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If it's CONTEMPORARY fiction, then MY HUSBAND'S SIN is for you. A novel filled with the drama and conflict that arises from the reading of a will within the Taylor family. This book has been so well received that my readers have asked for a sequel. Delighted to say I am at present writing the sequel (over half way) and itching to get it on the shelves so you can continue with the story of Lacey Taylor and her siblings.
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Like your story with some HEAT and SPICE to warm your nights? Then, ONE NIGHT in BARCELONA is your choice. When Natasha and Carlos meet one weekend in this beautiful Spanish city, the electricity sparks between them and their night together gets steamy and sexy.
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How about a WESTERN FEEL, in 1800's America? Waiting for you is THE RUNAWAY. Young Jed Harmon has a miserable life with his father, and when his father oversteps the mark, Jed is forced to leave his hometown. But Jed's past follows him wherever he goes and soon he must face up to his father's deadly deeds.
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Last but sweet is a COLLECTION of short stories telling of everyday life. A BAKER'S DOZEN is thirteen stories that vary from upbeat to sad, a mix of life for you to enjoy during a coffee break. Allowing you to dip in and pick as you sit and relax.
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Saturday, 2 July 2016
Saturday, 18 June 2016
Kathleen Rowland, Romantic Suspense Author
MEET KATHLEEN ROWLAND
Book Buyers Best finalist Kathleen Rowland is devoted to giving her readers fast-paced, high-stakes suspense with a sizzling love story sure to melt their hearts. Kathleen used to write computer programs but now writes novels. She grew up in Iowa where she caught lightning bugs, ran barefoot, and raced her sailboat on Lake Okoboji. Now she wears flip-flops and sails with her husband, Gerry, on Newport Harbor but wishes there were lightning bugs in California.
Kathleen exists happily with her witty CPA husband, Gerry, in their 70’s poolside retreat in Southern California where she adores time spent with visiting grandchildren, dogs, one bunny, and noisy neighbors. While proud of their five children who’ve flown the coop, she appreciates the luxury of time to write while listening to demanding character voices in her head.
Blurb for
Deadly Alliance, romantic suspense
Finbar Donahue,
former Army Ranger, walked on the wild side in Iraq, but now he lives in the
shadows. After his evasive partner, Les, was shot in a random drive-by, Finn
discovers cash is siphoned monthly. He fights to keep his investment company
afloat. When the late partner’s girlfriend, Amy Kintyre, applies for his
book-keeping job, Finn suspects she knows about his company drain and hires her.Amy needs a nine-to-five with free evenings and weekends to get her fashion design business back on track. She unearths Les’ s secret bank account and alerts Finn. Freezing of the money laundering account sets off havoc within an Irish gang. Amy witnesses a gang fight between a brutal ISIS fundraising organization and the Irish. Desperate to escape a stalker’s crosshairs, she seeks refuge with Finn. As danger heats up, sparks fly hotter.
What follows is a fun interview with Finn
and Amy, main players of Deadly Alliance. First up is Finn...
Have you a Nickname?
Finn. My full
name is Finbar Michael Donahue.
What do you work at, Finn?
I own my own investment company, but who’s the chickenshit
stealing money from me? My goal is to
find the thief.
How about your schooling/education?
B.A.
in finance, former Army Ranger. That was when I targeted a known enemy. Believe me, it’s harder now.
Next up is Amy ...
What’s your
dream job?
I want to
get my sportswear design business back on track. A few days ago a buyer phoned me and gave me
an opportunity to present my line. I
need a nine-to-five with evenings and weekends off to sew mockups.
Is that why
you applied for Finbar Donahue’s book-keeping job?
Yes, but I
have a huge problem. Last night I found
a sketchy bank account belonging to my late boyfriend, Les. He and Finn were partners.
Would you
enjoy working for Finn?
No, but
there aren’t many job openings in Lake Arrowhead.
Now for a Short excerpt--
Amy’s first day working for Finn
Hours later, Finn straightened his spine as he listened to his new
bookkeeper order Rosenberg around with the authority of an Army lieutenant. She
spoke with confidence from her chair and waited for answers with intensity.
Somehow she came across larger than her delicate self.
“Brad,” his pretty war buddy said, “I’ll need your password to
access activity-to-date.” Her attitude wasn’t for show. Her curiosity propelled
her to the depths of the drain. Heaven help those who lurked there.
“Sure thing.” Brad blew out a breath and scribbled his password on
a sticky note. Handing it to her, he bent to her level.
She said, “I apologize for causing chaos.”
“No apology necessary.” Brad asked, “What are you working on?”
Jumping in, Finn said, “Comparisons, Rosenberg, that’s what she’s
working on.” Unholy as she’d undoubtedly turn out to be, at the moment they
were forged in combat. “Give her your full support.”
