actually, she has two items, one associated with each of her lovers. Folded up in her wallet, she keeps the first poem Daniel wrote to her, the morning after the party where they met more than ten years ago. Meanwhile, tied around her wrist like a bracelet, she wears a leather thong cut from the flogger Greg used, the first time he whipped her. She also wears two rings, her wedding ring on her left hand and a jade and gold ring gifted to her by Greg on her right.
What does your character carry related to a job or calling?
Leah’s a writer, so she carries her laptop with her almost everywhere. Her job involves writing and reviewing for a magazine, but like most people who write what other people tell them to, she’s also working on a novel.
What else besides pockets does the character use to carry things?
She has a shoulder bag she uses for overnight trips. This features in the story.
What is one thing your character wouldn’t be caught dead carrying?
A novel by James Patterson. She has a rather snobbish attitude toward popular fiction.
Has anything in your character’s pockets ever gotten them in trouble?
Oh, yes. Once at a business meeting she reached into her purse for her phone and pulled out a pair of silk bikinis instead. Daniel had come to visit her at lunch time. At his instigation, they’d enjoyed a quickie in the office rest room. Flustered and running late, she hadn’t noticed that her mischievous husband had stuffed her panties into her bag.
Where to buy Sharing Leah: A Polyamorous Romance
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094XPD83D
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Kobo https://www.kobo.com/th/en/ebook/sharing-leah-a-polyamorous-romance
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Add on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58040241-sharing-leah
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Lisabet Sarai became addicted to words at an early age. She began reading when she was four. She wrote her first story at five years old and her first poem at seven. Since then, she has penned plays, tutorials, scholarly articles, marketing brochures, software specifications, self-help books, press releases, a five-hundred page dissertation, and lots of erotica and erotic romance – over one hundred titles, and counting, in nearly every sub-genre—paranormal, scifi, ménage, BDSM, GLBT, and more. Regardless of the genre, every one of her stories illustrates her motto: Imagination is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
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