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Spotlight on epic fantasy - Blood of the King by Bruce Blake #fantasy

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Lord of the Jungle - Book 1 of the Jungle Island series by Sheri Fredricks #erotic #romance

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Cover Reveal - I Need a Doctor by Janet Travis #romantic #comedy

I NEED A DOCTOR
BY JANEY TRAVIS
BY JANEY TRAVIScove
rGenre: Romantic ComedyRelease Date: 15th July 2016Publisher: Thornhill PrintBeauty and fame… a blessing or a curse?Story synopsis: Loveless fashion model Nola Nichols thinks being beautiful is a curse; that is until she is cursed and her looks begin to fade just a week before the most important photo shoot of her career. In her attempts to get un-cursed, she finds herself taking part in a rather unconventional funeral, reveals one or two unrests in her own past, and falls madly in love with a doctor. Erm… that would be a witch doctor, right...? BUY LINKS AMAZON UK AMAZON US KOBO iBOOKS SMASHWORDS

What the Readers say:“Just the right sprinkling of romance and humour.”Brook Cottage Books “A very enjoyable and clever plot. Different, fresh and enjoyable.” Jenny in Neverland“I couldn't help but like Nola even though at times she is a proper diva.” Comet Babe’s Books“I love all the quirky characters in the story and just the pure madness and fun of it all!” Books4U“A nice balance of humour, sweet romance, morals and a spooky side!” The Little Reader Library“A Five Star Read - I really enjoyed the light-hearted tone.”  Love Reading Love Books 


ABOUT JANEY TRAVIS author Janey Travis is currently travelling around the world chasing the sun while blogging, tweeting, writing fun-to-read novels and travel magazine features. Look out for her new light-hearted romantic comedy novel I Need a Doctor. You can catch up with her on Twitter: @janey_travis on Facebook: janeytravisbooks.
Janey also writes bestselling romantic adventure fiction as Janice Horton. Find out more at www.janicehorton.co.uk
Author Links:Janey Travis on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/janeytravisbooksTwitter:https://twitter.com/janey_travisGoodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30623638-i-need-a-doctorWebsite: (still under construction)www.janeytravis.co.uk


The Book will be available at the Pre-Order Price
Amazon - Kobo - iBooks etc).The special price is 99p or $1.40.    
For just a few hours on Saturday 2nd July (morning for US and afternoon for UK) I'm hosting a fun to attend FB Party Event to celebrate my latest rom-com book Pre-Release 'I Need A Doctor'. It is SIMPLE and FUN to take part - just POST up a picture of your favourite doctor onto the Event Page. Is is Dr Who? Dr George? Dr Dre? or Dr John (Utila folk might choose him!) I'll be posting too and every guest poster will be entered into a book GIVEAWAY raffle. You can also enter by tweeting your Doctor pic on Twitter using the hashtag ‪#‎INeedADoctor‬. Join the party now by clicking 'Going' or 'Interested' now or just turn up on the day. All are invited! #INeedADoctor This is the Event Page link:
https://www.facebook.com/events/203245423409326/




What’s up and coming on Victoria’s Pages of Romance 3 – blog available until September4 – author spotlight – 5 – author spotlight – Brice Blake - Blood of the King6 – Insecure Writer Support Group - #IWSG7 – My Thoughts  - #mythoughts8 – Friday Snippets  #FridaySnippets9 – blog available until September10 – blog available until September11 – author spotlight -  12 – author spotlight -  13 –Book Hooks - #MFRWhooks14 – My Thoughts  - #mythoughts15 – Friday Snippets  #FridaySnippets16 – blog available until September17 – blog available until September 18 – author spotlight -  Georgina Troy - A Jersey Bombshell19 – author spotlight -  20 –Book Hooks - #MFRWhooks21 – My Thoughts  - #mythoughts22 – Friday Snippets  #FridaySnippets23 – blog available until September24 – blog available until September25 – author spotlight - Thorne Moore – The Unravelling26 – author spotlight - Melissa Foster – Seaside Lovers 27 – Book Hooks - #MFRWhooks28 - My Thoughts  - #mythoughts29 - Friday Snippets  #FridaySnippets30 – blog available until September

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True North. Strong and Free. Happy Canada Day #CanadaDay

What is Canada?
It's my country.
It's made up of provinces and territories.
Start on the east coast is Newfoundland.
Ending on the west coast is British Columbia.
And on the top - Nunavut.



