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RLF Gem Award: Top Bloggers 2014 Romance Lives Forever #RLFblog @LSB_lsbooks
Romance Lives Forever
Top Blogger AwardLast 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 December was Liquid Silver Books. In
addition, they are the top bloggers for the year. Their stats were up to three
times higher than any other guest on the blog in its history. They win a year of
free cover advertising on the blog. The top blogger for each month wins a month of free advertising. This month’s winner would be Liquid Silver Books as well, but since they garnered the top spot for the year, I am extending the free month to Diane Saxon, who was in second place. Congratulations to all of you!Liquid Silver Books http://LSbooks.com
Twitter https://twitter.com/LSB_lsbooks
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LSBooks
Pinterest https://pinterest.com/lsbooks/
YouTube https://pinterest.com/lsbooks/Top Five Bloggers for the Month
Judged by page views, the top bloggers are:- Liquid Silver Books
- Diane Saxon
- Andrea
Downing - JoAnne Myers
- NJ Walters
Honorable mention: Diana Cosby, Berengaria BrownTop Twelve Bloggers for the Year
As with the bloggers of the month, these twelve bloggers and
groups are listed in order of their page views.- Liquid
Silver Books – Publisher Week / December - MFRW
Founding Day (Marketing for Romance Writers) / October - Boroughs
Publishing – Publisher Week / September - Anaiah Press
– Publisher Week / June - Daisy Banks
/ February - Marilyn
Baron / August - Changeling
Press – Publisher Week / April - Kayelle Allen – Salute to
Veteran Authors / November - E Ayers /
July - Vicki Batman
/ March - JD Faver /
January - Kayelle Allen – Report from
Outlantacon / May
Romance Lives Forever features authors and new books. It has
a blogger’s FAQ page with a downloadable guide and 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
1.2M 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 guest authors on its front page every day.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.Sign Up for a Future Post
Sign up form http://is.gd/rlfblog_requestGuest calendar http://is.gd/rlfdatesMy 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:Anita Philmar, Brita Addams, Christine Ashworth, Christy Effinger, Heather
Hiestand, Jennifer Hayward, Jennifer Young, Kate Moore, LA Sartor, Lauren
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A Romance for Christmas by Kayelle Allen #RLFblog #holiday
A Romance for Christmas
by Kayelle AllenTitle A Romance for
ChristmasGenre Sweet Contemporary Holiday RomanceAuthor Kayelle AllenBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13Bestseller on AmazonA cop at the door
on Christmas Eve brings an unexpected gift.
A sweet holiday romance showcasing love, loss, and the spirit of giving.
It’s Christmas Eve, and the end of a year in which everything Dara loves has
been lost. Everything but her little girl and a fierce determination to
survive. When a cop brings Christmas to her door, he brings another gift she
never expected to get.—“Mommy?”
Christine’s young voice broke in on her thoughts.Dara put down
the romance she’d been re-reading, the favorite she’d had since she was
sixteen. She’d sold all her others at a yard sale the previous week. “What
is it, sweetie?”“Why don’t
we has a real tree for Chribmas?”“Why don’t
we ‘have’,” she corrected. “Come sit by me.” Dara patted the
couch and tucked her chenille robe closer around her.One arm around
Matilda, her cloth doll, Christine climbed up beside her mother and cuddled.Matilda’s going to need stuffing before long.
Her head flopped forward, face against her flat chest. When did the lace on her dress get so ragged? Dara smoothed the
doll’s dress. “Remember when Daddy went home to heaven before Christmas
last year?”Christine
knuckled her eyes and yawned. “I ‘member.”“And then
Mommy got hurt in the car accident and couldn’t go to work?”“Uh
huh.”Dara took a deep
breath. “Well, it meant there was no money for a real tree this year. But
I’m sure Santa will still bring you presents.” Gifts Dara bought by
selling her entire collection of romance novels at a yard sale at her friend
Sherilyn’s house. “And we drew a tree, right?” She pointed at the
crayon-bright drawing taped to the wall. Construction paper ornaments decorated
each branch.“But it
doesn’t smell like a Chribmas tree.”Dara hugged her.
“I know, baby. I know.”“How will
Santa leave his presents?” Christine pulled away and got on her knees.
“He can’t put them under the tree, Mommy.”“Oh, honey!”
She ruffled her daughter’s hair, swallowing the lump in her throat. “Santa
will find a way.” She leaned forward and kissed her little girl. “We
should get you in bed so he can come. He can’t leave presents while you’re
awake.”She followed her
daughter into her room, got her tucked into bed and sat beside her, stroking
her golden hair. Christine gazed up at her from under thick dark lashes. Her
deep-blue eyes never failed to remind Dara of her late husband.Jack had been
Dara’s high school sweetheart. Tonight marked a year and nine days since the
accident that had claimed his death. Neither she nor Jack had family other than
each other. His coworkers knew, and they’d helped that first year, bless them.
