Category: Intellectual Romance
Escape to Venice in the Moonlight
| March 17, 2014 | Filled under Intellectual Romance |
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Get lost in the perfect escape with today’s feature book, Venice in the Moonlight by Elizabeth McKenna. It currently has a 4.5 star rating with 20 reviews. Author Claudia Harbaugh calls Venice in the Moonlight, “…an engaging story of a young widow who finds an unlikely love interest when she returns to her home town of Venice. This story is filled with history, mystery, suspense and of course, romance. Highly enjoyable!” 
A Little About Venice in the Moonlight:
Considered useless by his cold-hearted father, Nico Foscari, eldest son of one of the founding families in Venice, hides his pain behind gambling, drinking and womanizing.
After her husband’s untimely demise, Marietta Gatti returns to her hometown of Venice in hopes of starting a new life and finding the happiness that was missing in her forced marriage.
When Fate throws them together, friendship begins to grow into love until Marietta learns a Foscari family secret that may have cost her father his life. Now, she must choose between vengeance, forgiveness, and love.
About the Author:
Elizabeth McKenna works as a full-time technical writer/editor for a large software company. She had always wanted to write fiction, so she combined her love of history, romance and a happy ending to write her debut novel, Cera’s Place. Her short story, The Gypsy Casts a Spell, is available for free on her website http://elizabethmckenna.com/. She hopes you will enjoy her latest novel, Venice in the Moonlight, as much as others have enjoyed her previous works.
What Readers Are Saying About Venice in the Moonlight:
“Let me just say there is a lot packed into these pages and you won’t be able to put it down. History, mystery and romance collide to make this book a PERFECT ESCAPE!!” –Lori Caswell
“Absolutely loved this book! It’s a historical, a mystery and a romance that peaks over and over again with every chapter.” –Margaret
“The characters are real and vibrant. You come to know each of them personally through McKenna’s talent of bringing them to life. The storyline is remarkable and believable.” –Angela Ford
Make sure to grab your perfect escape, Venice in the Moonlight today.
Thrilling Tale of Love and Heartbreak
| February 28, 2014 | Filled under Intellectual Romance |
Love is in the air…contemporary romance fans check out today’s thrilling tale of love, friendship and heartbreak in our HOT NEW Release, It Never Rains in Columbia by W.H. Benjamin. Fans of all ages will enjoy today’s coming of age tale.
A Little About It Never Rains in Columbia:
When Sixteen year old Harlow falls for the most popular boy at her prestigious new school she discovers a secret that will change their lives forever. It never Rains in Colombia is a story of love and heartbreak that traces a path from Colombia to London. Paperback books: Out on Valentines Day ❤
If you’re looking for a thrilling contemporary romance, look no further. Pick up your copy of the brand new thrilling tale, It Never Rains in Columbia today.
Vividly Written Nordic Love Story
| February 9, 2014 | Filled under Intellectual Romance |
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Dive into a delightful Nordic love story, The Englishman: Can Love Go the Distance? by Helene Halme. This vivid contemporary romance is based on true events. 
A Little about The Englishman:
When a young Finnish student, Kaisa, is invited to the British Embassy cocktail party in Helsinki to celebrate a Royal Navy visit to Finland, she’s not looking for romance. After all, her future has been carefully planned: she’s to complete her degree, marry her well-to-do Finnish fiancé and live happily ever after. Enter the dashing Peter, a newly qualified naval officer. Like a moth to a flame, Kaisa falls head over heels in love…. A stylish 1980s Nordic love story based on true events.
About the Author:
Helena Halme grew up in Tampere, central Finland, and moved to Britain at the age of 22 via Stockholm and Helsinki. She spent her first years in Britain working as journalist and translator for the BBC. In 2004 Helena took a MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. Helena has written three full length novels, The Englishman, Coffee and Vodka, and The Red King of Helsinki. Helena lives in North London and can often be seen out and about in town, walking her Border Terrier.
What Fans Are Saying About The Englishman:
“What an emotional journey this was. The book stayed with me for a long time after I had finished reading it. I have already started to read the authors next novel.” ~ Annelis
“The Englishman was marvellous! It was such a page turner and I found myself sneaking off quickly after breakfast and lunch to get some more reading in. You created such strong characters and always kept the suspension unbearable so I had to go back quickly and find out more. Thank you for such a wonderful piece of writing.” -Reviewer
“A delightful love story. After reading Helena’s blog it was wonderful to read the entire story. I would recommend this book.” –Mary
If you haven’t grabbed your copy of the Nordic love story, The Englishman, what are you waiting for?
