ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END...EVEN ROMANCES

In 2013 author Lois Winston, who began her career as a romance author, was invited to join an incredible group of award-winning and bestselling romance authors, shepherded by Amy Gamet, to contribute to Romance Super Bundle, a boxed set of ten romance novels. The anthology was so successful that they followed it up with Romance Super Bundle II: Second Chances in 2014 (This one containing eleven novels), which landed them on the USA Today Bestseller List. Romance Super Bundle III: Aways & Forever debut in 2015, and Romance Super Bundle IV: Endless Love in 2016.

These bundles were always meant to be limited editions, and the authors have now decided it’s time to say good-bye to them. All four boxed sets will be delisted at the end of the month. If you’ve never picked up your copies, you still have time but there are only three weeks left. Each bundle is only .99 cents.

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 Romance Super Bundle II: Second Chances

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Romance Super Bundle III: Always & Forever

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 Romance Super Bundle IV: Endless Love

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GIFT A LOT OF #ROMANCE, HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE--PART 6

Today’s gift-giving book suggestion is for all your family and friends who love a great romance—except in this case we’re talking ten great romances. Romance Super Bundle IV, 
Endless Love is a collection of ten romance novels by ten award-winning and bestselling authors. This ebook boxed set would make a great virtual stocking stuffer, and because it’s such a bargain—only .99 cents for all ten novels—you can treat as many friends and family as you like. While you’re at it, treat yourself. Take a break from all your holiday shopping, wrapping, cooking, and baking, and curl up on the couch with a cup of hot chocolate and a romance or ten.

Stories include:

SEALs OF HONOR: MASON, Dale Mayer—Kill or be Killed. Part of an elite SEAL team, Mason takes on the dangerous jobs no one else wants to do – or can do. When he's on a mission, he's focused and dedicated. When he's not, he plays as hard as he fights. Until he meets a woman he can't have but can't forget.

FINDING HOPE, Lois Winston (writing as Emma Carlyle)—When Hope lands her dream job, she doesn't expect to fall for her married boss and keeps her feelings to herself, even after his wife walks out on him and their triplets. Ben finds himself developing feelings for Hope he knows better than to act on, given past mistakes. But three very determined tykes are out to find everyone a happy ending.

NEVER LET ME GO, Donna Marie Rogers—Hannah Porter's had a crush on Sheriff Chase Lowell since she was a kid, which seems to be the problem—he thinks of her more as a little sister than a romantic interest. But something changes following a robbery at the diner where she works. When Chase makes her safety his personal mission, Hannah makes it her mission to get him to see her in a different light.

STRANDED WITH THE SEAL, Amy Gamet— Former Navy SEAL Trevor "Hawk" Hawkins is on an unsanctioned mission to take down the man who killed his teammate. But when his car careens into another on a snowy mountain road, he finds himself stranded with a beautiful woman who has no memory of her life. The storm outside worsens and passion flares between them, but the woman's true identity has the power to destroy them both.

AUTUMN WISH, Stacey Joy Netzel—secret baby with a twist...Confirmed bachelor Sam Mallin hasn't the first clue how to care for the baby girl dropped on his doorstep. When his beautiful neighbor Nikki offers to help, he finds himself falling for both females. Is it possible Nikki's falling for him, too, or is he just the convenient, ready-made family she so desperately wishes for?

TRUTH ABOUT LOVE & MURDER (Love & Murder Book 1), Edie Ramer—The truth is that life is uncertain. Meg Quinn is co-guardian of her dying best friend's son along with her friend's brother, a former Marine. As the couple search for a missing veteran, they find out the truth about life and love … and murder.

SPLIT DECISION, Wendy Ely— Sports reporter Grace Avery is up for a promotion, but only if she gets an interview with the notoriously private, heavy weight champion, Rally Brewer. Grace discovers who Rally is beyond the boxing ring. Little does anyone know, as Grace gets Rally to open up, a two-year-old secret is in jeopardy. Is revealing his secret worth gaining Grace's love?

LILY AND THE GAMBLER, Linda McLaughlin—Respectability is in the eye of the beholder, or so Lily hopes. After her lover's death she pretends to be his widow and travels to California to marry a mine owner. Then she meets King Callaway, a charming gambler. King knows he's found his Queen of Hearts. But can he convince her to take a chance on a foot-loose card sharp? Only Lady Luck knows for sure...

EDGE OF MIDNIGHT, Ava Bradley—A wounded cop, a frightened woman, a desperate race to save a child in danger….Two people adrift in their own personal tragedies join together to save an innocent child from a power-hungry geneticist intent on creating a superior race. A Golden Heart award winner.

