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Hey, romance addicts. Check out author Rachel M Raithby’s Albany Nightingale series!
Hey, romance addicts. Author Alana Lorens joins us today. She will share her experience writing and publishing and
Do you try more to be original or to deliver to readers what they want?
Interesting question. Obviously I want readers to read my books. But I see some authors coming out with a formula book (read: any Hallmark movie plot) every couple months, and I can’t imagine doing that just to get a book out there.
Hey, romance addicts. I am thrilled to post the covers for the exciting and unique romance series, Ramadan Nights. Muslim romance authors, Seyna Rytes, Jailaa West, B.F. Queen and yours truly wrote stories that center the holy month, showing the links between love, faith and passion. Check it the fantastic covers, and keep scrolling for a giveaway!
Hey, romance addicts. Author Sparkle Riley released an interracial erotic short. St. Patrick’s Bae features an exotic dancer who, in the midst of COVID lockdowns, gets an offer she can’t refuse. Riley’s tale is part of the Love & Lust at Lockdown series. Check it out!
Hey, romance addicts! Author Sierra Brave has a new paranormal romance, with a wolf shifter who just can’t help himself. Check out an excerpt from Scarlett and the Big Bad.
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Hey, romance addicts. Are you guys ready for a based-on-true-life romance? Check out Torn Ties by Nadia L Braeckel,
Hey, romance addicts. Amber Daulton is back with another great book and interview. She joins us to share her writing process and a new Valentine’s adventure romance, My Valentine’s Adventure.
Amber Daulton is the author of the romantic-suspense series Arresting Onyx and several
standalone novellas. Her books are published through The Wild Rose Press, Books to Go Now,
and Daulton Publishing, and are available in e-book, print on demand, audio, and foreign language
formats. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and demanding cats.
Welcome, Amber.
How did publishing your first book change your writing process?
Boy, is that a loaded question! I’d modeled my style after what I was reading, only to learn with my first publisher that passive voice and head hopping are now frowned upon. I would love to go back in time and tell myself to do more research into grammar and writing style, and not to read so many romance books written in the 1990s and earlier. The writing and publishing guidelines have changed over the years, and what was accepted back then is no longer accepted now, as least for beginners without a huge following.
Hey, romance addicts. Lisabet Sarai has a hot new MM BDSM romance coming on the scene, and she is giving us a little taste. Check it out!
Get ready to fall in love, laugh and cry with Marcus and Toni in Sweet Love, Bitter Fruit by Lyndell Williams.
Q & A with author Lyndell Williams. — I Love Diverse Romance
I had the pleasure of joining social media influencer Abdullah Najjar for an interview about my work. I found the experience interesting. Abdullah was the first Muslim male interviewer who discussed my romances and inclusion of sensual scenes with me.
I was glad to be able to express the reasons why I am committed to providing readers across social backgrounds diverse romance that touches on social issues and gives off some heat!
Happy October! Fall has arrived and there is now a chill in the air. Stay warm by cuddling up with the alphas from this month’s featured romances. We’ve got something for everyone. From contemporary heroes to sexy anti-heroes, you’re sure to find the perfect book boyfriend from this selection. “Can I massage your sexy muscles?”When […]
October’s Featured Authors and Giveaways! — I Love Diverse Romance
Hey, romance addicts. It’s been a minute since I had the time to review a book, but I have one for you guys!
Art, law enforcement and organized crime, who could want anything more? In Guarding His Midnight Witness, Anna J Stewart offers readers a respectable romantic suspense with the usual suspects and elements layered with stable and quirky characters.
Artist Greta is struggling with a creative block making painting impossible. So what does she do? Why, the only thing possible. Cooped up in a loft with her mind whizzing and creative juices not flowing, she takes to sipping tea, petting her cat and spying the neighborhood. Only thing is, she gets more than what she bargains for when she witnesses a murder, or at least she thinks she saw one. No, she did, right?
#openbook
What are your top three distractions and how do you deal with them?
A writer’s life is full of all kinds of distractions, which can make finding the time to develop ideas and getting out of one’s head and onto paper (or the screen) difficult. I have mentioned that time management can be an external factor hindering writing.
Damn those twenty-four hours in a day. They just won’t listen and become more. Authors have professional (novel writing is not the main source of income for most) and personal lives, each demanding energy and time. Finding sufficient time to develop a plot, construct character arcs and write content can be difficult. One cruel irony is that creative often burgeons when there is no time. Authors scramble to find a moment to weave a story, but frustration usually sets in when the brilliance blazing in their minds flickers into embers because that’s how it often works. Write right now or risk losing everything.
Continue reading “Author Interrupted – Dealing with Distractions”
Bucket Lists - Have or Have Not
Note- I am traveling and working from my phone. Please have mercy in my typos.
Many would argue that a life without goals is a wasted one. We constantly set achievements for ourselves, striving to make our dreams come to fruition. We attain some while others stay out of our reach.
Setting goals can range from the sensible to outlandish. It is up to the individual to asses the viability of a goal and if they will pursue it. A good goal-setting metric is the S.M.A.R.T approach, which encourages one to critically discern the potential for success by determining of a goal is 1) specific, 2) measurable, 3) attainable, 4)relevant, and 5) time bound.
Did I suck all of the fun if an idea of a bucket list yet? Good. Continue reading “#MFRW- Just Kick The Bucket”
Toni and Marcus are preparing for their second course of infertility treatments. The first one left them heartbroken and Toni an emotional wreck, so he is hesitant about doing another one, and his deep love for her makes it hard to say no.
Toni is just as anxious as Marcus, but her urge to be a mother makes her determined to forge ahead with her loving husband by her side.
Will they have success the second time around, or will a worse agony come their way?
In Vitro is a prelude short story to the soon-to-be-released Sweet Love – Bitter Fruit, the second novel in the Brothers in Law romance series. Readers first met the main characters Marcus and Toni Kent in book one, My Way to You and fell in love with their love for each other. Continue reading “New LWL Story-Sweet Love Bitter Fruit Prelude”
Sometimes, awesomeness prevails no matter what life throws your way. I am so happy that the cover reveal for the soon-to-be-released novel, Sweet Love-Bitter Fruit [Brothers in Law Book 2] went so well despite some hectic stuff thrown my way.
I had planned ahead and arranged for some fantastic posts and lives with authors and reviewers. Unfortunately, Papa Bear and his cubs had their demands for me, and I found myself rushing around Long Island while authors and readers had a blast with the event. I made sure to let everyone know early in the day about what my beloved husband sprung on me.
Then we were off, starting with a fabulous live interview with author and life coach Halimah DeOliveira. Continue reading “Sweet Love Bitter Fruit Cover Reveal Recap”
#OpenBook – If you didn’t have to sleep, what would you do with the extra time?
Sleep is a beautiful thing with a ton of benefits, including:
Yeah, yeah. I know. The question’s premise is that sleep is not necessary. That’s the thing, though. I need to sleep. It’s one of the best things in life that I get to do.
I haven’t been able to sleep for more than four hours since my oldest child was born. My babies snatched my sleep from me, and it looks like a solid six hours will never return. So, I have had to adjust my sleep to be able to still partake in and enjoy it. I started napping in the afternoon to make up for lost sleep. I hit my bedchamber [yup, I’m going archaic] and dare anybody to interrupt my daytime snooze. Continue reading “#OpenBook: Sleep-No Substitutes or Exchanges”
Lyndell Williams 