Lorelei's Lit Lair Recommends... GOOD LUCK WITH THAT by Kristan Higgins~ Plus GIVEAWAY!

Giveaway at the end of this post! Ends 8/19/18 U. S. only

   Good Luck With That
by Kristan Higgins 

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New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins is beloved for her heartfelt novels filled with humor and wisdom. Now, she tackles an issue every woman deals with: body image and self-acceptance.
Emerson, Georgia, and Marley have been best friends ever since they met at a weight-loss camp as teens. When Emerson tragically passes away, she leaves one final wish for her best friends: to conquer the fears they still carry as adults.

For each of them, that means something different. For Marley, it's coming to terms with the survivor's guilt she's carried around since her twin sister's death, which has left her blind to the real chance for romance in her life. For Georgia, it's about learning to stop trying to live up to her mother's and brother's ridiculous standards, and learning to accept the love her ex-husband has tried to give her.

But as Marley and Georgia grow stronger, the real meaning of Emerson's dying wish becomes truly clear: more than anything, she wanted her friends to love themselves.

A novel of compassion and insight, Good Luck With That tells the story of two women who learn to embrace themselves just the way they are.

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Eileen's & Lorelei's Thoughts

Romance, Wine & Chocolate '18 Author Spotlight Q&A with Kristal Hollis!

In August we begin a series of 10 Author Spotlights with a brief Q&A introducing each of the amazing authors attending  Romance, Wine & Chocolate '18 on August 31st in Orlando, FL.  Registration is FULL, but check for cancellations at rwc2018.eventbrite.com
Author #6: Get to know a little more about today's featured author, the amazing Kristal Hollis! 

Books by Kristal Hollis

Southern born and bred, Kristal Hollis grew up amid cane fields and orange groves. Books fed her imagination, providing adventurous portals to ancient civilizations, medieval fiefdoms, alternate realities and futuristic worlds. Then, a friend gave her Johanna Lindsey’s FIRES OF

Romance, Wine & Chocolate '18 Author Spotlight Q&A with Debra Fisk!

In August we begin a series of 10 Author Spotlights with a brief Q&A introducing each of the amazing authors attending  Romance, Wine & Chocolate '18 on August 31st in Orlando, FL. Registration is FULL, but check for cancellations at rwc2018.eventbrite.com
Author #5: Get to know a little more about today's featured author, the talented Debra Fisk! 

Books by Debra Fisk

Debra Fisk grew up in a small town New Jersey but now makes her home in central Florida.
While working at one of her first jobs she discovered the world of romance novels and fell in love. She is the wife to a doctor, the mother of a son, two dogs and two cats. Her first book Irresistibly Delicious hit number three the Bookstrand Bestsellers list for over 5 weeks straight.

Romance, Wine & Chocolate '18 Author Spotlight Q&A with Kerry Evelyn!

In August we begin a series of 10 Author Spotlights with a brief Q&A introducing each of the amazing authors attending  Romance, Wine & Chocolate '18 on August 31st in Orlando, FL.  Registration is FULL, but check for cancellations at rwc2018.eventbrite.com
Author #4: Get to know a little more about today's featured author, the delightful, Kerry Evelyn! 

Books by Kerry Evelyn

Kerry Evelyn has always been fascinated by people and the backstories that drive them to do what they do. A native of the Massachusetts SouthCoast, she changed her latitude in 2002 and is now a crazy blessed wife and homeschooling mom in Orlando. She loves God, books of all kinds, traveling,

Romance, Wine & Chocolate '18 Author Spotlight with Valerie Bowman!

 In August we begin a series of 10 Author Spotlights with a brief Q&A introducing each of the amazing authors attending  Romance, Wine & Chocolate '18 on August 31st in Orlando, FL.  Registration is FULL, but check for cancellations at rwc2018.eventbrite.com

Author #3: Get to know a little more about today's featured author, the charismatic, Valerie Bowman! 

Books by Valerie Bowman

Valerie Bowman’s books have received starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, Booklist, and Kirkus. She’s been an RT Reviewers’ Choice nominee for Best First Historical Romance and Best Historical Romance Love and Laughter. Two of her books have been nominated for the Kirkus Prize for fiction.

Valerie grew up in Illinois with six sisters (she’s number

Romance, Wine & Chocolate '18 Author Spotlight Q&A with Sarah Andre!

