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Stressing Seamus Tynedale from Carnal Transgression @FayeHall79 #RLFblog #HistoricalRomance
Would you break the law to protect the woman you love from a killer? Is the Question Faye Hall asks in Carnal Transgression
Let’s meet Seamus Tynedale from Carnal Transgression, a Historical Romance, by Faye Hall. 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 latest book.
Carnal Transgression by Faye Hall
Genre Historical Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
Would you break the law to protect the woman you love from a killer?
Constance Dunbar is desperate to discover who killed her sister. Her plea for help is ignored by the local police, so she advertises for a private investigator. Seamus Tynedale answers the ad, and she immediately recognizes him as the friendly stranger whose arms held her so tenderly as she wept after her sister’s death.
Seamus longed to be reunited with the dark-haired beauty who’d kissed him in the churchyard. When he ends up working for her as a private investigator, he knows that his position as a police constable needs to remain a secret due to her mistrust of the department.
As Seamus hunts for the murderer, he finds himself lured into a den of secrets and lies tracing back eighteen years to Ireland, and it all seems to be connected to Constance. Seamus delves into Constance’s past, hoping to understand the secrets she’s so intent on keeping hidden. What he finds is a passion that ignites his heart and captivates his senses.
When Constance’s life comes under threat, Seamus has to choose between following the law and protecting the woman he loves from a killer. Will he be able to safeguard Constance, or will he lose her to the evil that seems to have followed her to Australia?
Stressing Seamus Tynedale
Every hero has a story. He has a background, a history, and a past. This interview allows us to meet a hero and get to know him better, by focusing on how he handles being relaxed, as well as how he handles stress.
Please tell me about your hero.
Age: 38
Gender: Nale
Birthplace: Ireland
Profession: Policeman
Ethnicity: Irish
Species (for scifi/fantasy characters):
What does your hero look like?
Red Hair, Green eyes, Slender build and Average height.
Who is the significant other in his life?
A dark haired beauty with an hourglass figure named Constance.
The Hero’s Relaxed Side
This hero is at a party. Considering his story, describe the party.
It would be very quiet and traditional. Perhaps just a few friends sharing some Irish whiskey whilst reminiscing about their hometown and the friends they’d lost.
How does the hero feel about being this particular party, and what body language is he displaying that gives it away?
Seamus would be very uncomfortable as he’s distanced himself from people for so long.
Is he more likely to mingle or remain aloof?
Very aloof.
If he drinks, what is his drink of choice at this party?
Irish whiskey
How much drink is his usual?
Only a small glass or two. Not a heavy drinker at all.
The hero figures out where the hiding places are and then goes there. Is it to hide, to avoid someone, or to go drag a friend back to the party?
Probably to hide, but if Constance has also left the party then he’d follow her just to sneak some time alone.
Is he likely to latch onto a friend and stay with him/her and ignore others, or is he the friend that others latch onto?
He’d stay by Constance’s side.
If someone picked a fight at this party, how is the hero going to handle it?
He would try to break it up, but would only throw punches if Constance was in danger.
Is the hero the one most likely to get tossed out of the party, or the one who does the tossing?
Despite his small stature, he can handle himself quite well so he’d be doing the tossing in an attempt to keep the peace.
Will he know when to leave, or stay late and make a nuisance of himself?
He’d be one of the first to leave.
The Hero’s Stressed Out Side
How does the hero handle it if the cops or some other authority figure pulls him aside when he was blameless in a situation?
He is a police officer so provided it’s not his senior Constable pulling him aside, he would be fine.
How does the hero react to hearing a scream?
It would trigger his protective instinct and he’d run to see if he could help.
If he sees someone being assaulted, what is the FIRST thing that crosses his mind?
To risk life and limb to save them.
If he sees someone being assaulted, what is the FIRST thing he does?
He’s not much of a fighter, but he’d swing enough punches until the aggressor was distracted.
This hero attempts to rescue someone and realizes that he is in over his head. The odds are against him and there is no way out. He is going to get his butt handed to him. What does he do?
He fights until the victim has found there way to safety no matter the cost.
The hero runs into the one person from his past he wanted to avoid. He can’t get out of the situation and must interact in some way. What does he do?
