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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Asleep inside a bronze statue, a naked Frenchman wakes a century later to save a half-Fae art museum curator from a demon bent on ruling our present-day world. <br /><br />That’s just a small part of who Henrí Chevalier is. My reluctant hero in Heaven-sent Warrior had a crude upbringing in Paris, France during the 19th century. Well before he appeared naked one night on the grounds of a present-day art museum, and before becoming a model for the sculptor Auguste Rodin, he fought in the Franco-Prussian war in 1870 at age 16. <br /><br />As a farmhand on his uncle’s farm, he was caught behind barricades while delivering goods to a Paris marketplace. He took up arms during a brutal siege now referred to as the War of 1870, which lasted 10 days. Henrí had no idea that on July 16 1870 the French parliament would vote to declare war on the German Kingdom of Prussia. He had carried a Chassepot rifle, a bolt-action military breech-loading rifle. He said he had little choice but to take up arms and fight. He told Kenzie “We lost, but my appearance saved me.” She asked why, and he shared that they took him for a young lad and sent him back to his uncle’s farm. He added “At sixteen, I was pathetically small for my age.” In my story, Henrí has to force memories of death, blood, and needless carnage back inside the dark place in his mind. </span></b><div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><i>Henrí Chevalier's last memory, before stumbling naked into a museum’s moonlit garden, was Auguste Rodin and his dusty Paris studio in 1886. To escape his broken heart, Henrí volunteered to sleep inside a statue until needed. Expecting to die, he discovers he must learn to use the unexpected powers Heaven has given him. Without them he will fail his mission against otherworldly creatures, such as demons and faeries. <br /> <br /> Kenzie Mackintosh, a dedicated art museum's curator, spies a naked man hiding among the bronze statues. A quick glance ignites desire within her, but she is too tied-up in work to act on it. Unaware of her fae heritage, their relationship heats up as he disrupts her job. While Henrí tries to process modern buildings, cars, and a broken elevator, a demon attacks and forces Henrí and Kenzie to enlist the aid of her powerful fae relatives. When the demon possesses the body of her ex-lover and threatens to kill him, then use her to take over the world, Henrí and Kenzie must learn to trust each other, even if Kenzie’s death might be the only answer to the world’s salvation. </i><br /><br />Buy <a href="https://nancyleebadger.blogspot.com/p/books.html"><span style="color: blue;">links</span></a>.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Nancy Lee Badger grew up in Huntington on New York’s Long Island. After attending Plymouth State in New Hampshire, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education and met and married her college sweetheart. They raised two handsome sons and when the children had left the nest, and shoveling show became a chore, she retired from her satisfying job as a 9-1-1 Emergency Medical Dispatcher and moved with her husband to North Carolina, where she writes full-time. <br /><br />Nancy is a member of Romance Writers of America, Heart of Carolina Romance Writers, Fantasy-Futuristic & Paranormal Romance Writers, and the Triangle Association of Freelancers. She loves to travel and attend Scottish Highland Games and is never far from her laptop. She finds story ideas in the most unusual places. <br /><br />Connect with Nancy Lee Badger </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i>Thank you, Nancy, for your support of the military!<br /><br />Mahalo,<br /><br />Kim in Baltimore<br /><i>Aloha Spirit in Charm City</i><br /><br />Nancy offers an except from <span style="color: blue;">HEAVEN-SENT WARRIOR</span> ... <br /><br />A server arrived and poured coffee into two mugs. Kenzie ordered for them both. Henrí stared at the cups. His brows arched in wonder. How strange. “Don’t the French drink coffee?”<br /><br />He nodded, sipped, and then cried out.<br /><br />“Merde! It is hotter than the fires of Hell. And bitter.”<br /><br />“I should have warned you. Blow on it, and try adding sugar.” Kenzie tossed a couple of sugar packets to him. He glared at her and then at the packets. Shaking her head, she ripped one open and dumped the contents into his cup, and passed him a spoon. “Spoon. Stir. Drink.”<br /><br />Henrí followed her command like a soldier in the field. She recalled how earlier, when first awakening, he seemed to search for his weapon.<br /><br />“You were in the military?” she asked, watching him sip his sweetened coffee.<br /><br />“Oui. I grew bored of working my uncle’s farm from dawn to dusk.” Henrí sipped his coffee. His eyes grew unfocused. “I assumed to fight for my country would prove the ultimate test of a man’s courage.”<br /><br />“What about your family? They must have worried.”<br /><br />He waved one hand through the air as if the subject meant nothing.<br /><br />“How could they not care?”<br /><br />“I had no family besides my uncle. He missed my free labor, but I wanted a different life. A life other than farm chores and stinking beasts. Funny.”<br /><br />“What’s funny?”<br /><br />He sipped his coffee before answering. “When the battle started, when I was surrounded by the dead and dying, with shells exploding around me, I missed that stinking little farm.” He laughed, but it didn’t reach his eyes.