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Top Bloggers Aug 2015 @KTBlack_author #RLFblog
Top Blogger Last month, Romance Lives Forever had 30 posts in a 31 day month.
Each month, the RLF Gems post ranks in the top ten, but is not counted, in order
to focus on guests.The Top Blogger for August was KT Black. She wins a month of
free cover advertising on the blog. Our Top Blogger of the Year is publisher Liquid
Silver Books, which won a year of free advertising.About KT Black
Blog http://ktblackbooks.comFacebook http://facebook.com/KTBlack26TSU http://tsu.co/KTBlackAuthorPinterest: http://pinterest.com/ktblackbooksGoodreads http://goodreads.com/KTBlackLS Books Author Page: http://lsbooks.com/k-t-black-c497.phpAmazon Author Page: http://amzn.com/K.T.-Black/e/B00SUL7IDSTop Five Bloggers for the Month
(judged by page views). Congratulations to each one!1 KT Black2 Sabrina York3 Nicki Day4 Marianne Rice5 Iris BlobelHonorable mention: Laurel Richards
Top Chatter Top Chatters for the Month
Because the person who gets the most comments in a month is not always the
person whogets the most page views per month, I instituted the Top Chatter Award.
This is the award for the person who receives the most comments. It goes to the
top three people in that category. To win, a guest must have five or more comments
(not counting the guest author’s).1 Sabrina York2 Marianne Rice3 KT BlackRomance Lives Forever features authors and new books. It has
a blogger’s FAQ page with a downloadable guide and six optional interviews. Readers
can follow via Google+, Networked Blogs, Linky Followers, email, an RSS feed, and
there’s a blog button readers and authors can grab. Authors can share previous books.
The blog uses author or publisher names as tags on posts, and author Twitter handles
in the titles. The site is broadcast over Triberr with a potential reach of over
3.5M readers via its Twitter-linked network. Twitter mentions are also gathered
in several Paper.li ezines, giving the author additional opportunities for promotion.
The Romance Lives
Forever Paper.li ezine features only guest authors, and the day’s guest is on
its front page every day.New for 2015Each post will be featured on the Romance Lives Forever Pinterest
board within a few days after it goes live. http://www.pinterest.com/kayelleallen/romance-lives-forever-rlfblog/Share your book cover on Romance Lives Forever
Limited spots to share book covers are available. Cost is $3
per month, with discounts for covers posted for one quarter and up to one year.
Covers can be changed monthly.RLFblog Admin – Nicole Morgan
Author Nicole Morgan assists me with scheduling for Romance Lives
Forever. She is the blog admin. Look for emails from her. Nicole and I want to ensure
everyone who requests a spot on the blog gets a personal response. Please use this
email if you have questions or need help: rlfblog-owner@yahoogroups.com We
both receive email sent here. You don’t have to join a group or do anything special.
This group simply provides a joint email for us and streamlines things for you.
The email address is included in all downloadable interviews on the FAQ page.Sign Up for a Future Post
Sign up form http://goo.gl/forms/QvxzDtc53lGuest calendar http://bit.ly/rlf_datesMy thanks to all who took part this month. You made Romance Lives
Forever a great place to discover new books and authors.Other participants this month in alphabetical order by first
name are: AC Katt, Ally Bishop, Brita Addams, Catherine E. McLean, Cynthia Knoble, Daisy Banks, Denyse
Bridger, Heather Boyd, Jude Knight, Juli D. Revezzo, Kate Benzin, Kayelle Allen,
M.S. Kaye, Naomi Bellina, Rue Allyn, Sharon Hamilton, Tami Lund, Veronica
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Journey to Her Dreams by @_iris_b #RLFblog #romance
Cover Love includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social
media contacts for the author. Today’s featured book is Journey to Her Dreams by
Iris Blobel.About the Book
Title: Journey to Her DreamsGenre: RomanceAuthor: Iris BlobelBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PGWould you travel around the world to uncover
the reason for your dreams?Hollie Anderson, a young woman from
Tasmania, lives on a farm outside Launceston, Australia. She has good looks,
likes her job, and loves to hang out with her friends. But it’s a recurrent
dream that throws her daily life into chaos and takes her on a journey to
Ireland.Sam Shaughnessy enjoys the success as
Head of Advertising for a popular magazine in the Irish capital Dublin. Married
to Padraic, she thinks she loves her husband, but when she meets Hollie under
unusual circumstances, she needs to face the truth, and not just about her
marriage.When both women, so different in many
ways, find out they have one thing in common, it changes their lives forever.Hollie Anderson, a young woman from Tasmania,
lives on a farm outside Launceston, Australia. She has good looks, likes her
job, and loves to hang out with her friends. But it’s a recurrent dream that
throws her daily life into chaos and takes her on a journey to Ireland.Sam Shaughnessy enjoys the success as Head of
Advertising for a popular magazine in the Irish capital Dublin. Married to
Padraic, she thinks she loves her husband, but when she meets Hollie under
unusual circumstances, she needs to face the truth, and not just about her
marriage.When both women, so different in many ways, find
out they have one thing in common, it changes their lives forever.Hollie
Anderson, a young woman from Tasmania, lives on a farm outside Launceston,
Australia. She has good looks, likes her job, and loves to hang out with her
friends. But it’s a recurrent dream that throws her daily life into chaos and
takes her on a journey to Ireland.Sam Shaughnessy enjoys the success as Head of
Advertising for a popular magazine in the Irish capital Dublin. Married to
Padraic, she thinks she loves her husband, but when she meets Hollie under
unusual circumstances, she needs to face the truth, and not just about her
marriage.When both women, so different in many ways, find
out they have one thing in common, it changes their lives forever.
