• Modern Western

    Read the contemporary western romance The Rancher’s Family by Barbara White Daille @BarbaraWDaille #RLFblog #contemporary #western

    Read the contemporary western romance The Rancher's Family by Barbara White Daille @BarbaraWDaille #RLFblog #contemporary #westernToday’s featured book is The Rancher’s Family (The Hitching Post Hotel #7) by Barbara White Daille.

    The Rancher’s Family by Barbara White Daille

    Genre: Contemporary romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13

    “Are you my new mommy?”
    She certainly hopes so…
    After a devastating loss, Cara Leonetti’s dreams of a husband and children are on hold. But Cowboy Creek’s local matchmaker thinks otherwise! And Cara finds herself unexpectedly entangled in the day-to-day family chaos of widower Wes Daniels and his two small children. She’s falling hard, but the strong, silent rancher doesn’t trust in love. Can Cara put her own fears aside and show Wes that they’re stronger together?

    Where to buy The Rancher’s Family

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MW7JZZ1/

    Barbara White Daille Social Media

    Barbara White Daille lives with her husband in the sunny Southwest. Though they love the warm winters and the lizards in their front yard, they haven’t gotten used to the scorpions in the bathroom. Barbara also loves writing, reading, and chocolate. Come to think of it, she enjoys writing about those subjects, too!
    Barbara wrote her first short story at the age of nine, then typed “The End” to her first novel many years later…in the eighth grade. Now she’s writing contemporary romance on a daily basis. Sign up for her newsletter to keep up with the latest in her writing life: https://barbarawhitedaille.com/newsletter.
    Website https://www.barbarawhitedaille.com
    Blog http://www.barbarawhitedaille.com/blog
    Twitter https://twitter.com/BarbaraWDaille
    Facebook http://www.facebook.com/barbarawhitedaille
    Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/529361.Barbara_White_Daille
    Amazon Author Page http://bit.ly/azbwd

     

  • Erotic,  Quick and Fun,  Western

    Regan, Book 1, the Sisters O’Ryan by Dee S Knight, writing as Jenna Stewart @DeeSKnight #RLFblog #historical #romance

    Regan, Book 1, the Sisters O'Ryan by Dee S. Knight, writing as Jenna Stewart @DeeSKnight #RLFblog #historical #romance 1872 Oregon. In Dee S. Knight’s ménage a trois, two unusual men share widow Regan O’Ryan, promising her that in the West, dreams–and especially fantasies–can come true. 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 book.

    Regan, Book 1, the Sisters O’Ryan by Dee S Knight, writing as Jenna Stewart

    Genre Historical ménage romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

    Joining in the westward migration, Davey and Regan O’Ryan Stone bought an Oregon farm sight unseen, hungering for adventure. Davey regretted the impulse far past the point of no return, and then he died. Now, unskilled and alone on her farm, Regan fears going home a failure–as a daughter, a wife and a farmer. With money quickly running out, she gladly accepts the offer of help from Seth Pratt, an acquaintance from the wagon train, and his friend Haywood Lawrence.

    One-armed Seth seeks work at the remote farm at the end of an Oregon trail with low expectations. When he finds Regan, alone and widowed, he tamps down desire. She deserves better than a man handicapped in war, searching for his soul. She’s worthy of someone like his Shakespeare-spouting, best friend, Hay. Nothing could have prepared Seth for Regan’s simple solution–that both men stay. On the farm and in her bed.

    QUICK

    Do you write more than one genre? If so, what are they?

    Yes–in two sub-genre. Jenna Stewart is the name I use for ménage books (with the exception of two space opera ménage books, as Dee). As Jenna, I write historical and shifter ménage romance.

    How do you come up with ideas?

    I had the idea for the Sisters O’Ryan books (four of them), just kind of overnight. It felt like no real thought at all. Not sure where the idea came from, exactly. But another book I’d thought about for years was also historical. When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a nun in the worst way. My mom worked in a Catholic hospital and I was around nuns a great deal and I admired them. Back in the 1950s, nuns were very different from what we see today, so I wondered about a nun who joined the convent and was content–until she went home to Oregon to empty her mother’s house after her death. There she discovers secrets that have affected her whole life, and desire such as she’d never imagined. She was no longer content. After the passion she experienced, could she return to the convent? My publisher called it Seducing Their Nun–a title I’ve always hated. I wanted to call it Sins of the Mother, and if you give the book a try, you’ll understand why. I know people who have said they wouldn’t read the book because it was disrespectful to the church, but I promise, it isn’t! Anyway, from that book, I created a series of historical ménage romances that were connected by one character in the previous book–like six degrees of separation. The shifter books came about as a lark, just to see if I could do it.

