A BRIDE FOR THE SHEIKH Needs Your Vote!

I'm thrilled and honored that my latest sheikh romance, A BRIDE FOR THE SHEIKH, has been nominated for a RONE Award for contemporary romance! Here's what they are saying about the book:

Angelina Smith is on holiday visiting her father in the Middle East, due to start law school upon her return to London. Her father’s business collapsed in a bad economy, which resulted in his wife leaving him and his move to find work. When he is invited to attend a formal gathering at the Sultan’s home, Angelina agrees to accompany him. It is there that the Sultan’s youngest son encounters Angelina and is instantly drawn to her. Before he can get acquainted she is gone. His father has pre-arranged a marriage to a woman he cares nothing about.  He is desperate to find the girl he met and convince his father to let him choose his own bride. Will the Sheikh find Angelina before his time runs out?

Ms. Lane goes into great detail of Middle-eastern etiquette and its royalty. Her deftly written visual descriptions will emerge the reader in the middle of the very hot desert with palatial mansions. The romantic connection between a royal Sheikh and a commoner is a familiar love story but “A Bride for the Sheikh” has a twist which includes many western personalities and character traits. The story is a brisk romance. However, it keeps one engaged until the very end to see where the relationship will go. Readers will surely enjoy the sacrifices made in the name of love, and how family, along with friends, show their support. This is a quick-read novella and will not disappoint!

(InD'tale Magazine)

Win a copy of THE TEXAS COWBOY!!

THE TEXAS COWBOY is on tour this week at the following great websites where I am giving away 2 copies of the book! Drop by, enter and you could be a winner!!!

Tour Dates March 10th – 21st 3/10 – Author Paisley Brown 3/10 – Tamaria Soana 3/10-  Reading, Writing, and Roses
3/11 – Sexy Between the Covers 3/12 – The eBook Promotions
3/13 – Not Everyone’s Mama
3/14 – Laurie’s Thoughts and Reviews
3/14 - Sweet Books
3/17 – Clutter Your Kindle
3/19- The Phantom Paragrapher
3/20- BookwormBridget’s World
3/21- Musings From An Addicted Reader

Every cowboy has a past and this cowboy's past is about to destroy his future.

Kidnapped by the Sheikh is currently free!!!

You can now download a copy of Kidnapped By The Sheikh, Book 1 of the bestselling Desert Sheikh series, for free!!!

Here what it's about:

Sheikh Akbar needs a hostage.

Sarah Greenwich needs to escape.

But sometimes what you need is not what you want.

When a powerful sheikh kidnaps Dr. Sarah Greenwich, she leads him to believe that she is the wife of the British ambassador, but how long will she be able to keep up the deception and what will happen to her when the sheikh finds out that she has been lying to him?

Sarah is about to discover that the desert is an exotic wilderness, where anything can happen...

Grab a copy now from one of these retailers before they put the price up!

Amazon USA: http://amzn.to/1caTUR6

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Barnes and Noble: http://bit.ly/1jXaFr8

iTunes: http://bit.ly/1e2SaxR

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Happy reading! 

Love and Cowboys! Meet Romance Author, Lorraine Nelson

Today it’s great to welcome award-winning, bestselling romance writer, Lorraine Nelson!

Thank you for having me today, Katheryn.

First, could you tell us a bit about your great books?

Sure! I love to talk about books.

I write mostly contemporary romantic suspense. Those are the kind of books I enjoy reading, so it’s natural for me to gravitate toward that genre. Most of my books are westerns. I love my cowboys, such rough and rugged men. I’ve written two historical shorts, Hawk’s Woman (Virgins Behaving Badly anthology) and Riverboat Queen (HerStory antho). Those were a challenge for me, as I hate history, LOL, but I was truly surprised at the end result. I love Christmas and have four Christmas titles available. I’ve an ongoing series with Evernight Publishing, Thunder Creek Ranch, (6 books available and #7 coming) and a new series that I’m self-publishing, Hudson Ranch. (3 books available and the 4^th releasing soon.) In addition, I have several single titles, the latest being Suited to be a Cowboy from Sweet Cravings Publishing.

Meet Bestselling Romance Author, Sharon Gillenwater

It’s great to welcome romance author, Sharon Gillenwater. First Sharon, could you tell us about your bestselling series, The Callahans of Texas?

Thanks for having me here, Katheryn.

