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Denver Romance Writer Chat Monday
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The Heart of Denver Romance Writers Chat Monday! Rebecca Grace, Lizzie T Leaf, Deb Stover,  and Lucynda Storey chat with you at Realms of Love, December 14 at 9 PM EST.

Wonder why the Mile High City is a Hot Bed of Romance Stories? Now is your chance to find out. Lizzie T Leaf hosts this chat with four of Denver's best. 

Chat Monday and you may score a gift certificate for a $5.00 Ebook at 1RomanceEbooks.com. See you Monday at 9 PM EST at Realms of Love!

The Gift
Deb Stover
Dorchester Piublishing

A gift turned nightmare drives Beth Dearborn to abandon all she holds dear, until fate demands she face Ty Malone, danger, and destiny....

"A blend of romance and mystery with just the right twist of the paranormal, The Gift by Deb Stover is an intriguing tale, a real page-turner."  
~New York Times Bestselling
Author, Lisa Jackson

"This story had me totally absorbed. Several times I was so engrossed in the story, that when I heard a noise, I nearly jumped out of my skin. This book is vintage Deb Stover! For those readers who enjoy a tortured heroine, a hot hero and a bit of woo woo in their stories, I suggest you run to your nearest bookstore when this one comes out and grab it! Be forewarned, have plenty of time to read because you won't want to stop until you turn the last page!" ~Kathy Boswell, FRESH FICTION


Deadly Messages
Rebecca Grace
The Wild Rose Press

Investigative producer Connie Romero is determined to find out who murdered her sister, but putting her investigative skills to work might put her - life and heart - in danger. Pretending to be her sister uncovers some ugly truths... and now the killer may have her pegged as the next victim.

And then there’s that crazy feeling she gets every time she deals with a certain Inspector! She’s never needed a man to take care of her... but it might be nice to take care of one. 

Canadian Inspector Mitch Weldon respects Connie’s determination, but he has his own case to solve--a serial killer leaving bodies dumped in the park where Connie’s sister was found. Could the cases be related? He needs to find out and find out fast.

He doesn't need an amateur getting in the way of his job, nor does he want a woman interrupting his carefully planned life.


Dead Hunter
Lizzie T Leaf
Aspen Mountain Press

Arie Anne Hews is a trained vampire hunter out for the kill. A chance meeting with the hated beings has Arie in turmoil. Especially, when handsome Dr. Jonas Nickels is on the scene.
 
Jonas Nickels has no desire to be involved with a mortal, but can't resist the dark-eyed beauty. Even if he is on her hit list.
 
Family secrets tinged with evil make an impossible path for star-crossed lovers.







Mistletoe Wish
Lucynda Storey
Aspen Mountain Press

Alex doesn't have time for the holidays, or the sappy sentiments it brings.  Especially now, when he has to face the one woman who betrayed him with his best friend.  Working together to make holiday magic happen for the kids of the NCO’s is not in his plans, but then again, seeing Merry again isn't either.  But if she stands beneath the mistletoe, he might allow himself one kiss for old time’s sake.

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PG Forte and Juniper Bell Chat December 7
Authors in the Realms of LovePG Forte and Juniper Bell chat with us in the Realms of Love Chat Castle Monday December 7 at 9 PM EST. Join us and find out about these Samhain author's upcoming releases. You just may get a give-away download of one of their books!

How does a romance writer live with no running water? How does a romance writer get her husband to research vampire romance? We ask the tough questions at Realms of Love and we demand ANSWERS!


In the Dark by PG Forte In the Dark (the first book in the paranormal series, Children of Night)
PG Forte
Available December 8, 2009 at Samhain Publishing


In the Dark is her debut into the world of the nightwalkers.

When you live forever, you’re bound to make a few mistakes.

1969 San Francisco. World-weary Conrad Quintano should have known better than to fall in love with a human... much less Suzanne Fischer, the barely legal, adventure-seeking hippie beauty known as Desert Rose. And the very last thing he should have agreed to do was to raise her babies and protect them with his life. But even twelve-hundred-year-old master vampires can find it hard to reject a deathbed request—especially when issues of love, guilt and blood are involved.

Present day. Raised in virtual isolation, twins Marc and Julie Fischer have always known they were vampires. But they never knew their parentage... or their unique status in the vampire world... until their "uncle" Damian comes to fetch them home. The family reunion, however, isn’t what they expect. They’re thrust into a world for which they’re totally unprepared. And the father they expected to be reunited with, Conrad, is missing.

How to find him... and whom to trust? Solving the mystery of betrayal and vampire family values will prove the Beatles had it right. All you need is love...and an occasional side of blood.

Warning: While reading this book you may experience any of the following, an increased desire to wear flowers in your hair, dress in tie-dye or nap during the day. Other symptoms may include an intolerance to sunlight, an aversion to garlic flavored tofu and a pronounced urge to bake...or get baked.


PG Forte writes stories where anything can happen and anyone can fall in love.

When she’s not pestering her husband to help her research scenes for upcoming books, or being entertained by her vastly amusing children, she can usually be found serving the needs and whims of her characters...and her cats.

It’s a difficult job, but someone has to do it.


Doll  by Juniper Bell Doll
Juniper Bell
Coming December 15, 2009 from Samhain Publishing

Even a plaything can be pushed too far

Power.

Chloe Barnes thought her marriage to a wealthy politician would be the stuff of fairy tales. Instead, he took advantage of her naiveté and used her as a plaything to fulfill his twisted sexual needs. Ten years is enough. She returns to Bellhaven Island to sell the summer cottage she inherited, hoping the money will buy her freedom—and custody of her daughters.

Memories.

Fisherman Dustin McDougal never forgot the childhood crush he once had on the fairy-like Chloe. The woman she’s become has a haunted look that brings his feelings back, stronger than ever...with a mature edge. Along with all his protective instincts.

Sexual healing.

Their passion blows stronger than a Maine nor’easter, awakening Chloe to the joy of true love. Yet it may not be strong enough to free her from the past...

Warning: This title contains politicians doing all sorts of nasty things and flashbacks of male domination. It also features hot sex on a boat, hot sex in an attic, hot sex on a work bench...you get the idea.


Juniper Bell lives with her dream man in a cabin in Alaska with no running water and a spectacular view of glaciers (no, she’s not making that up). She wound up in the frozen north after leaving her career as a stressed-out Los Angeles TV writer. Luckily, her love for writing survived the move, and she soon found out that nothing heats up those long winter nights like an imagination and a computer! Her first erotic romance was published in August 2009, and two more are coming soon from Samhain Publishing. She loves the Samhain motto, "It’s all about the story." Her stories are about those unexpected turning points in life when you transcend your limits and become someone braver, wilder, more sensual, more free, more adventurous, more... whatever you desire!
Please visit her website at www.juniperbell.com. You can also find her on Facebook.
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Leatherwood, Gestalt, Price & Phelan: Phaze at RoL
Interviews with Authors

Chat with Aubrey Leatherwood, Nicole Gestalt, Stella Price and Sapphire Phelan Monday, November 16 at Realms of Love.

