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The Common Elements Romance Project
Some of you may remember that I have joined a project and am embarking on my first self-published ebook. The Common Elements Romance Project is a group of authors who are writing romances that contain 5 common elements in the books. The project is slated to go live in October/November 2019. The elements are:
1. A lightning storm
2. Lost keys
3. A haunted house
4. A stack of thick books
5. A person named Max
The book I'm self-publishing in this project is The Haunted Love Affair. I have finished the first draft of this book, and have set it aside for a few weeks. I will go back to it later this month.There's a lot of time between now and next year, so this is the project and where it stands for me right now. I hope to soon share with you the book cover for the story.
1. A lightning storm
2. Lost keys
3. A haunted house
4. A stack of thick books
5. A person named Max
The book I'm self-publishing in this project is The Haunted Love Affair. I have finished the first draft of this book, and have set it aside for a few weeks. I will go back to it later this month.There's a lot of time between now and next year, so this is the project and where it stands for me right now. I hope to soon share with you the book cover for the story.
Manuscripts & more manuscripts
Besides The Haunted Love Affair, I've been working on a military romance, Operation Code Name, Desert Love, Love, A Second Time Around, Roadside Love, The Potter's Wheel, and Moonlight Path. The ultimate goal is to have all these ready to be submitted to my publisher, except of course, The Haunted Love Affair, by the end of the year. That's an aggressive plan, but I hope it keeps me from getting burned out before the end of the year.
I have a new story I'm formulating in my mind now, and putting some stuff on paper, called Storage Love. My husband is encouraging me to write this one, because, gosh darn it, he loves doing storage units. As the story formulates more, I'll be sharing more details with you.
I have a new story I'm formulating in my mind now, and putting some stuff on paper, called Storage Love. My husband is encouraging me to write this one, because, gosh darn it, he loves doing storage units. As the story formulates more, I'll be sharing more details with you.
Word of Mouth
The best way I can think of for building my mailing list is when you, my subscriber, refers someone to my site and signs up. For this month only, I offer $5 gift certificate for YOU if you refer someone to my site and they tell me that YOU recommended them. This is my way of saying "THANK YOU" for referring someone to me and they sign up to be on my mailing list.
So, Viviana
What life experiences helped you become an author?
Leaving in different countries helped me a lot. When you live in a different place, where people speak a language you don’t know (I couldn’t say one word in English when I moved to the UK) you learn to rely a lot on other ways of communication, like body language and the such. Then there’s the whole deal of learning new ways of living. Silly things like opening a bank account… you’re forced to unlearn your ways for newer ones. It helped me to learn how to see things from a different viewpoint like my character would
Have you written a book you love that you have not been able to get published?
Oh, yeah! The first book I’ve ever written, which I rewrote from scratch and plan to edit and send to publishers within a year (I have another story that’s poking and doesn’t let me go…). It’s a reverse Cinderella story, where the Heroine is the rich and powerful one and can help the Hero to achieve his dream. Different countries of origins (she’s British, he’s from Texas), very different upbringings, opposite ways of solving issues, and yet they’ll fall in love. Ethan and Adele. Ah, those two…
What has been the best compliment?
When a friend and fellow author, one I look up to, after reading Aidan’s story said that I write evil and hate very well, and that I have a very recognizable voice, with underlying sarcasm.
Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?
Honestly, I want my readers to have a good time. To help them take a break for a while from the everyday grind. Sigh, smile, chuckle, and worry about characters that feel like friends. The adult world needs more fairy tales. I hope I can provide some.
Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?
Sex scenes. I’m not writing erotica, nor sweet romance. I’m in the middle, so I follow them for a while into their being together, then I leave them alone. But boy, those moments are hard for me to write!