The Callahans of Texas is a contemporary Christian romance series published by Baker/Revell. The Callahans are a wealthy, but down-to-earth ranching family in West Texas with strong ties to the small town of Callahan Crossing.  The three books—Jenna’s Cowboy, Emily’s Chance, and Megan’s Hero—are about the Callahan siblings Jenna, Chance, and Will finding their true loves.  Since they’re a close and loving family, everyone gets involved with the matchmaking.

Love and War: Meet Romance Author and Poet, Dawn Torrens

Dawn, it’s great to have you here! I love your romance novels. For people who haven’t had the chance to read them yet, could you tell us a bit about them?

I love romance combined with drama, so my books often contain heart-wrenching scenes. I like my books to evoke all kinds of emotions in people and for them to feel the pain, the love and all the emotions my characters are feeling. This is not easy to do and so I often find I have to get into character myself when writing certain scenes. Romance is a common theme throughout all of my books and combined with the drama my readers have come to know me well for I think it's a great combination.

Tripping Prince Charming, the tale of three romances by Ey Wade

To start off the new year with some great romance, it's great to welcome Ey Wade who's kindly agreed to give me a glimpse of her latest romance, Tripping Prince Charming, which was featured in USA Today's Happily Ever After column! Over to you, Ey.

I am really excited about sharing Tripping Prince Charming. It is the first serious romance I've written and came out better than I expected. It contains, humor, drama, and a bit of history.

Initially, my intention was to publish a three book series for a religious publisher, but their rules were so strict, I decided to add the books in one cover one after another. This final version of Tripping Prince Charming is the tale of three romances and is written in the format of acts and scenes. This excerpt is from the Act titled - Matchmaker, Matchmaker. 

How do you handle it when your best friend thinks she knows exactly what you need in life? Often, and without our knowledge, friends see our love life and relationships as a playing field they control. Ivy gets a kick out of pretending she's the world's best matchmaker as you will see in this scene.

Win a copy of THE TEXAS COWBOY at The Romance Reviews

With Christmas just around the corner I've paired up with The Romance Reviews to give away 2 copies of my latest romance, THE TEXAS COWBOY.

To enter, just go to their contest page, HERE, type in your email address and then click 'Enter the Contest'. How easy is that? The contest is open until December 25th, 11:59pm (EST) so hurry over and enter. Who knows, you might be a winner this Christmas!

The Texas Cowboy

Everything’s bigger in Texas, including the problems.

When Vicky flies into Texas, she immediately falls for the charms of local cowboy, Jack Cassidy. However, her wealthy Dallas cousin, Laura, has other ideas and will do everything she can to steer Vicky away from Jack and into the arms of a rich oilman.

Jack is resigned to living the life of a lonely cowboy whose only female company is his horses—that is, until he meets Vicky. However, Vicky isn’t the only person with a claim on his heart. Jack wasn’t always alone and his ex is about to make a dramatic comeback.

Every cowboy has a past and this cowboy’s past is about to destroy his future.

5 Great Country Music Love Songs

I mentioned in an earlier post how much I love country music and that one of my favorite songs was Smoke Rings In The Dark by Gary Allan, and today I thought I'd share some more great country love songs - perfect to listen to while reading my latest romance, The Texas Cowboy! In reverse order:

5. You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This by Toby Keith

4. Forever and Ever, Amen by Randy Travis

3. Let's Make Love by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

2. Remember When by Alan Jackson

The Number 1, All Time Favorite....

Always On My Mind by the legendary country singer, Willie Nelson

Enjoy!

MARRIED TO MAGGIE - Great Romance by Jan Romes

Since I'm currently into bride covers (see A Bride For The Sheikh) and Texas (see The Texas Cowboy), I was immediately drawn to Jan Romes' latest romance, Married to Maggie. Here's what it's about:

Texas playboy, Ty Vincent, heir to the Vincent Oil fortune needs a short-term wife to convince his grandfather and the Board of Directors that he's changing his ways so they'll name him CEO. Ditching an environmental conference in Atlanta to play in Reno, Ty suffers razor-sharp chest pains at the airport. The pains were becoming a common occurrence that started showing up after he lost his father in a fiery crash a year earlier. The woman who comes to his aid not only helps him with what she can only assume is a heart attack but she also fibs to keep airport security and paparazzi from descending on him. She's brilliant, unemployed and not his type which makes her the perfect choice for a temporary spouse. If he can ignore her extraordinary blue eyes then everything will go according to plan. 

