Babette James

A hot car+a hot guy+a girl=trouble? A Time of Fear & Loving by Alice Orr #Suspense #MFRWauthor #IndieAuthor #Romance

I’m delighted to welcome Alice Orr to my blog today as she shares a peek at her new romantic suspense A Time of Fear & Loving – Riverton Road Book 5 (Mike & Amanda’s Story) Alice  is known for delicious suspense spiced with a love story. How would we prepare for a long-fantasized reunion? I, personally, would shop long and hard for the perfect outfit to display myself to best advantage. I’d have…

Join Us For An Encore Release Party Sept 29th 4:30 -11:30 EST #Romance #TWRP #Giveaways #AmReading #Kindle

We’re celebrating releases from September 16th through September 30th. We are a group of authors with books the Amazon Encore program has selected for a re-release. Each author is hosting a time slot–lots of book talk and giveaways. Please join us today, September 29th, from 4:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. EST at https://www.facebook.com/events/881071615263504/ And bring along your friends! Get these…

An Encore Release Celebration 8 #Kindle #romance novels new low prices #AmazonEncore #TWRP #mfrwauthor

My contemporary romance novels Summertime Dream and Clear As Day release today along with these other wonderful romance novels from my friends through Amazon’s Encore Publishing. Get these romances for only $3.99 each or $0.00 for Kindle Unlimited subscribers. Contemporary Romance Bayou Born (Fleur de Lis Series Book 1)  by Linda Joyce Branna Lind’s self-esteem rests at the bottom of the…

Celebrating good news! A Rone Award Win and Two Releases! #ContemporaryRomance #BeachReads #iartg

I’m celebrating all sorts of good news this month! An Award! Kissing Katie is a 2015 Rone Award Winner! I was so thrilled to receive the news yesterday that Kissing Katie won in the Novella category at the 2015 InD’Scribe Con in Palms Springs. I wish I had been able to attend the conference, but I’m happy dancing here at home. Thank you so much to InD’Tale Magazine, the reviewers, readers, and…

The River Series #3 ~ Sometimes fanning the flames is better than running… Smokejumper Dave Knight lives by two simple rules—play hard, work harder. Heartache taught him love and commitment don’t mix with his high-intensity lifestyle. That hot kiss with the classy Olivia Benedetti-Harper was a mistake, but he walked away in time. Too bad he can’t run from the memories. Then a plane crash shatters…

Shop Like a Duchess - Guest Post by @Carly_Carson, author of Duke of Devonwood #AmReading #Romance #Anthology

London is one of the world’s great cities, with something for everyone. Do you like to shop? Do you like all things British? Since my story in the Summer Lovin’ Anthology takes place in England (modern day, not historical) I wanted to share a few unique British shopping experiences.

The picture above is the side entrance of  Fortnum & Mason, a well-known store with exquisite windows and food…

Interview With Sharleen Scott, Author of Tangles #Fiction #Family #Alzheimers #Caregiving

I’m delighted to welcome Sharleen Scott for an interview and a look at her new contemporary fiction novel, Tangles.

Hi, Sharleen, so glad to have you here today. Tell us a little about Tangles.

Blurb:Can tragedy mend a wounded family? While faced with the challenge of his mother’s escalating Alzheimer’s disease, Logan McKinnon discovers secret journals that leave him questioning everything he…

My guest @JMMaurer1 shares a peek at her #NewRelease SEEKING REDEMPTION #ContemporaryRomance

After surviving a bitter divorce and emerging from a darkness that became all too familiar, Jessica finds herself on top of the world, her soulful awakening allowing her to feel again, trust again, and even love again. Her painful past, however, is relentless, both physically and emotionally, bombarding her daily and not allowing her to overcome the lingering demons that ultimately control her…

Love Burns Release Day! #New #AmReading #Romance #Giveaway #TWRP

Come fall in love at the river! It’s release day for Dave and Olivia!

Love Burns is the third book in my River series and begins right after the wedding in Clear As Day. I love writing these stories, and want to thank everyone for celebrating this special day with me!

I hope you enjoy the teasers below. Don’t forget to enter the Rafflecopter giveaway!

Title: Love Burns Series: The River Series

1 Day to Love Burns - The Fishing Lesson ♥ #TWRP #AmReading #ContemporaryRomance

Choosing a favorite scene from Love Burns is difficult, but their fishing lesson is one of my favorites:

“Grip the rod in your right hand.” He turned the long rod so the reel hung below and adjusted her grip. “Get the base of the reel between your middle and ring fingers and grip firm. How’s that feel?”

Her grip felt strange, but more balanced. “Good. This reel is different from yesterday.”

“That…

2 Days to Love Burns - Best laid plans #AmReading #Romance #TWRP

Best laid plans rarely go as planned. Olivia had firm plans for her new future, none of which included being distracted by, or interested in Dave, who’d made his feelings clear–or so she thought…

  Come fall in love at the river!

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★★★★★ “… a lovely story with a steamy yet tender romance.”

 To celebrate the upcoming release of Love Burns  on April 17th, I’ve put book 1, Summe…

Easy Nutella Toffee Pie by @JMMaurer1, author of Seeking Love (Emerging From Darkness Bk 1) #amreading #Romance

In the Emerging From Darkness trilogy, we meet Jessica Winters, the registered nurse who spends more time eating chocolate than making anything from it, and Matthew Moi, the sexy sex therapist who knows a great deal about the sexual benefits of cocoa, but prefers caramel. Throughout their growing relationship, the two are constantly waging a loving war, using each of their second loves—chocolate…

3 Days to Love Burns - Taking risks #contemporaryromance #TWRP

When I began writing Love Burns, I hadn’t expected the serious turn and emotional rollercoaster their story would take as Dave and Olivia hit major crossroads in their lives. Letting go of their pasts and taking the risk to plunge into their new future was difficult for both of them as they worked through their personal trials and questions of trust to find their happily ever after together.

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4 Days to Love Burns - Returning to Mohave #ContemporaryRomance #TWRP

One of the fun parts of writing Love Burnswas returning to the setting of Lake Mohave, a place I’ve loved to visit ever since childhood. It’s a starkly beautiful location and lets you feel you’ve gone somewhere completely remote even though it’s accessible in only a little over an hour from Las Vegas. Lake Mohave is part of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area downstream from the Hoover Dam and…

5 Days to Love Burns - What started in Vegas #ContemporaryRomance #TWRP

When Olivia and Dave first met in Clear As Day, the sparks that flew between them were uncomfortable and unwelcome and neither of them could have imagined becoming more than passing acquaintances, let alone friends or lovers. Then came that night in the hotel hallway, and what started in Vegas didn’t stay in Vegas.

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★★★★★ “… a lovely story…

6 Days to Love Burns - Sometimes fanning the flames is better than running… #ContemporaryRomance #TWRP

Sometimes fanning the flames is better than running…

This tagline for Love Burns proved very  true in the writing of the novel. I first fell for my hero Dave Knight while writing Nate and Kay’s story in Clear As Day (The River #2). He was fun, charming, and edgy enough to intrigue, but I swore up and down to my critique group that I absolutely, positively wasn’t going to write a sequel. Well, my…

Are You Sexy? - Summertime Dream #MySexySaturday #99cents #ContemporaryRomance #Saturday7 #MSSAuthors

This week’s theme is Are You Sexy?  and those characters who are sexy yet very comfortable about it. They’re comfortable about being in their own skin, being the best at something, heck, they’re comfortable on almost everything. But there is one thing they haven’t quite mastered: love.

Despite the sizzle and pull of attraction, mastering love is never as easy as it seems it should be. As in real…