New Release: Barely Legal by Lizzie T. Leaf

Should Katherine set aside her feelings for Corin, a much younger man, and give her cheating husband, Rex, another chance?


Katherine, 50, never thought she'd fall for a younger man. Her best friend, Monique is the one who enjoys the hot, young, hunks. However, while in Las Vegas waiting for her divorce to finalize, she meets Corin. Young as he is on paper, he offers her more in and out of the bedroom than her, soon to be ex-husband ever did.

New Release: Love and Murder in Red Satin by Karalee Long

When a marriage counselor accused of murdering her ex-husband unwittingly accepts help from a homicide detective set on proving her guilty, passion ignites amid flying bullets.

Allie Blair, a divorced marriage counselor accused of murdering her ex-husband, tries to prove her innocence but unwittingly accepts the help of the one man who wants to prove her guilt.

Greg Weston, a Denver homicide detective, vows to bring his cousin's accused murderer, Allie Blair, to justice. To win her trust, he signs up for a class she's teaching, "What Women Want."

When Allie becomes a target of the actual killer, her sizzling chemistry with Greg ignites into passion too hot to ignore. But Greg knows even if they survive, he'll lose Allie when she learns he's a cop.

Karalee Long talks about the writing process

Good afternoon, today sitting on the porch with us is PIP author Karalee Long. Welcome Karalee. Finally some sun! So on this gorgeous day why don’t you first start off by telling us why do you write?

Karalee - It's almost a cliche, but I write because I can't not write. I'm happy when I'm writing. Maybe that's because I want happy endings in real life as well as in fiction.

Colleen – Yes, if only we were all guaranteed a happy ending like in a good romance novel! So what kind of writer are you…a plotter or panster?

 Karalee - I'm a hybrid. I know where my story begins, I know some of the events along the way, but for the most part, I have to wait for my characters to tell me what they're going to say and do.

Colleen – So your characters have a mind of their own. I like that! Okay, you know where the story is going to begin, does that mean you write from the beginning? Or do you prefer the middle or end?

Karalee - I write from the beginning, and I can't begin writing a story until I get the opening, the names of the main characters—gotta have the names, and what their problems are—at least their external conflicts. I don't always know the ending except it will be a Happily Ever After (HEA).

Colleen – Absolutely need their names to start! You should always know what it’s in your characters' purse or wallet as well as what keeps them up at night. So tell us a little about your current story.

Karalee - I'm writing a contemporary paranormal romantic suspense featuring a heroine who is a wrong-man magnet with a cop for a big brother and a hero who is an English teacher just turned vampire with a conscience and doesn't want to kill people.

 Colleen –Sounds interesting. I think we all can relate to being a wrong-man magnet at one time or another! Luckily, I found the right-man magnet. What do you have coming out next with Passion In Print Press?

 My contemporary romantic suspense, Love and Murder In Red Satin, set in Colorado is scheduled for release June 15, 2013. My book features a marriage counselor suspected of murdering her ex-husband, a cop out for redemption and maybe a bit of revenge, a neat-freak killer, burned pancakes, and hot passion.

Karalee Long has been writing stories since second grade. Reading comic books taught her story structure while her imagination conjured characters to talk with and adventures to plot. She now writes romantic suspense and paranormal romantic suspense novels.

She lives at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains with her husband, an alpha male cockatiel who owns the family room, and Bad Boy Bones who came to visit at Halloween and now resides in the living room—without paying rent. She and her husband are blessed with a wonderful son, amazing daughter-in-law, and lovable grandson.

She loves to hear from readers at www.karaleelong.com.

Or catch her at www.facebook.com/karaleelong.

Little Red Riding Wolf brings home awards!

Congratualtions to PIP author Jessica Aspen! Her novella Little Red Riding Wolf has received an Award of Merit in the Holt Medallion Contest and is a finalist in the Golden Quill. It also received Honorable Mention in the 2011 Stroke of Midnight Contest.

Jessica also has available from PIP Snow and the Seventh Wolf, second book in Twisted Tales series: Come Into The Woods. Her third, Goldi and the Bear, will be released next month.

 

 

PIP chats with author Lynn Cahoon

Good Afternoon! Today sitting with us at Passion In Print is author Lynn Cahoon. Hi Lynn, thanks for spending time with here in the author’s spotlight. First, tell us why do you write?

 Lynn -  What a great question. I write because I love telling the happy ever after. The characters in my story become real to me as I’m telling their adventures. A few years ago I had a health scare. 2007 was the year of breast cancer for me. And as I thought about my life, I knew I wanted to tell my stories. So I started writing.

Colleen – So are you a plotter or pantser?

 Lynn -  A pantser who’s trying really hard to turn into a plotter. Oh, don’t worry, I’m not going crazy on this, but I’d like to have an idea of the basics before I write the entire book and have to go back and revise it into submission. The problem is, the characters in my books are like a spirited horse, they like to have their head and take over the process.

Colleen – Characters do get demanding at times don’t they? So Lynn, what inspires you?    

Lynn -  Bright and shiny’s. Seriously, I love the idea of a new story. The challenge. Someone called it the new boyfriend smell. Especially when I hit the dreaded middle and my mind starts to wander to the next story. Right now I have seven books in the cue to write, so my BS has to be put on a waiting list. Sometimes, I take a break and write a short, just so I can get my craving satisfied.

I am going to make sure I load it on my ereader when I hit the Jersey Shore this weekend. Colleen- The new boyfriend smell! I like that. So what do you have coming out with Passion In Print Press?

Lynn- Temporary Roommates is my first release with Passion In Print Press. Here’s the short blurb - Recent nursing grad, Annie Baxter needs to find an apartment. Fast and cheap. Intern Troy Saunders, just wants a place to crash and shower within walking distance of the hospital. Two leasing agents, two newly inked rental contracts, one apartment. Can they co-exist without fireworks?

Temporary Roommateswill be followed up by a second story, yet to be named, taking Annie and Troy through their paces.

Colleen– Sounds like a wonderful beach read!

Lynn Cahoon is a contemporary romance author with a love of hot, sexy men— both real and imagined. Her alpha heroes range from rogue witch hunters, modern cowboys, or hot doctors, sexy in scrubs. And her heroines all have one thing in common, their strong need for independence. Or at least that’s what they think they want.  She blogs at her website www.lynncahoon.wordpress.com

The Sweet Road to Love by Jacki Kelly

Bookstore owner, Dakota Conroy has been dumped by her long distance boyfriend. While the sting is still branded in her brain she decides to pour her excess energy into the store's renovation with the help of engineering specialist, Bishop Contee. His charm is irresistible, but his reputation for womanizing is legendary. Could he be a nice distraction while she mends her life?


Bishop Contee enjoys his women like he enjoys a fine glass of wine. When it comes to sowing his wild oats, he still has a pocket full. Besides, helping his sister get her life together is enough domestication for him. When he stumbles upon the eclectic beauty of Dakota, he's caught with his guard down.


Playing with fire is dangerous. Will these two take the risk for a lifetime together?

New Release: Beta Block by Karenna Colcraft

Can Brianna Wright overcome the demons of her past and create a new life with her true mate, Carlos Garza?

Candace Wright is new to the Boston North Pack and to Boston in general. Stalked by rogue werewolf Saul Hughes, who victimized her in her previous pack, Candace just wants to start a new life, beginning with a new name, Brianna. The moment City Pack Beta Carlos Garza meets Candace/Brianna, he knows he has found his mate. But can he help her overcome the demons of her past and escape from the control Saul Hughes still has over her?

(Men of City Pack Series)