Tuesday, 27 December 2022

News, Notes, Book Sales and a Happy New Year! #romancebooks #sales #HappyNewYear

Well, how about it folks, I don't know about you—maybe I'm a downer—but for about the third year in a row, I am glad to see the backend of this one. Come on 2023. 

News, Notes and Sales >>>

On a lighter note, The Always Cambridge Series is in the spotlight over at Adriana Kraft's blog. 





The Always Cambridge Series, as well of my other eX titles are on sale at eXtasy Books

Check out the spotlight here:

https://adrianakraft.com/excerpts/always-cambridge-by-authorhkcarlton-sale-mafiaromance-suspense/

And when you've finished please take a look around Adriana Kraft's website and book page.

The dynamic duo that is, Adriana Kraft, are a married couple writing Sizzling Romantic Suspense and Erotic Romance for Two, Three, or More. They are kinda genre breakers like I am, so there's a little something for everyone. [eXtasy Books page backlist sale] You'll find something that'll tickle your fancy. I promise.

I also highly recommend their latest release A Reluctant Santa!
I give it 5 sexy Santa hats! 🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅
If you'd like to sample a teaser hop on over to Pick a Genre Already 
https://www.pickgenrealready.com/2022/12/new-release-guest-post-by-adriana-kraft.html


One More Sale Alert

Also until December 30th, les fic, romantic suspense, erotic romance In the Flesh is a part of the IHeartSappFic Year End Blowout Sale

Working undercover, nothing is ever as it seems...

Assigned the unenviable task of taking down the untouchable Travino crime family, undercover ATF Agent Kate Benson and her veteran partner Mike Pennington are thrown into the seedy underworld of organized crime.

Kate is asked to draw on her past experience as a dancer and infiltrate one of Travino’s skin clubs, In the Flesh.

Posing as Vivienne, Kate meets exotic dancer Carly. From the moment they first dance together, she can’t seem to keep her mind or her greedy hands off the dynamic dancer. Together they sizzle on stage and off. She soon realizes she’s falling for Carly but knows from past experience that beginning a relationship built on half-truths is a recipe for failure.

As Kate attempts to straddle the line between doing her job and being as honest as she can be with Carly, while still maintaining her cover, Kate and Mike are caught snooping around the club after hours by none other than the mob boss himself.

And Kate knows there’s not a two-step in the world that can save them now.

In the Flesh is .99¢ at Amazon

https://iheartsapphfic.com/bookinfo/in-the-flesh/

Below is the link so that you can find all the other amazing books in this massive sale. Sale ends December 30th, so go load your e-readers now! 

https://iheartsapphfic.com/2022/12/26/99c-sale-page-1/

And finally I would like to thank you, readers, followers and fellow authors for sticking with me. Wishing you a Happy and Healthy 2023. 

Thursday, 1 December 2022

Out Now! Mine This Winter: A Multi-Author Winter Romance Collection #99cents #winterromance #theromancecafe @DS_Promotions1


 ★✩★ NEW RELEASE ★✩★

Mine This Winter

A Winter Romance Collection 

Romance Café Collection Book 18

Goodreads: 

Hosted by DS Book Promotions


AMAZON –99c Limited Time

US 

UK 

CA 

AU 

Available on Kindle Unlimited


Blurb:

Craving swoon-worthy happily ever afters?

This winter romance collection delivers.

Keep cozy with stories featuring enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, fake relationships, and forced proximity, all set during winter-time.

Seventeen titillating stories from USA Today best-selling and award-winning romance authors in a spicy collection curated by The New Romance Cafe. Available for a limited time only, HEA guaranteed.

Participating Authors:

A.R. Bell

Anna Volkin

Charlotte O'Shay

Chele MacCabe

Chrissa Rose

Danielle Bellwood

Harper Michaels

Heather Scarlett

Karigan Hale

Katherine Moore

Lila Grey

Megan Hetherington

Melanie A. Smith

Rebecca Conrad

Sofia Aves

Suki McMinn

Toni Denise

Trinity Wood

About The New Romance Cafe

The New Romance Café is the place to get your daily dose of romance books. 

Hang out with like-minded readers and authors at different stages of their writing journey, in a diverse and inclusive group. 

