tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175477792012-02-10T18:57:11.789-05:00Reviews, Discussions, Interviews, Contests, Giveaways, &amp; More!Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15256116457228742886noreply@blogger.comBlogger1966125Romancing-the-bookhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547779.post-17126884953972186012012-02-10T17:00:00.001-05:002012-02-10T17:00:03.755-05:002012-02-10T17:00:03.755-05:00<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005N99JFK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005N99JFK" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img height="200" src="http://katiereus.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/destinedmate1.jpg" width="126" /></a> <br /> <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005N99JFK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005N99JFK"><i>Destined Mate</i></a> by <a href="http://katiereus.com/">Katie Reus</a></b><br /> <b>Release Date:</b> October 1, 2011<br /> <b>Publisher:</b> <a href="http://www.harlequin.com/store.html?gclid=CJHiy4SA760CFahgTAodt31itQ&amp;247SEM">Harlequin Nocturne Cravings</a><br /> <b>Page Count:</b> &nbsp;59 pages<br /> <b>Source</b>:&nbsp; ebook provided by the author<br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq">Almost a century ago, Angela Lavigne and Alpha werewolf Knox had a shared passion neither could control. Then Angela was turned into a vampire and disappeared.<br /> <br /> The last thing Knox expects is for Angela to show up on his doorstep on a rescue mission, as sexy and irresistible as ever. And he can sense how much she still wants him, too. She's gone against both their species' rules and trespassed on his land. By law he can keep her as long as he wants--and Knox doesn't intend to let her go ever again.<br /> <br /> As their desire explodes once again, Knox is more sure than ever that he must claim her forever. But as vampire and werewolf, they are natural born enemies. Can she truly be his destined mate?</blockquote><br /> <b></b><br /> <a name='more'></a><b>Review:</b> &nbsp;I found <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005N99JFK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005N99JFK"><i>Destined Mate</i></a> to be a quick and enjoyable read that fit well into my love of the paranormal genre. &nbsp;Though short, author Katie Reus spins a well told and highly descriptive tale of love - forbidden between werewolf and vampire. &nbsp;Add a dose of sizzle, an action packed fight and destiny - no matter how against the grain it may be - and you have one heck of a story.<br /> <br /> Knox is a sensual, strong and stubborn Alpha werewolf. &nbsp;Angela is a strong-headed vampire, who was turned a century ago. &nbsp;At one time their love for one another was a blazing fire that could not be extinguished. &nbsp;The love and desire that they shared for one another was like none other. &nbsp;Then, when Angela is turned into a vampire, she runs, knowing Knox's extreme hatred for vampires. &nbsp;Both hearts shattered and broken.<br /> <br /> It is when Angela goes looking to save her dear friend that she once again runs in Knox and the sparks instantly fly. &nbsp;Nothing goes as planned and&nbsp;stubbornness&nbsp;fights against chemistry and passion. &nbsp;Which will win in the end and who will come out on top?<br /> <br /> This was my first Harlequin Nocturne Craving story and I wasn't completely sure what to expect. &nbsp;I was quite happy with the way the story unfolded, the bits of sizzle and sensuousness and I loved both the characters of Angela and Knox. &nbsp;Their personalities showed through incredibly well and I loved the push and pull between the two of them. &nbsp;Though short, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005N99JFK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005N99JFK"><i>Destined Mate</i></a> was a lovely story and I greatly look forward to reading more by Katie Reus in the future.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img height="200" src="http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/itm_img/9780758259318.jpg" width="133" /></a> <br /> <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/075825931X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=075825931X"><i>Yours, Unexpectedly</i></a> by <a href="http://www.susanlyons.ca./">Susan Fox</a></b><br /> <b>Series</b>: Wild Ride to Love (# 4)<br /> <b>Release Date</b>: November 29, 2011<br /> <b>Publisher</b>: <a href="http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/catalog.cfm?dest=dir&amp;linkid=88&amp;linkon=section">Brava Kensington</a><br /> <b>Page Count</b>: 332<br /> <b>Source</b>: Paperback from publisher<br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq">Merilee Fallon has been planning her wedding to Matt Townsend since she was seven, and now the big day is only two days away. But suddenly she has an unexpectedly serious case of cold fee. So she shocks both Matt and herself–and calls off the wedding.<br /> <br /> They may not get their happily ever after, but both Merilee and Matt agree they shouldn’t let their non-refundable honeymoon got to waste. So they take the Mexican Riviera cruise–as friends. It’s Merilee’s chance to be adventurous, and maybe even put her newfound freedom to the test. But she’s about to discover that sometimes there’s nothing more arousing than first love–especially on a cruise ship where there are no rules and anything goes… </blockquote><br /> <b></b><br /> <a name='more'></a><b>Review:</b> &nbsp;Let me start by telling you that I cried through most of this book. I had the misfortune to be in a similar (if different) situation at the same time I was reading <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/075825931X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=075825931X"><i>Yours, Unexpectedly</i></a> and I kept feeling Marilee’s pain. That feeling you get way down in your gut that flips your stomach and sends it crashing down, as if you are experiencing the pain first-hand. I also felt her desire to want someone who wants her so badly he’d drive across the continent for her, fight for her and their relationship, and just take her in his arms and kiss all the air out of her. As a result, I identified completely with the characters and found them to be heartbreakingly genuine.<br /> <br /> The story itself was well written and, while I’ve never been on a cruise, I could sense that the ship and its activities (right down to singles on the make for a “cruise relationship”) were spot on, as were the descriptions of Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas.<br /> <br /> The story was wonderfully written from two points of view – Merilee in a first-person narrative, and Matt in a second-person description. I do wonder why the author did not have both characters speaking in first-person or using the typical “he” and “she” voice-overs. It seemed strange to keep going from one to the other.<br /> <br /> All in all, it was a very nice read. This is more of your typical romance story (big on emotions) with less sex than I think most of us have gotten used to reading. There are a couple of sex scenes, and they are fairly hot as Merilee and Matt try to spice up their vanilla lives, but this book is all about the passion of romance and love. And why we shouldn’t just settle for what we have rather than what we want.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Lovely%20Rose"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8gJEErfDe1c/TfR19GgjCJI/AAAAAAAAAN4/U6KTUAQlRw8/s1600/4star.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Marissa" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IU5YO6IsqH8/TtW9tQSeyCI/AAAAAAAAAfg/YKska1Gocaw/s1600/Marissa.png" /></a><b>Purchase Links</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/075825931X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=075825931X">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=MdkGVqQmUdk&amp;offerid=239662.9780758274335&amp;type=2&amp;subid=0">Barnes &amp; Noble</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Yours-Unexpectedly-Susan-Fox/9780758259318/?a_aid=RtBAdmin">Book Depository</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17547779-6199899937895888395?l=www.romancing-the-book.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VY_DlM9MwDMo05MNTboKvg5H-d4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VY_DlM9MwDMo05MNTboKvg5H-d4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VY_DlM9MwDMo05MNTboKvg5H-d4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VY_DlM9MwDMo05MNTboKvg5H-d4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Romancing-the-book/~4/ioDXertFVG4" height="1" width="1"/>Romancing the Book Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771288281973716192noreply@blogger.com0http://www.romancing-the-book.com/2012/02/review-yours-unexpectedly-by-susan-fox.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547779.post-42136653595726268722012-02-10T15:00:00.001-05:002012-02-10T15:00:08.886-05:002012-02-10T15:00:08.886-05:00<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006PFTNR0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B006PFTNR0" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img height="200" src="http://pipertrace.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/fuelingherfire-184x300.jpg" width="122" /></a> <br /> <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006PFTNR0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B006PFTNR0"><i>Fueling Her Fire</i></a> by <a href="http://pipertrace.com/">Piper Trace</a></b><br /> <b>Release Date</b>: December 21, 2011<br /> <b>Publisher:</b> <a href="http://www.jasminejade.com/">Ellora's Cave Publishing</a><br /> <b>Page Count</b>: 176 KB<br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq">Lonely and frustrated with her love life, Kip’s decided to spend Christmas alone in her family’s cabin in the mountains, rediscovering herself and not thinking about men…until a last-minute firewood delivery brings her face-to-face with the grown-up version of the sexy football star who broke her heart eight years ago.Kip’s never stopped thinking about Dylan, but the memories are both searingly hot and brutally painful. When they find themselves snowed in together on Christmas Eve, neither can deny the passion that still smolders between them. If they can overcome the past, they can let the flames ignite at last.</blockquote><br /> <b></b><br /> <a name='more'></a><b>Review:</b> &nbsp;This was a novella that started off with Kip, the main female character, telling her story through reminisces as she drove back to her small hometown to spend Christmas alone. Kip provided all the background info needed in order to get to the heart of the problem upsetting her from her high school years since she was returning home once again. It was about 25 pages in before another character was included. Enter Dylan, her High School crush, and boy do things heat up. There was laughter, hot steamy sex and a happily ever after in the offing. As usual with novellas I felt there was a lot more story to tell and didn't realize I had reached the end until I "turned the page" on my Nook and came to the page About the Author. I would have liked to see if Kip and Dylan figured out a way to continue their relationship or not but I guess it's left to the imagination of the reader. Both characters were easy to get to know and seemed real. There was a storyline&nbsp;and it held my interest as well. I enjoyed the book and would read others by Trace since I haven't read books by her before.<br /> <br /> <b>Favorite Quote:</b> &nbsp;He was single, she remembered Al mentioning, and alone-like she was-on Christmas Eve. And she did have a bottle of wine and a warm fire...until she ran out of wood, that is. She found herself growing excited at the prospect of Mr. Dalton Run Reclamation coming to visit her on that snowy night. She lost herself for a moment in a lumberjack fantasy...<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Lovely%20Rose"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8gJEErfDe1c/TfR19GgjCJI/AAAAAAAAAN4/U6KTUAQlRw8/s1600/4star.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/JoAnne" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8QdL2HOE71k/ThaPbb5t8PI/AAAAAAAAATE/Nhw1QUAwxdA/s1600/JoAnne.png" /></a><b>Purchase Links</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006PFTNR0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B006PFTNR0">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=MdkGVqQmUdk&amp;offerid=239662.9781419937613&amp;type=2&amp;subid=0">Barnes &amp; Noble</a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17547779-4213665359572626872?l=www.romancing-the-book.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cgluK-z8eHi8Q1wb_9luKd6hZKI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cgluK-z8eHi8Q1wb_9luKd6hZKI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cgluK-z8eHi8Q1wb_9luKd6hZKI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cgluK-z8eHi8Q1wb_9luKd6hZKI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Romancing-the-book/~4/qATbec_cWB4" height="1" width="1"/>Romancing the Book Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771288281973716192noreply@blogger.com0http://www.romancing-the-book.com/2012/02/review-fueling-her-fire-by-piper-trace.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547779.post-69060356524450720422012-02-10T14:00:00.002-05:002012-02-10T14:00:05.861-05:002012-02-10T14:00:05.861-05:00<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1573447188/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1573447188" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Obsessed: Erotic Romance for Women" height="200" src="http://img2.imagesbn.com/images/116610000/116617615.JPG" width="136" /></a> <br /> <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1573447188/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1573447188"><i>Obsessed: Erotic Romance For Women</i></a> edited by <a href="http://www.rachelkramerbussel.com/">Rachel Kramer Bussel</a></b><br /> <b>Release Date</b>: August 15,2011<br /> <b>Publisher</b>: <a href="http://www.cleispress.com/">Cleis Press</a><br /> <b>Pages</b>: 233<br /> <b>Source:</b> book provided by publisher for review<br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq">We've all been there—so taken by a lover that you just can't stop thinking about him. Your imagination runs wild, fueling your fantasies. You feel hot, feverish, out of control. Your only hope of release is to possess and be possessed. In <i>Obsessed: Erotic Romance for Women</i>, Rachel Kramer Bussel has curated a gloriously explicit collection of riveting romance with an edge. Whether just-blooming passions, rekindled sparks, or reinvented relationships, these lovers put the object of their obsession first. From the almost-divorced couple in "Aftershocks," by Bella Andre, who finally confess their deepest desires during an earthquake to a woman who tells her boyfriend just how much she lusts after another man in Emerald's "Then," these lovers push the boundaries of their trust, and are rewarded for taking those risks. Obsessed lovers don't always do what is rational; sometimes they chase their dreams, as in Kayla Perrin's "One Night in Paris," across the world and across the landscape of their lovers' bodies. Lustful and literary, Obsessed asks just how far you'll go for the man you love.<br /> <br /> With contributed stories by Donna George Storey, Kayla Perrin, Portia Da Costa, Logan Belle, Justine Elyot, Emerald, Jennifer Peters, Ariel Graham, Bella Andre, Adele Haze, Charlotte Stein, Kristina Wright, Garnell Wallace, Andrea Dale, Elizabeth Coldwell, K.D. Grace, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Teresa Noelle Roberts, and Louisa Harte.</blockquote><br /> <b></b><br /> <a name='more'></a><b>Review:</b> Sexual urges. Everyone has them, right? Men and women, alike. Well, Rachel Bussel takes these “urges” that women have, combines them with the stories of many other writers, and puts them into a collaboration of erotic, hot, steamy, passionate stories that ladies will want to read....and then crawl in bed to act upon the urges that it puts in the women's mind. <br /> <br /> Each of the stories held something new, but they all had the same erotic theme: sex...and lots of it. Each story is written by a different contributor but each one definitely holds enough sexual tension through the story that the reader will be left needing a fan for hours to cool off....at least this reader did. <br /> <br /> I loved the way the collaboration was put together. It was actually more captivating than I thought it would be. Being divorced as I am...well, lets just say that this book leaves the mind REALLY working about the things that can happen if you want to fulfill that sexual urge. <br /> <br /> While being extremely erotic, I do give this book a 4 in the rating department. It is definitely a book that will capture the attention of women...and even men, too! I'm sure there are men out there that would like a little “boost” in their readings. This is one that will go above and beyond that “boost” and I highly recommend it if you love the erotic feeling of reading a book filled with cravings and desires. <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Lovely%20Rose"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8gJEErfDe1c/TfR19GgjCJI/AAAAAAAAAN4/U6KTUAQlRw8/s1600/4star.