He’s very aloof and short in his respnses and leaves as soon as he’s able.
Someone younger than the hero is in charge of the situation, and they are handling it badly, perhaps bungling things. How does the hero deal with it?
Seamus would try to give advice and steer them in the right direction.
The hero is in physical pain but must bear up under it and keep going. What does he tell himself in order to get through the situation?
He’d remind himself of his duty and the price so many of his kinsmen had paid for his freedom.
What mentor’s words come to mind in a bad situation?
He’s quoted in the book as telling one character to “remember the brave man you once were.”
What lesson from his past gets him through a stressful situation?
Seamus has lost his family and he is constantly reminded of the sacrifice they made so he could start a new life in Australia.
What one thing would you like readers to know about your hero?
Seamus is loosely based on my Great Grandfather who was a policeman both in Ireland and when he migrated to Australia during the same time Carnal Transgression is set.
Where to buy Carnal Transgression
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096PS4KT4
Faye Hall Social Media
Faye Hall spent her early years listening to stories about the families – including her own – who settled townships in and around her hometown in North Queensland, Australia. The local townspeople, including her own parents, told her stories of corruption and slavery, along with family secrets and forbidden love.
Desperate to remember what she’d been told, along with her already growing love of writing, Faye began to write about the history of her local area. Never could she have imagined the history of her small home town in Australia would become a growing list of published books.
Faye’s passionate stories combine controversial subjects and provocative encounters as her characters struggle to survive the lifestyle in early rural townships throughout Australia. She explores slavery and abortion, drug addiction and murder, as well as forbidden love and passionate affairs of the heart.
When she’d not writing, Faye enjoys sharing a bottle of wine with her husband in their ever-growing garden, and encouraging the varied interests of their combined family of nine children.
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The Lock-Keeper’s Heart by Neil S Plakcy @NeilPlakcy #RLFblog #NewRelease #MMHistoricalRomance #MM
Can two broken men heal each other? In Neil Plakcy’s newest historical romance, The Lock-Keeper’s Heart, journey back in time to 1872, to a rural lock along the Delaware Canal, where a young lock-keeper with a broken heart must help a bargeman with a broken leg.
Neil, 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 Lock-Keeper’s Heart.
The Lock-Keeper’s Heart by Neil S Plakcy
Genre MM historical romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
Fans of MM historical romance will appreciate a fascinating time period, filled with unique details and a vibrant location, and a focus on the lives of working-class men in the 19th century who dare to love other men. This historical MM romance set in a small town in rural Pennsylvania in 1872 has a hurt/comfort theme.
Why did you write this book?
I grew up in the area where this book is set, walking along the long-dormant canal and hearing in my mind the calls of the bargemen and the clip-clop of the mules’ hooves as they dragged coal-laden barges upstream. I wanted to spend time in that world, and I thought it was a fresh time and place for an MM historical romance.
What is your favorite genre to read?
Right now I have a passion for this kind of book, which is why I wanted to write my own. I love MM romance, but I’m too old (LOL) for the stories of contemporary young men to resonate with me. I also read a lot of small-town cozy mysteries and thought I could combine the two genres.
Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?
Though it’s a cliché, I’d have to say Sal Paradise from Kerouac’s On the Road. I wish I’d had that kind of adventurous spirit as a young man.
What are you working on at the moment?
I had a sabbatical from my college teaching job last fall, so I wrote a lot of first drafts during the quarantine of 2020. Now I’m deep in editorial revisions for several books, but daydreaming about a follow up to The Gentleman and the Spy, my most recent MM historical romance. I think that will take place in Tangier in 1873 and I can’t wait to get there.
What books will we see from you in coming months?
I’m looking forward to The Graveyard of God’s Name, the next in my Have Body, Will Guard series, which takes place on the resort island of Djerba, off the Tunisian coast. Dog’s Waiting Room is #13 in my golden retriever mystery series, set in the contemporary version of the small town in The Lock-Keeper’s Heart. Finally, Unruly Son is #12 in my Honolulu-based Mahu Investigations.
