Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Two Crazy Ladies Love Romance #WednesdaySpotlight w/#Giveaway: Trashy Romance Novel by Jacqueline E. Smith



Welcome to Two Crazy Ladies Love Romance
Wednesday Spotlight!


Trashy Romance Novel
by Jacqueline E Smith







"It all started with a crush.
How cliché is that? I mean, of all the things to motivate a person to do something, how often does it go back to a silly infatuation? More often than most of us would probably care to admit.
Of course, this wasn’t an ordinary crush on a cute coworker or a charming friend of a friend I hooked up with at a party. No, I’ve never met the man who inspired my books.
But I’m about to."

Delaney Brooks is the author of The Queen’s Surrogate, the “sinfully satisfactory” romance novel that swept readers around the world off their feet and into the fictional embrace of His Majesty, King Malcolm.
When her book is adapted into an eight-part miniseries, Delaney and her best friend Gemma fly to Scotland for what promises to be two months of lush green mountains, historic castles, and hot celebrity co-workers, including the gorgeous Matthew Kent, British playboy Benjamin Wyndham, and Hollywood’s hottest reformed rebel, Colin Ward.

Author's Note: Not Erotica.


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Tell us about Trashy Romance Novel.

Trashy Romance Novel is a guilty pleasure read about a young author who travels to Scotland when her books are adapted into an eight-part miniseries.  Throughout her two month visit, she travels the country with her best friend and two of their handsome Hollywood colleagues.  

What initially inspired you to write Trashy Romance Novel?

I’ve been told repeatedly that I’d never make money as an author unless I wrote a trashy romance novel.  The idea for the novel that Delaney writes in the series came to me one afternoon while I was daydreaming about how Gerard Butler needs to play a King in some sexy historical romance movie. At first, I was tempted to write The Queen’s Surrogate as a full length novel.  I had the outline and characters and everything and actually, the first few excerpts from my original manuscript are the same excerpts in Trashy Romance Novel.  But as I wrote, I began to think that I wouldn’t be able to do historical fiction justice, even if it was set in a fictional Kingdom.  



Tell us little about the characters in Trashy Romance Novel.

Characters are my favorite part of any story and I try my best to make my characters real, likable, and relatable.  

Delaney Brooks (aka Lorelei DuBois) is a young woman who, in spite of her success as an author, still struggles with fear and insecurity, though she hates to admit it.  She’s a dreamer and she lives for new experiences, but she’ll also do anything to protect her heart and her true identity.  

Her best friend, Gemma Price, was a joy to write because she’s loud, free, beautiful, and shameless.  She’s the kind of person that anyone would want as a friend, but whose personality is so overwhelming that she can, at times, be intimidating.  But she’s fiercely loyal and protective of Delaney and she truly wants what’s best for her.  

Benjamin Wyndham is the first real friend that Delaney and Gemma make when they arrive on set.  Known as Great Britain’s Greater Playboy, Benjamin is friendly and more than a little flirtatious.  But there’s definitely more to him than meets the eye.  

Colin Ward is our handsome hero with the troubled past, former Hollywood rebel, reformed bad boy, and who is still, years later, trying to overcome that image.  

And Matthew Kent is Delaney’s ultimate celebrity crush, the one who inspired her to write the books in the first place.  He’s a bit of an enigma, the quiet observer, the man that never says quite what you want to hear, but you still want to hear it anyway.   

What was the hardest part of writing this book?

My biggest challenge was in writing what I considered to be a good love scene.  I never wanted this book to be graphic.  Those aren’t the kind of books I enjoy reading and I wouldn’t feel comfortable writing one.  At the same time, I didn’t want those intimate scenes to be overly dramatic or corny.  I wanted them to feel like real moments between real people.  And I’m actually very happy with how they turned out.  

What was your favorite chapter (or part) to write and why? 

I honestly just loved writing about Scotland.  I was there for two weeks back in 2011 and I still think about it every day.  Writing those scenes in Edinburgh and Inverness and Glen Nevis took me right back to those two weeks.  I especially loved writing the Glen Nevis scene because my it really is the sort of place that you want to bottle up and keep with you.  

