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The Pirate's Jewel
by Ruth A. Casie | Interview

Q: Where did you get your inspiration for THE PIRATE'S JEWEL?

Have you ever read a book with secondary characters that scream for a story of their own? Or better yet, characters you want to know more about. Wesley Reynolds and Darla Maxwell, the central characters of The Pirate's Jewel are the parents of Lisbeth Reynolds, the heroine in my story, The Guardian's Witch. They have a small part in the story and begged for one of their own.

Q: I understand it's set in the world of the series Pirates of Britannia. What's...

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The Highland Renegade
by Amy Jarecki | Interview

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The Tears We Never Cried
Just Released In Time For The Holidays! The Tears We Never Cried A love story like no other. The Tears We Never Cried is purely fiction, but the reality of Alzheimer's is real. Unfortunately, the shadow of Alzheimer's falls on too many families, affecting them in different ways unique to them as individuals, unique to the family, unique to the disease. But this story also takes all that bleakness and weaves it back into a family's new normal where there is laughter and love, even romance - and where life just goes on. "…A masterful, fast paced plot and a true to life heart wrenching story…." Wendy Taylor A mother's tragic diagnosis. A daughter's life on hold. An ending and a new beginning ... Cassandra McDowall's mother has been forgetful for a while, but she never anticipated rapid-onset Alzheimer's to come out of nowhere and shake their world to its very core. As Cassie puts her already-lackluster life on hold, her mom's indomitable will and spirit of adventure prove to be a handful. And as her mother fades, the two embark on one last adventure—a journey that reveals secrets on the brink of being lost, the joy of foreign sunsets, and love where she hadn't thought it possible. The Tears We Never Cried is at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble Available in audio in February 2020. For more, visit Ryshia's website:
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To honor the past and return to her tribe, means sacrificing a future with the man she loves. 5 stars Book Heaven 5 stars Still Moments Magazine
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BOOK REVIEWS
The Bookworm Crush
| Contemporary Romance

Romance with a capital R! Romance junkies shouldn't miss this. I love every minute of Amy and Todd's story. Amy is the bomb. She totally carries the entire story and it's a joy watching her grow to possess confidence in herself and her abilities. Of...

Sin For You
| Contemporary Romance

3.5 stars rounding up. Sherilee Gray tackles the brother's best friend trope with a grand helping of angst in SIN FOR YOU and it's a steamy one that pulls you in from the start. I definitely liked this one much better than the first in the series,...

Would Like to Meet
| Contemporary Romance

I love WOULD LIKE TO MEET! Engaging and captivating, this is one of my top reads for 2019. I literally couldn't put this book down. While it's pretty long--longer than usual--I finished this in two days (in between work). There are lots of things to love...

Marked Yours
| LGBTQ

MARKED YOURS is the first book in the Sentries series and it introduces us to a post-apocalyptic world where the rules have changed. Same-sex partnerships aren't seen as any different to any other kind of romantic or love partnership. What is different...

Desire's Destiny
| Erotic Romance

DESIRE'S DESTINY is the first book in The Vespian Way series, and we are introduced to a world very different from Earth. They have their own customs and traditions, just like Earth does. Heather is assigned to the Ambassador as his bodyguard, but that...

Post Plague Kidnapping
| Erotic Romance

POST PLAGUE KIDNAPPING is an erotic post-apocalyptic story involving Leah, who has lived alone for the past five years and likes it that way, and James, who helped to build a colony where people can live in safety together. Now, obviously the title...

Trapped
| Erotic Romance

TRAPPED is the first book in the Club Indigo series, and we meet Laura and James in a laundromat. James is a Dom who knows what he likes, and Laura is it. He knows she is a submissive, but she doesn't. Yes, she's read books about it, but that isn't real...

Love Her or Lose Her
| Contemporary Romance

It isn't often that you get a romance about a decade-long married couple whose relationship has gone stale and dry, where the HEA is one where the fairytale is reiterated rather than newly formed. There's a bit more of a ring of maturity to such kind...

