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#NewRelease from Darlene Fredette - An Excerpt from LEGACY LIES LOYALTY - A Redford Falls Story
Today I'm featuring a #NewRelease from Darlene Fredette. LEGACY LIES LOYALTY is book 5 in the Redford Falls smalltown romance series. In this excerpt from LEGACY LIES LOYALTY, Logan and Jordan share an unexpected kiss. The book released on February 26, 2026 and is available FREE on KU for a limited time. Welcome back, Darlene! Blurb: When loyalty is tested, and lies run deep, the legacy they inherit could cost them everything. Bound by a loved one’s promise, Jordan McKen
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#MFRWhooks Blog Hop - Excerpt from I'LL BE SEEING YOU - One More Time With You
Happy Wednesday! Today I have another excerpt from I'LL BE SEEING YOU. Apprentice angel Gabriel and his client Frank have travelled back in time to 1944, to when Frank made his fatal mistake with love. He walked away from the love of his life. But he never forgot Claire. In his second trip to 1944, Frank is once again a 24 year-old-soldier. He and Gabriel communicate telepathically and no one but Frank can see Gabriel. He's able to feel Frank's emotions and feelings. In this
Mar 43 min read


Shake Off the Winter Doldrums with a New Book -I'LL BE SEEING YOU Now Available
What better way to shake off the winter doldrums than with a new book! I'LL BE SEEING YOU, book 1 in the Twice in a Lifetime time-travel romance series is now available for purchase and in Kindle Unlimited. To celebrate the book's release, I'm participating in the Shake Off the Winter Doldrums Book Festival at N.N. Light's Book Heaven. I'LL BE SEEING YOU is featured today. Read an excerpt and make sure to enter for your chance to win a $100 Amazon Gift Card! I'll see you ther
Mar 21 min read


#NewRelease I'LL BE SEEING YOU - Book 1 in the Twice in a Lifetime Series - Releases Today!
I'm so thrilled that I'LL BE SEEING YOU, book 1 in the Twice in a Lifetime series releases today! Yay! This release feels like a very long time coming for me. I began writing this story several years ago. And then I got stuck, not knowing which way to go with the plot, so I set it aside for a long time while I worked on other writing projects. Eventually, I went back to this story, but I thought "What if I turned this story into a series?" And the Twice in a Lifetime series w
Mar 13 min read


Tina Donahue's #NewRelease - WITCHY WOMAN
I'm happy to feature Tina Donahue's #NewRelease - WITCHY WOMAN today. This book has an interesting premise: A witch who tires of magic and a vampire who hates the idea of eternity. Both are looking for something else, their own special paradise--together. WITCHY WOMAN is an erotic paranormal romance and released on February 7, 2026. It's Book one in the Vampire Quest series. Thanks for stopping by, Tina! Blurb: A witch who’s ditched sorcery…a down-on-his-luck vampire… and o
Feb 103 min read


#NewRelease from Darlene Fredette - SECRET RECIPE
#NewRelease from Darlene Fredette - SECRET RECIPE
Jan 303 min read


#NewRelease - CHASING SHADOWS by Cat Jameson - A Romantic Suspense Novel
#NewRelease - CHASING SHADOWS by Cat Jameson. She tells us why she writes romance
Aug 26, 20256 min read


#NewRelease from Susie Black - DEATH BY DREIDEL - #CozyMystery
Susie Black visits with another #NewRelease - DEATH BY DREIDEL. Susie is a very busy, prolific author! And a funny one. She tells us...
Aug 8, 20254 min read


#New Release from Randy Overbeck - RED SHADOWS AT SAUGATUCK
Randy Overbeck answers the question why he writes, even when the financial reward isn't great.
Aug 1, 20255 min read


#NewRelease from Susan Poole - OUT OF THE CRASH #AuthorInterview
#NewRelease from Susan Poole OUT OF THE CRASH #AuthorInterview
Jul 25, 202510 min read


#NewRelease from Darlene Fredette - ONE SWEET CHRISTMAS
Author Darlene Fredette visits with a look at her new release ONE SWEET CHRISTMAS
Jul 15, 20252 min read


#NewRelease from M.S. Spencer - RAILROAD TIES: THE MARMION GROVE MURDERS
Mystery writer M.S. Spencer visits with a look at her #NewRelease, Railroad Ties: The Marmion Grove Murders
Jun 24, 20255 min read


New Release - Knocked Up by Her Mountain Man by Ella Braeme
Ella Braeme visits with her new release KNOCKED UP BY HER MOUNTAIN MAN
Apr 11, 20255 min read


#NewRelease from Amber Daulton - DARK HEARTS AFLAME
#NewRelease from Amber Daulton - DARK HEARTS AFLAME
Apr 8, 20253 min read


Tina Donahue's #NewRelease: SHAMELESS DESIRE - An Erotic Urban Fantasy SciFi Romance
#NewRelease from Tina Donahue: SHAMELESS DESIRE
Mar 14, 20253 min read


#NewRelease Blitz! TWICE A TARGET by Susan Vaughan
#NewRelease Blitz! TWICE A TARGET by Susan Vaughan
Jan 31, 20252 min read


#NewRelease from Tina Donahue: DEEP WITHIN ME
#NewRelease from Tina Donahue: DEEP WITHIN ME
Dec 6, 20246 min read


Guest Blog: Debut Author A.A. DaSilva - PERIPHERY
Debut author A.A. DaSilva's first book, PERIPHERY, is science fiction romance.
Nov 22, 20243 min read


#NewRelease: THE UNPREDICTABLE COLORS OF LOVE, a contemporary romance set in the French Countryside
THE UNPREDICTABLE COLORS OF LOVE #NewRelease from J. Arlene Culiner
Nov 19, 20244 min read


New Release from Laurel Osterkamp - THE SIDE PROJECT
Should Rylee and Carson risk everything to find their happily-ever-after? THE SIDE PROJECT by Laurel Osterkamp
Nov 15, 20243 min read
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