Steamy Love-At-First-Sight Romance
| January 21, 2014 | Filled under Intellectual Romance |
Take a look at today’s steamy love-at-first-sight romance, Hello, Love! by E Journey. It currently has a 4.2 star rating. 
“If you’re looking for a nice, modern, love story; “blush-worthy” love scenes, and a happy ending, you will enjoy this book.” –Tracey Tupper
A Little About Hello, Love!:
The palpable attraction between a playboy and a law student leads to an unexpected encounter before his wedding that raises the shadow of a vengeful jilted lover. The lovers are torn apart by events as well as doubts and insecurities within themselves. Older and wiser, they eventually get back together but their lives are again thrown into disarray by a hit-and-run accident. A modern day pastiche of Austen and Gaskell novels.
About the Author:
E Journey’s writing was her first love and she wanted to be a journalist, but her parents balked at that. So she compromised and went into the social sciences, actually preferable to chemistry, her parents’ choice.
Her first novel, Margaret of the North, is illustrated with digital “paintings” done on an iPad. Her book website is: www.margaretofthenorth.wordpress.com for articles on books and writing, some reviews, and interviews.
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5989910.E_Journey
What Readers Are Saying About Hello, Love!:
“The unexpected surprises and emotional encounters of this novel keep the reader enthralled until the very last page… – an excellent read for one who doubts the power of love at first sight.”– GoodbooksToday.com Reviews
“…. unlike anything I expected… three-dimensional characters….struggles are very real….I enjoyed the writing style. It was new, different and refreshing to have a literary spin on the romance genre.”–Bookaholic Ramblings
Make sure to grab your copy of the steamy love-at-first-site romance, Hello, Love! today.
Perfect Escape – Venice in the Moonlight
| December 20, 2013 | Filled under Intellectual Romance |
Get lost in the perfect escape with today’s feature book, Venice in the Moonlight by Elizabeth McKenna. It currently has a 4.3 star rating with 12 reviews. Author Claudia Harbaugh calls Venice in the Moonlight, “…an engaging story of a young widow who finds an unlikely love interest when she returns to her home town of Venice. This story is filled with history, mystery, suspense and of course, romance. Highly enjoyable!”
A Little About Venice in the Moonlight:
Considered useless by his cold-hearted father, Nico Foscari, eldest son of one of the founding families in Venice, hides his pain behind gambling, drinking and womanizing.
After her husband’s untimely demise, Marietta Gatti returns to her hometown of Venice in hopes of starting a new life and finding the happiness that was missing in her forced marriage.
When Fate throws them together, friendship begins to grow into love until Marietta learns a Foscari family secret that may have cost her father his life. Now, she must choose between vengeance, forgiveness, and love.
About the Author:
Elizabeth McKenna works as a full-time technical writer/editor for a large software company. She had always wanted to write fiction, so she combined her love of history, romance and a happy ending to write her debut novel, Cera’s Place. Her short story, The Gypsy Casts a Spell, is available for free on her website http://elizabethmckenna.com/. She hopes you will enjoy her latest novel, Venice in the Moonlight, as much as others have enjoyed her previous works.
What Readers Are Saying About Venice in the Moonlight:
“Let me just say there is a lot packed into these pages and you won’t be able to put it down. History, mystery and romance collide to make this book a PERFECT ESCAPE!!” –Lori Caswell
“Absolutely loved this book! It’s a historical, a mystery and a romance that peaks over and over again with every chapter.” –Margaret
“The characters are real and vibrant. You come to know each of them personally through McKenna’s talent of bringing them to life. The storyline is remarkable and believable.” –Angela Ford
Make sure to grab your perfect escape, Venice in the Moonlight today.
Vividly Written Nordic Love Story
| December 13, 2013 | Filled under Intellectual Romance |
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Dive into a delightful Nordic love story, The Englishman: Can Love Go the Distance? by Helene Halme. This vivid contemporary romance is based on true events.