Taming My Whiskey
| Contemporary Romance

TAMING MY WHISKEY is the sixth book in the Whiskey series and finally, we get Dixie's story. She has been there for her brothers and she wants what they have. She wants this perfect, deep love, with roots that go down deep. Unfortunately, the man who...

Fighting Absolution
| Contemporary Romance

FIGHTING ABSOLUTION is not quite a conventional romance, so that's best to get that out of the way at the start. For those who are used to the establishing scene of the protagonists following a particular trope they are familiar with, this tosses all...

Conspiracy of Ravens
| Romantic Suspense/Mystery

CONSPIRACY OF RAVENS is the first book in the Raven Crawford series, and we meet Raven who is half-Fae and half-shifter. She is living on a knife's edge financially due to her ex-boyfriend and is too proud to ask for help. Instead, she gives up on her...

Shifter Planet: The Return
| Paranormal Romance

SHIFTER PLANET: THE RETURN plunges us back to a future where a long-isolated earth-colony comes under scrutiny by Earthers once again, and with it, its closely-guarded secrets that threaten to come to light. Ifve a soft spot for this series ever since...

The Night House
| Fantasy Romance

THE NIGHT HOUSE is a standalone post-apocalyptic fantasy romance that seamlessly blends medieval knights and sword-play from a different planet with current day earth. This was a fantastic read, ticking most of my boxes. Thane and Taya have sparks...

Crimson Roses
| Romantic Suspense/Mystery

CRIMSON ROSES is a romantic murder mystery suspense story about a young Veterinarian and those close to her who start dying. Pepper had a traumatic event in her past that she has tried to put behind her. She has moved back closer to home and is a partner...

Orientation
| LGBTQ

3.5 stars rounding up.... It isn't often that I delve into M/M stories, but ORIENTATION--strictly not quite a romance as yet--is making me rethink my choices. Gritty, oh-so-angsty and so well-put out, Gregory Ashe outlines 2 beguiling best-friends-protagonists...

Succubus Soul: Veras Academy
| Erotic Romance

SUCCUBUS SOUL: VERAS ACADEMY is the third book in the Succubus Sirens series, and we meet Bry, along with Derek, Zeke, Rio, and Trey. Three of the men are princes, and one is her best friend. This was an easy read, with most of the drama coming from...

Rescued by a Mountain Man
| Erotic Romance

A sexy read, RESCUED BY A MOUNTAIN MAN is a short story with likeable characters and a steamy storyline. A good in between read if you are looking for some hotness.

Submitting to Two Doms
| Erotic Romance

BJ Wane has done it again! Her hot and lusty cowboy doms are back, and this time we get two of them! In the fifth book of her wildly popular Cowboy Doms series, BJ has long been a favorite author of mine, especially since her Virginia Doms series. This...

For Fox Sake
| LGBTQ

FOR FOX SAKE is the first book in Fetish Alley, however this series is a spinoff of the Men of London. I didn't know this when I started reading this story and although I enjoyed this suspenseful, sexy story, I would have been more engaged if I had read...

Dine With me
| LGBTQ

DINE WITH ME is as much as a tribute to food as it is to romance: two weeks with an ailing celebrity chef (his self-imposed last rites, so to speak) and a foodie doctor on the verge of a career shift. Layla Reyne takes a different direction with DINE...

Arctic Heat
| LGBTQ

There's something I find compelling about Annabeth Albert's Frozen Hearts series, but perhaps it's the wilds of Alaska and the odd, accompanying sense of adventure and danger so far north that pull me in. Here, the urban-suave ex-investment banker and...

Pure Dumb Luck
| LGBTQ

PURE DUMB LUCK is a fast-paced, easy friends to lovers romance. Eddie and Woody have been friends since their school days, and the attraction between them has been there just as long. Once they win the lottery, they find the freedom to act on that attraction,...

Lord of the Last Heartbeat
| LGBTQ

LORD OF THE LAST HEARTBEAT is the first book in the Sacred Dark series, and we focus on Mio and Rhodry. Both of these have secrets and 'powers' that have an effect on their lives. Mio no longer wants to 'help' his mother, but can't see a way out. Rhodry...

