When Philadelphian Elizabeth Temple arrives in a small, Southern town to teach first grade in 1948, she hopes to slide unnoticed into a spinster’s existence, believing herself unfit for any companion. She doesn’t count on falling for handsome Jake Ryan, a World War II veteran tainted by a scandalous divorce now struggling to raise his young son alone. Despite an undeniable chemistry, the road to romance is strewn with roadblocks and detours. Between the personal secret that has a devastating grip on Elizabeth, and Jake’s temperamental, soon-to-be-ex-wife, what looks like a ‘sure thing’ could easily slip away.
Vintage Rose (novel)

PRINT ISBN 1-60154-131-7
(188 pages) Sweet

Available in e- and print from The Wild Rose Press!

Friends Unlikely will touch your heart in places you never knew existed!

Blurb:

Five teenagers experience life’s struggles when they discover one of their own is HIV Positive, while coming to terms with another friend’s Methamphetamine addiction. Through it all, they support one another and even though they’re from various backgrounds and cultures, they’re forever bound together by an unconditional love.

Friends Unlikely will touch your heart in places you didn’t know existed, and the characters in this book will hopefully be etched in your mind’s eye for years to come. Controversial and heartbreaking to some, lighthearted to others, this book is a must-read for those who enjoy good fiction with real life circumstance.

Five Hearts for Friends Unlikely from Love Romances and More!

http://loveromancesandmore.com/reviews/Sept07/friendsunlikely_aryn.htm 

Reviewer said, “This book is officially this reviewer’s favorite book…”

Avidbookreader.com rated the book a “B+” stating “I stayed up late to finish this novel last night because honestly, I couldn’t put it down…”

http://avidbookreader.com/2007/10/05/ya-reviewfriends-unlikely-by-susan-smith-alvis/

Pick up Friends Unlikely today and find out what the excitement is all about!

A peek at They Both Belong To Me!

This is a m/m/f, Scifi, erotic story.

Jill’s never had any luck with men. Her father abandoned her and her brother died. Left alone to pilot Alantia in its med delivery route, she hires two lieutenants. In some ways they are a godsend, in others they are a nightmare. They are as different as night and day yet both males inspire her lust to the point of madness. As their Commander, she shouldn’t touch them and she certainly can’t become involved with them both. Desperate for satisfaction, she hires two pleasure droid, matching Johann and Talon’s description to service her on her next down time.

Growing up together formed an unbreakable bond between Johann and Talon. As children, the dominant Johann protected Talon. As adults they’ve shared everything…careers, women and now they both want Jill. Their desire for Jill could tear them apart or bring them even closer together in a way they never expected. The three of them form a unique bond and find a love and lust that they all share. Contains m/m scenes. 

       Kareem lowered his glass. She could tell that he didn’t believe a word of her explanation. Although his face remained impassive, his eyes told her that he knew she was hiding something.
     “Where are we going?” she nervously reached for her locket. Again it wasn’t there. She knew it wouldn’t be. It was an instinctive habit. When she was nervous or upset she would look at Cody’s picture to remind herself that she had to be strong for his sake. Now she didn’t even have that tiny bit of comfort to rely on.
     He didn’t answer and that made her even more anxious. Most women would swoon at the thought of riding in a limo with a prince. Unfortunately, she had more pressing matters to worry about than swooning over a gorgeous prince. She didn’t have time to be swept off her feet by a prince or anyone else for that matter. She needed to find Cody. She didn’t even know where he was at this moment. But she knew he was probably one frightened four-year old. What did this man want from her? An apology?
     “Look, uh-” What was she supposed to call him?  Your majesty? Your highness? Your royal pain in the butt? She settled on prince. “Uh- Prince Kareem, I appreciate you letting me off the hook and all, but I really need to get home. Please accept my apology for stealing your ring.”
     “Who said anything about letting you off the hook.”  His mouth turned up at one corner sardonically.
     “I-I thought you dropped the charges.” She knitted her brow. He was talking in riddles and she was starting to get a pounding headache. It had been a very long day. She had lost her job and gotten arrested, but she wasn’t any closer to saving Cody than she had been this morning.
     “I did drop the charges, but you will still have to pay for your crime.”
     “What do you mean?” Panic started to set in. Maybe he planned to have her beheaded after all. Didn’t some countries still do that?
     “You will have to answer to me for your indiscretion.” Devilment danced in his black eyes. He was enjoying this. That she was sure. “No crime should ever go unpunished.”
     “How am I to be punished?” She regarded him anxiously. This wasn’t going even close to the way she had planned. It was supposed to have been simple. Get arrested for a small crime. Serve a short sentence so Cody would be placed in foster care. Get out of jail and get Cody back. Simple. Hah! So far nothing about her plan had been simple. She hadn’t counted on having her charges dropped and having to pay her restitution to a prince. Now she really was in a pickle with no immediate solution in sight. 
     “The way I see it.” Kareem’s smile did not reach his eyes.
 “Since I dropped the charges here in the states you will still need to take the responsibility for your actions up with me. However, I am willing to let this little transgression slide if you do something for me.”
     “What?” Her eyes widened. What could she possibly do for a prince?
     “Marry me.” There was no emotion in his voice.