Talking About Cowboys

Today I'm very lucky to be chatting with bestselling romance author, Jan Romes, about cowboys, Texas and writing The Texas Cowboy. Please stop by and join us at Jan's Blog

http://jantheromancewriter.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-chat-with-katheryn-lane.html

Hope to see you there!

Hot New Release: THE TEXAS COWBOY. Special Sale Price!

I'm thrilled to announce that my new cowboy romance, THE TEXAS COWBOY is now available, ahead of schedule, from Amazon!

To celebrate, and because it's the festive season, it's on sale for just $2.99 (£1.99), so grab a copy while you can.

You can get your hands on THE TEXAS COWBOY here:

Amazon USA: http://amzn.to/1bLPep4

Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/18ncc33

Happy reading!

Meet Romance Author, Angel Walker

Today it’s great to welcome romance author, Angel Walker. First Angel, could you tell us about your debut novel, Such is Life?

Such is Life was actually a dream of mine. Literally, a dream about going to my ex’s wedding and my ten year class reunion. I took the main parts of my dream and ran with it. The main character Melissa Jones has to face going to both alone until her attractive and perfect for her assistant Brett Thomas steps in to tag along. Everything imaginable goes wrong on the trip, but Melissa keeps going with a smile on her face and a little bottle of vodka in her purse. That last part was a joke, but not too far off.

If your book was made into a movie, who would you pick to play the lead roles?

I’ve thought about this question quite a bit. I honestly don’t know who I would pick to be the lead role. The character is so much like myself trying to pick someone else to be her would be difficult. Now the men in the book, well, the list never stops. Matt Bomer has repeatedly come to mind, but I’m not sure what woman doesn’t think about him all the time. I’ve also though of Jared Padalecki a few times while writing.

Cover reveal for THE TEXAS COWBOY

Here it is: the cover for my latest romance, THE TEXAS COWBOY, thanks to the very talented Jane Dixon-Smith at JD Smith Design.

Here's what it's about:

Everything’s bigger in Texas, including the problems.

When Vicky flies into Texas, she immediately falls for the charms of local cowboy, Jack Cassidy. However, her wealthy Dallas cousin, Laura, has other ideas and will do everything she can to steer Vicky away from Jack and into the arms of a rich oilman.

Jack is resigned to living the life of a lonely cowboy whose only female company is his horses—that is, until he meets Vicky. However, Vicky isn’t the only person with a claim on his heart. Jack wasn’t always alone and his ex is about to make a dramatic comeback.

Every cowboy has a past and this cowboy’s past is about to destroy his future.

Who doesn't love a sexy cowboy?

 THE TEXAS COWBOY is now out on Amazon!

Meet USA Today Bestselling Romance Author, Donna Fasano

Today it's great to host bestselling romance author, Donna Fasano. Donna, what attracted you to writing in the first place?

I came to writing from my love of reading. While growing up, I lost myself in books in order to escape an unhappy childhood.

What genre are you most comfortable writing?

Romance. I wrote for Harlequin for 20 years, writing sweet romance (as Donna Clayton) and women's fiction (under my own name). I have self-published some of my books. The Merry-Go-Round was my first indie-published book. Reclaim My Heart is my very first Montlake publication. I am proud and excited to have been picked up by such a prestigious publisher.

Meet Romance Author Liza O'Connor

I've just had the great pleasure of being interviewed by romance author, Liza O’Connor, and today I’m thrilled to have the chance to interview her on my site. First Liza, could you tell us about your latest book, Ghost Lover?

Texas Fever! Meet Award Winning Romance Author, KC Klein

I’m about to publish my first cowboy romance and today it’s great to welcome the award winning romance author, KC Klein. First KC, could you tell us about your great books?

I’m really excited because my first book in the Texas Fever series, Texas WideOpen, is now on sale across all major retailers for only $1.99!

 

This story is about a girl, a horse, and her love for the rugged cowboy next door.

Katie Harris always knew she'd marry Cole one day—until he broke her dreams and her heart. But now that Katie's father is sick, she's back home, older, wiser, and nowhere near the love-sick fool she once was.

Cole knows Katie doesn't want anything to do with him. But after so many years, he can't pretend she's no more than a neighbor. Holding his ground was hard enough when she was seventeen. Now that she's her own woman, Cole's heart doesn't stand a chance...

My second book in the series, Hustlin’ Texas is being released December 5^th.

