Janet Leigh
Denim, Diamonds and Deep 6
Book 6 in the Jennifer Cloud Series
April 12, 2022
Self-Published
375 pages
Paris 1912 is only the beginning.
Relentless time traveler Jennifer Cloud wants a little one-on-one time with her man and possibly, if it’s not asking too much, a proposal. But when a mysterious brigand sabotages her fellow time travelers and disrupts her love life, Jen must embark on a very dangerous vacation.
As Jen searches for the brigand, she discovers a valuable gem has been stashed amongst the trunks of a wealthy socialite destined to board the Titanic. The problem is the socialite’s name is on the list of lost souls from that horrible night, April 14, 1912.
Jen must be brave enough to defy her boss, board the ship of dreams, and help her sexy defender capture the brigand whilst not jumping his bones before they hit the infamous iceberg.
Will she succeed in saving the gem, or will her conscience force her to save the lot, avoid mass mayhem, and change history?
AUTHOR NOTE: Book 6 in the Jennifer Cloud series may be read as a stand-alone, but is much more fun if read in order. If you love sexy, hunky heroes and courageous heroines with sass, you’ll love this time travel romance series. Join the adventure.
Discover how to loosen up that inner vixen and write a great character-based love scene at our March 26 meeting featuring Naima Simone.
Many authors find writing those scenes—the love scenes—intimidating or frustrating to write. The fear or hesitation can originate from embarrassment and the “Oh no, I can’t write that!” voice inside their heads. Or the belief they cannot write a believable, passionate love scene. These scenes involve choreography, intense emotion and capturing the reader’s imagination with all the senses, which can be difficult to accomplish. Whether the bedroom door is closed, cracked or thrown wide open, love scenes are important not only to the story and romance, but also to the relationship between the hero and heroine, and most times the characters’ personal growth and arc. How our characters make love is as much a part of their characterization as their back story. The purpose of this program is to offer the author an alternate way of approaching love scenes that may make writing them more fun and a little easier.
About Naima Simone
Published since 2009, USA Today Bestselling author Naima Simone loves writing sizzling romances with heart, a touch of humor and snark. Her books have been featured in The Washington Post and Entertainment Weekly, and described as balancing “crackling, electric love scenes with exquisitely rendered characters caught in emotional turmoil.”
She is wife to Superman, or his non-Kryptonian, less bullet proof equivalent, and mother to the most awesome kids ever. They all live in perfect, sometimes domestically-challenged bliss in the southern United States.
A.C. Cockerill
First Star, Evening Star Series Book 3
December 14, 2021
Self-Published
221 pages
Fourth Published Novel (Also published 4 short stories and 1 novella.)
FIRST STAR is a near-future romance and cozy mystery blend set on a ranch northwest of Dallas, Texas.
Intern Josey Morningstar teams up again with her sisters, Paige and Blair, and Nana to solve a new mystery at the Evening Star Ranch B&B. Police detective Ross Dunvegan joins the amateur detective team to solve the mystery of Ed Kingston's key. Can Josey solve this mystery, decide between becoming a police officer or a private investigator, and find love along the way?
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Rebecca Stevenson
Lonewild Winter
December 28, 2021
Self-published
212 pages
3rd in Wentworth Cove series
Watercolorist Reagan Hart and her twelve-year-old daughter Meredith have lived in New York City all their lives, but when Reagan hears that her ex-husband will be released from prison early, they change their last name, relocate to a small coastal town in Maine, and lease a house from a feisty octogenarian.
Brett Mason takes care of his aunt's estate, including Lonewild, now that she's moved to an assisted living facility, but he has trust issues of his own... and a tendency to butt in where he's not wanted.
Jared Loper will stop at nothing to find his wife and daughter. Even if it means violating parole and the possibility of being sent back to prison.
The lives of these five people are about to intersect on the scenic streets and shores of Wentworth Cove.
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Carolyn Rae
Romancing the Doctor
January 22, 2022
(received rights back, republished with new cover)
Despite being newly divorced, Heather McKinley is thrilled to discover she is finally pregnant. While he’d rather be pursuing Heather, brilliant CDC researcher, Daniel Whistler, is called back to investigate a mutated virus more deadly than the original Rift Valley Fever, which also causes sterility. Devastated by her miscarriage, Heather joins him in the search for the perpetrator who’s dispersing the virus in U.S. cities and even on a Caribbean cruise ship. Their love for each other deepens, but secrets each hold threaten to pull them apart.
