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A review for New Lease of Life

This one from Joyful Jay.

"What I liked best about this story was that it was a slow burn romance with a lot of angst, mainly in the form of miscommunication and misunderstandings. I also liked that the two characters didn’t immediately jump into a physical relationship. In fact, readers don’t begin to see any heat until almost the end of the book. Therefore, instead of sexy scenes, readers are treated to a an extended period of getting to know each other before things heat up…and heat up they...

One, two, three

Yep, not one but three 4 star reviews from Inked Rainbow Reads.

"The two of them together – watching Pip come out of his shell and Colby learn to respect Pip, but do so in a way that also pushed his boundaries was great to read.

Both were given a new lease on life and it was a sweet, not a lot of drama story." - Avidreader

"Colby comes into his life like a rainbow after a storm." - Cookie.
LOL Love this description of Colby. So much the way I wrote him. (LF)

"I liked this couple together and was h...

I think I'm doing things backwards

So, I've been coveting a gorgeous cover that Garrett Leigh made for the longest time. The Heart of a Cowboy. I wanted that cover so badly but I had no story for it. Then Garrett had a sale on her pre-made covers and yes, my cover (what, it was mine regardless that I didn't own it. It owned me!) was in that collection for sale. No! Someone would buy it for sure!
Yes, we know how this story goes. I bought the cover, story or not I couldn't stand the thought of another story coming out with my co...

Friday Fiction

If been doing an alphabet challenge and I'm not quite finished yet (up to S for those who are interested). But I have broken away from that a couple of times. One of those times was because Lethe Press have a massive ebook sale on.

"What's that got to do with anything?"

I've had Death in Silver on my Kindle forever and not got around to reading it. Knowing I could pick up the sequel for $1.50, well, that pushed this book right up my TBR pile. And what a joy that read was.

Blurb

His practice newly...

St Patrick's Day

In honour of St Patrick's Day I've had Barmbrack for breakfast (try saying that after a couple of pints of Guinness). It's a fruit bread, similar in flavour to a Hot Cross Bun.

A couple of things happening today. 




Yes, ARe are having a blast with 25% off selected titles. Lovers Entwined is one of the books you can get at a reduced price for today only.


And I'm participating over at Diverse Reader's Luck of the Irish giveaway.




From the promo. 
"Each author will be sharing something...

What d’you mean, it’s March?

Sorry guys, I know I have been sorely lacking in keeping this blog up to date since the start of the year. March is probably too late to be expounding on my good intentions and New Year’s resolutions—although, too be fair I don’t do NY resolutions because I feel you are only setting yourself up to fail—especially as one of my good intentions was to blog more regularly. *has déjà vu moment from 2015/14/13*
An update post is probably a good idea though.
I’m ashamed to say that New Lease of Life a...

Fiction Friday - All About Amber

At the beginning of this year it was announced that Amber Quill Press were closing their doors by the end of March 2016. And in my last Fiction Friday post (which I'm ashamed to say was a month ago--RL has been kicking my arse and I've not had much writing or blogging time at all in February) I said that I would be reading nothing but Amber books for the foreseeable future. I quickly realised that while I have a fair few AQP books in my TBR pile I also have many that are on my wishlist. What...

Where will all the Amber Quill books go?

I'm writing this post as a reader not an author. I don't have any books with Amber Quill so I'm not invested in my endeavour in any way, apart from to not let any good books get away.

So to that end I've started a Facebook page for any information on what is planned for the Amber Quill backlist once they close their doors at the end of March. I've invited as many Amber authors that I can think of to join and update us on their plans but it needs readers over there to make it work. If you're on Facebook why not pop over and have a look. Or if you know what a certain author has planned, or can give us a link to a blog post, why not post there yourself. Here's the link https://www.facebook.com/groups/98462...

Feel free to share this information wherever you think it will do some good.

Featured Bargain - All Romance ebooks

Guess what book of mine is half price at ARe today?

"I loved this book. It has torrid, forbidden romance, ups and downs, triumph and grief, and it made me CRY." - Ink Rainbow Reads

"This is one of those books that you wish you could read over and over for the first time!" - Bike Book Reviews

"I was sobbing like mad several times in this story, even though I knew it was coming.  But the power of the descriptions and the emotional strength of those moments won through and I was lost." - Scatt...

Rainbow Snippet 6/7 Feb

Rainbow Snippets is a Facebook Group that invites authors to post 6 sentences of their work each weekend. It can be from anything you like, your current WIP, a recent release, the golden oldie that even you had forgotten you had written, or just a scrap of an idea (as long as it has 6 coherent sentences). Nothing of your own work worth mentioning? How about a 6 sentence review of your favourite LGBTQ+ story.

What to do this week? How about a snippet from my latest release 'New Lease of Life'?...