Someone much more powerful with words - described us



“We Are More” by Shane Koyczan
When defining Canada
you might list some statistics
you might mention our tallest building
or biggest lake
you might shake a tree in the fall
and call a red leaf Canada
you might rattle off some celebrities
might mention Buffy Sainte-Marie
might even mention the fact that we’ve got a few
Barenaked Ladies
or that we made these crazy things
like zippers
electric cars
and washing machines
when defining Canada
it seems the world’s anthem has been
"been there done that”
and maybe that’s where we used to be at
it’s true
we’ve done and we’ve been
we’ve seen
all the great themes get swallowed up by the machine
and turned into theme parks
but when defining Canada
don’t forget to mention that we have set sparks
we are not just fishing stories
about the one that got away
we do more than sit around and say “eh?”
and yes
we are the home of the Rocket and the Great One
who inspired little number nines
and little number ninety-nines
but we’re more than just hockey and fishing lines
off of the rocky coast of the Maritimes
and some say what defines us
is something as simple as please and thank you
and as for you’re welcome
well we say that too
but we are more
than genteel or civilized
we are an idea in the process
of being realized
we are young
we are cultures strung together
then woven into a tapestry
and the design
is what makes us more
than the sum total of our history
we are an experiment going right for a change
with influences that range from a to zed
and yes we say zed instead of zee
we are the colours of Chinatown and the coffee of Little Italy
we dream so big that there are those
who would call our ambition an industry
because we are more than sticky maple syrup and clean snow
we do more than grow wheat and brew beer
we are vineyards of good year after good year
we reforest what we clear
because we believe in generations beyond our own
knowing now that so many of us
have grown past what used to be
we can stand here today
filled with all the hope people have
when they say things like “someday”
someday we’ll be great
someday we’ll be this
or that
someday we’ll be at a point
when someday was yesterday
and all of our aspirations will pay the way
for those who on that day
look towards tomorrow
and still they say someday
we will reach the goals we set
and we will get interest on our inspiration
because we are more than a nation of whale watchers and lumberjacks
more than backpacks and hiking trails
we are hammers and nails building bridges
towards those who are willing to walk across
we are the lost-and-found for all those who might find themselves at a loss
we are not the see-through gloss or glamour
of those who clamour for the failings of others
we are fathers brothers sisters and mothers
uncles and nephews aunts and nieces
we are cousins
we are found missing puzzle pieces
we are families with room at the table for newcomers
we are more than summers and winters
more than on and off seasons
we are the reasons people have for wanting to stay
because we are more than what we say or do
we live to get past what we go through
and learn who we are
we are students
students who study the studiousness of studying
so we know what as well as why
we don’t have all the answers
but we try
and the effort is what makes us more
we don’t all know what it is in life we’re looking for
so keep exploring
go far and wide
or go inside but go deep
go deep
as if James Cameron was filming a sequel to The Abyss
and suddenly there was this location scout
trying to figure some way out
to get inside you
because you’ve been through hell and high water
and you went deep
keep exploring
because we are more
than a laundry list of things to do and places to see
we are more than hills to ski
or countryside ponds to skate
we are the abandoned hesitation of all those who can’t wait
we are first-rate greasy-spoon diners and healthy-living cafes
a country that is all the ways you choose to live
a land that can give you variety
because we are choices
we are millions upon millions of voices shouting
” keep exploring… we are more”
we are the surprise the world has in store for you
it’s true
Canada is the “what” in “what’s new?”
so don’t say “been there done that”
unless you’ve sat on the sidewalk
while chalk artists draw still lifes
on the concrete of a kid in the street
beatboxing to Neil Young for fun
don’t say you’ve been there done that
unless you’ve been here doing it
let this country be your first-aid kit
for all the times you get sick of the same old same old
let us be the story told to your friends
and when that story ends
leave chapters for the next time you’ll come back
next time pack for all the things
you didn’t pack for the first time
but don’t let your luggage define your travels
each life unravels differently
and experiences are what make up
the colours of our tapestry
we are the true north
strong and free
and what’s more
is that we didn’t just say it
we made it be.

