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A Highland Knight's Desire ~ Amy Jarecki

I happen to be a fan of Amy's and this does not disappoint. I love this book. Starts out with a bang, takes on a roller coaster of a ride. The action is spot on, story line is great, Characters are fun. You will not want to put it down. The lengths they have to go through and emotionally put themselves through, makes this a good read.

Duncan and Meg were meant for each other. even if they both deny it. As far as I am concerned this is a must read book. You do not need to read book one to know whats going on. This book can stand alone on its own just fine. Take the time and read this book, if it is your first time reading Amy you will love it and want more.

Just in Time for a Highland Christmas ~ Dawn Marie Hamilton

 
I just read Just in Time for a Highland Christmas by Dawn Marie Hamilton . I have to say I so enjoy getting her books. I really do, I look forward to seeing what adventure she might take me on. Where will she take me or should I say when?

Archibald so much a man yet forgiving and protective. Isobell is angry, lost and scared. the road to each others heart is a long one but worth it.

This was a wonderful match, a fun story and a great plot. I loved being taken to the future, seeing the relief on all when the truth was out. If you get a chance read this series. Dawn Marie Hamilton does a good job at showing you about fae and brownies. You will fight, laugh, run and walk in awe of these story's.




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Heart's Song by Charity Parkerson

 

BOOK INFORMATION

TITLE – Heart’s Song SERIES – Ugly Eternity AUTHOR – Charity Parkerson GENRE – M/M Romance PUBLICATION DATE – 3/2/15 LENGTH (Pages/# Words) – 35,000 words PUBLISHER – Punk & Sissy Publications COVER ARTIST – Charity Parkerson PHOTOGRAPHER—Taria Reed/The Reed Files

Savannah Sins by Jenna Fox

BOOK INFORMATION

TITLE – Savannah Sins

SERIES – N/A

AUTHOR – Jenna Fox

GENRE – erotic/horror

PUBLICATION DATE – March 3rd 2015

LENGTH (Pages/# Words) – 15,300 words

PUBLISHER –Dark Hollows Press

COVER ARTIST – 3 Rusted Spoons

Greater Expectations by Alexander McCabe

BOOK INFORMATION

TITLE – Greater Expectations AUTHOR – Alexander McCabe GENRE – Romantic Comedy PUBLICATION DATE – August 5th 2014 LENGTH (Pages/# Words) – 257 pages / approx. 90,000 words PUBLISHER – Self published ebook COVER ARTIST – Kirsty C. Maclauchlan

Stitches by Jeremy L Blunt

I have had issues with my Email for the last week and in time I lost all my emails. I had agreed to post Stiches today by 11 am. I am so sorry for the delay.

BOOK INFORMATION

TITLE – Stitches- Because Some Wounds Need More Than a Band-Aid Cure AUTHOR – Jeremy L Blunt PUBLICATION DATE – February 10, 2015 LENGTH (Pages/# Words) - 184 PUBLISHER – Upland Avenue Publishing Group COVER ARTIST – Daniela Frongia

Book Review of Lachlan's Revenge and More

Lachlan's Revenge ~ R.L. Syme

I just loved this book. From beginning to epilogue. It was fun and so much deception. Who was playing who. What would the outcome be? Can you figure out whats gonna happen before ity happens. I love books like this. I started this book last night and finished about 40 minutes ago.

You think at first he has gone nutty, stealing a girl to marry her. Just to stop her father from warring with him. But then as the book progresses. You just sit and watch as the book unfolds. Then there is a lot of "Oh dam, that gotta suck" kind of situations. I just couldn't put it down. All the characters were fun, especially his adult/married daughter. lmao What I wouldn't give to be in the room with her and her father at times.

Anyways, the book has a great plot, story progressed wonderfully and the H/H were totally believable. It was just a fun book.

Donna Fletcher has a.......

Cover reveal & excerpt…Highlander The Dark Dragon.

