 Adding parents or children to a story can only add to the story's depth. By giving the characters people to play off of, we see them in a different light. In Suze Robinson's latest release, WORTH SOMETHING MORE, the author uses the relationship between the hero and his daughter to give a different look at the hero. Now this brooding guy has more on his mind that his company or work, but also his family. Here's a great excerpt to show just how much his daughter means to him... EXCERPT: “Dad, I get it. It’s a crazy time with the game releasing. I could always move my appointment around and see about staying with a friend during your meetings. It’s not a big deal.” I slide across the couch and hug her. I never want my daughter to think she’s less important, or that I ever put my work before her. It wasn’t the case, not anymore. I almost lost her once, and it tore us apart. It broke my family into pieces, and I’ll fight to keep the shattered remains together. Lily is everything to me and nothing comes before her. “I love you. Please don’t think I’m upset that I get more time with you. You aren’t moving or changing anything, got it?” “Got it. I love you too.” We spend the next couple of hours together watching a movie and laughing. Lily’s always able to bring some of that lightness back into my life. We talk about everything and nothing around a bowl full of popcorn and the sounds of lightsabers in the background. It’s the perfect way to spend my evening. “So, how’s school going? Your mom mentioned we have a couple of projects to work on?” I ask, then toss some popcorn in my mouth. She leans forward to grab a drink of water then rolls her eyes. “School’s okay. The projects she’s mentioned can wait. How’s the game trailer coming along? You still have a meeting in the morning to bring the new team up-to-date with the launch, right?” “Don’t change the subject. You know how important school is, so why do you say your homework can wait?” “It’s not a big deal, just an easy science report, and it’s finished, mostly. You know how Mom gets. Which will probably only get worse when I start high school next year. Anyway, the game?” She presses forward, so I let the worries of homework go. She’s right, her mother pushes those things when it’s not necessary. I trust Lily to be responsible. BLURB: Kate has three focuses— video games, red wine, and following her dreams. None of those will require her to fall in love, settle down or have kids like her mother wishes and she's quite content with her non-existent dating life. That’s until Lincoln shows up and literally knocks her on her butt during their first encounter. Subsequent meetings are less than stellar as the gorgeous and broody marketing director comes out of hiding. With a shared love for gaming, Lincoln and Kate form a quick friendship despite their age gap and working relationship. Fate decides to take a dark twist, testing Kate in ways she couldn't imagine. With a tragic turn of events, Kate's life will take her on a new path, one that might not cross with Lincoln's anymore. What happens when fate makes you decide between your heart and your dreams? Now Available in Ebook and Print About the Author: Suze Robinson is a contemporary romance author. She lives in the Midwest with her husband and daughter. Her passion is writing stories about strong women, hunky book boyfriends, and happily ever afters.
Connect with her on social media: Facebook.com/authorsuzerobinson Instagram.com/suzerobinson Twitter.com/suze_robinson Suzerobinson.com  A Celebrity Spin Doctor is a person who works to manage a celebrity's media, both good and bad. People Magazine wants an interview but your face is also appearing in The National Enquirer, you have your Celebrity Spin Doctor handle it. They might share a secret about you with a different media outlet or give a special interview with a different magazine so you come out on top. In essence, they 'Spin' your media. In this amazing world, one celebrity spin doctor has everything on the line... his livelihood, his heart and his life. Author Celia Mulder weaves a rollercoaster story of love and sex toys! Now available for PREORDER, The Issue with Antons releases September 29th. Be sure not to MIss Out! Blurb: Celebrity Spin Doctor, Simon Anton is back and ready to manage the hell out of some celebrity reputations. He has one problem – no one will work with him. When his one remaining client disappears following a cryptic rendezvous in a nightclub, Simon needs to find him or risk losing the business he’s worked so hard to build. Tech company CEO JP Tanaka met a hot guy and lost him. When he does find Simon Anton again, he’s not letting the man get away. But Simon’s world is a very different place from his own and JP’s commitment to the budding relationship is tested at every turn. Retrieving the missing celebrity will take the combined forces of multiple Antons, a boyfriend who is about to be an ex, an undercover private investigator, and a large bag of sex toys. But the biggest threat to their happiness isn’t Simon’s past, it’s Simon himself. Simon undertakes the biggest spin of his career, convincing himself he’s not in love. Now up for PREORDER   About the Author:
Celia Mulder hails from the lovely, yet unpredictable northern Michigan. She is a librarian, a former wedding planner, and an avid appreciator of all things campy and ridiculous. Friends-to-lovers plots are her catnip. She believes in three things-- the importance of representation, the awesomeness of Aquaman, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Her first novel Celebrity Spin Doctor was a double RITA award nominee. Website: www.celiamulder.com Instragram: celiamulder Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/celia.mulder7 Newsletter: http://tiny.cc/celiamuldernews