Find out about new releases, take part in fun discussions, and recommend your favourite reads in the safe space of the Café.

The New Romance Cafe Links

Group: 

Website: 

Romance Cafe Publishing: 

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Monday, 28 November 2022

OUT NOW: Love You More - by Julia Kent [Love You, Maine, bk 3] @jkentauthor #romanticcomedy #romcom #contemporaryromance

New Release

Love You More 

Love You, Maine, Book 3 

by 

Julia Kent

Release date: November 10, 2022

Genre: Romantic Comedy, Contemporary Romance

Cover Designer:  Najla Qamber, Qamber Designs (https://www.qamberdesignsmedia.com/)

Audiobook Narrators:  Erin Mallon and Teddy Hamilton (COMING SOON)

Tropes/Themes:  Small Town

Retailer Description:

Colleen Luview's love life is cursed. No—really. The small-town nurse is notorious in her touristy mountain community. After every third date she's ever had, the guy ends up in her emergency room.

She's untouchable now, and it's not her fault. 

Resolved to branch out and find a way to have a life with a partner, children, meaning, and free from being a love pariah in a town devoted to it, she decides to leave her beloved Love You, Maine—where every day is Valentine's Day—to find a bigger dating pool.

And a better nickname.

Moore Mottin hates feeling like damaged goods. Married and divorced twice before thirty, he has a fourteen-year-old from a teenage pregnancy, was cheated on during his second wedding, and now even his best friend, Luke Luview, considers him the butt of every bad-luck joke when it comes to love. 

When Luke's sister, Colleen, picks him up from the airport and a freak snowstorm forces them off the road, he rescues her from an icy pond and finds an old hunting cabin for shelter and safety. Vulnerable and shaking, the two give in to long-simmering feelings for each other, but when they're discovered in the worst way possible, what seemed like a new lease on life turns into a life-altering mess.

Can Moore and Colleen overcome all the obstacles holding them back from a love that's been in front of their faces all this time?

If you're looking for a story featuring two star-crossed lovers doomed by unfair reputations, featuring a smooth-talking single dad who runs a jewelry store and his best friend's sister, set in a small town in New England, with a calico cat named Sandwich, a heroine with a dry wit and a can-do attitude, and a hero who just wants a good relationship with his estranged child and the chance to find permanent love…then this is your book.

Grab a cup of coffee or tea, and maybe some peanut butter for your burger (what? It's a thing…), and get your happy meter ready as you read the third book (a standalone!) in the Love You, Maine series—where love isn't just a feeling…it's a way of life.

Standalone

One-night stand

Forced proximity

Best friend's sister

Single dad

… and a calico cat named Sandwich

Buy Links: 

Amazon US:  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09WLZ7T4H 

Amazon UK:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09WLZ7T4H

Amazon AU:  https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B09WLZ7T4H

Amazon CA:  https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B09WLZ7T4H

Apple Books:  https://books.apple.com/us/book/love-you-more/id1616025157

Kobo:  https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/love-you-more-17

Nook:  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/love-you-more-julia-kent/1141629132?ean=2940186715801

Google Play:  https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=kL5rEAAAQBAJ&PAffiliateID=1101l8zJ

Print:  https://www.amazon.com/Love-You-More-Julia-Kent/dp/1638800669/

Website:  https://jkentauthor.com/books/love-you-maine/love-you-more/

BookBub:  https://www.bookbub.com/books/love-you-more-love-you-maine-book-3-by-julia-kent

Goodreads:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59694722-love-you-more

Author Bio:

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julia Kent writes romantic comedy with an edge. Since 2013, she has sold more than 2 million books, with 4 New York Times bestsellers and more than 21 appearances on the USA Today bestseller list. Her books have been translated into French, German, and Italian, with more titles releasing in the future.

From billionaires to BBWs to new adult rock stars, Julia finds a sensual, goofy joy in every contemporary romance she writes. Unlike Shannon from Shopping for a Billionaire, she did not meet her husband after dropping her phone in a men's room toilet (and he isn't a billionaire she met in a romantic comedy).

She lives in New England with her husband and three children where she is the only person in the household with the gene required to change empty toilet paper rolls.