Phaze Books has been a fantastic partner of Realms of Love for several years. We appreciate Phaze Books' commitment to giving you quality romance stories.

WOO! WOO!  Sapphire Phelan's Being Familiar With a Witch is nominated for an EPIC e-Book Awards in the Paranormal Erotic Romance category and you can win a copy during our chat!

Join us Monday at 9PM EST for a fun romance writer chat here at Realms of Love.

Author: Sapphire Phelan
Author URL: http://fantasticdreams.50megs.com/
Title: Being Familiar With a Witch
Blurb: Tina doesn't know she's a witch. It will take Charun, her demon Familiar, to convince her to make love with him and let loose her witch powers. For if she doesn't, then with the demon army about to bring Armageddon to the Mortal Realm on Halloween, she won't stand a chance in Hell.











 Author: Stella Price
Author URL: http://stellaandaudra.com/
Title: London for the Holidays
Blurb: Running from a disappointing situation, Thisbe Winters, recent concubine of the king of the ice demons, is a woman learning what it's like to be young and single again. She's determined to enjoy her new status and start the coming year with a completely clean slate.

As a dancer on the club circuit, her chances of meeting a quality guy are slim to none, that is, until loner vampire Malcolm Frost walks into her life.

Sent in as her bodyguard, Malcolm is told Thisbe is a look, don't touch job, a fact he totally disregards after saving the raven-haired beauty from a life-altering situation. She is an indulgence he can ill afford, and a temptation he cannot deny.

Then word comes in of a serious threat to Thisbe from a wolf pack, and Malcolm has to spirit her out of London to his employer's mansion deep within the territory of a master vampire who has a price on his head. Malcolm was never good at playing nice with others of his own kind.

When Thisbe is taken by the vampires, its up to Malcolm to rescue her, set up a truce and take out an entire wolf pack, ensuring the woman that makes his body burn is his for all time.






Author: Nicole Gestalt
Author URL: http://nicolegestalt.blogspot.com/
Title: Touch of Silver
Note about the cover: We don't have a cover for Touch of Silver yet, so we substituted Cold Fire. Why? Because it is a darn cool cover AND it is based on art that Nicole created via a process using hot wax (that I never can remember the name of). Details during the chat!

Blurb: When Tammy arrives in town to find everywhere but a single bar closed and shuttered as if in preparation for a storm her curiosity is aroused. Little does she realise exactly what kind of storm is approaching, as she is swept up into a world apart from her own. A world of excitement and danger, one that she could never have believed existed. One that will herald many changes, and not merely for her as she experiences the touch of silver.






Author: Aubrey Leatherwood
Author URL: http://www.aubreyleatherwood.com/
Title: Dime
Blurb: Never in a million years would Nicole Donaldson have imagined she'd become a rapper. But when the reserved middle-manager gets caught up in a lark with her Prince-obsessed brother, she's offered a music deal by hot music producer, Baron Odom. Nicole doesn't know what to make of her entrance into a world and lifestyle she's disdained from afar. She also can't quite wrap her mind around the quickly deepening attraction she has to Baron. Can she resist the call of the stage? The call of her heart?

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Lizzie T Leaf hosts Nikki Leigh Monday Give-Aways!
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Lizzie T Leaf hosts Nikki Leigh in the romance writer chat at Realms of Love. Do you love the Outer Banks? Nikki sure does and she wants to share a story with you. Be at Realms of Love at 9 PM EST, Monday, November 9,  for a fun romance writer chat.

Lizzie T Leaf has hosted the second Monday chat at RoL for quite a while. Her romance stories are published by Red Rose and Aspen Mountain. Humor with Heat! that's Lizzie T Leaf. 

Oh Give-aways! There will discount coupons for 1RomanceEbooks.com and maybe more. Pass by Monday for details.

Lilah and the Locket
Nikki Leigh
Available Now! http://www.nikkileigh.com/lilah.htm
The first morning of Kristie’s vacation she jogs along the beach with her German shepherd, Lilah. At the base of the Cape Hatteras lighthouse, Lilah finds a human bone below the sand dune. Kristie’s plans for a quiet week are forgotten as she joins in the investigation. Ocean breezes blow across the Outer Banks of North Carolina and Kristie uncovers a personal connection to the murder victim and her locket.

She meets a handsome government worker named Nathan who is working to complete the National Seashore project in 1954.  Do his co-workers know something about the crime? Will Kristie and the Deputy find the guilty party? Join Kristie on the rugged shores of Hatteras in the search for a murderer.


DEAD Hunter
Lizzie T Leaf
Aspen Mountain Press
Releasing this month!

Arie Anne Hews is a trained vampire hunter out for the kill. A chance meeting with the hated beings has Arie in turmoil. Especially, when handsome Dr. Jonas Nickels is on the scene.
 
Jonas Nickels has no desire to be involved with a mortal, but can't resist the dark-eyed beauty. Even if he is on her hit list.
 
Family secrets tinged with evil make an impossible path for star-crossed lovers.

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Aspen Mountain Press Chat Monday!
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Aspen Mountain Press


Aspen Mountain Press authors Jefferson Dane and Cynthia Vespia join our hostess Lucynda Storey in our Romance Writer Chat at Realms of Love. We've got Demon Hunters and dragons and strange lights in the sky just in time for All Hallows Eve.

AMP authors are a noncommittal bunch. Assorted AMP authors always swing by the chat at the last minute. It's a PARTY complete with duct tape jokes and give-aways of downloads of Ebooks from Aspen Mountain Press and 1RomanceEbooks.com.

It's a paranormal Aspen Mountain Press Chat Monday, October 26 at 9 PM EDT.

Demon Hunter
Cynthia Vespia

Do you know what horrors lie beyond these pages? Costa Calabrese has just uncovered the truth about his past. Some truths should never be revealed. When you learn you're the son of the worlds foremost and feared hunter of demons, life’s rules inevitably change. Now Costa has been chosen to walk in his famed father's footsteps and take up the role his bloodline demands of him...whether he wants to or not. He is a killer of killers, laying waste to the scourge of evil that threatens the existence of mankind. He is the chosen one. He is the Demon Hunter.









Phlogiston
Jefferson Dane

After twenty years of an uneasy treaty between dragons and mankind, a noblewoman is found burned and mutilated in an apparent dragon attack. Have the dragons broken their own treaty?  Can apprentice scholar and a merchant savant hiding a dark secret, uncover the mystery in time to stop a war?











Flyover
Jefferson Dane

Sgt. Kyle Kleinmann, hospitalized from his wounds in the Afghanistan mountains, tells a story of the eerie events surrounding his mission on the front.  Insurgents, strange lights in the sky and supernatural beings weave in and out of his frightening tale like nightmarish cobwebs. Nothing is quite what it seems.