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">“How the—” Mack caught the curse in his hand. “You’re not a mechanic, Ms. Boudreaux.” <br /><br />“Call me Ella.” At his stony stare, she shrugged and continued. “You don’t need another mechanic. You have plenty of mechanics. What you need is someone to market you.” <br /><br />“And you know enough about cars to do that?” His skepticism hit her like a kid pulling her pigtails behind the monkey bars. Annoying. <br /><br />She shouldn’t rise to the bait. Unfortunately, her mouth was less mature than her mind, and she reeled off facts her brother had recited with pride. <br /><br />“That Datsun 240Z you were under? It’s a seventy-three with a 2.4-liter straight-six and side-draft carburetors. It can hit sixty in 8.2 seconds with 151 horsepower. Top speed is a hundred twenty-five miles per hour. Not that anyone should be driving that fast on parish roads.” <br /><br />He looked . . . stunned. She confined herself to a small self-satisfied smile. She had a feeling nothing much surprised Mack Abbott, or if it did, he made sure the world didn’t realize it. <br /><br />“How did you . . . How do you know all that?” <br /><br />“That’s not important. What is important is that I can help you.” <br /><br />“We don’t need help.” He shook his head and re-chinked the breaks in his wall of grump. <br /><br />“Yes, you do.” <br /><br />“No, we don’t.” The playground-level annoyance continued with his childish denials. <br /><br />“Whatever.” She rolled her eyes, probably not helping to diffuse the situation. <br /><br />“Name your price.” <br /><br />“That’s not how this is going to work, Mack.” <br /><br />“I say how things are run and done in this garage. Not you, Ms. Boudreaux.” <br /><br />“I have a quarter stake and an equal voice.” <br /><br />“Except, we handle things democratically around here and my brothers will have my back. Every. Single. Time.” <br /><br />Dangit. He had her there. Pushing against Mack was like trying to move a mountain. She glanced at the twins. If she couldn’t move Mack, then she’d have to go around him. She wanted to stalk out and slam the door, but forced herself to mosey as if she wasn’t bothered at all by the situation or the man. He followed her to the door. She stopped with one foot out and one in. The breeze caught her hair, and she tossed her head to get it out of her eyes. <br /><br />“You might vote me down, but at least give me a chance to be heard.” <br /><br />“Name your price,” he repeated in a growly, grizzly voice that was meant to grind down her dissension. <br /><br />Where she found the gumption she didn’t know, but she gave his cheek two pats and said, “You can’t afford me, tough guy.”</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Kelly treated readers to a subplot regarding ongoing petty crime in an affluent neighborhood - kudos to Megan for thinking outside the box to solve it! Likewise, I learned more about Seth's cranky grandfather, Vietnam Veterans, car shows, and roller derby. These "extras" further contribute to the "community feeling" that shines through the entire series. Meg has a talent to solve crime, putting her on track to become a detective. But Kelly's subtle references to American life - fulfilling and challenging - creates a heartwarming read that makes me root for the multicultural characters in her books. <br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">THE LONG PAW OF THE LAW </span>can be read as a stand alone book. Yet I recommend reading the series in order to follow how Megan matures as an officer and catches the eye of Seth. </span></b></div>
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Kim in Baltimorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335590022753325700noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-77889796660264246612018-07-27T08:00:00.000-04:002018-07-27T08:00:15.911-04:00Aloha to Diana Lloyd and HOW TO TRAIN YOUR BARON - Blog Tour <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kim in Baltimorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335590022753325700noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-73282831396392360542018-07-26T10:56:00.001-04:002018-07-26T10:56:28.578-04:00Aloha to Heidi Betts and ONE WEDDING, TWO BRIDES - Blog Tour<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kim in Baltimorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335590022753325700noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-6912080100418096032018-07-09T12:17:00.005-04:002018-07-09T12:17:55.023-04:00Aloha to L.E. Rico and MISCHIEF AND MAYHEM - Release Day Blast <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Let's travel back to London, April 1825 ....<br /><br /><i>Lord Jakob Radclyffe left his past behind in the Far East. Or so he thinks until a ruthless thief surfaces in London, threatening to ruin his daughter’s reputation. With the clock ticking, Jake needs the scandalous Lady Olivia Montfort’s connections in the art world to protect his daughter’s future.<br /><br />Olivia, too, has a past she’d like to escape. By purchasing her very own Mayfair townhouse, she’ll be able to start a new life independent from all men. There’s one problem: she needs a powerful man’s name to do so. The Viscount St. Alban is the perfect name.<br /><br />A bargain is struck.<br /><br />What Olivia doesn’t anticipate is the temptation of the viscount. The undeniable spark of awareness that races between them undermines her vow to leave love behind. Soon, she has no choice but to rid her system of Jake by surrendering to her craving for a single scorching encounter.<br /><br />But is once enough? Sometimes once only stokes the flame of desire higher and hotter. And sometimes once is all the heart needs to risk all and follow a mad passion wherever it may lead. </i><br /><br /><a href="https://amzn.to/2yEhE75"><span style="color: blue;">Amazon</span></a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/2trcdDA"><span style="color: blue;">Goodreads</span></a></span></b><div>
