• RLF Gems

    RLF Gems: Blog Stats for Jul 2013 #RLFblog

    RLF Gems 
    In July, Romance Lives Forever had 26 posts in a 31 day
    month. Here are the top posts (judging by page views). We had a tie in third
    place. Top honors went to a post about the Marketing for Romance Writers free marketing
    Summer Camp.
    1. MFRW Summer Camp
    Events
    2. Eva Caye
    3. Elaine Cantrell
    3. Layne Macadam
    4. Charley Descoteaux
    5. Tara Lain
    Honorable mention: Liz Adams
    Authors who guest with us are promoted on Facebook, via
    Triberr to thousands of potential readers, are featured front page in the daily
    Romance Lives Forever Paper.li ezine,
    and the blog has its own hashtag (#rlfblog) on Twitter. This year, we also
    created the Booklover’s Guide to Romance
    Lives Forever
    with links to guest authors’ books and social media. It is
    110 pages crammed full of who to follow and what to read. The FAQ page provides
    updated downloads of optional interview questions, and a guide to the blog. You
    can also grab our button to promote your visit. Your cover can be featured on
    the blog for a small fee. Check out our advertising
    link for more information.
    My 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:

    Jennah Scott, Jo Anne Myers, Jana Richards, Kendall McKenna, Kimber Vale,
    Kol Anderson, Melinda Dozier, Desiree Holt , MS Spencer, Patricia
    Walters-Fischer, Sarah Cass, Shannyn Schroeder, Talya Andor, Tanith Davenport, Tina
    Gayle
  • Character Interviews,  Contemporary

    Character Interview: Shane from Desire Unleashed @Layne_Macadam #RLFblog

    Desire Unleashed 
    Layne Macadam, welcome
    to Romance Lives Forever. We’re excited to interview your character, Shane Jackson
    aka Ice, from the book, Desire Unleashed.
    Genre: Contemporary
    Romance
    Publisher: Liquid
    Silver Books
    Cover artist: Lyn
    A Taylor
    Length: 105K words
    Heat rating: Spicy
    Hot
    Tagline: Find out what happens
    when a career-driven, cocky Navy SEAL meets an old-fashioned good girl looking for
    love in all the wrong places. Intrigue, kidnapping, and danger await you in this
    explosive tale of desire unleashed.
    Blurb:
    When schoolteacher Kathy Bellamy moved from Louisiana
    to Coronado, she
    didn’t expect her secret dream, or her worst nightmare, to become a reality.
    Confirmed bachelor
    and relationship cynic, Shane Jackson has no room in his life for a permanent woman.
    Temporary liaisons are all he is up for. Cocky and self-assured, he believes he
    can pick a like-minded player at a glance. So when he discovers Kathy is the complete
    antithesis of what he believed her to be, he is thrown into a tailspin. Before long,
    and way out of his comfort zone, he finds himself knee deep in a relationship he
    can’t quite seem to end.
    Kathy longs for a fairytale romance, an old-fashioned girl saving herself
    for the right guy. But, after one date with Navy SEAL Shane Jackson, she trashes
    her values and willingly tumbles into the sack without a thought for the consequences.
    Now, Kathy’s love life will soon become the catalyst of a nightmare. When she throws
    caution to the wind and acts out of character, her actions are seen as a betrayal
    by her stalker, a betrayal that demands retribution in blood. Abducted at knifepoint
    and taken to a secret location, it’s up to Shane, the ultimate predator, to find
    and rescue her before it’s too late!
    Buy links:
    What are your main
    characters’ names, ages, and occupations?
    The main characters
    are Shane *Ice* Jackson,
    he’s a Navy SEAL and is 34 years old. Kathy Bellamy is 24, and she is a first grade
    teacher. Kathy has moved from Louisiana to Coronado and that is where
    Shane and Kathy meet.

    Interview with Shane Jackson

    Tell us about yourself.
    Up until recently I was a Navy SEAL, that’s where I got the name Ice, but
    after getting wounded in Cambodia,
    I was medically retired from fieldwork. Now I co-own a private security business
    with my old SEAL team. The guys and me will take on any job *grins* as long as it’s
    legal.
    Tell us about Kathy
    Bellamy.
    What can I say? The moment I laid eyes on her I was smitten. My wife is one
    of those rare creatures who is as beautiful on the outside as she is on the inside.
    She’s feisty when the situation calls for it, and she’s as sexy as hell! She opened
    my eyes and made me see there was more to life than work, and she taught me to trust
    again. I adore her.
    What do you think
    is your strongest point?
    Loyalty. I will hang in there till the end, no matter what, and I will fight
    for what I believe in.
    What would Kathy
    say is your strongest point?
    Well, I think she would probably say my stamina. LOL! Nah, seriously, she
    calls me her rock. It’s funny hearing her say that because I have always thought
    of her as my rock, my anchor.
    What was it like where you grew up?
    I had a rough childhood. I don’t talk about it much, but my mother’s parents
    disowned her when they learned I was on the way. Long story short, she ended up
    on the street and died young. I was in and out of foster care until I was about
    fourteen when a Marine and his wife took me in and turned my life around. They were
    amazing and kind, and I will always be grateful for their love and support.
    What do you wish
    was different about your life?
    My life is perfect now, but if I could change one thing it would be that I
    discovered the identity of Kathy’s stalker before he got to her. I give thanks every
    day that Frosty, and I arrived when we did, thirty minutes later and we would have
    been too late. Only for Frosty, I would have finished that sucker when I had the
    chance.

    About the Author

    I live with my husband, two dogs and a cat on the beautiful east
    coast of Australia.
    I have a full-time job with a degree in history. I’ve always been an avid reader,
    and I love a happy ending, so writing romance seemed a natural progression for me.
    But as I sat at my computer staring at a blank screen it all seemed rather daunting.
    Once I started tapping on the keys though, the words kept flowing and before I knew
    it I had written my first book.
    Layne Macadam 
    I write contemporary romance and sci-fi. I am currently working
    on Desire Denied book 2 in the Desire Series. I have ideas for an historical romance
    in the future, and with thoughts of a wolf shifter germinating in my head a paranormal
    romance is not outside the realms of possibility either.
    When I’m not writing you might find me in the kitchen creating
    culinary delights, but of course some dishes work out better than others!
    I guess my love of history has fueled my other passion which
    is travel. I have been fortunate enough to have seen lots of this wonderful world
    we live in and on my web page you can share some of my experiences and pictures.

    Books Coming Soon

    Desire Denied, Book 2 in the Desire Series

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