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 Each new release is a huge accomplishment. Authors agonize over each word and nervously pick at their story and hope that someone will pick up their book and love it as much as they do. Today is an amazing day for Distant Heart Sounds. Kate MacInnis' new release is an exciting romp through a romance with ghosts butting in along the way. I loved this book when I read it! So cute! Sometimes the secondary characters steal the day!! But don't take my word for it, check this out for yourself! Blurb: Just because you haven’t seen a ghost, it doesn’t mean they aren’t around. You can’t see germs either, but you know they exist everywhere. Besides, everybody has a ghost story or unexplained experience—yet no one wants to admit that they believe in spirits. What if your life was turned upside down and you suddenly had the ability to see, hear and communicate with those on the other side? How would you handle the situation? Distant Heart Sounds takes a look at what Morgan Cutler encounters after an unexpected near-death-experience leaves her with psychic abilities. As a 40-ish, skeptical, heard-it-all-before, metro Detroit emergency center nurse, Morgan believes she has seen just about everything in her 20+ years on the job, but then one day, she feels someone she cannot see. The new Morgan opens herself to a relationship with a hunky doctor at the emergency center, who has some psychic ability as well. Romance, humor, mystery, and being connected to others bring peace and joy into her life. But what happens when Morgan witnesses the evil inside one man’s heart? Some secrets are better left unseen. EXCERPT: Morgan crossed the room and grabbed the baseball bat from her bedroom closet and placed it on her shoulder in a “batter up” gesture. She stepped into the dark hall outside the bedroom where a glow from the first floor of the house gave off enough light to flood the stairs. She frowned at the intense smell of freshly baked bread and rich food that made her mouth water since she could neither cook nor bake. At the top of the staircase, she crouched with her back against the wall and planted one bare foot on the first step as she leaned closer to the banister. With the bat now cradled on her lap, she peered downstairs. In the foyer below, she counted more than thirty people gathered in the entry, library, and living room of her small home. She was sure she didn’t even know that many people. The lights blazed as the revelers laughed, ate hors d’oeuvres from silver platters, smoked cigarettes, stood around the shiny black piano as they sang Cole Porter tunes, and clinked champagne glasses filled to the brim. Several people made toasts for good luck and great health. One gentleman spilled the bubbly liquid with a flourish onto the shiny marble floor as he tried to hit the target of another gentleman who lay there with his mouth wide open. A few couples snuggled into corners while others danced, shimmied, and vied for attention. Everyone was dressed in black and white silks and satins with dazzling jewels and long strings of pearls. “I don’t own a piano,” Morgan said out loud. “And my house doesn’t have marble floors.” Now Available |
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Nobody knows sexy Texas cowboys like Janalyn. From an early age, she competed in rodeo, later working on a ten-thousand-acre cattle ranch, and these experiences lend an authenticity to her characters and stories. Janalyn is an avid supporter of the Brighter Days Horse Refuge and absolutely owns the title of wine drinker extraordinaire. When she’s not writing spicy cowboy romances, she’s living her dream—sharing her twenty-acres of Texas Hill Country with her daughters and their families.
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Nobody knows sexy Texas cowboys like Janalyn. From an early age, she competed in rodeo, later working on a ten-thousand-acre cattle ranch, and these experiences lend an authenticity to her characters and stories. Janalyn is an avid supporter of the Brighter Days Horse Refuge and absolutely owns the title of wine drinker extraordinaire. When she’s not writing spicy cowboy romances, she’s living her dream—sharing her twenty-acres of Texas Hill Country with her daughters and their families.
Fans are invited to check out Janalyn on her website at janalynknight [dot] com, where they can sign up for her newsletter and keep up with all the latest happenings and upcoming releases. You can also connect with Janalyn on any of the following places:
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Video Games in a Romance Novel? You bet! So many of my favorite authors are big gamers. Many people think of video gamers as male but that's a big misconception. Some of my favorite video games are The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Brothers. You can't go wrong when you get to search out treasure or battle against a big bad.
Suze Robinson has written video games into her latest romance. The heroine loves video games almost as much as I do... *cough, cough* This story is going to be your new favorite!
Blurb:
Kate has three focuses— video games, red wine, and following her dreams. None of those will require her to fall in love, settle down or have kids like her mother wishes and she's quite content with her non-existent dating life.
