Charly's Fire by Bella Tyler

Charly's Fire

Charly's Fire

All Charly Hanson wants is a night of uninterrupted relaxing. But when her lavender aromatherapy candle catches her house on fire, she ends up with a yard full of fireman. Could one of these men be the one to stir up feelings she thought were long dormant?

Wrong Number

For months, firefighter Charlie Farnsworth has been getting late night phone calls from a charming woman. A woman who gets his blood pumping with the mere sound of her voice. The only problem is... the calls aren't intended for him, but they could be just the thing he needs to refuel his own fire.

Rating: Sweet

Book Length: Bites

Genre: Contemporary

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An Interview With Samantha Byrne on My Blog

Today I'm profiling Samantha Byrne, author of SPIRIT OF DAWN. So stop by www.amandabrice.blogspot.com and read all about her!

Next Tuesday I'll be featuring an interview with Debbie Mumford, author of GLASS MAGIC and the soon-to-be-released SORCHA'S HEART.

"Sorcha's Heart" by Debbie Mumford

It's official! "Sorcha's Heart" is listed as coming soon on Freya's Bower! (Take a look here.)

My fabulous editor pushed me mercilessly (yeah, right!) and the 10,000 word manuscript FB agreed to publish grew to be 21,000 words. And Karen made sure I chose those words carefully! *LOL*

Seriously, I'm very pleased with the finished product, and hope that all of you will read it when it goes live. (More on the release date as soon as I hear it ...)

In the meantime, "Glass Magic" is still available for a quick read on a hot summer night! (Buy it here.)

---Debbie Mumford (who's "an author to watch for" according to Coffee Time Romance. Woo Hoo!)




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Special call for Submissions

SPECIAL call for submissions: “Three Voices, One Book”

Length: Three linked novellas (15,000-30,000 words each).

Freya’s Bower is seeking novels composed of three linked novellas, written by a team of three authors.

Writing is such a solitary process, so Freya’s Bower wants to help you work more closely with your fellow writers. “Three Voices, One Book” is a new and exciting line of novels composed of three linked novellas. Each writing team of three authors should choose a concept around which to base three stories (for example, three people at the same job, three brothers/sisters, three generations of the same family, etc.). Each author will write one novella, but should work closely with his/her fellow authors for brainstorming, timeline, and narrative. Each novella should focus on a specific character, but should include the characters from the other novellas.

Each novella should be able to stand on its own, but should also work together to form a longer novel.

We will accept all themes, genres, heat levels (sweet, tangy, spicy, sizzling), and time periods. All three novellas should be in the same heat level, however. We will also accept stories focusing on holidays, with special consideration given to those stories that incorporate pagan holidays as well as mainstream holidays. If querying for a particular holiday, please take into consideration editorial lead-time.

NOTE: this is not for novice writers. Picking up from where another author has left off and continuing on with the idea/series, yet keeping it in a consistent tone is tough to do.

Send queries to submit @ freyasbower . com -- without the spaces -- and include THREE VOICES (TITLE) in your subject line.

To Be Released This Week!

Wayne Thomas hides a secret, locking it in the depths of his mind. Has kidnapping a young woman proved to him that all females are conniving, treacherous creatures? His childhood has him convinced that women are evil. Can he rid himself of the traumatic events that plagued his younger years or will they continue to haunt him?

Befriended by the woman he abducted, Wayne becomes a different person. He embraces happiness, hoping that for once, things won’t go wrong—until a memory triggers the horrors he has locked away and it all comes tumbling out, forcing him to face up to his demons—those inside him and those that still live and breathe.

Coming this week to Wild Child Publishing.com!

Chatting at CataNetwork-Readers

Hey everyone!

We are chatting at CataNetwork-Readers Yahoo group right now. We will be here until 3 pm EST today. Come by and visit with us.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/catanetwork-readers/

Marci

Romance News Raves about Aurora's Passion & Freya's Bower

Ellie McBride from RomanceNews.org says: Aurora's Passion is a quick, sexy, and satisfying read packed with charm and rich description. It will leave you hungry for more of Thomas' work and... Norweigan pastry! "Second Chances" is just a bite, as the promotion promises, but a satisfying one... Like the perfect meal, the pairing of "Aurora's Passion" and "Second Chances" leaves us feeling well-sated. Freya's Bower is on to something!

