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8/14/2017

Need a holiday rush? Try CHAMPAGNE & COWBOYS!


Before you say "NO WAY!!  EEEEEWWWW!"
May we suggest an alternative "holiday rush?"
One that you can savor when the chilly weather arrives and you need some heat?
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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Authors Donna Michaels and Hildie McQueen are joined by bestselling and award-winning authors Amanda McIntyre, Tori Scott, Gem Sivad, Kathleen Ball, Rhonda Lee Carver, and Victoria Vane to bring you eight sexy cowboys in this holiday collection that will warm you from the inside out.
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Donna Michaels - Wine and Her New Year Cowboy (Book 4/Citizen Soldier Series) A Going no male resolution excludes cowboys.

Kathleen Ball – A Kiss at Midnight - Will Anora accept Maverick’s Heart? Only a long awaited New Year’s kiss at midnight will tell him.

Rhonda Lee Carver- A New Year's Cowboy- Charlie has suffered tragedy, but a Christmas package offers hope and a cowboy.

Amanda McIntyre - Lost & Found (and End of the Line novella) Fate gives first love a second chance.

Hildie McQueen- New Year with You- A modern Cinderella type story with a humorous twist.

Tori Scott- Cowboy Masquerade - A New Year's Eve masquerade party reveals more than anyone expects.

Gem Sivad- Cowboy Burn- She slides down an icy road and lands in the arms of love.

Victoria Vane – A Cowboy’s Midnight Kiss – He never dreamed his soul mate would stumble into his life in stiletto-heeled boots.
There are not too many heroes that capture the heart like the boot-swaggering cowboy. They live by  a certain creed...a conduct, a code. It's the foundation of many a romance writer's basis for their heroes, no matter what era or sub-genre. We love us some cowboy attitude!
When asked what inspired these stories, the authors broke it down themselves--let's get to know each of them!!

DONNA MICHAELS
 Donna Michaels is addicted to cowboys and military heroes. A New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of Romaginative fiction, she writes hot, humorous, and heartwarming books as an indie, but also through Entangled Publications, AmazonEncore, Kindle Worlds, The Wild Rose Press, and Whimsical Publications. With a husband recently retired from the military, a household of six, and several rescued cats, she never runs out of material to write.
What inspired me was my desire to create another link between my Harland County Series (set in Texas) and Citizen Soldier Series (set in the Poconos of PA). I already had a heroine from the Poconos living down in Texas, so I thought it was time to bring a cowboy up north, and throw a few kinks in his Texas armor.

HILDIE MCQUEEN
USA Today Bestselling author Hildie McQueen loves unusual situations and getting into interesting adventures. Romance Author of Highland historical, Western Historical and contemporary, she writes something every reader can enjoy.

What inspired me to write New Year with You

In New Year with You, interior decorator, Sunny Stilton shows up at a well-known ranch attire company owner’s house while he is in the middle of a fight with a woman.  Although Bryce Forrester is obviously a player, Sunny can’t keep from falling for the good-looking man.  Soon she discovers the real man might just be nicer than she expects and that he might be the one.

I wrote this story intending it to be a light weekend read and one that will make the reader smile, while the two characters go through the challenge of an unexpected romance.  It’s witty, sexy and definitely not a story to be taken overly serious.  I wanted to write a romantic comedy and I think this one fits the bill.

AMANDA MCINTYRE
Amanda McIntyre’s passion is telling character-driven stories with a penchant for placing ordinary people placed in extraordinary situations. A bestselling author, her work is published internationally in print, E-book, and audio. She writes sizzling contemporary and hot historical romance and believes no matter what, love will find a way.
The inspiration for LOSAT & FOUND came as a result of what I love to write about in romance--second chances. It is also been rewritten to include a surprise twist which now connects it to my fictional small town (and NEW series) to END OF THE LINE, MONTANA--the small mountain town first introduced in the bestselling Kinnison Legacy series! I love Cole and Anna's story and how even years later...love truly finds a way!
TORI SCOTT
Tori Scott is a former Golden Heart finalist, a two-time Rone Award nominee, a finalist in the International Digital Awards, and a semi-finalist in the Best Indie Books of 2012. She lists several publications among her accomplishments, including a featured Christmas story--The Christmas Wish--in Woman's World magazine. Tori was born in West Texas,and she loves to use it as a setting for her cowboy books because the people who were born and raised there have a code of ethics that makes for great heroes and heroines. 
I wrote Cowboy Masquerade as the final story in the Lone Star Cowboys series. The opportunity to join some great authors in a holiday-themed box set gave me the idea for the story, centered around a surprise reveal at a masquerade party on New Year's Eve. It was fun to bring back all of the characters from the series for a celebration and reunion.

