Catherine Mann comes to RRT and chats!

Come chat with Catherine Mann
When: Wednesday March 7, 2012
Time: 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm EST

Location: At http://www.romrevtoday.com/ or go to http://client0.addonchat.com/sc.php?id=102122
(choose Mo's Book Buzz room. No registering or passwords required)

Notes: USA Today Bestselling author, Catherine Mann joins us to discuss her latest Dark Ops story, PROTECTOR. Door prize: One lucky winner will receive a signed copy of PROTECTOR! Moderated by CrazyMo.

Learn more about Catherine by visiting her website:  http://www.catherinemann.com/

New Reviews Posted at Romance Reviews Today

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Congratulations to the following winners or a $10 gift certificate!

Sue H.

Robin G.

Michelle D.



The following new reviews have been posted:



New reviews - March 2012



Contemporary Fiction

DEATH, TAXES, AND A SKINNY NO-WHIP LATTE - Diane Kelly - A Tara Holloway Novel, Book 2 - 3/2012 - Patti



Contemporary Romance

ISLAND OF DESIRE - Lorei O'Clare - 2/2012 - CeCe- Erotic

QUINN - R.C. Ryan - The Conway Trilogy, Book 1 - 3/2012 - Diana

RAINSHADOW ROAD - Lisa Kleypas - A Friday Harbor Novel - A Perfect 10 - 3/2012 - Jane

SOME LIKE IT HOT - Lousia Edwards - The Rising Star Chef, Book 2 - 12/2011 - Perfect 10 - Rose May

THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE - Jasmine Haynes - DeKnight Trilogy, Book 3 - 2/2012 - Holly - Erotic

THE SUMMER GARDEN - Sherryl Woods - Chesapeake Shores, Book 9 - 2/2012 - Diana

WITH JUST ONE KISS - Francis Ray - A Grayson Friends Novel - 3/2012 - Jennifer



Historical Fiction

THE GARDEN INTRIGUE- Lauren Willig - The Pink Carnation Series - 2/2012 - Jani



Historical Romance

BLAME IN ON BATH - Caroline Linden - The Truth About the Duke, Book 2 - 3/2012 - Jane

PRINCESS CHARMING - Nicole Jordan - A Legendary Lovers Novel, Book 1 - 2/2012 - Carolyn

SEDUCTION - Brenda Joyce - The Spymaster's Men, Book 1 - 2/2012 - Carolyn

THE CAPTURE OF THE EARL OF GLENCRAE - Stephanie Laurens - The Cynster Sisters Trilogy, Book 3 - 2/2012 - Carolyn

THE REVENGE OF LORD EBERLIN - Julia London - Secrets of Hadley Green, Book 2 - 3/2012 - Jane

TOUCH OF A ROGUE - Mia Marlowe - 3/2012 - Jennifer



Paranormal Romance

KISS OF THE VAMPIRE - Cynthia Garner - Warriors of the Rift, Book 1 - 2/2012 - Rose May

SHATTERED DREAMS - Ellie James - Midnight Dragonfly, Book 1 - 2/2011 - Rose May - Young Adult



Romantic Suspense

AGAINST THE NIGHT - Kat Martin - The Raines of Wind Canyon , Book 5 - 3/2012 - Patti

FEVER - Joan Swan - 3/2012 - Jennifer

NEXT OF KIN - Sharon Sala - Rebel Ridge, Book 1 - 2/2012 - Jennifer



Series Romance

A COWBOY IN MANHATTAN - Barbara Dunlop - Colorado Cattle Barons, Book 2 - A Perfect 10 - Diana - HD #2140

SEX, LIES AND VALENTINES - Tawny Weber - Undercover Operatives Series, Book 3 - 2/2012 - Diana - HB #666

WHAT HAPPENS IN CHARLESTON ... - Rachel Bailey - Dynasties: The Kincaids, Book 2 - 2/2012 - Patti - HD #2138


Happy Reading!

Terrie

Owner

Romance Reviews Today

www.romrevtoday.com

Book Giveaway:

REDWOOD BEND by Robyn Carr

Part of the Virgin River series

Release date: 2/28/12

Blurb:

CAN CHANGING A TIRE CHANGE YOUR LIFE?


Katie Malone and her twin boys’ trip along the beautiful mountain roads to Virgin River is stopped short by a tire as flat as her failed romance. To make matters worse, the rain has set in, the boys are hungry and Katie doesn’t have the first clue about putting on a spare. As she stands at the side of the road pondering her next move, she hears a distinct rumble. The sight of the sexy, leather-clad bikers who pull up beside her puts her imagination into overdrive.


Dylan Childress and his buddies are on the motorcycle trip of a lifetime. But the sight of a woman in distress stops them in their tracks. And while the guys are checking out her car, she and Dylan are checking out one another.


In one brief moment, the world tilts on its axis and any previous plans Katie and Dylan might have had for their futures are left at the side of the road.

