CEO's Widow on #Thursday13 with #MFRWAuthor Tina Gayle

MFRW Author Tina Gayle shares with us her novel CEO's Widow and also suggests 13 things we can do for fun.
Tina Gayle grew up a dreamer and loved to escape into the world of books.

After years of working in the business world doing a variety of jobs, she decided to try her hand at writing and hope to incorporate the joy of being a mother into her books.

Currently working on a series about four executive wives, she is excited about combining elements of women fiction with the passion of romance. Married twenty-five years, she and her husband love to travel and play golf. She can’t wait for Mike to retire so they can do more of both.

               


CEO's Widow
Executives' Wives' Club series

Blurb

  After surviving the grief from her husband’s death, Marianne Clark has built a new life with the help of the other Executive Wives. She plans to enjoy grandchildren and friends until her doctor tells her he found a lump in her breast. Her world turned upside down. She re-evaluates her priorities and decides she grab hold of life with both hands.Knox Turner lost is first wife to cancer. He’s determined not to let Marianne face this challenge alone. Can this couple face the trails ahead and build a future together?
 
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13 Things to Do for Fun
1. Play a round of golf
2. Play volleyball with a balloon no net
3. Try out a new recipe
4. Go shoe shopping an try on 4 inch heels (can you walk?)
5. Read a kid's book without a kid.
6. Visit a city where you've never been.
7. Look up an old friend on FB. Where are they now?
8. Send a love letter to your husband.
9. Search for a girlfriend/boyfriend for your kids...just don't let them know.
10. Color outside the lines and see how it changes things.
11. Wish someone you don't even know a great day.
12. Look through an old photo album and see the old you.
13. Pat yourself on the back...you are pretty awesome. 

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A Rancher of Her Own on #Thursday13 with #MFRWauthor Barbara White Daille

MFRW Author Barbara White Daille and A Rancher of Her Own host Thursday 13 today.                           
Barbara White Daille lives with her husband in the sunny Southwest. Though they love the warm winters and the lizards in their front yard, they haven’t gotten used to the scorpions in the bathroom.

When she was very young, Barbara learned from her mom about the storytelling magic in books—and she’s been hooked ever since. She hopes you will enjoy reading her books and will find your own magic in them!

A REASON TO STAY
Ranch manager Pete Brannigan has no interest in playing tour guide to a city slicker like Jane Garland. But spending a few days with the headstrong photographer is a small price to pay for everything her grandfather has given the single dad. Though Pete's drawn to Jane's sharp wit and striking beauty, he won't hurt his young children by falling for another woman who puts her career before family. 

Jane's seen the world through her camera…and used it to shield her emotions. With Pete, she can finally let her guard down. If only he could do the same. Despite their powerful bond, Pete still can't trust Jane with his kids or his heart. But if he keeps pushing her away, he may ruin any chance their relationship has to develop.

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13 sentences shared by the author from her latest release:

She looked his way again. Even with her back to the sunlight in the doorway, he saw her eyes gleam.

She remembered that summer vacation she’d spent here on the ranch, all right—he’d bet the jar of Buffalo nickels he was saving for his son on that.

“You think you’re going to win old Daffodil over to your side, huh?” he said.

“Yes. With the right incentive.”

As she passed him on her way to the stall, the scents of vanilla and spice drifted toward him, light but noticeable enough to set off a craving for something sweet, and surprising enough to make him blink. She’d never seemed the sweet, vanilla type.

She held out a hand. “What do you say, Daff? Want to be a cover girl?”

At the question, Pete’s shoulders went rigid.

The old mare dipped her head, as if giving Jane a royal nod and permission to do what she liked.

***Dang, the woman has a way with a horse, after all.***

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#Thursday13 #MFRWauthor @AdamMannAuthor in Black High Heels

MFRW Author Adam Mann tells us who are his 13 favorite characters.

Adam Mann has lived and worked in Africa and Asia for many years. He has always been fascinated by personal relationships, and in real life is now enjoying his fourth marriage, after being widowed, divorced, had one marriage annulled as this ‘wife’ had forgotten to get divorced.
As a result he has extensive experience of social and sexual activities, which he brings into all his books in explicit detail. Underlying all these activities is a quest for a loving and ongoing relationship with his partner. Two novels have been based in Africa. Adam now lives in Vietnam, and has written eight romance books, all based in Asia, and his last two based in Europe and Canada.
Adam Mann is a pen name. 