GEM SIVAD
Hi. I’m Gem Sivad. Nice to meet you. I live in the southern part of an enchanted kingdom where I enjoy the slow pace of life, study the world, and tell stories about incredible things. Whether I’m writing in a nineteenth century setting or in a  paranormal world of witches and shifters, my heroines are always resilient, resourceful, and smart, and my heroes are wickedly dangerous and seriously hot.
Hi. I’m Gem Sivad. Nice to meet you. I live in the southern
part of an enchanted kingdom where I enjoy the slow pace of life, study the world, and tell stories about incredible things. Whether I’m writing in a nineteenth century setting or in a  paranormal world of witches and shifters, my heroines are always resilient, resourceful, and smart, and my heroes are wickedly dangerous and seriously hot.
KATHLEEN BALL
Sexy Cowboys and the Women Who Love Them...
Winner of the LEAR Award
Finalist in the 2012 and 2015 RONE Awards.
Top Pick, Five Star Series from the Romance Review.
Kathleen Ball writes contemporary and historical western romance with great emotion and 
memorable characters. Her books are award winners and have appeared on best sellers lists.
I wrote A Kiss At Midnight firstly to be included in the boxed set with these amazing authors. My inspiration was due to the weather. I often wonder what happens to people down on their luck with no place to go. Shelters fill up fast but in small towns do they have shelters or would someone be willing to offer a helping hand especially during the holidays. In this book, Anora gets thrown out of her house and the owner of the local diner calls Maverick a rough tough cowboy to help.

RHONDA LEE CARVER
Rhonda Lee Carver is a bestselling author of romance. She’s emotional, fun-loving, known to be witty (sometimes at the wrong times), cries during touching commercials, and values a good love story...and a hero who loves to get his hands dirty.
What inspired me to write A New Year’s Cowboy were the sad Hallmark commercials. I thought of all those who have lost a loved one and deserved a miracle for the holidays.

VICTORIA VANE
Victoria Vane is a bestselling, award-winning author of smart and sexy romance. Her books have received more than twenty awards and nominations to include the 2015 Red Carpet Award for JEWEL OF THE EAST, 2014 RONE Award for TREACHEROUS TEMPTATIONS, and 2012 Library Journal Best E-Book romance for THE DEVIL DEVERE series. Victoria also has a passion for historical fashion and lives in the beautiful upstate of South Carolina with her husband, two sons, a little black dog, and an Arabian horse.
What inspired you to write this book?
I have always wanted to write a holiday novella and I've always believed that opposites attract. What better way to show this than through a cowboy and a city girl? A COWBOY'S MIDNIGHT KISS, set at Christmas time in Jackson Wyoming, is very much centered on misconceptions based on first impressions. Griff and Cassidy are both much more than they appear. They also discover to their surprise, that they have much more in common than they ever would have thought.  I think readers of all kinds will enjoy this hot and heart-warming holiday romance.
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1) What singer made the 1965 song "Holly Jolly Christmas" famous? *hint: was featured in a beloved holiday animated feature shown annually.
2) What famous cowboy singer is best known to sing "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
3) What renown TV personality began the tradition of hosting the dropping of ball in Times Square on New Years Eve?
4) On the eleventh day of Christmas what did my true love send to me?
5)What kind of "bird" has gone away in Winter Wonderland?

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1/04/2016

Get Lost in a True Love's Kiss!

Once Upon a True Love’s Kiss
USA Today Best-selling author, Julie Johnstone, joins best-selling, award-winning authors, Katherine Bone, Collette Cameron, Jillian Chantal, Samantha Grace, Alanna Lucas, Lauren Smith, and Victoria Vane in this delightful limited edition, containing eight tantalizing kiss-and-tell stories. Meet dashing, wildly charming rogues, spies, pirates, rakes and their extraordinary, intrepid heroines as they whisk you along on sweet to sizzling romantic romps in these wickedly entertaining historical romances. 

  
SHORT BIOS
JULIE JOHNSTONE - is an USA TODAY best-selling author who's living the dream creating worlds from her imagination. When not writing, she's chasing her precocious children around, cooking, reading or exercising.

KATHERINE BONE - is an Amazon #1 best-selling Historical Romance Author who writes about Rogues, Rebels & Rakes, aka Pirates, Lords, Captains, Duty, Honor, & Country & the happily-ever-afters every alpha male & damsel deserve.