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Kim in Baltimorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335590022753325700noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-4182932074766410722018-06-26T08:00:00.000-04:002018-06-26T23:36:04.028-04:00Aloha to Eve Pendle and SIX WEEKS WITH A LORD - Blog Tour with Giveaway <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kim in Baltimorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335590022753325700noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-14456438042436621882018-06-11T08:00:00.000-04:002018-06-11T08:00:09.514-04:00Aloha to Kira Archer and SCOTLAND OR BUST - Release Day Blast<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">After dumping her boyfriend, Nicole Franklin impulsively jumps on a plane and heads to Europe. Sure, money and a job would have been nice to line up first. Even a visa, for that matter. So now she has to play tour guide at an Outlander experience for the most obnoxious man on the planet. Until she stumbles into the wrong bed in the middle of the night and wakes up in Harrison’s arms. Now his family thinks they’re engaged, and the entire village is betting on how long before she’ll be running for the hills. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><i>Filming on the Hallmark movie based on my novel Truly, Madly, Sweetly is finished and is now in post-production! The film will star the fabulous Dylan Neal and Nikki DeLoach and will release this October. Stay tuned for more info!!<br /><br />(I happen to be watching a Hallmark Movie as I prepare this post ... how exciting!) </i></span></b><div>
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Kim in Baltimorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335590022753325700noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-40256850138807351022018-05-31T18:00:00.000-04:002018-05-31T18:00:00.398-04:00Aloha to Lexi Post and ON HIGHLAND TIME - Blog Tour with Giveaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Torr took her reaction in stride and began a tender assault on her neck. <br /><br />She pushed against him, and he allowed her a little space. She was grateful because despite her training, she doubted she could do much to take down such a huge man, especially if she didn’t want to hurt him. But he kept his arms about her waist. <br /><br />“What is it, lass?” <br /><br />It was everything. She wanted to cry and laugh at the impossible situation she found herself in, even as her body shivered with a growing need. She simply shook her head and tried to step back, but he held her with gentle strength. <br /><br />Didn’t he understand? She needed to put more space between them, in so many ways. Her breaths came quickly, her body flushed from the desire he’d ignited. A desire she never remembered experiencing before. She closed her eyes and tried to think of the rolling mountains beyond the castle walls, but they faded quickly and instead she envisioned Torr, cupping her breasts. <br /><br />She snapped open her eyes to find him staring at her, a crooked grin on his face. <br /><br />“I want ye, Diana. Ye have a fire in ye that calls me like the spring sun to the seedling.” <br /><br />Oh, Shakespeare, now he was a poet, too? She couldn’t do this. He was due to die… She had to find the Disruptor… She had to— <br /><br />His deep voice soothed her. “I understand. Life here at Gealach is new and strange, and I have possibly presumed too much, too soon. “Ye miss yer clan, do ye not?” <br /><br />She didn’t say anything. His kindness causing a lump to form in her throat. His warm, big body so close to hers with the scent of leather and the clean smell from his bath was so primitively male, he had her feeling safe, protected. <br /><br />He pulled her body against his again. Instead of feeling physical attraction, she wanted to simply snuggle in. Hesitantly, she let her head fall against his shoulder. <br /><br />As they stood there, his chest rising and falling in steady rhythm beneath her cheek, memories of her dad doing the same calmed her. When she’d done poorly on a test, not made the volleyball team, or when she was dumped by her first boyfriend in ninth grade, dad had held her just like this. Torr would make a good father…except he was destined to die. <br /><br />She stiffened. Did Torr have any children after the Disruptor saved him? He deserved children. <br /><br />He reacted to her body language and stroked her back. “I know it is hard. I too have lost many of my family.” <br /><br />She pulled back to look at his face, anxious to hear what he’d reveal. <br /><br />“Unlike ye, I didn’t know my mother. She died shortly after Kerr was born. Five sons took too much out of her. But my brothers and my father made a family.” <br /><br />She put her hand on his chest, feeling the sadness behind his words. This man deserved comfort more than she did. He had endured so much, and yet still offered more to others. <br /><br />He covered her hand with his and sighed. “The war has taken all but Kerr from me. Him and the few left in our wee clan. I’m glad ye joined us. I hope ye will eventually feel this is yer home.” His inner sadness called to her in a different way from his persuasive sexual advances. In that moment, he touched her heart. <br /><br />“I’m sure I will. It is the only home I have now.” She grimaced inside at such a bald-faced lie.