“Absolutely. Consider me your scaffold,” Rosenberg said, accepting
his fate. “Excuse me, won’t you? I’m running payroll.”
Finn liked his head accountant. He was solid. Dependable. Not
creative, but his easy-going manner was soothing. “Payroll. You’re a
masochist.”
Amy smiled, and her crystal-green gaze sought his. She found his
comment amusing. Her professional attire included a gray satin blouse tucked
into a herringbone skirt. When she moved, her layered, dark-blonde hair settled
into a sleek flip over her shoulders.
Amy’s bending and reaching, as she took control of her
four-by-four cubicle, was damn compelling. She found a rhythm with a handy
notepad beside her computer. Using Brad’s password, she turned sideways to open
files. Attractive summed up her symmetrical profile and creamy complexion.
For a long while, getting hot and heavy had not been on his mind.
Her envelope gave him concrete evidence to bring to the sheriff and eased his
tension. As she brushed tresses off her face, he wanted to nibble on her ear.
Amy packed her lithe frame with succulent curves. He enjoyed
observing her ample bust which required high-performance support. He’d like to
see those globes running free. He’d never considered her as dating material.
Timing was off. When she started dating Les, he was hooking up with Miss
California. Now it was too late. She worked for him. Hands off. Finn liked
women—lots of women, all women, in all shapes and sizes and ethnicities as long
as they met
Finn kept things loose. A woman in his bed but not in his life was
what he often said. There
PURCHASE LINKS FOR DEADLY ALLIANCE:
Amazon UK
Nook:
Amazon UShttp://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Alliance-Kathleen-Rowland-ebook/dp/B019EE5OP8/
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28225810-deadly-alliance?from_search=true&search_version=service
BELOW ARE SOME AUTHOR LINKS FOR YOU TO CONNECT WITH KATHLEEN:
http://www.amazon.com/Kathleen-Rowland/e/B007RYMF7S/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1462406582&sr=1-2-ent
Thursday, 9 June 2016
Lily Harlem, Sexy & Sizzling, Releasing 29th June
One Night in Cape Town
Pre-order a copy of Lily Harlem’s hot new
story, ONE
NIGHT IN CAPE TOWN and be seduced on a mountain top by a seriously sexy
backpacker who knows exactly what he needs to do not only to
survive but also to claim the woman he wants!
survive but also to claim the woman he wants!
Pre-order price just 99c/99p – goes up on
release day 29th June!
About Lily Harlem
Before turning her hand to writing Lily Harlem worked as a trauma nurse and her latest HarperCollins release, Confessions of a Naughty Night Nurse draws on her many experiences while nursing in London. Lily also self-publishes and The Silk Tie, The Glass Knot and Scored have been blessed with many 5* reviews since their release.
About Lily Harlem
Lily Harlem lives in the UK and is an award-winning author of erotic romance. She writes for publishers on both sides of the Atlantic including HarperCollins, Totally Bound, Pride Publishing, Evernight Publishing, All Romance eBooks, and Sweetmeats Press. Her work regularly receives high praise and industry nominations.
Before turning her hand to writing Lily Harlem worked as a trauma nurse and her latest HarperCollins release, Confessions of a Naughty Night Nurse draws on her many experiences while nursing in London. Lily also self-publishes and The Silk Tie, The Glass Knot and Scored have been blessed with many 5* reviews since their release.
Lily writes MF, MM and ménage a trois, her books regularly hit the #1 spot on Amazon Best Seller lists and Breathe You In was named a USA Today Reviewer’s Recommended Read of 2014. Her latest MM novel is Dark Warrior.
Lily also co-authors with Natalie Dae and publishes under the name Harlem Dae - check out the Sexy as Hell Trilogy - The Novice, The Player, and The Vixen - and That Filthy Book which has been hailed as a novel 'every woman should read'.
One thing you can be sure of, whatever book you pick up by Ms Harlem, is it will be wildly romantic and down-and-dirty sexy. Enjoy!
NOW FOR THE BLURBOne thing you can be sure of, whatever book you pick up by Ms Harlem, is it will be wildly romantic and down-and-dirty sexy. Enjoy!
The week
before her big day, Tia catches her fiancé getting down and dirty with her best
friend. She quickly washes her hands of them both. But why waste a perfectly
good and very expensive honeymoon to her dream spot-South Africa?
After
bumping into the same cute guy three times in Cape Town, Tia's reminded she
still has desires. Before long, they’re hiking over Table Mountain together,
and getting to know each other.
But when
trouble brews in the African sky, a wild storm leaves them stranded on the
mountain as night falls. Levi's survival skills provide them with quick shelter
as the storm rages above. But for Tia, another storm rages between her and her
sexy saviour. Will he teach her to trust again? Or is there more to the hot
American than meets the eye?
