31 March 2008

Review: With All My Heart

Named an Outstanding read by: Simply Romance Reviews

Dr. Jason Tucker is not a happy man. He has just spent seven sexless days with his girlfriend of six years, Lisa. The only bright spots in his life were his very imminent break up with selfish and needy Lisa, and his patient and woman who made his body ache, Rayne. Jason brings Rayne to the Roseport Rehabilitation Clinic where he works after Rayne runs into the street in front of Jason's car one stormy night six months ago. Since Rayne has amnesia, she has no knowledge if she is married, seeing someone or has a family that's currently searching for her. Jason breaks up with Lisa but Lisa is not going to let the man that she has plans to marry leave her for a patient. Rayne just wants to know who she is and if Jason's feelings are as strong as hers. Will Rayne's past destroy their future or will Lisa make sure that Jason pays for leaving and embarrassing her?

With All My Heart was like taking a romantic stroll along a winding garden path; very satisfying. Ms. Rochelle has a very distinct way of captivating her readers attention from the beginning of her story and holding on until the end. The relationship between Rayne and Jason was a true romance that seemed to be a race against the clock. Neither knew if Rayne would recover her memories or if their relationship would continue after Rayne was released from the Clinic. In the beginning of the novel, Jason seemed very passive. He didn't seem to want to take matters concerning Lisa and Rayne into his own hands until he was pushed into making the decision. Rayne was just the patient who really didn't know how she should would have acted in different situations. She didn't get feisty until Lisa confronted her alone. Lisa thought that Jason should continue to bow to her since she had given his six years of her life. She was the woman that you never wanted anyone that you cared about to meet. This novel was definitely a palate cleanser and a recommended read.
~Reviewed by Shira

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30 March 2008

New Reviews for J.H. Bográn´s books with RRP

Here´s the link to the newest review for LM2T done my Manic Readers:


Love Me Two Times - 3.5/5 Stars -

http://manicreaders.com/index.cfm?disp=reviews&bookid=773


"...JH Bogran creates a light and fun romance that makes you smile. The characters are well done and the situation is comical to say the least. Bogran earns his stars with Love Me Two Times."

Buy it HERE!


The Outpost - 4/5 Stars -

http://manicreaders.com/index.cfm?disp=reviews&bookid=767

"...a cute science fiction short story in which the action is quick and the suspense palatable...I enjoyed the story and would like to read more similar tales from JH Bográn..."

Buy it HERE!

My deepest gratitude to Nicole and SteviB. Glad you enjoyed the little worlds I created.

wwwjhbogran.net

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27 March 2008

New Releases 27 March

Crossing FaerylandCrossing Faeryland
Raine McIntyre


Erotic:Fantasy Romance with Erotic Elements
ISBN: 978-1-60435-059-3
Cover Artist: Rae Monet Designs,Inc
Editor: Jean Paq
Word Count: 104,442
Release: March 27th, 2008

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Fairies and Elves in the future, Oh My! Political intrigue at every corner!

Who can you trust to help you survive?

In a fantastical future more than a century away, the world consists solely of the United States, America and Terrantoo, a magical world unlike anything Earth has seen since the time of Faeries and Elves in the middle. A plot to pair Marnie, a half dryad, with Jake, the heir to the American throne and Sam, Marnie’s half brother and half shapeshifter, with Cat, Jake’s younger sister, sends the four from the United States across Terrantoo to America.

Although the denizens of Terrantoo prove dangerous, family plots of the scheming kind, shared histories of wounded pride and mistrust, mutual attraction and sensual exploration that scorch the heart turn out to be the true threat to their peaceful, predictable lives. They battle Ogres, Harpies, Pixies, and Brownies as well as humans and Faeries, to survive while discovering new love and rediscovering old along the way. Magic and passion combine in this erotic tale of political intrigue in a time when fantasy and reality have come to occupy the same space.

Will love be the way of the future or just a thing in the past?


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The Only Gold The Only Gold
Pippa Bennett


Mainstream Contemporary/Holiday
Romantic Fantasy/ Romantic Adventure
ISBN: 978-1-60435-143-9
Cover Artist: Celia Kyle
Editor: Belle
Word Count: 15,490

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When Irish Eyes are smiling will Eithne be able to resist or will she fall into those dreamy eyes?

Eithne Riordan curses Saint Patrick and all her Irish heritage, even spitting on them. That is until she meets up with the leprechaun who tempts, teases and oh so pleases her. Suddenly she’s disoriented, in a strange place—and nude and shivering and only several inches tall. She finds her way to the home of a leprechaun who has the power to judge her for her arrogance.