Please give buy links for your book, as well as your author links (blog, website, facebook page, twitter, etc)
Find me:
On my website http://www.viviana-mackade.blog/
On FB
On Twitter
Amazon Author page
Leaving in different countries helped me a lot. When you live in a different place, where people speak a language you don’t know (I couldn’t say one word in English when I moved to the UK) you learn to rely a lot on other ways of communication, like body language and the such. Then there’s the whole deal of learning new ways of living. Silly things like opening a bank account… you’re forced to unlearn your ways for newer ones. It helped me to learn how to see things from a different viewpoint like my character would
Have you written a book you love that you have not been able to get published?
Oh, yeah! The first book I’ve ever written, which I rewrote from scratch and plan to edit and send to publishers within a year (I have another story that’s poking and doesn’t let me go…). It’s a reverse Cinderella story, where the Heroine is the rich and powerful one and can help the Hero to achieve his dream. Different countries of origins (she’s British, he’s from Texas), very different upbringings, opposite ways of solving issues, and yet they’ll fall in love. Ethan and Adele. Ah, those two…
What has been the best compliment?
When a friend and fellow author, one I look up to, after reading Aidan’s story said that I write evil and hate very well, and that I have a very recognizable voice, with underlying sarcasm.
Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?
Honestly, I want my readers to have a good time. To help them take a break for a while from the everyday grind. Sigh, smile, chuckle, and worry about characters that feel like friends. The adult world needs more fairy tales. I hope I can provide some.
Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?
Sex scenes. I’m not writing erotica, nor sweet romance. I’m in the middle, so I follow them for a while into their being together, then I leave them alone. But boy, those moments are hard for me to write!
Please give buy links for your book, as well as your author links (blog, website, facebook page, twitter, etc)
Find me:
On my website http://www.viviana-mackade.blog/
On FB
On Twitter
Amazon Author page
His Midnight Sun
Tormented, fierce, and broken, sculptor Aidan Murphy has judged himself guilty. He yearns for love but pushes everyone away. He longs for acceptance but has lost the key to open his heart. Until he meets Summer Williams. Beautiful and smart, Dr. Williams promises haven for a man who believes he deserves none. All he has to do is let her in and risk his heart and soul.
Summer’s managed to keep her inner light alive, even through tragedy. She’s created a new life for herself and her daughter in Crescent Creek with loving, caring and fun friends–well, except brooding, breathtaking Aidan. She’s used to keeping away from his type, though. All she has to do is ignore the pull of a man who’s turning up to be much more than snarls and storms. Will her compassion and medical instincts let her?
Love can heal a broken soul and shake up a timid heart. Or it can unleash devastation and revenge.
Will Aidan and Summer survive the hurricane?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GDP26VB?
Summer’s managed to keep her inner light alive, even through tragedy. She’s created a new life for herself and her daughter in Crescent Creek with loving, caring and fun friends–well, except brooding, breathtaking Aidan. She’s used to keeping away from his type, though. All she has to do is ignore the pull of a man who’s turning up to be much more than snarls and storms. Will her compassion and medical instincts let her?
Love can heal a broken soul and shake up a timid heart. Or it can unleash devastation and revenge.
Will Aidan and Summer survive the hurricane?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GDP26VB?
September Romance Ebook Giveaway
Claimed by Heather Hambel Curley
The first time the world ended, she went into hiding.
The second time, she became a fugitive.
When war breaks out between the Western State and Regent’s Block, two North American political coalitions, Wren Richards is forced into hiding. Her father insists that, as witches, they have more at risk; more to hide. It is a time of division, of careful planning and preparation. They conceal themselves and their power, living on only what they can grow and create with their own hard work.
But then there is a break in the doldrums of normalcy: Wren is sent to fetch supplies in town. Her younger sister tags along—it’s a waste of time, a waste of energy.
And then the atomic bomb hits.
Everything changes.
Now Wren isn’t just a witch: she’s a survivor. A slave. A water seeker. A murderer. She and her sister are kidnapped and dragged to another dimension, a mirror of Earth, dying from nuclear winter. Energy is worth more than gold and harder to find. As witches, they’ll fetch a higher dollar at auction. Because as witches, energy can be sourced from their souls.
