Where duty and passion collide.
For all my newsletter subscribers, something special each month of 2022--an exclusive free book! The book may be available elsewhere, but not for free. The contributors include several who have appeared in Indie Romance Spotlight; Veronica Scott, Cara Bristol, Lea Kirk, and Tasha Black. Those who haven't been in the spotlight may well be before 2022 ends. ... Continue Reading →
In Badari Gladiators a spin-off of her highly-rated Badari Warriors series, Veronica Scott has combined two of my favorite alpha-heroes; aliens and gladiators. And, as with all Ms. Scott's books, her heroine's do their fair sharing of rescuing and battling villains. Kyden is the top ranked gladiator in the Five Systems but he’s hardly there by choice. Unscrupulous guards faked his... Continue Reading →
For my last Spotlight of 2021, I'm revisiting a handful of favorites from the past year. Marie Johnston's foray into contemporary romance with the Oil Kings lacks the good versus bad suspense of her other works, but it makes up for it in entertaining and only mildly angsty family drama. I lost my job and... Continue Reading →
With Christmas around the corner, I'm offering a few fun, Christmas themed reads. A charming historical. 5-stars/1-flame A Courtship of Convenience Sophie Appersett is quite willing to marry outside of her class to ensure the survival of her family. But the darkly handsome Mr. Edward Sharpe is no run-of-the-mill London merchant. He’s grim and silent.... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the Silverstar Agency, specializing in intergalactic love matches for those over fifty. Aliens need brides has been a popular scifi romance trope for at least a decade. Silver fox aliens need brides is the newest variation and a welcome one. Lea Kirk's Silverstar Mates Series follows three winged aliens as they attempt to woo and win... Continue Reading →
Omegaverse, also known as A/B/O (an abbreviation for "alpha/beta/omega"), is a subgenre of speculative erotic fiction. . . Stories in the genre are premised on societies wherein humans are divided into a dominance hierarchy of dominant "alphas", neutral "betas", and submissive "omegas". *Wikipedia Books in this subgenre are on the darker side and, as Alison Aimes demonstrates in... Continue Reading →
Rounding out my coverage of the 2021 RONE awards. Note that my blog omits the categories; Young Adult, Historical ~ Ancient to Regency, Paranormal Short, Historical ~ Victorian to 20th Century, Contemporary/Sweet, Audiobooks, and Anthologies. THE WINNERS ARE: Time Travel/Science Fiction Within days of being rescued from Desperation Crevasse, Lilian must return at Lucius’ side... Continue Reading →
After more than a decade, the Twelve Systems Chronicles are complete with the September release of the tenth volume, Thorn Bearer. The celebration continues with Shield Bearer receiving the 2021 RONE Award for Science Fiction! To celebrate this achievement, the 99c boxed set sale has been extended through November 30. 99c through November 30, 2021!... Continue Reading →
Aliens, cyborgs, military, revolutionaries, colonists and more. All the heroes and heroines from all the favored tropes, plus their pets! Each year, I look forward to this anthology. Even better, for the month of October, 10% of October royalties are donated to Hero-Dogs.org to provide specially trained dogs to veterans and first responders. This is... Continue Reading →
Shield Bearer was the fifth of nine volumes to be nominated for a RONE. The fourth to make to the finals thanks to all the lovely votes. Now, it is the first to be awarded a RONE (Reward for Novel Excellence). It is wonderful to have book nominated. Awesome to see it voted into the... Continue Reading →
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