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Molly" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WL4Eo4k58DY/ThDhAs-jnjI/AAAAAAAAARo/zIoUEu4YwQQ/s1600/Molly.png" /></a><b>Purchase Links</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1573447188/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1573447188">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=MdkGVqQmUdk&amp;offerid=239662.9781573447188&amp;type=2&amp;subid=0">Barnes &amp; Noble</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Obsessed-Rachel-Kramer-Bussel/9781573447188/?a_aid=RtBAdmin">Book Depository</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17547779-6906035652445072042?l=www.romancing-the-book.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k9Im41CZ1vyrFQq3jGgT82DGuwM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k9Im41CZ1vyrFQq3jGgT82DGuwM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k9Im41CZ1vyrFQq3jGgT82DGuwM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k9Im41CZ1vyrFQq3jGgT82DGuwM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Romancing-the-book/~4/EFxUwUCTNiI" height="1" width="1"/>Romancing the Book Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771288281973716192noreply@blogger.com0http://www.romancing-the-book.com/2012/02/review-obsessed-erotic-romance-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547779.post-65480696453527275552012-02-10T13:00:00.002-05:002012-02-10T13:00:07.092-05:002012-02-10T13:00:07.092-05:00<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0035G0704/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0035G0704" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img height="200" src="http://www.jaymeevans.com/images/Eternity%27s%20Sweet%20Endeavor%20-%20WEB.jpg" width="133" /></a> <br /> <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0035G0704/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0035G0704"><i>Eternity’s Sweet Endeavor</i></a> by <a href="http://www.jaymeevans.com/">Jayme Evans</a></b><br /> <b>Publisher</b>: <a href="http://www.wings-press.com/">Wings ePress Books</a><br /> <b>Published</b>: October 1, 2005<br /> <b>Page Count</b>: &nbsp;274 pages<br /> <b>Source</b>: ebook provided by the author<br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq">Willa wants truth. Her brother’s life has been changed forever by an experience she couldn’t even remember. A vampire has made her forget, but now she wants to confront the creatures and prove that they are not as dangerous as her brother believes. Once she meets Demitri again, she proves to herself they are worse.<br /> <br /> Once pledged to the Knights Templar, Demitri plans to serve humanity even after his existence changes to one of endless nights. He has met Willa Hays as the enemy of his blood child, but now Demitri must protect her from his evil brother. Never did he think it would turn out to be such a sweet endeavor.</blockquote><br /> <b></b><br /> <a name='more'></a><b>Review:</b> Ms. Evans once again takes us in the lair of the Vampire. This is the third book in her Eternity series and once again deals with the emotions of the vampire and his quest for a love for eternity just like in the human world. It is hard at times to pull away from the struggles that come with Demitri and Willa.<br /> <br /> I found Demitri to be caring and full of compassion, which at times doesn’t fit with what you picture a vampire to be like. Demitri is the type of vampire you would want to come out of your dreams and into your life. I found myself at times hoping that things will work out for Demitri as he is one of the good guys.<br /> <br /> Willa is a strong woman that knows what she wants and is driven in her course to get what she wants. But once she gets it is it really what she wanted all along? I found Willa to be extremely personable, with a determination that most dream of having.<br /> <br /> As with her previous books Ms. Evans flips us between the past and present, which helps in learning more about Demitri and how he came to be the person/vampire that he is today. She gives us the background needed to connect with the characters.<br /> <br /> Willa is on a course to find the truth about what happened to her and her brother Shawn. Shawn wants her to let things go but, Willa is to headstrong and won’t let it go. So off to Kentucky she goes to find someone to answer her questions. The person she is led to just happen to be Demitri, a vampire. Not only does she not know how to find a vampire, what is she to say to him once he is found?<br /> <br /> In the meantime, Demitri is in search of his brother, Sevae, in hopes of persuading him to stop the killings. Demitri is also led to Kentucky and finds more than what he bargained for. He runs into Willa, whom he met previously and removed all memory of him from her mind, to ensure that she is safe. <br /> <br /> Unable to forget her he now wonders if she in fact does remember him and what she wants this time?<br /> <br /> Ms. Evans gives us a story fill with passion between Willa and Demitri. Anyone with a passion for vampires will find this an enjoyable story filled with events that bring Willa and Demitri once again together. It is nice to see the struggle to keep their emotions and attraction for one another in check as they travel to Italy, so that Demetri is able to keep Willa safe from his brother. Willa in turns sees a different side to Demitri which endears him to her. Ms. Evans brings them through the dangers of the night and right into each other’s arms. <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Rose%20in%20Bloom"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FOsMwhF7CpU/TfR18_xKQ0I/AAAAAAAAAN0/6TkrTVM27aw/s1600/3star.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Robin" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CEhCOYiv7GU/TlqC_B5vAgI/AAAAAAAAAWc/LgIHZNxFBh4/s1600/Robin.png" /></a><b>Purchase Links</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0035G0704/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0035G0704">Amazon</a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17547779-6548069645352727555?l=www.romancing-the-book.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b2KXCc2F7EZVv8-kjhwv_33y6fk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b2KXCc2F7EZVv8-kjhwv_33y6fk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b2KXCc2F7EZVv8-kjhwv_33y6fk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b2KXCc2F7EZVv8-kjhwv_33y6fk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Romancing-the-book/~4/g6X1ROnAm3A" height="1" width="1"/>Romancing the Book Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771288281973716192noreply@blogger.com0http://www.romancing-the-book.com/2012/02/review-eternitys-sweet-endeavor-by.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547779.post-40202681085837679912012-02-10T12:00:00.003-05:002012-02-10T12:00:08.009-05:002012-02-10T12:00:08.009-05:00<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005OYI2O8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005OYI2O8" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="All Other Things" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XuU_nzBbzQk/TnzYvJ3WY8I/AAAAAAAAAsY/Bf0vr2TxuOA/s200/allotherthings_msr.jpg" width="122" /></a> <br /> <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005OYI2O8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005OYI2O8"><i>All Other Things</i></a> by <a href="http://www.themightycharlottestein.blogspot.com/?zx=70968564d43b8aee">Charlotte Stein </a></b><br /> <b>Release Date</b>: September 21, 2011 <br /> <b>Publisher</b>: <a href="http://www.jasminejade.com/default.aspx">Ellora's Cave </a><br /> <b>Page Count</b>: 91 <br /> <b>Source</b>: provided by publisher for review <br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq">Bea's husband Tommy is the sweetest, most gorgeous guy she's ever met. There's just one problem--he doesn't seem to want to have sex with her. Or at least, he shows no interest in the kind of sex she's craving. Kinky, torrid, passion-filled sex, of the sort a too-handsome and too-fascinating colleague at her workplace is offering.Kieran is everything that Tommy's not--dark to his light, triple caramel swirl to Tommy's vanilla. But Bea will not be tempted. Or at least, she thinks she won't. Until she discovers Tommy and Kieran have been IMing each other for some time--and they haven't been talking about innocent things.They've been talking about her, and more importantly, they've been talking about what they'd like to do to her. Together. And once Tommy's buttons have been pushed and Kieran's been let off his leash, anything seems possible…</blockquote><br /> <b></b><br /> <a name='more'></a><b>Review: &nbsp;</b>Once again I think it's 20 pages too short, but I loved this novella. Almost five stars, but not quite. This story will set fire to your ereader in all the right ways. The characters are a little off sometimes…which is why I want the 20 more pages. I wanted to see more of Tommy and Bea's motivations, and Kieran was a little off balance. But who cares! This book did get into the heads of the characters and I loved it. Tommy is adorable. Kieran is sex on legs. Bea is caught in the middle. Pay attention to the graphic sex warning, because this one is down and dirty. Tommy, Kieran and Bea make the perfect trio, and I was so disappointed when it ended.<br /> <br /> <b>Favorite Quote:</b> &nbsp;When he was being silent and not replying, just shrugging his shoulder to all her questions: “Again with the shrug. She could have killed his left shoulder.” I thought it was funny.&nbsp; :) <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Lovely%20Rose"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8gJEErfDe1c/TfR19GgjCJI/AAAAAAAAAN4/U6KTUAQlRw8/s1600/4star.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/EmmaRae" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oyliQVpKDtA/TfR2HDBuTQI/AAAAAAAAAOM/FcB6pUdm1ro/s1600/emmarae.png" /></a><b>Purchase Links</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005OYI2O8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005OYI2O8">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=MdkGVqQmUdk&amp;offerid=239662.9781419935787&amp;type=2&amp;subid=0">Barnes &amp; Noble</a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17547779-4020268108583767991?l=www.romancing-the-book.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W42hb-YFacsE9fW7mblbwrVOqgo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W42hb-YFacsE9fW7mblbwrVOqgo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W42hb-YFacsE9fW7mblbwrVOqgo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W42hb-YFacsE9fW7mblbwrVOqgo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Romancing-the-book/~4/1z8W7Wtfz_A" height="1" width="1"/>Romancing the Book Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771288281973716192noreply@blogger.com0http://www.romancing-the-book.com/2012/02/review-all-other-things-by-charlotte.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547779.post-42377223416501175992012-02-10T11:00:00.001-05:002012-02-10T11:00:01.556-05:002012-02-10T11:00:01.556-05:00<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00588SO7U/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00588SO7U" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Happily Ever Afton" height="200" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1328058756l/11911903.jpg" width="141" /></a> <br /> <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00588SO7U/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00588SO7U"><i>Happily Ever Afton</i></a> by Kelly Curry</b><br /> <b>Release Date:</b> November 2011<br /> <b>Publisher:</b> self published<br /> <b>Page Count</b>: 170<br /> <b>Source:</b> author and Amazon<br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq">A sexy romantic comedy that explores what happens when two strangers make a deal of faux-mance... <br /> <br /> Movie critic, Afton Lanford, had put off picking out her wedding gown until the last possible moment, but once she's all buttoned into her ruffled satin gown she spots her fiance's tongue - deep in the mouth of the dishonorable maid-of-honor's! Her mad-dash pursuit of the cheating pair leads her to run into...and over Cooper Stewart Carrington - the third - on her red motor scooter outside a Seattle coffee shop. <br /> <br /> On the run from a persistent suitor of his own, wealthy investment banker, Cooper, agrees to the nutty plan Afton proposes to pretend to be "lovers" to throw off their exes. Their 'Strangers on a Train' deal leads to hilarity and hijinks as Afton and Cooper attend a series of events around Seattle with their former partners in hot pursuit and discover along the way if two perfect strangers can ever... criss-cross ... into perfect lovers... </blockquote><br /> <a name='more'></a><br /> <b>Review: </b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00588SO7U/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00588SO7U"><i>Happily Ever Afton</i></a> by Kelly Curry. Overall, it’s a good book to read. It has a great plot, many funny moments, and several characters I immensely enjoyed. It was very hard to read, though, as there were many punctuation errors and run on sentences. Those errors made me confused at times and I had to backtrack a good bit. <br /> <br /> I enjoyed the initial meeting of Afton and Cooper. They really defined running into each other. Afton is a woman after my own heart. She got pissed at her soon-to-be husband and decided to fight fire with fire. In other words, since he was kissing another woman, *cough* her maid of honor and bff *cough*, and thought he could get away with doing it in a very public place, then she should have no problems reciprocating the gesture. With Cooper. Woo hoo. Way to go girl! Afton’s sense of humor throughout the entire book had me laughing and smiling because she definitely wasn’t a simpering young miss. I’m not sure if Cooper was just going along for the ride or if he really did want Afton’s help with their “Strangers On A Train” theory. Coopers family was super. I loved his nieces, who also took a real shine to Afton. My heart broke for Afton when she feels betrayed, but that she decided to turn the tables on Cooper, I once again found myself cheering for her. She has hudspah for a lack of a more colloquial term. The ending was the best I’ve read in a contemporary romance in a while. I would recommend this book. <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Rose%20in%20Bloom"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FOsMwhF7CpU/TfR18_xKQ0I/AAAAAAAAAN0/6TkrTVM27aw/s1600/3star.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Laci" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DsYgtkflFYY/Ttv52bQZqVI/AAAAAAAAAg0/RI6D-X9KKx8/s1600/Laci.png" /></a><b>Purchase Links</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00588SO7U/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00588SO7U">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=MdkGVqQmUdk&amp;offerid=239662.2940011422836&amp;type=2&amp;subid=0">Barnes &amp; Noble</a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17547779-4237722341650117599?l=www.romancing-the-book.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PplkSTuBXS_10sGZNFvMw2-60vg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PplkSTuBXS_10sGZNFvMw2-60vg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PplkSTuBXS_10sGZNFvMw2-60vg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PplkSTuBXS_10sGZNFvMw2-60vg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Romancing-the-book/~4/pxTbLGQJy5U" height="1" width="1"/>Romancing the Book Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771288281973716192noreply@blogger.com0http://www.romancing-the-book.com/2012/02/review-happily-ever-afton-by-kelly.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547779.post-15930514765639526672012-02-10T10:00:00.002-05:002012-02-10T10:00:00.866-05:002012-02-10T10:00:00.866-05:00<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1937265056/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1937265056" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Love Never Fails" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9DKXN0XlFuo/Td4i1MJH7aI/AAAAAAAAAHo/mCsX3D4PUqM/s200/larger%2Blove%2Bnever%2Bfails.jpg" width="133" /></a> <br /> <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1937265056/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1937265056"><i>Love Never Fails</i></a> by <a href="http://leeannsontheimermurphywriterauthor.blogspot.com/?zx=2619029c65d082df">Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy</a></b><br /> <b>Release Date</b>: May 29, 2011<br /> <b>Publisher</b>: <a href="http://www.rebelinkpress.com/">Rebel Ink Press, LLC</a><br /> <b>Page Count:</b> ebook; 167 pages<br /> <b>Source:</b> ebook provided by the author <br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq">Old love sometimes fades away...