That’s until Lincoln shows up and literally knocks her on her butt during their first encounter. Subsequent meetings are less than stellar as the gorgeous and broody marketing director comes out of hiding. With a shared love for gaming, Lincoln and Kate form a quick friendship despite their age gap and working relationship.
Fate decides to take a dark twist, testing Kate in ways she couldn't imagine. With a tragic turn of events, Kate's life will take her on a new path, one that might not cross with Lincoln's anymore.
What happens when fate makes you decide between your heart and your dreams?
Suze Robinson has written video games into her latest romance. The heroine loves video games almost as much as I do... *cough, cough* This story is going to be your new favorite!
Blurb:
Kate has three focuses— video games, red wine, and following her dreams. None of those will require her to fall in love, settle down or have kids like her mother wishes and she's quite content with her non-existent dating life.
That’s until Lincoln shows up and literally knocks her on her butt during their first encounter. Subsequent meetings are less than stellar as the gorgeous and broody marketing director comes out of hiding. With a shared love for gaming, Lincoln and Kate form a quick friendship despite their age gap and working relationship.
Fate decides to take a dark twist, testing Kate in ways she couldn't imagine. With a tragic turn of events, Kate's life will take her on a new path, one that might not cross with Lincoln's anymore.
What happens when fate makes you decide between your heart and your dreams?
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Suze Robinson is a contemporary romance author. She lives in the Midwest with her husband and daughter. Her passion is writing stories about strong women, hunky book boyfriends, and happily ever afters.
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Suze Robinson is a contemporary romance author. She lives in the Midwest with her husband and daughter. Her passion is writing stories about strong women, hunky book boyfriends, and happily ever afters.
Connect with her on social media:
Facebook.com/authorsuzerobinson
Instagram.com/suzerobinson
Twitter.com/suze_robinson
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Throughout history brave people have disagreed with the status quo. They marched. They sat. They went to jail and they spoke out. Women, Men, teenagers and children didn't agree with something and found ways to improve things.
The improvements didn't happen overnight, nor was it easy. Amanda Marin's final book in her Crimson Sash series, Flicker to Fire releases today and is one you will want to read and read again.
Neve and Micah have faced persecution for their love. They escaped from their country and put their lives on the line. Now they are returning in order to stop the Nation from harming others who dared to love.
Flicker to Fire will energize you to want to make a change whether in your own life or for others. This story is one you will want to read in one sitting and have you thinking about your own beliefs. A MUST READ!
Blurb:
Beyond the broken wall, a fire has begun to burn …
Outside the refugee center in Kébec Village, the border wall separating the New Republic from the Nation continues to crumble. On one side, Neve Hall and Micah Ward are Sans Murs operatives, documenting cases of the Nation’s human rights violations as escapees arrive. On the other, Isla Pryce has begun a ruthless mission to purge the Nation of Sufferers who, like Micah, have been unfaithful to their vows.
Then she arrives: Blythe Thatcher, a mysterious young woman on the run from Isla’s vicious Inquisition Board. In Blythe, Neve sees a way to help Sans Murs further its cause—and rid the Nation of its callous Suffering system once and for all. But when the Nation uncovers their plan, the struggle that started as a flicker quickly turns to fire, and only Neve and Micah can extinguish the flame.
The Crimson Sash series is best enjoyed in the following reading order:
Excerpt:
Rafe pounds his fist against the wall, his face contorted with anger. “Damn them!” When he looks back up at Micah and me, his eyes are ablaze. “All right. I might be able to override the system he tells us. “But I’ll have to enter my personal identification code to do it.”
Without waiting for our reaction, he reaches toward the keypad again.
“No!” I shriek, swatting away his hand. “If you enter your PIN, they’ll know it was you who freed the Sufferers. They’ll kill you for it—”
“Then we better not fail,” he insists.
Desperately, I glance up at Micah. He has to see the danger in this. He has to talk my brother out of sacrificing his life. We can’t let Rafe become the next body stretched on the table beneath Kael and his needle.
“Rafe, think about what you’re doing,” Micah pleads.
My brother presses one of the keys.
“Even if we succeed, you’ll have to come with us to the Republic—”
Two more numbers entered.
“You’ll have to leave Tali behind—”
Finally, Rafe pauses. He loves Tali. I know he does. He heaves a sigh and rests his hands on his hips a moment. “Then we have to get her, Mom, and Dad on the way to the border, too—”
But as he lifts his fingers to key in the final digits, something else altogether stops him.
The sound of footsteps.
