• RLF Gems

    #Romance Lives Forever @VickiBatman @DenaGarson #RLFblog

    #Romance Lives Forever @VickiBatman @DenaGarson #RLFblogThe top post was the RLF Gems announcement last month. I did not count it among the top bloggers because that award would go to me. I’d like to see the credit go to guests. You are why I do this!

    The Top Blogger for this month is Vicki Batman. Top chatter was also Vicki Batman. She wins a month of free advertising on the blog. Top Blogger of 2016 was Susan V Vaughn, who won a year of free advertising for 2017.

    Top Blogger Vicki Batman

    Website: http://vickibatman.blogspot.com
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/VickiBatman
    Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1ipdLkv
    Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/vickibatman
    Google+: http://bit.ly/1zUggDF
    Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4814608.Vicki_Batman
    Amazon Author page https://www.amazon.com/author/vickibatman
    Plotting Princesses: http://plottingprincesses.blogspot.com

    The winners are judged by page visits. Congratulations to these fine bloggers:
    Vicki Batman
    Dena Garson
    Julie D Revezzo
    Carol Van Natta
    Veronica Scott
    Honorable mention: Kayelle Allen, Alexa Aston

    Top Chatters for the Month

    #Romance Lives Forever @VickiBatman @DenaGarson #RLFblogThe person who gets the most comments in a month is not always the person who gets the most page views. For that reason, I instituted the Top Chatter Award. This award is for the bloggers who receive the most comments.
    This month’s winners are:

    Vicki Batman
    Kayelle Allen
    Susan V Vaughn

    New Server — New Power

    RLFblog has attracted so many visitors we crashed the server three times in the past month. On September 20th, we had no visitors on the blog so that we could move to a new, more powerful and roomier server. This should hold us for a bit! It also means I can add even more services. Look for new things in 2018, such as Free Book Friday and other goodies for readers (and authors)!

    Not only does RLF post automatically to Triberr with a reach of several million, each post is also featured on the Romance Lives Forever Pinterest board http://www.pinterest.com/kayelleallen/romance-lives-forever-rlfblog/ as well as on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/RomanceLivesForever/ and Twitter https://www.twitter.com/kayelleallen When you like, follow and share it increases the reach. Thank you for sharing with your readers and friends!

    Be a Guest Author

    Romance Lives Forever uses Signup Genius to schedule guests. The system also reminds authors of their visit. One post is available each day. Once you choose a date, no one else will be able to take it. You can sign up for more than one visit; however, each visit must be in a different month.

    October – December
    http://bit.ly/rlf4Q2017
    January – March
    http://bit.ly/rlf1Q2018

    April – June
    http://bit.ly/rlf2Q2018

    My thanks to all who took part this month. You made Romance Lives Forever a great place to discover new books and authors. Other guests during the month are (in alpha order by first name):

    Adam Mann, Alice Orr, Aurora Springer, Cailin Briste, Cynthia Roberts, Dawn Roberto, Dylan Callens, Faye Hall, Iris Blobel, Izzy Szyn, Jessica E Subject, Jessie Clever, Lauren Linwood, Lexi Lawton, Linda Mooney, Livia Quinn, MFRW Founding Day, Nicole Morgan, NJ Walters, Seelie Kay, Susan A Royal, Susan V Vaughn, Tara Randel

    Do you want to BLAST PIRATES?
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  • Cancer Awareness,  Suspense

    Beating cancer one life at a time by Livia Quinn @liviaquinn #RLFblog #Suspense #NoQuit

    Beating cancer one life at a time by Livia Quinn @liviaquinn #RLFblog #Suspense #NoQuitWe’ve each lost loved ones to this killer. Thirty years ago when my father got cancer people were calling it “The Big C”, speaking about it in hushed voices ripe with trepidation and let’s face it, a sense of doom. He dies less than a month after he was diagnosed. By the time my mother passed away from ovarian cancer SEVEN years after they’d given her a one to two year prognosis, the tide was beginning t turn. Now drugs, new attitudes and protocols, and new outcomes are on the rise.