She loves to hear from her readers by email at julia@jkentauthor.com, on Twitter @jkentauthor, on Facebook at @jkentauthor, and on Instagram @jkentauthor. Visit her at http://jkentauthor.com

Social Media Links:

Website:  http://jkentauthor.com/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/jkentauthor/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/jkentauthor

Newsletter:  http://bit.ly/2PIBi9n

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/jkentauthor/

BookBub:  https://www.bookbub.com/authors/julia-kent

Goodreads:  https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3238619.Julia_Kent

Amazon Author Page:  https://www.amazon.com/Julia-Kent/e/B00A99V268/

Excerpt:

Pulling her close, he tried to warm her. They were on the floor, about three feet from the edge of an unmade bed.

      “Colleen!” he said sharply. She blinked rapidly, then squeezed his arm.

      “I’m not shivering,” she said slowly, slurring. “Nee’ to ge’ warm.”

      “I’m trying,” he said, looking at the fire, which thankfully was showing signs of catching. Standing, he scanned the room. A small trunk served as a coffee table, in front of two wood-frame chairs with cheap vinyl cushions.

      The chance there were blankets in that trunk was good.

      His attention pinged between the trunk and Colleen.

      “Sit up,” he ordered her.

      “Can’t.”

      If he kept her talking, everything would be fine.

      “Maybe you just cursed yourself,” he told her, trying to get her goat, get a rise out of her, anything to keep her talking.

      “Huh?”

      “Third Date Colleen. Never thought you’d end up in your own ER after a third date.” He lifted the lid of the trunk.

      She blew a laugh through her nose. “Too far away from Luview for me to be in the ER.”

      Score! Two big feather-down comforters, both of them a cream color with a patina that spoke more to their age than to a color palette at a textile factory. His fingers screamed as he gripped the thick, soft fabric, but he grabbed the top one and brought it to her, covering her.

      As he started to wrap himself in the other one, he realized he was still soaking wet.

      So was she.

      Thin hints of warmth began to creep out of the tiny woodstove and he turned his attention to the fire again, blowing on it lightly, then checking the flue.

      Whew. All was well. He added a few small pieces of wood he found littering the backside of the woodstack and hoped the fire would continue to take.

      “I’m cold. Wet. Brain slow. Mouth slower,” Colleen whispered, with a tiny smile.

      “Since when do you have a slow mouth?”

      “Moore.”

      His stomach dropped. Looking down at her, his down comforter on his shoulders, he panicked. Stress flooded him like he was underwater again, fumbling for her seatbelt, her life in his hands.


Release blitz organized by Writer MarketingServices

Thursday, 24 November 2022

NEW RELEASE: The Wedding Laughbox [Laughbox Boxed Sets, bk 3] by Julia Kent @jkentauthor #romanticcomedy #romcom #contemporaryromance

NEW RELEASE

The Wedding Laughbox 

Laughbox Boxed Sets, Book 3

by 

Julia Kent 

Release date: November 8, 2022

Genre: Romantic Comedy, Contemporary Romance

Cover Designer:  Angela Jenks

Tropes/Themes:  Weddings, Runaway Bride, Bridezilla, Momzilla, Bridesmaids, Honeymoons, Friends and Family

Retailer Description:

The Wedding Laughbox contains FIVE full-length novels and ONE ALL NEW NOVELLA! - from a variety of New York Times bestselling romantic comedy author Julia Kent’s series.

It’s wedding season, and what’s better than a wedding in rom com style?

Julia Kent’s madcap style, that is. 

How about a campground double wedding with three grooms and two brides? (What? Yep…) Or a billionaire and his betrothed escaping their own wedding to flee to Vegas? Paparazzi galore and a stubborn father of the groom ruining a CEO’s planned nuptials until he takes matters into his own hands and does love his way? A disgruntled older sister watching her sister find wedded bliss and maybe, just maybe, finding her own love with a rival billionaire?

With five different stories you get bridezillas, momzillas — even a billionaire dadzilla - with over-the-top fun and lush, luxurious settings, all wrapped up in community, connection, and loads of fun.

This boxed set includes:

Shopping for a Billionaire’s Wife

Shopping for a CEO’s Wife

It’s Always Complicated

Random Acts of Love

Hasty

And Tasty, an ALL NEW novella featuring Will and Mallory from the book Fluffy, as they go on their honeymoon and discover that life is nothing but a series of coincidences as their past comes back to haunt them with hilarious results.