    I like ménage romance because it demonstrates that a woman can indeed love two men at the same time. However (sigh), I also think it takes very unusual people to maintain such a relationship. Not too many of them around.

    What is the single most important part of writing for you?

    Creating an idea that will appeal to readers. And it also has to appeal to me as a writer. I have lots of ideas I think would work for a book but I don’t believe in the concept I would have to write or I simply don’t understand it, so I can’t possibly write it. I want to create work that people like and I would like to read myself.

    When did you write your first book?

    Gosh! It makes me feel old. As Dee, I wrote Impatient Passion in 2002. I wrote Burning Bridges (as Anne Krist) in 2005. As Jenna, I wrote Regan in 2012. You see it took me a while to come around to focusing on ménage!

    FUN

    Leather or lace? Leather

    Black or red? Red, definitely

    Satin sheets or smooth cotton? I know satin sheets have their problems, but what’s sexier than watching a satin sheet slip-slide off a naked body?

    Ocean or mountains? Ocean

    City life or country life? City

    Party life or evening at home? Evening at home, with my guys doing very naughty things

    Dogs or cats? Both. I love watching their interactions

    Where to buy Regan, Book 1, the Sisters O’Ryan

    Publisher https://www.bookstrand.com/regan

    Amazon https://tinyurl.com/y2mfrg6o

    Barnes and Noble https://tinyurl.com/y2sbfgsc

    Dee S Knight, writing as Jenna Stewart Social Media

    A few years ago, Dee S Knight began writing, making getting up in the morning fun. During the day, her characters killed people, fell in love, became drunk with power, or sober with responsibility. And they had sex, lots of sex.
    After a while, Dee split her personality into thirds. She writes as Anne Krist for sweeter romances, and Jenna Stewart for ménage and shifter stories. All three of her personas are found on the Nomad Authors website. And all three offer some of the best romance you can find! Also, once a month, look for Dee’s Charity Sunday blog posts, where your comment can support a selected charity.
    Website: https://nomadauthors.com
    Blog: http://nomadauthors.com/blog
    Twitter: http://twitter.com/DeeSKnight
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeeSKnight2018
    Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/265222.Dee_S_Knight
    Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B079BGZNDN
    Newsletter: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/h8t2y6
    LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/dee-s-knight-0500749
    Sweet ‘n Sassy Divas: http://bit.ly/1ChWN3K

     

  • Quick and Fun,  Western

    Shot Through the Heart by Andrea Downing @AndiDowning #RLFblog #HistoricalWesternRomance #Western

    Shot Through the Heart by Andrea Downing @AndiDowning #RLFblog #historicalwesternromanceCan you have revenge on your mind when you’ve been Shot Through the Heart? In Andrea Downing’s new historical western romance, he wants to kill his sister’s murderers, she wants to help and heal the sick. Will it be trouble or love that finds them first?

    Andrea, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Shot Through the Heart.

    Shot Through the Heart by Andrea Downing

    Genre historical western romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13

    Gunslinger Shiloh Coltrane has returned home to work the family’s Wyoming ranch, only to find there’s still violence ahead. His sister and nephew have been murdered, and the killers are at large.

    Dr. Sydney Cantrell has come west to start her medical practice, aiming to treat the people of a small town. As she tries to help and heal, she finds disapproval and cruelty the payment in kind.

    When the two meet, it’s an attraction of opposites. As Shiloh seeks revenge, Sydney seeks to do what’s right. Each wants a new life, but will trouble or love find them first?

    QUICK

    Do you write more than one genre? If so, what are they?

    I write both historical and contemporary romance and women’s fiction, but so far all my books take place in the west. I’ve been using Wyoming fairly frequently as my setting as that’s where I live part-year (pandemics permitting!)

    How do you come up with ideas?

    Numerous different ways! My last book, Always on My Mind, devolved from an actual fight between cowboys and hippies at my local dancehall in the ’70s; Loveland came out of something I read about British aristocrats starting big cattle companies in the west. Shot Through the Heart started with the hero’s name, taken off my Cowboy calendar. Somewhere out there, there’s a real hero!

    What is the single most important part of writing for you?

    Character and conflict. Without really good characters, you have a very flat story, and without the conflict you have no story!

    When did you write your first book?

    Like most authors, that one is hidden away; mine is in boxes. It was written in the ’90s but I didn’t publish anything until 2012.