DEATH ON THE OCEAN FLOOR, Georgina Lee—Tetra Martin finds her roommate dead in a cave accessible only at low tide…and learns she's the main suspect. Her only hope is David Haines, her sexy supervisor who keeps her at a distance. But as the tide rises, so does Tetra's desire for him. Along with the killer's intent to make Tetra the next victim. USA Today Bestselling author.

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BOOK CLUB FRIDAY--GUEST AUTHOR GEORGINA LEE

Barbara Phinney writes under her real name and as Georgina Lee. She lives in New Brunswick, Canada, with her semi-retired husband, who has never been in her book, nor ever been killed off.  But she's considered it sometimes. Learn more about Barbara/Georgina at her website and blog.

Hello, it's Barbara Phinney here. I recently dug an unedited book out from deep in my hard drive and edited it.

I love this story, entitled Death on the Ocean Floor, by my alter ego, Georgina Lee. But as I read through it, I noticed that some of my characters felt familiar. No, I've not used them before, but rather, they are based on real people I know. And considering that we authors always put at the beginning of our books that there is no resemblance to real people, I kind of cringed.

But really, authors, like everyone else in the world, connect with people. We get to know them, socialize with them, like them, and yes, even hate them. We're just normal, (well, as normal as a writer can get.) We can't write anything except that which has seeped into our unconscious thought and slipped out our fingers at the keyboard.

In Death on the Ocean Floor, my heroine is a lot like me. Poor thing. And the hero resembles a university student I once had a crush on, years (okay, decades) ago.

Their boss is a creepy mix of an old supervisor of mine and a guy I once worked with. The victim, a cousin. Yup. That one is a real person. And once you read the story, you're going to say, "No way, Barbara, no one is anyone really like that." Well, readers, yes, there are people like that, I hate to say.

I won't go through the whole cast of characters, but suffice it to say, I can relate all of them to real persons, and it bothers me. Thankfully, some are hybrids of several people, but some are purebreds. Though, I'm not sure what a writer can expect when a story needs telling. A novelist I know has a T-shirt that says, "Watch it or I will put you in my novel." I guess it's true.

Have you ever read a story and wondered how on earth the author came up with that character? Or recognized a character and wondered if the author has been stalking your town? Well, we don't do anything that bad, unless you count eavesdropping at coffee shops. But we do glean from our experiences to create characters, good, bad or like one of mine, ending up on the ocean floor.

All I can say is that I hope you see yourself in one of my books. As the hero or heroine, that is.

Death on the Ocean Floor

Warning! Salty language, tough heroine and other normal people and situations! From USA Today bestselling author, Georgina Lee! Gritty, honest characters. When park ranger, Tetra Martin, finds her roommate stabbed in a cave accessible only at low tide, she becomes the lead suspect. Her acerbic tongue and mouthiness don't help her case. Who does help is her hunky supervisor, David Haines. But finding a killer proves difficult when the suspect list swells like the rising tide, and someone wants Tetra washed away. Literally.

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#COOKING WITH CLORIS--GUEST AUTHOR BARBARA PHINNEY AND A RHUBARB MERINGUE #CAKE #RECIPE

Today I’m featuring a recipe for Rhubarb Meringue Cake from one of the authors showcased in Bake, Love, Write: 105Authors Share Dessert Recipes and Advice on Love and Writing.

Barbara Phinney is a multi-published USA Today bestselling author who retired from the military to raise her two children and soon turned her creativity toward writing historical and contemporary romance under her own name and mystery and science fiction under her Georgina Lee pen name. Read more about Barbara and her books at her website. 

Rhubarb Meringue Cake

1-1/4 cups all–purpose flour

1-1/2 cups sugar

1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup milk

1/3 cup shortening

1 egg

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups chopped rhubarb*

5 egg whites

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

*Only use the fleshy red stems. Some rhubarb is sold with the leaves still on. Rhubarb leaves are poisonous.

Combine flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, milk, shortening, egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat on low mixer speed, scraping bowl constantly, for 30 seconds. Beat again at high speed for three minutes, scraping the bowl occasionally.

Pour batter into a 9-10” cake pan. Do not use an 8” pan as the addition of rhubarb will make it overflow. Spread the rhubarb on top of the batter. Do not mix. Bake for 45 minutes or until knife comes out clean from the center. Allow to cool.

Meanwhile, beat the egg whites until foamy. Add remaining sugar. Beat until soft peaks form. Add cream of tartar and remaining vanilla extract. Beat until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue on top of cake.

Brown meringue in 400 degree F oven until peaks and edges are brown. Cool before serving. Meringue can weep after a day or two, but it still tastes good!

Hard Target

Military policewoman, Sgt. Dawna Atkinson, is trained to keep her South American embassy safe, but when a bomb is detonated out front one morning, her home unit sends her old instructor, Tay Hastings, to assist with the investigation.