Tall and muscular, with green eyes and red-gold hair, the leprechaun offers a bargain. He will shorten her punishment to one night if she will give him either her body for his physical release or her soul to ease his loneliness. If she gives him her body, she may never be satisfied with the love of a man. If she gives him her soul, her life will be barren. She will become a ghost when she dies. She opts to give him her body.

Will a night of incredible passion with a handsome leprechaun ruin her chances for love with a mortal man?

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Mountain’s EchoMountain’s Echo
Debbie Gould


Mainstream Contemporary
Romantic Suspense/ Romantic Adventure
ISBN: 978-1-60435-144-6
Cover Artist: Rae Monet Designs, Inc.
Editor: Rachel D. Thompson
Word Count: 65,338
Release: March 27th 2008

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Danger Maggie, Danger!

Will betrayal be a thing of the past or part of the future?

Maggie and Jake had a past ten years ago that neither wanted to ever revisit. But when Maggie's brother, Scott, is severely wounded, Jake has to call Maggie for help.

After a ten year absence, Maggie and Jake are thrown together again in an intense struggle to save not only her brother, but themselves, as the men after Jake and Scott are closing in. The two must find a way to work through the betrayal of the past and work together to save their future.

Will betrayal be a thing of the past or part of the future?

Find out as Mountain’s Echo takes into some spine tingling adventure and suspense.

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Disoriented Dress Disoriented Dress
Liam Stalls


Erotic:Contemporary Romance
ISBN: 978-1-60435-073-9
Cover Artist: Nikita Gordyn
Editor: Terri Morris
Word Count: 16,208
Release: March 27th, 2008

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What happens when the man you love becomes unrecognizable?

Do you stick it out for run for your life?

Janet Delaine discovers she made a big mistake granting her long time boyfriend his sexual fantasy. John changes…for the worse. Janet turns for help to John’s childhood buddy, Cliff, only to discover feelings
she’s kept suppressed.

Will she stick it out with John or finally allow her heart to rule?

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Reckless Behavior Reckless Behavior
Sage Burnett


Erotic/Contemporary
ISBN: 978-1-60435-138-5
Cover Artist: Shirley Burnett
Editor: Amy Cummings
Word Count: 42,302
Release: March 27th, 2008

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What does a man do when he discovers a woman dressed in sexy lingerie laying on her porch on a chilly evening?

Jack McBride carries the woman into her house and makes a valiant attempt to warm her up. Bailey Taylor, struggling to come to terms with a husband who can't keep his hands off other women, seduces Jack McBride into pleasuring her. Unable to control himself when Bailey bares herself to him, Jack gives her the pleasure she is so desperately seeking.

Bailey starts receiving suggestive emails from Jack, but he denies sending them to her. She wants to believe him as the two of them tumble into a hot erotic affair.

Is Jack telling the truth or is there another man watching Bailey's every move?

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Eternal Pleasures Eternal Pleasures
Debi Wilder


Erotic/Contemporary
ISBN: 978-1-60435-104-0
Cover Artist: Nikita Gordyn
Editor: Lea Schizas
Word Count: 42,302
Release: March 27th, 2008

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More than a sex shop…

A place where fantasies come true…

Dead or alive.

Cassandra Jameson is a 21st Century woman who doesn't believe there's a man alive who can sexual satisfy her...except in her fantasies. When she and her best friend, Paige Matteson buy a centuries old building and open their shop Eternal Pleasures, little did she realize that housed among the brick was a handsome and mysterious man.

After losing the love of his life in the witch hunts during the 18th Century, Garrett Alexander made a bargain to join his beloved Victoria. All he had to do was spend the rest of his "existence" among the living providing sexual lessons for the gentile. What he didn't expect was a woman with powerful sensual aurora to call him hundreds of years into the future.

Will Eternal Pleasures be forever or will Cassandra and Garrett just be a moment in time?

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Star Seduction Star Seduction
RaeLynn Blue


Erotic Romance, IR, Sci-Fi
ISBN: 978-1-60435-137-8
Cover Artist: Marteeka Karland
Editor: Jennifer Puckett
Word Count: 15,002

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Thanks to an explosion on his touring ship, Jackson's life of intergalactic glitz as the guitarist in rock band dead ends on a chunk not too far from Earth, the moon. Depressed, down on his luck, and emotionally desolate, Jackson spends night after night, drowning any feelings he has left in countless mug of beer. The number one thing he wants to smother? Guilt. He alone survived the tragic explosion, Jackson believes he'd been spared, but for what reason?

Did it matter? When he accidental clashes with a beautiful black woman in the Cat's Meow lot, he sees a ray of sun in his otherwise dreary life.