<br /> <br /> When a late night phone call from the former love of her life interrupts both her sleep and her otherwise quiet existence, Caroline Cunningham finds she can’t refuse Reid Ramsay's request for help. As the call pulls Caroline back to her small hometown and into the heart of the search for Reid’s missing brother, Caroline finds the feelings she thought she'd buried where Reid was concerned are indeed alive and well.<br /> <br /> And sometimes it refuses to die...<br /> <br /> Reid Ramsay is still in love with Caroline Cunningham. As they work together searching for Reid's brother, Reid and Caro finding themselves attempting to rebuild the life they once shared together. But their future remains uncertain. Before they can find the happiness they seek, each must work through the emotional baggage of the past and test the theory they desperately hope rings true.</blockquote><br /> <b></b><br /> <a name='more'></a><b>Review: &nbsp;</b>This was an easy to read story that grabbed my interest from the beginning. It was about lost and reunited love and second chances as well as the bonds of family and was set in a small town that could have been anywhere. There were some chuckles, tension filled moments, love and lots of romance - some of it steamy at times. I enjoyed the give and take between the characters especially between Reid and Caroline but also between Reid and Ross. It was nice to see the love shared by Reid and Caroline grow and deepen throughout the book. It was easy to feel the love the brothers shared and how important each was to the other. There were several happily ever afters that took lots of twists and turns to get to. Some were predictable and others weren't. I like the way the author filled in the gaps of what happened during the five years Caroline was away as well as what drove her away. I had read and enjoyed "Kinfolk" by this author previously so I was&nbsp;looking forward to this book. I wasn't disappointed and look forward to reading other books by Sontheimer Murphy in the future.<br /> <br /> <b>Favorite Quote: &nbsp;</b>"I'm okay," Reid said. He put his hand in the center of his chest. "That is, except for this pain I've had right here for about five years now. A deep, burning pain that never went away. Today though, it feels just a little bit better."<br /> <br /> She inhaled sharply, panicked at the idea of him having chest pains and then realized his heart trouble was romantic, not medical. Without analyzing it or planning what she'd say, she leaned forward.<br /> "Maybe this will help it heal."<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Lovely%20Rose"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8gJEErfDe1c/TfR19GgjCJI/AAAAAAAAAN4/U6KTUAQlRw8/s1600/4star.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/JoAnne" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8QdL2HOE71k/ThaPbb5t8PI/AAAAAAAAATE/Nhw1QUAwxdA/s1600/JoAnne.png" /></a><b>Purchase Links</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1937265056/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1937265056">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=MdkGVqQmUdk&amp;offerid=239662.2940012876034&amp;type=2&amp;subid=0">Barnes &amp; Noble </a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17547779-1593051476563952667?l=www.romancing-the-book.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QvyQYFDhtG1ruMRUzZjFYp5k3yA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QvyQYFDhtG1ruMRUzZjFYp5k3yA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QvyQYFDhtG1ruMRUzZjFYp5k3yA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QvyQYFDhtG1ruMRUzZjFYp5k3yA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Romancing-the-book/~4/nw-CqcpZMsw" height="1" width="1"/>Romancing the Book Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771288281973716192noreply@blogger.com0http://www.romancing-the-book.com/2012/02/review-love-never-fails-by-lee-ann.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547779.post-45027298697224357822012-02-10T09:00:00.002-05:002012-02-10T09:00:20.419-05:002012-02-10T09:00:20.419-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1937085090/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1937085090" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ENkjp-zRark/TzSokpnU9FI/AAAAAAAAAmY/eUvAJnCaDGQ/s200/Celeste+Nites.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1937085090/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1937085090"><i>Celeste Nites</i></a> by <a href="http://clarrissaleemoonauthor.webs.com/clarrissaleemoon.htm">Clarrissa Lee Moon</a></b><br /> <b>Series</b>: all three books in the Celeste series<br /> <b>Published:</b> April 2, 2011<b> </b><br /> <b>Publisher</b>: World Castle Publishing<br /> <br /> <b>Pages</b>: 45<br /> <b>Source: </b>ebook provided by the author <br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq">Claiming Celeste: Jacques is hypnotized by Celeste and makes plans for her seduction. Little did he know that it would be he who would be seduced. But he is not the only one to fall for her seduction; there is another with a more eternal kiss of death on his mind.<br /> <br /> Hunting Celeste: Jacques and Armand track Celeste to a seedy bar. Both brothers seduce her, trying to tempt her into their protection. Celeste again leaves unable to share her dark secret with these men though they prove to be steadily wearing her resistance down with their sweet words and soft touches.<br /> <br /> Sharing Celeste: Jacques let's Armand have the lead in bringing back the elusive vixen. But Celeste is proving to be a very hard negotiator in bed and out of it.</blockquote><b></b><br /> <a name='more'></a><b>Review</b>: This was a nice little trilogy with more to come.<br /> <br /> In <i>Claiming Celeste</i>, we get introduced to Celeste a vampire who happens to be trying to get an old boyfriend to come out into the open so that she can dispose of him. So she has a pattern and goes into a night club night after night trying to get him jealous. But the only one she succeeds in making jealous is Jacques, who becomes enthralled with the way she moves on the dance floor. He makes plans to seduce her. But the tables turn and instead of using her, he becomes the one seduced by all of her. And with that seduction he falls hard and becomes protective, overbearing. <br /> <br /> In <i>Hunting Celeste</i>, Jacques and his brother Armand have to track her to Jersey because she has taken off in her quest to rid herself of her stalker ex. Here they track her to a hole in the wall dump of a bar and both end up seducing her in a limo. And the things those sexy brothers do leave you panting for some yourself. But, the temptation of having both isn’t enough to keep her safe. She is loving th4e time with both but is still isn’t enough to change her mind and off she goes again.<br /> <br /> Finally in <i>Sharing Celeste</i>, Jacques who tends to be overbearing decides to let Armand talk some sense into Celeste. Armand ends up getting her all hot and bothered and maybe even a reader or two, as he proves to be a smooth operator. <br /> <br /> This short little trilogy was steamy and left you wanting to read the next installment to find out if these two hot brothers can sway Celeste to their way of thinking out of bed, because they have her in bed. Maybe they should think about keeping her there. But to do that she must let them in on her secret, she’s a vampire. <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Lovely%20Rose"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8gJEErfDe1c/TfR19GgjCJI/AAAAAAAAAN4/U6KTUAQlRw8/s1600/4star.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Robin" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CEhCOYiv7GU/TlqC_B5vAgI/AAAAAAAAAWc/LgIHZNxFBh4/s1600/Robin.png" /></a><b>Purchase Links</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1937085090/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1937085090">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=MdkGVqQmUdk&amp;offerid=239662.9781937085094&amp;type=2&amp;subid=0">Barnes &amp; Noble</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Celeste-Nites-Clarrissa-Lee-Moon/9781937085094/?a_aid=RtBAdmin">Book Depository</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17547779-4502729869722435782?l=www.romancing-the-book.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ddikhCOzRegvKaUSkb-fVBKpVcc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ddikhCOzRegvKaUSkb-fVBKpVcc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ddikhCOzRegvKaUSkb-fVBKpVcc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ddikhCOzRegvKaUSkb-fVBKpVcc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Romancing-the-book/~4/0WoxfpdPbF0" height="1" width="1"/>Romancing the Book Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771288281973716192noreply@blogger.com0http://www.romancing-the-book.com/2012/02/review-celeste-nites-by-clarrissa-lee.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547779.post-84977489783250392482012-02-10T08:00:00.001-05:002012-02-10T08:00:18.354-05:002012-02-10T08:00:18.354-05:00<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0062PE9MC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0062PE9MC" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img height="200" src="http://www.shannonrobinson.com/SeducingTheSher_w6394_300[1]%20%282%29.jpg" width="133" /></a> <br /> <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0062PE9MC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0062PE9MC"><i>Seducing The Sheriff</i></a> by <a href="http://www.shannonrobinson.com/">Shannon Robinson</a></b><br /> <b>Release Date</b>: November 1,2011<br /> <b>Publisher</b>: <a href="http://www.thewildrosepress.com/">The Wild Rose Press</a><br /> <b>Page Count</b>: 50<br /> <b>Source:</b> ebook provided by the publisher<br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq">Sheriff Jared Buchannon values justice above everything. There hasn't been an outlaw in his town he hasn't put behind bars...until now. When the bank is robbed and the culprit vanishes without a track for Jared to follow, there's only one thing to do to bring the outlaw to justice: kidnap the man's sister.<br /> Adriana Sheer moved to Brazos Point, Texas in search of a new beginning. Employment as a saloon dancer didn't put her in high regard with the local ladies, but it was the only thing she knew how to do. When the sheriff kidnaps her, claiming he will use her to lure her brother to a jail cell, Adriana retaliates with her own plan. For what Jared doesn't realize is her brother isn't the only outlaw; she has every intention of stealing the sheriff's heart.</blockquote><br /> <a name='more'></a><br /> <b>Review</b>: This was an absolutely sweet book! It is a little on the spicy side, but it's a wonderful kind of spicy. It definitely hooked me from page and held me captive until the last page. <br /> <br /> Poor Adriana had no clue as to why the Sheriff kidnapped her, but she was sure glad he did! She's had eyes on him since she arrived in Brazos Point, but never had the chance to act upon it. I loved watching the way she was with the Sheriff once he had her secluded out of town so no one would know what he was up to. And watching him TRY to fight the attraction??? Wow. I loved seeing the way Adriana would set his heart aflutter as she let him know just how much she wanted him. Seeing his reaction to her antics, made me wish I was in Adriana's shoes. Hehehehe. :-)<br /> <br /> I definitely recommend this fast paced read with a 4! There's the perfect amount of romance, a bit of humor mixed with just a smidgen of suspense to create a wonderfully engaging story. I am looking forward to going back and seeing what Ms. Robinson has in store for her readers with her other work, and seeing what's in store for the future! <br /> <br /> <b>Quote:&nbsp;</b>“Miss Sheer.” He settled onto the edge of the bed, removed his hat, and ran a hand through his hair. The decision he’d made in bringing her here now seemed more of a mistake in the midst of her innocent stare. “I can explain why you’re here.”<br /> <br /> Her brows arched high while her lush mouth stretched into a slow, seductive smile. “Sheriff, if you wanted me alone, all you had to do was ask.”<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Lovely%20Rose"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8gJEErfDe1c/TfR19GgjCJI/AAAAAAAAAN4/U6KTUAQlRw8/s1600/4star.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Molly" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WL4Eo4k58DY/ThDhAs-jnjI/AAAAAAAAARo/zIoUEu4YwQQ/s1600/Molly.png" /></a><b>Purchase Links</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0062PE9MC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0062PE9MC">Amazon</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17547779-8497748978325039248?l=www.romancing-the-book.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/re05UxK9TJnnav0TgWAmhzYG2jk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/re05UxK9TJnnav0TgWAmhzYG2jk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/re05UxK9TJnnav0TgWAmhzYG2jk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/re05UxK9TJnnav0TgWAmhzYG2jk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Romancing-the-book/~4/FmSN931NFqc" height="1" width="1"/>Romancing the Book Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771288281973716192noreply@blogger.com0http://www.romancing-the-book.com/2012/02/review-seducing-sheriff-by-shannon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547779.post-365282783601210132012-02-10T07:00:00.001-05:002012-02-10T07:00:14.611-05:002012-02-10T07:00:14.611-05:00<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GXK1OQ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005GXK1OQ" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Expendable Cover" src="http://maggiejaimeson.com/css/img/expendable-cover-sm.jpg" /></a> <br /> <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GXK1OQ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005GXK1OQ"><i>Expendable</i></a> by <a href="http://maggiejaimeson.com/">Maggie Jaimeson </a></b><br /> <b>Release Date</b>: August 10, 2011 <br /> <b>Publisher</b>: <a href="http://thewildrosepress.com/">The Wild Rose Press </a><br /> <b>Page Count</b>: 274 <br /> <b>Source:</b> ebook provided by the publisher<br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq">After a bitter fight, Jenna Mosier's pregnant sister ran away. Now, ten years later, Tanya is dead—murdered. A bloody note clutched in her hand pleads for someone to rescue her baby—a child Jenna must find to make up for not saving her sister. Former Marine Reed Adler thought he left danger behind when he retired from Special Ops command. But faced with a dead body and a terrified ten-year-old boy in his backyard—and a mesmerizing woman who’s tied to both—Reed finds himself pulled into his most complex mission yet. Ensnared in a dangerous mystery involving biogenetics research and children with no identities, Jenna and Reed must rely on each other for survival. Yet the closer they get to danger, the more intense their feelings for each other become. The cost of saving her nephew may be their hearts…and their lives. </blockquote><br /> <b></b><br /> <a name='more'></a><b>Review:</b> Maggie Jaimeson weaves heart-stopping action with the unique premise of biogenetic research. Reed Adler is by far the most believable character as he struggles with near-debilitating flashbacks as part of his PTSD, while still managing to use his considerable skills to stay alive as he fights to unravel the mystery surrounding Jenna, her sister, and her sister’s child. <br /> <br /> Jenna, while exhibiting definite contrition about her part in her sister’s disappearance—and admirable tenacity in not making the same mistakes with her sister’s child—is more fragile and not quite a match for her counterpoint Reed. <br /> <br /> The fast-moving story succeeds in keeping the reader turning pages. Several points do strain credulity, especially the quick determination of custody of ten-year-old David and the way that Reed and his ex-Marine buddies take the investigation into their own hands with little or no opposition from law enforcement in several jurisdictions. <br /> <br /> For those who enjoy a true contemporary thriller interspersed with sizzling romance, <i>Expendable</i> will be a satisfying read. <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Rose%20in%20Bloom"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FOsMwhF7CpU/TfR18_xKQ0I/AAAAAAAAAN0/6TkrTVM27aw/s1600/3star.