Interested? Then tell us about some of your favorite small town series books.

Winner to be drawn and posted later in the week. US and Canada mailing addresses only.

Have some winners to announce....

First up....I forgot to pull the winner of Sara Ramsay's ebook. That is......PamP!

Now, for the $10 Amazon gift card winner...that is.... commenter #9 - Sherry!!

Please email me at pattifischer@yahoo.com with your names and email addresses.

Congrats!

Q&A with...Betty Midnight!

1. Tell us about your newest release.


Hadyn Heat is a new series I’m writing about a man who is also a werewolf. The first book explores his deepest urges, which are his sexual urges.

The entire book is based around urges…

Hadyn can’t help but break one of the biggest rules of his pack and follows his urge. This leads him to a beautiful woman but in the background, lurking, there’s an evil man named Valon. Valon has the urge to take over the world and to do so he must find a way for Hadyn to mate with his daughter, Sephy.


Now Hadyn must not only find a way to stop Valon, he must find a way to control his own urges.



2. Can you tell us a little about your favorite scene in the story?

The climax of the book was so much fun to write. I had the scene in my mind from the moment I started writing the book. Each time I went to the scene, either in a notebook or writing it out, I kept reminding myself to make it bigger and better. So it became a scene that involves love, sex, murder, fighting, and death…



3. Do you write about bad boys or good guys?

I like good guys. I always have and always will. I think good guys can have a bad boy side to them but they always conquer it, which makes them so much sexier.



4. When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?

Wow, what a good question. I really don’t know. I always wrote, as long as I could remember. I always liked love stories and as I got older, I started to read some steamier romance novels which started to shift my focus towards that. Then I started toying with the idea of writing more erotic kind of works – stories that purpose but also have sex. When Hadyn came to mind I realized I had my outlet.



5. Tell us a little about your daily writing routine. Are you a plotter or pantser?

I try so hard to be a plotter, but face it, I’m a punster. I’ll have a few scene ideas and that’s about it.


6. What would you say is your interesting writing quirk?

I have to finish the scene I’m working on. I know some writers who will stop in the middle of a sentence so they are quickly motivated to get writing again. NOT ME! I need to finish the part I’m working on or it will bother me.



7. What was one of the most surprising things you learned in creating your books?

Writing really can be fun. Going from short erotic stories to a longer body of work is scary. I wrote Hadyn Heat with my friend, Ava Michaels, but the original idea and concept was all mine. To me, it seemed impossible to do what my favorite writers do… but you know? I did it. And it was fun.



8. What authors or friends influenced you in helping you become a writer?

I have a long list of those I love to read. I can go from Danielle Steele to Nicholas Sparks to Bella Andre even to Stephen King, if the story is right. I tend to pass on his older stuff. The closest friend I have in all this is Ava. She’s the one who helped me to expand some of the parts and write them with me.



9. What does your family think about your career as a published author?

I have a supportive group of friends and family. Writing the kind of stuff I do (with sex scenes) doesn’t always get the cheers and celebrations I imagine in my mind, but I’m happy to say that they support me.



10. Besides writing, what other interests do you have?

My favorite thing to do is read. Honestly. I’m probably such a boring person. I read, write, and no matter what I do, I always carry a notebook because you never know when an idea will strike.



11. Can you tell us about what’s coming up next for you writing wise?

The most important thing I have is to finish all of Hadyn Heat. It’s a four book series, so myself and Ava are hard at work with the series. I also have two stand alone erotic romance novels that I’m hoping to finish. One is a shapeshifter book like Hadyn Heat, but the other is about real people (along the lines of my novel Just the Sex, Please).



12. How can readers connect with you online?

I have a blog that I need to tend to more… http://www.bettymidnight.blogspot.com/

I Tweet @BettyMidnight

My Facebook is http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003212415229



Purchase links:



Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Hadyn-Heat-One-Urge-ebook/dp/B0076U1WOA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330341527&sr=8-1

Barnes & Noble - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hadyn-heat-betty-midnight/1108622023

All Romance ebooks - http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-hadynheatonetheurge-679155-139.html

Chat Wednesday night with.....

Lauren Willig is going to be Mo's guest Wednesday night in the Romance Reviews Today chat room.

Learn more about Lauren at her website: http://laurenwillig.com/

Chat starts at 9:00 PM EST and runs about an hour. Click here to go to the chat room directly. Choose Mo's Book Buzz. No password or registeration needed.
Prize TBA.

Hope to see you there!

Happy Leap Day!

Leap Day is known for (among other things) as the one day when a woman can ask a man to marry her. As a reader of romance, I don't think I've ever read a romance where the woman asked the man to for his hand in marriage.

To celebrate the day this week, I'm giving away to one lucky wimner a $10 Amazon giftcard.

To enter, I have a question for readers...do you know any book where the heroine asks the man to marry her? If you don't that is fine, you can still enter.

One entry per person. Winner to be announced later this week.