Star Summers is a woman betrayed. Thanks to a boyfriend who left her for greener pastures on Earth, Star is reduced to dancing as a stripper at a dump called the Cat's Meow, not to mention her morning gig of working at a diner. The moon promised to be a blessing, but has turned into a curse. She's lost her lover, and with her longing for Earth on the rise she's willing to do anything to get home.

When she meets a stranger in the parking lot of the Cat's Meow, her own desires are stirred and Star wonders if she should dare try her hand at love again. Meanwhile, Jackson searches each night for another glimpse of the mysterious woman he met that fateful night. When they do find each other, sparks not only fly, they explode.

There's just one problem--Star's pimp...Darius...

Will Star be purring for Jackson or is her pimp all that?

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Anchors Away: Red Skies at Night Red Skies at Night
Shara Azod


Erotic:Contemporary/MC/IR/ Military
Series: Anchors Away
ISBN: 978-1-60435-145-3
Cover Artist: Nikita Gordyn
Editor: Terri Morris
Word Count: 13,134
Release: March 27th, 2008

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Ahoy, watch out shipmate, incoming!

Teane McGowan is a hard working engineer. A pure sailor to the bone, she asks for no quarter and she gives none. She has one major weakness, he Chief, Brett Olden. She thought her secret crush on her work center supervisor would stay a secret, until she is caught red handed fantasizing about her dream man in the most compromising situation imaginable.

Brett Olden couldn’t believe his eyes. He had managed to keep Petty Officer McGowan at arms length, admiring from afar, but never touching. To do so would end his career. But walking in on the delectable little sailor in a compromising position broke any kind of resolve he might have had. He had to make her his, and damn the consequences.

Will Brett and Teane find love or will they just be two ships passing in the night?

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Of Dragons Of Dragons
Melody Knight


Mainstream Romance :Sci-Fi, Fantasy
ISBN: 978-1-60435-077-7
Cover Artist: Nikita Gordyn
Editor: Melissa Glisan
Word Count: 56,888
Release; March 27th, 2008

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Is the dragon more than Policeman Colley can handle or will she teach him to fly high?
Ryon Colley can't understand what's happening to his life. This morning he was a policeman investigating a potential hazard: a sparking, flashing, rainbow-spitting light show in the sky overhead. The source of the odd light appeared to be an unruly-haired blonde hellion, who couldn't figure out what normal was. Her radiant display scared him, but his physical reaction to it scares him more. By lunchtime he's gone from having coarse brown hair, to sporting a head full of blond locks—and from facing felons, to fending off thousands of voracious dragonflies.

Glynt has been sent to Earth to guard the dimensional gateways, but her arrival spawns nothing but trouble. Quite accidentally, she's summoned swarms of dragonflies, and lured in captors determined to return her—clearly a mischief maker—to her own world. Only Ryon—her gilded hero and the object of her newfound dreams—can rescue her from certain death.

Can Ryon keep the fire burning in her or will it fade out?

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Caribbean Heat Caribbean Heat
Remmy Duchene


Erotic/Gay
ISBN: 978-1-60435-142-2
Cover Artist: Red Rose Publishing
Editor: Terri Morris
Word Count: 10,392
Release: March 27th, 2008

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When a serial killer that Ontario Police Detective Tao Drakes is suppose to nab flees Canada, Tao is fresh on his tail and the last thing he wants is to fall in love. But when he sees his hose, Detective Kenneth Davis, all logical thoughts left Tao's mind.

Homosexuality on the island is a major taboo that is not taken lightly. Now, Tao must protect Kenneth's secret, catch a killer who is becoming more brazen by the minute and protect his own heart.

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21 March 2008

The Buzz about The Outpost

My recently released short is getting its own share of spotlight.

Go HERE to see it.

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14 March 2008

4.5 Roses for Tori

"This is a book that is worth reading... It is the type of book that once you start you don’t stop reading until the very end."
~ Red Roses for Authors Reviews

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Title: A Valentine's Gift for Tori
Author: Zenobia Renquist

Publisher: Red Rose Publishing
Genre: Contemporary Mainstream Romance (IR)
Length: Short Story (15K words)
ISBN: 1-60435-099-7 (978-1-60435-099-9)

Price: $2.99

Blurb:
She wants a boyfriend for Valentine’s and her husband wants to deliver.

Tori has come to the realization that her marriage lacks the spark it had in the beginning. She and her husband argue more than anything else and she foresees a nasty break-up on the horizon if something doesn’t change. When he asks her what she wants for Valentine’s Day, her answer is scandalous and straightforward—a boyfriend.

Rather than be upset, her husband is intrigued by the idea and sets out to make it happen. Tori has set herself—and him—an impossible goal and her prospects aren’t that promising. But she’s determined to have a boyfriend in time for the most romantic holiday of the year.

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Want a little magic in your lie?


