Hi Everyone, My name is Anna James and I write contemporary romance with strong heroes and heroines that conquer life’s trials and find their happy ever afters. I want to thank the folks at Books -n-Kisses for hosting me. Today I’d like to talk to you about what I consider the heart of a great […]
Guest Blogger: Anna James is here to talk about The Business of Love!!!!
Guest blogger: Julie Ann Walker talks about the first book Hell or High Water in her new Deep Six Series + giveaway
Hi everyone! My name is Julie Ann Walker and I’m tickled pink to be here today talking about my BRAND SPANKING NEW romantic suspense series, Deep Six! It revolves around six newly retired Navy SEALs who just can’t seem to shake their past and the Navy SEAL motto that “the only easy day was yesterday.” […]
Blog Tour & Giveaway: Shadow of a Spout by Amanda Cooper
Why I Write Cozy Mysteries by Amanda Cooper (aka Victoria Hamilton) I’ve been reading mysteries for a long, long time (see my bio at the end!). I started with Agatha Christie, and continued with Ngaio Marsh (a new Zealand writer) and Dorothy L. Sayers. I then moved on to many other mystery writers, among them […]
Spotlight & Excerpt from Melinda Leigh’s Hour of Need + a giveaway
Hour of Need Publisher: Montlake Romance Genre: Romantic Suspense Amazon| B&N While fighting in Afghanistan, Major Grant Barrett receives devastating news: his brother and sister-in-law have been murdered in Scarlet Falls, the sleepy suburb of Grant’s youth. Emotionally scarred from war, the career soldier returns home on emergency leave to temporarily care for his orphaned […]
Guest Blogger: Carolyn Brown
Hello and thank you for inviting me to Books-N-Kisses.Just reading the name of your site makes me smile. Nothing much better in this world than books and/or kisses! In my newest release, The Trouble with Texas Cowboys, Sawyer O’Donnell and Jill Cleary had no idea that they were going to be sharing a bunkhouse until […]
Blog Tour & Giveaway: Murder, Served Simply by Isabella Alan
Amish On Stage By Isabella Alan When the actors dressed in Amish costume burst into song and dance, I knew I had the setting for my next Amish Quilt Shop Mystery. I was visiting Holmes County on a research trip. I live about an hour from Holmes County, so I rarely spend the night there. […]
Blog Tour & Giveaway: Geared For The Grave by Duffy Brown
Guest Post by Duffy Brown Pets are the best! They are our constant companions. They love us when we’re bitchy and in our sloppy PJs with no hair combed and when we have the flu. And they train us really well. Here I thought we were supposed to train them! Ha! Pet joke: What side […]
Guest blogger: Karen Swan + a giveaway
Karen’s Favourite Recipe If asked what my favourite recipe is, it’s got to be my mother’s chicken soup. My daughter is so obsessed with it that if my mother comes to the house with a pot of the stuff, I have to siphon off my portion and hide it before she eats it all! My […]
Animal Welfare Week Book Spotlight: Doghouse by L.A. Kornetsky
Pawlease help us celebrate Animal Welfare Week (October 5-11) and National Animal Shelter and Rescue Appreciation Week (November 2-8) with DOGHOUSE and the Gin & Tonic Mystery Series by L.A. Kornetsky! They rely on animal instincts… Meet “Gin” and “Tonic.” She’s a dog person. He’s a cat person. But when these two friendly rivals team […]
Writer’s Tips & Tricks Day 22: I will finish… by Lisa Hendrix
First, a huge thank you to Kelly for including me in Tips and Tricks month. I’m writing this in mid-August, so I haven’t seen anyone else’s posts yet, but I can tell just by looking at the names of Kelly’s other guests that the last 29 days have been chock full of good advice, clever […]
Writer’s Tips & Tricks Day 21: Five tips for aspiring writers by Yasmine Galenorn
Five tips for aspiring writers: Ways to Keep the Words Flowing One: If you want to be a career writer I tell you this: there is no guarantee of success, but I guarantee that if you quit, you will fail. I don’t care what platform you approach for publishing—if you quit? You have nothing to […]
Writer’s Tips & Tricks Day 20: Sex scenes….by Lila DiPasqua
Sex scenes….Key elements to writing a love scene that readers won’t want to skip by Lila DiPasqua Let’s face it—writing a sex scene isn’t easy. First, you’ve got to forget about what your friends, family, or neighbors are going to think. There’s no way you can even begin to write a solid sex scene if you’re […]
