Celebrate Romance - No it's not February already

When you think romance, usually Valentine's Day comes to mind.  But there is another month that readers of romance books should keep in mind. August is Read a Romance Month - a time for readers of romance to celebrate the genre.

Read-A-Romance Month was conceived and launched in 2013 by freelance writer and romance advocate Bobbi Dumas after she realized there was no one place where the community celebrated romance all together, at one time, in a concentrated way. She says she picked August was chosen because summer reading tends to be lighter fare, and even eclectic readers tend to pick up more romance.

“Why Read-A-Romance MONTH?! I read romance every day!”
Don't worry. Think of it more as the month when we come together to CELEBRATE romance! A time when readers and writers can come together and celebrate this joyful, awesome genre.

My contributions to romance last year was Windmaster Legend. Click on the covers or the title links for more on this fantasy romance. And for this year? Coming in October--Windmaster Golem.

Fantasy, contemporary, historical and more, it doesn't matter the subgenre. We all need a little romance in our life. Grab a romance and open the page. It's Read A Romance Month.

~till next time, Helen

Hooked on First Change; The Chosen One #MFRWauthor #MFRWHooks

The dragshi are more than just a man or woman. Each are two beings–one a dragon, the other a human–sharing one body in space in time and able to change forms with the other at will. Their world and the adventures of the dragon shifters are recorded in the Dragshi Chronicles

Within each of the chronicles, the ceoltiers, the keepers of the past and teachers of the present, recount some legend. As with all such tales, some contain larger than life deeds. Others are the simple story of a man or woman doing what must be done, regardless of the cost. Sometimes embellished, the ceoltiers use the stories of times and actions past to educate and inspire.

Unlike the previous works in the series which related to the trader girl Anastasia and Lord Branin Llewlyn, First Change features the real story behind the legends told in the previous volumes. First Change contains five stories of duty and honor, love and loss, happiness and despair from the chronicles. As with all such tales, some contain larger than life deeds. Others are the simple story of a man or woman doing what must be done, regardless of the cost.

Excerpt from Fire and Ice:

Others supplicants can be heard, but not me. My petition will never be made. 

Resentment threatened her control, to release the tears. Wrapped in the dignity of her rank, Mirabeesh held them at bay. I am Empress. I fear no man—or god, the woman in the gong declared. But the red eyes hidden behind the veil proclaimed the truth. She was afraid to die.

~ * ~

Buy Links: List of ebook sellers is at https://www.books2read.com/u/49PMZp

And if you missed Hatchling's Vengeance, an excerpt from the fourth book in the series can be found here.

We're all hooked on books. Follow the links below for more teasers.

Hooked on First Change, An Undefended Wall #MFRWAuthor #MFRWHooks

Book Hooks - First Change
(Book 5 of the Dragshi Chronicles)

The dragshi are more than just a man or woman. Each are two beings–one a dragon, the other a human–sharing one body in space in time and able to change forms with the other at will. Their world and the adventures of the dragon shifters are recorded in the Dragshi Chronicles

Within each of the chronicles, the ceoltiers, the keepers of the past and teachers of the present, recount some legend. As with all such tales, some contain larger than life deeds. Others are the simple story of a man or woman doing what must be done, regardless of the cost. Sometimes embellished, the ceoltiers use the stories of times and actions past to educate and inspire.

Unlike the previous works in the series which related to the trader girl Anastasia and Lord Branin Llewlyn, First Change features the real story behind the legends told in the previous volumes. First Change contains five stories of duty and honor, love and loss, happiness and despair from the chronicles. As with all such tales, some contain larger than life deeds. Others are the simple story of a man or woman doing what must be done, regardless of the cost.

Excerpt from Between Swords and Sickness:

Geelneach balanced his last arrow in his hand, ready to be strung. Exhaustion made the bow useless and he tossed the worthless bolt to the ground. Voices from the other side of the wall told of the enemy’s approach. He pulled his sword and stepped into the open.

“Time for us to tangle, Drust.”

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Buy Links: Available October 15th.
Links to popular ebook stores. https://www.books2read.com/u/49PMZp

And if you missed Hatchling's Vengeance, an excerpt from the fourth book in the series can be found by clicking on the cover at the top of the page or this link.



It's a hop, so be sure to visit the other authors. Here's their digits.