Heather woke with a start, her heart beating wildly and her body chilled. It took her a moment to realize that she was home in the safety of her bedchamber and tucked comfortably in her bed. It had been two days since her return home and she had yet to feel completely safe and protected. She had woken the last two mornings, thinking she was still hiding in the woods from the ghost warriors while trying to make her way home. Her biggest fear had been that she would come face to face with her abductor—the Dark Dragon.
She shivered at the mere thought of his name and pulled the soft wool blanket up to her neck. Why the infamous warrior had had her abducted was still a question that haunted Heather and perhaps continued to be the cause of her unease. He abducted her once, would he not try again?
Heather shook her head. Lying abed would not solve her problems or ease her worries...... Click the book to read more.


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Warrior and the Wanderer & Accepting Fate Tours

Me: Tell us about yourself

Elizabeth: I’m the  product of the Mad Men era. I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s when doing things  like sneaking up on the roof of our suburban Richmond, VA home to read Judy Blume books and drink Dr. Pepper out of glass bottles was considered fine living. These days I still live in the ‘burbs only now I’m inside the Washington, DC beltway in our mid-century home where I live with my husband of 29 years, our son, one old Australian Cattle Dog, and one privileged Maine Coon mix cat. When not writing, I am trekking the wilds looking for birds and photographing them, as well as doing urban archaeology by junking and turning those cast-offs into dime-store/vintage  inspired creations for my etsy shop: Dime Store Chic. Oh, yes, and I still read on the roof...of our tool shed.

Me: Tell us about your new book?

Elizabeth: “Warrior and the Wanderer” is my foray into the Scottish-historical-romance-time-travel genre. (That’s a mouthful!)  I adore time-travel stories. I find the development  of characters being thrust back in time, or facing a person from another time, fascinating. “Warrior and the Wanderer” came about when I was watching The Beatles “A Hard Day’s Night” and I wondered what folks five hundred years in the past would have thought about music like that. I modeled the sarcastic wit my hero, Ian MacLean, uses as a defense mechanism from old John Lennon  interviews. My heroine, Bess Campbell, a fierce Highlander, has enough on her plate when the story opens, and now she has to deal with this very strange man named MacLean. Rather that burn him at the stake, she finds it’s far better to use his odd ways to further her own interests.

Me: When you write, does your real life spill over into your book at any time?

Elizabeth: In some very small ways. There may be a quirk here or a small encounter in daily life that I might work into a story as long as it matches the book’s tempo and theme.

Me: Do you think about a book of yours, being made into a movie, or not when writing?

Elizabeth: I love movies and I can’t help but thinking of my stories as little movies in my head as I put them onto my computer screen. Sometimes they even have soundtracks!

Me: When naming your characters, do you give any thought to the actual meaning?

Elizabeth: Not particularly. I like names that have a certain ring to them and are fairly accessible for the reader to pronounce and remember.

Me: What made you want to write and also what made you want to write the genre you are writing?

Elizabeth: When I was ten, I read “Harriet the Spy” and loved the idea of keeping a notebook like Harriet did. I looked forward to writing in it as often as I could. Eventually I wrote short stories and then whole books of really bad fiction. I was drawn to Scottish historical romance, because of my family’s origins and the fact that I just love stories about relationships and adventure. I also have to admit that I like doing the research for the books as well. I even studied Scottish Gaelic in adult ed classes for three years.

Me: If you had to choose, which writer would you consider a mentor?

Elizabeth: My sisterhood of writing friends are all mentors and inspirations to me. They are hard-working, wonderful women who I aspire to be when I grow up!

Me: Do you have any tips for our readers that might dream of writing?

Elizabeth: Don’t dream. Do it. I know that the blank page or screen can be a frightening prospect. Just get those thoughts down. Dance with your thoughts and ideas by putting words on the page. You can edit later. Remember that you have complete control over your story because it is just that: yours.

Me: Tell us anything you want?