    FUN

    Leather or lace? Leather—cowhide!

    Black or red? Black. A gypsy once told me I’d die if I drove a red car so I avoid red.

    Satin sheets or smooth cotton? Cotton—I hate satin or silk sheets. Too slippery.

    Ocean or mountains? Mountains, though I’m lucky enough to live near each part-year.

    City life or country life? Country, of course.

    Party life or evening at home? Can I have both?

    Dogs or cats? Horses please? Okay, dogs if I must take one of those.

    Where to buy Shot Through the Heart

    Publisher https://www.thewildrosepress.com/authors/andrea-downing
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Shot-Through-Heart-Andrea-Downing-ebook/dp/B08DHV8VQ5/
    Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shot-through-the-heart-andrea-downing/1137387142
    Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54751926-shot-through-the-heart

    BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/books/shot-through-the-heart-by-andrea-downing

    Andrea Downing Social Media

    A native New Yorker, Andrea Downing divides her time between the canyons of city streets and the wide-open spaces of Wyoming. Her background in publishing and English Language teaching has transferred into fiction writing, and her love of horses, ranches, rodeo, and just about anything else western, is reflected in her award-winning western romances.
    She has been a finalist in the RONE Awards for Best American Historical Romance twice, placed in the International Digital Awards twice, and won ‘Favorite Hero’ and Honorable Mentions for Favorite Heroine, Short Story and Novel in the Maple Leaf Awards. Her book, Dearest Darling, has also won The Golden Quill Award for Best Novella and been on the short list for winning The Chanticleer Award for Best Short or Novella.
    Website https://andreadowning.com
    Blog https://andreadowning.com
    Twitter https://twitter.com/AndiDowning
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/writerAndreaDowning/
    Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/andidowning/andreas-roundup/
    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/andidowning/?hl=en
    Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6446229.Andrea_Downing
    BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/profile/andrea-downing
    Amazon Author Page http://www.amazon.com/Andrea-Downing/e/B008MQ0NXS
    Please follow Andrea on BookBub and Goodreads

  • Modern Western

    Read the contemporary western romance Honorable Rancher by Barbara White Daille @BarbaraWDaille #RLFblog #contemporaryromance #western

    Read the contemporary western romance Honorable Rancher by Barbara White Daille @BarbaraWDaille #RLFblog #contemporaryromance #westernToday’s featured book is Honorable Rancher a contemporary romance by Barbara White Daille.

    Honorable Rancher by Barbara White Daille

    The hero of Flagman’s Folly has been gone more than a year. But he still stands between Ben Sawyer and what he desires most–Dana Wright, the love of Ben’s life.
    When soldier Paul Wright left for the last time, he made his best friend promise to look after his wife and kids. Ben–good, steady Ben–is honoring that promise. And it’s burning him up inside.
    Because Dana is shutting Ben out. She wants him–so much–but she can’t afford to give in. If she does, she’ll spill her secret, and the betrayal will hurt everyone she cares about–her children who loved their daddy; her town, which loves its hero; and Ben, who loved his friend. She’ll do anything to protect her secret–even give up her own second chance at happiness.

    Where to buy Honorable Rancher

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00835RNFE/

    Barbara White Daille Social Media

    Barbara White Daille lives with her husband in the sunny Southwest. Though they love the warm winters and the lizards in their front yard, they haven’t gotten used to the scorpions in the bathroom. Barbara also loves writing, reading, and chocolate. Come to think of it, she enjoys writing about those subjects, too!
    Barbara wrote her first short story at the age of nine, then typed “The End” to her first novel many years later…in the eighth grade. Now she’s writing contemporary romance on a daily basis. Sign up for her newsletter to keep up with the latest in her writing life: https://barbarawhitedaille.com/newsletter.
    Website https://www.barbarawhitedaille.com
    Blog http://www.barbarawhitedaille.com/blog
    Twitter https://twitter.com/BarbaraWDaille
    Facebook http://www.facebook.com/barbarawhitedaille
    Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/529361.Barbara_White_Daille
    Amazon Author Page http://bit.ly/azbwd

     

  • Contemporary

    An Uptown Girl and a Cowboy by Lorelei Confer @loreleiconfer #RLFblog #SmallTownRomance #Suspense #WesternRomance

    An Uptown Girl and a Cowboy by Lorelei Confer @loreleiconfer #RLFblog #SmallTownRomance #Suspense #WesternRomanceMurderous evidence innocently possessed punches up the suspense. Lorelei Confer oukes ib the suspense when Sam’s life is threatened due to murderous evidence she innocently possesses, but will Elliott knowingly put himself in harm’s way to save her?