Buy Links (pre-order on Amazon only)
Tirgearr
Publishing http://www.tirgearrpublishing.com/authors/Harlem_Lily/one-night-in-cape-town.htm
Barnes and
Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/one-night-in-cape-town-lily-harlem/1123835843?ean=2940153032290
Check out Lily’s website for details of her other books and her Amazon Author Page. Subscribe to her newsletter to get a FREE ebook and be the first to hear of new releases and free reads,
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WANT TO CONTACT LILY? THEN FIND HER AT THE LINKS BELOW.
Tuesday, 7 June 2016
A NEW NAME IN WRITING, Meet Joseph Y Roberts.
When I first came across Joseph, it was in a writer's group that we are both members of. I was intrigued with this bearded guy, he said little I thought, yet, what he did share always kept me interested. So when he announced the release of his latest title, BRIGHT LIGHT DARK HEART, I saw it as an opportunity to bribe him to come along here and answer a few questions. Turns out he is a real gem and I hope you go check out his books.
Mary Bradford: Can you tell us a little about yourself?
Joseph Y Roberts: I'm
afraid not. I have a congenital defect that won't allow me to use personal
pronouns. But I could tell you a lot. I was born and raised in a suburb of Los Angeles in the late fifties. It had a
small town feel despite being a part of the L.A. metropolis. Because of that, I
like to call myself a “small town boy from a big city.” I spent many years
working as a newspaper graphic artist building display ads. When you work at a
newspaper, you learn the ins and outs of human behavior. My hobby of tabletop
role-playing games honed my understanding and drafting of character backstory
and portrayal. I feel all my experiences and interests have paved the way to my being a writer, a feeling I suspect may be common among wirters. In
short, I have arrived where I need to be.
MB: What genres do you like to write in?
JYR: Historic
and military fiction, which combine well together. Though I have been told by
writer colleagues that my stories always have a literary flavor, no matter what
genre is intended.
MB:What is
the title of your latest book, (tell us a bit about it)?
JYR: Bright Light, Dark Heart is my
current release. It's the first story of the Jacob Vanderhoek cycle of tales
that will ultimately be compiled into the mosaic novel “Echo Four.” It tells of
Jacob's first major mission to guard a farmer's family from Communist
insurgents seeking to kill them as collaborators. His life and prejudices are
on the line.
MB: What
are you currently working on?
JYR:Well, mostly on my first novel of
historic fiction about the Second Boer War at the turn of the 20th
century. I also work on short stories my muse insists be written.
MB: When
and where do you like to write? Have you a favourite place?
JYR: Oh yes. It's at a TV table at my
living room couch during the day. At night, I shift to my desk in my room, the
first bedroom I've had in five years (long story). Of those two, the second is
my favorite, because of the joy of having my own private space once more.
MB: Has
there been a defining moment in your career that made you think, ‘Yes, I am a
writer’?
JYR: What a great question. Let's see if
I have a great answer. Okay, for me it was the moment I almost gave up writing
altogether. I had received harsh, but ultimately honest, feedback on a story
rejected by an anthology. It was a hard rejection. I was devastated. I thought
the story good ((I was wrong by the way) and felt if my best was so wretched, I
had no business calling myself a writer. After sulking a few days, I got angry
and took it out on the story, ripping it down to its bare bones. I resubmitted
the quivering remains. It was rejected, but the feedback was more positive, the
bare skeleton now seen as a good staring point. Encouraged, I rewrote, giving
it useful meat. That version was accepted. I had been baptized by fire and
emerged stronger and war-hardened. When I looked back on that experience, I did
think, “What do you know? I AM a writer.”
Since then, when anyone asks me what I
do, I say with a smile, “I'm a writer.”
MB: What is
next for you?
JYR: Release the next stories in Jacob's
saga, build a readership for them, finish the first draft of the Boer War novel
(or BWN as I call it). The next Jacob Vanderhoek story is a novelette called
“Scars.” I also have several short stories I plan to submit to magazines. I
haven't entirely abandoned traditional publishing.
MB: Many
thanks for taking part in this interview.
JYR: You're welcome. It was my pleasure.
Book
blurb to whet your appetite:
Rhodesia
1977. A grassfire war rages as Communist insurgents fight to overthrow the
white minority government. Into this fray stalks the Selous Scouts, a shadowy
Special Ops regiment of the Rhodesian military, waging counter-insurgency
tactics bent on terrorizing the terrorists. Pvt. Jacob, their newest
member, is assigned a Bright Light duty protecting an isolated farming family
from terrorist assault. Facing the enemies without, Jacob must fight his
prejudices and flaws within.
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