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Author Spotlight – Welcome Joanne C. Berroa

Hello everyone. I met Joanne C. Berroa through my Publisher, Rebel Ink Press. I was pleased to learn more about her to share with you guys today. I find her to be a very talented, interesting woman.  Here’s Joanne C. Berroa:

1.  For My Life, My Heart My favorite character is definitely Sebastian. He’s smart, sexy, and important. He’s a Colonel with the Continental Army and is in every way in command of himself and his men. He’s been hurt by his family and his ex-fiance, but he survived despite being outcast. He is protective of the heroine (Elena) and loves deeply and when he gives his heart, he is totally and forever committed. He’s the epitome of the ultimate man.

2.  I get inspired for my stories by imaging a time and place I would have liked to live. I think of myself as the heroine and then develop the ideal man for “me.”

3.  My late husband Paul R. Rothweiler was a multi-published author and we spent the days writing side by side. It was a very good time in my life.

4.  My Life, My Heart is a time travel romance, but could also be classified as a historical romance or contemporary romance. I write sensual romances, so I’d put the heat level at about 3.5.

5.  I began writing science fiction at age 12 and moved to romances at age 19. I always felt compelled to tell stories.

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My Life, My Heart Blurb:

How does a brilliant and independent woman from the 21st century fall in love with a dashing colonel in the 18th century?  How can that love survive the test of time to live on through three centuries?

Elena Martin is a beautiful and intelligent time traveler who experiences the kind of love one only reads about in novels when she finds herself back in time during the American Revolution.  Sebastian Rogers is a ruggedly handsome colonel in the Continental Army who sweeps her off her feet.  Faced with the daunting decision to stay forever in the past or go forward in time to the present, she makes the ultimate decision for the sake of love to stay and forge a life with Sebastian.

But there are dark clouds on their horizon and Elena soon finds the need to return to her own century where she is strangely drawn to another man, Brett Darby, her Princeton University professor.  Brett harbors an unsettling secret—he can see and feel things that can’t be explained by reason or logic.  What powers do Elena and Brett hold over each other and why are their lives irrevocably intertwined?

My Life, My Heart is a novel that leaves the reader feeling good about love, life, and death.  It’s a story about endurance, hope, and a love so strong it defies time.

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Contact Joanne at her home website: “Where Tales of Old and Love Unfold”

Rebel Elite Holiday Blog Hop Welcomes Lila Munro

I am thrilled to welcome Lila Munro as my guest today to talk about herself and her newest release “Assumed Calling”.  This is a synergistic day being 12/12/12.  There will never be another double digit triple date.

While I’ve never met Lila in person, we first met August 3, 2011 when she sent me my first official “Welcome to Rebel Ink Press” email that started me on the journey of setting up all the business end of the author/promoter business.  LOL. I’m so pleased to have her here for you to visit with today.

AND, don’t forget to follow the link on my page to compete for the drawing. We’re giving away a Kindle and a bunch of gift cards and a swag basket. Don’t miss out on your chance to win.

Welcome Welcome Lila. So tell us……

1. Who is your favorite character in this book and why? 

Characters are like children for me. I love them all equally, but uniquely and I would be hard pressed to choose a favorite. However, believe it or not, the person I want to know more about the most is Dillon. He’s a secondary character who plays an enormous role in the protection of Nicki. He first appeared in book two of the Identity series, True Identity, as a budding Master in Steele Image, and my, my, my how Dillon did grow into a most sexy and intriguing man. He’s getting his own story when I kick off the Steele Image series next year. 

2. What inspires you for your stories? 

Everything. Living life in a military community lends to a host of ideas. My neighbors really should be nice to me, they never know where they might end up. Ha!

3. Tell us something no one else knows about you.

If I told it, everyone would know and it’d no longer be something no one knows. 😉 A girl has to retain some secrets. Right?

4. What genre classification would you put on your book and what would you consider the heat level of the romance? 

This is most definitely a 5 flame read in the BDSM realm.

5. When did you start writing and what kicked off your passion to be an author?

 I’ve been making up stories since before I could technically write. (I guess when you’re two they’re actually called lies—haha) Now I’m all grown and can call them books—surprising what semantics can do for a person’s reputation. J And the passion has always been there although at times has been neglected.

Thanks Eden for having me over today. My latest release is Assumed Calling, the final book in my Identity series…

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 Like the beat of a primal drum whispering the rhythm of an ancient dance, the lifestyle calls…

At the seasoned age of fifty-six, Allen Bourke has resigned himself to the fact he’ll probably never find someone to top he can also love. While he’s had wives and lovers, none of them endured and he’s come to the conclusion the clock’s ticking and age is working against him. Then a very intriguing Nicki Cartwright pings on his radar at what Allen determines will be his last house party. He can’t help but notice while he and his friends are getting older, the players emerging on the scene are forever getting younger. Nicki’s no exception. Determined to resist the vibes humming between them, he only agrees to service her after his old friend, Kyle Montgomery, convinces him it’s entirely feasible. Then it’s brought to Allen’s attention who Nicki really is. Knowing their pasts are forever intertwined, as hard as he tries to ignore his heart, he finds himself yielding to the tides of fate.