"...a paranormal drama about a soldier rescued from the Afghanistan mountains". It is moody and chilling... The slowly built tension in this helps to make the paranormal aspects painted over an all-too-realistic and grim setting believable. Characterization is careful and delicate. (Book Utopia)





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Chloe Waits, Eon de Beaumont and Augusta Li Chat Monday
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Eon de Beaumont and August Li and Chloe Waits will chat with you Monday, October 19. Be at Realms of Love at 9 PM EDT for this Phaze Books romance author chat.

Eon de Beaumont and August Li write hot stories together and apart. It will be fun to learn how that works!

Chloe Waits has contributed to the Coming Together series at Phaze and Demon of Desire looks like Chloe's first stand alone release there. Just in time for Halloween

And Chloe Waits is doing a give-away!

Phaze Books romance writers have been chatting here at Realms of Love for over three years. Their romance writers share stuff here that you cannot find anywhere else. Their give-aways have amazed us. Thank you Phaze Books! Phaze has an excellent selection of Ebooks for your reading pleasure. Stop by and take a look.


Author: Chloe Waits
Title: Demon of Desire
Blurb: "You must be ready to face all the desires of your heart...and know which ones are real."

Sarah heard the costume store owner's warning, but didn't heed it. Tonight of all nights was Hallowe'en - a time of magic and make believe. She has an invite to the largest party in Chicago - in a beautiful Renaissance dress reputed to bring her heart's desire.

Why should she be cautious? After all, where had it gotten her except alone on a Friday night? It certainly hadn't gotten her a date with her adorable neighbor, Tim. So when she meets a dark, magnetic man in a mask claiming to know her every desire, she surrenders to his seductions...and for the first time engages in a steamy one night stand with a stranger.

Little does Sarah know that her new lover wants much more than one night with her. Much more...

Her every pleasure will be indulged...but at what price?

Author: Eon de Beaumont
Title: Heart of Truth
Blurb: This is part of the Phaze Rush line.

A long time from now, in a galaxy just a bit farther away than you think, a beautiful, shape-shifting thief has just broken into the crystalline castle that is the seat of the galactic Empire and stolen their most prized possession, a legendary gem with mystical properties. Now all Cillian has to do is find the infamous Gastardian Bandit and convince him to aid in his escape. But first he'll have to deal with a sexy garbage man with a secret; the garbage man's diminutive cat-man sidekick; cross-dressing, laser rifles and a daring chase through the wastes on the outskirts of the city. Sounds easy, right?






Author: Augusta Li
Title: Twelfth Night
Blurb: Nick had never been interested in the BDSM lifestyle until Darren hired him to cater a fetish party and gave Nick a scorching introduction to the scene upon its conclusion. Now the young chef finds himself craving more than a hot one night stand, but to his frustration Darren is dedicated to his swinging ways. After being spurned at a Mardi Gras party, Nick conceives of a plan to finally claim Darren as his exclusive lover and master.




 



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Carly Phillips at Realms of Love Monday
Interviews with Authors

Carly Phillips, New York Times Best Selling author of romantic fiction, chats with Lizzie T Leaf and YOU Monday, October 12 at 9 PM EDT at Realms of Love.

Let's chat with Carly a successful Harlequin romance writer and Lizzie T Leaf, our hostess with the mostest. This is sure to be one hot chat so arrive early to make sure you get a slot! You must register and log in to chat.  

You have probably read Carly Phillips' Lucky series. The latest installment is Lucky Break.

Lizzie T Leaf's DEAD series will soon be augmented with Dead Hunter at AMP. 

Here's a taste of what we have in store for Monday...

Lucky Break by Carly PhillipsLUCKY BREAK
Carly Phillips
Harlequin
 
Long ago, as revenge on a Corwin who stole her son's fiancee, a witch proclaimed an eternal curse that every Corwin male who married for love would be destined to lose his love and his fortune ...

Jason Corwin knows he should resist his attraction to Lauren Perkins. After all, it was one of her ancestors that came up with the curse that had haunted every Corwin male since. But after one night of mind-blowing sex with his supposed—and very seductive—enemy, he can’t bring himself to stay away.

All Lauren wants is to sell her late grandmother’s creepy house and leave the past behind forever. But that's not such an easy thing to do with gorgeous contractor Jason Corwin whispering sweet, sexy somethings in her ear ... about staying in town. Then a saboteur and the promise of hidden treasure changes everything - and one lucky break just might put an end ... to the Corwin curse forever.

New York Times bestselling novelist Carly Phillips started her writing career with Harlequin Temptation in 1999. Twenty-five published books later, Carly still works hard to deliver the sexy fun reads her audience enjoys.

In 2002 Carly's book, The Bachelor, was chosen by Kelly Ripa for her Reading with Ripa Bookclub on Live! With Regis and Kelly. The Bachelor went on to becme the first romance selected by a nationally televised bookclub. Carly lives in Purchase, New York, with her husband, two daughters and two soft-coated wheaten terriers.  More information on Carly can be found at: www.carlyphillips.com.

OK. It's the wrong cover, but the Dead Hunter cover isn't ready yetDEAD HUNTER
Lizzie T Leaf
available soon from Aspen Mountain Press

Arie Anne Hews is a trained vampire hunter out for the kill. A chance meeting with the hated beings has Arie in turmoil. Especially, when handsome Dr. Jonas Nickels is on the scene.
 
Jonas Nickels has no desire to be involved with a mortal, but can't resist the dark-eyed beauty. Even if he is on her hit list.
 
Family secrets tinged with evil make an impossible path for star-crossed lovers.

Lizzie T Leaf has led a colorful life. Kidnapped by spice traders at a tender age, she learned the ways of love in the harem of a prince. When her aspirations and innate abilities in rocket science became apparent she was sent to a prestigious technical university where she earned several advanced degrees and participated in several top secret projects.

Lizzie fits romance writing in amongst her lucrative consulting contracts, shoe shopping and keeping a meticulous household.

Please visit Lizzie's web site.

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Kelly Jamieson and PG Forte Chat 10-5

Chat with PG Forte and Kelly Jamieson and a bunch of fun romance reading folks Monday at Realms of Love.

You're invited to an Irish Faerie chat with these fine romance authors. There will be give-aways so please be sure to wear green.

PG Forte will tell us about IRON, the story of blacksmith Gavin O’Malley, a bitter man whose heart is as hard as the iron he forges. Kelly Jamieson will tell us about the Irish Sex fairy. A good time will be had by all!

The fun begins at 9PM EDT (8 PM CDT/7 PM MDT/6 PM PDT) Monday, October 5. Leave enough time to get logged in.


Iron
PG Forte
Available at Liquid Silver Books

IRON tells the story of blacksmith Gavin O’Malley, a bitter man whose heart is as hard as the iron he forges. Devastated by the deaths of his wife and child, Gavin wants nothing more than to be left alone in his grief, until one, cold midwinter night when the beautiful fae princess Aislinn Deirbhile arrives on his doorstep seeking shelter.