A Little about The Englishman:
When a young Finnish student, Kaisa, is invited to the British Embassy cocktail party in Helsinki to celebrate a Royal Navy visit to Finland, she’s not looking for romance. After all, her future has been carefully planned: she’s to complete her degree, marry her well-to-do Finnish fiancé and live happily ever after. Enter the dashing Peter, a newly qualified naval officer. Like a moth to a flame, Kaisa falls head over heels in love…. A stylish 1980s Nordic love story based on true events.
About the Author:
Helena Halme grew up in Tampere, central Finland, and moved to Britain at the age of 22 via Stockholm and Helsinki. She spent her first years in Britain working as journalist and translator for the BBC. In 2004 Helena took a MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. Helena has written three full length novels, The Englishman, Coffee and Vodka, and The Red King of Helsinki. Helena lives in North London and can often be seen out and about in town, walking her Border Terrier.
What Fans Are Saying About The Englishman:
“What an emotional journey this was. The book stayed with me for a long time after I had finished reading it. I have already started to read the authors next novel.” ~ Annelis
“The Englishman was marvellous! It was such a page turner and I found myself sneaking off quickly after breakfast and lunch to get some more reading in. You created such strong characters and always kept the suspension unbearable so I had to go back quickly and find out more. Thank you for such a wonderful piece of writing.” -Reviewer
“A delightful love story. After reading Helena’s blog it was wonderful to read the entire story. I would recommend this book.” –Mary
If you haven’t grabbed your copy of the Nordic love story, The Englishman, what are you waiting for?
Perfect Escape ~ Venice in the Moonlight
| December 6, 2013 | Filled under Intellectual Romance |
Get lost in the perfect escape with today’s feature book, Venice in the Moonlight by Elizabeth McKenna. It currently has a 4.3 star rating with 12 reviews. Author Claudia Harbaugh calls Venice in the Moonlight, “…an engaging story of a young widow who finds an unlikely love interest when she returns to her home town of Venice. This story is filled with history, mystery, suspense and of course, romance. Highly enjoyable!”
A Little About Venice in the Moonlight:
Considered useless by his cold-hearted father, Nico Foscari, eldest son of one of the founding families in Venice, hides his pain behind gambling, drinking and womanizing.
After her husband’s untimely demise, Marietta Gatti returns to her hometown of Venice in hopes of starting a new life and finding the happiness that was missing in her forced marriage.
When Fate throws them together, friendship begins to grow into love until Marietta learns a Foscari family secret that may have cost her father his life. Now, she must choose between vengeance, forgiveness, and love.
About the Author:
Elizabeth McKenna works as a full-time technical writer/editor for a large software company. She had always wanted to write fiction, so she combined her love of history, romance and a happy ending to write her debut novel, Cera’s Place. Her short story, The Gypsy Casts a Spell, is available for free on her website http://elizabethmckenna.com/. She hopes you will enjoy her latest novel, Venice in the Moonlight, as much as others have enjoyed her previous works.
What Readers Are Saying About Venice in the Moonlight:
“Let me just say there is a lot packed into these pages and you won’t be able to put it down. History, mystery and romance collide to make this book a PERFECT ESCAPE!!” –Lori Caswell
“Absolutely loved this book! It’s a historical, a mystery and a romance that peaks over and over again with every chapter.” –Margaret
“The characters are real and vibrant. You come to know each of them personally through McKenna’s talent of bringing them to life. The storyline is remarkable and believable.” –Angela Ford
Make sure to grab your perfect escape, Venice in the Moonlight today.
Action-Packed Romance with Plenty of Heat
| November 9, 2013 | Filled under Intellectual Romance, Romantic Suspense, Uncategorized |
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You don’t want to miss today’s sizzling romance and our HOT NEW Release – Coffee and Cockpits by Jade Hart. It currently has a whopping 4.1 star rating with 104 reviews. “Coffee and Cockpits is beautifully written with such amazing descriptions…This romance has action, heat, and a twist that’ll make your jaw drop. Amazingly told with characters that you won’t be able to forget.” -Cassie Mae
A Little About Coffee and Cockpits:
Nina Poppins is a flight attendant by day. By night, she dresses in sexy corsets and garter belts and moonlights as an award-winning Salsa dancer. She prefers to keep her two lives separate, but Liam knows her secret.
Liam Milkin is a co-pilot and a ladies man. He wants Nina. But she has no intention of ending up as another notch in Liam’s wingtip.
