Showing posts with label romance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label romance. Show all posts

Monday, May 21, 2012

Cover Reveal: MAKE BELIEVE by J.A. Belfield, Jennifer M. Eaton, J. Keller Ford, Terri Rochenski, Kelly Said, and Lynda R. Young

Make Believe
Release Date: December 3, 2012
Target Reader: Adult

Back of the Book


Sacrificial Oath by Terri Rochenski

An impetuous act unwittingly makes Alesuela the fulfillment of the Sovereign’s Blood Oath to their Goddess. In five days, she’ll be forced to make the greatest choice of her life: become the virginal sacrifice already promised, or force the man she loves most to die in her place.

With an impossible choice in front of her, she searches for ways to undo the oath, and in her quest, finds not everything in her life is as she expects.

The Amulet of Ormisez by J. Keller Ford

There is only one way to save Elton Fletcher’s brother from an insanity-ridden death.

After years away from home, fighting for his people, Elton returns to discover his only sibling, Cayden, possessed by greed and malice, and responsible for malicious, unthinkable deeds. Cayden, though, isn’t the only one afflicted by the Amulet of Ormisez, and Elton finds himself in yet another battle, where the price of failure could be his own life.

Birthright by Lynda R. Young

Christa can mask the pain and hide the scars, but running from a birthright is impossible.

She’s tried to escape her grief by fleeing to a small town in Florida. Much to her frustration, the locals think they recognize her even though she's never been there before. To make things worse, a man named Jack spouts outrageous theories about her.

Both spur Christa to bolt, to start fresh yet again, but there’s something about Jack that intrigues her enough to stay. The only problem? Someone else wants her to leave, and they won’t stop until she’s dead.

Petrified by Kelly Said

A mysterious storm has replaced summer with winter, devastating crops and smothering Castle lands in snow.  Prince Sterling August stands alone as a leader, lost in personal grief as well as a desire to help his people but with an inability to do either.

The answers he needs await him, but without Lochlyn, a woman who’s just as isolated as Sterling, he’ll never see what stands before him, cloaked in illusion.

Last Winter Red by Jennifer M. Eaton

Emily is a Red, a woman whose sole purpose in life is to produce offspring. When her husband dies and leaves her childless, she risks her life and forsakes the safety of Terra—a disease-free city born after the nuclear holocaust. Beyond its boundaries, she knows, survives a man with whom she can be properly paired.

The Outside, though, holds secrets the government struggles to keep, and what Emily discovers on her quest for a mate will change her life forever.

Escort to Insanity by J.A. Belfield

From a charity auction, to a stroll in the park, to the craziest night of her life. Nicole Harrington can’t help but wonder how a simple event went so drastically wrong.

Of course, the male escort she booked is wholly to blame. Not only charming but shrewdly intelligent, Benjamin Gold drags Nicole into a platoon of unimaginable problems—ones from which she’ll have to find the courage just to survive.

URL: http://www.jtaylorpublishing.com/books/17

Friday, July 22, 2011

#fridayflash "Marriage Feast"


Marriage Feast

The thick scent of wine twirled through the air, intoxicating the wedding guests almost as easily as drinking it. Plucking strings floated like bubbles striking their ears. Feet pounded in a tapping rhythm, echoing the music.

She giggled and twirled around. Her black hair glinted in the candlelight. I caught the heady floral fragrance of the petals in her hair. Her dress felt so smooth against my fingertips. My heart danced with each step she took.

My beautiful bride locked my gaze, ensnaring me with her lovely blue eyes. She bewitched me, and I loved every moment of it.

Guests threw congratulations upon us. Food abounded. Cake never tasted as sweet as it did on her lush lips. A flush tinged her cheeks, and we kissed. Our bodies melted together in the heat of our passionate embrace.

“I love you,” she whispered, her breath feather soft against my cheek. A perfect bride for a perfect wedding. I was her perfect groom.

“I love you too.”

Monday, February 14, 2011

Promo Monday: Romantic Themed Books

 


Happy Valentine's Day!