My rambling thoughts and where did they land this week? #mythoughts

On Thursdays I open my blog - to myself. My thoughts. My ramblings. My whatever.
On the final Thursday of the month I am going to post a motivational saying. Some words to rumble in the back of your mind.

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Learn from our mistakes.
We are told that a lot as we grow up.
But as adults we seem to forget.
So let me iterate- YOUR BEST TEACH IS YOUR LAST MISTAKE.
Learn from it.
Improve.
Move forward.

Red Tulip is on this week's Book Hooks #MFRWAuthor #MFRWhooks

From my quirky little flash fiction romance - Red Tulip

Scene set: Darcy is in her apartment kitchen. Some mysterious - explainable things have been occurring. She's a bit on edge.



A wave of lightheadedness swirled through me. I gripped the doorframe. Shamus stood across the room, his eyes clouded with confusion. His handsome brow wrinkled with worry lines. Steeling my nerves and releasing my grip on the frame, I place one foot into the living room. As I moved my left foot to continue walking, it caught on something. I swallowed the yelp of fear and forced my gaze down to discover what had trapped my foot. I rolled my eyes and scolded myself. Really should take that garbage bag out.






Blurb - Darcy O'Calahann, a junior gardener from a small mid-western town, is trying to make her way in the big city.Shamus McTavis is a wealthy bachelor with a mysterious family past.Are Darcy's eyes playing tricks on her? Is she losing her mind? Or is there really a Red Tulip tying her and Shamus together?
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What’s up and coming on Victoria’s Pages of Romance30 – My Thoughts  - #mythoughts



 

Summer Loving - Book 5 of the Wounded Heart series - Jacquie Biggar #romance

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New York Times & USA Today bestseller Melissa Foster's bad boys After Dark #romance

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Spotlight on Heartland - Book 3 of the Singing to the Heart series by Sara Walter Ellwood #romance

