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!

Best of 2013: Broken Wings by DG Torrens and Trail of 32 by Paul Rega

I've read heaps of fantastic books this year, so it's extremely hard to chose one to give away as part the Best of 2013 Giveaway Hop. However, one of my favorite romances has to be Broken Wings by D. G. Torrens

Listen and you can hear the smoke rings

I love country music and while I was writing The Texas Cowboy I listened to a lot of it!

An old, but favorite of mine is Smoke Rings In The Dark by Gary Allan. As well as being a beautiful song, it's also amazing because you can actually hear the smoke rings. Listen and you'll see what I mean.

5 Great Things About Texas

I love Texas and here are 5 great facts about the state:

1. The name Texas comes from the Native American, Caddo word Tejas, meaning 'friends' or 'allies'.

2. It's known as the Lone Star State because the flag of Texas features a single star.

3. Houston, San Antonio and Dallas are 3 of the 10 biggest cities in America with a combined population of over 4,500,000! However, the capital of Texas isn't one of these, it's Austin.

3. The Dallas Cowboys is the wealthiest team in the NFL.

4. The Dallas-Fortworth area has more shopping malls per person than any other metropolitan area in the USA.

5. Texas was the largest state in the USA until Alaska joined in 1959.

Everything's bigger in Texas!

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!

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! 

Thank you everybody for your great friendship and support.

Thank you also to my amazingly patient cover designer, Jane Dixon-Smith at JD Smith Designs. The cover reveal for my new romance, The Texas Cowboy, is coming soon - just as soon as I can make up my mind about what it should look like!

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.

Thank you for making A Bride For The Sheikh such a success!

Thank you to every one who has supported the release of my latest sheikh romance, A Bride For A Sheikh, and catapulting it into the bestseller lists on Amazon!

So far, I've been very fortunate to have my book featured on several fantastic sites, including:

Beauty Brite, where A Bride For The Sheikh received a great 5-star review

My Books and I, where I talk about the story behind the story and what inspires my sheikh novels

JJ Ellis Romance Author, which features an excerpt from A Bride For The Sheikh

Mrs Mommy Booknerd's Book Review, where A Bride For The Sheikh is a book Highlight of the Day

Book Vibe, which features tweets for A Bride For The Sheikh and gives it 5 stars!

Night Owl Reviews, which features A Bride For The Sheikh along with many of my other romances

The Romance Reviews, where A Bride For The Sheikh makes the headlines!

Liza O'Connor, where I'm having a giggle while talking about writing, publishing and hitting the bestseller lists

In addition, I would like to thank everyone who has supported me on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Goodreads.

And most of all, thank you to all my wonderful readers who have made A Bride For The Sheikh such a huge success!

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.