Toss of A Coin By Aline de Chevigny
Mainstream/Historical / Time Travel/Holiday/Romance
ISBN: 978-1-60435-101-9
Cover Artist: Merris Hawk
Editor: Terri Morris
Word Count: 12,468
Release: March 6th, 2008
Available now from Red Rose Publications

A grandmother’s last request, a mysterious old coin, and a heartfelt wish.
Armed with a mysterious package, Angelica travels to Scotland to fulfill the requirements of her grandmother’s will. The package contains an ancient coin and a letter telling her to make one wish. Angelica’s wish for true love sends her back in time and into the arms of a man who could make all of her dreams come true – if she’ll let him.

Excerpt :
The heat of anger in her eyes, and the edge of sarcasm in her tone put his teeth on edge. The fact that he knew his cousin was interested and he didn’t know if she returned his cousin’s interest bothered him. If he wasn’t careful, he’d lose her before he’d won her.
“Your Grace, if you point me in the direction of my room, I’m sure the seamstress will be waiting for me. As you noted, I need proper—or was that decent, clothing to cover myself with.”
Angelica’s formal tone and lack of expression while addressing him hit harder than he’d anticipated. The gleam that appeared in Ewan’s eyes at the discord brewing between himself and Angelica stopped him from uttering the apology he found ready on his lips to soothe the tension between them. “This way, Lady Angelica.” Duncan replied shortly, his irritation surging when she ignored his arm and stopped to offer Ewan her hand. “A pleasure to meet you, Lord MacHenry. I hope we have the chance to talk later.”
Ewan took her hand between both of his own. “The pleasure, Lady Richmond, was all mine. You have but to name the time and I will make myself available to you. But please call me Ewan. It is only proper if we are to get to know each other better, as I hope we will. Much, much better.”
“Very well, Ewan then you must call me…”
“Lady Angelica.” Duncan prompted, scowling towards his cousin. “And you must call him Lord Ewan, Angel.”
Angelica sighed, and turned to glare at Duncan. The annoyance showing on her face at being interrupted made him wonder if he’d already lost her.
“Lady Angelica, it is then.” He told her with a wink bringing her hand up to his lips.
“Now if you’ll excuse me, Lord Ewan. Your Grace, can you please show me to my room. I believe we need to discuss the details of my stay here, not to mention some rules!”
“Yes, we do.” Duncan agreed, following Angelica out the door past Ewan. “As do we, dear cousin.” Once Angelica was out of sight, he turned towards Ewan, fury plainly visible on his face. His fists balled at his sides to prevent himself from striking out at the younger man.

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12 March 2008

New Releases 13 March

A Kind of LovingA Kind of Loving
Linda Sole

Mainstream/Contemporary/Autumn Rose
ISBN: 978-1-60435-089-0
Cover Artist: Merris Hawk
Editor: Terri Morris
Word Count: 111,254
Release: March 13th, 2008

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Will Verity realize that sometimes younger is better or will she be afraid to take that step?

Verity has just achieved her ambition to open a small antique business in England. However, her marriage of some years is in trouble and she suspects her husband of cheating on her.

When a younger man comes into her life and is clearly interested in more than friendship Verity feels she ought to resist temptation– but can she?


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Roadside Rest Stop Roadside Rest Stop
Jennifer Mueller

Mainstream: Romance/MC/IR
ISBN: 978-1-60435-116-3
Cover Artist: Celia Kyle
Editor: Jean Paq
Word Count: 2,068
Release: March 13th, 2008

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Don't come a knockin' if something's rocking!

Who is rockin’ whose world?

If the van's a rockin' don't come a knockin'!

While Lola's taking a road trip she pulls over on the promise of nothing more than a sign and a smile of the guy that keeps passing her.

The sexy Indian is ready to take no prisioners, will she be held captive by him or her desires?

Watch out for what happens next!

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Two of a Kind Two of a Kind
Destiny Wallace

Mainstream/ MC/IR
Contemporary Romance
ISBN: 978-1-60435-108-8
Cover Artist: Celia Kyle
Editor: Jean P
Word Count: 30,234
Release: March 13th , 2008

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Do opposites attract or do they end up going on to different things?

Sanai Jenkins meets her new neighbor Jake Miller and she's instantly attracted to the tall, blonde haired, blue-eyed sports writer. Sanai fights her attraction because she is currently dating a handsome, and more importantly black, doctor. So what if Jake is attractive, and doesn't mind that she loves a beer and a game more than most women?

Jake doesn't make it easy for Sanai to deny her feelings. He teases and tempts her and isn't put off by her judgmental mother, extremely involved older sister, and notably absent boyfriend.

How often does a man come across his perfect match?