On the run from the vengeful fae lord Tiernan ap Anwnn, who’s vowed to either make her his, or end her existence, Aislinn knows that Gavin's black metal will keep her pursuers at bay, at least temporarily. In order to put herself permanently beyond her enemy's reach, she'll need something more from the smith. In return for his help, she’s willing to grant Gavin anything he wants but at what price to them both?

What Gavin wants is more than the fae had bargained for, and Aislinn’s price may cost the smith more than he can bear to pay. In the depths of winter, Gavin O’Malley faces a bitter choice. Will he lose his heart to the lovely Aislinn, or give his soul to save her?

And, coming in December, a new urban fantasy from Samhain Publishing, In the Dark, book one in the Children of Night series.

When you live forever, you're bound to make a few mistakes.

1969 San Francisco. World-weary Conrad Quintano should have known better than to fall in love with a human, much less Suzanne Fischer, the barely legal, adventure-seeking hippie beauty known as Desert Rose. And the very last thing he should have agreed to do was to raise her babies and protect them with his life. But even twelve-hundred-year-old master vampires can find it hard to reject a deathbed request especially when issues of love, guilt and blood are involved.

Present day. Raised in virtual isolation, twins Marc and Julie Fischer have always known they were vampires. But they never knew their parentage or their unique status in the vampire world until their  uncle  Damian comes to fetch them home. The family reunion, however, isn't what they expect. They’re thrust into a world for which they're totally unprepared. And the father they're expecting to be reunited with, Conrad, is missing.

How to find him and whom to trust? Solving the mystery of betrayal and vampire family values will prove the Beatles had it right. All you need is love and an occasional side of blood.

PG Forte, author of the California based, paranormal romantic suspense series, Oberon, and the erotic L.A.. Love Lessons series, set in modern day Los Angeles, is up to something new. IRON, her new release from Liquid Silver Books (available September 21) is an erotic paranormal set in 1898 Ireland.


Irish Sex Fairy
Kelly Jamieson
Available at Ellora's Cave

The Irish Sex Fairy believes sex will cure all problems!

So says Great-aunt Maeve, owner of the Irish Sex Fairy, a sex shop in Kilkenny, California. When stressed-out Keara visits Maeve after a hostage situation where she was held at gunpoint, she’s ready to try anything to get over the flashbacks and nightmares and intense guilt over her role in the incident.

Enter sexy Shane Dunstan, Kilkenny’s deputy police chief and old flame of Keara’s. With black hair and blue eyes, and a body a girl could easily lose herself in for a lifetime, he’s perfect for putting Maeve’s remedy to the test. He’s more than happy to help. A lot.

But while all the sizzling sex does seem to make Keara feel better, it creates a whole new set of problems. Keara needs to overcome her fears and get back to her career, but that means leaving Shane and Maeve. And when the past comes back to haunt her in a terrifying encounter, she’s about to find out just how effective Maeve’s cure-all was.

Kelly Jamieson says:  As a child, my mother used to bug me to go outside and play with the other kids, but all I wanted to do was sit in my bedroom and work on my novel. I wish some of those early works had survived, I’m sure they'd be good for a laugh!

Of course along with being a writer, I’m an avid reader. I don't just love to read, I have to read. I’ll read anything, even the cereal box at the breakfast table. My childhood love of reading started with the Bobbsey Twins (I’m sure I’m dating myself here). I devoured those books so fast my mother used to buy them three or four at a time and hide them, to pace me. Later, I loved Anne of Green Gables and all the other Lucy Montgomery books that followed. Those were probably my first romances Anne and Gilbert falling in love and getting married. 

In school my favorite subjects were English (of course) and French. I was embarrassingly math challenged (still am!) So I chose to major in English at university. My French prof convinced me to do a double major in English and French. What to do with a BA in English and French? Not the most practical degree career-wise. Then I discovered translation. Because you always translate into your mother tongue, you have to be a good writer in that language, so the text flows naturally and doesn't sound translated. I went away to university and started working on a second degree, a Bachelor of Science in Languages. However,I hated the city I lived in, hated being so far from home and not knowing a soul, and I was getting tired of being a poor student. So I didn't finish that degree and the translation career never happened. Oh well. Life takes different turns and twists than we plan sometimes but it's what you do with it that counts. I have been so lucky to have a day job that challenges me, a wonderful husband and two beautiful, smart, healthy children, a lovely home, and now being able to share my writing.

If I can stop myself from reading or writing, I love to cook. I have shelves of cookbooks which I love to read. I also enjoy gardening. In the winter I like to read gardening magazines and seed catalogues (sensing a theme here...) I also love shopping, especially for clothes and shoes. Of course my family takes precedence over everything else (yes, even writing).I have two teenage children who are the best kids in the world (not biased or anything), my sucky lap dog Abby and a wonderful husband.

Being published has been such an exciting journey! I love hearing from readers who enjoy my stories so please contact me!

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Raine Delight, Cynthia Vespia and Selena Illyria Chat Monday
Authors in the Realms of Love

Chat with Raine Delight, Cynthia Vespia and Selena Illyria in the Realms of Love chat castle this week.  Join us for some engaging chat and some great give-aways from Aspen Mountain Press and 1RomanceEbooks, Monday, September 28 at 9 PM EDT.

The Aspen Mountain Press authors chat with us on the fourth Monday of each month. A good time is had by all (except maybe Rob as he seems to be the highlight of the duct tape jokes ;)


Devon Falls: Haunting Magic
Book 4 in Devon Falls Series
Raine Delight
Paranormal Erotic
Release: October 2009
Aspen Mountain Press
 
Can a wolf shifter find his mate before the next full moon or will she turn the tables on him to rock his world?
 
Rodrick Dracon is the twin heir to the Dragon Inn. When he finds himself longing for a mate after being footloose and fancy free, he finds himself drawn to the most obnoxious, brassy woman he has ever met: Jaxon Sinclair. Jaxon is the one woman who isn't afraid to go toe to toe against Rod and as the sparks fly between them, can Rod get this woman to heel and claim her before the next full moon or will she turn the tables on him and make him work for her heart?

About Raine Delight: A self-professed lover of books, Raine Delight loves the way a story comes together, that pulls on the heart and keeps the reader entertained from begining to end. With a boytoy of her own of three years, two active kids under age of 10 and an evil day job that just about kicks her butt lately, Raine works to keep her readers entertained with her stories that is a little bit sweet and a whole lot of naughty. Check it all out at  Raine Delight's Web Page and see what else Raine is up to. "A little bit sweet....a whole lot of naughty!"

Demon Hunter
Cynthia Vespia
Horror/Dark Fantasy
Release: Available NOW!
Aspen Mountain Press

Do you know what horrors lie beyond these pages? Costa Calabrese has just uncovered the truth about his past. Some truths should never be revealed. When you learn you’re the son of the worlds foremost and feared hunter of demons, life’s rules inevitably change. Now Costa has been chosen to walk in his famed father's footsteps and take up the role his bloodline demands of him...whether he wants to or not. He is a killer of killers, laying waste to the scourge of evil that threatens the existence of mankind. He is the chosen one. He is the Demon Hunter.