    Though I’ve lost many friends, even recently, to lung cancer, breast cancer, liver cancer and pancreatic cancer, these friends and family have lived WITH cancer. While doctors visits and treatments were a part of their lives, they didn’t stop living or doing the things that gave them joy. I miss them all terribly (Mary Amelia, Charlie, Mark, Earl and Cleo, and so many more) but the memory I have of each of them was strength, passion for life, and the way they put us one step closer to seeing the end of this illness. It’s power over our psyches has been diminished by the hope those who have come before us have left behind.

    Hope is an integral part of beating cancer. My mother’s doctor said there was no reason she should have beat those odds. They credited her positive attitude. This is an accepted fact now– our will, our belief and our no quit attitudes will one day mean an end to cancer. There’s no way to express what a wonderful day that will be. I believe it will happen in my lifetime.

    Please don’t let fear of the C-word keep you from getting screened. Early detection has meant the difference many times. And remember — We Will Not Quit until cancer is history.

    These heroes fight for country and serve their communities, Luc, Men of Honor by Livia Quinn.

    Today’s featured book is Luc, Men of Honor, a Romantic Suspense by Livia Quinn.

    Not all tall, dark and dangerous heroes are bad boys…

    The first time Delilah Burke saw him was at the crime scene, and she assumed he was a certain type—tall, dark and dangerous, and a robber—because he looked the part and he was holding a gun. She’d been wrong. A cop should know better than to assume but dressed like a mercenary, holding a gun, how was she to know? Under the circumstances a careful cop doesn’t presume or assume so, she’d followed protocol.

    Former Navy officer, Luc Larue, knew the tough lady cop with her boot pressing him to the grimy floor of the tiny grocery suspected he was a criminal. But he’d been in the process of taking down the thief with his “gun” when she and her partner barreled onto the scene ordering everyone to get down. There was something about her commanding voice and those cornflower-blue eyes, but once she learned the truth about his part-time job, would she listen to his proposition or laugh?

    Each day reveals the former naval officer to be almost too good to be true. Then trouble arrives from Luc’s past and Del faces a choice – believe the evidence against him, or trust her heart.

    Genre Contemporary Romantic suspense
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG-13
    Publisher Campbell Hill Publishing
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075YPN5NJ
    Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/luc-livia-quinn/1127152133
    iBooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/luc/id1290017804?mt=11
    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/luc-13
    Scribd https://www.scribd.com/book/360011704/Luc-Men-of-Honor-2
    CreateSpace https://www.createspace.com/7460619

    Livia Quinn Social Media

    A DC native, Livia Quinn lives and writes by the bayou in Louisiana. Her jobs as a mail carrier, computer trainer, plant manager, sales person and professional singer have provided her with plenty of fodder to share with her readers. She is protected from the alligators, snakes and bears by her husband and their feisty Pomeranian, Dusty the Cajun Husky.

    Website: http://liviaquinn.com
    Facebook http://www.facebook.com/liviaquinnwrites
    Twitter http://twitter.com/liviaquinn
    Bookbub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/livia-quinn
    Pinterest http://pinterest.com/liviaquinn
    Goodreads http://bit.ly/22VXuev
    Amazon Author page http://amzn.to/1T5qmhN
    Google+ http://bit.ly/2guNZn9
    Instagram http://instagram.com/liviaquinnauthor
    Livia Quinn’s Facebook Reader Group http://bit.ly/2gBFQ12
    Blog: https://liviaquinnwrites.com/livias-ramblings

     

  • RLF Gems

    #Romance Lives Forever @KaylaDrakeBooks @AlinaKField #RLFblog

    The top post was the RLF Gems announcement last month. I did not count it among the top bloggers because that award would go to me. I’d like to see the credit go to guests. You are why I do this!

    The Top Blogger for this month is Kayla Drake. Top chatter was Alina K Field. Both win a month of free advertising on the blog. Top Blogger of 2016 was Susan V Vaughn, who won a year of free advertising for 2017.