Elizabeth: Thank you, for giving me the opportunity to meet your readers. It is an honor and a pleasure to introduce myself and my book to you. Cheers and Slainte! Elizabeth


My Review of  Warrior and the Wanderer ~ Elizabeth Holcombe

 This is a great book. First I like to say that usually, at least for me, see time travel with women always going back in time. Having it reversed is a great aspect. It was great reading the heroine and hero bicker and hide their feelings. The idea of being around people who are, what you believe, not all there upsatirs. Both of them thinking this of each other. I couldn't put it down.

You got this arrogant guy, yet somewhat depressed from his fall from fame. Then you have the Hot tempered about to die female. Who thinks this man her enemy.

Try as you might, you cannot stop reading. You have mystery, revenge, laughter, and love all rolled into a simply well written book.

BOOK INFO

TITLE – Warrior and the Wanderer AUTHOR – Elizabeth Holcombe GENRE – Scottish historical romance/time travel PUBLICATION DATE – December 23, 2014 LENGTH (Pages/# Words) - 249 pages PUBLISHER – Amazon Kindle COVER ARTIST – Fiona Jayde Media Designs

BOOK SYNOPSIS

Bittersweet by KS Thomas

GENRE: Contemporary Romance

PUBLICATION DATE: February 21, 2015

COVER DESIGN: Regina Wamba at Mae I Design

LENGTH: 60,000+ words

CONTENT WARNING: Adult Content - Language/Situations

Whats next in the Macinnes Sisters Trilogy

 Thought of my day

The Dark Dragon from Donna Fletcher's Webpage

By the end of February or sooner, I’ll be revealing and posting an excerpt from Highlander: The Dark Dragon, the third and final book in the Macinnes Sisters Trilogy. The release date has been moved to early spring.
If you would like to see the cover and read an excerpt before it appears on my blog and hear about future releases, then subscribe to Donna’s Book Alerts at the top of the page.

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and also Dragon Knight's Medallion by Mary Morgan

I found these Photo's online and thought, "Hmmm, What would it be like to live in a castle. Have a man fight for you, and dress in the days of old?" 

 

I am not sure if I could. Maybe because I am a 21st Century woman. BUT I am also old fashion in so many ways, that women's rights group would probably ban forever. (LOL) Anyway check out the pic's, what do you see when you look at them? 

The skull was just cool as hell.

Valentines Day YAY

I have two things today. Valentine in Love by Ami C Samuel, I also have an Interview with Aurrora St James

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BLURB

Beautiful Valentine Dupond is haunted by her name.
“Valen-teeen…”she keeps telling people in her scrumptious French accent, “My name is Valen-teeeeen!”

And Valentine doesn’t just have a romantic name; she speaks French the language of love…
Only, her love life is very far from exciting, in fact she does not have one.

Lovely Valentine is a vegetarian veterinarian in Perth, Australia, and lives with a fat cat and a dance crazed-housemate with two left feet.

So where is “l’amour”,you may ask?
Where is the wild romance?
Where, oh WHERE is the French kissing!!!

Well, hold your horses, girls, cause gorgeous red-hot millionaire Joshua Hudgewich is about to enter stage-left and sweep Valentine right off her dancing shoes. Though not without some Drama, of course, and leaving a few dents and bruises on Valentine's tender heart...

BIO

  

Ami C. Samuel is the pen-name of a beautiful, bubbly Mauritian lady; so lovely you'd be forgiven for mistaking her for one of her heroines! Living in Paradise has inspired Ami to write deliciously funny and light-hearted romances, all with a Tropical twist...

Valentine in Love is her first novel published with WDA, with a second delicious romantic adventure Crystal-balls & Croissants on its way, and a third already in the works! freshly been published, and a third is already in the works.

Giveaway!! 

A signed copy of Valentine in Love and  

Swarovski Crystal Heart Pendant.

The competition is open world wide. 
If the winner neglects to respond in 24 hours of notification the prize will be forwarded to the runner up. 

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Below is Aurrora St. James, Which was Going to be posted but I waited to do so on Valentines day and time.