About Cynthia Vespia: Cynthia was drawn to writing at a young age. After high school she established a successful career as a freelance journalist writing everything from features and fillers, to reviews and human interest stories.

Her first novel, a medieval fiction entitled The Crescent (iUniverse)was published in August 2005. The novel was unanimously praised as "an engaging, descriptive read" which prompted a sell-out at Borders Bookstore in less than one hour during the first official signing.

A short story, a satirical look at the afterlife titled Death's Grand Design (Utterpants), was published online shortly thereafter and once again met with reviews that honored her attention to detail and the flow of her prose.

In May of 2006, Theater of Pain (Lulu.com) was released. This suspense thriller unfolds within the eccentric world of professional wrestling where competitors would do anything to reach the top...even murder.

Most recently Cynthia has written her darkest novel to date with the release of Demon Hunter (AspenMountainPress.com) the story about a nobody who becomes a somebody in the bloodiest of ways. Following the tradition of dark fantasy and combining the concept of high-adventure, Demon Hunter examines both the light and dark side of human nature when a man learns he is fated to hunt demons before they corrupt mankind.

Today Cynthia writes quality, character driven novels full of suspense as well as dark fantasy. Cynthia likes to refer to her novels as "Real life situations that you could find yourself in but hope to God you never do. In her spare time she enjoys reading, movies that involve a strong plot/characters, and keeping active through various forms of martial arts and as an active fitness competitor.

Del Fantasma: White Russian
Selena Illyria
Paranormal Erotic
Release: Available NOW!
Aspen Mountain Press

Halfling Tuesday Dean never thought she would see her old lover, demon Gavriil Chimera again. When he comes back into her life wanting to be with her she has a choice to make, let the past influence her happiness or be with the man she loves.

I/R Author, Selena Illyria was born with need to write and an over active imagination. She loves to write stories that push her imagination. When she’s not writing, she loves to read many different genres of books, watch some of her favorite movies (too many to be named) and televisions shows. She also, loves to listen to some of her favorite musical artists. All of these things help inspire her to write. She does believe in the quote above. She does believe that part of writing does bare a part of the soul.

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Visit Devon Falls with Raine Delight
Books You Have to Read

Chat with Aspen Mountain Press romance writers Raine Delight, Selena Illyria and Cynthia Vespia on Monday September 28 at 9 PM EDT; the fun chats are here at Realms of Love.

Devon Falls: Haunting Magic
Book 4 in Devon Falls Series
Raine Delight
Paranormal Erotic
Release: October 2009
Aspen Mountain Press
 
Can a wolf shifter find his mate before the next full moon or will she turn the tables on him to rock his world?
 
Rodrick Dracon is the twin heir to the Dragon Inn. When he finds himself longing for a mate after being footloose and fancy free, he finds himself drawn to the most obnoxious, brassy woman he has ever met: Jaxon Sinclair. Jaxon is the one woman who isn't afraid to go toe to toe against Rod and as the sparks fly between them, can Rod get this woman to heel and claim her before the next full moon or will she turn the tables on him and make him work for her heart?

About Raine Delight: A self-professed lover of books, Raine Delight loves the way a story comes together, that pulls on the heart and keeps the reader entertained from begining to end. With a boytoy of her own of three years, two active kids under age of 10 and an evil day job that just about kicks her butt lately, Raine works to keep her readers entertained with her stories that is a little bit sweet and a whole lot of naughty. Check it all out at  Raine Delight's Web Page and see what else Raine is up to. "A little bit sweet....a whole lot of naughty!"

 

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LE Bryce and Nicole Gestalt Chat with You Monday 9/21
Authors in the Realms of Love

Chat with Nicole Gestalt and L.E. Bryce, talented authors from Phaze Books, in the Realms of Love Chat Castle tonight!

Nicole Gestalt and L.E. Bryce both have new releases to tell us about and Nicole with be giving away a download of her story Just Being Neighborly.

Both Nicole and L.E. are talented artists as well. We'll get a chance to peek at their latest art work as well.

Chat with us Monday, September 21 at 9 PM EDT at Realms of Love.  

Author: Nicole Gestalt
Title: Just Being Neighborly
URL: http://www.king-cart.com/Phaze/product=Just+Being+Neighborly/exact_match=exact
Author URL: http://nicolegestalt.blogspot.com/
Blurb: Feeling down after a bad breakup, Adriana tries to find distractions to help her move on with her life. New neighbor Ben seems like a good start...until she meets Ben's wife, Cassie.

Determined to be a friendly neighbor, however, Adriana decides to be social. When Ben and Cassie's first dinner party turns kinky, Adriana discovers there is plenty to keep her thoughts, and body, occupied.








Author: L.E. Bryce
Author URL: http://www.lebryce.com/
Title: Dragonfly
URL: http://www.king-cart.com/Phaze/product=Dragonfly/exact_match=exact
Blurb: The sequel to Concubinage. A courtesan of Tajhaan, Inandré finds his life tainted by scandal in the wake of a vicious assault. Admirers and friends desert him, leaving him without hope for the future until he finds a soul mate in one unlikely man.





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Jeanne C Stein Author of Anna Strong Series Chats Monday
Authors in the Realms of Love
Alert! Jeanne C Stein author of Anna Strong Series Chats Monday

Jeanne C Stein, author of the Anna Strong vampire bounty hunter series chats with Lizzie T Leaf and YOU Monday, September 14 at 9 PM EDT. Be sure to register and log in early. There will be great give-aways (details below).

The fun romance writer chats are at Realms of Love.

You've always wanted to be a kickbutt bounty hunter and carry the big gun. Well let's talk about it Monday.

Anna Strong kicks butt!Retribution by Jeanne C Stein     
Anna Strong was a tough-as-nails bounty hunter until the night she was attacked by a vampire - and changed forever.

Retribution is the fifth book in the Anna Strong series and pits Anna against an old foe, the black-magic witch Belinda Burke.
With her partner out of town, her family abroad, and her mentor estranged, newly-turned vampire Anna Strong is keeping a low profile.

But now young vampires are turning up dead, completely drained of their life force. And though Anna wants to say no when Williams, her former teacher and now leader of a supernatural enforcement squad, asks for her help, she can't.

But soon, she'll wish she had.

Awesome Give-Aways
The giveaways will be the winner's choice of one of the Anna Strong series books, magnets, pens, and a surprise or two!


Dogspell by Lizzie T Leaf

When a magical spell by his twin sisters goes wrong, Rand McAlister's life goes to the dogs. As a black scottie, he is taken home to live with the vet, Amanda, whose car hit him during his pursuit of a cat. In Amanda, he discovers the woman of his dreams. But to pursue her he has to get back to his sisters and make them reverse the spell.

Amanda Livingston wishes she could find a man as understanding as the little black dog who listens to her so attentively. Instead, the men who have passed through her life were jerks and maybe she's better off with her dog.