Heartland
Singing to the Heart Book 3
by
Sara Walter Ellwood
Releasing June 21, 2016 in both ebook and print
Blurb:Sex, drugs, and country music. That was the lifestyle for Emily Kendall, a Texas girl who hit it big on the country music charts—until she found herself pregnant and battling addiction. Now out of rehab and seeking a new life for herself and her unborn child, Emily returns to her hometown of McAllister. The last thing she’s looking for is trouble, no matter how good it looks in uniform…A widower, single father, and former Army Ranger struggling with PTSD, Sheriff EJ Cowley has his own demons to battle while keeping folks safe. The last thing he needs is a troubled celebrity speeding through town in her bright red Maserati. But when someone from Emily’s past threatens her safety and the peace of McAllister, EJ has no choice but to protect her. And soon both will learn there’s more to the other than meets the eye. And that wounded hearts can love again…
Excerpt:“I’m sorry, but I can’t ride you right now.” Emily kissed the horse above her nose, and Tink nuzzled her cheek. “We’ll go out tomorrow. How about that?” “I remember when you rode that horse everywhere you went.” Startled by the deep voice, she turned. EJ Cowley leaned on the top rail of the fence, and from the look of it, he’d been there for a while. He’d changed out of the brown uniform of the McAllister County sheriff’s department. She couldn’t help looking him over. Dressed in worn boots, faded jeans, a blue western shirt, and a brown Stetson, he epitomized every sexy cliché existing about how a cowboy should look. Her heart sped up at the way those clothes fit him. Which irritated the hell out of her. She turned back to her horse and stroked her long face. “What are you doing here?” “My sister-in-law watches my son while I’m at work.” She stilled. Had she been quasi-lusting after a married man? Hadn’t he married Raquel Marshall? She glanced over her shoulder at his left hand. No ring. But then a lot of cowboys didn’t wear their wedding bands when they were working. The risk of getting it caught on something was too great. Despite his clothes, he must have come off duty as the county’s ticket-happy sheriff not too long ago. She patted Tink’s shoulder. “See you in the morning, girl.” As she headed toward the man, who was not hiding the fact he appreciated what he saw, she guessed he wasn’t still married, but she’d been around the world a few times and knew not to take a man’s blatant interest as proof of anything. “You have a son. How is Raquel these days?” She was close enough to notice his gray eyes had turned as haunted as a gravestone when she asked about his wife. He looked to the left, toward his brother’s house, and from the way a muscle twitched in his jaw, he must have gritted his teeth. “She committed suicide two years ago today.” “Oh… I’m sorry. I didn’t know,” she stammered. What else had happened to the people she’d once considered friends she was unaware of? “How old is your little boy?” He took a deep breath and met her gaze again. She studied his eyes as they moved over her face. God, he had the most fascinating eyes. They weren’t truly blue, but the gray was an odd shade. Too light to be slate, but too dark to be silver. They reminded her of her great-grandmother’s pewter candleholders. “Two.” As silence engulfed them, she turned to head for the gate. She had no idea what was up with the sheriff, and she didn’t like her desire to ask. EJ Cowley may have filled her schoolgirl fantasies, but she wasn’t the wide-eyed kid who crushed after the local cowboy-turned-soldier. “Emwee?” At the sound of her name, she glanced past EJ to the porch. Johnny stood there with his toy lightsaber and x-wing. She promised to play a video game with her brother. “Well, it was good seeing you again, EJ.” She was halfway across the drive when his voice stopped her. “By the way”--He cleared his throat--“I lost your ticket...” Stopping in the middle of the driveway, she looked over her shoulder at him. His face puckered as if he’d eaten a lemon soaked in vinegar. He took his hat off and ran a hand through his short hair. The setting sun turned the tresses a gleaming gold. “You lost it?” Damned if she’d make it easy on him. “After going through all the trouble of stopping me a mile away from home?” Setting his hat back on his head, he cleared his throat again and stood with his feet apart. He gave a quick jerk with his head in the affirmative. “Can’t find it anywhere. No ticket. No proof. You’re off the hook.” Holy crap, he was gorgeous, and heat flooded her to pool in her belly. She turned, not wanting him to see the way he affected her, and headed for the porch, then lied through her teeth. “Good, because I’ve already tossed it.” She had every intention of paying the fine, but she was glad he lost the ticket. No decent cop would lose a ticket. Maybe he did it out of remembrance of their childhood friendship. Or was he as attracted to her as she was to him? With an inward shake of herself, she didn’t let a possible answer formulate in her muddled brain. She couldn’t be anything to him. You’re pregnant with another man’s child and don’t need the added stress! At the door into the kitchen, she ruffled Johnny’s hair and turned, ignoring her self-admonishment. “See you around, EJ.” “Yeah… See you around.” He tipped his hat and turned on his heel to amble toward his extended cab Silverado. From inside the screen door, she watched the way he filled out the backside of his Wrangler’s and muttered, “Hell yeah, I hope so.”
If you’d like to see more excerpts check them out here:  https://sarawalterellwood.wordpress.com/singing-to-the-heart/heartland-book-3/heartland-excerpts/
Buy Links:Kensington: http://www.ekensingtonbooks.com/author.aspx/29486
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Heartland-Heartsong-Book-Walter-Ellwood-ebook/dp/B015VA3O8S/Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/heartland-sara-walter-ellwood/1122713773?ean=9781601834911iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/heartland/id1052617000?mt=11Google: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Sara_Walter_Ellwood_Heartland?id=-SOeCgAAQBAJKobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/heartland-36
Bio:Although Sara Walter Ellwood has long ago left the farm for the glamour of the big town, she draws on her experiences growing up on a small hobby farm in West Central Pennsylvania to write her contemporary westerns. She’s been married to her college sweetheart for over 20 years, and they have two teenagers and one very spoiled rescue cat named Penny. She longs to visit the places she writes about and jokes she’s a cowgirl at heart stuck in Pennsylvania suburbia. Sara Walter Ellwood is a multi-published and international Amazon bestselling author of the anthology set Cowboy Up. She also dabbles in the paranormal genre with her The Hunter’s Dagger Series, which was previously published under the pen name Cera duBois.
Author Links:Website: http://www.sarawalterellwood.comBlog: http://www.sarawalterellwood.com/blog/Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sarawalterellwood.ceradubois/Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/sara_w_ellwoodGoodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6869635.Sara_Walter_Ellwood