The only person who can save Wren is herself.
And she’s just been sold to the highest bidder.
The second time, she became a fugitive.
When war breaks out between the Western State and Regent’s Block, two North American political coalitions, Wren Richards is forced into hiding. Her father insists that, as witches, they have more at risk; more to hide. It is a time of division, of careful planning and preparation. They conceal themselves and their power, living on only what they can grow and create with their own hard work.
But then there is a break in the doldrums of normalcy: Wren is sent to fetch supplies in town. Her younger sister tags along—it’s a waste of time, a waste of energy.
And then the atomic bomb hits.
Everything changes.
Now Wren isn’t just a witch: she’s a survivor. A slave. A water seeker. A murderer. She and her sister are kidnapped and dragged to another dimension, a mirror of Earth, dying from nuclear winter. Energy is worth more than gold and harder to find. As witches, they’ll fetch a higher dollar at auction. Because as witches, energy can be sourced from their souls.
The only person who can save Wren is herself.
And she’s just been sold to the highest bidder.
In His Keeping & Little Girl Lost by Mia
Frances
IN HIS KEEPING: TAKEN blurb:
Out of work and on the verge of being homeless, Sylvie Jenkins takes a job with a reclusive writer living in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. He's offering her room, board, and an extremely generous salary. How bad can he be? Her new employer, Connor Hudson, turns out to be a bestselling author and billionaire entrepreneur. He's a drop-dead, gorgeous hunk, but he’s also surly, dominating, and demanding. He’s accustomed to being obeyed and kowtowed to, but Sylvie refuses to do either. Connor is determined to have her…and her obedience and submission as well. Sylvie eventually succumbs to his charms, but Connor can’t love her. He’s keeping secrets. The cops think he's a serial killer. His ex girlfriends keep turning up dead! But is this strict, sexy alpha male capable of murder? Since you said it was an ebook giveaway, I'm assuming you want a free copy or two of each of the books? Is that right? I didn't see directions for that in your post, but I can arrange for Smashwords coupons for each book. |
Little Girl Lost blurb:
Sheriff Zac McHenry is fit to be tied. A new "working girl" just showed up at the local truck stop. He doesn't want "her kind" in town! He arrests her, but things aren't what they seem. She's no hooker…she's a librarian! Her name is Ali, and she's trying to track down a 13-year-old runaway. The girl disappeared from the truck stop a week ago and hasn't been heard from since. Zac tries to send Ali packing, even checks her out of her motel room, but she refuses to leave until she finds the girl. With the rodeo in town and all the hotel and motel rooms in the area booked up, Ali finds herself temporarily homeless. With no place else to go, she moves in with the sheriff until a room becomes available. Zac thinks his houseguest is a foul-mouthed, ill-tempered hellion. She thinks he's an interfering, arrogant bully. But when they work together to investigate a case of kidnapping, human trafficking, and murder...sparks begin to fly. Is this any way to start a romance? |
The President’s Wife by Seelie Kay
What happens when one of your best friends, the First Lady of the newly democratic Republic of Lodatia, appears to be an imposter? If you’re criminal defense attorney Julianna Constant, you pursue the truth like a rabid dog, then wage a battle to save your friend’s life.
When criminal defense attorney Julianna Constant travels to Washington, D.C. to join her former college roommate, Marella de la Aerelli, in celebrating her husband’s election as the first president of the newly democratic Republic of Lodatia, she is met with an unpleasant surprise. Her friend of almost 30 years not only looks unwell, she is cold and distant. After Julianna becomes convinced the woman is really an imposter, she attempts to expose the faux Marella by using a secret only she, Marella, and the sitting U.S. President share. In the process, Julianna helps to uncover an international conspiracy to seize control of the new country, using the president’s wife as a pawn in a dangerous and potentially deadly game. Will Marella be rescued before a coup takes place? Or will she become collateral damage in one tiny nation’s fight to be free?