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Judy" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-awq1Q56r7kY/TfR2JFfZpkI/AAAAAAAAAOg/sApxfTJJmU0/s1600/Judy.png" /></a><b>Purchase Links</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GXK1OQ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005GXK1OQ">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=MdkGVqQmUdk&amp;offerid=239662.2940013094680&amp;type=2&amp;subid=0">Barnes &amp; Noble</a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17547779-36528278360121013?l=www.romancing-the-book.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mrPyl-Hq6uSLPq6LdvsXmkuvIk4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mrPyl-Hq6uSLPq6LdvsXmkuvIk4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mrPyl-Hq6uSLPq6LdvsXmkuvIk4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mrPyl-Hq6uSLPq6LdvsXmkuvIk4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Romancing-the-book/~4/PPawVZa1bK4" height="1" width="1"/>Romancing the Book Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771288281973716192noreply@blogger.com0http://www.romancing-the-book.com/2012/02/review-expendable-by-maggie-jaimeson.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547779.post-54323331387620930402012-02-10T06:00:00.001-05:002012-02-10T06:00:09.012-05:002012-02-10T06:00:09.012-05:00<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006IS9946/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B006IS9946" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Wild Irish Christmas" height="200" src="http://maricarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/9781419938214-121x199.jpg" width="121" /></a> <br /> <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006IS9946/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B006IS9946"><i>Wild Irish Christmas</i></a> by<a href="http://maricarr.com/"> Mari Carr</a></b><br /> <b>Series:</b> Wild Irish (# 8)<br /> <b>Release Date:</b> December 22, 2011<br /> <b>Publisher</b>: <a href="http://www.jasminejade.com/">Ellora's Cave</a><br /> <b>Pages: </b>143 KB<br /> <b>Source</b>: ebook provided by the publisher<br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq">“To Conall Brannagh.”<br /> Ewan took the bottle from his father. “Who?”<br /> “Conall Brannagh,” Patrick repeated. “If your mother had chosen him over me, none of us would be here tonight.”<br /> <br /> It’s Christmas Eve, and the Collins siblings have given their father a precious gift. All seven have gathered together to spend the night in his apartment above the family pub, the warm, loving home where Patrick and Sunday raised their large brood.<br /> <br /> You’ve witnessed each child find their happy-ever-after. Now gather ’round the tree and share a bottle of Jameson with the Collins family while Patrick shares the story of how he won the heart of Sunday, his true love, his soul mate…and the mother of his seven Wild Irish.</blockquote><br /> <a name='more'></a><br /> <b>Review:</b> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006IS9946/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B006IS9946"><i>Wild Irish Christmas</i></a> is the eighth book in the series of seven wild Irish children. The books tell the stories of seven children how they grew up and with whom they ended up spending the rest of their lives with. <br /> <br /> But I for one would want to know how did it all start how did the parents end up fallen in love and start to build the incredible family of seven children. In this book we learn exactly the details we are looking for. <br /> <br /> It tell the story of Patrick and Sunday two people who met, fell in love and nearly lost each other. The book is somewhat emotional in the sense that Patrick is the one telling the story of how he and his beloved wife met, he relays the facts, the heartache and love to his kids as they all gather for Christmas. For you see Sunday is long gone taken by cancer and all Patrick as left are his memories.<br /> <br /> Although a very short book one can still very much picture the love these two people felt for each other, the passion that was ablaze between them and the wonderful life they built together. Yes it is very sad to not have Sunday present during the story as one would have liked to hear her side of the love story between her and Patrick but once you get started on the book it feels like your sitting a fire with a nice glass of wine and you simply must know what happened. <br /> <br /> Mari Carr tells it like no other can, she makes you feel like your actually inside the book, like your one of the children listening to their father tell the incredible story of the love of his life. Truly a very powerful read.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Lovely%20Rose"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8gJEErfDe1c/TfR19GgjCJI/AAAAAAAAAN4/U6KTUAQlRw8/s1600/4star.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Desere" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2Ga_gN_Dv40/TfR2G8gzLnI/AAAAAAAAAOI/BZYlbb5Y1mk/s1600/Desere.png" /></a><b>Purchase Links</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006IS9946/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B006IS9946">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=MdkGVqQmUdk&amp;offerid=239662.9781419938214&amp;type=2&amp;subid=0">Barnes &amp; Noble</a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17547779-5432333138762093040?l=www.romancing-the-book.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RwO3Kx8L302dVlsIDgBH9CxTCkw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RwO3Kx8L302dVlsIDgBH9CxTCkw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RwO3Kx8L302dVlsIDgBH9CxTCkw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RwO3Kx8L302dVlsIDgBH9CxTCkw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Romancing-the-book/~4/ywJFy_D25a8" height="1" width="1"/>Romancing the Book Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771288281973716192noreply@blogger.com1http://www.romancing-the-book.com/2012/02/review-wild-irish-christmas-by-mari.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547779.post-19817234507388092302012-02-09T06:00:00.001-05:002012-02-09T06:00:03.547-05:002012-02-09T06:00:03.547-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XxHbIA3kPbs/TzNhrMVP5II/AAAAAAAABYQ/M3UWLp19dcI/s1600/Heather+Bio+Photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XxHbIA3kPbs/TzNhrMVP5II/AAAAAAAABYQ/M3UWLp19dcI/s200/Heather+Bio+Photo.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div style="color: purple;">Jen: Today we are happy to welcome Heather Huffman to Romancing the Book. Heather, will you share a short bio with us?</div>Heather: Heather Huffman writes romantic suspense novels that delight readers with strong heroines, passionate romance and exciting adventures. With over 150,000 readers, Heather sees her books as a way to not only entertain, but to raise awareness of a cause that she’s deeply committed to: fighting human trafficking, the reality of modern day slavery. <br /> <br /> Heather was born and spent her early childhood in Florida, but now calls the beautiful state of Missouri home. Her greatest joy, aside from writing, is to hit the road with her three boys for adventures unknown.<br /> <br /> <br /> <a name='more'></a>Heather is the author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935961241/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1935961241">Throwaway</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935961349/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1935961349">Ties that Bind</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935961306/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1935961306">Jailbird</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005M780C6/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005M780C6">Suddenly a Spy</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/193596139X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=193596139X">Ring of Fire</a>. You can find out more about her writing and charitable work on <a href="http://www.heatherhuffman.net/">www.heatherhuffman.net</a>.<br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: Can you tell us about <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/193596139X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=193596139X">Ring of Fire</a>?</div>Heather: An adventurous blend of love, power, greed, and personal conviction, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/193596139X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=193596139X">Ring of Fire</a> reminds us things aren’t always as they seem.<br /> <br /> When rare, violet-gray diamonds are discovered at Alexandra McAlister's clean-energy research site on a small South Pacific island, the reclusive scientist suddenly finds herself plagued by greedy gem hunters. To make matters worse, the island's government is threatening to revoke her permits so they can capitalize on the find.<br /> <br /> Fresh from a confrontation with an annoyingly attractive government official, Alex happens upon a girl in danger. Instinct takes over and she rescues the girl, only to find out she is the island's princess, and the annoying official is her guardian, Daniel!<br /> <br /> Alex finds herself thrust into a situation where she has to protect not only her life's work, but also her life itself and that of the precocious teenage princess she grows to love. Daniel appears to be their only chance at survival – if they can learn to get along. Undercover and acting the part of a loving family, they work to find out who is pursuing them and what it is they’re after, only to realize their relationship may not be an act after all.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/193596139X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=193596139X" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OupA5H0Nvrs/TzNh_oiNrOI/AAAAAAAABYY/SF4qT7aTn4s/s200/Ring+of+Fire-cvr-front-ebook.jpg" width="128" /></a></div><div style="color: purple;">Jen: What sort of research did you do for this book? </div>Heather: I spent countless hours researching this book, probably more than any other. I conducted Internet research about rare earth metals and the issues surrounding them, I learned more about gemstones than I ever thought I wanted to know, and I interviewed my sister, a physicist, regularly to be sure the conversations my characters were having were plausible. <br /> <br /> My corporate background includes time at a brokerage firm, so a bit of my market knowledge even crept into this book. <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: What three words would you use to describe your writing? </div>Heather: Warm, adventurous and funny – hopefully my readers would say the same! <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: Who has influenced you as a writer? </div>Heather: Many people influenced me as a writer – some of my favorite authors are Nathaniel Hawthorne, Jane Austen and Elizabeth Gaskell. The everyday people in my life who’ve influenced my writing are my mom and sisters; their strength inspires me. Also the friends along the way who’ve encouraged and inspired me! <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: What do you do in your free time? </div>Heather: Most of my free time goes to my kids and my extended family. I love to read, garden, embroider &amp; weave, too. I try to remain active with volunteer work, both in the blog world and in person. My family also has several rescued dogs, and we spend a lot of time with horses. I used to love to ride, but the past year hasn’t allowed much time for it. And at least a couple times a year, my family helps a friend out at her alpaca farm. They are such peaceful animals; I look forward to seeing them all year long! <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: Where can you be found online? </div>Heather: I love hearing from readers, and there are several ways to find me online. My website is <a href="http://www.heatherhuffman.net/">www.heatherhuffman.net</a>. I can be found on Twitter, too, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/heathers_mark">@heathers_mark</a>. Connect with me on Facebook at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/heatherhuffmanbooks">www.facebook.com/heatherhuffmanbooks</a>. <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: What's next for you? </div>Heather: Tumbleweed, the prequel for Throwaway, is next up. We are working very hard for a Valentine’s Day release. I’m also traveling throughout the country as part of the Leave Your Mark tour, which is more than a book tour. Its hope is to encourage my readers to leave their own mark on this world, as well as to raise money and awareness in the fight against human trafficking. For more information on the tour, check out the Leave Your Mark page on my website. <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hVPSGcQS-Ek/TzNfsfC7KII/AAAAAAAABYI/O5dNS3P9k9Q/s1600/Contest+button.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hVPSGcQS-Ek/TzNfsfC7KII/AAAAAAAABYI/O5dNS3P9k9Q/s1600/Contest+button.jpg" /></a></div>Contest details:<br /> <ul><li> We have 5 giveaway copies of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/193596139X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=193596139X">Ring of Fire</a> in ebook format. </li> <li>The contest is open to anyone over the age of 18 with a valid email address.</li> <li><b>You must leave a meaningful comment for entry.</b>&nbsp; This means your comment needs to be more than "please enter me in the contest".</li> <li>A valid email address needs to be included in your comment.&nbsp; If you're worried about spam, please modify your address, such as admin.bookblog AT gmail.com.&nbsp; You can also send a message to <a href="mailto:admin.bookblog@gmail.com">this email</a> after your comment has been posted.</li> <li>While following the blog isn't required, it is appreciated.</li> <li>The contest ends on Wednesday, February 15.</li> </ul><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Purchase Links</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/193596139X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=193596139X">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=MdkGVqQmUdk&amp;offerid=239662.2940013814202&amp;type=2&amp;subid=0">Barnes &amp; Noble</a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17547779-1981723450738809230?l=www.romancing-the-book.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sIJ-Ld-4WTnDLpJscEXZzvzAOlQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sIJ-Ld-4WTnDLpJscEXZzvzAOlQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sIJ-Ld-4WTnDLpJscEXZzvzAOlQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sIJ-Ld-4WTnDLpJscEXZzvzAOlQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Romancing-the-book/~4/a5Y-cSrSueY" height="1" width="1"/>Promo Coordinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03387632428714570393noreply@blogger.com6http://www.romancing-the-book.com/2012/02/interview-contest-heather-huffman.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547779.post-84327603651237011622012-02-08T06:00:00.056-05:002012-02-08T06:00:02.860-05:002012-02-08T06:00:02.860-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.heathersnowbooks.com/"><img border="0" height="107" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0YLsKCNS_WU/TzIHspGdFbI/AAAAAAAABXo/EB71DMO9KE4/s320/Sweet+Enemy+Blog+Tour.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Wt3bOYZqT9g/TzIHsAvSJeI/AAAAAAAABXg/gdua4PFkp5A/s1600/055+Heather+Snow+Website.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Wt3bOYZqT9g/TzIHsAvSJeI/AAAAAAAABXg/gdua4PFkp5A/s200/055+Heather+Snow+Website.JPG" width="133" /></a></div><div style="color: purple;">Jen: Today we are excited to welcome Heather Snow to RtB as she celebrates the release of her debut novel.&nbsp; Heather, will you please share a short bio with us?</div>Heather: Heather Snow is a historical romance author with a degree in Chemistry who discovered she much preferred creating chemistry on the page, rather than in the lab. She is forever trying to wrangle her left and right brain to work together (some days with more success than others!), but if her two sides had to duke it out, left would win every time—which can be a creative challenge. Luckily, she loves challenges…she just goes about solving them analytically. <br /> <br /> Heather lives in the Midwest with her husband, two rambunctious boys and one very put upon cat. She sincerely hopes you find her stories have just the right chemistry… <br /> <br /> <a name='more'></a><span style="color: purple;">Jen: Tell us about <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451236106/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0451236106">SWEET ENEMY</a>.</span><br /> Heather: Absolutely! <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451236106/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0451236106">SWEET ENEMY</a> is the first in the Veiled Seduction series, featuring science-savvy heroines and a touch of mystery. In it, a Regency-era lady chemist goes undercover as a husband-hunter at a house party to investigate the earl whose family she suspects of murdering her father. So there a little mystery, a little match-making and little mayhem, as well. It went on sale February 7 wherever books are sold.