The other books in Singing to the Heart… Heartstrings , Book 1 and Heartsong , Book 2 are also available in ebook and print
Heartstrings : Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/Heartstrings-Heartsong-Book-Walter-Ellwood-ebook/dp/B00IGFX7BA/

  Heartsong : Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Heartsong-Book-Sara-Walter-Ellwood-ebook/dp/B00VZZM6A6/


For other vendor links and book information check out my website page: https://sarawalterellwood.wordpress.com/singing-to-the-heart/



What’s up and coming on Victoria’s Pages of Romance 27 – author spotlight – Melissa Foster – Bad Boys After Dark28 – author spotlight - Jacquie Biggar – Summer Lovin' 29 – Book Hooks - #MFRWhooks30 – My Thoughts  - #mythoughts
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Pleased to announce - Jenna Jaxon's Heart of Desire #regency #romance

Miss Katherine Locke is irked to start her 3rd season dancing with the disagreeable Lord Haversham, her brother’s friend and her own arch enemy. After three years out, however, she’s finally interested in the dashing Lord Finley—only to find out her cousin has set her cap for him too. To make the man jealous, Kate feigns interest in Lord Haversham, only to be shocked to find herself falling for the handsome lord against her will.Marcus, Lord Haversham, is in a tight pinch. His estates are failing and worse, he’s just lost 5,000 pounds to his best friend, Lord Ainsley. Ainsley’s solution: have Marcus marry his shrewish sister and he’ll cancel his gambling debt plus give him 10, 000 more for her dowry. With nowhere to turn, Marcus agrees, praying he can keep word of the wager from Kate until he can woo her and charm her into marrying him.
EXCERPT: She really should know better than to wager with her brother. His ability to assume a completely expressionless face when playing cards or placing bets had become extremely annoying. “No one could lose with good grace if they had to put up with Lord Haversham for even five minutes during a waltz. It is quite impossible to fathom. Even you, dear brother, would not take it well.”“How fortunate then I shall never be required to stand up with Havershamr.” Nathan laughed and Kate clenched her hands. Just because her brother fancied himself a great wit did not make it true.“Well, mark my words. I will never undertake a wager with you or anyone else again with a forfeit involving Lord Haversham.” Just saying the name was like biting into an unripe persimmon. It turned her mouth inside out.Nathan watched her, rubbing his fingers over his watch fob. “You are in your third season, Kate. You could do worse than Haversham, you know.”“Worse than…” She stared at her brother, expecting devil’s horns to sprout from his dark curly head. “How could anyone be worse than Marcus, Earl of Haversham?”“You sound as though the man’s a scoundrel or a cad. He’s a good man, Kate. He may have fallen on hard times at the present. His father’s death affected him very deeply. He hadn’t expected to take on the mantle of responsibility for some years to come, and by the time he got himself in hand the estates had begun a downward slide. His uncle’s helping him take the reins in the family investments, so that should be all right.  But Haversham himself is a good man. He’d make a good husband.”Kate’s jaw dropped. “Do you seriously want me to marry him?” She grimaced and swallowed convulsively. “My mouth doesn’t even want to say the words.” That lemonade would be welcome right about now. “I wouldn’t marry him if he was…was…there is no instance where I would consent to marry him.”Her brother peered at her, amusement teasing a smile to his lips once more. “Me thinks the lady doth protest too much.”“Think what you will, as long as you get that notion out of your head.” Kate sniffed. “And what gives you the idea Haversham has any interest in me?” Dear God, had he actually spoken to Nathan about her? Offered for her in some fit of devilment? “He hasn’t said anything about me, has he?” The idea made cold chills break out on her arms, despite the warmth of the room.

 





What’s up and coming on Victoria’s Pages of Romance26 –author spotlight – Sara Walter Ellwood - Heartland
27 – author spotlight – Melissa Foster – Bad Boys After Dark28 – author spotlight - Jacquie Biggar – Summer Lovin' 29 – Book Hooks - #MFRWhooks30 – My Thoughts  - #mythoughts
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