    Top Blogger Kayla Drake

    Website https://kayladrakebooks.com/
    Twitter https://twitter.com/KaylaDrakeBooks
    Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Kayla-Drake/e/B074YMZYL9/
    Newsletter http://kayladrakebooks.us16.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=686d1e9911f5f48fba7a54403&id=ca49abedb8The winners are judged by page visits. Congratulations to these fine bloggers:
    1. Kayla Drake
    2. Livia Quinn
    3. Caris Roane
    4. Ciara Gold
    5. NJ Walters
    Honorable mention: Milou Koenings, Rue Allyn

    RLF Gems, Kayelle Allen, NJ Walters, Caris Roane, Kayla Drake, Livia Quinn, Ciara Gold, Alina K Field, Izzy Szyn, Marilyn Baron

    Top Chatters for the Month

    The person who gets the most comments in a month is not always the person who gets the most page views. For that reason, I instituted the Top Chatter Award. This award is for the bloggers who receive the most comments.
    This month’s winners are:

    Alina K Field
    Izzy Szyn
    Caris Roane
    Marilyn Baron

    New Server — New Power

    RLFblog has attracted so many visitors we crashed the server three times in the past month. On September 20th, we had no visitors on the blog so that we could move to a new, more powerful and roomier server. This should hold us for a bit! It also means I can add even more services. Look for new things in 2018, such as Free Book Friday and other goodies for readers (and authors)!

    Not only does RLF post automatically to Triberr with a reach of several million, each post is also featured on the Romance Lives Forever Pinterest board http://www.pinterest.com/kayelleallen/romance-lives-forever-rlfblog/ as well as on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/RomanceLivesForever/ and Twitter https://www.twitter.com/kayelleallen When you like, follow and share it increases the reach. Thank you for sharing with your followers and friends!

    Be a Guest Author

    Romance Lives Forever uses Signup Genius to schedule guests. The system also reminds authors of their visit. One post is available each day. Once you choose a date, no one else will be able to take it. You can sign up for more than one visit; however, each visit must be in a different month.

    October – December
    http://bit.ly/rlf4Q2017
    January – March 2018
    http://bit.ly/rlf1Q2018
    April – June 2018
    http://bit.ly/rlf2Q2018

    My thanks to all who took part this month. You made Romance Lives Forever a great place to discover new books and authors.

    Alexa Aston, Ayla Ruse, Barbara White Daille, Bonnie Edwards, Cailin Briste, Faye Hall, Gemma Snow, Karen Cino, Kayelle Allen, Kristina Knight, Kryssie Fortune, Laura Haley-McNeil, Linda Brendle, Madison Michael, Michelle Abbott, Regina Kammer, Seelie Kay


    Do you want to BLAST PIRATES?
    I recommend Blasty. When you use it, please mark Romance Lives Forever as a legal site. Thank you!

     

  • Paranormal

    Blood Moon by Livia Quinn @liviaquinn #RLFblog #paranormal

    Blood Moon by Livia Quinn @liviaquinn #RLFblog #paranormalToday’s featured book is Blood Moon, a paranormal by Livia Quinn.

    Blood Moon, book 6 in the Destiny Paramortals is available now in the Moonlight Magic Paranormal Collection for 99 cents along with 19 other novels.

    She could destroy his world…or save it.

    There’s a new supe in Destiny. She sauntered into the Moat of Morpheus, a redheaded violet-eyed warrior carrying a giant head-splitter of a sword and wielding it with magic. Her name was Cinder. River felt an immediate attraction as well as a lifting of the despair that had been his only companion for months. But it was short lived.

    She was there to kill a dragonhunter and accused River of hiding the truth about him. Turns out, she was right. River had a secret and his own reasons for remaining quiet. If he couldn’t break free from the villain’s control, there would be devastating consequences for his family and ultimately, the other Paramortals.