Is there a way to reverse the spell, or is Rand destined to spend his life in the dog house?


Upcoming Chats
Chat with the Phaze Romance Authors Monday, September 21.
Aspen Mountain Press authors including Raine Delight chat September 28.
Special Chat with PG Forte October 5
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Brenna Lyons and Aubrey Leatherwood at RoL Monday
Authors in the Realms of Love

Brenna Lyons and Aubrey Leatherwood chat with you at Realms of Love Monday August 17. Brenna as the former president of Epic and over 65 published works may need no introduction but she is a human dynamo so it's always fun to catch up on what she is doing. Aubrey is a relative newcomer. Let's find out what makes her tick!

The chat with these fine Phaze authors starts at 9 pm EDT. Be there or be square!

Author: Aubrey Leatherwood
Author URL: http://www.aubreyleatherwood.com/
Title: Dime
Never in a million years would Nicole Donaldson have imagined she'd become a rapper. But when the reserved, middle-manager gets caught up in a lark with her Prince-obsessed brother, she's offered a music deal by hot music producer, Baron Odom.

Nicole doesn't know what to make of her entrée into a world and lifestyle she's disdained from afar. She also can't quite wrap her mind around the quickly deepening attraction she has to Baron. Can she resist the call of the stage? The call of her heart?


Unedited Excerpt for Dime:

I needed to lie down.

Lorenzo seemed to find this amusing and said something about over-indulgent once a year being fine by him as he followed me upstairs to let in a guest who’d buzzed. At the door, Baron Odom, a producer my brother worked with a lot, walked in. He looked plain in jeans, a white shirt, and sneakers.

OK, he didn’t look plain. In his white velour, golf shirt, pressed-but-not-creased jeans, scuff-less bright white sneakers, and fresh cut, he looked so damn clean. So damn clean. He even smelled clean. And he looked strong. Even his forearms, perfect honey skin interrupted only by his platinum, diamond-studded watch, were thick and strong and sexy.

I was salivating. OK, mentally salivating.

But I kept it in check. Baron was a little bigger than life. Literally. He was a tall, broad, fellow packed with muscle. He was handsome as hell, but not at all my type. He looked like a thug, and I’m not interested in thugs. Typically. True enough, I wouldn’t mind a physical match or two with him, but I knew this type of guy and there was nothing to suggest we might be anything close to compatible.

The men I dated tended toward cerebral. I met a fellow who struck up a conversation with me in the Western Civilization section of the book store. Another while ordering coffee at the shop around the corner from the job. They were in professional jobs like mine. Middle managers, Technology specialists. They wore khakis and button downs and carried PDAs that were actually for business and not downloading forwarded porn. Or at least the primary purpose was not downloading forwarded porn.

But I digress. I’d certainly spend a special moment alone or two thinking about him, but I knew better than even trying to get close to that.

I nodded a greeting. He nodded back even though his eyes  seemed to follow me.

Author: Brenna Lyons
Author URL: http://www.BrennaLyons.com/
Title: Veriel's Tales: Crossbearer Turned
In book one of the NIGHT WARRIORS series, questions were raised about Veriel's motives.  Did he have a claim, or was he insane?  What relationship existed between Jörg and Regana?  Who did Regana love (her husband, Pauwel elder killer, the "Crossbearer Turned" or the beast Veriel), and who was Andris of Crossbearer's father?  This book answers it all.

Excerpt for Veriel's Tales: Crossbearer Turned

Jörg swept Regana into his arms the moment she entered his chambers, stifling her laughter with a passionate kiss. He carried her to the furs before the roaring fire and deposited her gently on her feet. "Undress for me," he requested in a voice rough with his need.

She smiled, no doubt in the knowledge of what the simple pleasure of seeing her disrobe did to him. Her movements had ceased to be tentative weeks ago, and the woman left was nothing but sensuous and bold. That, as much as her body, had him aching long before he took her every night she came to him.

Disrobed and with her black hair cascading around her hips in silken waves, she reached her hands out to him in invitation. Regana was one of a kind, a rare jewel. She looked and acted like no other woman he’d met. Some of the villagers considered her a bad omen, but Jörg could see nothing bad about her.

Jörg groaned in anticipation as he took her mouth fiercely and drew a hand from her hip up to capture the full swell of her breast. "All I can think about when you’re not with me is this," he breathed as he swept her down onto the furs with him and covered her with his body.

"I’ve noticed," she teased, running her hand over the bruise on his shoulder. "Gawen will not be kind if you let your attention wander again."

"Neither will Sibold, but enough of them. I want you."

"Good," she purred, moving against him purposefully.

"Tell me," he requested.

"I am yours, Jörg."

"You will marry me when the battle is over?"

"As soon as it is allowed. You are permitted your choice then, and Gawen must agree. He will be so intent on Bavin, he won’t care about anything else." She smiled widely. "Besides, we have a blood oath," she reminded him.

Jörg chuckled. "All that time, you complained that I tricked you to it, and now you throw it back at me," he mused.

"You did, but maybe I wanted to be tricked."

She was suddenly very subdued.

Jörg tried to meet her eyes. "Regana?"

She smiled weakly. "I only fear that the others will learn about us. If they do, Gawen will kill you. You know he will."

Jörg sighed raggedly. "If I don’t have you, I die anyway."

He knew that was true. Jörg had fought off the fire in his blood for months before he gave in. Sibold had warned them about this part of the curse. With the speed, increased healing, reaction time, and Blutjagd—the thirst for the fight—came the sexual burn, the urge to choose a mate.
Sibold had decreed that none could make that choice until after the battle, to maximize their Blutjagd in battle he was sure, but Jörg couldn’t wait. The want had burned at him until he’d felt he was going insane. He’d felt himself printing and had been powerless to stop it. After that, Jörg had been tortured until he’d consummated the union with Regana. Other women had ceased to be a comfort long before that time, though he still occasionally performed with one to this day,with Regana’s blessing, so that no one would get suspicious.

It surprised him that she’d accepted him so readily. In retrospect, Jörg wondered if the Fluch - the curse -had helped in that respect somehow. Regana, though not the meek flower many in the village painted her, was still proper and fine, having left her tree climbing and hunting days far behind. Still she’d reacted to his first, admittedly skirting the edges of brutal, advances so readily that he’d rationalized later that the Fluch could only be to blame for her response somehow. He’d rationalized that much later,after she’d succumbed to him, after Jörg had taken her several times without even the benefit of shelter, after she’d started coming to his chamber to meet him, once his mind had formed a truce with the fire that consumed him any night Regana did not come to lie with him.

As he moved his hands over her, drawing her into a need that would have her ready for his invasion in mere moments, Jörg considered his situation. He had given up his life the first time he’d touched her, with that first demanding kiss that he stole from her beneath their tree that had rolled over into his first possession of her with hardly a breath between.

To this day, Jörg was not entirely sure what happened in those fevered moments between meeting her eyes and taking her on the cool grass, but once embarked upon, it was a course he could never turn from. Some part of him wasn’t sure, even now, that Regana had admitted her willingness to the course, but she had been willing. He knew that much, and the knowledge had saved his soul and his life.