When criminal defense attorney Julianna Constant travels to Washington, D.C. to join her former college roommate, Marella de la Aerelli, in celebrating her husband’s election as the first president of the newly democratic Republic of Lodatia, she is met with an unpleasant surprise. Her friend of almost 30 years not only looks unwell, she is cold and distant. After Julianna becomes convinced the woman is really an imposter, she attempts to expose the faux Marella by using a secret only she, Marella, and the sitting U.S. President share. In the process, Julianna helps to uncover an international conspiracy to seize control of the new country, using the president’s wife as a pawn in a dangerous and potentially deadly game. Will Marella be rescued before a coup takes place? Or will she become collateral damage in one tiny nation’s fight to be free?
Selkie's Seduction by Anne Kane
When Nikki’s sister sends a modern day Druid to warn her about impending danger, the attraction is instant and mutual, but the Selkie is having none of his silly talk about destined mates. Her animal form is a free-spirited otter, and she fears the call of the wild might be too strong to allow her to settle down and raise a family. Her greatest fear is that the call of the ocean will lure her away from her family, and her children will suffer as she did when her own mother deserted her.
But when the danger becomes all too real, Nikki’s link with the sexy Druid is her only comfort, and she realizes some risks just might be worth taking.
But when the danger becomes all too real, Nikki’s link with the sexy Druid is her only comfort, and she realizes some risks just might be worth taking.
Claiming Power by PE Kavanagh
Connor Barrett has built a life based on doing everything right. He’s honest, idealistic, and completely buttoned up. Continuing his family’s political legacy is a no-brainer. Next stop… US Senate.
Jenna King likes her men tough, tattooed, and as wild as she is. Clean shaves and navy suits hold no appeal. When she ends up working on Connor’s campaign, all her free spirit gets tucked away to create a professional image.
The couple work hand-in-hand without crossing any lines.
Until…
Jenna gets a glimpse of the man underneath the nerdy glasses and crisp, white shirts.
And Connor urges her to let her hair down.
With the election approaching, right and wrong blur in the power of their connection.
In a world where image is everything, the unlikely couple must choose between their principles, their secrets, and the possibility of having it all.
If you love an opposites attract story and are looking for smart, sexy characters in a layered, emotionally-gripping story, Claiming Power will grab a hold of you.
This steamy, standalone contemporary romance has no cliffhanger, but includes characters you will meet throughout the series.
Jenna King likes her men tough, tattooed, and as wild as she is. Clean shaves and navy suits hold no appeal. When she ends up working on Connor’s campaign, all her free spirit gets tucked away to create a professional image.
The couple work hand-in-hand without crossing any lines.
Until…
Jenna gets a glimpse of the man underneath the nerdy glasses and crisp, white shirts.
And Connor urges her to let her hair down.
With the election approaching, right and wrong blur in the power of their connection.
In a world where image is everything, the unlikely couple must choose between their principles, their secrets, and the possibility of having it all.
If you love an opposites attract story and are looking for smart, sexy characters in a layered, emotionally-gripping story, Claiming Power will grab a hold of you.
This steamy, standalone contemporary romance has no cliffhanger, but includes characters you will meet throughout the series.
When The Marquess Returns by Alanna Lucas
A Marquess in Waiting and the Cursed Heiress…
The ton is abuzz and mamas are lining up their daughters; identical twins Maximus and Lucius St. Albans are making their entry into society. But they’re not just eligible―they’re the missing grandsons of the Duke of Warrington, stolen as infants.
However, Maximus doesn’t relish the battle with his cocky, reprobate brother to be the next Marquess. And he has no time for the simpering misses now vying for his attention. Only Miss Sabina Teverton has his interest.
She was resigned to life as a spinster but from the moment Sabina meets Lord Maximus, her heart is torn. She dreams of a match with him―but how can that be when she’s been branded as cursed…and she knows secrets of that night long ago when Maximus and his twin were snatched from their cradles?