</span></b><div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Time had barely passed before she was torn awake by another dream. She screamed and then felt a masculine hand pressed hard over her mouth. Panic knotted her stomach and caused her heart to slam into her chest. She grasped the man’s fingers and writhed her body against a half-naked form when the familiar voice of Lord Wesley caused her to freeze in place. <br /><br />“Be still, Miss Holden,” he warned. “I’m fairly certain you do not wish to wake up as my wife.” <br /><br />Unsure how he came to be in her room or why, she clamped her teeth into his calloused flesh. He yanked his hand away and swallowed a few curse words, squinting into the dimness to examine the damage. <br /><br />“By God, woman!” he hissed. <br /><br />“Kate, are you all right in there? I heard a scream.” <br /><br />Kate opened her mouth to answer when Lord Wesley clasped her bare arms to bring her close enough to hear him. “Tell your young cousin you’re fine. That…you just saw a mouse.” <br /><br />Despite the dizzying circumstances, Kate leaned forward and whispered against his throat, “But I’m not afraid of mice.” <br /><br />The door handle rattled, and she drew up against him. Did she think her petite form could block his muscular one? <br /><br />“I’m fine, Lilly. I just…saw a mouse,” Kate croaked. <br /><br />“But you aren’t afraid of mice.” <br /><br />Kate clicked her tongue and then sent him a sidelong glance. “It was a very…large mouse.” <br /><br />“Oh,” came the quiet voice on the other side of the door. “Well, as long as you’re all right.” <br /><br />They waited a moment before hearing soft footfalls move away from the door. <br /><br />“Now, you will tell me, Miss Holden, why you felt compelled to scream my name?” <br /><br />Kate straightened, balking at his words. “I did no such thing,” she said. Inches away, his gaze, molten and reflective, slid across her barely clad form. Fire swirled from her belly to her face as a chilled wisp of air rubbed against her veiled breast. <br /><br />“Why are you here?” she asked, reaching for a blanket to cover herself. <br /><br />He sat up and bent his head toward the floor, using the quiet moment to rake the hand she’d injured down the length of his face. He exhaled and then turned back to her, his features chiseled into impatient lines. <br /><br />She let out a quick breath at his nearness and the way the light from a nearby candle licked over the corded muscles of his chest and abdomen. <br /><br />“Do you deny calling my name, Miss Holden?” <br /><br />She shook her head. “What? Why on earth would I do such a thing?” <br /><br />“Exactly, and yet I was thrust awake to my name on your lips. Not once, but twice.” <br /><br />Kate started to deny his words when the vivid images of her dream broke through her memory. She saw Arthur laughing and Lord Wesley watching as she tried to save herself from two fire-breathing dragons. In the middle of the battle she knew she couldn’t win, she tried to yell, only to hear nothing but silence. She waited for someone to help her, waiting until she propelled herself up and awake. <br /><br />“Miss Holden?” <br /><br />Kate winced, more so from the episode she’d caused than his emphatic tone. “I had…a bad dream, that is all.” <br /><br />“I thought you were hurt…or dying,” he said, his tone angry and void of empathy, as if the whole reason she was at Penndrake was her fault. <br /><br />Kate didn’t know what to think. He’d shown himself to her room to save her from an unknown death and appeared out of sorts that he’d found her well. <br /><br />“If it makes you feel any better, I was crushed by two fierce creatures, much like the ones on the crest in your study. I suppose out of desperation, I may have attempted to call your name.” <br /><br />He cocked one dark eyebrow at her. “At last, a confession,” he murmured. “So, did I rescue you again, Miss Holden, this time from fire instead of rain?” <br /><br />She shrugged. “No. While I awaited my death, you stood there, devouring some piece of forbidden fruit like a ravished street urchin.” <br /><br />He chuckled. “How brave you must have been.” <br /><br />She didn’t answer him for a long moment, contented to have them affable toward each other. <br /><br />“I suppose, then, I am more gallant in real life than in <br /><br />your dreams?” he teased her. <br /><br />She shook her head. “How is it that you have found a way to wreak havoc when I’m both asleep and awake?” she asked. <br /><br />He smiled and tugged the blanket higher to her chin. He leaned closer, and she held her breath, waiting for him to kiss her, to pull the blanket away and caress every place the air touched. <br /><br />Instead, he bent his mouth to her ear. “Miss Holden,” he said, his voice deep and husky, “you do not realize what truth you speak, for the both of us.” But before she could ask him to explain what he meant, he stood and glanced down at her. <br /><br />“You can’t possibly know the restraint I have shown regarding you,” he breathed, ragged and hoarse. “Soon,” he added and turned toward the door.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Princess Theodora Isabella Victoria of Drieden of the Royal House Laurent is so over this princess thing.