Nikki Logan has always had a bad reputation in the small town of Oak Groves, Texas. Everyone knows that the Logans are a wild bunch, with too much charm for their own good and too much of a knack of finding trouble. Nikki is nowhere close to the type of girl political hopeful, Jett Avery, should hang around with. But I love writing about polar opposites who can’t keep their hands off of each other, and about a bad girl with a heart of gold and of a good boy who can’t for the life of him keep away.

Here’s an excerpt of Hustlin’ Texas:

Meet Romance Author, Jude Ouvrard

Jude Ouvrard

Today it’s great to welcome the wonderful author, Jude Ouvrard.

Hi Katheryn. Thank you for having me on your blog!

First Jude, could you tell us about your books?

At the moment, I have two published novellas. Both of them are romance.

The first one is Under the Sun. It’s a beach read, part of the anthology named Heat Wave. It was released in July 2013. It’s the story of Tracey Howard. She spent the past few years caring for her grandmother and now that she has passed away, she wants to live her life again. She decides to spend the summer at her grandmother's cabin. This is where everything changes. She meets Jackson and begins her new life.

Wonderland is a gay romance about two men. There is poetry at the beginning of each chapters and I think it helps with the emotions of the book. It’s the story of Lucas, he is going through a rough time and he decides to join a poetry class to help him cope. He meets Preston, his teacher and they both connect. Preston is the type of person who's enjoying life and only sees the good. He devotes his life to Lucas, he makes sure he gets everything he wants. This story touches many subjects; gay romance, poetry, last chance at life and unfortunately death. I think it has the power to touch your heart and soul.

THE TEXAS COWBOY - Sneak peek!

Image courtesy of franky242/FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Apart from a sheikh, what could be sexier than a cowboy?

Inspired by several trips I've made to Texas, I'm currently working on a new romance called THE TEXAS COWBOY. Although I'm still editing it, I'm so excited about this book that I'm giving everyone a sneak peak of Chapter 1.

“You can’t take his picture, Victoria!” Laura whispered.

“Please, call me Vicky,” Laura’s cousin replied. She held up her phone and clicked. There on the screen was a picture of the man opposite them captured forever for Vicky to look at as much as she pleased whether Laura liked it not.

“I don’t know how people behave where you come from in England, Victoria, but here in Dallas, we don’t go round taking pictures of strangers, especially cowboys.” Laura lifted up her iced tea with her perfectly manicured fingers and took a small sip. 

“But look at him. It’s such a great image.” Vicky pointed directly at the man standing across the street from the cafe where they had stopped for a drink. He was wearing faded jeans, boots and a large cowboy hat, which was tilted slightly over his left eye. In his arm he was holding an orange Hermes box tied up with brown ribbon. “It just seems to sum up Dallas, doesn’t it? A tall, sexy cowboy, holding an expensive, designer box.”

“Victoria, I don’t see what’s so interesting about him. He’s probably just some ranch-hand on an errand. I would never have suggested sitting outside, if I thought you were going to take photographs of strange men,” Laura signaled to one of the waiters for the bill.

   

“I’m sorry, but my friends back home will just love this picture. I had to take it.” Vicky looked up from the image on her phone to the flesh and blood version that was waiting on the other side of the road. The cowboy caught her eye and winked at her. Vicky looked at her cousin. She was looking for change in her purse. Vicky looked across the road and winked back. She could feel her cheeks turning scarlet. She wasn't sure if it was because she was embarrassed about defying her cousin, or because she had just made a pass at a complete stranger. She would never have done something like that back home in England, so what made her do it here in Dallas?

“I don’t believe it,” Laura said. “It looks like he’s coming over. Drink up. We’re leaving.” Laura stood up to go, but it was too late. The cowboy had already crossed the road and was striding towards them.

I hope to publish THE TEXAS COWBOY soon. 

Watch this space! 

Meet Romance Author JJ Ellis

I always love to talk to other romance authors and today it's great to welcome JJ Ellis, bestselling author of Virgin Voyage. First, could you tell us what your books are about? 

My books are about true love, family, passion and the funny parts of life.  I love adding a dash of comedy to my work!  My current series of romantic comedies have all of the above, plus a beautiful setting (Alaska) and a matchmaking matriarch!

What are you working on at the moment? 

Right now I am writing book five of my cruiseship series. It is the final book and I'm doing it as a part of NaNoWriMo! I am very excited about this book because it is my most anticipated, but I am also very sad because it is the final one of the group.