What are your future project(s)?

Right now, I’m finishing up the fourth and final book in my young adult series, the Boy Band series.  After that, I’m going to finally finish the fourth book in my paranormal series, the Cemetery Tours series.  Beyond that, I have at least a dozen other books in my head that need to get written!   






All writers have their strengths and weaknesses.  Some excel at weaving a series of twists and turns into their stories, keeping their readers on the edge of their seats.  Others may may find they have a flare for witty dialogue.  
Me?  I’m not sure what my strengths are, besides totally and completely objectifying Matthew Kent, but I’m well aware of my weaknesses.  Any professional writer or instruction guide will tell aspiring authors, “Show, don’t tell.”  In other words, make your written world as real as the one we live in.  
I don’t think I’m very good at that.  
When I was writing for myself, I didn’t really think about it.  I didn’t really have to think about it.  I could see the country of Edin inside my mind.  I knew exactly what Malcolm’s castle was supposed to look like.  Writing it all out, describing it for myself on paper wasn’t necessary.  But when I began editing and re-writing for actual readers, that’s when things got tricky.  
It didn’t matter what I wrote.  Nothing was ever good enough.  My descriptions paled in comparison to the world I’d so long only been imagining.  I tried my best to show my readers fields of gold and purple flowers, trickling streams so clear that even the rocks beneath their waters glistened in the sunlight, mountains that guarded their surrounding forests like watchful deities, powerful and loving.  But those words still fell short.  
I should have just told them to visit Glen Nevis. 
Here in Scotland, I’ve often found myself wondering if what I’m seeing is, in fact, real.  The beauty of this country far surpasses anything I could ever imagine, especially the wild and regal splendor of Glen Nevis.  There’s something in the air that feels secret, sacred.  I wish there was a way to bottle it up and keep it with me.  



Jacqueline Smith was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. She attended the University of Texas at Dallas, where she earned her Bachelor's Degree in Art and Performance in 2010. Two years later, she earned her Master's Degree in Humanities. 
Along with writing and publishing, Jacqueline loves photography, traveling, and nature.

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Blog Tour w/Giveaway: Dangerous Witness by Katie Reus



Today we have the release week blitz for DANGEROUS WITNESS by Katie Reus! Check out this new romantic suspense and grab your copy today!



Title: Dangerous Witness


Author: Katie Reus


Genre: Romantic Suspense


About Dangerous Witness:





He foolishly let her go…


 When the woman he loved walked out of his life, Brooks Alexander was certain she did so willingly—with the cool two-million his father had offered as incentive to walk away. So when he learns that Darcy didn’t take a dime of his father’s payoff, Brooks realizes he made an epic mistake. He’s determined to make things right and reclaim his woman. Except neither task is as easily accomplished as he first thought.


 Now her life is in his hands…


 Wedding planner Darcy is no stranger to disappointment when it comes to the men in her life. When
Brooks accused her of taking his father’s bribe, she was devastated that he thought so little of her—and realized he never knew her at all. So she walked away with her pride intact and her heart broken. Now, months later, an overheard conversation puts Darcy in the crosshairs of a dangerous criminal with powerful connections. With nowhere else to turn, she has no choice but to put all her trust in Redemption Harbor Consulting—and its cofounder, the man who broke her heart.

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Review:
5 Stars

Brooks Alexander made the biggest mistake in his life, he believed the woman he loved accepted a bribe for two million dollars to leave his life, after a while he realized his stupidity and now he is determined to reclaim her and make things right, but soon he realizes that this task its not the easiest thing to accomplish.

Now her life is in his hands…

Wedding planner Darcy is is used to disappointment when it comes to the men in her life. When Brooks accused her of taking his father’s bribe, she was hurt and devastated that he thought so little of her. But managed to walk away and salvage her Pride.

Now several moths later she comes in the cross hairs of a dangerous criminal with very powerful connections, and with no where to turn she has not choice but to put her trust in Redemption Harbor Consulting—and in Brooks the man who once broke her heart.