Read the complete review HERE.

Waking the Shadows receives 4.5 Kisses from Romance Divas!

"Freya's Bower has created an interesting concept for storytelling with their Bites series, Two separate stories but still connected. Ms. Drake has written a story that is fast, sexy, packed with action, and suspenseful. Arielle is a gutsy, kickass, brash heroine witch, while Jackson is a hot, sexy vampire. What a combo. I thoroughly enjoyed this novella."

Click here to read the full review.

Interview with Elisabeth Drake on my blog

Learn all about WAKING THE SHADOWS author, Elisabeth Drake, in her interview on my blog: www.amandabrice.blogspot.com.

Next week, I'll feature an interview with Samantha Byrne, author of SPIRIT OF DAWN. On August 1, it's Debbie Mumford's turn (GLASS MAGIC), and on August 8, Canice Brown-Porter (BEYOND THE MAZE).

Hey FB authors...I've got plenty of space. I'm only scheduled until August 8, so contact me for your chance to be profiled. I'd love to run this through the fall or beyond! Who will be 8/15???

Bebe's Super Fantabulous Newsletter Contest

This month, I'm giving away pamper-me gift sets. Two lucky winners will receive full-size goodies from Bath & Body Works plus a copy of Aurora's Passion. All you have to do to enter is sign up for my newsletter. And even that couldn't be easier, there are three easy ways to sign up!



Click to join bebethomasromance


If you are more of a Google Group person, you can sign up at http://groups.google.com/group/Bebe-Thomas-Romance

Don't want to join a group? Send me an email with Newsletter as the topic, and I'll send the newsletter to your email every month.

The best part of signing up for my newsletter? You are automatically entered into my monthly newsletter contests FOREVER! That's it. Nothing else to do, but sit back and win free stuff.

Romance Divas Chat July 16th

Hey everyone!

It's that crazy editor again. I can't seem to accomplish anything before 1 am, so here I am posting at 1:25 am again. (sigh)

For those of you who missed our chats last weekend, you can come see us this one at Romance Divas... live.

Date: Sunday, July 16, 2006
Location: Romance Divas' chat room
Time: 2 pm - 5 pm
Type: Live chat

Oh, and you must be a member of Romance Divas to participate.

Marci

"Glass Magic" Earns 3 Cups from Coffee Time Romance

I'm so excited!!!

Glass Magic received a wonderful review from Susan White at CoffeeTime Romance! Ms. White says:

"This delightful book really struck my fancy. Red is a wonderfully mischievous faery. I had such fun reading about him. Both stories give readers an idea of Red's personality and charm. Ms. Mumford is an author to watch for in the future. If you enjoy tales of faeries and magic then give this enchanting book a try."

Read the complete review here.

Woo Hoo!!! I'm an author to watch for!!

---Debbie

Buy Glass Magic here.

3 cups

Kayla Finds Her Way received a review from Coffee Time Romance. Jen says: Both of these shorts have interesting plots capable of quickly sweeping readers away. What surprised me most, however, was the depth of some of the issues presented in these tales. Ms. Lee does quite an amazing job of portraying some serious dilemmas that her characters must work through.

Honestly, a part of me wishes I had received more cups. (I'm greedy like that.) I know...it's not about the actual rating. I should be more concerned with what the reviewer had to say. Overall it's a good review. I wanted to achieve a level of realism with my stories, and the review shows that I did. You can read the entire review HERE.

The Cost of Loyalty

Now on Sale.

Follow the ffox

New review just in - M.E Ellis, author and editor reads The Cost of Loyalty.

FB author profiles on my blog!

Beginning this week, I will be interviewing a different Freya's Bower author every Tuesday. So check my blog (www.amandabrice.blogspot.com) for an interview with Bebe Thomas tomorrow! Next Tuesday, July 18, will be Elisabeth Drake.