    Lorelei, 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 book.

    An Uptown Girl and A Cowboy by Lorelei Confer

    Romantic Suspense

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): spicy

    Samantha “Sam” Williams, aspiring wildlife photographer from New York City, disheveled from a challenging travel day, stumbles into Rosie’s Diner outside Jackson Hole, Wyoming and discovers the only available seat is next to a rugged, stone-faced cowboy, who greets her with a mesmerizing stare.

    Elliott Bouchard, a world class outdoorsman trains therapy horses and devotes his life to teaching “city slickers” respect for the wilderness. After he meets Sam, he wants to protect her from the raw elements of the west but from someone who wants her dead.

    When Sam’s life is threatened due to murderous evidence she innocently possesses, will Elliott knowingly put himself in harm’s way to save her?

    Why did you write this book?

    This is the second book in the Saddle Creek series and based on the following premise:

    Four male friends since childhood grow up in the small town of Saddle Creek, WY, located in the shadows of the Grand Tetons Mountain range. They consider themselves brothers from another mother; share and help each other through the growing pains of adulting after high school and remain loyal to each other throughout; one goes to college, another buys the horse ranch he’s worked/lived on since a young age, one joins the military, and the fourth becomes the local Sheriff.

    Moonlight Kisses and Mug Shots is the fourth in the series, the story of Sheriff Mitch Rogers and his new Deputy Veronica “Ronnie” Travis, who is also the new owner of Travis B&B located in Saddle Creek and where the Sheriff resides. And how or why did Ronnie from Miami, Florida become the owner of the B&B in Saddle Creek, WY? This book will be released August 25, 2020.

    What is your favorite genre to read?

    Romantic Suspense

    Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?

    What are you working on at the moment?

    I have a number of projects going. I’m in the midst of writing two novellas to add to the second Saddle Creek Christmas Romance Collection as well as the Sheriff’s first Christmas with his friends. I’m promoting the 4th book in the series, Moonlight Kisses and MugShots, that releases August 25, 2020; I’m also working on book 6 in the series, currently untitled, a novel in Desiree Holt’s world, as well as Deadly Intuition, all to be released next year.

    I also started an online book club: Lorelei’s Romantic Suspense Book Club. We meet via zoom every Wednesday from 7-8:30 pm est and always have a special guest who shares their writing journey. This is for readers to meet their favorite authors and authors to meet their readers. No masks required, no social distancing, just a one on one, face to face experience. If you’re shy, and I hope you’re not, you can connect with audio and video turned off; you’re be able to see and hear us but we won’t see ot hear you.

    More information is at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/293120771696171/

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86563020406

    Meeting ID: 865 6302 0406

    Password: 325859

    What books will we see from you in coming months?

    Moonlight Kisses and MugShots (on preorder now; releases August 25, 2020

    A Saddle Creek Christmas romance, part 2.

    Book 6 in the Saddle Creek series

    Deadly Intuition, book 7 in the Deadly series

    As well as an untitled novel in Desiree Holt’s world.

    Where to buy An Uptown Girl and A Cowboy

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IYM5UD2/
    Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1122017819/
    Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25610519

    Lorelei Confer Social Media

    Lorelei Confer lives on a peninsula in the mid-west coast of Florida with her high school sweetheart, now husband, and AJ, her longhaired Chihuahua.

    In the fourth grade, she wrote her first story–something about getting a shot at the doctors–that was produced by the teacher for parents and students in an assembly. When she was older, she spilled her guts in a journal every night and wrote long newsy love letters to Viet Nam.
    She is a multi published hybrid author of romantic suspense with two series: The Deadly series and the Saddle Creek series. She also has written numerous novellas and short stories.
    She loves to hear from her readers so if you want to stay “in the know” visit her website, sign up for her newsletters and contact her.
    Website www.loreleiconfer.com
    Blog www.loreleiconfer.blogspot.com
    Twitter https://twitter.com/loreleiconfer
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LoreleiConferAuthor/
    Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/loreleiconfer/
    Goodreads https://bit.ly/2U1jLw9
    Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Lorelei-Confer/e/B004HX4G6K/
    Newsletter https://bit.ly/2UZyQe1
    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lorelei.confer/
    Get to know Lorelei Confer better by signing up for her email newsletter. https://www.loreleiconfer.com

     

  • Modern Western,  Series Feature,  Suspense

    Read the series: Saddle Creek by Lorelei Confer @loreleiconfer #RLFblog #RomanticSuspense #Books

    Read the series: Saddle Creek by Lorelei Confer@loreleiconfer #RLFblog #RomanticSuspense #BooksLorelei Confer expands Saddle Creek series with two new releases in 2020. The series packs a punch with strong men and the women who steal their hearts. The latest is Moonlight Kisses and MugShots and A Saddle Creek Christmas Romance 2.