The ton is abuzz and mamas are lining up their daughters; identical twins Maximus and Lucius St. Albans are making their entry into society. But they’re not just eligible―they’re the missing grandsons of the Duke of Warrington, stolen as infants.
However, Maximus doesn’t relish the battle with his cocky, reprobate brother to be the next Marquess. And he has no time for the simpering misses now vying for his attention. Only Miss Sabina Teverton has his interest.
She was resigned to life as a spinster but from the moment Sabina meets Lord Maximus, her heart is torn. She dreams of a match with him―but how can that be when she’s been branded as cursed…and she knows secrets of that night long ago when Maximus and his twin were snatched from their cradles?
Imagine The Kiss by Laura Haley-McNeil
Two people open themselves to the truth and open themselves to each other.
Her marriage in ruins, violinist Teagan Whitloch Munroe escapes into her music and the solace she finds at the Crystal Creek Ranch. Practicing in the woods helps her piece together her life, but she isn’t alone. When she hears someone hiking nearby, she demands he reveal himself, but the only revelation she gets is a soothing voice that heals the pain in her heart.
Maimed by a crushing accident, the once famous architect Phineas St. Cyr protects the world from his disfigurement by sequestering himself in the woods on the Crystal Creek Ranch. When he hears the intoxicating strains from Teagan’s violin, he can’t resist the beauty that quiets his aching soul, and he yearns to know the woman who creates such beauty.
Teagan finds sanctuary in her friendship with this connoisseur of music, but soon realizes Phin’s hiding more than his hideous scars. As they become entangled with each other, Teagan is stunned to learn they share more than a love of music. They are caught in a web of deceit by someone threatening to reveal Phin’s secrets. His exposed past endangers Teagan, and he can no longer walk away. This time he must face the enemy determined to defeat him. He’ll fight to the finish to protect the woman he can never love. No price is too high to keep buried the secret that will mark Teagan for destruction.
Her marriage in ruins, violinist Teagan Whitloch Munroe escapes into her music and the solace she finds at the Crystal Creek Ranch. Practicing in the woods helps her piece together her life, but she isn’t alone. When she hears someone hiking nearby, she demands he reveal himself, but the only revelation she gets is a soothing voice that heals the pain in her heart.
Maimed by a crushing accident, the once famous architect Phineas St. Cyr protects the world from his disfigurement by sequestering himself in the woods on the Crystal Creek Ranch. When he hears the intoxicating strains from Teagan’s violin, he can’t resist the beauty that quiets his aching soul, and he yearns to know the woman who creates such beauty.
Teagan finds sanctuary in her friendship with this connoisseur of music, but soon realizes Phin’s hiding more than his hideous scars. As they become entangled with each other, Teagan is stunned to learn they share more than a love of music. They are caught in a web of deceit by someone threatening to reveal Phin’s secrets. His exposed past endangers Teagan, and he can no longer walk away. This time he must face the enemy determined to defeat him. He’ll fight to the finish to protect the woman he can never love. No price is too high to keep buried the secret that will mark Teagan for destruction.
Beyond The Face Off by Linda O'Connor
Kelly Danali has a big personality. She runs a pharmacy by day and lights up the local theatre scene by night. There’s nothing she craves more than a spot in the limelight. Jake Ross is a homegrown hockey star. He’s been traded back to the Clarington Quakes and spends most of his time avoiding the press and hockey-crazed fans.
Kelly wants to curb an alarming trend of drug abuse in local teens, and Jake, with his athleticism and sex appeal, would be the perfect spokesperson. Except there’s one problem – there’s nothing Jake craves more than privacy and solitude.
Jake finds Kelly irresistible and skates around the possibility of falling in love, but is she more attracted to hockey, fame, or him?
There’s more to love…Beyond the Face-Off.
Kelly wants to curb an alarming trend of drug abuse in local teens, and Jake, with his athleticism and sex appeal, would be the perfect spokesperson. Except there’s one problem – there’s nothing Jake craves more than privacy and solitude.