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Sebastian’s Surrender:  The Dioni Chronicles-Book 3 Sebastian’s Surrender: The Dioni Chronicles-Book 3
Dana Littlejohn

Erotic romance/paranormal/ MC/IR
ISBN: 978-1-60435-140-8
Cover Artist: Kato Rain
Editor: Terri Morris
Word Count: 7,874
Release: March 13th, 2008

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Watch out! What you have been given may not all be it should be or is it?

Sebastian Santos as been granted a gift that he reluctantly accepted. Now he is on a mission he never wanted: to find a wife, which was the gift, and present her to his clan. He didn't like humans or being around them and he didn't want a companion. One night he woke to find a woman asleep on his porch and at best he thought he wouldn't have to hunt to feed this night, but when he touched the mind of the sleeping beauty to bend her to his will he found that it was she that had touched him.

Could this woman be the one to help him with his mission and change his life?

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Kiss at Blarney Castle Kiss at Blarney Castle
Leah Leonard

Mainstream Romance
Paranormal and Contemporary Romance
ISBN: 978-1-60435-120-0
Cover Artist: Leah Leonard
Editor: Linnea
Word Count: 75,212
Release: March 13th, 2008

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Why is it that when you think you have it all figured out something always changes?

Beautiful redhead Laura Malone didn’t know much about her ancestral heritage, except what her grandmother told her growing up. To her surprise, her grandmother left her a special gift in her will that included an unexpected trip to Ireland to carry out her last wishes by following a trail that told the story of the love between her and Laura’s grandfather fifty years earlier.

What Laura didn’t expect was the real gift, John Ennis, who she would meet on the way and how following the path of her ancestors would lead her to find her own true love at last.

Is the gift more that she can handle or will it be just what Laura needed in her life?

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Carrington’s Fury Twist Of Fate: Carrington’s Fury
Secret St. James

Erotic:Fantasy/Paranormal
ISBN:978-1-60435-054-8
Cover Artist: Red Rose Publishing
Editor: Terri Morris
Word Count: 4,040
Release: March 13th, 2008

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Carrington Duncan is a woman on a mission.

One that burns within her very soul. Brought up by the Reiver that raised her since she was two; she is a creature taught how to fight, and to kill by the man that loved her like his own child. No matter what the cost, Carrington will never forget the faces of the ones she loved, and lost.

Sworn to destroy the rave that tried to wipe her village off the face of the earth, she has one simple goal in mind…..to destroy them first.

If revenge is a dish best served cold, then get ready for hell to freeze over.

Is there anything that can tame Carrington’s fury?

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Dante’s InfernoDante’s Inferno
Annmarie Ortega

Erotic: Time Travel/ Historical/ MC/IR
ISBN: 978-1-60435-136-1
Cover Artist: Red Rose Publishing
Editor: Jean Paq
Word Count: 9,228
Release: March 13th, 2008

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Will she become Dante’s slave giving into his every desire or will she break free of the bonds to become something more?

Millie is a timejumper. She never knows when or where she is going to appear next. Once she arrives at a new place it is up to her to determine where and when she is...and do her best to survive until she goes back to her current time.

This time she literally falls out of the sky. From her clothes and surroundings she thinks she is in Roman times. She meets a baker named Dante who befriends her, mistaking her as a runaway slave. Millie and Dante are immediately attracted to each other and become intimate. The next day there is an earthquake.

As Dante points to the volcano that caused the earth to move, Millie discovers she is in Pompeii...the day before the city is
destroyed...

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Adieu, Bonjour Adieu, Bonjour
Desiree Erotique

Erotica/humor/fantasy
ISBN: 978-1-60435-139-2
Cover Artist: Desiree Erotique
Editor: Lea Schizas
Word Count: 13, 200
Release: March 13th, 2008

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*Note* sensual, adult themes, strong language as well as M/F sex, some violence

As she says farewell to her old pseudonym and hello to Anya Howard, author Desiree Erotique offers readers some of the best and newest ofher writings in the collection, Adieu, Bonjour.

“There was a time when Romance was a quest set in beautiful and unbridled lands, where the characters’ greatest succor came in the sublime awareness of the moment’s sensations and the will to succeed without heed to danger, conflict, conformity or the taboo. Today a Romance is a narrowly structured tale set against a background of danger and conflict that, conformingly, steers clear of all traces of the taboo.

And of these two, I believe the former more closely describes the adventure called love.”

~ Desiree Erotique, 2005, Appalachian Aspiring Writers Festival

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CONGRATS to all the new releases!!

Zen-Ren
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Zenobia Renquist
Visit the (Not So) Sweet Side of Romance
http://zenobiarenquist.com
A Valentine's Gift for Tori -- Contemp Romance (IR) -- Out Now
Acknowledging Meirion -- Sci-Fi Romance (MC/IR) -- Out Now


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13 Mar New Release CONTEST

13 March is my Mommy's bday. I thought I'd celebrate by giving one of you lovely readers something.

Isn't it a fun coincidence that RRP is releasing books 13 March as well?