    After his sister and the dragon sheriff go missing, River and Cinder join forces. But history has a way of coming full circle and echoes from their past bring a shattering revelation about their Paramortal family and the dragonhunter’s true identity, a perspective neither of them could have anticipated. Can they forgive the past to overcome their common enemy or will the news tear their relationship and the Paramortals apart forever?

    Genre Paranormal Romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG-13
    Publisher Campbell Hill Publishing
    Amazon http://amzn.to/2gZtEHS
    Barnes and Noble http://bit.ly/2f1GvIY
    iBooks http://apple.co/2jm5aJK
    Kobo http://bit.ly/2fgrrEh

    Livia Quinn Social Media

    Livia Quinn is a DC native who lives by the bayou in Louisiana with her husband and Cajun husky, Dusty. She gets her inspiration from the state’s fascinating culture and weather. She has published twelve books, both paranormal and contemporary military romance.
    Website: http://liviaquinn.com
    Facebook http://www.facebook.com/liviaquinnwrites
    Twitter http://twitter.com/liviaquinn
    Pinterest http://pinterest.com/liviaquinn
    Goodreads http://bit.ly/22VXuev
    Amazon Author page http://amzn.to/1T5qmhN
    Google+ http://bit.ly/2guNZn9
    Linkedin http://bit.ly/2dbYAP2
    Instagram http://instagram.com/liviaquinnauthor
    Independent Author Network http://bit.ly/2dlAr8L
    Livia Quinns Facebook Reader Group http://bit.ly/2gBFQ12
    Newsletter http://amzn.to/2gZtEHS

  • Is It True,  Paranormal

    Is It True: Blame it On the Moon by Livia Quinn @liviaquinn #RLFblog #PNR

    Play Is It True with today’s guest Livia Quinn, author of Blame it on the Moon, an Urban Fantasy. This is a game in which authors answer yes and no questions. They can elaborate on answers as much as they choose.

     

    First, tell us about your book.

    Destiny – is it Mayberry or Middle Earth?

    It’s the height of the Para-moon and Sheriff Jack Lang is up to his ‘6’ in alligators. Defending those weaker than himself is in his DNA which is what drove him to become a Navy pilot. But who is he kidding? Alligators he could handle! But supernatural bad guys? Ragtag doesn’t begin to describe his band of temporary ‘heroes’. If he has to go to war with the group that showed up at dawn, he might as well start cutting up white sheets and attaching them to garden stakes.

    With Tempe and the other Paramortals ill or incapacitated and the sudden appearance of beings he’s never heard of, will Jack be able to keep Destiny out of the hands of their enemies for the rest of the power down an–very important–keep the humans in the dark?

    It’s only twenty-four hours. If worse comes to worse, he has a dragon on his side and a few surprises up his sleeve. “Yippe, ki, yi…”

    But a lot can happen in twenty-four hours and things don’t always go as planned.

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG-13
    Genre: Urban Fantasy
    Now, tell us Yes or No for each answer below. Feel free to explain any (or none) of your answers.

    Is it true:

    this is your first book?
    No, this was the fourth book in my Destiny Paramortal series and my eighth book over all
    this book is part of a series?
    yes
    you lost sleep while writing this book?
    OMG yes, the toughest one yet
    you did research for this book?
    Of course. I pulled out all my fantasy reference books because I wasn’t up on some of the baddest creatures
    some characters in this book are not human?
    (pets for example)
    A bunch.
    this book has more than one genre?
    Hmm, paranormal/urban fantasy/mystery/cozy, lol
    you speak more than one language?
    yes
    you grew up where you live now?
    No, I live in Louisiana but I’m from just outside the nation’s capitol in Redskins town.
    you love to read?
    Yes, it’s what eventually led to my writing
    you are never late?
    Not often, well, almost never. It’s a problem.
    you love pizza?
    I LOVVVVE pizza but have been on WW for the last six months so I’ve only had two pieces since then. Walk up and offer me a piece, please. . .
    you love sushi?
    Ugh, no, sorry I know some people have a passion for it. Maybe if I lived closer to fresh seafood I’d learn to love it.
    you have a pet?
    Yes, he is a clever terror I affectionately call – Dusty the Cajun Husky because he thinks he’s a huge lead sled dog. When he gets off his leash which is almost never, he heads North!
    Where can we find your book online?
    Amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012X9HWJC
    Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/2940152860726
    CreateSpace http://amzn.to/1RW4ox0
    Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26016271
    iBooks http://apple.co/2ersxO5
    Kobo http://bit.ly/1TXIKsF
    Scribd http://www.scribd.com/book/296699432
    Page Foundry http://bit.ly/1LJwo54
    24 Symbols http://bit.ly/2dYmWvn