<br /><br />After her fiancé jilted her on their wedding day, she’s finally back home after spending four months in exile—aka it’s back to press conferences, public appearances, and putting on a show for the Driedish nation as the perfect princess they expect her to be. But Thea’s sick of duty. After all, that’s what got her into this mess in the first place.<br /><br />So when she sneaks out of the palace and meets a sexy Scot named Nick in a local bar, she relishes the chance to be a normal woman for a change. But just as she thinks she’s found her Prince Charming for the night, he reveals his intentions are less than honorable: he’s the brother of her former fiancé, a British spy, and he’s not above blackmail. As Thea reluctantly joins forces with Nick to find out what happened the day her fiancé disappeared, together they discover a secret that could destroy a centuries-old monarchy and change life as they know it.<br /><br />Funny, fast-paced, and full of more twists and turns than the castle Thea lives in, The Royal Runaway is a fresh romantic comedy that will leave you cheering for the modern-day royal who chucks the rulebook aside to create her own happily-ever-after.</i><br /><br />Preorder <a href="https://amzn.to/2HYHjM5"><span style="color: blue;">link</span></a><br />Blog <a href="http://lindsayemory.com/blog/2018/5/1%205/cover-reveal-the-royal-runaw%20ay"><span style="color: blue;">post</span></a></span></b><div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>London society is cruel for a young woman whose father is an avid gambler. Miss Grace Ashton is not one to stand idly by while her family becomes destitute. Donning a mask, she slips into the night and attends the infamous Raven Club to confront the proprietor. But nothing prepares her for the sinfully attractive and wealthy Ian Swift. </i><br /><br /><i>Ian is intrigued when Grace walks into his gambling club but refuses her offer of a few jewels to pay her father’s large debts. Unbeknownst to anyone, Ian has inherited the Earldom of Castleton, and he must reluctantly take his place in Society. But Ian’s manners as a gentleman have suffered. He needs a tutor, and he knows the exquisite lady standing before him is the answer. </i><br /><br /><i>But soon tutoring turns to flirting, which unfortunately lands both of them in...marriage? </i><br /><br /><a href="https://amzn.to/2wsMWMY"><span style="color: blue;">Amazon</span></a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/2KduES2"><span style="color: blue;">B&N</span></a><br /><a href="https://apple.co/2ww4F6j"><span style="color: blue;">iBooks</span></a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/2K9Ld2f"><span style="color: blue;">Kobo</span></a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/2ryx8ng"><span style="color: blue;">Goodreads</span></a></span></b><div style="text-align: center;">
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Kim in Baltimorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335590022753325700noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-60976303004243617542018-04-21T10:26:00.001-04:002018-04-21T10:26:37.627-04:00Aloha to National Park Week!<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Today kicks off <span style="color: blue;">National Park Week</span> ... celebrating our Natural Treasures! <br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">April 21: National Junior Ranger Day</span><br />Junior Rangers can earn badges and certificates by learning about the park they’re in, taking part in activities, and engaging with park rangers. Junior Rangers are typically between the ages of 5 and 13, but people of all ages are welcome to participate. <a href="https://www.nationalparks.org/our-work/programs/junior-ranger"><span style="color: blue;">Learn more about the Junior Ranger Program by clicking here.</span></a><br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">April 22: Earth Day</span><br />Ever since the very first one in 1970, Earth Day keeps getting bigger and bigger. Earth Day Network expects more than a billion people worldwide will take part this year. Nearly all our national parks have special activities and events planned.<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">April 29: National Park Rx Day</span><br />Every year, the last Sunday of National Park Week is designated National Park Rx Day – a day that encourages the growing movement of prescribing visits to parks, public lands, and nature to improve and maintain human health.<br /><br />What's your favorite National Park? Mine is <span style="color: blue;">Hawaii Volcanoes National Park</span> on the Big Island of Hawaii - check out links on my travel blog <a href="http://alohaonmymind.blogspot.com/2012/03/aloha-to-kilauea-military-camp-and.html"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a>, <a href="http://alohaonmymind.blogspot.com/2012/03/aloha-to-kilauea-eli-eli-kau-mai-let.html"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a>, <a href="http://alohaonmymind.blogspot.com/2012/03/aloha-to-chain-of-craters-road-mountain.html"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a>, <a href="http://alohaonmymind.blogspot.com/2012/03/aloha-to-kilauea-iki-walk-across-crater.html"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a>, <a href="http://alohaonmymind.blogspot.com/2012/03/aloha-to-devestation-trail-and-hilina.html">here</a>, and <a href="http://alohaonmymind.blogspot.com/2012/03/volcano-finale-earth-wind-and-fire.html"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a>.</span></b><div>