So here's the deal:
- I'm giving away ONE story from my RRP backlist as well as 3 of the 13 March new releases (in other words, I'm paying for them and giving them to you). That's 4 FREE ebooks total.

What do you have to do? Very simple.

Tell me about the weirdest BIRTHDAY gift you've ever gotten your mom and how she reacted to it.

Few Rules:
- Have to be a member of the RRP loop: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/redrosepublishing/
- Only posts to the RRP loop will count
- This contest is from now (this post) until 1am EST 13 March.
- One entry per person
- Winner must reply to the announcement post within 12 hours to claim their prize or a new winner will be chosen.

Sound like a plan? Good.

Let the games begin!

Zen-Ren
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Zenobia Renquist
Visit the (Not So) Sweet Side of Romance
http://zenobiarenquist.com
A Valentine's Gift for Tori -- Contemp Romance (IR) -- Out Now
Acknowledging Meirion -- Sci-Fi Romance (MC/IR) -- Out Now

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A Kind Of Loving




A Kind of Loving/Linda Sole releases tomorrow. Verity has achieved her ambition to own an antique shop, but she knows that her marriage is in trouble, though she doesn't understand why. Michael has never been as loving as he might have been, but of late he has withdrawn from her.




Verity's mother-in-law Ruth, of whom she is very fond is ill. As Ruth is forced to rest more and more she thinks back to the past and her story is revealed. Gradually we begin to understand why Michael is the way he is and to realise that the things we do in the past sometimes haunt us long into the future.




Verity must learn to live with the truth and try to make a new life. Perhaps she can do that with a younger man?




This book is highly emotional and will tug at your heartstrings.


Out with Red Rose Publishing on 13th March 2008




Cassie's Sheikh is currently at number five in the RRP list at Fictionwise, Kindle and many other outlets. It has been as high as four and has been reviewed by Coffee Time. Four cups was the award and the reviewer said she had no hesitation in recommending it.

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11 March 2008

RB After Dark loop is holding their monthly cover art contest and A Valentine's Gift for Tori is one of the contestants.

Stop by and cast your vote for the cover you like the best.

Blurb:
She wants a boyfriend for Valentine’s and her husband wants to deliver.

Tori has come to the realization that her marriage lacks the spark it had in the beginning. She and her husband argue more than anything else and she foresees a nasty break-up on the horizon if something doesn’t change. When he asks her what she wants for Valentine’s Day, her answer is scandalous and straightforward—a boyfriend.

Rather than be upset, her husband is intrigued by the idea and sets out to make it happen. Tori has set herself—and him—an impossible goal and her prospects aren’t that promising. But she’s determined to have a boyfriend in time for the most romantic holiday of the year.

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06 March 2008

Chat Tonight at Red Rose

Come chat with the authors of Red Rose Publishing, talk about the new releases and ask the authors how they do it.
Come join the fun!
9 PM EST
http://www.redrosepublishing.com/chat/

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New Releases 06 March

Toss of a CoinToss of a Coin
Aline de Chevigny


Mainstream/Historical / Time Travel/Holiday/Romance
ISBN: 978-1-60435-101-9
Cover Artist: Merris Hawk
Editor: Terri Morris
Word Count: 12,468
Release: March 6th, 2008

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What would you be willing to do to find true love?

A grandmother’s last request, a mysterious old coin, and a heartfelt wish.

Armed with a mysterious package, Angelica travels to Scotland to fulfill the requirements of her grandmother’s will. The package contains an ancient coin and a letter telling her to make one wish.

Angelica’s wish for true love sends her back in time and into the arms of a man who could make all of her dreams come true – if she’ll let him.


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Sasha's MateSasha's Mate
Maria Torres


Erotic/ MC/IR
Paranormal/Fantasy romance
ISBN: 978-1-60435-134-7
Cover Artist: Nikita Gordyn
Editor: Melissa Glisan
Word Count: 12,388
Release: March 6th, 2008

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Will Sasha and Gage be able to be together despite all odds?

Sasha Raven has skirted around Gage-Cupid and the attraction she has felt toward the Greek god for almost 900 years. Now that she’s near the end of her term as Mother Nature, she knows that the Celestial Council is set on finding her a mate. All sorts of ideas about Gage and her begin to form in her head and having him working side by side with her only complicates things further.

Can she ignore the desire burning inside of her and work with Gage?

Or will she give into temptation and surrender to those burning flames of passion?