    Livia Quinn Social Media

    DC native Livia Quinn lives on the bayou in Louisiana where she is inspired by the weather and the magic of the state. She’s written ten books set on Storm Lake with a new Destiny book due in October. A former plant manager, salesperson, mail lady and business owner, she’s stocked up a world of quirky tales to share with her readers.

    Website: http://liviaquinn.com
    Newsletter http://eepurl.com/W94bb
    Facebook http://www.facebook.com/liviaquinnwrites
    Twitter http://twitter.com/liviaquinn
    Pinterest http://pinterest.com/liviaquinn
    Goodreads http://bit.ly/22VXuev
    Amazon Author page http://amzn.to/1T5qmhN
    Google+ http://bit.ly/2guNZn9
    Linkedin http://bit.ly/2dbYAP2
    Instagram http://instagram.com/liviaquinnauthor
    Independent Author Network http://bit.ly/2dlAr8L
    Livia Quinns Facebook Reader Group http://bit.ly/2gBFQ12

     

  • Storm Lake Boxed Set by Livia Quinn @liviaquinn #RLFblog #paranormal
    Paranormal,  Urban Fantasy

    Storm Lake Boxed Set by Livia Quinn @liviaquinn #RLFblog #paranormal

    Storm Lake Boxed Set by Livia Quinn @liviaquinn #RLFblog #paranormalToday’s featured book is the Storm Lake boxed set, a paranormal by Livia Quinn.

    Welcome to Destiny, or should I say, Middle Earth?

    I took the Sheriff position in Destiny thinking it a quaint, safe, normal small town – like Mayberry, but that ship sailed after I met Tempest Pomeroy – trouble magnet, storm witch, daughter of a Djinn and Tempestaerie, friend to dragons, fae, witches, and vampires.

    Holy… to say my life had gone FUBAR was like saying Wolverine’s fingernails were long enough for a manicure. For a man who prided himself on being in control, never confronting a situation I couldn’t handle, suddenly I was face to face with my own delusions.

    I may have thought that was the last straw. But there was always another haystack.

    Genre Paranormal
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG-13
    Amazon http://amzn.to/1MTRZml
    Barnes and Noble http://bit.ly/1K9IFcN
    Goodreads http://bit.ly/1N3smy4
    Kobo http://bit.ly/1QWZCcx
    iBooks http://apple.co/2t09OBn
    Createspace http://bit.ly/2sKY0io

    Livia Quinn Social Media

    DC native, Livia Quinn lives on the bayou in Louisiana where she is inspired by the weather and the magic of the state. She’s written ten books set on Storm Lake with a new Destiny book due in October. A former plant manager, salesperson, mail lady and business owner, she’s stocked up a world of quirky tales to share with her readers.

    Website: http://liviaquinn.com
    Newsletter http://eepurl.com/W94bb
    Facebook http://www.facebook.com/liviaquinnwrites
    Twitter http://twitter.com/liviaquinn
    Pinterest http://pinterest.com/liviaquinn
    Goodreads http://bit.ly/22VXuev
    Amazon Author page http://amzn.to/1T5qmhN
    Google+ http://bit.ly/2guNZn9
    Linkedin http://bit.ly/2dbYAP2
    Instagram http://instagram.com/liviaquinnauthor
    Independent Author Network http://bit.ly/2dlAr8L
    Livia Quinns Facebook Reader Group http://bit.ly/2gBFQ12