Born to senatorial royalty, Nicki Cartwright has spent her entire life trying to shield her mother from her father’s wrath while drifting further and further into a world where panic is normal and anxiety is always on the edge of her reality. Tired of burning the candle at both ends and forever trying to live up to the picture of All-American perfection her father James Cartwright touts as his ace in the hole during election cycles, Nicki finds herself on the path of self-discovery in search of relief from the stressors continually swamping her mind. What she doesn’t expect is to find who she thought she was is truly just a shadow of the person she really is. And what scares her most is the fact Allen, the only person she thought she could trust, has been holding a secret since before she was born which could destroy her entire family.

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You can find Lila at:

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Follow Lila to the next stop on the Rebel Elite Holiday Blog Hop Tour over at Ella Jade’s Web

Rebel Elite Holiday Hop

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DECEMBER 8TH THROUGH THE 15TH, 2012 I will be hosting interviews and promotion for my fellow Rebel Elite Authors as they make rounds on our Holiday Blog Hop

My Guests will be:

Dec 8th D.H. Black – “Grit Versus Dust…Find Your Retribution” M/M edgy and erotic

Dec 9th Michel Prince – Young Adult, Paranormal and Contemporary

Dec 10th Winfield H. Strock III – Steam Punk/Sci Fi

Dec 11th Donna Steele – Sci Fi/ Paranormal and Women’s Lit.

Dec 12th Lila Munro – Erotic romance/ Military and thriller suspense plots

Dec 13th Nancy LaPonzina –

Come on by each day to chat with authors. Click on the icon during the hope dates 12/8 thru 12/15 for your chance to win.

Eden Glenn,A Rebel Ink Press Elite Author

Rebel Ink Press has extended the offer for me to join the ranks of the Rebel Ink Press Elite Authors for 2013. I’m honored and pleased. Rebel Ink Press will have exclusivity on all my work seeking publication and There will be wonderful opportunities for me to learn and grow.  Just one more reason I’m proud to be a Rebel.

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Join us on Blog Talk Radio

I’ve been invited to be a part of “Anything Goes’ blob talk radio show on Cyber Monday to promote my work. I’m thrilled and excited. The show starts at 10pm EST

Bennet Pomerantz is going to be our host. He is a reviewer with a rich long career in media entertainment.
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This is not a regular ANYTHING GOES show…..its to promote all my book and website. It will be a packed 90 minute show. Since my work is published in ebook format it’s perfect to be a part of this on Cyber Monday. Come on over and join us. I’m on at 10:45p.m. Here is the schedule:

10pm–Patricia Tallman/Kathleen Ball/Jodi Olson/Joann H Buchanan

1015p=Elizabeth Black/Joel Pierson/Tricia Drammeh/Marsha Casper Cook/Valerie Douglas

1030P-Michel/Prince/Vallory Vance/Leeann Murphy/Cassandre Dayne/Sherri Hayes

1045p–Mary Ting/Eden Glenn/Cynthia Michaels/Missy Davis/Shane O’Neill

11pm Fran Orenstein/Linda Leander/John Henry Brebbia/KB Miller

1115pm-Joanna Lee Doster/Betty Dravis/Barbara Watkins/Ashley Fountainne

I hope you will join us

Benefit of Freedom

Whether your candidate is win, or lose. They had the right to campaign. Freedom to speak their thoughts and views. We had the freedom to discuss those perceived thoughts and views at length and at times quite heatedly.

The point is, we had the freedom to choose.  That’s something rare and special. I hope everyone took the time to exercise that freedom according to the dictates of their own thoughts.

Amethyst Desire Series continues with Beverly’s Secret

“Beverly’s Secret” is finished at 5,639 words and submitted to my editor at Rebel Ink Press. (Release date Mar/Apr 2013)  This short novellette is a follow along in the series “Amethyst Desire”. The first in the series, “Raynia’s Magic” a bit longer novellette debuted last Feb, 2012. What happens when a mysterious amethyst necklace enters the lives of people in this small town? Magic.

“Beverly’s Magic”

Draft Blurb:

F/F Erotic Contemporary Romance

Beverly Carter, clerk at Salynne’s Crystal’s and Thyme, could have sworn she placed the amethyst necklace in the display cabinet. How did the gem end up in her pocket? She’d have to take it back in the morning and explain her mistake to the shop owner.

Trying the necklace on for just a moment shouldn’t hurt anything. When the clasp won’t release she has to call on her next-door neighbor for help. A neighbor that Beverly hasn’t had the courage to approach. She’s pretty sure the woman is a lesbian, too. How to broach the subject without appearing a fool if she’s wrong? So, Beverly’s been stuck, just as stuck as the damn necklace.