Hollie Anderson, a young woman from Tasmania,
lives on a farm outside Launceston, Australia. She has good looks, likes her
job, and loves to hang out with her friends. But it’s a recurrent dream that
throws her daily life into chaos and takes her on a journey to Ireland.Sam Shaughnessy enjoys the success as Head of
Advertising for a popular magazine in the Irish capital Dublin. Married to
Padraic, she thinks she loves her husband, but when she meets Hollie under
unusual circumstances, she needs to face the truth, and not just about her
marriage.When both women, so different in many ways, find
out they have one thing in common, it changes their lives forever.
Hollie Anderson, a young woman from Tasmania,
lives on a farm outside Launceston, Australia. She has good looks, likes her
job, and loves to hang out with her friends. But it’s a recurrent dream that
throws her daily life into chaos and takes her on a journey to Ireland.Sam Shaughnessy enjoys the success as Head of
Advertising for a popular magazine in the Irish capital Dublin. Married to
Padraic, she thinks she loves her husband, but when she meets Hollie under
unusual circumstances, she needs to face the truth, and not just about her
marriage.When both women, so different in many ways, find
out they have one thing in common, it changes their lives forever.Buy This Book
Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/journey-to-her-dreams-iris-blobel/1107150850?ean=2940013566682Kobo https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/journey-to-her-dreamsSmashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/133676About the Author
Iris Blobel was born and raised in
Germany and only immigrated to Australia in the late 1990s. Having had the
travel bug most of her life, Iris spent quite some time living in Scotland,
London as well as Canada where she her husband. Her love for putting her
stories onto paper has only emerged recently, but now her laptop is a constant
companion.Iris resides west of Melbourne with
her husband and her two beautiful daughters.Next to her job at a private school,
she also presents a German Program at the local Community Radio.Author Social Media
Twitter https://twitter.com/_iris_bFacebook https://www.facebook.com/IrisBlobelPinterest https://www.pinterest.com/iblobel/ -
Iris Blobel: I Think I Love You by @_iris_b #RLFblog #Contemporary
I Think I Love You This quick interview includes info about the author, and
introduces the story.About the Author
Iris Blobel was
born and raised in Germany and immigrated to Australia only in the late 1990s.
Having had the travel bug most of her life, Iris spent quite some time living
in Scotland and London, as well as in Canada, where she actually had met her
future husband. Her love for putting her stories onto paper has only recently
emerged, but now her laptop is a constant companion.Iris resides
west of Melbourne with her husband and her beautiful two daughters, as well as
her two dogs. In addition to her job at a private school she also presents a
German Program at the local Community Radio.Interview with Iris Blobel
Why did you write
this book?“I think I Love You” is the 3rd in the Australian
Sports Stars Series. I started with Tyson (the AFL player in “Love Will Find
You”) and fell in love with his friends Oliver and Markus that I decided to
dedicate them a book as well. I decided for Markus to be a soccer player, not
only because of my German background, but I started jotting down ideas during
the World Cup last year, which Germany won JWhat is your favorite
genre to read?I love Romance, but I generally read across the genre,
except historical novels and erotica.Who is your favorite
character from fiction (not including your own)?Jack Reacher …love him!What are you working
on at the moment, and will see from you in coming months?I’m currently working on another series which is set in a
small coastal town called Fermosa Bay. Connor, who’s lived most of his life in
London, returns to his place of birth and discovers there are many things about
his past he isn’t aware of … or he hasn’t been told of. It’s fun to write.