Windmaster Legacy - Casting Off Into Adventure and Love

Chose between magic, survival, or the life of a loved one.

Windmaster Legacy is a romance-filled, action-packed fantasy described by readers as a fascinating story that will keep you up all night turning the pages. 


Buy Links:  Amazon  

With her newfound magic, a ship to sail the far seas, and the dark-haired mage Lord Dal standing at her side Ellspeth thought her future secure. However, danger looms on the horizon and threatens not only her happiness, but the future of magic itself.

Dal's mother is fatally wounded in a mercenary attack during which Ellspeth is captured. Betrayed by a kinsman, she is imprisoned, her magic bound and preparations underway to enslave her mind, her sole hope for escape is Nobyn, an untrained wizard going through the throes of awakening magic. However, Nobyn is Bashim's apprentice and under the mage's total control.

Dal must make an impossible decision whether to rescue Ellspeth, save his mother, or thwart Bashim's plans. As archmage, Dal might be able to survive killing the future of magic, but as a man could he live with the knowledge he caused the death of a loved one.

Click here for an excerpt.

Windmaster - An autumn selection

The heat of summer is gone. Autumn teases us with cool temperatures. Time to cuddle up on the porch swing with a good book. How about the book reviewers said will keep you up all night turning the pages - Windmaster. 

Find Windmaster at:

Amazon.com - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IU973HA

Amazon UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01IU973HA

Not decided?  

Click here for an excerpt.

I'm off to rock and read. 
Helen 

Celebrate Romance - No it's not winter already

When you think romance, usually Valentine's Day comes to mind.  But there is another month that readers of romance books should keep in mind. August is Read a Romance Month - a time for readers of romance to celebrate the genre.

Read-A-Romance Month was conceived and launched in 2013 by freelance writer and romance advocate Bobbi Dumas after she realized there was no one place where the community celebrated romance all together, at one time, in a concentrated way. She says she picked August was chosen because summer reading tends to be lighter fare, and even eclectic readers tend to pick up more romance.

“Why Read-A-Romance MONTH?! I read romance every day!”
Don't worry. Think of it more as the month when we come together to CELEBRATE romance! A time when readers and writers can come together and celebrate this joyful, awesome genre.

My contributions to romance this year are Windmaster and Hatchling's Vengeance. Click on the covers or the title links for more on these fantasy romances.

Fantasy, contemporary, historical and more, it doesn't matter the subgenre. We all need a little romance in our life. Grab a romance and open the page. It's Read A Romance Month.

~till next time, Helen

 

Windmaster - cast off and fill the sails for love and adventure

Chose between magic, survival, or love.

Windmaster

Genre: Historical fantasy, Romantic fantasy, sword & sorcery
Publisher: Books We Love
Buy Links:  One click list of ebook sellers    
Paperback at Amazon

Blurb: 

Windmaster is a romance-filled, action-packed fantasy described by readers as a fascinating story that will keep you up all night turning the pages. Revenge set Ellspeth, captain of Sea Falcon, on the path to her destiny, but prophecy controlled the journey. Despite his insolent attitude, she is attracted to the dark-haired dockworker she hires to help unload the vessel's cargo. When the supposed dockhand reveals he is Lord Dal, the last member of the Council of Wizards, and her passenger, Ellspeth breaks a cardinal rule--fraternizing with the paying customers. Bringing him back from near-death releases Ellspeth's latent powers and threatens her captaincy. For to have magic she must give up the sea.

Dal has his own reasons for Ellspeth to embrace her powers. In accordance with an ancient prophecy, Dal allows Ellspeth to be handfasted to him without her knowledge or consent. However, the prophecy doesn't state whether she will return his love. A likelihood threatened as the deception is unveiled and Dal is captured and stripped of his powers by fanatical clerics bent on ridding the world of magic and those who wield it.

Trapped within the Oracle's Temple and marked for sacrifice, Ellspeth must choose between her own survival, saving the future of magic... or love.

Click here for an excerpt.

Out and About with Colleen Myers

I'm out and about visiting with Colleen Myers. And the special visitor? 

Talann of Cloud Eyrie. He'll introduce an excerpt from Hatchling's Mate.

~Till next time, Helen

Tuesday's Title -- Dragon Wife

Beware the dragon when he finds his mate.

