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Hot Greek Summer releases March 31! What's the HOT GREEK SUMMER fuss all about? Read on. A widow who promised her husband she would find someone new “afterwards.” A friend who pushes her to move on already. A hopeful man with a complex past. Too bad it's only a two-week holiday and there are no guarantees. Will their love affair last longer than one Hot Greek Summer? Hot Greek Summer is my…
Dating Blooper #1 The Spinach Profile What's your dating profile? It's not just your photo. It's also your story. Consider how bland a spinach salad tastes without a little dressing. Or how bleh cooked spinach is without a little oil and garlic. Here's a plate of plain old spinach. That’s your profile if you haven’t added a little balsamic vinegar, oil…
I'm thrilled to introduce the author of Artist, Ginny Frost. Artist is the last in the Mortar & Pestle series of seven romances. An artist's retreat, a thirst to learn more about what she loves doing... an old love. Who knew she'd run into him again? This is not a good time to revisit old wounds. Even if he's making his interest apparent. Before learning more about Artist, I asked Ginny to share her answers to three…
Revamped with energy, the mortar and pestle materialize in Redford Falls. As smoke circles within the stone, orange flecks of glitter turn to green, strengthening its chosen path and setting its magic in the hands of a woman with eyes the colour of jadestone. She is the only one who has the gift to heal the man known as the trickster. Blurb for Trickster Can she heal a trickster before he breaks her heart?…
Sex and the Single Girl and Park Avenue Summer, both great reads for different reasons. One's by Helen Gurley Brown, the other is about her.
Read Sea Hunter for the adventure and the love story, but enjoy the research that went into this slow burn romance with a touch of paranormal. Book Blurb for Sea Hunter On the turbulent high seas, an archeologist must protect a historic shipwreck from treasure hunters—not fall for one. Zahra Corbyn I’m a Sea Hunter. As an underwater archeologist and professor of antiquities, it is my duty to stop treasure hunters and looters from raiding…
Meet author Marilyn Barr's short alpha hero and set sail on the spirited cruise where he finds his happily ever after. Learn some history too! Since Quartermaster has elements of fantasy, I asked Marilyn to share her answers to three fantasy questions. Her answers are from the heart. What would you do if...? You had three hours alone. Sometimes, authors are super busy with kids and family. In this scenario, money and kid-sitting are not a worry. …
A few words from author Jean M. Grant on Seeker A Thread of Elements Water, fire, air, and earth…these elements have symbolic roots and importance in many cultures and communities from the ancient Greeks to current-day scientists. According to the Ancients in my trilogy (and in Seeker, a spin-off), these elements are the essence of life. Each of my main characters in the trilogy has a supernatural ability linked to an element: Water and…
How can he marry one woman when his heart sings for another?
The two main characters, Dante and Sophie, are dining at his house. “I hope you’ll like our dinner.” “Why wouldn’t I? Are you a bad cook?” “Oh, I’m not much on cooking, but I’d like to learn. Signing up for a cooking class, in fact.” Dante had trouble looking me in the eye. The poor guy was nervous. Jack led the way into the kitchen. Wine glasses and the bottle opener sat waiting on the…
Meet Lucy, Deon, and Phoebe, three middle-aged friends who share a bond that is tested by careers, loss, and love. A heartwarming story of forgiveness and starting over. Blurb for A Little Bit of Lust Love-cynical Lucy Bernard delights in her independence. Baking, all things Instagram, the occasional fling, and most of all hanging out with best friends Deon Goldbloom and Phoebe Karis. But when Deon kisses Lucy at the beach on a…
Meet Lucy, whose best friend Deon is about to pop in while she's baking. Is it a goodie he's after? Or something more? Or less? An excerpt from A Little Bit of Lust. Twelve days until summer vacation. Between spoonfuls of oatmeal, Lucy dictated her list of summer resolutions into the Reminders app on her phone. Birds chirped outside the open kitchen window where the scent of freshly mown grass hung in the air. A…
I'd like to introduce Author Mary Morgan to our readers. Her new book, Wishes Under a Highland Star, won the Crème de la Cover Contest! Please tell us a bit about your historical medieval Scottish fantasy romance. Hello, Shirley! I’m delighted to be a guest on your lovely blog today! I’d like to share a wee bit about my upcoming new Highland holiday story… Wishes Under a Highland Star wraps up the last son of Clan MacFhearguis. In writing…
1950s London. Who would guess a simple shoebox would hold life-changing secrets…a new life and new friends. One of those friends has a shoebox full of answers.