Not just any footsteps, either. These are stilettos. Sharp and piercing. Daggers stabbing the tile as they make their way closer.
“Step away from the door immediately,” a shrill, familiar voice commands.
Every muscle in my body tenses like a rope pulled tautly. There’s no mistaking who it is behind us.
It’s Isla Pryce.
The improvements didn't happen overnight, nor was it easy. Amanda Marin's final book in her Crimson Sash series, Flicker to Fire releases today and is one you will want to read and read again.
Neve and Micah have faced persecution for their love. They escaped from their country and put their lives on the line. Now they are returning in order to stop the Nation from harming others who dared to love.
Flicker to Fire will energize you to want to make a change whether in your own life or for others. This story is one you will want to read in one sitting and have you thinking about your own beliefs. A MUST READ!
Blurb:
Beyond the broken wall, a fire has begun to burn …
Outside the refugee center in Kébec Village, the border wall separating the New Republic from the Nation continues to crumble. On one side, Neve Hall and Micah Ward are Sans Murs operatives, documenting cases of the Nation’s human rights violations as escapees arrive. On the other, Isla Pryce has begun a ruthless mission to purge the Nation of Sufferers who, like Micah, have been unfaithful to their vows.
Then she arrives: Blythe Thatcher, a mysterious young woman on the run from Isla’s vicious Inquisition Board. In Blythe, Neve sees a way to help Sans Murs further its cause—and rid the Nation of its callous Suffering system once and for all. But when the Nation uncovers their plan, the struggle that started as a flicker quickly turns to fire, and only Neve and Micah can extinguish the flame.
The Crimson Sash series is best enjoyed in the following reading order:
- North to Nara (Crimson Sash, Book 1)
- Sky to Sea (Crimson Sash, Book 2
- Flicker to Fire (Crimson Sash, Book 3)
Excerpt:
Rafe pounds his fist against the wall, his face contorted with anger. “Damn them!” When he looks back up at Micah and me, his eyes are ablaze. “All right. I might be able to override the system he tells us. “But I’ll have to enter my personal identification code to do it.”
Without waiting for our reaction, he reaches toward the keypad again.
“No!” I shriek, swatting away his hand. “If you enter your PIN, they’ll know it was you who freed the Sufferers. They’ll kill you for it—”
“Then we better not fail,” he insists.
Desperately, I glance up at Micah. He has to see the danger in this. He has to talk my brother out of sacrificing his life. We can’t let Rafe become the next body stretched on the table beneath Kael and his needle.
“Rafe, think about what you’re doing,” Micah pleads.
My brother presses one of the keys.
“Even if we succeed, you’ll have to come with us to the Republic—”
Two more numbers entered.
“You’ll have to leave Tali behind—”
Finally, Rafe pauses. He loves Tali. I know he does. He heaves a sigh and rests his hands on his hips a moment. “Then we have to get her, Mom, and Dad on the way to the border, too—”
But as he lifts his fingers to key in the final digits, something else altogether stops him.
The sound of footsteps.
Not just any footsteps, either. These are stilettos. Sharp and piercing. Daggers stabbing the tile as they make their way closer.
“Step away from the door immediately,” a shrill, familiar voice commands.
Every muscle in my body tenses like a rope pulled tautly. There’s no mistaking who it is behind us.
It’s Isla Pryce.
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When Amanda was a child, her father traveled frequently for business, always bringing back a book as a present for her. Whether she was getting lost in the pages of a tale about faraway knights, girls with supernatural powers, or kindly giants, she was quickly hooked on stories.
Nowadays, Amanda writes books of her own. She holds degrees in English from Salve Regina University and Boston College, and she works in scholarly publishing. Her favorite things include Starbucks lattes, lazy summer afternoons at the beach, and stories with characters that make you go “awww.” She lives in New Hampshire with her family and furbaby, Snickers the Poodle.
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When Amanda was a child, her father traveled frequently for business, always bringing back a book as a present for her. Whether she was getting lost in the pages of a tale about faraway knights, girls with supernatural powers, or kindly giants, she was quickly hooked on stories.
Nowadays, Amanda writes books of her own. She holds degrees in English from Salve Regina University and Boston College, and she works in scholarly publishing. Her favorite things include Starbucks lattes, lazy summer afternoons at the beach, and stories with characters that make you go “awww.” She lives in New Hampshire with her family and furbaby, Snickers the Poodle.
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Get access to additional news, bonus content, giveaways, and more by signing up for periodic updates from Amanda Marin: https://bit.ly/AMarinNews
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