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Getting to know Brenda Margriet (Contest)

Getting to know Brenda Margriet (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Beverly Blank! *~*~* Hi, there! Brenda Margriet here, waving hello from British Columbia, Canada. On April 13, I released my fourteenth contemporary romance. It’s taken me ten years to get here, but since I thought I might never finish one book I am pretty proud of this accomplishment. My new release is Strictly by the Book and it is the fourth in my Silverberry Seduction Seasoned Romance Series. The series features a rather unusual book club…one where…

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In One Picture: Reina Torres’ “Sweetgrass Summer” (Contest)

In One Picture: Reina Torres’ “Sweetgrass Summer” (Contest)

The winner is…Miki! *~*~* Sweetgrass Summer by Reina Torres  A rock-steady rancher, determined to give his love a slow traditional courting, is surprised when she takes the reins I love history and culture! When I go somewhere on vacation, I tend to be on the move more than when I’m at home. I love museums and living history sites. It’s so exciting to learn about life in different places. When I fell in love with books, it was with stories like…

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In One Picture: Cindy Tanner’s “Cowboys & Zombies” (Contest)

In One Picture: Cindy Tanner’s “Cowboys & Zombies” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…ButtonsMom200! *~*~* Cowboys & Zombies by Cindy Tanner Nothing can keep me from my cup of coffee—not the threat of zombies or a double-shot of sexy cowboy…nothing venti-ed, nothing earned What inspired me to write about a cowboy during the zombie apocalypse? Earlier this year I finished my debut series which is contemporary romance. I have been world building and drafting paranormal stories for years. I have always been fan of that genre from books, graphic novels, and movies. I…

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In One Picture: Elle James’s “Free Rein” (Contest)

In One Picture: Elle James’s “Free Rein” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Stacey Kinzebach! *~*~* Free Rein by Elle James  Former Delta, now rodeo security cowboy, rescues a barrel racer on a runaway horse, rekindling an old flame in the process “Free Rein” is a second chance romance short story. They met at the rodeo years ago. He promised to come back and marry her. An injury changed the course of his life. See what happens when he returns to Fool’s Gold Colorado. This is a short story set in my…

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In One Picture: Kelly Violet’s “Carry Me Home” (Contest)

In One Picture: Kelly Violet’s “Carry Me Home” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Mary Ann! *~*~* Carry Me Home by Kelly Violet Down on her luck, a city girl travels back to Kansas and the boy she left behind   Although the first half of my life was spent in New York City, I’ve always had a fascination for wide-open spaces. And the quiet of nature. For me, I think it’s about a slower pace and a different way of life. Since going away to college, I’ve lived and visited several places,…

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In One Picture: Michal Scott’s “The Patience of Unanswered Prayer” (Contest)

In One Picture: Michal Scott’s “The Patience of Unanswered Prayer” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Colleen C! *~*~* The Patience of Unanswered Prayer by Michal Scott  Kidnapped and destined to be another victim of Reconstruction-era violence, a feisty shop owner is rescued by a trail boss whose dark secret might save them both Inspiration for story, little about me, where to find me: I imagined an African-American cowboy home from the trail with a wolf by his side, both of them sensing trouble has come to their spread. I imagined how that trouble…

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In One Picture: Megan Ryder’s “Second Chances” (Contest)

In One Picture: Megan Ryder’s “Second Chances” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Cheryl! *~*~* Second Chances by Megan Ryder Overwhelmed trying to hold onto her dead husband’s ranch, a lonely widow turns to the one man she can’t have for a night of passion Snippet from “Second Chances”… How could today have gone so wrong? Or maybe it had gone right? It was closing in on the anniversary of Mark’s death two years ago, and she was already thinking of cheating on him with his best friend. But was…

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IN ONE PICTURE: ELLE JAMES’S “SHELTERING CHARLOTTE” (CONTEST)

IN ONE PICTURE: ELLE JAMES’S “SHELTERING CHARLOTTE” (CONTEST)

UPDATE: The winner is…Pat Elliott! *~*~* Sheltering Charlotte by Elle James Passions ignite between a cop and a city girl trapped in a cellar while a storm ravages Hellfire, Texas Excerpt from “Sheltering Charlotte”… A heavy roaring sound, accompanied by sideways rain, made him glance toward the end of Main Street. That’s when he saw it. A wide funnel cloud, pounding the earth, spinning everything up in its path, headed straight for Hellfire. Sheets of mangled tin roofing, boards, huge tree…

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Payton Harlie: Fire in the Storm (Contest)

Payton Harlie: Fire in the Storm (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…ButtonsMom2003! *~*~* Pre-order your copy here: Kindle | Nook | iBooks | Kobo | Google Play Hi all! I’m Payton Harlie, and I’m so excited to be one of the authors in First Response: A Boys Behaving Badly Anthology. “Fire in the Storm” is the first short story I’ve written, the first story I’ve ever submitted anywhere, and the first story of mine to be published. Thank you, Delilah Devlin, for including me in this anthology with…

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Margay Leah Justice: Handcuffs and G-strings (Contest)

Margay Leah Justice: Handcuffs and G-strings (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Pat! *~*~* Pre-order your copy here: Kindle | Nook | iBooks | Kobo | Google Play Hello, my name is Margay Leah Justice, and I am the author of Sloane Wolf, a paranormal romance, and Strip Me, an MM romance that was the winner of the Hot Books, Cold Nights contest and was published by Pocket Books, but I have been writing since I can remember. I always carried a notebook and pen with me, wherever I…

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