Updates, Fresh Reads, and Cats You Really Don’t Want to Miss
May 25, 2020 7:41 pm
In This Issue
· Email Woes
· On the Double Dare Front
· Happening Now
· Can't Miss Reads
· Stuff I Love
Hey there,
Happy Memorial Day to my friends here in the U.S. It is a day to remember and appreciate those who have given their lives so that we may live free. It is a day for gratitude. Where ever you live, take a moment today to think of and thank those who have sacrificed for you.
Meanwhile, most of you know that I am in the process of moving from one email service provider to another – painfully. Most of you have personally been impacted, getting the same emails a second or even a third time. Again, I apologize for sending unnecessary emails – like we don’t all get too much email without a problem like this. The transition is almost complete. I beg your patience this next week or two while we finish up.
The Dare to Hope Front
While my email woes took up a lot of time this month, they did not stop me from finishing the last draft of the Dare to Hope. ARC members can watch for their copy in June and I am marching forward to publication on July 1st. You heard it here first.
I am so excited to get this series into your hands at last. It is an homage to many of my girlfriends, current and past. Because of the size of the series, and the early introduction of the Double Dare itself, and you will get to meet a lot of new characters. I don’t want this to be confusing, so I plan to profile these all summer Facebook. I want you to know these women and love them as I do. Watch for short profiles and quotes from my dozen fictional characters – and perhaps the women who inspired them – throughout July and August.
By special request, from many of you, watch for a few characters from the Beguiling Bachelor and B&B Billionaire Series to turn up now and then in the Double Dare books. You asked, and I am doing my best, to update you on their lives in these new books.
What’s Happening
Grab this PreOrder Discount
DARK ENERGY , Return to Becker Circle, by Addison Brae is launching June 10. It just released for pre-sale last Monday and if you order during this pre-sale period you can save big! This suspenseful romance follows the first book, Becker Circle, which has a 4.7 Amazon review average. This story is set in a bar – and there's a young bar manager heroine with a unique cryptojacking theme. It's a tribute to the bar managers, bartenders and servers who are struggling so these days.
Best of all, the majority of author proceeds will go to Hope's Door New Beginning Center to help fight domestic abuse.
Learn more about Addison and Dark Energy on my blog.
Free and Discounted Book Promotions
End of May Kindle Unlimited Romance Reads – this KU promotion ends May 31st, so grab your free books now.
Steamy Romance May Freebies –
Fresh Spring Romance also ends May 32st. If you haven’t checked out this or any of these free romance opportunities, do so this week!
Vanessa’s Under $3 Promotion is still running though May 31st
What to Read
RELUCTANT BILLIONAIRE by Deborah Garland
Reluctant Billionaire is a short intro read into the new billionaire series, Lords of Gotham. New billionaires navigating the world of serious money and the women who can’t be bought. No cheating. No cliffhangers. HEA guaranteed!
This high-heat romance series is set in the glitzy and wealthy world of New York City and features HAF guys who’ve gone from middle classy to filthy rich. These alphas never had trouble with women before they were loaded. Now they have fortunes and secrets to protect. They need strong women who want a man for richer or for poorer.
Trophy wives need not apply.
Strap in for this series!
Reluctant Billionaire ~ Available Now 99 cents!
Alpha Billionaire ~ June 1st, 2020. Pre-Order special 99 cents until release day!
Bossy Billionaire ~ July, 2020
HEROES WEAR STETHOSCOPES by JM Spade
Kate has worked as a nurse in the emergency room for over twenty years, is married to a successful orthopedic surgeon, and is raising three teenagers. When she starts experiencing personality changes, such as telling her patients what she's thinking, she must find the cause before she loses her family and her career. Is it the stress from family drama or something more serious? Once she discovers the cause, she must make a decision that will alter her life forever.
Follow Kate through her shifts in the busy emergency room and her chaotic personal life on her journey to discovering the root of the issues.
TEMPT ME BULLY: A BULLY ROMANCE (Deer Valley College Book 1) by CC Piper and Jacob Allen
In high school, he was the guy who picked on me.
He didn't know how to deal with his obsession over me.
I've done my best to ignore him.
Until...the alcohol hit, and for one night I gave in to him.
Now I have to deal with the consequences.
I never took his teasing to heart.
But will I be able to stop him from taking over me?
HOW TO DATE YOUR BOSS: A STEAMY, SNARKY OFFICE ROMANCE by Karigan Hale
Nora Ridgeway was comfortable in her relationship; her boyfriend was not. Now jobless, homeless, and boyfriendless, Nora sets out for Washington D.C. to prove to herself--and her mother--that she can actually "adult." Her No-More-Bad-Decisions policy is tested right away when her new boss proves to be tall, broody, and ridiculously handsome. Can she resist his panty-melting smile to keep her job and her dignity?
Andrew Forrester, Mr. I-Don't-Do-Relationships, is career focused relying on females for short-term companionship. Until he sees his new assistant swimming and instantly desires to trace the drops of water on her body. With his tongue. Unfortunately rule #1 of having a subordinate is "no touching." But, what if no one found out?
Can Nora and Andrew figure out a way to navigate a jealous ex, nosy coworkers, and HR policies to find their happily ever after?
What I Love
Cats and Heroes
This week I am sharing two of my favorite things – romance reads and cats! Sorry, dog-lovers, you’ll have to wait for another time.
Norah Roberts/JD Robb is the queen of romance, suspense and bestsellers – period. One of her most famous characters is from her 51-book series, In Death. Yes, you read that right, the series had so strong a following that is went on for xx books. Why? Readers couldn’t get enough of the ultimate romantic hero – Roarke: Irish, self-made, mysterious. Now, from BookBub comes a list of books to read and heroes to love for Roarke fans. Get your copy of the list here.
Who can resist the gorgeous scenery of Liguria, Italy – the blue waters of the Mediterranean, long vistas from seaside cliffs, and cats? Over 63 thousand people have given in to the combination, following a woman named Alessandra, who has dedicated her Instagram to her cat and her amazing photos. She shares photos of her cat Grisu, and others, with butterflies, sunning on rooftops, eating and sleeping. Photography and cat buffs alike will find her photos irresistible. Follow Alessandra here.
Have a favorite cat photo? Won’t you share it on Instagram or Facebook?
Stay safe, stay sane. Happy reading,
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