For those so inclined to enjoy romances, I have some for you that you might be interested in reading.

Anything by Aubrie Dionne. Here is her Amazon.com page. Aubrie is a good friend of mine, and most of the stories/novels she has out now have romance in them, besides their fantastical elements.

The Kingdom of Arnhem series by Nicole Zoltack. The first two books are out, and the third is forthcoming. It has knights, magic, and romance. What more could you want! The Amazon.com page is here.

Hieroglyphs by Kit Wylde. A romance that spans the ages since ancient Egypt. It's a wonderful, quick read! The Amazon.com page is here.

And, if you want something more on the naughty and erotic side, I'd pick up a copy of India Wilson's The Knot Artist. The Amazon.com page is here.

You can read reviews of all of these on my book reviews blog here.

Friday, February 11, 2011

Flash Fiction Fridays: "Blind Date"



 Blind Date

Marigold smoothed her hands along the sides of her red dress. She had to stop perspiring so much when she was nervous. Her mouth went dry while she ambled into the Le Chat Noir restaurant. Her green eyes pierced her surroundings, and she cursed their low lights. She’d never find him in here. Her heart pounded like a syncopated rhythm. Why did she agree to go out in the first place?

“Marigold?” The male voice rasped her name.

She turned and froze. Leo wasn’t what she was expecting in a date. He was short; she should’ve worn her ballet flats instead of high heels. His stature was stocky, and he had a bald spot with a bad comb over. She didn’t want to be vain, but she was surprised. “Is your name Leo?”

“Yeah, come on, sweetheart, I have a table.” He offered his arm to her.

She didn’t take it and followed him to the table.

“Here you go.” He held out her chair.

Marigold considered sitting in the opposite chair, but she didn’t want to look like a complete bitch. While she sat, she could’ve sworn she felt his hand briefly on her behind. She wouldn’t listen to her BFF Rose again.

The dinner turned to inane conversation; the chicken was overcooked. There wasn’t enough wine to get through the night. Her grocery list would’ve been more interesting.

You’re not giving him a chance, Marigold, she told herself. She wasn’t and she knew it. Perhaps she wanted Mr. Right, not Mr. Right Now. It was her first date in a few months. It couldn’t be Leo’s fault, although he gave her the creeps.

She caught snippets of his conversation about accounting. Boredom took an all new meaning. When the waiter brought the check, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, “No,” to dessert.

Leo walked her out, which was nice of him, until he pressed himself against her, felt up her breasts, and tried to kiss her.

“Stop! Ugh,” she said through a groan and pushed him away.

“I’ll call you later, Marigold,” he said in a cheerful tone.

“I don’t think so.” Her tires squealed as she sped out of there and left him standing on the curb. Jerk!

Tired and a little bit tipsy, she entered her apartment building. She’d call Rose and give her an earful. She wasted her best date dress on a complete sleaze. After pressing the elevator button, she waited for it to open. When it did, she moved to step inside when she ran into something very solid. Embarrassment colored her face when she saw who it was: tenant #D3. She didn’t know his name, but man, she liked to watch him with his tied-back blond hair, chiseled jaw, and so blue eyes you’d get lost in them.

“Hello, Marigold.” His baritone voice rolled from his lips. The way he said her name sent tingles up her spine.

“Hi,” she said, almost shyly.

“Have a date?”

“Yeah, it didn’t work out so well.”

“That’s too bad.” He touched her arm. “Say, you wouldn’t want to get coffee sometime would you.”

She really needed to find out his name. He knew hers. Best of all, he wanted to go out for coffee. “Sure, I’d like that.”

“Great. Want to go now?” He smiled, looking interested and most of all genuine.

“Sure, I’d like that.” Man, what was his name! Oh, well, she thought. Things looked brighter, but it could’ve been the wine. The best thing of all, she was certain he’d wipe the bad blind date experience out of her head. “So, what do you do for a living?”

“Believe it or not, but I’m an accountant.”

“Oh.”