Will Brooks manage to keep her safe and gain her trust again, will she allow him back into her life,

to find out just read the book, its a great story, and wonderful characters.

I received a free copy for my honest review!

Review by Jara

About Katie Reus:


Katie Reus is the New York Times, USA Today, and IndieReader bestselling author of the Red Stone Security series, the Moon Shifter series and the Deadly Ops series. She fell in love with romance at a young age thanks to books she pilfered from her mom’s stash. Years later she loves reading romance almost as much as she loves writing it.


However, she didn’t always know she wanted to be a writer. After changing majors many times, she finally graduated summa cum laude with a degree in psychology. Not long after that she discovered a new love. Writing. She now spends her days writing dark paranormal romance and sexy romantic suspense. Her book Avenger’s Heat recently won the Georgia RWA Maggie Award for Excellence in the fantasy/paranormal category.

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Review Tour w/Giveaway: Wild Whispers by Ryan Jo Summers















Romance/ Paranormal & Mystical

Date Published: December 12, 2017

Publisher: Melange Books



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Set against the exciting backdrop in the chase for the Triple Crown and filled with mystical surprises. Season is not a witch, but she can make a horse run and Ty’s heart race.

Season Moriarty is part fey and part druid. She can see the future and alter it. She welds control over the natural elements of earth, wind, fire and water as well as manipulating life and death. And she is an accomplished racehorse trainer, able to get any horse to run like the wind. Now Season has landed the dream job that will test all of her skills and abilities.

Ty Masters runs his horse racing business with an iron fist. No one dares to question him. He hires Season based on her reputation. Then they meet. Immediately, she questions him, challenges him, infuriates him, intrigues him, captivates him, and even intimidates him a little. Then she spellbinds him. But can she make a Triple Crown winner out of his willful colt?

Mysterious threats to Ty’s racehorses bring him and Season together in another kind of race against the clock. As the stakes for the Triple Crown rise and the identity of who wants to destroy Ty, so does the undeniable interest and the fiery sparks between them.




Review:
5 Stars

If you like race horses, a ranch then you found the right book.
The story was fantastic, the characters were even better, and the story weaved just the right way that one could see the ranch and the work that went into training horses. As Ty Masters prepares to hire a new trainer Season Moriarty, now she is part a Druid, part fey but not a witch, but she can make the horses run and know what they need and what they want.
She also can turn Ty's life upside down and she does. Even when she has to explain to him what she can do, after seeing her work her magic.

Mysterious threats to Ty’s racehorses bring him and Season together in a race against the clock. As the stakes for the Triple Crown rise, and the mystery of who wants to destroy Ty deepens, so does the undeniable interest and fiery sparks between them.

I received a free copy for my honest review!

Review by Jara





About the Author

Ryan Jo Summers writes mashed romances. Sweet love stories that include any combination of contemporary theme: Christian, humor, mystery, paranormal, shape shifting, suspense, or time travel. She writes non-fiction pieces for various magazines. In addition to a full time job, and a full time writing career, she also has a pet sitting business. She comes from a family of wordsmiths, with members who have been song writers and poets.

In her limited free time, she likes to read, escape to the wilderness and rivers, visit with friends and family, or just hang with her pets. She enjoys chess, crafts, painting, poetry, and word find puzzles. She lives in a century-old mountain cottage in North Carolina with a menagerie of rescued animals and way too many house plants.

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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Two Crazy Ladies Love Romance #TuesdaySpotlight w/#Giveaway: Protected by the Lawman by Rhonda Lee Carver



Welcome to Two Crazy Ladies Love Romance
Tuesday Spotlight!