Arctic Heat
| LGBTQ

ARCTIC HEAT is the third book in the Frozen Hearts series, and although we stay in Alaska, we see a very different side of it. There is less emphasis placed on the beauty of the region, and more on the natural dangers that exist every winter. In this...

Broken News: M/M Mafia Romance
| LGBTQ

BROKEN NEWS is a suspenseful M/M romance, with twists and turns that kept me on the edge of my seat. Characters who aren't quite what they seem, an engaging story line and a world where some never dare to tread. Overall, a really good read and one I would...

Dine With me
| LGBTQ

DINE WITH ME is a change of direction from the Romantic Suspense novels I have read by Layla Reyne. And I don't mean in a bad way, as I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. Miller is a chef, who has just closed down a restaurant, is getting a divorce from...

Submitting to the Lawyer
| Erotic Romance

You know when you just find that book that you settle in with and don't want to stop reading? Well this is that book. SUBMITTING TO THE LAWYER is the 4th book in BJ's Cowboy Dom series, and each cowboy just keeps getting hotter and hotter as the series...

Submitting to the Sheriff
| Erotic Romance

SUBMITTING TO THE SHERIFF is the second book in the superbly talented BJ Wane's Cowboy Doms series. If you love your men alpha and heroic and your women independent with a slight touch of brat, you won't be disappointed here. BJ had definitely settled...

Safe in the Hitman's Arms
| Erotic Romance

SAFE IN THE HITMAN'S ARMS is a well paced short story, with dynamic characters and an intriguing support cast. I found the storyline engaging and balance between story and romance well delivered. Overall a great read!

Saved Between the Sheets
| Erotic Romance

SAVED BETWEEN THE SHEETS is a collection of stories, all revolving around the world of Superheroes. Some are 'for real', whilst others aren't--one involves a costume of someone going to a KinkCon. Whether it is Reverse Harem, or BDSM, or just plain...

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MEET THE AUTHORS
Jaye Peaches
England

I'm a USA Today Bestselling author of erotic romances involving domination and submission. All my books contain an element of BDSM, spankings or erotic games of sensual exploration. If you desire a little thrill, something to entice, then please take...

Lucy Lakestone
Florida, USA

Lucy Lakestone is an award-winning author who lives on Florida's east central coast, among the towns that serve as an inspiration for the hot romances of her Bohemia Beach Series. She's been a journalist, photographer, editor and video producer but prefers...

M. S. Spencer
Florida

Although M. S. Spencer has lived or traveled in five of the seven continents, the last thirty years were spent mostly in Washington, D.C. as a librarian, speechwriter, literary editor, professional staff at a U. S. Senate committee and at the Dept. of...

Missy Jane
Texas

I've been a published author since 2009 with just over twenty books under my belt. I was previously published through: Sapphire Blue, Samhain, Ellora's Cave, Just Ink Press, and Entangled. I'm currently re-publishing all of my books under my own moniker...

Jo Richardson
Souteast, USA

A movie fanatic, a writer of stories, a lover of life. I grew up in Maryland with four siblings, three parents and an endless number of cousins within the vicinity - but it was too cold up North for this thin blooded girl. Today, I live in Florida...

Amy Quinton
Summerville, SC

Historical Romance Author, Mother of Boys, American Wife of an Englishman, Crafter, Reader, Camper. Bluestocking Belle I am an author, wife, and full time mom living in Summerville, SC. I enjoy writing (and reading!) sexy, historical romances. I graduated...


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Indiana

An aspiring writer, Susan became interested in romance while transporting "The Dark Highlander" by Karen Marie Moning. Bored she read it and was completely hooked. With an educational background in psychology and fiction writing, Susan looks for stories...

Pat Henshaw
Northern California

Pat Henshaw: 1. Is a she, not a he. 2. Writes MM romances. 3. Has interviewed Arlo Guthrie, Big Bird, Fred Rogers, Liberace, and Vincent Price. 4. Has lived and worked on all three US coasts and in the middle of the country, too. 5. Has been a reviewer,...

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