Fate intervenes when the crew becomes stranded on a Pacific island. Liam finally has the opportunity to prove to Nina that he’s not what she thinks. But Nikolai, an engineer on board, is interested in Nina and knows some secrets from Liam’s past.
Being island-wrecked in a five-star hotel is anything but relaxing. Fraught with male egos, dancing, and secrets, both Nina and Liam aren’t ready for what fate has in store.
About the Author:
Jade Hart is a self-confessed book-worm who is happiest glued to a lap-top with an eternal battery life and typing up stories running rampant in her head. Jade currently resides in Middle-Earth with her husband and house-rabbit, but has lived in Australia, England, and Hong Kong. And uses her travels as inspiration for her work.
Praise for Coffee and Cockpits:
“They’re story is hot and steamy but also I really felt their deep connection. The setting comes to life with Hart’s wonderful descriptions. And watch out for the twist at the end. It’ll take you by surprise but pretty much made this book for me. LOVE!” –Jenny S. Morris
Make sure to pick up Coffee and Cockpits today. You’ll happy you did.
A Steamy New Love-At-First-Sight Romance
| October 31, 2013 | Filled under Intellectual Romance, Steamy Romance |
“If you’re looking for a nice, modern, love story; “blush-worthy” love scenes, and a happy ending, you will enjoy this book.” –Tracey Tupper
Take a look at today’s steamy HOT NEW Romance, Hello, Love! by E Journey. It currently has a 4 star rating.
A Little About Hello, Love!:
The palpable attraction between a playboy and a law student leads to an unexpected encounter before his wedding that raises the shadow of a vengeful jilted lover. The lovers are torn apart by events as well as doubts and insecurities within themselves. Older and wiser, they eventually get back together but their lives are again thrown into disarray by a hit-and-run accident. A modern day pastiche of Austen and Gaskell novels.
About the Author:
E Journey’s writing was her first love and she wanted to be a journalist, but her parents balked at that. So she compromised and went into the social sciences, actually preferable to chemistry, her parents’ choice.
Her first novel, Margaret of the North, is illustrated with digital “paintings” done on an iPad. Her book website is: www.margaretofthenorth.wordpress.com for articles on books and writing, some reviews, and interviews.
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5989910.E_Journey
What Readers Are Saying About Hello, Love!:
“The unexpected surprises and emotional encounters of this novel keep the reader enthralled until the very last page… – an excellent read for one who doubts the power of love at first sight.”– GoodbooksToday.com Reviews
“…. unlike anything I expected… three-dimensional characters….struggles are very real….I enjoyed the writing style. It was new, different and refreshing to have a literary spin on the romance genre.”–Bookaholic Ramblings
Make sure to grab your copy of Hello, Love! today.
A Steamy New Love-At-First-Sight Romance
| October 30, 2013 | Filled under Intellectual Romance, Steamy Romance |
“If you’re looking for a nice, modern, love story; “blush-worthy” love scenes, and a happy ending, you will enjoy this book.” –Tracey Tupper
Take a look at today’s steamy HOT NEW Romance, Hello, Love! by E Journey. It currently has a 4 star rating.
A Little About Hello, Love!:
The palpable attraction between a playboy and a law student leads to an unexpected encounter before his wedding that raises the shadow of a vengeful jilted lover. The lovers are torn apart by events as well as doubts and insecurities within themselves. Older and wiser, they eventually get back together but their lives are again thrown into disarray by a hit-and-run accident. A modern day pastiche of Austen and Gaskell novels.
About the Author:
E Journey’s writing was her first love and she wanted to be a journalist, but her parents balked at that. So she compromised and went into the social sciences, actually preferable to chemistry, her parents’ choice.
Her first novel, Margaret of the North, is illustrated with digital “paintings” done on an iPad. Her book website is: www.margaretofthenorth.wordpress.com for articles on books and writing, some reviews, and interviews.
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5989910.E_Journey
What Readers Are Saying About Hello, Love!:
“The unexpected surprises and emotional encounters of this novel keep the reader enthralled until the very last page… – an excellent read for one who doubts the power of love at first sight.”– GoodbooksToday.com Reviews
“…. unlike anything I expected… three-dimensional characters….struggles are very real….I enjoyed the writing style. It was new, different and refreshing to have a literary spin on the romance genre.”–Bookaholic Ramblings
Make sure to grab your copy of Hello, Love! today.
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