<br /> <br /> If you’d like to read the Prologue and first Chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451236106/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0451236106">Sweet Enemy</a>, you can find it here (<a href="http://heathersnowbooks.com/uploads/Sweet_Enemy_Prologue_and_First_Chapter_Excerpt.pdf">http://heathersnowbooks.com/uploads/Sweet_Enemy_Prologue_and_First_Chapter_Excerpt.pdf</a>).<br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PsvnjoA__FY" width="420"></iframe><br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: At what age did you discover writing? When where you first published? Tell us your call story.</div>Heather: You know, I never did any writing outside of homework assignments until I graduated college. I was always an avid reader, though, from before I can remember. Reading great books is a fabulous way to start learning the craft of writing. It wasn’t until my early 30’s that I decided to try my hand at being a novelist, and since historical romance and mystery are my favorite genres to read, I decided to mix the two and see what happened. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451236106/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0451236106">SWEET ENEMY</a> is actually my first completed manuscript. It was a finalist in the Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart® contest, along with some others, that helped me attract the attention of a few agents, including the fantastic Barbara Poelle of the Irene Goodman agency, who offered representation in front of an entire room of people at an award ceremony for one of the contests I won. It was very exciting! Barbara sent the book out, and three weeks later, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451236106/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0451236106">SWEET ENEMY</a> sold, at auction, to NAL. I was actually getting a pedicure when Barbara called with the first offer (something I rarely get to do, having small children at home!), so, of course I danced around the spa barefooted and wet-toed. Then I got this little flower painted on to celebrate. ;) <br /> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_YkP_h7TP3Y/TzIKMiWJErI/AAAAAAAABX4/bIbFu75_O-Q/s1600/toe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="121" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_YkP_h7TP3Y/TzIKMiWJErI/AAAAAAAABX4/bIbFu75_O-Q/s200/toe.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: How does your family feel about your career? </div>Heather: They are very proud, of course. My novel was the first romance my mother had ever read (though my Nana was a huge romance fan!), and now she’s hooked. Even my husband read it (and claims to love it—oh, wait…maybe I wasn’t supposed to tell anyone that part…) My 3 year old can pick “Mommy’s book” out at a glance and is probably the only toddler boy who regularly totes around romance paperbacks as a normal part of his day. That’s not to say there aren’t challenges, though. Our eldest was just 1 ½ when <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451236106/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0451236106">SWEET ENEMY</a> sold, and while on deadline with book 2, our second son was born. It’s hard being a writer with small kids. Not only the sleep deprivation, but all of the extra time that things like promotion take, particularly on a debut novel. Children don’t understand deadlines! It does put some strain on the family. We think it will be worth it, though (and pray it will get a little easier to juggle once the boys are in school!) <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: Do you have any “must haves” with you while you’re writing?</div>Heather: I used to! I used to have to have complete silence and all my nice, organized stuff around me. But after being on deadline with babies, I’ve learned to throw on some earphones and be able to write with whatever I’ve got! I am still a writer who needs larger blocks of time, though. I can’t just write in 20 minute bursts like some authors do. Oh, and I recently had LASIK surgery, so I do have to have eyedrops with me to help with the dryness when looking at the computer screen so long. <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: What are your biggest motivations to write? What keeps you going?</div>Heather: Can I say I’m not sure yet? My career took off so quickly that right now, what keeps me motivated is deadlines and the fear of failure! Also, my first book just came out yesterday. I imagine that as readers connect to my stories, they will be a huge motivation! The hope that I can continue to create stories that sweep people away while they spend time in the book is very inspiring J. <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: What is it about the romance genre that appeals to you?</div>Heather: The Happily-ever-after. There is a lot of ugliness out there in the world, and when you look around in real life, you can see a lot of stories that just don’t end happily. I also love that romance novels put a positive focus on love, mutual respect, personal (character) growth and commitment. Plus, I love the fairy-tale quality of historical romances. <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: How much of your actual life gets written into your fictional stories? Have you ever written yourself into a story?</div>Heather: Having only written two at this point, I can say that there is a bit of me in both of my heroines. For example, Liliana, the heroine in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451236106/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0451236106">SWEET ENEMY</a> is a chemist, and an analytical thinker, like me. I also notice, as I’m writing, that little things that have happened in my life, or things people have said to me, find their way into my stories. I’ve noticed some of my own insecurities in them. Some of my values or quirks, or quirks of people I know well—I don’t know if you can write without exposing some part of yourself. It makes your voice uniquely YOURS. <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: If you could travel back in time for one year, what time and place would you choose? If you could only take 3 things with you, what would they be?</div>Heather: I’ve given this a lot of thought, and while I’d love to see many places and times, and give a super historical romance author answer, if I had to be honest, I would go back into my Nana’s lifetime and spend a year with her. She and I were incredibly close, and she died too young, at the age of 61. I’d give a lot to have one more year with her. It might be fun to go back to when she was in her 20’s or 30’s and see a new side of her, though! <br /> <br /> The three things I would take would be 1) my book. My grandmother started my historical romance reading passion when I found her Judith McNaught, Kathleen Woodiwiss, Johanna Lindsay and Julie Garwood novels stashed behind her recliner in my early teens. I think she’d have gotten a real kick out of the fact that I now write them. 2) The Heir (my eldest son) and 3) The Spare (my baby). Nana would have gotten a real kick out of the men in my life—probably more than the book ;). *If you argue that the boys are not “things” and therefore I can’t take them, I understand. So I guess I’d just take 2) Pictures of my husband and kids to show her and 3) a video camera, so I could capture her voice and the way she moved and carried herself on camera. I have still photos, of course, but I miss her voice. <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: Who are some of your favorite authors and books? What are you reading now?</div>Heather: I hate answering this question, because there are SO MANY awesome authors out there that I could go on and on and leave out way too many people. I LOVE Lisa Kleypas (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/038077352X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=038077352X">Dreaming of You</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006056251X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=006056251X">Devil in Winter</a> being faves). I love Julie Garwood (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0671744208/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0671744208">Castles</a> is probably my favorite, though I love that entire series), Julia Quinn make me smile until my cheeks ache with her dialogue (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0380815575/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0380815575">The Viscount Who Loved Me</a> is probably my fav), Sabrina Jefferies always delivers. I’ve recently discovered a bunch of new-to-me authors I’m really liking like Emma Wildes, Shana Galen, Vanessa Kelly, Katy Madison, Stefanie Sloane, Maya Rodale, Miranda Neville and so many more that I want to try, like Vicky Dreiling and Joan Swan and—okay, I have to stop, now. <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451236106/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0451236106" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ntcLuo8Nyb4/TzIHtx-5LeI/AAAAAAAABXw/ktr2I_XtHJU/s200/Sweet+Enemy+final+cover.jpg" width="123" /></a></div><div style="color: purple;">Jen: What do you do in your free time?</div>Heather: Free time? I’ve literally forgotten what that is! I used to enjoy movies and theatre, reading, travel. I think, when the kids get a little older, I’ll love those things again… We do love to go to the lake, as a family, as it’s close to home with little ones in the car. <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: What’s next for you?</div>Heather: Well, SWEET DECEPTION comes out on August 7th, and I am currently working on the 3rd book in the series, tentatively titled SWEET MADNESS. Then, I don’t know! <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: Where can you be found on the web?</div>Heather: <a href="http://www.heathersnowbooks.com/">www.HeatherSnowBooks.com</a><br /> <a href="mailto:Heather@HeatherSnowBooks.com">Heather@HeatherSnowBooks.com</a><br /> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AuthorHeatherSnow">www.facebook.com/AuthorHeatherSnow</a><br /> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/HeatherSnowRW">www.Twitter.com/HeatherSnowRW</a> <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: Is there anything you’d like to ask our readers?</div>Heather: How do you choose which debut authors to try? Tell me which new books coming out that you’re excited to read! <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F67DBdGWPrg/TzILR52rjxI/AAAAAAAABYA/djqyV5ufgW0/s1600/Contest+button.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F67DBdGWPrg/TzILR52rjxI/AAAAAAAABYA/djqyV5ufgW0/s1600/Contest+button.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <div style="text-align: left;">Contest details:<br /> <ul><li>The prize is a signed copy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451236106/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0451236106">SWEET ENEMY</a>.</li> <li>The contest is open to everyone, international readers included.</li> <li><b>You must leave a meaningful comment for entry.</b>&nbsp; This means your comment needs to be more than "please enter me in the contest".</li> <li>A valid email address needs to be included in your comment.&nbsp; 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We currently have a a very uninspiring tag line of "Reviews, Discussions, Interviews, Contests, Giveaways and More" and figure while we're updating our look, the tag line should go as well.<br /> <br /> So what better way to find a new tag line than by asking for your help and offering a contest as we do it.&nbsp; To enter, just leave your tag suggestion in the Rafflecopter form below.&nbsp; You can leave one suggestion a day, and each unique one will be a new entry (meaning duplicates will be deleted).&nbsp; At the close of the contest, the RtB review staff will choose the winners.&nbsp; The grand prize winner will get their name in lights (ok, acknowledgement of their tag) and 4 books from <a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/p/contest-prizes.html">our stash</a> (provided they are US residents... if you're international, we'll give you $25 to spend at the Book Depository).&nbsp; And 2 runners up will each get to pick 2 books from <a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/p/contest-prizes.html">the stash</a> (same geography rules as above, but you'll get $10).<br /> <br /> <script id="raflin-259af02f" type="text/javascript"> /*{literal}<![CDATA[*/ window.RAFLIN = window.RAFLIN || {}; 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text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0073FQIPG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0073FQIPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SQ4Gk1ga6gA/TzC9JKlUv6I/AAAAAAAABXI/apqeso424Zs/s200/PatientHeart_Cover1.jpg" width="135" /></a></div><b>Heroes And Heroines </b><br /> <br /> The question I’m most often asked is where I find my ideas, as if I look under a cabbage leaf (whoops, I believe that’s where you’re supposed to find babies) or order from an wholesale idea catalog or discover them while taking a stroll around my neighborhood (look – I just tripped over something, wait, it’s an idea). I’ve learned to joke about it but I tend to cringe when someone asks it again because there’s no simple answer. My ideas all start with a thought, an image, a scrap of overheard dialogue or a scene. Like a seed planted in fertile soil, my ideas grow into full blown novels or the occasional story. Some never made it to the seedling stage, others I prune because they’re choking out a better, stronger idea.<br /> <br /> <br /> <a name='more'></a>These days, however, an increasing number of readers, fans, and the curious ask a different question - are my heroes and heroines based on actual people. Some even hazard a guess at the “real” identity of one of my romance heroes. With a delighted grin and crazed glee sparkling in their eyes, they proclaim, “Well, I know who Connor Donavan really is! It’s (blank)” and name someone from my past. I’ve had people guess my heroes to be my husband, current or otherwise, old boyfriends ranging from my middle school years right up to the present, family friends, cousins, neighbors, the high school football champion, movie stars, and even local retail folks including the guy who runs a little family restaurant I like.<br /> <br /> Same goes for my heroines. People assume my ladies are me. Then when they happen across me in the produce aisle at the local supermarket debating between Gala apples or Red Delicious, wearing my oldest blue jeans, my tackiest sweater, and worn out cowboy boots, not a hint of lipstick, hair tumbling down my back, they gasp. Where are the designer gowns some of my characters (namely Cara Brennan from my Love Covenant series from Evernight Publishing) or the nice department store slacks and blouse. They can’t believe I didn’t have my hair swept up into a classic chignon or bother to put on full make-up. <br /> <br /> Let’s just get one small fact across – I create my characters. Yes, they may share some similarities with me. On occasion, their memories or background might be based on my own but none of my ladies, not even Catherine, from the just released <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0073FQIPG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0073FQIPG">A Patient Heart</a>, is me. <br /> <br /> My heroes are fantasy men, guys I’ve dreamed up and made up. Connor Donovan (my hero from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0073FQIPG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0073FQIPG">A Patient Heart</a>) is a quintessential bad boy with a good heart tucked way beneath his handsome, sexy exterior. I’d love to know him. Same goes for Timothy Campbell, my federal agent from Witness Protection Program or my sensual, near perfect Irish vampire Will Brennan from my paranormal romance series mentioned above. I make ‘em like I’d love to have them, served up on a silver platter but none of them and I repeat, none of them are real men in my life. <br /> <br /> All of my characters are fictional characters.<br /> <br /> Now we’ve got that out of the way and debunked the whole idea myth, let me share a little taste from my just released contemporary romance, with a Valentine’s Day tie, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0073FQIPG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0073FQIPG">A Patient Heart</a> from Rebel Ink Press.<br /> <br /> His eyes met hers in a silent plea so poignant she wavered and then he whispered the words she couldn’t refuse, “Please, Cat. No one but you ever sang to me.”<br /> <br /> His plea won her and Catherine sighed, “I’ll try. What would you like me to sing?”<br /> <br /> “I don’t know, just anything.”