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Last Port of Call: Guernsey & Sark Island #TuesdayTravels

Our last port of call on the UK cruise was Guernsey in the Channel Islands, and we chose the excursion to Sark Island. We had to take a tender from the ship to Peter Port, capital of Guernsey, then a … Continue reading

Spotlight on Lori Herter’s Cimarron Series #vampire #romance

To celebrate her new release, today’s spotlight features Lori Herter’s Cimarron Series for all you vampire romance fans. Her romantic vampire novella, Cimarron Spirit, is included in the vampire anthology, Edge of Darkness, published by Berkley. She has written a … Continue reading

New Cover + #RomanticIdea for Summer Author Exchange

I have two bits of news this week: a gorgeous new cover for Ilona’s Wolf and news on the upcoming Summer #RomanticIdea author blog exchange. First my gorgeous new cover, designed by the very talented cover artist and my friend, … Continue reading

Ireland’s Beautiful Gougane Barra National Park #TuesdayTravels

Our day in County Cork ended at beautiful Gougane Barra National Park, Ireland’s first national park, which opened in 1966. The park extends over 1,000 acres of beautiful wild scenery. Gouganne Barra is in a lovely area with waterfalls cascading … Continue reading

Fate Captured: Debut Release by @MMJaye

Please welcome debut author M.M. Jaye, whose book, Captured Fate, comes in two versions: clean and spicy. A meddling thriller writer ruins the career of a Greek shipping heir then tarnishes his family’s name and faces his inevitable wrath—because to … Continue reading

Book #Review Club: When a Scot Ties the Knot by @TessaDare

When a Scot Ties the Knot (Castles Ever After series) by Tessa Dare HarperCollins, Aug. 2015 Genre: Regency historical romance Painfully shy Miss Madeline Gracechurch invents a fiance in order to avoid the London marriage mart. She tells her father … Continue reading

Cover Reveal: Till Life Do Us Part by Carmen Stefanescu #MFRWauthor

Please welcome my guest, Carmen Stefanescu, with the cover reveal for her upcoming release, Till Life Do Us Part. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Linda, thank you so much for having me as your guest today. You know my interest in anything odd – … Continue reading

Philadelphia and #Turn Washington’s Spies #TuesdayTravels

One of my favorite period TV series, Turn: Washington’s Spies, is starting season three this week, so Philadelphia seemed like a good topic for today’s Tuesday Travels. The series focuses on George Washington’s use of various spy rings to gain … Continue reading

That Sexy Moment in the Library #MySexySaturday #Saturday7 #MSS138

This week’s theme for #MySexySaturday is That Sexy Moment, and it’s in the Library in this excerpt from Worth The Risk by Lyn O’Farrell. This contemporary romantic comedy features Mitch Delaney, an ex-race car driver and Amanda Lloyd, a children’s … Continue reading

West Cork’s Scenic Wonders #Ireland #TuesdayTravels

For our last stop in Ireland, Linda and I chose the shore excursion to West Cork’s Scenic Wonders. We boarded our motorcoach early for a drive through County Cork. There was a fair bit of rain last June, so the … Continue reading