In that pivotal moment, Jörg had broken the rules of training. Until he earned his seal and was granted his autonomy, he was at Sibold’s whim, and Sibold would not be sparing in his death if he learned of this trespass.

Worse, he’d taken...and continued to take Regana, a Schwertträger woman. Her father was dead, but even were he not, by virtue of Gawen’s place as first-cursed and having completed his training, he was lord of the house. By all rights, Jörg’s life was forfeit to Gawen alone if they were caught. Blutjagd upon him, Gawen would demand Jörg’s life when he could show mercy and be content with a beating for the trespass.

Even if Gawen did show mercy, Sibold would not. If they were caught, Jörg would die by someone’s hand within the hour.

Regana moaned beneath him and arched to his caresses. His blood screamed for release, and he moved to take her, shuddering in pleasure as he thrust into her. Jörg took her fast and hard.
He argued with himself often that he’d like to take her slowly, but in the heat of the moment, he had no control. A part of him feared that he never would know such control with Regana, even when they gained the leisure of time for such pursuits. It was probably a good thing that she reveled in this type of passion.

It would be over soon, the midnight meeting and hiding. The battle was less than a week off. Once they returned victorious, he could claim her openly, properly. His duty completed, Jörg would reap his reward. He would have his wife and children. He would live a life of ease, until duty called him again.

Jörg roared out his release to the empty house around them, too empty since his mother had died, wrapping himself protectively around her. Anything for Regana! He would go into battle and face the gates of hell itself for her—and he might. They were outnumbered more than ten to one, but the Fluch allowed them the ability to defeat many more than that.

"More than human," he could hear Sibold quote in his mind.

Jörg shuddered at the thought. Faster and stronger, yes. But in many ways, the Warriors were less than human now. They were vicious, predatory, territorial, rutting animals that were only stable killing or training to do so and lying with a woman. Regana was his salvation and his life.
He held her close to him as long as she would allow and groaned in pleasure as she kissed his blood mark tenderly. Finally, she planted a kiss on his cheek and rose to collect her dress. She donned it quickly and pulled on her cloak against the chill of the night. As always, it was Regana who saw the truth that she must leave before they were discovered together. Left to Jörg, they would have been found in each other’s arms at daybreak long ago.

"I live for the night you don’t have to leave," he told her yet again. It was an old refrain, but no less true. The idea of having her in his bed all night... To have her again and again in a night was his idea of paradise.

Regana smiled patiently. "Then make your choice of me as soon as the battle ends," she teased. "Tell them you’ve printed so far that you cannot wait for the ceremony. By the while, I must go before Gawen finds me gone."

"Take care, Geliebte," he called after her as she left. Jörg smiled at the small endearment.

Regana had always been his beloved. She would always be his only beloved.

Jörg sighed as the door closed behind her. He stretched out on the furs and drank in the heat of the fire. It didn’t warm him as much as Regana did, but until she was in his arms again, it would be his only comfort.

Something intruded on his senses, and he furrowed his brow. Jörg couldn’t identify it readily, save its obvious malice, and he sat up, grasping for his weapons.

The blow to his head sent him sprawling over the drawn blade, and he vaguely felt it cut into his arm as he landed unceremoniously on the furs. A shadowy figure crossed the blurry brightness of the fire; then the darkness took him.

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Sloane Taylor, Sam Cheever, Lizzie T. Leaf, Lucynda Story
News You Can Use

We've got an action packed romance writer chat at Realms of Love Monday. Sam Cheever, Lizzie T. Leaf, Lucynda Story and Sloane Taylor vault the castle walls and start their blog tour with a bang at RoL. They are billing themselves as the Steamy, Love and Laughter Sirens tour.

These four ladies are embarking on a special tour that departs from Realms of Love tonight via Lizzie's Tea Room. See the schedule for the rest of their tour below.

Stop into the Chat Castle Monday August 10 at 9 PM EDT and help these ladies get the party started.


Sloane Taylor's Czech MateSloane Taylor:

If travel to exotic locations is your thing, along with heroes who rock your world and heroines who keep them in line, then you've got to read a story by Sloane Taylor. Her stories are set in Europe where the men are all male and the women are both feminine and strong. There’s always a twist, but as a true romantic, the women she writes will bring more than just lust to their men’s lives.

Sloane loves to cook and cooks well and posts menus on her website and has been doing so since 2005.

Her recent releases include Czech Mate from Amber Quill Press and Photo Op! available at Aspen Mountain Press.

http://www.sloanetaylor.com/








Sam Cheever's Tween Heart's FireSam Cheever:

Sam's most recent release is: 'Tween Heart's Fire and Devil's Delight available at Ellora's Cave.

Award winning author Sam Cheever mixes in a little fun, a little magic, and a little
real-life spice to create her sexy fictional characters. Sam’s fun-loving creations fight their way through a dizzying array of dangerous challenges without letting little things like dangerous bad guys, angry, manipulative gods, evil dark world denizens, or killing Furies dampen their zest for life and hot love!

In her real life, Sam lives on a hobby farm in Indiana with 9 dogs, 4 horses, 2 barn cats, 2 daughters, and one husband. Not necessarily in that order. When asked why, why, why on the 9 dogs (yes, they all live in the house!), Sam simply shrugs and says she’s stupid. But what she really means to say is that she’s a dog-aholic. She of course can't be blamed for her addiction. She is a victim.

http://www.samcheever.com/



Lizzie T Leaf's Dog SpellLizzie T. Leaf:

A frequent visitor to Realms of Love and one of our special hostesses, Lizzie has been delighting readers with her unique sense of humor.  Her latest release is an expanded revision of Dogspell now available at Red Rose Publishing.

According to Lizzie, "I've loved books since I opened the first one. My dream was to write them myself. Of course life has a way of throwing us a curve ball, and the writing became a distant memory, lost in the hectic day to day world of family, job, laundry and housework. When the twinkling ember did spark, it was usually doused by someone demanding their share of my time, and me allowing it to happen.

But life does seem to go full circle. The desire to put the stories that continued to play in my head on paper emerged stronger than ever, and at a time in my life when there was someone encouraging me to do it. Now I'm living my dream; creating stories to share with others. I hope you enjoy them.

My other hobbies, gardening and baking, are now taking a back seat, and as for housework...what's that?"

http://lizzietleaf.com

Lucynda Storey's Welcome to the JungleLucynda Storey:

Lucynda started life as the first born in an Air Force family. She traveled often going to such exotic hot spots as New Mexico, Texas, and Turkey. After a stint in Maine, her father settled down in Colorado, the location Cyn calls home.

Traveling, moving in particular, is as inherited trait for Lucynda. She's lived in Nebraska, Michigan (both east and west sides of the state), and is currently residing in her beloved Colorado.

Family life keeps Lucynda busy. Her son recently graduated from the Air Force Academy, and her daughter is about to start college at Lucynda's alma mater. Her youngest son will be an eighth grader this fall.