Nana Marley has her heart set on more great-grand babies, and with the help of a folklore legendary rabbit, she might receive her wish. Blurb for Derailed Hearts Single father and ER doctor, Ethan Marley, is ready to put down roots. He and his daughter embark on a train adventure across Canada from west to east coast. Boarding the train, he meets a woman who steals his breath, and he learns that she too is headed to…
Heartsong Hills is Book 2 in the Hears of the Ridge Series by Wendy Rick Stetson Release date is October 19! Blurb for Heartsong Hills Amish girls don’t dance. Dancing is against the rules, and Nora Beiler always follows the rules…until a runaway logging truck shatters her world forever. Desperate to heal from the accident, she enrolls in Shuffle off to Fitness, an exercise class at the local senior center. She…
Author Mike Torreano writes about right and wrong, values that characterized the Old West. "Values we could use more of today." He was inspired when a friend approached him a while back and said he had the idea for Mike's next novel. He spun a fascinating story about thousands and thousands of gold bars supposedly hidden under a peak north of Las Cruces. "I had to know more. What I found was a legend that never…
Lucy aimed her phone at Deon’s Patrick Dempsey hair. The young Patrick. “Throw your head back. Run your hand through your––” “No way.” “Come on. Unbutton a few buttons.” He’d been working out more, she could tell by the swell in his arms and chest. The nerd was looking good. “Stop it.” He held his hand up blocking her view. “You’re all gussied up for this eight-minute dating thing. I just wanted to mark…
“So, this is what it’s like being on a date with you.” Dana hesitated—caught herself. “This isn’t a date, is it? Her voice flattened and she took a sip of wine. “Oh, I’m not belittling your gesture, bringing me to this fine establishment. But it isn’t a date because you’re seeing that woman, aren’t you? The one you asked me for advice about.” Alex fidgeted. Idiot. Asking Dana how to recognize the signs a woman was interested––what had he been thinking? What could be more awkward? This.…
It was after six, and in the last fifteen minutes, I’d checked my watch three times, holding my wrist at lap level so Donald, my latest meet, wouldn’t notice. Nope, too busy texting. On my second glass of wine––we’d hit the early bird special, Donald’s suggestion––at a new fish place on the water, The Fin and Tater. The air surrounding us held the briny scent of fresh tuna and their specialty, fifteen potato dishes, from…
August + Ice Cream Books! Choose from 50 reads. With one click of the link, scroll, baby scroll. I haven't written an ice cream book, but fifty of my author friends have every kind of ice cream story you can imagine. Romance to paranormal romance with witches and ghosts and vampires. Mystery and murder. Historical. Older couples and second chances. Mermaids. Exotic settings. Your own backyard. Summertime is reading time, so indulge yourself. Choose your favorite genre…
"Clothes make the character," says author Jana Richards. She should know. In this special introduction to Child of Mine, her first book in the Masonville series, she writes about clothes, weddings, her favorite scene in the book, and...secrets. One of my favorite scenes in Child of Mine, book 1 in my Masonville Series, is the wedding scene. Lauren and Cole are getting married in a hastily arranged wedding at Cole’s house a few weeks before Christmas.…
Author Lynn Griffin writes stories about strong women, courage and survival. She loves the way the characters take her by the hand and lead her along the path. They tell Lynn what they want to say and what’s going to happen next. Why did you write this particular book you’re talking about today? I find that every book I write is filled with stories of courage and survival. I’ve met so many wonderful people…
Author Terry Segan talks about her second novel, Precious Treasure, a paranormal mystery with a spirit from the Civil War. (Her first book, Photographs in Time, involved time travel.) Terry enjoyed researching the Civil War for her novel. Here's a tidbit about what she discovered: "In Precious Treasure, the most interesting part to write was the Civil War journal of the young Confederate soldier. It took quite a bit of research to understand the life of…
Writer Jennifer Wilck is a writer who has trouble with conflict in her real life, and finds it runs over into her writing. Since conflict is essential in a story, she wrestles with being too nice to her characters. I asked Jennifer a few questions about her new book, Unlock My Heart, and her writing process. Welcome, Jennifer. Why did you write Unlock My Heart? I love writing about damaged heroes. I also love…
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