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Kim in Baltimorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335590022753325700noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-34143713423188331982018-04-18T09:01:00.002-04:002018-04-18T09:01:35.791-04:00Aloha to Cathy Maxwell and A MATCH MADE IN BED (Spinster Heiresses Book 2)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><i>Once upon a time there were three young ladies who, despite their fortunes, had been on the marriage mart a bit too long. They were known as “the Spinster Heiresses” . . .<br /><br />Miss Cassandra Howell is too tall, too bookish, and too smart—but she does have money and a father who wants a grand title for her. Cassandra hasn’t felt a desire to marry until she meets the sinfully handsome Duke of Camberly, who captures her imagination . . . until Soren York, Earl of Dewsberry and her family’s sworn enemy, steps in the way.<br /><br />The Holwells ruined Soren’s family, and he’s lived on the knife’s edge trying to resurrect their fortunes . . . until he considers marrying the Holwell Heiress. Not only would her dowry give him the funds he needs, he has secretly had an eye on the independent-minded bluestocking since they both first realized the differences between men and women.<br /><br />She likes to read; he has no patience for books. She knows little of sex; he is a man of the world and willing to school her. Her family destroyed his; his offer of marriage may be her only salvation.<br /><br />Now Cassandra and Soren must learn to love each other for who they are, not what they are—and the lessons are becoming an exercise in absolute pleasure.</i></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Bestselling novelist Cathy Maxwell embraces her writing romance as a way to express her belief that "loving well is the greatest adventure of all," and to explore her fascination with the Regency period.<br /><br />Born in Olathe, Kansas, Cathy once called Virginia home, noting she is "a Virginian by choice, but a Kansan by nature." She is now learning how to be a Texan and feels like Austin is the perfect place for her to hone her cowboy skills. She worked in television news and spent six years in the Navy, including a stint in the Pentagon. She is a member of Romance Writers of America and a frequent speaker at writers' conferences, libraries and special events. You can always reach Cathy at <a href="http://www.cathymaxwell.com/"><span style="color: blue;">cathymaxwell.com</span></a>.</span></b><div>
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Kim in Baltimorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335590022753325700noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-11197809518556657692018-04-13T00:00:00.000-04:002018-04-13T00:00:11.454-04:00Aloha Eva Gates and BY BOOK OR BY CROOK (Lighthouse Library Mystery Book 1) - Book Review <div style="text-align: center;">
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Kim in Baltimorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335590022753325700noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-74649259681966373762018-04-09T00:00:00.000-04:002018-04-09T00:00:50.714-04:00Aloha to Stacy Reid and THE EARL IN MY BED (Rebellious Desires Book 2) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />It was unbearably tempting to press her mouth to his. If she allowed the intimacy of a kiss, wasn’t that the doorway to her undoing? She was already so very aware of him. That echoing emptiness crept from the corners of her heart and darted through her. Daphne knew the press of his lips, the scent of him, the comfort of touch, the thrill of passion would suppress the chasm. </span></b></div>
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />She should be doing everything in her heart to resist whatever this was, for if she allowed him close enough, he would soon be in her bed, and that way led to disaster, she knew it with a certainty that defied logic. Her lips paused a whisper below his, and the fingers on her hips tensed. A rush of fierce anticipation flowed through her veins, yet the dratted man did not press his advantage at her evident willingness. Instead, he waited, an odd sort of tension riding the air. <br /><br />He kissed her. She made a soft sound and parted her lips. He tasted of mint, spice, and Sylvester himself. His tongue lightly skimmed along her lower lip, and she softened more against him. Then it was over. <br /><br />Her lids fluttered open, and she stared at him in bemusement. <br /><br />“Thank you,” he said.<br /><br />She suddenly knew with a shattering certainty that their marriage as it had existed in that cold, indifferent state was over. What stood on the other side of the invitation, pain or happiness, she did not know, but she was willing for the next several weeks to discover it.</span></b></div>