Title: Dragon Wife
        (Book one of the Dragon Clan series)
Author: Diana Green

Date of Release: August 2014
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Buy Links: Amazon

Blurb:

The clan is waking. After centuries of spellbound sleep, dragon-shifters are returning to the mountains. They are few in number, and the outside world has become overrun with humans.

Huroth, the dragon chieftain, recognizes a need for his kind to adapt, by forming alliances and mate-bonds with humans, but his clan is divided. From the first time she meets him, Lady Orwenna is drawn to the magnificent chieftain. The mind link he forms with her is both fascinating and frightening, as is the powerful attraction she feels for him. If only she knew what was in his heart.

Does he want her for the woman she is, or for her magical abilities? When war breaks out between kingdoms and ancient enemies of the dragons resurface, the clan will be tested. In the midst of uncertainty, can Huroth and Orwenna find their way together?
 
Author Bio:

Since her childhood, growing up in New Zealand, Diana has been an avid storyteller. For years she enjoyed teaching art and special education, while continuing to write as a hobby. After she developed an autoimmune disorder, a career change was necessary, but happily this led her to become an award-winning, Amazon bestselling author.

Diana’s books are mostly romance, in the fantasy and science fiction sub-genres. She has placed second in the Heart of Excellence Readers’ Choice Awards, fourth in the International Digital Awards, and been a finalist for the CRW Award of Excellence, the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, the Chatelaine Awards, and the Aspen Gold Published Novel Contest.

Find Diana online at:  Author Website   Amazon Author Page   Goodreads Page 

Reader's Favorite Review -- 4 Stars for Dragon Destiny

Dragon Destiny -- 4 Stars at Reader's Favorite

"Helen B. Henderson gives the reader a powerful tale of young love, of holding back, of understanding and of making life work."

Read the full review at readersfavorite.com/book-review/dragon-destiny 

 

You're Never Too Little to Be A Matchmaker

Like sweet romance? Check out The Little Matchmakers series by Judy Griffith Gill . A Teaser for Gypsy Magic follows. And if you missed the first book in the series, a blurb on A Father For Philip is here also. In addition to her Storn series of Science Fiction, she writes Romance, from Sweet, to Sensuous, to downright Sexy, from Futuristic to Contemporary.She loves to hear from her readers and can be found on the web at Goodreads and Twitter

Gypsy Magic
Available at: Barnes and Noble

Blurb:

Lovely model, Gypsy Gaynor, is stranded after a photo shoot when the helicopter that dropped her off on a deserted island with only a floor-length mink cape, a red bikini, and a silk scarf crashes.

Injured and unconscious, Gypsy finally awakens to find a sweet little boy named Kevin tugging at her toes and calling her Mother. He takes her home to the cabin he occupies with his taciturn father, artist Lance Saunders who tells her they are all stuck there for the next month until his friends return to pick him up.

Gypsy can do nothing to save herself, but she soon sees a serious problem between father and son and, with nothing else to occupy her time, sets out to learn the reason Kevin’s afraid of his daddy, and why Lance believes there’s nothing he can do about it. Within days, she realizes she’s having a wonderful time with six-year-old Kevin, as well as developing an interest in Lance, though he warned her at the outset not to do so.

Lance, for his part, finds Gypsy annoying, outspoken, interfering and incredibly tempting, mink cape, red bikini and all, however much he tries to hide that from her and from himself. As she sets out to “fix” the problem between him and his son, he discovers her methods work—sometimes—but that even the failures do nothing to stop the determined Gypsy from plying her magic and making him want things he’s better off without, things he knows he doesn’t deserve.

Will the love in Gypsy’s warm heart be enough to heal the emotional injuries life has dealt both father and son? Upon their return to civilization, it appears not… Until Little Matchmaker Kevin takes matters into his own hands and goes off on an adventurous, potentially dangerous solo search for Gypsy.



        

A Father For Philip

Available At: Amazon
 
Blurb: Eleanor's son, Philip needs a father. When his "imaginary" playmate, Jeff, turns out to be David Jefferson the husband who went missing from Eleanor's life before her son was born, can she accept him back? She knows she still loves him, but why won't he tell her why he stayed away for seven years?

There is much to contend with--apparent lies, questions about who deceived whom and why. All this must be resolved before Philip finally has a father.