Lucynda loves to travel and has visited some interesting places. She did extensive traveling in eastern Europe before the demise of the Berlin Wall. On her latest trip, she visited Ireland, the setting of her first release, Reynardine.

Lucynda's latest release is a revised version of Welcome to the Jungle, now available at Aspen Mountain Press.

http://lucyndastorey.com



These four ladies are embarking on a special tour that departs from Realms of Love tonight via Lizzie's Tea Room.  Called the Steamy, Love and Laughter Sirens tour they will be visiting these romance reader hot spots:

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Summers, Hunter and Nee chat With YOU Monday!
Interviews with AuthorsCelina Summers brings us two fine guests for your chatting pleasure this week at Realms of Love.

TM Hunter
and Kimberly Nee chat with Celina and you about Space Pirates, Sailing Pirates and a fabled race of women devoted to the arts of combat!

If it has been a while since you stopped by, we've missed you. Our chats are fun and thought provoking.  We like to challenge our chatting authors to tell us more and tell us why. They rise to the challenge in ways that often amaze us.

There will be a give-aways of downloads of Ebooks from 1RomanceEbooks.com, however you must solemnly swear to read the book you win. Seems like a small price to pay, eh ?

Join us at 9 PM EDT Monday, August 3 for a fun hour of author chat.


Heroes Die Young
TM Hunter

Space pirate Aston West stumbles upon a derelict freighter, fresh from a recent battle, and can’t fight the urge to pilfer a valuable cache of highly illegal weapons. While on-board, however, one last stowaway fights back, thinking him part of an earlier boarding crew. Attack craft return to finish the ship off and Aston has no choice but to save her from certain destruction.

Who is she? What are the weapons for? Why was the freighter destroyed?

Aston discovers more questions than answers, and his life is put in jeopardy every time he stops to catch his breath. His life motto of never getting involved is put to the test, and he must decide whether to become a hero for people in need, or continue his path of self-preservation.

Science fiction author T. M. Hunter has always had a fascination with space and travel to other worlds, earning a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Kansas. Several of his Aston West stories have been published, with his short story Little White Truths (RAY GUN REVIVAL, November 1, 2007) winning a top ten finish in the 2007 P&E Readers Poll. HEROES DIE YOUNG (September 2008) is his first Aston West novel and received Champagne Books’ Best-Selling Novel of 2008 Award. His second Aston West novel, FRIENDS IN DEED, is scheduled for a January 2010 release. Information on these publications and more can be found at AstonWest.com.


Eden's Pass
Kimberly Nee

Love can blow even a true pirate off course.

Finn Eden will do anything to escape a life of slavery on a Barbados sugar plantation. Even risk her life disguised as a cabin boy aboard a pirate ship, putting up with the drunken captain’s slovenly habits. Then her patience nets her an unexpected opportunity: A ship of her own. Half the profits. And freedom. Too bad the captain conveniently left out a small detail; there’s a price on his head.

Captain Inigo Sebastiano is a ruthless pirate with a years-long score to settle with the man who raped and murdered his wife. The truce he’s struck with the fiery Finn is uneasy in more ways than one, but his unsettling reaction to his new cabin "boy" is explained when he uncovers her true identity. Ever the gentleman pirate, he’ll help his lovely new bedmate keep her secret. For now. When the time is right, it’s a secret he’ll use to his advantage.

But the spitfire in his bed rekindles something in his heart he thought had died. As Inigo closes in on his quarry, he begins to wonder if Finn’s freedom and her trust is a sacrifice he’s willing to make.

Warning: this book may lead to fantasies containing gorgeous pirates with sexy accents.


Kimberly Nee fell in love with historical romance when she was sixteen, and blames Kathleen Woodiwiss for that, since it was her The Flame and the Flower that got Kim hooked. Not long after finishing it, she sat down to write one myself and now, many years later, here she is. 
Kim was born and raised in New Jersey, and shares her house with her husband, and their two children. When she’s not pounding away at the computer keyboard, she likes crossword and Sudoku puzzles. She also knits, breaks up wrestling matches between the kids, and occasionally, she even gets a chance to read. She’s also a sports nut - a lifelong fan of the New York Yankees, New York Giants, and the New York Rangers. She also loves Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Elton John, and the Rolling Stones.

Apostle of Asphodel
Celina Summers

Tamsen Ka’antira has grown into a woman of incredible power as the Virgin Huntress’ player in the game of the gods. After discovering the Hippolytes, a fabled race of women devoted to the arts of combat, she must lead them back to the plains of Ilia to fight the greatest war of antiquity again. The pantheon of gods awaits her in their Hall of Judgment, where the ultimate fate of the Elven Realm will be determined.  Not only must she defeat her uncle, Gabril de Spesialle, but she must contend with a renegade goddess whose sole purpose is to overthrow the pantheon and rule over a universe wrapped in chaos.  But when Tamsen finds herself standing alone against overwhelming odds, she is forced to make sacrifices that threaten everything she loves.  Can she find the strength to complete the game and redeem the Elven people? As the Apostle of Asphodel, Tamsen must transcend from a wielder of magic into a part of the magic itself.


Celina Summers says: I've been writing for a long time.  I started writing poetry when I was very young (like, seven) and progressed fairly quickly to short stories.  I wrote my first full-length novel (horrid, by the way) when I was 17.

During high school, I won several writing competitions including national awards for history and mythology.  I was also a national champion in Greek and Latin mythology.  (See where the story ideas come from?)

I attended college in Tennessee, where I developed an overwhelming love for UT football. A one-act play I wrote for a master class while in college was produced - "Puppets".

It was only then that I realized my education did absolutely nothing for my immediate professional future.  Given a choice between law school and summer stock theatre, I took theatre and remained in the acting/directing/designing profession for ten years.  This career took me all over the eastern United States.

Eventually, however, I got tired of living other people's words (except for Shakespeare, naturally) and decided to try something different.

After a car accident that left me unable to work for three years (and left me with untold medical bills and a very successful disc replacement operation) I began reworking the first book I wrote. It has since developed into a projected ten-book high fantasy series, of which eight books are finished. (For those of you keeping count, that's about 2 million words)  I also started a second mainstream project last year, a two-book dark fantasy series currently in rewrites.

I am married, live in southeastern Ohio, and have two teenaged daughters and many, many, many cats--one of whom is perched stubbornly on my lap as I try to write this.  Just for kicks, their names are Satan, Impy, Dante, Gabriel, Pixie, Meowkovitch, Crookshanks, Volunteer, Elf, Muggle, Asphodel and Biscuit-the kitten.

(obviously, those are the cats and not my daughters.)

In my spare time, all six hours of it a week, I enjoy reading, old Katharine Hepburn movies, new sci-fi/fantasy flicks, a mean game of euchre, numerous vodka martinis, (chilled, straight up, only a teensy splash of vermouth with both an olive and a lime wedge) and Rolling Rock beer.


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