His senseless death happened right before Christmas. What if something happened
to her too? As an orphan herself, Dara experienced fear and anxiety for her
daughter. Tears of loneliness, terror of the future, of raising her daughter
without Jack at her side. Anger at everything and everyone. At his company for
sending him on the trip. At Jack for going. Guilt for feeling angry ate at her.The night Jack
had left, they’d argued over it and he’d slammed the door when he left. But
then he’d stopped the car halfway down the drive, gotten out, and had come back
inside to kiss her and tell her he regretted having to go, but that he had to.
He promised he’d be back before Christmas. They’d shared a long, cherishing
kiss and she’d waved until he was out of sight.Six hours later,
his plane went down over the Gulf of Mexico in a freak storm. All on board were
lost.More guilt and
doubt set in with the New Year. Things she should have said. Should have done.
Why had she let him go? Why had God allowed her child to grow up without a
father?Her friend
Sherilyn had walked through it all at her side, helping her get a job, watching
Christine, being there when all Dara needed was to cry. This year, the company
had forgotten Jack and the family he left behind. So much for “The Company
with Families at Heart.” Jack’s insurance had paid off the house, and
there was enough money to survive for a few months. While looking for a job,
she’d sold furniture, her good silver, and pawned all her jewelry, except her
wedding ring.Dara rubbed her
face with both hands, willing herself to hold on for her daughter’s sake. To be
strong. To be both mother and father. Women had done it for centuries. They’d
survived. So would she.“Mommy?”
Christine rubbed Dara’s arm. “Read me the story about the mouse that’s
quiet.”“That’s a
great story. My mother used to read it to me when I was little.” Dara
snuggled beside her, and opened her daughter’s favorite Christmas book. At
least she’d been able to give her the gift of reading. When Jack had been
alive, he’d always made sure there was money for books. She would miss her own
collection, but at least Christine would have something from Santa.
“‘T’was the night before Christmas…”After Christine
drifted off to sleep, Dara pushed off the bed. She was gaining strength daily,
and would finish therapy the first week of January and return to work.
Disability paid for the basics – lights, phone, water, trash collection, and
she’d never bought anything on credit, refusing to dig herself into a hole
she’d never escape once it got started.It’ll be great to have a full income again! I
wish it could have come in time for Christmas.She went to the
closet and pulled down a box with a ball, crayons, paper, and three books.
Sherilyn had brought over a few things as well. This wasn’t the grand Christmas
that Dara had wanted for Christine, but Dara had already sold her other
valuables. There was nothing left but her wedding ring.She didn’t wear
it. Removing it had been part of saying good-bye to Jack.Sherilyn had
said it would help, and it had. Sort of. But not much.Dara sank into
one of the kitchen chairs and put her face in her hands.Sometime later,
when the doorbell rang, she grabbed a paper towel and dried her eyes. The clock
over the stove said nine o’clock. Who would be calling at this hour on
Christmas Eve? She stuffed the wet towel in her robe pocket on the way to the
door.
A Romance for Christmas Giveaways
Peek inside the
book: http://bit.ly/rom4cmaspeekDownload a free Christmas Cookbook http://kayelleallen.com/media/Christmas.Cookbook.from.Kayelle.Allen.by.Rachel.Paxton.pdfBuy This Book
Amazon US http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OSD716GBarnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-romance-for-christmas-kayelle-allen/1120620607?ean=2940046292565&itm=1&usri=2940046292565Kobo http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/a-romance-for-christmasCreateSpace https://www.createspace.com/5068258About the Author
Kayelle Allen is a best-selling, multi-published, award-winning author. Her unstoppable heroes and
heroines include contemporary every day folk, role-playing immortal gamers, futuristic covert agents, and
warriors who purr.Author Social Media
Website http://kayelleallen.com
Unstoppable Heroes Blog http://kayelleallen.com/blog
Twitter http://twitter.com/kayelleallen
Facebook http://facebook.com/kayelleallen.author
Pinterest http://pinterest.com/kayelleallen/
Goodreads http://goodreads.com/KayelleAllen
Amazon Author page http://amazon.com/author/kayelleallen
Newsletter http://eepurl.com/G3YNDYou May Also Like
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RLF Gem Award: Top Bloggers November 2014 Romance Lives Forever #RLFblog @Emerald_theGLD
RLF Gem Top Blogger Award Last month, Romance Lives Forever had 29 posts in a 30 day month. Each month, the RLF Gems post ranks in the top ten, but is not counted, in order to focus on guests. We had a unique event on November 11th — Veteran’s Day. RLF’s annual
Salute to Author Veterans pulled in the lion’s share of views for the month.