                            Black High Heels
                       Publisher Butterfly Books

Blurb

Love in the boondocks, and thank goodness an Aussie comes to the rescue! READ ON:
An internationally sponsored agricultural project in a remote part of Vietnam consists of an international advisor and a project team. They decide to stop at a restaurant in the district town, and then the team decides to stay at the adjoining hotel before moving to work in a village.
The owner of the restaurant is happy to meet the international adviser, but then suddenly finds her emotions changing as they talk together. Her background in Australia helps, but she also finds that the local authority has different ideas when weeks later she applies to marry the foreigner!
They have to make a decision…

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13 favorite characters from my books:
Ivan from West African Project,
Pujita from West African Heat,
Colin from the Road to Beira,
Denis from Singapore Heat,
Nick from Serendepia,
Nick from Safari Heat,
Roger Browne from Red High Heels,
Princess Le Ngoc Han from Quang Trung,
Tony from Keep Off This Grass,
Harry from Kandy Heat,
Angela from It’s Just Not Cricket!
Amelia from All the Nice Girls Love a Sailor, and
Helga and Her Red Thigh Boots

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@ButterflyBooks9
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The Gentle Knight on #Thursday13 #MFRWauthor @AshelyYork

MFRW Author Ashley York captures our attention with a historical romance.

 I have wanted to be a writer since the sixth grade. My first story was a mystery and I discovered that my classmates loved it and it kept them guessing. I was a voracious reader, even at a young age, and loved the history in the novels I picked up. I was so enthralled with that history that I decided to get my MA in History. The early medieval period is my favorite, as you can tell from the novels I write.
I live in New England with my husband, two cats and a yellow Labrador named Caledonia.

                                          The Gentle Knight, 
                                             Book Two of The Norman Conquest Series
 

 Blurb
A medieval soldier returns home to find his lover died in childbirth just as his own mother had. Believing he is cursed, Peter of Normandy turns from love. When he must give escort to an Irish princess more noble than many knights, he struggles with his decision to live a solitary life. Can he take the chance that his love won't be a death sentence and possibly make them stronger?

Padraig MacNaughton's death bed decree rips his daughter from the shelter of her protective clan in Ireland. Forced to take vows at a Priory in England, Brighit finds herself in the hands of lecherous mercenaries with their own agendas. Dare she trust the Norman knight to see her safely to her new life as a nun? Even when she finds in him the fulfillment of all she's ever wanted?

Or will honor and duty eclipse their one chance for happiness? 
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The author offers the readers 13 sentences from her novel:

His brown eyes were unusually bright. The hint of a playful on his full lips.
"Is this stubbornness now?" Peter moved in close, his steps a little unsure.
"Not intentionally stubborn." He misread her yet again.
He licked his lower lip. When his gaze dropped to her breasts, the air was knocked out of her. A full smile now. He was appraising her with total appreciation. The way a man looks at a woman he desires. Her breath returned with a solid whoosh.

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Trancing the Tiger on #Thursday13 with #MFRWauthor @Rachael Slate

MFRW Author Rachel Slate brings to our attention , on #Thursday13, Book 1 of her series  


Rachael Slate resides on the West Coast of Canada with her husband and two children—or as she likes to call them, her own little blended world. One of the best parts about sharing in her husband’s Chinese-Malaysian culture is definitely the food—and the awesome celebrations!

Rachael writes stories that blend the lines between mythology, reality, and fantasy. In her worlds, you’ll encounter strong, sexy alpha males and the capable women who challenge them. And always, scorching hot romance. 

 Trancing the Tiger (Chinese Zodiac Romance Series, Book 1)
Fantasy, paranormal
Blurb
Delve into a world steeped in tradition and superstition…
After her parents become infected with the Red Death, Lucy Yeoh flees to Malaysia seeking answers. Everything in this closed-off section of the world is paradise—from the lush tropical climate to her sexy new neighbor, Sheng…who just might be delusional. He claims the Plague God unleashed the Red Death and only a circle of Chinese Zodiac spirit animals can cleanse the Earth. Even more, he insists she’s one of them: the Rabbit. Long furry ears and fluffy bunny tail included.

He’ll show her how to fight to save the world… She’ll show him a love worth fighting the world to save…
Sheng’s enemies draw closer, and not everyone wants Lucy alive. Together, they’ll have to navigate a treacherous world where a line between duty and their hearts has been drawn between them. They must either sacrifice one, or find a way to surrender to both.
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www.rachaelslate.com

Rachael  shares 13 sentences from her novel:

“Sorry. My fingers are cold. Do you mind?” Her murmur against his ear spiked his blood.
Was she actually cold or did he detect a sultry note to her voice? Did she suffer the same raging attraction he did?
With his concentration on navigating the streets and his hands gripping the handlebars, she had him at a disadvantage against the fanning of her fingers.
Her warm fingers.
They rounded a corner, and her body crushed against his. She didn’t draw back, and the imprint of her full breasts branded his back. He swore he could even feel her tight little nipples rubbing against him. He fought the urge to swing around and take her on the motorcycle. To hell with crashing—as if they’d even notice. 

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