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Fantasies Unveiled: InvasionFantasies Unveiled: Invasion
Mechele Wade


Erotic/ Contemporary/BDSM
ISBN: 978-1-60435-064-7
Cover Artist: Red Rose Publishing
Editor: Belle
Word Count: 9,386
Release: March 6th, 2008

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***Warning*** Clamps, ménage, oral sex


Is Christy in for a weekend of hot fantasies or just another boring night?

Christy arrives home on a Friday afternoon to different plans for the weekend than she had. She finds herself held captive in her own home, blindfolded, cuffed, and being forced to endure what her captors have
planned.

As she gets more excited she is trying to figure out who her captives are, will she be in for more than she bargained for or will it be an erotic walk on the wild side?

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Fantasies: Independence DayFantasies:Independence Day
Cassandra Gold


Erotic Contemporary Gay erotic romance
ISBN:978-1-60435-040-1
Cover Artist: Red Rose Publishing
Editor: WR
Word Count: 20,988

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*Male/Male Erotic Romance


How much can you endure before you have had enough?

Can William find freedom and independence? At what cost?

Tired of his rich, controlling father running his life, William Wesley Barrington IV temporarily escapes by "running away" to the Fantasies resort. At Fantasies, he’s just Will Archer, a waiter who shares an apartment with surf instructor Ryan Steele.

Being free to live his life however he wants to is great. The strange feelings he’s beginning to have for his roommate are not.

Can Will figure out his feelings before the lies he’s spun come unraveled?

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Truth or DareTruth or Dare
Ash Born Vampire Series
Merris Hawk


Erotic Romance/Paranormal/Contemporary Romance
ISBN: 978-1-60435-121-7
Cover Artist: Merris Hawk
Editor: WR
Word Count: 9,388
Release: March 6th, 2008

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Can a one-night stand be more than what it is?

Will the flames burn eternal or just melt into wax as the night goes on?

Being in debt to a vampire was not the smartest place to be, and when Kezred calls to collect, Cameo knows that her night spent as arm candy to the sexy vampire isn’t going to be a walk in the park.

Led into the midst of mankind’s greatest enemy, can Cameo trust her safety to a vampire with questionable intentions and no loyalties?

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Touch a Four-Leaf CloverTouch a Four-Leaf Clover
Shara Azod and RaeLynn Blue


Erotic Romance/ MC/IR/Paranormal and Contemporary Romance
ISBN: 978-1-60435-0135-4
Cover Artist: Nikita Gordyn
Editor: Jennifer Puckett
Word Count: 33,004
Release: March 6th, 2008

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What happens when two cousins walk the earth looking for their true love?

It is never wise to piss off a goddess, especially a flame haired Irish goddess. That was something cousins Ciaran and Connor found out the hard way.

For one night of folly the cousins must walk the earth, deprived of the thing that caused their downfall-women, until they find their perfect mate. Just when they think they will never find their mates, the Luck of the Irish smiles upon them.

Both end up in the United States, one in Chicago and the other in San Diego. The two cousins get the shock of their lives when they met the women meant to be theirs, both are strong women with chocolate colored skin, making their sweet tooth become enraged.

Will they be able to keep these women for their own or just have a taste of ecstasy to tease them rest of their immortal lives?

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Shades of FyreShades of Fyre
Series : Elemental Guardians
Cynnara Tregarth


Erotic/ MC/IR/Paranormal
Time Travel Fantasy romance
ISBN: 978-1-60435-133-0
Cover Artist: Nikita Gordyn
Editor: Nikita Gordyn
Word Count: 88,114
Release: March 6th, 2008

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In a world that fights its battles from one extreme to another, there exists a society that is dedicated to balance and the Universal Elements—The Circle of Elemental Guardians.

The Elemental Guardians answer only to the Council of Ma'at--the Ultimate Elemental Justice and their goal is simple-- to keep balance for all life. Charis Windstrom left the Elemental Guardians when their ways differed from her own on a mission gone wrong. What she never expects is to find links of the Guardians in ancient Egypt or that her curiosity would result in the unleashing of an ancient evil.

There is only one person who can help her and he's not giving up his secrets easily. Dr Nate Tolemy is not all what he appears, even if he's the Adept of Fire.

Fate forces Charis Windstrom and Nate Tolemy back together for one more mission. The last time they were together, Charis was engaged to another man, but the immediate soul connection to Nate scared her. Now he was her salvation as they follow the bloody trail of the ancient evil. Yet Nate is still keeping secrets from Charis. Part of him fears what she’ll do when she finds out the truth about his history, his former life before becoming an Adept Elemental Guardian. Part of him knows there is no other woman for him in this life or any other.

Neither one of them realizes that the ancient evil has many plans and it includes the destruction of the Elemental Guardians and the descendants of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten.