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Kim in Baltimorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335590022753325700noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-1410034926197357262018-04-06T00:00:00.000-04:002018-04-06T00:00:18.349-04:00Aloha to Patience Griffin and BLAME IT ON SCOTLAND - Book Review <div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><i>When Tuck MacBride, Gandiegow’s favorite scapegoat, is blamed for a fisherman’s tragic accident, Tuck takes on extra work to secretly funnel his earnings to the maimed fisherman’s family. Haunted by the mistaken turn of events, Tuck is working night and day. Even so he can’t stop thinking about the new lass who has just arrived in town. <br /><br />Ryn Breckenridge has no one left in the world. To fulfill her mother’s last request, Ryn travels to Scotland to return a quilt to her long lost cousin. Hoping to rebuild family ties, Ryn volunteers to help her cousin at the upcoming quilt retreat. But there is more than quilting on Ryn’s mind. The irresistible Tuck MacBride is proving to be a dangerous distraction.<br /><br />Ryn’s past is riddled with bad boys like Tuck, who have left her alone and broken. She vows to stay away, but can’t help taking a closer look when she realizes there is more to Tuck than meets the eye. Both of their pasts contain shattered promises, but Scotland is known to bring reluctant hearts together. Will the two of them be willing to cross the deep chasm between them and find love? If they do, they will only have Scotland to blame…</i></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue;">BLAME IT ON SCOTLAND</span> is Book 7 in the series. I have read the previous books and felt right at home in Gandiegow. Still, Griffin wrote <span style="color: blue;">BLAME IT ON SCOTLAND</span> as a stand alone novel, allowing readers new to the series to jump right into the Scottish hospitality that is Griffin's writing.<br /><br />I received a copy of <span style="color: blue;">BLAME IT ON SCOTLAND</span> from Griffin for an honest review.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>From friendship to passion…to forever? <br /><br />Only if she doesn’t marry the wrong man first… <br /><br />Lauren never got over her childhood crush on Cooper, but she’s grown up now and ready to settle down. She even agrees to plan her upcoming wedding at his ranch, but in close quarters, she’s second-guessing her groom and yearning for Cooper’s forbidden embrace… Then she discovers the rancher’s ulterior motive. Will she walk down the aisle with the wrong man? </i><br /><br /><a href="https://amzn.to/2DVw7sw"><span style="color: blue;">Amazon</span></a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/2Gbf0Fj"><span style="color: blue;">B&N</span></a><br /><a href="https://apple.co/2I4TQcu"><span style="color: blue;">iBooks</span></a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/2GqR2sV"><span style="color: blue;">Google Play</span></a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/2GqRfwd"><span style="color: blue;">Kobo</span></a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/2DVytb4"><span style="color: blue;">Goodreads</span></a></span></b><div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">Charlene Sands</span> is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary and historical romance. She has been honored with the National Readers Choice Award, the Booksellers Best Award, The Cataromance Reviewers Choice Award and Romantic Times Magazine's Best Harlequin Desire Award of 2014. She is an active member of Romance Writers of America. When not writing, she spends time with her four "princesses", enjoys sunny Pacific beaches and yummy chocolate mocha cappuccinos! Sign up for her newsletter for fun and exclusive prizes at www.charlenesands.com and on FB and Twitter!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.charlenesands.com/"><span style="color: blue;">CharleneSands.com</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CharleneSandsBooks"><span style="color: blue;">Facebook</span></a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/CharleneSands"><span style="color: blue;">Twitter</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/CharleneSands"><span style="color: blue;">Goodreads</span></a></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />“Thank you, Cooper. You’ve been wonderful.” <br /><br />Lauren’s eyes flashed, all that meadow green working magic on him. Holding her like this felt right, and that was all wrong. But when she dipped her gaze to his mouth, the longing in her eyes did him in. <br /><br />“Cooper.” <br /><br />He put his hands in her hair and tilted her head up. Their eyes locked, wrecking his resistance, wrecking any semblance of rational thought. He brought his mouth down and touched his lips to hers. It was Fourth of July fireworks and sweet cake on Sunday morning all rolled up into one. She was soft and delicate and amazingly sexy. But one brush of the lips wasn’t enough; he needed more, demanded more. She made little noises in the back of her throat, and the sounds were like music and laughter and brightness. His body grew tight and hard, and Lauren was just as lost, just as needy. She hugged his neck, ran her fingers through his hair and he deepened the kiss even more. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;"><br />Beth Labonte</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> received a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She worked as an administrative assistant for fourteen years, turning to writing as her creative outlet in an excruciatingly mundane corporate world. Beth now writes full-time and resides in Massachusetts. Sign up for her mailing list & receive exclusive access to Summer's photo albums! Sign-up on her website </span><a href="http://www.bethlabonte.com/" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;">www.bethlabonte.