Because that features so many authors, I’m listing that as the top spot for the
month, but listing the next person in line as the top blogger for the month.The Top Blogger was Emerald. She wins a month of free cover adveritising on the blog.Website http://TheGreenLightDistrict.orgPinterest http://www.pinterest.com/EmeraldAuthor/Amazon Author Page http://www.amazon.com/author/emeraldTop Five Bloggers for the Month
(judged by page views). Congratulations to each one!- Salute to Author Veterans (listed below)
- Emerald
- MJ Schiller
- Xavier
Axelson - Jenna Ives
Honorable mention: Jacquie Biggar, Red L JamesonSalute to Author Veterans List
Anne Ashby, Allegra Gray,
Ann Victor, Ashley Ladd, Beverly Ovalle, Bob Mayer, CK Crouch, Delilah Devlin, Denise
Patrick, Diana Cosby, Eliza Gayle, Elizabeth Ashtree, Ella Quinn, Elle James, Gail
Hart, Geri Krotow, Heather Ashby, Heather McLachlan, Isis Rushdan, Jeane Westin,
Jennifer France, Jessica Scott, Jo Ann Brown, Joyce Adams, Kathleen Toomey Jabs,
Kayelle Allen, Lacey Falcone, Lindsay McKenna (aka Eileen Nauman), Lisa Carlisle,
Lisa Cordeiro, Loni Lynne, Lori Avocato, Mahalia Levey, Misty MacRae, Myla Jackson,
Nancy J. Parra, Rochelle Weber, Rogenna Brewer, Rue Allyn, Sandy Wickersham-McWhorter,
Sapphire Phelan, SE Babin, Stacy McKitrick, Susan Ann Wall, Suzie Quint, Teresa
D’Amario, Terry Irene Blain, Tracey Cramer-Kelly, Wayne Greenough, William MalteseRomance Lives Forever features authors and new books. It has a blogger’s
FAQ page with a downloadable guide and 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 1.2M 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 guest authors on its front page every day.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.Sign Up for a Future Post
Sign up form http://is.gd/rlfblog_requestGuest calendar http://is.gd/rlfdatesMy 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:Beverly Ovalle, Dariel Raye, Denise Rossetti, DP Denman, JC
McKenzie, JM Stewart, JoAnne Myers, Kacey Hammell, Kayelle Allen, Keira Andrews,
Kelley Heckart, Kris Bock, Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, Mary Quast, Nancy Corrigan, Naomi
Bellina, NN Light, Penny Estelle, Rachel Leigh Smith, Tina Gayle -
5 Easy Questions: Kayelle Allen author of A Romance for Christmas #RLFblog #HolidayRomance
A Romance for Christmas
by Kayelle AllenKayelle Allen, author of A Romance for Christmas answers five
easy questions to help readers get to know her better. Kayelle is a best-selling, multi-published, award-winning
author. Her unstoppable heroes and heroines include contemporary every day folk,
role-playing immortal gamers, futuristic covert agents, and warriors who purr.Who is your “book
boyfriend” (that hottie you read about and drool over)?I have a real yen for Roarke, from JD Robb’s In Death series.
But don’t let Lt. Eve Dallas know. *wink*What’s your favorite hashtag
to watch on Twitter?I have more than one. I (try to) keep up with #Loki and #Thranduil,
and also #MFRWauthor #amreading and #ASMSG. I built a Paper.li newsletter that combines
the first two. Loki’s Army Recruiters http://paper.li/kayelleallen/1383533309What are your hobbies?I’ve been collecting the In Death series by JD Robb (39 as of
this date), and the Black Dagger Brotherhood series by JR Ward. Hmm… I must have
a thing for authors with J names and four-letter last names. Anyway, I challenged
myself to find these books secoond hand rather than new. So I visit used book stores,
Goodwill stores, and places like Second and Charles. I keep a list and cross them
off as I go. Once I have all the books, it’s only a matter of keeping up. And I’m
scouting for new and prolific authors to watch. Suggestions welcome.What kinds of things do
you read when you’re researching a new book?I just bought two Astonomy
magazines which I will read cover to cover. I also pick up Popular Science, Popular
Mechanics, and similar magazines. They help me keep up with current technology.