    Lorelei Confer, 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 series.

    Rustlers and Romance in the Saddle Creek series

    Genre: Romantic Suspense

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): 3

    Lauren McCray heads west to escape another beating from her ex-boyfriend, but when he follows her, she runs again; this time jumping into the bed of the nearest pickup truck.

    When horse rancher Chase Montgomery first lays eyes on Lauren McCray’s bruised, swollen face, and beautiful green eyes, his first instinct is to kiss the bruises away.

    Now, Lauren needs protection from her ex but also from Chase who finds her irresistible. Meanwhile, his horses are missing. Who’s has the larger threat? And how much is the sacrifice?

    Cover Award

    The book cover for Rustlers and Romance has been nominated for the “Cover of the Month” contest on AllAuthor.com. Lorelei says this is the first time she’s entered anything like this and would definitely appreciate your vote. Here’s the link, or you can click the picture to the right: https://allauthor.com/cover-of-the-month/8586/

    Which book is this in the series?Read the series: Saddle Creek by Lorelei Confer@loreleiconfer #RLFblog #RomanticSuspense #Books

    Rustlers and Romance is the 1st book in the Saddle Creek series and is being reintroduced with a new cover.

    How many books do you plan for the series?

    Moonlight Kisses and MugShots is the 4th book in the series will release August 25, 2020 and A Saddle Creek Christmas Romance 2 will release ~ early Nov 2020. There will be at least one more in 2021.

    How many books are completed?

    Six.

    What characters are the main stars in your series?

    A cowboy horse rancher and a woman on the run from domestic violence; his herd is diminishing. Is she part of the horse thievery ring?

    What is the overall theme in this series?

    The premise: Four male friends since childhood grow up in the small town of Saddle Creek, WY, located in the shadows of the Grand Tetons Mountain range. They consider themselves brothers from another mother; share and help each other through the growing pains of adulting after high school and remain loyal to each other throughout; one goes to college, another buys the horse ranch he’s worked/lived on since a young age, one joins the military, and the fourth becomes the local Sheriff.

    Please list the series titles below, in any order you prefer.

    Rustlers and Romance
    An Uptown Girl and A Cowboy
    Secrets and Deceptions
    A Saddle Creek Christmas Romance: Trilogy
    Moonlight Kisses and MugShots (preorder now, releases 8/25/2020)
    A Saddle Creek Christmas Romance: Trilogy 2 (Releases early 11/2020)

    This is the order in which I wrote them, but they are all stand-alone books, professionally edited with professional covers.

    What did you like best about writing this series?

    The bantering, the comradery, the loyalty, and their integrity. Always true to ones’ self.

    What other books (not in this series, have you written?)

    The Deadly series (6 books)

    A Cowboy’s Sweet Spot-Romances on the Range anthology

    Christmas Awakenings

    Where can we find links for all your books?

    https://www.amazon.com/Lorelei-Confer/e/B004HX4G6K/

    Where to buy:

    Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Lorelei-Confer/e/B004HX4G6K/

    Lorelei Confer Social Media

    Lorelei Confer lives on a peninsula in the mid-west coast of Florida with her high school sweetheart, now husband, and AJ, her longhaired Chihuahua.

    In the fourth grade, she wrote her first story–something about getting a shot at the doctors–that was produced by the teacher for parents and students in an assembly. When she was older, she spilled her guts in a journal every night and wrote long newsy love letters to Viet Nam.
    She is a multi published hybrid author of romantic suspense with two series: The Deadly series and the Saddle Creek series. She also has written numerous novellas and short stories.
    She loves to hear from her readers so if you want to stay “in the know” visit her website, sign up for her newsletters and contact her.
    Website www.loreleiconfer.com
    Blog www.loreleiconfer.blogspot.com
    Twitter https://twitter.com/loreleiconfer
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LoreleiConferAuthor/
    Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/loreleiconfer/
    Goodreads https://bit.ly/2U1jLw9
    Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Lorelei-Confer/e/B004HX4G6K/
    Newsletter https://bit.ly/2UZyQe1
    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lorelei.confer/
    Get to know Lorelei Confer better by signing up for her email newsletter. https://www.loreleiconfer.com