In August we begin a series of 10 Author Spotlights with a brief Q&A introducing each of the amazing authors attending  Romance, Wine & Chocolate '18 on August 31st in Orlando, FL. Registration is FULL, but check for cancellations at rwc2018.eventbrite.com
Author #2: Get to know a little more about today's featured author, the charming, Sarah Andre! 

Books by Sarah Andre

Sarah Andre is a 2017 RITA® finalist, which is Romance Writers of America highest award of distinction. Sarah’s novels include: Capturing the Queen (2017), Tall, Dark and Damaged (2016) Locked, Loaded and Lying (2015), plus a short story in an anthology, From Florida with Love (2016.) She lives in serene Southwest FL with her husband and two naughty Pomeranian boys. When she’s not writing, Sarah is either reading novels, exercising to rude alternative rock music or coloring. Yes, you heard right. She’s all over those coloring books for adults.

Q&A with Sarah Andre:

1. What genre(s) do you write? 

Romance, Wine & Chocolate '18 Author Spotlight Q&A with Kristan Higgins!

In August we begin a series of 10 Author Spotlights with a brief Q&A introducing each of the amazing authors attending  Romance, Wine & Chocolate '18  on August 31st in Orlando, FL. 

Author #1: Today's featured author is this year's Keynote Speaker, the one and only, Kristan Higgins!

Books by Kristan Higgins

Kristan Higgins is the New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of nearly twenty novels, which have been translated into more than two dozen languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide. Her books have received many awards and accolades, including starred reviews from Kirkus, the New York Journal of Books, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and Booklist. She is a six-time nominee for The Kirkus Prize for best work of fiction and a three-time winner of the Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA Award.
Kristan lives in Connecticut with her heroic firefighter

Lorelei's Lit Lair Recommends... SET THE NIGHT ON FIRE by Laura Trentham, plus GIVEAWAY!

   Set The Night On Fire 
by Laura Trentham 
Book six of the Cottonbloom series 

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From award winning author Laura Trentham comes Set the Night on Fire, a novel about starting over, finding your way back home—and falling head over heels. . .

Ella Boudreaux has a lot to prove to her family, friends, and foes—and to herself. So when her marriage ends she decides to invest her energy and money into a place that brings back some of Ella’s happiest memories: the Abbott brothers’ garage. Maybe, if she puts her mind to it, she can teach skeptical, stubborn Mack Abbott how to make the business a true success. Which would be a lot easier if the hunky mechanic didn’t make her motor run quite so fast…and hot.

Lorelei's Lit Lair Recommends... FIGHTING FOR EVERYTHING by Laura Kaye

   Fighting For Everything
by Laura Kaye

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Book 1 of the Warrior Fight Club Series:

This fight club has one rule: You must be a veteran...

Loving her is the biggest fight of his life...

Home from the Marines, Noah Cortez has a secret he doesn't want his oldest friend, Kristina Moore, to know. It kills him to push her away, especially when he's noticing just how sexy and confident she's become in his absence. But, angry and full of fight, he's not the same man anymore either. Which is why Warrior Fight Club sounds so good.

Kristina loves teaching, but she wants more out of life. She wants Noah--the boy she's crushed on and waited for. Except Noah is all man now--in ways both oh so good and troubling, too. Still, she wants who he's become--every war-hardened inch. And when they finally stop fighting their attraction, it's everything Kristina never dared hope for.

But Noah is secretly spiraling, and when he lashes out, it threatens what he and Kristina have found. The brotherhood of the fight club helps him confront his demons, but only Noah can convince the woman he loves that he's finally ready to fight for everything.

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Rhonda's Thoughts

Author Spotlight & Giveaway: Donna Kauffman!

*Giveaway!* Easy Entry! U.S. & Intl! ~Ends 8/5/18

Books by Donna Kauffman

Today’s featured author is the fabulous Donna Kauffman! Learn some fun facts about Donna in this short Q&A. Enter Rafflecopter and leave a question on the blog for a chance to win Blue Hollow Falls! (I absolutely loved it! Review coming soon!)

1. What genre(s) do you write?

I write contemporary romance. These days I’m focused on small town romances. I just love the comforting feeling of a place where everybody knows everybody. I have also written contemporary and futuristic paranormal, but those were some time ago.
 

2. Coffee or tea lover?

I’m a tea-totaler. Constant Comment is my favorite.


3. Name one thing on your bucket list.