When you write science fiction you have to know what’s new. Scifi is often an extrapolation
built on the now. If we have this, what will it be used to do? The book I’m talking
about this time is contemporary — not scifi, but my primary writing is science
fiction romance.If the hero of your latest
book called you on the phone, what would be a perfect ringtone for him?The theme from Cops! “Bad boys, bad boys, what you gonna
do? What you gonna do when they come for you?” Scott Gregori is one of his
hometown’s finest boys in blue.About the Book
Title A Romance for ChristmasGenre Contemporary Holiday RomanceAuthor Kayelle AllenBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13A cop at the door on Christmas Eve brings an unexpected gift.A sweet holiday romance
showcasing love, loss, and the spirit of giving.It’s Christmas Eve, and the end of a year in which everything
Dara loves has been lost. Everything but her little girl and a fierce determination
to survive. When a cop brings Christmas to her door, he brings another gift she
never expected to get.Giveaway
Peek inside the book: http://bit.ly/rom4cmaspeekBuy This Book
Publisher Romance Lives Forever BooksAmazon http://amzn.to/1wpW8qEBarnes and Noble http://bit.ly/1wpYfL2Kobo http://bit.ly/1wpYndJiBooks http://bit.ly/1oZ8CGBCreateSpace http://bit.ly/romforcmasAuthor Social Media
Website http://kayelleallen.comTwitter http://twitter.com/kayelleallenPinterest http://pinterest.com/kayelleallen/Goodreads http://goodreads.com/KayelleAllenAmazon Author page http://amazon.com/author/kayelleallenYou May Also Like
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For Friends of #RLFblog: A Thanksgiving Poem #ThanksgivingDay
A fitting poem about luck and being thankful, just in time for Thanksgiving Day. Thank you to each of you who make Romance Lives Forever a wonderful place to be all year long.Wishing you and yours a wonderful, safe holiday.— Kayelle Allen
Thankful for Turkeys Thankful
(author unknown)Week before Thanksgiving,I limp around real strange.Huddle in the corner,As though I have the mange.All the other turkeys,Just gobble, gobble on.I’m silent, and I actAs if my gobbler’s gone.Everyone is thankfulOn Thanksgiving Day.Friday it’s forgotten.You all go on your way.I know what thankful isSo listen when I say.“It’s great to be a turkey,After Thanksgiving Day.”You May Also Like
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Salute to Authors Who Are Veterans #VeteransDay
Salute to Author Veterans This Salute to Author Veterans shows authors (published
or not) who are veterans. It consists of the author’s name, branch of service, writing
brand, and one link. Click to learn more about the author, his or her books, and
to find or follow them on social media.ÂListed in alphabetical order by first name.ÂAllegra Gray
US Air Force
History. Adventure. Passion.
http://www.allegragray.comÂAnn Victor
US Army
Short erotic fiction for women on the go…
www.annvictor.comÂÂÂÂÂÂDenise Patrick
US Army
Inspirational and Historical Romance
http://www.denisepatrickauthor.comÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂHeather Ashby
US Navy
Military Romance
http://heatherashby.comÂIsis RushdanUS Air Force
Urban Fantasy Romance
http://isisrushdan.blogspot.comÂÂJennifer France
US Navy
Erotica Romance where the destiny is love ~ Let me take you on the journey
http://jenniferfrance.comJessica Scott
US Army (active duty)
Contemporary Military Romance and Non-fiction
http://jessicascott.netÂÂJoyce Adams
US Army
Love … Laughter … Forever
http://joyceadamscounts.comÂÂKayelle Allen
US Navy
Unstoppable heroes, Uncompromising love, Unforgettable passion
http://kayelleallen.comÂÂLindsay McKenna (aka Eileen Nauman)
US Navy
Romantic military suspense, romantic suspence
http://lindsaymckenna.comÂLisa Carlisle
US Marine Corps
Paranormal, contemporary, and military romance
http://lisacarlislebooks.comÂLisa Cordeiro
US Marine Corps
Military Memoirs – Parris Island & Journey of a Woman Marine
http://lisacordeiro.comÂÂLori Avocato
US Air Force
Mystery/Romance author
http://loriavocato.comÂÂMisty MacRae
US Navy
A Dash of Romance with a Dusting of Mystery
http://mistymacrasblog.blogspot.comÂÂÂÂÂÂÂSapphire Phelan
US Army
Dark heroes and heroines with bite…sink your teeth into romance
http://sapphirephelan.comÂÂÂSusan Ann Wall
US Army
Journey into romance…love always follows.
www.susanannwall.comÂÂÂTracey Cramer-KellyÂWayne Greenough
US Navy
Romantic Suspense, YA, Juvenile, SciFi, and Hard Boiled Detective
http://waynegreenough.comÂWilliam Maltese
US Army
Providing Readers with International Best-Sellers for over Four Decades
http://www.williammaltese.com/Â
Special Mention
Military News
Blog – former military and police authorsÂÂAnne Ashby – Writing Warm Fuzzy and Fun (New Zealand Armed Forces Navy)
Gone But Not Forgotten
Terry Irene Blain – US Navy
Escape to the past with a romantic adventure
http://www.terryireneblain.comDid You Serve?
ÂAre you an author and a veteran? Fill in your info by clicking here: I’m a Veteran! We’ll include you on this page and in future salutes to veterans.