Then Makala’s red lips were just too tempting, too perfect, too close. Kissing her first and asking second, “So do you play for the away team too? Ya wanna play on my field?” might have backfired. Yet, the way Makala accepted the kiss and returned it with unabashed enthusiasm answered all the questions left unasked.

Makala Reynaud certainly did want to play. They spent the night talking and having sex every way and everywhere possible in Makala’s small apartment. Beverly had to wonder if the rumors about the necklace were true. Was this some kind of magic that might only last the night? Or could this be the beginning of something magical with Makala?

 

“Raynia’s Magic” by Eden Glenn

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Blurb:

Menage’ M/M/F & M/F/M Erotic Contemporary Romance.

Raynia Castellano is drawn to purchase an amethyst pendant as an impulse buy but not before the clerk assures Raynia the magic is in the woman, not the necklace that seems to call to her. And given Raynia has just left an adulterous ex-husband and has recently settled into a law practice with her oh so sexy and oh so apparently gay law partners, surely a little magic is required.

It was given a five star by Smart Girl’s Sci Fi, take a look:

Sizzling journey of discovery. August 24, 2012

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I love friends to lovers stories and this one is doubly sexy with two sexy heroes. After a difficult divorce, Raynia’s life is full of changes for the better and changing her relationship with her two college pals is the best part of all. It is a sizzling journey of discovery for her and a heart touching experience for them all.

 

 

Moving Forward Step by Step

Dar’kind Promises will Release Feb, 2013

Paranormal Erotic Romance F/F

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And great news to add to this, Rebel Ink Press accepted my proposal for six shorts to release next year, every other month. They are part of the Amethyst Desire series.  Story one, “Raynia’s Magic” released last Feb, 2012. The new novellettes will range in length from 5 to 10K words.  The amethyst necklace made an appearance in “Raynia’s Magic”. At the end I left it open for the reader to decide if the pendant had any magical influence in the way the events unfolded. The mystery of the gem’s properties will continue through these next shorts.

They promise to be hot erotic situations with a laugh or two as you usually find in my stories.

I’m excited about the potential for the future. Stay tuned. LOL

Happy Birthday, ah, er…Anniversary… Rebel Ink Press

Rebel Ink Press, my publisher, marks their second year of operation this week.  I am grateful to be numbered among their authors and have wishes for their continued success.

Join us for the party on Facebook. There are sales, prizes and all sorts of swag you can win.  It is an invitation only event so if you’d like to join the fun let me know and I will send you an invitation. We have to be FB budds first. LOL

On the Rebel Ink Press, Rebel Reasoning Blog writers are sharing some of their first date disasters. I couldn’t think of anything actually. I guess I am grateful for that as well.

Promotion Secrets, Undiscovered

Catchy title? I have to admit I haven’t discovered the secret of self-promotion. That’s why I say undiscovered. I tweet, I Face Book, I blog, I guest blog, I pay for advertisement, I’ve had promotional video’s made, I’ve made my own book trailers.  It is all like so much unknown, at times,  frantic activity.  Somewhat like swimming in a blender.

I’m just a real person here trying to realize the dream of bringing my characters to life in hopes that someone will actually read the stories and enjoy them as much as I do. Oh and actually buy them rather than downloading them free from the pirates. I don’t think there is anything more simple or basic than than for a writer.

Yet, we are in the era of self publishing. It is alike a wild west frontier. The question so many authors are asking themselves is ‘How do I get through the volume of work out there (in all levels of quality) to get into the readers hands. I will say I am twice blessed to have found a publishing home at Rebel Ink Press.

However, we’ve all seen those sensations go nuclear. It’s like a cinderella story on steroids the way some books take on a life of their own with apparently very little effort and sometimes as a rather poor quality product. IMHO. A cult following arises and book becomes sensation, soaring to the top of the New York Times list, movies negotiations follow.

As writers, who’ve dedicated years to the craft of writing, we often shake our heads and….while being very happy for the successful princess of the day…. still…completely gobstobbered.  We think, ‘So n So’ writes such a better crafted story etc. the gobsmacked self dialogue continues. If someone could discover what causes the meteoric phenomena and bottle it? OMG We’d I think we’d line up around the block for a taste of the magic potion in hopes of a glimmer of the success.

So, at the end of the day. I’m just a girl with a pencil who writes and hopes to find readers who are pleased with the journey I take them on, between the pages of a book.

In the meantime, take a look at these video book trailers for a different kind of creative teaser to the stories I have out there for your enjoyment.

“The Galloping Ghoul of Hockomock Swamp”

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“Raynia’s Magic”

and a lovely introductory author video Rebel Ink Press did for some of their new writers

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Please feel free to share my website and these links with ANYONE who likes to read erotic romance. They are hot enough to make you squirm a little, fun enough for a laugh or two and guaranteed to have a happy ending. Come on, leave your safe world behind.

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Laterz my friends

Eden