1.      Do you have to travel much concerning your books?

Fortunately I don’t at this point. However I anticipate that at some point in the near future, I’m going to want to start attending more reader and writer conferences. I’ve done this quite a bit in the past and I definitely miss the interaction with others.

2.      What was the hardest part of writing your book?

I think it depends on the book. For Set in Stone, writing the entire thing was hard because for the first draft I didn’t have an outline to work from. That made the revisions a monster because there were so many things that changed from the start to the end. In Gavril of Aquina, the first draft was a breeze, but the revisions were challenging because I hadn’t added in a lot of the detail I needed. Now that I’m working on the next book, I have an outline and am adding in the details as I write. Which is making this first draft hard again. Maybe when I’m on my tenth book it will all be cohesive? One can hope, right?

3.      When you start writing your book, does your H/H ever talk to you? If so what are some of the things they might say?

They do talk to me. Even all throughout the writing process. Mostly they show me scenes or portions of a scene and talk about what is happening. Or show me what they are saying with the other character(s) in the scene. I love these times and usually hurry to write down what they say.  

4.      What made you want to write the books you currently write?

It’s funny, but I’ve always loved to read romance, so it was natural to want to write it. To see my own heroes and heroines have adventures and fall in love. As for the magical aspect, it kind of grew out of the stories. First with Set in Stone and then Gavril. I hadn’t really planned it with Set in Stone and the magic was part of what made Gavril who he once was. Maybe it is just one more element of escaping reality, but now I love it.

5.      Do you ever experience writer's block?

Yes. I find it happens most when I’ve written my characters into a place where I don’t know what happens next. That’s why having a decent outline is so important. I may not have to have 100% of the story outlined, but if I don’t have a good 75%, then I could get to a place where I’ve gone too far down a rabbit hole that led to a dead end. At that point, I struggle until I realize the mistake and can back up. But it’s very frustrating.

6.      Do you work with an outline, or just write?

I’ve decided that writing with an outline is the best way. I’ve learned that sometimes it’s hard to come up with an outline at the start of a book, but when in the actual writing, it makes things so much easier. It keeps me and the characters on track, while still allowing for some flexibility. I like allowing the characters to explore within the outline and they always suggest new avenues. Most turn out to be far better than what I come up with, and in the end, make for a better story.

Thanks so much for having me on your blog! I’m truly grateful for all you do to support romance authors. You’re the best!

Conceiving Evil by Jenna Fox

BOOK INFORMATION

TITLE – Conceiving Evil AUTHOR – Jenna Fox GENRE – Erotic/Suspense with light BDSM and horror themes PUBLICATION DATE – October 16th 2014 LENGTH (Pages/# Words) – 35 pages/10,577 words PUBLISHER – Dark Hollows Press COVER ARTIST – 3 Rusted Spoons

BOOK SYNOPSIS

A dark, chilling romance. Fall in love with the ultimate bad guy.

Like everyone else after the economic crash, Abby Torrance was struggling financially. But then Dorian Lincoln, a political and business icon, sweeps her off her feet and into a life of promise. He’s a man who has enough power to change the world for the better, a man who can give hope to the masses, a man who can give Abby a baby.

But the road to Hell is paved with good intentions and Abby is having strange dreams that seem both a warning and a prophesy. How can she give the evil undertones of her dreams any notice when she’s busy focusing on conceiving?

Mountain Of Love & Danger by Gail Pallotta

BOOK INFORMATION

TITLE – Mountain of Love and Danger SERIES – Fairwilde Fairy Tale Reflections AUTHOR – Gail Pallotta GENRE – Mystery and Romance PUBLICATION DATE – 10/14/2014 LENGTH (Pages/# Words) - 32, 440 PUBLISHER – Mountain Laurel Publishing / Create Space COVER ARTIST – Vanessa Riley

BOOK SYNOPSIS

Jack Greenthumb finds romance in Fairwilde Kingdom—a different day—a different girl. Then a cruel mystery begins. Dad’s beaten, the family farm destroyed and Jack’s true love, Gwendolyn Bante, kidnapped. Jack’s undercover operation reveals Gwenie’s a captive atop a mountain accessible only by helicopter. Reaching her is a dangerous expedition even for a champion rock climber like Jack. However, a Greenthumb Acres employee plants a miraculous seed from Heaven for the rescue. Suspense mounts as Jack scales the perilous cliff to face a brute and a treacherous descent in this retelling of the fairy tale, Jack and the Beanstalk.