Speaking of blogs, I'm running a July blog contest to promote my Bites SHE'S GOT LEGS. You can help me out by posting a blurb or review on your blog or website. Once you do, email me at amandabrice@myway.com and you'll be entered to win a beach bag full of books! It's that simple!

Chat and more

Are you at the Pink Posse chat? Why not? It's loads of fun. :)

I received another positive review for KAYLA FINDS HER WAY. From the e-zine Estella's Revenge, Andi says:
Kis Lee's erotic material naturally works into the flow of her writing and never comes off as choppy or disjointed. The erotic moments are natural progressions of the larger story and fit the mood of the piece thanks to well-chosen language and atmospheric touches that draw the reader effortlessly into the work.

Read the entire review HERE. Scroll down 3/4 of the way down the page.

Pink Posse Chat

Hello everyone!

Come chat with us. We are having great contests and some scintillating (read into the gutter ;)) conversation.

Where: The Pink Posse Yahoo Chat Group -- you must be a member
When: July 7, 2006 All day
Type: Loop Chat

And

Where: The Pink Posse Chat Room
When: July 9, 2006 from 8 pm to 9 pm EST
Type: Live Chat

We look forward to seeing your bright, friendly faces.

Marci Baun
Editor-in-Chief
Freya's Bower

SHE'S GOT LEGS on sale now!

Thanks to everyone who entered my contest. Congratulations to Kelley Vitollo for winning the free copy of SHE'S GOT LEGS.

Stay tuned--I'll be running another contest on my blog soon!

SHE'S GOT LEGS available this weekend!

Hey everyone! My name is Amanda Brice and I'm happy to announce that my chick lit Bites SHE'S GOT LEGS will be available this weekend, just in time for 4th of July poolside reading! :)

Here's the blurb:

WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES
Daria Wyatt didn’t want to go to her fifteen-year high school reunion. Although she has blossomed from a wallflower into a powerful Capitol Hill attorney, she knew seeing those girls in person wouldn’t exactly do wonders for her self-esteem. If only her younger sister Kara hadn’t insisted she go. Giving in to shut her sister up, Daria borrows Kara’s high heels in an effort to jumpstart her confidence. But in her rush to get out the door, she picks up the wrong pair, a butt-ugly purple platform creation with bright green sequins…

AFTER MIDNIGHT
Greg McCauley can’t believe his bad luck. He finally meets a beautiful, intelligent, intriguing, confident woman, but she rushes off before he can get her number. He knows he should put her out of his mind, but there’s just something about her. Those lips, those eyes, those legs, those crazy shoes…

A little about myself. I'm a government attorney in the Washington, DC area, working on intellectual property issues. I've been writing since I was a little girl but my dad convinced me to "do something practical with my life" so I went to law school instead. I finally came back to fiction writing as I was engaging in a little procrastination to take me away from having to write a paper on the patentability of indigenous medicinal methods (snore!). I decided that chick lit was much more fun to write than contracts and pleadings, so here I am!

Anyway, I'm running my first-ever contest to celebrate my first-ever release, so send me a quick email to amandabrice@myway.com by 11:59 EST, Friday, June 30 with the subject line "contest entry" for a chance to win a free download of SHE'S GOT LEGS.

Friendly Fire now available!

Hey y'all! I'm Loribelle Hunt and I write suspense, military, and paranormal erotic romance for the most part. I'm excited to announce that my Bites, Friendly Fire, are now available!

Homecoming
Just home from an overseas deployment, Brad has doubts about his wife’s interest in continuing their marriage. Will a chance encounter with a bullet shell that gives glimpses of the man’s life it took change his mind?

Twice In a Lifetime
Janine has loved two soldiers in her life, but she has kept the first a secret from her new husband. When a bullet shell with visions gives him a crash course in her past love life, will it strengthen or end their young marriage?

I also write for Cobblestone Press and you can find out all about me and my work on my website and blog. ;)