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">Ciara Knight</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> is a USA Today and Amazon Bestselling author who writes 'A Little Edge and A Lot of Heart' that span the heat scales. Her popular sweet romance series, Sweetwater County (rated PG), is a small town romance full of family trials, friendly competition, and community love. Also, there is a brand new sister series, Riverbend. The prequel novella is now available on all online retailers, and the first four books will release in 2016. For more information on the different genres and heat levels, to read excerpts, and learn more about the person behind the stories visit Ciara's website at </span><a href="http://www.ciaraknight.com/" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;">www.ciaraknight.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Melinda writes sweet to medium heat contemporary romances as </span><span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">Melinda Curtis</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> and red hot reads as </span><span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">Mel Curtis</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">. She loves writing romances about women who don't realize how strong they are until a hero comes along to show them, while capturing the wry humorous power struggle of falling in love - because, really, who lets the man have the last word? Learn more about Melinda (and Mel) at </span><span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">www.melindacurtis.com</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A hopeless romantic with a bit of sarcasm thrown in for good measure, </span><span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">Shanna Hatfield</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> is a best-selling author of clean romantic fiction written with a healthy dose of humor. In addition to blogging and eating too much chocolate, she is completely smitten with her husband, lovingly known as Captain Cavedweller. To learn more about Shanna or the books she writes, visit her blog at </span><a href="http://www.shannahatfield.com/" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;">www.shannahatfield.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">Susan Hatler</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, who writes humorous and emotional contemporary romance and young adult novels. Many of Susan's books have been translated into German, Spanish, French, and Italian. A natural optimist, she believes life is amazing, people are fascinating, and imagination is endless. She loves spending time with her characters and hopes you do, too. You can reach Susan at </span><span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.susanhatler.com/"><span style="color: blue;">www.susanhatler.com</span></a>.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><i>Recently widowed, Charlotte Pennyworth is relishing her independence and it rankles to have to rely on a man to help her with an increasingly sinister stalker. Former Yardman, Elliot Baker, is reluctant to take on Charlotte’s case but despite himself and his history with another woman, he is drawn to the bright, attractive widow. <br /><br />Sparks smolder between the PI and his client but neither is looking to form an attachment. Elliot thinks Charlotte is hiding something. Charlotte has no desire to marry again, especially to a private investigator, no matter how handsome, brave and kind he is. The risk to his life and her heart is too great. But more dangerous than a menacing stalker is secrets and when Charlotte’s come to light, even the passion between them might not douse the flames of Elliot’s distrust.</i></span></b><div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Callie offers an excerpt from <span style="color: blue;">THE PURSUIT OF MRS. PENNYWORTH</span> ....<br /><br />A light rain had begun to fall when he exited the building. Elliot opened his umbrella and decided to catch an omnibus instead of walking. What he was looking forward to now was an evening in his rooms with a brandy, a warm fireplace, and thoughts of Charlotte. <br /><br />Now there was a true conundrum. Truth be told, he would enjoy an evening in his rooms with a brandy, a warm fireplace, and Charlotte sitting on his lap. Curled up with her head resting on his shoulder, her plump breasts pressed against his chest. He would slowly unbutton the back of her dress and ease it off her silky-smooth shoulders. <br /><br />His lips would cast feathered kisses over her neck, his teeth nipping her earlobe. Then, he would—. <br /><br />The devil take it, he was hard as a rock and sweating, just thinking about her. This nonsense had to stop. She was his client, nothing more. The kisses they’d shared were an aberration. They should not have happened and would not happen again. Yes, she was a lovely woman, but she was hiding something. He sensed it, and his past experience with Annabelle made him more attuned to deception. <br /><br />He hailed the omnibus and climbed aboard. The light drizzle had turned to a steady rain. Darkness had descended earlier due to the weather, and he shivered, anxious to be home in dry clothes. The horses plodded along, stopping to allow riders to alight and board the vehicle. <br /><br />Eventually, the conveyance came to a stop a block from his rooms. He stepped onto the pavement and opened his umbrella. He raised the collar on his jacket, and head down against the rain, he hurried toward home. Before he even identified the sound as footsteps behind him, he was thrown to the ground, a large body landing on top of him with a grunt. </span></b></div>
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