Sink into SIX humor-filled books that pour you into wedding planning, bachelorette and bachelor parties, give you all the wedding jitters and proud family moments, all wrapped up in a huge boxed set you can sink into and find your way to long-term love.

Note: each of these books can be read as a standalone, but they are part of larger series. All of my Laughbox boxed sets are designed to give readers a taste of my books, centered on a specific concept (in this case, weddings). Full disclosure for readers.

Buy Links: 

Amazon US:  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BDJ6N5JX/

Amazon UK:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0BDJ6N5JX/

Amazon AU:  https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B0BDJ6N5JX/

Amazon CA:  https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0BDJ6N5JX/

Apple Books:  https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-wedding-laughbox/id6443371428

Kobo:  https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-wedding-laughbox

Nook:  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-wedding-laughbox-julia-kent/1142465749?ean=2940186697930

Google Play:  https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Julia_Kent_The_Wedding_Laughbox?id=csSHEAAAQBAJ

Website:  https://jkentauthor.com/books/book-bundles/

BookBub:  https://www.bookbub.com/books/the-wedding-laughbox-laughbox-boxed-sets-book-3-by-julia-kent

Goodreads:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62575614-the-wedding-laughbox

Author Bio:

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julia Kent writes romantic comedy with an edge. Since 2013, she has sold more than 2 million books, with 4 New York Times bestsellers and more than 21 appearances on the USA Today bestseller list. Her books have been translated into French, German, and Italian, with more titles releasing in the future.

From billionaires to BBWs to new adult rock stars, Julia finds a sensual, goofy joy in every contemporary romance she writes. Unlike Shannon from Shopping for a Billionaire, she did not meet her husband after dropping her phone in a men's room toilet (and he isn't a billionaire she met in a romantic comedy).

She lives in New England with her husband and three children where she is the only person in the household with the gene required to change empty toilet paper rolls.

She loves to hear from her readers by email at julia@jkentauthor.com, on Twitter @jkentauthor, on Facebook at @jkentauthor, and on Instagram @jkentauthor. Visit her at http://jkentauthor.com

Social Media Links:

Website:  http://jkentauthor.com/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/jkentauthor/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/jkentauthor

Newsletter:  http://bit.ly/2PIBi9n

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/jkentauthor/

BookBub:  https://www.bookbub.com/authors/julia-kent

Goodreads:  https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3238619.Julia_Kent

Amazon Author Page:  https://www.amazon.com/Julia-Kent/e/B00A99V268/

 

Excerpt : Tasty (all-new novella)

     “You look extraordinary," Will whispers in my ear as the slow, sensual lyrics taper off into the final notes of a beautiful love song.  We’re dancing, my cheek against his shoulder, and I am breathing all the breaths.

      Every woman should have this at their wedding. Their perfect wedding.

      We've pulled it off, Will and I. Five bridesmaids, five groomsmen, one mother of the bride, one father of the bride, one mother of the groom, one father of the groom – and one big, new extended family.

      Color coordination to the point of perfect alignment.

      Ratios of food that create culinary masterpieces in each individual mouth.

      My sister's artisanal Manchego cheese.

      My best friends, all happy, all at peace with their perfect partners.

      This wedding couldn't be more exquisite, and now the ante is about to be upped because the reception is almost over and it is time to head to our cottage rental.

      A gift from my best friend, Perky, who booked it for us before our flight to Los Angeles.

      No, we're not honeymooning in L.A. That's just a pit stop, an overnight before the real deal.

      Fiji.

      That's right. We're spending our honeymoon in Fiji paradise.

     “Need some water?” he asks, making me smile as I nod, because he’s tracking me. Watching out for me. We’re in symbiosis mode, and it’s a delight to have someone who cares so much that he notices my state. As he walks over to the bar, I watch, mesmerized.

      He’s mine.

      All mine.

      Forever.

Release blitz organized by Writer Marketing Services

Tuesday, 22 November 2022

New Release - Kisses and Winter Wishes - A multi-author Anthology #regencyromance #historicalromance #theromancecafe @trinitywoodwrites @DS_Promotions1

★✩★ NEW RELEASE ★✩★

Kisses and Winter Wishes 

A Historical Romance Collection 

Romance Café Collection Book 17

Goodreads: 

Hosted by DS Book Promotions


AMAZON 

US 

UK 

CA

AU 

Available on Kindle Unlimited


Blurb:

Hot kisses and scandalous wishes...

