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Guest Author, Kat Martin & her favorite places in the sun
Romance At Random is thrilled to have NYT Bestselling author, Kat Martin visiting us today. Explore various geographic locations with Kat that will not only offer you high doses of vitamin D but quite possibly a little romantic heat. Kat is giving away one copy of AGAINST THE SUN to a randomly chosen commenter so comment away – winner announced this week in the post – good luck!
Since my latest book, AGAINST THE SUN, big Jake Cantrell and Sage Dumont’s story, deals with a visit to Texas by a Saudi Arabian sheik and his family, I thought it might be fun to talk about favorite places in the sun. Read more
Historically Crushed: Robin Bridges on Prince Albert & King Leopold
Young Adult Romance Authors share their biggest historical crushes with RomanceatRandom readers. Today we hear from Robin Bridges, author of The Gathering Storm.
Contemporary Romance Author Molly O’Keefe on Why Athletes Make Great Heroes
Molly O’Keefe’s highly anticipated contemporary romance, Can’t Buy Me Love (on sale June 26), centers in part around an ice hockey superstar named Luc who is sidelined by injuries. This got us thinking on the je-ne-sais-quoi of athletes in romance novels—whether they’re exceptionally fit Scottish warriors or studly professional basketball players, something about these men spurs great plots and sends readers into pining fan-girl territory. What is it, exactly? Molly O’Keefe is here to weigh in! Be sure to enter to win one of 15 advance copies of her new novel below.
I thought about this blog while drooling over Jaci Burton’s amazing, sexy, sexy covers. Those covers say it all, don’t they? Athletes make good heroes because they are hot! But the more I thought about it, obviously, the reason they make great heroes is deeper than that. The reason I made Luc Baker—my hero in Can’t Buy Me Love—a hockey player, wasn’t just about his abs (which are lovely). But was more about creating a character that was driven, disciplined and committed. And successful. And rich. Let’s not forget that part. All of those things feed a really potent fantasy.
So, because I love lists almost as much as I love athlete heroes, here is my list of my top three reasons I love professional athletes as heroes.
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New eBook Release this month from Loveswept – Classic romances by Debra Dixon
Hot guys in the hometown tonight! Debra’s stories contain the sexiest heroes, don’t miss these favorite classic Loveswept books now available in ‘e’ – enjoy!
PLAYING WITH FIRE
Beloved and bestselling author Debra Dixon takes romance readers down to the bayou, where there’s a hot blaze simmering—and an arsonist on the loose.
For a woman who’s not looking for trouble, Maggie St. John sure is finding a lot of it these days—especially after she discovers a fire in a utility closet at the hospital where she works as a nurse. Now there’s an arson investigation, and she’s at the center of it. Maggie can’t tell which is worse: the sudden flashbacks to a terrible memory buried deep in her subconscious or the incredible tension that is building with the infuriatingly cocky and undeniably attractive arson investigator. Read more
New eBook Release this month from Loveswept – Morgan’s Woman, by Judith E French
With all of the hype about Western romances here is a story you’ll love.
Sparks fly as a spirited widow on the lam tries to outrun a mercenary on a mission in Judith E. French’s pulse-pounding romance set in the untamed West.
Proud, iron-willed Tennessee widow Tamsin MacGreggor is wanted—dead or alive—for a crime she didn’t commit. But out West the law is shoot first, ask questions later. So she’s running for her life—with notoriously handsome bounty hunter Ash Morgan in hot pursuit.
Tamsin is Morgan’s match, shrewd and strong enough to escape capture. Twice. But catching her now is more than Morgan’s duty—it’s personal. For somehow she has slipped past his defenses and stolen his well-guarded heart. A passionate affair erupts in the wilds of a harsh, unforgiving land where a bounty hunter must finish his job—and an innocent woman will do whatever it takes to save herself from a hangman’s noose.
Loveswept: Love stories you’ll never forget by authors you’ll always remember.
Morgan’s Woman, on sale 5/14 – Buy here.
Love those Western romances, don’t you? Historical or Contemporary, if it is set in the West I’ll read it — what about you? Which do you prefer, Historical or Contemporary Western romances?
Author Ruthie Knox and The Romance Man Talk Heroes
Enjoy this duo’s discourse and be prepared to laugh out loud and comment profusely as that is what usually happens when The Romance Man is on R@R – enjoy! And, remember every week on R@R, 5 winners win a free book, winners announced on Sunday – good luck!
The Romance Man has turned himself into something of a phenomenon of the world of romance blogging ever since he reviewed Jessica Scott’s Because of You back in February. He caught my attention with his just-a-regular-guy tone, his humor (which ranges from middle-school level to faux-humble and sly, depending on his mood), and — okay, well, just because he’s a man. A man, reading romance and talking about it online. We don’t have many of those!
It didn’t hurt that his review of my debut novel, Ride with Me, completely cracked me up. It’s not every day that a girl gets the backhanded compliment along the lines of, “I really wanted to hate your book, and I read it with every intention of mocking it publicly, but then it was so good, I had to write a good review.”
Still makes me smile just thinking about it.
So when Sue asked The Romance Man and I to do a post together to talk about my June release, About Last Night, I jumped at the chance to discuss the male point of view with a male who always has a point of view on everything. Usually a loud one.
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Kris Kennedy on Heroes and Heroines
Historical author Kris Kennedy discusses what it is that draws us to a hero and keeps us coming back for more.
Most romance readers read for character, for the romantic conflict between hero and heroine. Yes, we need a plot, some of us more than others. And yes, we love strong world-building, so we can get lost in a new world, be it a fictional U.S. town in 2011 or a medieval castle in 1153. We need tension, tough choices, and sensual energy.
But all those devices should be used to create vivid characters we can totally fall in love with. Characters that can become Keepers.
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Guest author Grace Burrowes tells all, ‘Secrets I’ve Kept’
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Historical Romance Author Grace Burrowes references the secrets in her life compared to those of her heroine and ultimately how they interfere with your happiness.
Lady Maggie Windham, the heroine of Lady Maggie’s Secret Scandal, is keeping secrets, from her family, from Benjamin Hazlit the investigator she’s hired to find her some answers, and from herself. Her situation has made me think of the secrets in my own life, and how secrets often work to undermine happiness.
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Historically Crushed: Jillian Larkin on Jay Gatsby
Young Adult Romance Authors share their biggest historical crushes with RomanceatRandom readers. Today we hear from Jillian Larkin, author of The Flappers Series.
Guest Author, Cindy Holby’s new release Angel’s End
It’s been two years since I’ve had a release. Two long years of trying to keep my career alive in the every changing marketplace. I am thrilled to be writing for a new publisher and excited about my new series, Angel’s End. The only thing that doesn’t excite me is figuring out how to promote my book. The problem is publishers have expectations. They expect you to have thousands of twitter followers. They want you to have 5000 likes on your fan page. They want you on all of the social media outlets, they want you to do blog tours, and they ask you to do it all by yourself while you are trying to write the next book. What’s an author to do?
My question is, as readers, what do you respond to? Read more