Where to buy The Lock-Keeper’s Heart
Amazon https://amzn.to/3vLkrUD
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iBooks https://books2read.com/u/bQJWBe?store=apple
Kobo https://books2read.com/u/bQJWBe?store=koboNeil S Plakcy Social Media
Author of over fifty cozy mystery, gay mystery, and MM romance novels, Neil S Plakcy lives in south Florida with his husband and two rambunctious golden retrievers. During the great lockdown of 2020 he honed his skills as his own barista.
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Meet Patricia Bates @PatBAuthor Author of Chains of Rome #RLFblog #HistoricalRomance
Patricia Bates, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Chains of Rome.
Chains of Rome by Patricia Bates
Genre Historical Romance set in Ancient Rome
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
Born a slave, Salaria has served her mistress, Roman noblewoman Icilia, from childhood. Skilled with medicines and potions, she’s served as both her body slave and healer. From her position at Icilia’s side Salaria’s bore witness to countless indiscretions.
To protect herself and the slave children of the villa, Salaria has kept her mistress’s secrets safe. When she unwittingly humiliates Icilia, Salaria is punished severely and thrown out of the house and into the slave quarters attached to the barn.
Her fate – to serve the men training to be gladiators.
Recently taken from the battlefield, war chieftain Tritus has no love of Rome. His hatred deepens when he sees how Salaria, a spirited yet compassionate woman, is treated. To protect her, Tritus begins to train her as a gladiator.
But the longer they’re together, the more they yearn for each other. In Tritus, Salaria finds a man of honor, of integrity who sees her as an equal. A man who doesn’t fear her or want to crush her beneath his heel. Love, however, is a luxury no slave can afford.
Pushed together for survival, they find themselves drawn to each other. But their futures are uncertain and one slip could mean they’re torn from each other’s arms forever.
Can they survive the fight for freedom and their hearts in the face of dark secrets and deep betrayals?
**Content Warning – Contains graphic scenes of violence, sex, and gore.
Tell us about yourself as a person.
What is your personality type?
I’m an introverted extrovert, I enjoy socializing when I’m away from home, but for me the quiet calm of my office is my favorite place.
What was your favorite childhood game?
Cowboys. Growing up out of town, our neighbors had livestock and I love riding horses so I was often at my neighbors helping out around the yard and barn.
What is your favorite subject to talk about?
History – love history. Which is why I love writing about it and often when not talking about writing talk about historical trivia.
What is your favorite book?
Um just one? I have a dozen favorites in many different genres. One that’s stuck with me the longest is Sackett Brand by Louis L’Amour.
What is your favorite meal?
Scalloped potatoes
Tell us about yourself as a writer.
What made you want to be a writer?
I’ve always loved the written word – when I was little it was the challenge of keeping up with my older sister then it grew into a compulsion.
What are your favorite books for writing advice?
K.M Weiland – she has an amazing amount of non-fiction writing books which are absolutely gold.
What are your favorite reference books?
Craig Marten Release Strategies, Plot Your Romance Novel by Natasha James, and Chicago Manual of Style
When you go to a convention, what kinds of things do you take along?
I haven’t been to one yet, but swag for giveaways, copies of my books in print and my laptop set up so people can purchase their ebook copies immediately if they desire to.
What’s your best advice for a new writer?
Write a business plan for yourself and work on your author base (website, social media, newsletter) with your writing as your main priority.
What are your writing goals for the next year or so?
To finish the WIPs I have on my desk at the moment – which total five and then work on new ideas.
Where to buy Chains of Rome
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08ZK5FG31
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/chains-of-rome-patricia-bates/1139170051
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/chains-of-romePatricia Bates Social Media
Patricia Bates is a Canadian romance author writing in her favorite genre: Historical Romance. She recently expanded her genres to include Contemporary Suspense and Romantic Suspense with a gothicesque feel.
Patricia has developed a unique writing style to reflect her passion for history and strong, independent characters. Her stories feature characters of strength and integrity, with their own unique flaws.
She has two Best Sellers under her belt for Champagne Books and Beachwalk Press.
Her best selling Master’s Mistress has signed with an agent and they are actively seeking to get it made into a feature-length film. She recently released a Dark Romantic Suspense romance and is set to release another historical romance in 2021.
Website https://www.patriciabates.com
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