Tay is the one person who can ruin all she's worked so hard for. He's also her one weakness, thanks to a night of shared indiscretion that still haunts her dreams.

Tay wants to tell her how he fought to take the blame for that night, and how she makes him feel, but circumstances prevent that. As the investigation heats up, they find that it's one thing to guard the embassy, but another, much harder thing to guard their own hearts.

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ROMANCE SUPER BUNDLE II, SECOND CHANCES

Last fall Lois Winston, author of the Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery series and creator of all of us here at Killer Crafts & Crafty Killers, was invited to take part in the publication of a boxed set of romances. RomanceSuper Bundle, ten romance and romantic suspense novels by ten authors, debuted the beginning of October. It was so well received—selling over 100,000 copies within the first six months—that the ten authors decided to get together again for another boxed set. Only this time they invited an additional author to join them, creating Romance Super Bundle II, Second Chances, featuring eleven NY Times, USA Today, Amazon, and B&N bestselling authors.

In Romance SuperBundle II, Second Chances you’ll find eleven romances featuring a lonesome cowboy, a spurned bride-to-be, a heartbroken widower, an unexpected pregnancy, and more—along with a tasty smattering of intrigue, murder and suspense. Almost half a million words and two thousand pages of strong heroes and daring heroines who'll do anything for a second chance at love, all for the incredibly low price of .99 cents! If you love reading romance, Romance Super Bundle II, Second Chances will give you hours and hours of pleasure.

Here’s what you’ll find in Romance Super Bundle II, Second Chances:

Hooking Mr. Right—Lois Winston (writing as Emma Carlyle)

A failure at relationships, Thea Chandler is secretly bestselling romance guru Dr. Trulee Lovejoy. Luke Bennett is pursued by women using Thea’s books to snare him. When Luke and Thea meet, he thinks he’s finally found an honest woman, but Thea’s got more secrets than the CIA. Can a butt-ugly cat named Cupid play matchmaker?

How To Woo…A Reluctant Bride—Lyndi Lamont

A marriage of convenience, nothing more...until darkly handsome Evan Channing and demure Lydia Blatchford meet. The rules are simple for such an arrangement. No expectations, no illusions of anything more. But the rules are about to change...

Shattered—Kate Kelly

Failing to save his sister’s life, Jay Rawlings insists he be left alone to live the lonesome cowboy life. But when the woman he once loved returns to his ranch with a killer and the police in hot pursuit, Jay has to face the demons from his past.

Mo’s Heart (Miracle Interrupted, Book 5)—Edie Ramer

Mo Vincent did the right thing in New Jersey, and it cost him his son, his wife, his restaurant. Now he’s found a home in Miracle, Wisconsin. He should be content...but his heart wants what he can’t have...

The Lost Finder—Pamela Fryer

The first halfway decent guy to come along in eons...and he’s from another planet.

Private Investigator Brooke Weaver hopes she can slip into her Oregon hometown, find her client’s missing teenage daughter, and be on her way again before anyone notices. Not likely.

Meghan’s Wish—Amy Gamet

Meghan O'Connor returns to the family she ran away from as a teenager, afraid they won't forgive her for leaving town with Liam Wheaton, the boy they tried so hard to keep her away from and the father of her baby.  She never expected to find Liam living there, looking sexier than ever and mad as all hell.

The Perfect Blend—Donna Marie Rogers

Carrie is on the verge of bankruptcy when Matt walks in and offers her unwanted business advice. The rich playboy fled L.A. for the anonymity of small town life and quickly falls for the local coffee shop owner—who’s as infuriating as she is beautiful.

The Heart of the Matter—Stacey Joy Netzel

Heartbroken she can’t have kids, Allie keeps her distance when Rick moves home with an adorable 4 yr old son who’s as hard to resist as his father. Does she dare take a chance on an impossible dream, or will his desire for more kids devastate their future?

Second Chances—Dale Mayer

Go ahead. Take Charge of your life. Move forward...if you can...

Changing her future means letting go of her past. Karina heads to a weekend seminar to do try to do just that. But she soon realizes bigger issues are facing her...

And one of them is deadly...

Cape of Secrets—Georgina Lee

Marika Host lands a dream summer job helping renowned archeologist Sir William write his memoirs, exposing years of secrets. His son Derrick adds romance to her summer. But when Sir William is murdered, Marika realizes some secrets are best kept buried.

In His Embrace—Wendy Ely

When life’s glow threatens to die, love guides the way.

Tori expected an ordinary Friday. It wasn’t. Ben’s hand rested on her hip a little longer during their goodbye. Then her tests came back abnormal. Scared and alone, she wishes for Ben’s hand to hold. Can he make it back to her in time?

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