The Gatekeeper's Key: A Spellbound Consortium Book 3

At His Service Part 1 ~ Suzanne Rock

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~ Cover Reveal & Excerpt…Highlander’s True Love



Cree entered the Great Hall with angry strides and stopped abruptly when the lone woman in the room turned away from the table, she had been bent over, to face him. Her beauty startled him for a moment...........

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Now to Present My Spotlight of  Suzanne Rock

BOOK INFORMATION

TITLE – At His Service Part 1 SERIES – Playboys of Boston AUTHOR – Suzanne Rock GENRE – Contemporary/Serial PUBLICATION DATE – 2/3/15 LENGTH (Pages/# Words) – 60 pages PUBLISHER – St. Martin’s Press

Highland Storm by Victoria Zak

Make sure to check my Reviews out. I have updated that page and have several posted.

Also check out my blog of The Other Woman by Eve Rabi

Now for Victoria Zaks

BOOK INFORMATION

TITLE – Highland Storm SERIES – Guardians of Scotland series book two AUTHOR – Victoria Zak GENRE – Scottish historical fantasy romance PUBLICATION DATE – Jan 13 2015 LENGTH (Pages/# Words) - COVER ARTIST – JAB Designs

BOOK SYNOPSIS

A long forgotten Ancient kingdom has been awakened and threatens to change the Dragonkine world forever.

Sanctuary ~ Pauline Creede

BOOK INFORMATION

TITLE – Sanctuary SERIES – Sanctuary AUTHOR – Pauline Creeden GENRE – YA Thriller/Science Fictio n PUBLICATION DATE – Sept 2013 LENGTH (Pages/# Words) – 268 pages PUBLISHER – AltWit Press COVER ARTIST – Najla Qamber

Accepting Fate SERIES

BOOK INFORMATION

TITLE – Accepting Fate SERIES – Others of Seattle: Book 3 AUTHOR – Brandy L Rivers GENRE – Adult Paranormal Romance PUBLICATION DATE – 2-23-2015 LENGTH (Pages/# Words) – around 70ish k PUBLISHER – Brandy L Rivers COVER ARTIST – Brandy L Rivers

Suzanne Carroll's new book Starcrossed & Giveaway

 

GENRE: Young Adult Romance

PUBLISHER: WDA Publishing

COVER DESIGN: Manuela Cardiga

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Thought of my Day 01/07/15

 Donna Fletcher News:


Readers have been asking for more about Cree & Dawn, so coming sometime in February is Highlander’s True Love, a Cree & Dawn short story.
 

It has been over a month since the twins were born and Cree and Dawn are eager to have a night alone. But a problem arises that threatens not only their evening together but much more.

A woman and two year old lad have arrived at the keep with some startling news.

Unbound by Sara Humphreys... ready for Pre-Order...

 

Sara Humphreys-Bio

Sara is a graduate of Marist College, with a B.A. Degree in English Literature & Theater. Her initial career path after college was as a professional actress. Some of her television credits include, A&E Biography, Guiding Light, Another World, As the World Turns and Rescue Me.

In 2013 Sara's novel UNTAMED won two PRISM awards--Dark Paranormal and Best of the Best. Sara has been a lover of both the paranormal and romance novels for years. Her sci-fi/fantasy/romance obsession began years ago with the TV Series STAR TREK and an enormous crush on Captain Kirk. That sci-fi obsession soon evolved into the love of all types of fantasy/paranormal; vampires, ghosts, werewolves, and of course shape shifters. Sara is married to her college sweetheart, Will. They live in New York with their 4 boys. For a full list of Sara's books and reading order, 

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