Quirky characters, laid back, and very Australian!Please tell us about
your latest book.Markus DeLeon and Sarah Winter’s lives couldn’t be more different…After three years away as the goalkeeper for an English soccer club, Markus has been happy to be back in Australia. He’d missed his family and friends, including Sarah. He’s known her since childhood, and often protected her from the teasing of other children and the troubling consequences of a broken home.When they attend their friends’ wedding, a new light is cast on their friendship…Sarah is fresh out of a bad relationship, and Markus has always been the one she can confide in. Maybe it’s the magic of the wedding—or how stunning he looks in a tux—but the attraction between them intensifies in ways they’d never imagined.But sometimes when risking what you have, you might lose everything…Following a passionate encounter, Markus isn’t sure how to handle this new aspect of his relationship with Sarah, and literally flees the scene for the coast. Sarah is unsure how to react to his sudden departure, but is soon knocked off course by misunderstandings and a frightening family emergency.Markus realises his mistake and wants to make things right, but he also faces obstacles. He’s been offered an exciting new job, and an attractive newcomer to the neighbourhood is eager to claim his attention, though the last thing Markus needs is another confusing relationship.Can Sarah and Markus face the fear and doubt—and the potential loss of their lifelong friendship—to give their love a chance?About the Book
Title: I Think I Love YouGenre: Contemporary RomanceAuthor: Iris BlobelBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13Buy This Book
Publisher http://www.limitlesspublishing.net/product/i-think-i-love-you/Amazon USA: http://www.amazon.com/Think-Love-Australian-Sports-Star-ebook/dp/B010FW81H6/Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Love-Australian-Sports-Star-ebook/dp/B010FW81H6/Amazon AU: http://www.amazon.com.au/Think-Love-Australian-Sports-Star-ebook/dp/B010FW81H6Author Social Media
Twitter http://twitter.com/_iris_bFacebook www.facebook.com/irisblobelPinterest http://www.pinterest.com/iblobel/Amazon Author Page http://www.amazon.com/Iris-Blobel/e/B00FNFP3LIYou May Also Like
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5 Easy Questions: author Iris Blobel, Let Me Love You @_iris_b #RLFblog
Let Me Love You
by Iris BlobelIris Blobel answers five easy questions to help readers get to
know her better.What’s your favorite down-home
family style meal?Nothing beats the good old Spaghetti mealWho is your “book
boyfriend” (that hottie you read about and drool over)?Jack Reacher … without a doubt … I think. There’s also Jax Cullen
and Sawyer Thompson from Lucky Harbor … or Gabriel Bonner … *sigh* … there’re too
many.Describe the perfect vacation.With my family, anywhere near a beach. Having said that, we travelled
through the US in a motorhome two years ago and it was close to the best holidays
I’ve ever had.When you read for pleasure,
what kind of books do you choose?If a book draws me in within the first two/three pages, I read
about anything but erotica or historical stories. I like to read across the genres
and mix it up, especially when I write.If the hero of your latest
book called you on the phone, what would be a perfect ringtone for him?James Blunt – Bonfire HeartAbout the Book
Title Let Me Love YouGenre Contemporary RomanceAuthor Iris BlobelBook heat level (based on movie ratings): ROliver Dempsey, pitcher for a Melbourne baseball club, loves
the women, and they love him…But he keeps them at an arm’s length, and when he meets Tamara,
he’s unprepared for the attraction he feels for her. Told by his coach that she’s
off limits, only draws him in more.Tamara Amis moved to Melbourne to find some distance between
her past and herself…With the help of her uncle, the coach of a Melbourne baseball
club, she quickly finds a job, and a place to live. Yet, one meeting with the handsome
pitcher stirs unexpected emotions that threaten to overwhelm her.It’s Oliver’s injury that brings them together, but as they find
out about each other’s pasts, how can they be ready to share a future?Buy This Book
Publisher: http://www.limitlesspublishing.net/product/let-me-love-you/Amazon Australia: http://bit.ly/1Aq2J7rAmazon US: http://amzn.to/1AzCCfBFree for KU subscribers.Author Bio
Iris Blobel was born and raised in Germany and only
immigrated to Australia in the late 1990s. Having had the travel bug most of
her life, Iris spent some time living in Scotland, London, as well as Canada
where she met her husband. Her love for putting her stories onto paper only
emerged a few years back, but now her laptop is a constant companion. Iris
resides west of Melbourne with her husband and her beautiful two daughters as
well as their dog. Next to her job at a private school, she also presents a
German Program at the local Community Radio.Author Social Media
Blog: www.iris-b.blogspot.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/irisblobelTwitter: http://twitter.com/_iris_bPinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/iblobel/Google+: https://plus.google.com/107759085454255573026/posts
Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Iris-Blobel/e/B00FNFP3LI