<br /> <br /> Catherine thought. She knew a few old nursery songs from childhood but those wouldn’t do; he wasn’t a baby. She remembered quite a few hymns from years of church but he’d never gone. Most of the pop songs she’d learned were love songs and those might be just too potent at this moment, for her if not for him. Titles popped into her thoughts and she rejected them until she realized if she didn’t make a choice her lunch break would end without a single song. Annette might search for her again and she doubted singing to a patient would be approved or tolerated. She latched onto the next song that came to mind, singing soft and low in a voice not bad at all if she just had confidence enough to believe it.<br /> <br /> “Busted flat in Baton Rouge,” she sang, the words of the old song Janis Joplin made popular long before her time filling her mouth and soul. “...waitin’ for a train. I was feelin’ near as faded as my jeans...”<br /> <br /> If anyone’s music might soothe his troubled soul and banish his memories back to hell, Catherine thought the words the Texas singer crooned might. Janis Joplin struggled with her own demons and maybe the lyrics she made famous could defeat Connor’s just for tonight.<br /> <br /> Although she sang softly, Connor listened as if she tossed him a life line in a raging river and she watched as his breathing shifted back to easy. His muscles unclenched as he relaxed and she kept an eye on the monitor as his vitals stabilized to normal. By the time she sang the refrain for the last time, without the wild energy Joplin gave the tune, Connor slept again. She unwound her hand from his, kissed his forehead again, and touched his cheek with light fingers, a brief caress.<br /> <br /> Then Catherine slipped from the room in the last minutes of her meal break with just enough time to stop in the restroom to stifle the sob caught halfway up her throat. She couldn’t have explained to anyone why she wept but the tears were for Connor, and she resolved if she could, she’d heal him, not just body but heart and soul.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hhpm9YAdkhc/TzC973KfGBI/AAAAAAAABXQ/eH4LTEc4Ftg/s1600/Lee+Ann+Sontheimer+Murphy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hhpm9YAdkhc/TzC973KfGBI/AAAAAAAABXQ/eH4LTEc4Ftg/s200/Lee+Ann+Sontheimer+Murphy.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy is a full-time romance author. A native of the old historic city of St. Joseph, Missouri she now lives and writes in the beautiful Missouri Ozark region. She is a member of RWA, the Missouri Writers Guild, and the Ozark Writers League. Her romance novels include <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0053CYRPO/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0053CYRPO">Love Never Fails</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005S18CGU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005S18CGU">Witness Protection Program</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006H3K73E/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B006H3K73E">Sing We Now of Christmas</a>, and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0073FQIPG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0073FQIPG">A Patient Heart</a> from Rebel Ink Press, additional titles including In Love’s Own Time, Miss Good Samaritan, In The Shadow of War, and Guy’s Angel coming in 2012 from Rebel as well as two novels from Champagne Books and the paranormal Love Covenant series from Evernight Publishing. Lee Ann’s work also appears in more than twenty anthologies as well as multiple websites and print publications.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eX_XDpd-B-c/TzC-FGlU4oI/AAAAAAAABXY/s3Wl1tSBsOI/s1600/Contest+button.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eX_XDpd-B-c/TzC-FGlU4oI/AAAAAAAABXY/s3Wl1tSBsOI/s1600/Contest+button.jpg" /></a></div>Contest details:<br /> <ul><li>The prize is an ebook copy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0073FQIPG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0073FQIPG">A Patient Heart</a>.</li> <li>The contest is open to everyone over the age of 18.</li> <li><b>You must leave a meaningful comment for entry.</b>&nbsp; This means your comment needs to be more than "please enter me in the contest".</li> <li>A valid email address needs to be included in your comment.&nbsp; If you're worried about spam, please modify your address, such as admin.bookblog AT gmail.com.&nbsp; You can also send a message to <a href="mailto:admin.bookblog@gmail.com">this email</a> after your comment has been posted.</li> <li>While following the blog isn't required, it is appreciated.</li> <li>The contest ends on Sunday, February 12.</li> </ul><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Purchase Links</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0073FQIPG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0073FQIPG">Amazon</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17547779-411375466943427438?l=www.romancing-the-book.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KX7LQGP7F8J1zMkjB2z88NnYZ_4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KX7LQGP7F8J1zMkjB2z88NnYZ_4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KX7LQGP7F8J1zMkjB2z88NnYZ_4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KX7LQGP7F8J1zMkjB2z88NnYZ_4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Romancing-the-book/~4/OGKw8EEPiNo" height="1" width="1"/>Promo Coordinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03387632428714570393noreply@blogger.com5http://www.romancing-the-book.com/2012/02/guest-contest-lee-ann-sontheimer-murphy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547779.post-32843387968342457832012-02-06T06:00:00.037-05:002012-02-06T06:00:07.385-05:002012-02-06T06:00:07.385-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n7_0KfFZUs4/Ty904cdJ88I/AAAAAAAABXA/7cJKdsEJEGA/s1600/blmlogo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n7_0KfFZUs4/Ty904cdJ88I/AAAAAAAABXA/7cJKdsEJEGA/s200/blmlogo.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><div style="color: purple;">Jen: Today we are happy to welcome BLMorticia to Romancing the Book. Will you please share a short bio with us? </div>BLMorticia: BLMorticia considers herself the snarky and wicked side of author Sharita Lira so expect her to tap into the taboo and unleash her fantasies on the world through her words. When not writing, she does biweekly posts at fellow author Blak Rayne’s blog, <a href="http://blakraynebooks.blogspot.com/">http://blakraynebooks.blogspot.com</a>, posts with Rawiya at Erotic Diaries and a feature with fellow Rebel Cassandre Dayne called the Wicked Women Wednesdays.<br /> <br /> For more information, please visit, <a href="http://www.thelitriad.com/">http://www.thelitriad.com</a> and to ask any questions, email <a href="mailto:srlmort71@gmail.com">srlmort71@gmail.com</a> <br /> <br /> <a name='more'></a><div style="color: purple;">Jen: Tell us about <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0073G38MG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0073G38MG">You Don’t Ask We Don’t Tell Book One Basic Training</a> and where is can be purchased.</div>BLMorticia: Thank you for having me. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0073G38MG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0073G38MG">Basic Training</a> is a book about a young man’s quest to “get right” in his words, become straight. He isn’t comfortable with it and joins the army to try getting rid f his homosexuality. It’s dramatic, comical and has some romance as well. It is part of the series, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0073G38MG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0073G38MG">You Don’t Ask We Don’t Tell</a> because the story continues beyond Cody. It will be available through Amazon, Are, B&amp;N, Bookstrand On February 3rd. <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: At what age did you discover writing? When where you first published? Tell us your call story.</div>BLMorticia: Shar discovered writing around the time she was 17 but she didn’t begin publishing until late 2010. Call story? If you mean what story made us want to try pubbing, I believe it was the STARbooks anthology call for Rock and Roll m/m stories or if the question pertains to what made Shar write, she would say the support and comments she received on her fanfiction. <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: Describe your writing in three words.</div>BLMorticia: Snarky, sexy, and quick. <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: How do you approach your writing? Do you plot or go with the flow?</div>BLMorticia: Now I do a character outline and have an interview with my MC to determine what his or her personality traits are. I’ll also write down a couple of scenes as well. <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: What are your biggest motivations to write? What keeps you going?</div>BLMorticia: Motivation is that I truly love creating stories, all of the muses do. When a plot bunny comes into your head, you’re just raring to get on it. So many of those roam for us. *sigh* <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: Is there a genre you’d like to write? Is there a genre you’ll probably stay away from? Why?</div>BLMorticia: Me, BL, won’t say she’ll never do a genre. Anything that surrounds erotica and romance I will most likely end up doing. I’d love to do a paranormal, like a shape shifter or even a scifi. <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: How much of your actual life gets written into your fictional stories? Have you ever written yourself into a story?</div>BLMorticia: Well with all the muses, Shar puts a little of herself each time. Whether it’s a stressful situation, a particular issue in her marriage, her characters feel it too. Yes, I’ve wrote my muse self into the next story with Rebel Ink, Losing My Inhibitions. <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: Do you become attached to your characters and have a hard time letting them go, or are you happy that their story is told and you can move on?</div>BLMorticia: Happy when it’s told and sending them on their way. Haven’t reached that yet. I have two sequels to do and 2 series to finish. *sigh* <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: Who has inspired you as an author?</div>BLMorticia: Anne Rice is my fave all time writer, Zane, and my peers in the writer’s community, so many to mention. <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: What do you do in your free time?</div>BLMorticia: Read, relax, and listen to music live and otherwise. <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: What’s next for you?</div>BLMorticia: More writing *laughs* I have several books to finish, My Lieutenant 2, You Don’t Ask book 2-4, Losing My Inhibitions 2, book 4 Something New On the Menu Candyman, a rock and roll series called The Wrtched, BDSM story called Happiness in Slavery, so much! <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: Where can you be found on the web?</div>BLMorticia: The Literary Triad - <a href="http://www.thelitriad.com/#%21">http://www.thelitriad.com/#!</a> <br /> The Literary Triad on FB - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheLiteraryTriad">https://www.facebook.com/TheLiteraryTriad</a> <br /> BLMorticia – <a href="http://blrawiyaerotica.blogspot.com/">http://blrawiyaerotica.blogspot.com/</a><br /> Twitter - <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/rawiyamikembl">http://twitter.com/#!/rawiyamikembl</a><br /> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorSharitaLira">https://www.facebook.com/AuthorSharitaLira</a> <br /> <br /> <div style="color: purple;">Jen: Is there anything you’d like to ask our readers?</div>BLMorticia: Readers, do you love snarky and humorous books and what would you like to see BL do in her next series? <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YOgIvvYrj90/Ty90l0qNFJI/AAAAAAAABW4/8V4qItK_zZk/s1600/Contest+button.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YOgIvvYrj90/Ty90l0qNFJI/AAAAAAAABW4/8V4qItK_zZk/s1600/Contest+button.jpg" /></a></div>Contest details:<br /> <ul><li>The prize is a download of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0073G38MG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0073G38MG">You Don't Ask We Don't Tell</a>.</li> <li>The contest is open to everyone over the age of 18.</li> <li><b>You must leave a meaningful comment for entry.</b>&nbsp; This means your comment needs to be more than "please enter me in the contest".</li> <li>A valid email address needs to be included in your comment.&nbsp; If you're worried about spam, please modify your address, such as admin.bookblog AT gmail.com.&nbsp; You can also send a message to <a href="mailto:admin.bookblog@gmail.com">this email</a> after your comment has been posted.</li> <li>While following the blog isn't required, it is appreciated.</li> <li>The contest ends on Sunday, February 12.</li> </ul><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<b>Purchase Link</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0073G38MG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0073G38MG">Amazon</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17547779-3284338796834245783?l=www.romancing-the-book.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t8pfhC6DTqtF1NVCNF2D10yMy9E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t8pfhC6DTqtF1NVCNF2D10yMy9E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t8pfhC6DTqtF1NVCNF2D10yMy9E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t8pfhC6DTqtF1NVCNF2D10yMy9E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Romancing-the-book/~4/PD4_yF1vysQ" height="1" width="1"/>Promo Coordinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03387632428714570393noreply@blogger.com5http://www.romancing-the-book.com/2012/02/interview-contest-blmorticia.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547779.post-48364598248645600142012-02-06T05:55:00.008-05:002012-02-06T05:55:00.407-05:002012-02-06T05:55:00.407-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0073G38MG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0073G38MG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tgnfD64MtZY/Ty9z1Rtuy8I/AAAAAAAABWw/W42-_Ch7vq8/s200/YouDontAsk.jpg" width="135" /></a></div>Book One<br /> Basic Training <br /> <br /> <i>Book one begins with the introduction of Cody McCayne and his childhood friend Dari Kirk who’ve been having sex on the down low for a while until they’re found out. This scares Cody and he decides to cease their relationship. <br /> <br /> Due to the constant taunts and chiding of his father and peers, he decides that joining the army is the answer for him to “get right” in his words. He thinks this will dispel his gay persona and make him a real man. <br /> <br /> However, during his ten week tenure he’ll meet the characters at Fort Jackson of company 9669, the only all gay and lesbian platoon who operate as straight soldiers by day but play and teach at night. This section is run by Captain Morris Dunst and his lover, first Lieutenant Darios Bright. <br /> <br /> </i><br /> <a name='more'></a><i>Unedited Excerpt Subject to Change <br /> </i><br /> <br /> When he straightened the wheel, he got out the truck, sprinting to the place he hoped held his ticket out of here. He opened the doors, letting a couple of army men out before he went in. <br /> <br /> “Wow,” he mouthed, glancing about the place as if he were a tourist. Large hallways, cream colored walls with decorative crown molding. The floors were made of linoleum. Everything was so clean. The glare blinded Cody. <br /> <br /> His eyes fixed of the small line of men huddled together to hand their papers to a soldier sitting behind the desk. Cody tightly gripped the application in his hands. <br /> <br /> <i>Do I really want to do this? How will I handle being yelled at by someone basically the whole time I’m there?<br /> </i><br /> Suddenly, young McCayne began to question his decision. He tapped his feet, fumbling with his free fingers as he eyed the men talking with the representative. <br /> <br /> <i>Why am I doing this?<br /> </i><br /> Yes, why the fuck was he? Joining the army just so he could gain acceptance? Make his asshole dad proud of him? Would this be worth it? <br /> <br /> “Iknowiwantthisiknowihaveto…damnit!” He grit his teeth. <br /> <br /> What if he didn’t like army life? What if the captain was an asshole he wouldn’t be able to tolerate? <br /> <br /> <i>What am I saying? They’re all assholes. None worse than my dear old dad.<br /> </i><br /> The men in front of him inched closer to the recruiter’s desk.<br /> <br /> Cody could feel his palms sweating along with his brow. <br /> <br /> <i>What the fuck? I need to man up. That’s my whole reason for doing this right?<br /> </i><br /> He straightened his shoulders and cleared his throat.<br /> <br /> <i>Only one more ahead of me. I can do this!<br /> </i><br /> The young man shrugged his shoulders and gulped hard. He stuffed one hand in his pocket and eyes darted from left to right. <br /> <br /> <i>Oh my fuckin’ God, I’m gonna…<br /> </i><br /> “Next!” The man in front of him moved away and suddenly it was Cody’s turn. “Yes…um…Sir?”