COLLETTE CAMERON - is an Amazon #1 best-selling and award-winning Historical Romance Author who makes her home in Oregon with her husband & five mini-dachshunds. You'll always find animals, quirky--sometimes naughty--humor, & a dash of inspiration in her novels.

JILLIAN CHANTAL - is a 2015 RONE Finalist who loves her little slice of paradise on the gulf coast, a place that reminds Jillian daily that even though she loves the past, she needs the present. Air conditioning is vital for her survival.

SAMANTHA GRACE - is an Amazon best-Selling, RITA-nominated Historical Romance Author who enjoys creating happy-endings for characters that spring from her imagination. Samantha describes romance writing as the best job ever.

ALANNA LUCAS - is an Amazon best-selling author who believes that true love is the greatest source of inspiration. Alanna is always dreaming of her next travel destination, spending time w/family, & staying up too late indulging in her favorite past time, reading.

LAUREN SMITH- is an Amazon best-sellingaward winning author who pens adventurous and edgy romance stories by the light of her smart phone flashlight app. She's a native Oklahoman who lives w/her three pets: a feisty chinchilla, sophisticated cat, & dapper little schnauzer. 

VICTORIA VANE - is an Amazon #1 bestselling and Award-Winning author of over twenty smart and sexy romances. She currently resides in Palm Coast, Florida w/her husband, two sons, a little black dog, & an Arabian horse.

AND NOW FOR THE JUICY DETAILS…..
ALEXA: How often to you get lost in a story?
ONCE UPON A TRUE LOVE’S KISS AUTHORS: All the time!

ALEXA: What is the first book you remember reading?
JULIE JOHNSTONE: When I think back to my younger years and the first book that I remember reading, or perhaps it's better to say the first book that left a huge impression on me, was Are You There God? It's Me Margaret. I know for a fact this was not the first book I ever read, but Judy Blume's character Margaret seemed to be going through things that I suppose I must have been at that time, and so when I recall reading early on in life, I don't recall my childhood stories, honestly, I recall stories that helped me as a young girl.

ALEXA: High Heels or Hiking Boots?
KATHERINE BONE: I prefer swashbuckling pirate boots!!!

ALEXA: What sound or noise do you love?
COLLETTE CAMERON: I grew up on the Northern Oregon coast and to this day, I love the roar of the ocean and the cry of seagulls. I live about 90 minutes from the beach now, and whenever I visit, a sense of sweet nostalgia always sweeps me.  

If I even hear seagulls on TV I get the same yearning. Fortunately, we have lots of family at the coast, and I make frequent trips to my hometown.  There's nothing line sipping a piping-hot pumpkin spice latte and walking on the beach early in the morning. 

ALEXA: What three things are, at this moment, in your heroine’s purse, satchel, reticule, weapons belt or amulet bag (whatever she carries)?
JILLIAN CHANTAL:

                1.    A hanky because you never know when you might have to wipe up some blood somewhere or bandage someone’s injury.

2.    An apple. For Socrates. Her horse is always ready for a treat.

3.    A pair of gloves for those moments when she has to behave like a proper lady which is not her favorite thing by far.
ALEXA: High Heels or Hiking Boots?
SAMANTHA GRACE: Hiking boots! No contest. I love the outdoors. 

ALEXA: What’s the first thing you do when you finish writing a book?
ALANNA LUCAS: Have a glass of red wine, then call my mom :-)

ALEXA: What’s your favorite fairy tale?
LAUREN SMITH: My favorite fairy tale is Sleeping Beauty. There's just something about the draw of a spell to make you prick your finger and then the dark fairy casting a spell of a 100 year sleep over the land while you wait for the price to ride through a forest of thorns to your tower *swoon.

ALEXA: How often to you get lost in a story? 
VICTORIA VANE: Every time I pick up a good book! I’ve loved books ever since I was a small child and have always been able to tune the entire world out whenever I read. Bombs could be falling on my head and I would never know if I’m reading a great book. I’m also a binge reader. Once I start, I don’t like to close the book until I finish. I have lost countless hours of sleep in my lifetime because I had to read “just one more page” or “one more chapter”!  It is my dearest wish for readers of my books to experience that same kind of immersion – to get totally caught up in my stories.

ALEXA’S GOTTA ASK: What books first drew you to romance? 
Author Katherine Bone fell in love with pirate romances by Julie Garwood, Johanna Lindsey and Fern Michaels.

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