Join amorous rakes, shy wallflowers and a powerful maharani on a journey through the racy Regency to the turbulent 1940s.

Petticoats fly, cravats are crushed, and silk saris unravel in this collection of historical romances from USA Today best-selling and award-winning romance authors, curated by The New Romance Cafe. HEA guaranteed.



Participating Authors:

Angelina Jameson

Clyve Rose

Emma Brady

Evangeline Gold

Grace Hartwell

Heather Osborne

Rose Pearson

Shanti James

Tanya Wilde



About The New Romance Cafe

The New Romance Café is the place to get your daily dose of romance books. 

Hang out with like-minded readers and authors at different stages of their writing journey, in a diverse and inclusive group. 

Find out about new releases, take part in fun discussions, and recommend your favourite reads in the safe space of the Café.

The New Romance Cafe Links

Group: 

Website: 

Romance Cafe Publishing: 


Hosted by

Thursday, 3 November 2022

#99cents Pre-Order Alert: Mine This Winter [A Multi-author Winter Romance Collection] Release Date 12.01.2022 @trinitywoodwrites #minethiswinter #theromancecafe @DS_Promotions1

 ★✩★ 99¢ PREORDER ALERT ★✩★


Mine This Winter
A Winter Romance Collection
Romance Café Collection Book 18


Release Date: December 1

Hosted by DS Book Promotions


Blurb:

Craving swoon-worthy happily ever afters?

This winter romance collection delivers.

Keep cozy with stories featuring enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, fake relationships, and forced proximity, all set during winter-time.

Seventeen titillating stories from USA Today best-selling and award-winning romance authors in a spicy collection curated by The New Romance Cafe. Available for a limited time only, HEA guaranteed.


Participating Authors:

A.R. Bell | Anna Volkin | Charlotte O'Shay | Chele MacCabe
Chrissa Rose | Danielle Bellwood | Harper Michaels
Heather Scarlett | Karigan Hale | Katherine Moore
Lila Grey | Megan Hetherington | Melanie A. Smith |
Rebecca Conrad | Sofia Aves | Suki McMinn
Toni Denise | Trinity Wood

About The New Romance Cafe

The New Romance Café is the place to get your daily dose of romance books.

Hang out with like-minded readers and authors at different stages of their writing journey, in a diverse and inclusive group.

Find out about new releases, take part in fun discussions, and recommend your favourite reads in the safe space of the Café.


The New Romance Cafe Links



Romance Cafe Publishing: https://romancecafepublishing.com/

Tuesday, 1 November 2022

New Release - I Gave You My Heart - A Multi-Author Christmas Anthology #SweetRomance #YA #NA @DS_Promotions1

 

 ★✩★ NEW RELEASE ★✩★

I Gave You My Heart

A YA/NA Sweet Romance Christmas Collection

A Multi Author Anthology

Hosted by DS Book Promotions


Amazon, Apple, Kobo, Nook:



 This Christmas join the authors of I Gave You My Heart for young and new adult short stories in a limited-edition anthology. Small towns, big cities, competitions, vacations, and so much more. Let the magic of the season warm your heart with these reunions, second chances, and sweet and clean romances.  


Participating Authors:

Red Beret by USA Today Bestselling Author Katherine Moore

Merry Band of Freeloaders by USA Today Bestselling Author Lorah Jaiyn

Scouting Our Love by Audrey Rich

Serenading Santa by C. Wallace

Giving Class by Diana Dawn

Sweet Candy Kisses by Cedar Rose

Emma's Three Christmas Wishes by Elena Shelest

Back to December by Megan Grooms

Small Town Problems by Pamela Gail

Hometown Christmas by RK Phillips

The Promise of Snow by Sarina Langer

Kissing Rudolph by September North

Christmas in Winslow by Sofia Ann Hoffman

Someone Special by Susanne Ash

A Game of Chess by Vic Quest

Friends Ignited by Whitney Gayle

A Whiskey Run Christmas by Zoey Drake


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