Protected by the Lawman
(Lawmen of Wyoming #1)
by Rhonda Lee Carver






The hat The gun and the will to protect.
Showing up to investigate a double homicide, Sheriff Phoenix Cade almost comes out of his boots when he sees the blonde--the only witness to the crime--covered in blood. He'd danced with her a few nights before and had every intention of getting her number until she threw up all over his shoes. Hell, his shoes would wash…
Ria Portman has spent the better part of six years convincing her family and friends that she could take care of herself. The accident took her sight, but it didn’t take her independence. There were a lot of things she’d learned over the years, especially regarding men. They said they could handle her disability, but truth was, they lied. When her assistant and client are murdered in her studio she will have to rely on one man—the one man who makes her want to trust again.
Phoenix is over his ex, but since he caught her cheating he’s compared relationships to playing with fire. It’s only a matter of time before a man gets burnt. Yet, Ria is different. She’s beautiful, smart, challenging, and doesn’t need him…even when she does. He should keep his head on straight because the killers want her dead and it’s his job to keep her safe. However, he’s realizing, a man in love becomes a giant. He’ll protect Ria with a force unlike any that has ever been seen before.


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Tell us about Protected by the Lawman.

The hat. The gun. And the will to protect.

Showing up to investigate a double homicide, Sheriff Phoenix Cade almost comes out of his boots when he sees the blonde--the only witness to the crime--covered in blood. He'd danced with her a few nights before and had every intention of getting her number until she threw up all over his shoes. Hell, his shoes would wash…

Ria Portman has spent the better part of six years convincing her family and friends that she could take care of herself. The accident took her sight, but it didn’t take her independence. There were a lot of things she’d learned over the years, especially regarding men. They said they could handle her disability, but truth was, they lied. When her assistant and client are murdered in her studio she will have to rely on one man—the one man who makes her want to trust again.

Phoenix is over his ex, but since he caught her cheating he’s compared relationships to playing with fire. It’s only a matter of time before a man gets burnt. Yet, Ria is different. She’s beautiful, smart, challenging, and doesn’t need him…even when she does. He should keep his head on straight because the killers want her dead and it’s his job to keep her safe. However, he’s realizing, a man in love becomes a giant. He’ll protect Ria with a force unlike any that has ever been seen before.


What initially inspired you to write Protected by the Lawman?

I love watching shows like Longmire, Hell on Wheels, Hatfields and McCoys. I love writing about Lawmen and men who are rough but are gentle when it comes to a woman.


Tell us little about the characters in Protected by the Lawman.

Ria is blind and finds it difficult to trust. Phoenix is married to his job and carries baggage from a failed relationship. He is naturally a protector, and Ria doesn’t want protection...she wants to find a man who sees her not as the woman who is blind, but as a lover and partner. Phoenix is a perfect blend of the man who protects and encourages her to branch out.


What was the hardest part of writing this book?

The challenge was in writing a heroine with loss of vision. Normally, I write what my characters see, and for Ria I had to write what she feels and smells. For me it was a different viewpoint. In the end, I fell in love with both of these characters.


What was your favorite chapter (or part) to write and why? 

The love scene. Ria had passion in her fingertips…

Ria and Phoenix were hot between the sheets. Since she couldn’t see, everything was about touch. Description was paramount in the lovemaking scenes and creating images inside of her brain. 


What are your future project(s)?

I’m working on my third installment in the Hell Yeah! Kindle World. Without You (#3, Letting Go). The heroine moves back home with her son who has a chronic illness and faces bullying. She’ll meet up with Mason again, a cowboy/nurse practitioner, who will send her on a journey of rediscovery of being a seductive woman and a loving mom.



She loosened her death grip and he watched the graceful movement of her slender hand as she reached for her glass, bringing it to her mouth and taking a long sip through the straw. Her tongue swiped across her upper lip to lick an abandoned drop and his stomach tightened. That hadn’t happened in a while. Putting the glass back, she gave her long, shiny hair a flip, exposing bare skin where the neckline of the shirt swooped down one shoulder. His gaze naturally followed the line of her arm to her tiny waist and over what he could see of her voluptuous hips. Grabbing his beer, he emptied the mug and prepared himself… “Rethink that option,” Tate said.

Phoenix swiveled back to face his buddy. “Why? She’s alone, isn’t she?” “She’s also blind. She came in with her sister.” He turned back around to watch the woman, the only one he found interest in. Her blindness didn’t deter him. In fact, it encouraged him.

Here at Two Crazy Ladies Love Romance had the priviledge of receiving an ARC of Protected by the Lawman!  We would like to thank Rhonda Lee Carver for sending the ARC for our chance to read & review Protected by the Lawman! Here is Mel's 5 star review!