Jake finds Kelly irresistible and skates around the possibility of falling in love, but is she more attracted to hockey, fame, or him?
There’s more to love…Beyond the Face-Off.
Black Gold by Augustine Sam
They are young and carefree and broke…
Femi, a young, black graduate with a 1st class degree in Chemistry has no long-term ambitions until he meets Jessica Rhodes, a blonde exchange student from San Diego. When they land two spectacular job offers within the first week of graduation, their bleak honeymoon is transformed into a dream. Egged on by a 30-day grace period to accept one offer and a free trip to New York to evaluate the other, they are surprised to find their future dangling over a multi-billion dollar cliff-hanger as they hop the Atlantic, from the skyscrapers of Manhattan to the Grand Canal of Venice in Italy. What they don’t know is that undisclosed details of the deal will pitch them against each other and drag them to the place where dreams end and nightmares begin.
Will their fragile marriage survive the greed, the captivating allure of Black Gold, and that vile, ancient tradition that seeks to determine who should be married and to whom?
Femi, a young, black graduate with a 1st class degree in Chemistry has no long-term ambitions until he meets Jessica Rhodes, a blonde exchange student from San Diego. When they land two spectacular job offers within the first week of graduation, their bleak honeymoon is transformed into a dream. Egged on by a 30-day grace period to accept one offer and a free trip to New York to evaluate the other, they are surprised to find their future dangling over a multi-billion dollar cliff-hanger as they hop the Atlantic, from the skyscrapers of Manhattan to the Grand Canal of Venice in Italy. What they don’t know is that undisclosed details of the deal will pitch them against each other and drag them to the place where dreams end and nightmares begin.
Will their fragile marriage survive the greed, the captivating allure of Black Gold, and that vile, ancient tradition that seeks to determine who should be married and to whom?
Celebrity Status by Angela Scavone
Famous Hollywood actress, Elizabeth Stanfield, has a glamorous lifestyle with a lavish house, glittery parties, a people magazine's fifty most beautiful people fiance and best friend Billy Stone - Famous actor, producer and secret organized crime enforcer.
Everything is not as it seems...Elizabeth's fiance cheats on her, a studio head and director are hell bent on making her life miserable and it gets harder to keep her secrets protected.
The only good thing in her life is Billy, their budding romance, and connections that give them freedom to do whatever they want in Hollywood.
Will their connections be enough to keep their secrets hidden and Celebrity Status safe or are they doomed to be torn down?
Everything is not as it seems...Elizabeth's fiance cheats on her, a studio head and director are hell bent on making her life miserable and it gets harder to keep her secrets protected.
The only good thing in her life is Billy, their budding romance, and connections that give them freedom to do whatever they want in Hollywood.
Will their connections be enough to keep their secrets hidden and Celebrity Status safe or are they doomed to be torn down?
Give Me Back My Tiger by M. Garnet
Chance is her name and she is a math wiz who just wants to pay off her student loan and work on puzzles. Her pretend friend from childhood is a white tiger. She finds a job with a government group who offers her what she thinks is perfect.
How does something that looks so simple as working deep in the mountains of Colorado turn into a war against the US Government?
Her first hint was seeing a soldier do things that no human could do and she found math and puzzles she couldn’t solve. Yet she was the person who solved all puzzles. That was why they hired her and brought her to this secret Post.
Here she found something more dangerous that her pretend white tiger.
How does something that looks so simple as working deep in the mountains of Colorado turn into a war against the US Government?
Her first hint was seeing a soldier do things that no human could do and she found math and puzzles she couldn’t solve. Yet she was the person who solved all puzzles. That was why they hired her and brought her to this secret Post.
Here she found something more dangerous that her pretend white tiger.
This month I have a flurry of activities going on. Be sure to check these out!
That's it for this month, folks. Until next time....
Connie
Connie