I can still hear our now-grown son as he got back in the car on his first day of Kindergarten, in a rush to tell me: “Guess what we learned, Mom? Hard work pays off!” Which may not always be true, but it’s a starting place, at least. Did I think about working to stay […]
Title: Love, Lorena Author: Ivy L. James Publisher: NineStar Press Release Date: 10/18/2022 Heat Level: 3 – Some Sex Pairing: Female/Female Length: 57950 Genre: Contemporary Fantasy, LGBTQIA+, contemporary, lesbian, bisexual, light romance, royalty, matchmaker, arranged/forced marriage, modern fairy tale, flirting, interracial/intercultural, pets, family drama Add to Goodreads Description Lorena García Fernández has built her matchmaking […]
For Throwback Thursday, here’s another peek into the mind of our villain. Tension is amping up! By now, Nancy and Matt have figured out the villain’s timing, but they still have no clue who he is, who he’ll target next, or how to stop him. He sobered against the stiff wind. Did Detective Appleby think […]
Welcome to MFRWHooks! Scroll to the end for more of this weeks tempting excerpts The Unmasking, by Adriana Kraft BUY LINK https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IDVB6KQ/ Always free at Kindle Unlimited BLURB Whose mask will crumble first— the enigmatic professor of Celtic Studies, the undercover cop masquerading as a co-ed, or the campus stalker, biding his time to strike […]
On my side of the pond, the history lessons I grew up with were woefully inadequate when it came to England. My college Western Civ history began with the Renaissance, as though nothing that came before either was known or would have mattered. I knew nothing about the Norman Conquest or the tribes and kingdoms […]
Below, I’m publishing a blog post that was originally scheduled at author Tina Donahue’s Sweet ‘n Sexy Divas blog for this morning. We’re running into some Blogger-related difficulties, so the post isn’t up yet, and I’m running it here so loyal readers can enter the Rafflecopter. Without further ado, here’s the original post. Sweet ‘n […]
For Throwback Thursday, here’s another peek into the mind of our villain. We won’t give away what he’s planning – we’ll just say he’s very steeped in the pagan calendar and its rituals… His lips curled. He wondered if the goddess was good at waiting. He was; his gift, like a good wine, could not […]
Welcome to Steam Hop, a monthly offering by members of Marketing For Romance Writers for readers who like their scenes hot and spicy. Click on the links at the end to travel to other Steam Hop posts, and enjoy! Today’s excerpt is from our forthcoming Holiday short story, A Reluctant Santa. Is it ever too late to […]
Blurb Candi knew hot things happened behind closed doors at the Pearl Beach Resort. After all, the place was owned by bisexual billionaire playboy Boris van Donk, who had a reputation for taking on all comers. Candi’s family of origin was strictly religious, and she has never given or received more than a chaste kiss […]
I was a very young teenager when my mother took me to see the documentary movie Mein Kampf. I’ve never been able to erase those visuals, black and white photographs of concentration camp victims. That was my mother’s point: We must never forget. Perhaps for that reason, though I choose to read a lot of […]