Ria Portman never thought she would hear from Phoenix Cade after the night they shared a couple of dances and embarrassed herself after but after witnessing a double homicide of her assistant and a client who would show up to investigate but none other than Sheriff Phoenix Cade. 

Phoenix Cade thought he would never see the woman who intrigued him that night at his friends bar until he walked into her house and found her the witness to a double homicide from that moment he promised himself he would protect her from the killer.

Protected by the Lawman was fast paced, romantic suspense that kept me turning the page. Ria is my favorite kind of heroine she was independent didn’t use her blindness as disability or for pity she was self reliant and smart. Phoenix was a protector but also understood Ria wanted to be self reliant. I really enjoyed watching their relationship develop, they each had been burnt in a previous relationship and didn’t jump right in. An oh Phoenix stole my heart in one scene I know it took a lot from him to do it but he was a gentleman. 

If you are looking for a awesome an old fashion romance with some suspense I recommend you pick up a copy of Protected by the Lawman, your favorite beverage and a nice comfy chair because you will not be able to put it down. 

I received a free copy for my honest review!



Rhonda Lee Carver is the bestselling author of romance. She’s emotional, fun-loving, known to be witty (sometimes at the wrong times), cries during touching commercials, and values a good love story...and a hero who loves to get his hands dirty.

By day, she taps into her creative, fictional world and writes beautifully-flawed, broken characters with big hearts that readers can relate to. In the evening, she travels back to reality and becomes the adoring wife to a lucky husband and mother to their amazing kids. She's also homework virtuoso (at least she thinks so), amateur nurse, mediocre chef, pet-guru (all the strays show up at her house), and a Jackie of all trades. Yoga and chocolate keep her sane. She adds a sprinkle of her own real-life adventures in each story she spins, adventures like the time she rejected a marriage proposal and he swallowed the ring. She wouldn’t give up one thing in her crazy, chaotic, ever-amusing life, except, she might do magic tricks for the bungalow on the beach she's had her eye on (wishing never hurt anyone).

Writing for Rhonda is like falling in love and finding a new best friend over and over again. Her characters will find a place inside your heart too. Keep reading and she'll keep writing.

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Book Blast w/Giveaway: Beyond Jerusalem by Yvonne Crowe


Beyond Jerusalem
by Yvonne Crowe
GENRE: Thriller

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Yvonne will be awarding a $20 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly
 drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Please visit GoddessFish.com to follow the tour,
remember the more you comment better your chances on winning.

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BLURB:

Nicolina Fabiani and David Baron team up once again to save Jerusalem from itself.

Now David is faced with an impossible choice.
Duty on the one hand, love on the other.
What choice will he make?

In the Eternal struggle for Palestine, David wages war, and Lina the journalist, covers it.

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Excerpt:

With his arms and legs secured to a metal chair, he was at the mercy of his captors and they were not in a benign mood.

A soldier on either side, dressed in army fatigues untied him, then dragged him down a flight of stairs and along a long narrow tunnel.

Into a corridor painted green with low iron doors on either side. Solid bolts securing them shut.

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

I am a successful writer who enjoys writing provocative mystery/thriller novels including the popular Nicolina Fabiani series.

When I am not living out little princesses' fantasies and puzzling over teenage boys' take on life I create fantasies for adults, armed with nothing more than an active imagination, a great deal of research and a burning interest in other people's cultures and their countries

Living in New Zealand, which is about as far away from the world's hubs as one can get, I love travelling to places to find ideas and characters for my novels.

Please open your minds and hearts to events we don't understand and are currently overwhelming us. Check out my latest topical novel: BEYOND JERUSALEM http://amzn.to/2u9Q0uu

HELP SOMEONE WITH CANCER. Check out my story of how I beat this dreadful disease which kills hundreds of thousands of women worldwide every year: http://amzn.to/2yJdAlg

I had a run in with Stage 4 breast cancer, but chose to treat this successfully with a natural therapy. No surgery and no chemotherapy. I have been cancer free now for five years.



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