<br /> <br /> The guy behind the desk gave him a wry smile. “Yeah, you ready to come serve your country, boy?” He has a slight southern accent and piercing blue eyes. <br /> <br /> <i>Damn, the man is hot.&nbsp;</i><br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><b>Purchase Link</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0073G38MG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0073G38MG">Amazon</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17547779-4836459824864560014?l=www.romancing-the-book.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ozvJaTTSPs2SJ12cW8jt8GPi1zk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ozvJaTTSPs2SJ12cW8jt8GPi1zk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ozvJaTTSPs2SJ12cW8jt8GPi1zk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ozvJaTTSPs2SJ12cW8jt8GPi1zk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Romancing-the-book/~4/6nYl9CecaJg" height="1" width="1"/>Promo Coordinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03387632428714570393noreply@blogger.com1http://www.romancing-the-book.com/2012/02/excerpt-you-dont-ask-we-dont-tell-by-bl.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547779.post-71017682518583304732012-02-06T00:01:00.002-05:002012-02-06T00:01:00.945-05:002012-02-06T00:01:00.945-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://reading-romances.com/romancing-the-valentine-giveaway-hop/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PqSe1Laren8/Ty8IaCUCbPI/AAAAAAAABcs/xAE2x6gsPmc/s200/valentine.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>We at Romancing the Book love romance novels, and what better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than by participating in a giveaway hop that is focusing on romance?<br /> <br /> We're giving away 2 prizes... the winners choice of $10 to Amazon, B&amp;N or Book Depository.&nbsp; It's open to everyone over the age of 16 as long as you can claim the gift cards or Book Depository will ship to your country for free.&nbsp; To enter, fill out the rafflecopter form below (refresh if it doesn't load for you).&nbsp; You can enter by following the blog in some way or by commenting on any of our recent guest posts or reviews.<br /> <br /> <br /> <script id="raflin-259af01f" type="text/javascript"> /*{literal}<![CDATA[*/ window.RAFLIN = window.RAFLIN || {}; 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text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402265557/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1402265557" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ptPYT0VdZYU/Ty4jDe_kBLI/AAAAAAAAAl4/5_rtUPHpGtM/s200/roguepirate-300%281%29.jpg" width="121" /></a></div>As the mother of an energetic and talkative toddler, I relish my silence. I don’t listen to music when I write, but I often listen to it in order to set the mood before I write or when I’m working on copy edits and page proofs. <br /> <br /> A few songs inspired me when I was in the early stages of Bastien and Raeven’s story. Two are from a CD I heard when working at Starbucks one morning. World is India isn’t the kind of music one might associate with a Regency-set romance, but I have scenes set in Gibraltar. These two tracks are fast-paced and perfect for action scenes, and they helped me get the feel of the setting. <br /> <br /> <a name='more'></a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <center><iframe frameborder="0" src="http://widgets.itunes.apple.com/itunes.html?wtype=4&amp;app_id=null&amp;country=us&amp;partnerId=30&amp;affiliate_id=http%3A%2F%2Fclick.linksynergy.com%2Ffs-bin%2Fstat%3Fid%3DMdkGVqQmUdk%26offerid%3D146261%26type%3D3%26subid%3D0%26tmpid%3D1826%26RD_PARM1%3D&amp;wh=370&amp;ww=325&amp;t=Gibraltar&amp;d=These%2520two%2520tracks%2520are%2520fast-paced%2520and%2520perfect%2520for%2520action%2520scenes.&amp;pl=0,206578566,20730021" style="border: 0px; height: 325px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; width: 325px;"></iframe></center><br /> <br /> Two songs helped solidify the characters in my mind. Bastien and Raeven are sworn enemies when the book begins, but Raeven has a lot of ambivalence in her feelings toward Bastien. She wants to kill him, but she wants to kiss him too. I found two songs that allowed me to tap into the antagonism of the beginning of the book and Raeven’s mixed feelings. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <center><iframe frameborder="0" src="http://widgets.itunes.apple.com/itunes.html?wtype=4&amp;app_id=null&amp;country=us&amp;partnerId=30&amp;affiliate_id=http%3A%2F%2Fclick.linksynergy.com%2Ffs-bin%2Fstat%3Fid%3DMdkGVqQmUdk%26offerid%3D146261%26type%3D3%26subid%3D0%26tmpid%3D1826%26RD_PARM1%3D&amp;wh=370&amp;ww=325&amp;t=Raeven&amp;d=These%2520songs%2520tap%2520into%2520the%2520antagonism%2520of%2520Raeven%25u2019s%2520mixed%2520feelings.&amp;pl=0,406982916,354931885" style="border: 0px; height: 325px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; width: 325px;"></iframe></center><br /> <br /> I like some classics as well. I love Sinatra, and some of his songs fit the irresistible attraction between Bastien and Raeven in some of the more romantic scenes of the book. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <center><iframe frameborder="0" src="http://widgets.itunes.apple.com/itunes.html?wtype=4&amp;app_id=null&amp;country=us&amp;partnerId=30&amp;affiliate_id=http%3A%2F%2Fclick.linksynergy.com%2Ffs-bin%2Fstat%3Fid%3DMdkGVqQmUdk%26offerid%3D146261%26type%3D3%26subid%3D0%26tmpid%3D1826%26RD_PARM1%3D&amp;wh=325&amp;ww=325&amp;t=Romance&amp;d=These%2520songs%2520fit%2520the%2520irresistible%2520attraction%2520between%2520Bastien%2520and%2520Raeven.&amp;pl=0,14699652,14699635" style="border: 0px; height: 325px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; width: 325px;"></iframe></center><br /> <br /> I’m definitely a child of the Eighties, and I still love to listen to Erasure, especially those from their Union Street album, which is all-acoustic. They’re incredibly romantic and really just beautiful—perfect for a date night or as the backdrop when you’re reading your favorite romance. The songs I listened to when working on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402265557/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1402265557">The Rogue Pirate’s Bride</a> included: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <center><iframe frameborder="0" src="http://widgets.itunes.apple.com/itunes.html?wtype=4&amp;app_id=null&amp;country=us&amp;partnerId=30&amp;affiliate_id=http%3A%2F%2Fclick.linksynergy.com%2Ffs-bin%2Fstat%3Fid%3DMdkGVqQmUdk%26offerid%3D146261%26type%3D3%26subid%3D0%26tmpid%3D1826%26RD_PARM1%3D&amp;wh=325&amp;ww=325&amp;t=Backdrop&amp;d=The%2520songs%2520I%2520listened%2520to%2520when%2520working%2520on%2520The%2520Rogue%2520Pirate%25u2019s%2520Bride%2520included...&amp;pl=0,387997902,387997627,387997917" style="border: 0px; height: 325px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; width: 325px;"></iframe></center><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000TDYL5S/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000TDYL5S">How Many Times?</a> ended up being Raeven’s anthem. About three-quarters through the book, a rather traumatic event occurs for her, and if she lived in the present, I could see her listening to that song. <br /> <br /> I also listened to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000TD798E/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000TD798E">Breathe</a> by Erasure over and over. It’s not on the Union Street CD, but it’s still exceptionally romantic song, especially for those black moment scenes when Raeven is certain she’s lost Bastien. <br /> <br /> Finally, a writer has to have a song that expresses the elation of not only finishing a novel but that also reflects the two characters’ joy at having found love. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001YWF4UY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001YWF4UY">Joy</a> by the Newsboys is a fun song that reflects that feeling for me. <br /> <br /> I’m working on a new book now, and I’m already listening to some songs as I work out or drive around that inspire me. Does music inspire you? Do you enjoy listening to it when you work? I’ll be checking in all day to read your comments. <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7vdXubKlb4Y/Ty4jbPVppfI/AAAAAAAAAmA/NGRJH2_8K70/s1600/Color+Shana+Galen+H-R-2118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7vdXubKlb4Y/Ty4jbPVppfI/AAAAAAAAAmA/NGRJH2_8K70/s200/Color+Shana+Galen+H-R-2118.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>Shana Galen is the author of numerous fast-paced adventurous Regency historical romances, including the Rita-nominated Blackthorne’s Bride. Her books have been sold worldwide, including Japan, Brazil, Russia, Spain, Turkey, and the Netherlands, and have been featured in the Rhapsody and Doubleday Book Clubs. A former English teacher in Houston’s inner city, Shana now writes full time. She’s a wife, a mother, and an expert multi-tasker. She loves to hear from readers: visit her website at <a href="http://www.shanagalen.com/">www.shanagalen.com</a> or see what she’s up to daily on Facebook and Twitter. <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ktsCQWf0y_Y/Ty4kjtvbM3I/AAAAAAAAAmI/rK7LdJ1VulQ/s1600/Contest+button.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ktsCQWf0y_Y/Ty4kjtvbM3I/AAAAAAAAAmI/rK7LdJ1VulQ/s1600/Contest+button.jpg" /></a></div>Contest details:<br /> <ul><li>The prize is 2 print copies of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402265557/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1402265557">The Rogue Pirate's Bride</a>.</li> <li>The contest is open to US and Canadian readers over the age of 18.</li> <li><b>You must leave a meaningful comment for entry.</b>&nbsp; This means your comment needs to be more than "please enter me in the contest".</li> <li>A valid email address needs to be included in your comment.&nbsp; If you're worried about spam, please modify your address, such as admin.bookblog AT gmail.com.&nbsp; You can also send a message to <a href="mailto:admin.bookblog@gmail.com">this email</a> after your comment has been posted.</li> <li>While following the blog isn't required, it is appreciated.</li> <li>The contest ends on Sunday, February 12.</li> </ul><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><b>Purchase Links</b> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402265557/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1402265557">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=MdkGVqQmUdk&amp;offerid=239662.9781402265556&amp;type=2&amp;subid=0">Barnes &amp; Noble </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Rogue-Pirates-Bride-Shana-Galen/9781402265556/?a_aid=RtBAdmin">Book Depository</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17547779-352364069242358563?l=www.romancing-the-book.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sJJ0SZd5O5GPjNWj4rg42A4nJoQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sJJ0SZd5O5GPjNWj4rg42A4nJoQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sJJ0SZd5O5GPjNWj4rg42A4nJoQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sJJ0SZd5O5GPjNWj4rg42A4nJoQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Romancing-the-book/~4/T3uxmpZffdg" height="1" width="1"/>Promo Coordinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03387632428714570393noreply@blogger.com48http://www.romancing-the-book.com/2012/02/playlist-contest-shana-galen.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547779.post-18708297573293197352012-02-05T05:55:00.001-05:002012-02-05T05:55:00.678-05:002012-02-05T05:55:00.678-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402265557/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1402265557" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z51wZDyNVWk/Ty4eUI7qydI/AAAAAAAAAlw/-S5UEBEEcDY/s200/roguepirate-300%281%29.jpg" width="121" /></a></div><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402265557/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1402265557"><i>The Rogue Pirate’s Bride</i></a> by <a href="http://www.shanagalen.com/">Shana Galen</a></b><br /> <b>Series:</b> Sons of the Revolution (# 3)<br /> <b>Release Date: </b>February 7, 2012<br /> <b>Publisher:</b> <a href="http://www.sourcebooks.com/">Sourcebooks Casablanca</a><br /> <b>Page Count:</b> 354<br /> <b>Source: </b><a href="http://www.netgalley.com/">NetGalley</a><br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq">Revenge should be sweet, but it may cost him everything... <br /> <br /> The Marquis de Valère escaped certain death in the French Revolution and is now an infamous privateer. Out to avenge the death of his mentor, Bastien discovers himself astonishingly out of his depth when confronted with a beautiful, daring young woman who is out for his blood... <br /> <br /> Forgiveness is unthinkable, but it may be her only hope... <br /> <br /> British Admiral's daughter Raeven Russell believes Bastien responsible for her fiancé's death. But once the fiery beauty crosses swords with Bastien, she's not so sure she really wants him to change his wicked ways... </blockquote><br /> <a name='more'></a><br /> <b>Review:</b> First off – I absolutely love pirates. Maybe it goes back to watching old Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power movies on television, the tight pants and high boots, the shirt open down to there and, of course, gazing raptly as they swung around on the ship’s rigging with the ease of a trapeze artist. So when I heard Shana Galen had a new book featuring a *swoon* pirate, I screamed – and then let RtB know I wanted that book. I mean, I really wanted that book. I would have fought a duel for that book. Just hand me a pirate sword. <br /> <br /> And my pirate fantasies have been fueled once again by another excellent adventure from Shana Galen. The “Rogue Pirate”, Bastien, is in reality a privateer seeking revenge on a fellow pirate, the one who killed Bastien’s mentor and father-figure. When we first meet Raeven, the “Bride”, she is pursuing her own revenge, for that of her fiancé, who was killed during one of Bastien’s privateering raids. <br /> <br /> The swashbuckling fight scenes were particularly enthralling, keeping me turning page after page with each clash of the sword, shot of the pistol, and even the throwing of a punch. I love that Raeven is accomplished in such fighting skills as shooting and knife-throwing, as well as being able to pick a lock. One of my biggest praises for Galen’s writing is that she knows how to write a kick-ass heroine – a woman who does more than hold her own, a woman who owns her own life and abilities and doesn’t wait for a man to rescue her. <br /> <br /> On the flip side, Galen also writes virile and strong men. Bastien is most definitely male yet he knows when someone has the brains to be of use to him, even if that someone is a woman. I doubt that too many pirates (sorry, privateers) would have followed any advice given by a woman, especially if that woman was beautiful. <br /> <br /> When I began reading, I did not realize it was the third book in a series. Happily, this book works just as wonderfully as a stand-alone. As usual, Galen does a fantastic job of creating a historical world in vivid Technicolor and characters you come to care about. 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I'm sorry, but the answer is, there was very little. The book is a fictionalized account of the travails of five newly orphaned kids who are just beginning their quest to stay together as a family. The truth is this---my brothers , sister and I did, in fact, lose our parents when we were very young. I can honestly though, I never planned to write a book about us or based on us. What happened was our brother , Bobby, passed away suddenly in 2007. The four of us, while hanging out after the funeral, began to reminisce about the "old days" and one memory triggered another and an explosion of "remembers" turned into an avalanche that swept us away in back-slapping laughter and tears.We must have been quite the sight because we were at a bar and restaurant in Monroe, NY and the place was filed with both friends and strangers. We had a great time and this was right after the funeral. It was a beautiful thing and that was when I began to think about writing the book. <br /> <br /> <br /> <a name='more'></a><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006P0EYI8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B006P0EYI8" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_VVkuwcbF8E/TyzkoG95qHI/AAAAAAAABWo/ZdMaAZpmOcg/s200/peaches+cover.jpg" width="130" /></a></div>I said that the book is a work of fiction and it is. The antagonist in the book and the priest, two main characters, are complete fiction. Many of the incidents are fictionalized but based on reality. Being 'orphaned" and on our own was true. So, I ran with that and the actual research involved consisted of some translation from German to English and from Latin to English. There was also a bit mentioned about the dreaded illness called "pancreatitis". This was only mentioned in dialogue and since I knew quite a bit about it (three family members had it) I just confirmed what I had written by checking various medical sites on-line. I am no expert.