Will Nate and Charis get past their differences, the fear of attraction, and even the fear within themselves in order to work together and stop the ancient evil before it gets enough power to rule the world?

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Stolen MomentsStolen Moments
Kendra Mei Chailyn


Erotic/MC/IR/ Contemporary
ISBN: 978-1-60435-027-2
Cover Artist: Red Rose Publishing
Editor: Melissa Glissan
Word Count: 8,744
Release: March 6th, 2008

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Will they find a place to be together forever or will the war keep them apart?

Shawn Jones and Luna Lopez were made for each other. They’ve known that since the first time they saw each other at local club in university. Shawn is in the Canadian Military and had been since before the two met.

Now Shawn has been fighting in Afghanistan for three years and Luna misses him terribly. On the day that he is scheduled to return, she gets sexy for her man and waits. But when the doorbell goes, the person standing there isn’t Shawn. They tell her that Shawn was killed in Action and that they are sorry.

Travel with Luna as she goes through the memories about why Shawn Jones was/is the man of her life and why she loves him so much.

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Congrats to all the new releases!!!

Zen-Ren
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Zenobia Renquist
Visit the (Not So) Sweet Side of Romance
http://zenobiarenquist.com
A Valentine's Gift for Tori -- Contemp Romance (IR) -- Out Now
Acknowledging Meirion -- Sci-Fi Romance (MC/IR) -- Out Now


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05 March 2008

It's out, it's out, it's out...weeeeeeeeeeeeeee



Toss of a Coin
Mainstream Holiday Historical / Time Travel
ISBN: 978-1-60435-101-9
Word Count: 12,468
Price: $1.99
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Blurb: A grandmother’s last request, a mysterious old coin, and a heartfelt wish.

Armed with a mysterious package, Angelica travels to Scotland to fulfill the requirements of her grandmother’s will. The package contains an ancient coin and a letter telling her to make one wish.

Angelica’s wish for true love sends her back in time and into the arms of a man who could make all of her dreams come true – if she’ll let him.


Excerpt:
Duncan woke, the sun shining in his eyes. The fact that the sun touched his face meant his servants had disobeyed a standing order of not entering his bedchamber without consent. They knew better, he’d made it perfectly clear in the past to never disturb him until he called for them.

His mood lightened when he realized his Angel was wrapped around his body, cuddling as close as she could, while the blankets covering her were all but stripped away from her body. Lord, she looked beautiful laying there, the sunlight glinting off her copper colored tresses. He knew it had never before been done; but he was never letting this woman go. Once he learned of her past, he was going to find a way to make her his Duchess.

Moving away just an inch, he smiled when she cuddled closer; closing the gap he’d created between them. Her hand, which rested over his heart slid lower when she moved, causing him to harden instantly. The temptation to take her again washed over him, he needed to find out who she was and where she came from.

Soft caresses along her skin evoked a lusty, low moan in Angelica. A soft, cool breeze against her skin had her cuddling closer to the warmth she felt right beside her, eliciting a groan of desire in return. Her body stilled its movements as her eyes snapped open. “Who’s there?”

“Ah my Angel, glad to see you’re finally awake. I’ve been attempting to entice you to open your beautiful emerald eyes for an hour now. You’ve been quite stubborn and may I add I’ve enjoyed every moment of it.”

“You mean this isn’t a dream?” She asked, stunned.

“You are most definitely my dream come true, Angel.”

“I… I have to go.” She cried, pulling the blanket up to her breasts trying to cover herself as she slowly scooted away from him as far as she could on the bed. “What have I done?”

“Go? Go where? I forbid it. You promised me answers this morning, my Angel, and I intend to collect them.” The determined scowl on his face propelled her out of bed with the sheet wrapped tightly around her.

“Answers? What kind of answers? I don’t know anything. I don’t even know how I got here.” Angelica felt panic rising uncontrollably within her. A full-blown panic attack just waiting to be set free. Where were her clothes?

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02 March 2008

Skin Deep


Hi everyone

This is my first time blogging here. I wanted to stop by and let readers know about my first Red Rose Publishing release, Skin Deep.

I have fun writing Skin Deep and many readers have written to let me know they enjoyed reading it. It's written confession-style in the first person from both the hero and heroine's viewpoint.

At the moment, it's listed on the Red Rose bestseller list. Here's a blurb:

A blind date? You have to be kidding!Jake gets far more than he bargains for when he agrees to allow his sister-in-law to set him up on a blind date. Bree turns out to be nothing like Jake’s ideal woman. So why can’t Jake stop pursuing the full-figured enchantress?Will Jake be able to tame his temptress?

Marilyn Lee
http://www.marilynlee.org/
http://marilynlee.blogspot.com/

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