<br /> <br /> The sequel I am working on will actually require a bit of research. This book is fiction also but there will be places I go and things that happen while writing it that will require definite research. Maybe next year I can come back and tell you where I have been.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">* * * * * </div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyovwFxpEWU/TyzkP8v27WI/AAAAAAAABWg/fjwAd6UCgGw/s1600/larrypeterson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyovwFxpEWU/TyzkP8v27WI/AAAAAAAABWg/fjwAd6UCgGw/s200/larrypeterson.jpg" width="182" /></a></div>Larry Peterson was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. A former Metal Lather/Reinforcing Iron-worker, he left that business after coming down with MS. He, his wife and three kids moved to Florida 30 years ago. Larry began doing freelance newspaper commentary after graduating from Tampa College in 1984.<br /> <br /> His first children's picture book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0982256574/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0982256574">Slippery Willie's Stupid, Ugly Shoes</a> was published in 2011. In 2012, his full length novel, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006P0EYI8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B006P0EYI8">The Priest and the Peaches</a> was released and he is presently working on the sequel.<br /> <br /> He also has a blog (<a href="http://www.thepriestandthepeaches.com/">http://www.ThePriestandthePeaches.com</a>) where he posts weekly commentary. He lives in Pinellas Park, Florida and his kids and six grandchildren all live within three miles of each other.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><b>Purchase Links</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006P0EYI8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B006P0EYI8">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=MdkGVqQmUdk&amp;offerid=239662.2940013858190&amp;type=2&amp;subid=0">Barnes &amp; Noble</a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17547779-1298563383740819921?l=www.romancing-the-book.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2PX48J0Nc8qbPGceF53EdPnbdAs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2PX48J0Nc8qbPGceF53EdPnbdAs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2PX48J0Nc8qbPGceF53EdPnbdAs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2PX48J0Nc8qbPGceF53EdPnbdAs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Romancing-the-book/~4/1V3-cJhvu8I" height="1" width="1"/>Promo Coordinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03387632428714570393noreply@blogger.com2http://www.romancing-the-book.com/2012/02/guest-larry-peterson.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547779.post-59615148237381340942012-02-03T18:00:00.002-05:002012-02-03T18:00:03.153-05:002012-02-03T18:00:03.153-05:00<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005I4JG6W/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005I4JG6W" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img height="200" src="http://www.ninapierce.com/images/ecstasy.png" width="123" /></a> <br /> <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005I4JG6W/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005I4JG6W"><i>Invitation to Ecstasy</i></a> by <a href="http://www.ninapierce.com/">Nina Pierce </a></b><br /> <b>Release Date</b>: August 10, 2011 <br /> <b>Series</b>: XTC Resorts (# 2)<br /> <b>Publisher</b>: <a href="http://www.jasminejade.com/">Ellora’s Cave</a><br /> <b>Page Count:</b> 73 pages estimated or 175 kb<br /> <b>Source</b>: ebook provided by the publisher&nbsp;<a href="http://www.jasminejade.com/"> </a><br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq">A woman unwilling to trust...<br /> <br /> Sara Lancaster isn't sure accepting her invitation to a BDSM weekend at XTC Resort is a good idea--though she does have something to prove. Years of abuse at the hand of her former Master have taken their toll. Now, two years later, Sara believes she's ready to embrace her submissive side once again and enjoy the carnal pleasures of a younger Dom. <br /> <br /> A man testing his limits... <br /> <br /> Derek Thomas has lost belief in his abilities as a Master. Accepting an invitation for Dom training could be exactly what he needs to regain his self-confidence. Challenged with an experienced older woman, he soon realizes wielding a flogger isn't always enough to break down the emotional walls and heal a damaged submissive. <br /> <br /> Two people with something to prove... <br /> <br /> Sara and Derek sizzle with sexual heat the moment they step into the dungeon. The mind-blowing sex and physical pain may satisfy their bodies, but wounded souls and broken spirits just may require something even more intimate--their hearts. </blockquote><br /> <b></b><br /> <a name='more'></a><b>Review:</b> Sara has come to XTC Resort to exorcise a demon from her past. She thinks it is finally time to re-enter the world of being a sub. She knows that to step into that roll she must finally come to terms with her past and to do that she will have to find a Master that she can trust. She comes here because this is where it all began. She feels it is safe because she has a friend here and she doesn’t feel so alone.<br /> <br /> Derek had made a mistake, one that cost him almost everything. He has come to XTC to prove to himself that he isn’t a screw up and that he has what it takes to be a Dom. He received an invitation from his friend to come here this weekend. If he fails to put his doubts to rest he may have to relinquish his belief that he has what it takes to be called Master. He knows that the roll of being a Master is not easy and it requires a sound belief that you understand the nuances of your sub and also that you will be able to keep your sub safe. Complete trust is essential for the dom/sub relationship to work. Both of these characters have wounds to heal and both are at a crossroads. If this weekend doesn’t heal the wounds they have bought with them they may be too afraid to attempt to return to the lifestyle that fulfills them.<br /> <br /> I was completely sucked in from the beginning. The characters had me hooked and I actually sat and read this straight through. I felt it was well written and also passionate. This book definitely took me on an emotional ride that I want to get back in line and ride again. This is going to be on my favorite list for quite some time and I will be getting Maid for Master the first book in this series as soon as I can. <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Rose%20that%20Rules%20All"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3sCRghKHQc4/TfR19XPkFlI/AAAAAAAAAN8/5BwbkoBf4ic/s1600/5star.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Patti" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DvEbm3JUIZM/TkSjeUE8F8I/AAAAAAAAAVY/mraNMZj3P8U/s1600/Patti+Sig.png" /></a><b>&nbsp;</b><br /> <b>Purchase Links</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005I4JG6W/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005I4JG6W">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=MdkGVqQmUdk&amp;offerid=239662.9781419935329&amp;type=2&amp;subid=0">Barnes &amp; Noble </a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17547779-5961514823738134094?l=www.romancing-the-book.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eGdtKNdWtOgNXsaGcACWnhC6SKk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eGdtKNdWtOgNXsaGcACWnhC6SKk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eGdtKNdWtOgNXsaGcACWnhC6SKk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eGdtKNdWtOgNXsaGcACWnhC6SKk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Romancing-the-book/~4/i2feJ0zJ9mA" height="1" width="1"/>Romancing the Book Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771288281973716192noreply@blogger.com1http://www.romancing-the-book.com/2012/02/review-invitation-to-ecstasy-by-nina.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547779.post-77791420509784954692012-02-03T17:00:00.001-05:002012-02-03T17:00:00.948-05:002012-02-03T17:00:00.948-05:00<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0056GR75Y/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0056GR75Y" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Picture" height="200" src="http://www.tarakingston.com/uploads/9/4/8/6/94861/1314931657.jpg" width="122" /></a> <br /> <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0056GR75Y/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0056GR75Y"><i>Claimed by the Captain</i></a> by <a href="http://www.tarakingston.com/">Tara Kingston</a></b><br /> <b>Release Dat</b>e: June 7, 2011<br /> <b>Publisher</b>: <a href="http://www.jasminejade.com/default.aspx">Ellora’s Cave</a><br /> <b>Page count</b>: 94<br /> <b>Source</b>: ebook provided by the publisher<br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq">Jason Kane lost everything to one man's treachery. Thirsting for vengeance, the ruthless privateer abducts Catherine Farrell, daughter of the swindler who destroyed his family. Intending to extract the debt owed him from his tempting prisoner, he plans a cold-blooded conquest. Aroused by his captive's sensual beauty, he claims her with seductive persuasion. As he plunges her into a world of pleasure, her passionate surrender sparks a deep longing in his heart and soul.<br /> <br /> Catherine Farrell lived the sheltered life of a prosperous merchant's daughter until Captain Jason Kane made her a pawn in his quest for retribution. Claimed by the captain, she finds herself at the mercy of a man who will settle for nothing less than complete domination. His tender mastery awakens Catherine's passions and stirs her heart. If only she convince him that love is far more satisfying than sweet revenge.</blockquote><br /> <b></b><br /> <a name='more'></a><b>Review: </b> Oh my! Who doesn’t love a sexy pirate story? I know that I do, and this one is especially nice. Hunky pirate, Jason Kane, is out for revenge and kidnaps his enemy’s daughter, Catherine Farrell, only to find that the taste of his captive is so much sweeter than revenge. It’s a great setting for a love story made better by the very charming hero &amp; heroine. The story is only 94 pages, but I felt like it made good use of almost every page. Sometimes the love story felt a little rushed, especially toward the end of the story I felt like Ms. Kingston was trying to tie up the loose ends and make sure our lovers story had its happy ending. <br /> <br /> <b>Favorite Quote:</b> “I doubt I shall ever fully tame you, love. But the game will be most enjoyable nonetheless.” – Jason Kane<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Lovely%20Rose"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8gJEErfDe1c/TfR19GgjCJI/AAAAAAAAAN4/U6KTUAQlRw8/s1600/4star.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Candice" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tuyj7IQoLPM/Tsiem1Pso7I/AAAAAAAAAec/aaCmf7bqUAA/s1600/Candice.png" /></a><b>Purchase Links</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0056GR75Y/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0056GR75Y">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=MdkGVqQmUdk&amp;offerid=239662.9781419933431&amp;type=2&amp;subid=0">Barnes &amp; Noble </a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17547779-7779142050978495469?l=www.romancing-the-book.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dx0paqZDhoeZlHagNsTh0Z3tkPA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dx0paqZDhoeZlHagNsTh0Z3tkPA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dx0paqZDhoeZlHagNsTh0Z3tkPA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dx0paqZDhoeZlHagNsTh0Z3tkPA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Romancing-the-book/~4/HHEhAmh7fj0" height="1" width="1"/>Romancing the Book Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771288281973716192noreply@blogger.com0http://www.romancing-the-book.com/2012/02/review-claimed-by-captain-by-tara.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547779.post-73886245916823415572012-02-03T16:00:00.002-05:002012-02-03T16:00:00.908-05:002012-02-03T16:00:00.908-05:00<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1597056979/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1597056979" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img height="200" src="http://www.jaymeevans.com/images/Eternity%27s%20Scottish%20Hero%20-%20WEB.jpg" width="133" /></a> <br /> <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1597056979/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1597056979"><i>Eternity’s Scottish Hero</i></a> by <a href="http://www.jaymeevans.com/">Jayme Evans</a></b><br /> <b>Published</b>: April 11, 2010<br /> <b>Publisher</b>: <a href="http://www.wings-press.com/">Wings Ebooks Books</a><br /> <b>Pages: </b>&nbsp;663 KB<br /> <b>Source</b>: ebook provided by the author<br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq">Brenna Freeman loves being a veterinarian at the zoo, but the animals don’t pose the threat that a rouge vampire presents when he wants to make her his vampire slave. She is content to live a simple life and wants no serious relationship after the death of her husband and child. She never suspects the real existence of vampires until a handsome man of Scottish decent shows up with unique abilities to come when she just thinks about him. He could be a real Scottish hero.<br /> <br /> Gordon Wallace, warrior, cousin to William Wallace, hadn’t wanted to be a vampire, but that was the only way to free himself from entrancement to a lovely woman who took him away from his family. He and his blood-child brother Rory must help save sisters, Brenna and Rachel. Must Gordon first be a hero before he can find love? Is it possible for yet another vampire man to find his eternal soulmate?</blockquote><br /> <b></b><br /> <a name='more'></a><b>Review</b>: Ms. Evans pits good against evil in this story. Where there are two vampires that are after the same person, Brenna Freeman.<br /> <br /> Brenna, a veterinarian at the zoo, where she is comfortable because the animals don’t give her any problems like the rouge vampire that wants her for his play toy does. <br /> <br /> She doesn’t want a relationship as she just lost her husband and daughter five years ago to a car crash. Then in walks Gordon, a vampire of all things and takes her world upside down. All she has to do is think of him and he shows up.<br /> <br /> Gordon, cousin to William Wallace, never wanted to be a vampire but it was his only way to free himself of entrancement. Gordon enlists the help of his brother, by blood, Rory to help Brenna and her sister Rachel. <br /> <br /> Ms. Evans takes us back and forth once again from past to present in such a way that you don’t lose the storyline. I loved this gentle story where a strong woman can still show that she still needs the strength that comes from a relationship with the right man. Although the story lacks substance for me, it is a really enjoyable light read and I would recommend it to anyone who likes a lighthearted Vampire story filled with love.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Rose%20in%20Bloom"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FOsMwhF7CpU/TfR18_xKQ0I/AAAAAAAAAN0/6TkrTVM27aw/s1600/3star.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="http://www.romancing-the-book.com/search/label/Robin" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CEhCOYiv7GU/TlqC_B5vAgI/AAAAAAAAAWc/LgIHZNxFBh4/s1600/Robin.png" /></a><b>Purchase Links</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1597056979/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=romathebook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1597056979">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=MdkGVqQmUdk&amp;offerid=239662.2940013777941&amp;type=2&amp;subid=0">Barnes &amp; Noble </a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17547779-7388624591682341557?l=www.romancing-the-book.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lpiK0JxwW0jYTGlezPid6x0YifA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lpiK0JxwW0jYTGlezPid6x0YifA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lpiK0JxwW0jYTGlezPid6x0YifA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lpiK0JxwW0jYTGlezPid6x0YifA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Romancing-the-book/~4/XtaeY5WS7zc" height="1" width="1"/>Romancing the Book Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771288281973716192noreply@blogger.com0http://www.romancing-the-book.com/2012/02/review-eternitys-scottish-hero-by-jayme.html