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Harm’s Way, a romantic suspense release from The Wild Rose Press, authored by Sandra Ferguson, just received a great book review.

Visit http://longandshortreviews.blogspot.com/2007/07/review-harms-way.html to see Judy Thomas’s original review.

Ms. Thomas said, “. . . Harm’s Way reminded this reader of Nora Robert’s suspense books. It was so good, I had a hard time putting it down. I’m looking forward to the next offering by this talented writer. I predict, and truly hope, we’ll see much more of Ms. Ferguson. I’m her latest fan.”

Visit Sandra Ferguson at her blog: http://www.lone-star-meanderings.blogspot.com for writer’s tips, updates on great Texas vacation spots and cool Texas facts. 

Diane Charles Linford and Esther Mitchell chat with Lizzie T Leaf and YOU, Monday, July 9 at 6 PM PDT/ 9 PM EDT. Celebrate the Aspen Mountain Press one year anniversary with these fine AMP authors. Adventure! Mystery! Passion! There will be give-aways.

Great Review for This Time Forever over at Fallen Angel Reviews. Teresa liked it!

Ms. Story has created a swashbuckling saga that has adventure, enough action and romance to please everyone. The storyline about Skylar falling in love with a man from long ago and than getting her a chance to meet him is very unique. Skylar is a strong woman who is willing to grab onto as much life as she can in the time she has left. Rand, at first glance, appears to be your typical macho man from his time period, but in reality he has an open and accepting mind about the incredible tale that Skylar tells him. Rand has a past that Skylar isn’t aware of, but could it affect their budding relationship? Watch as Skylar and Rand handle all the curves that life sends their way as they begin to learn more about each other and begin to realize that sometimes life may allow more than one chance at love and sometimes love can last forever.

Way to go Lucynda Storey!

Aspen Mountain Press is celebrating their birthday next month. Join authors Kara Griffin, Rob Graham, Melissa Glisan and Lucynda Storey in a romance writer chat at Realms of Love Monday, June 24. The fun starts at 9 PM EDT/ 6 PM PDT. The details of the celebration will be revealed. There will be give-aways of ebook downloads during the chat.

Kara Griffin’s latest with AMP is Fishing Lures and Love Tackle, a mortal/goddess romance:

Keely Crystal , Kuku-lau the Goddess of Deception, has always known who her love will be.  Their destiny has been foretold by the Goddess of Earth herself.  But when Keely sets out to meet her intended before their destined time, she unintentionally deceives him. 

Martin Stokes is tired of dealing with deceiving women.  He intends to change the way he deals with them.  But when he meets the enchanting, sexy, woodland nymph, while fishing, he has second thoughts.  The connection he feels for Keely uncovers a love deeper than he’s ever experienced. 

Is his fate as the Goddess’s protector sealed, even though she deceived him?  Martin must forgive her before the Goddess of the Earth sends another protector in his place.  He just can’t let that happen.

Rob Graham’s In the Dark is a vampire romance:

Georges Bellveau is a vampire.  With great willpower he controls his urges to feed, keeping his blood lust under control.  When he meets Diane Patterson love enters into his carefully balanced equation.  Can he keep his condition a secret?  And when another other worldly creature threatens to expose him by threatening DIane, will she be able to accept the truth?

Melissa Glisan has just released Ware Wishes:

At Satin Knights, nothing is what it seems – including the talent. Songs simmer and clothes are stripped away - as are the club’s secrets. But the roots of deception go deeper and tangle in the lives of Jennifer Taylor and Rayn DeSantis in unexpected ways. Before they can make sense of the situation, an old promise comes due…one that could kill…  

Blind Devotion by Lucynda Storey will soon be re-released at Aspen Mountain Press:

When Azari runs from a wild animal, she has no idea her life is about to change irrevocably. Unwittingly, she has awakened two mythical beings intent on possessing her. Escaping to an isolated cabin, Azari meets an unlikely protector, Tor, the High Priest of Eiliki. Together, Azari and Tor face the greatest challenges of their lives – survival. Will Tor’s blind devotion to the Goddess prevent him from accepting the greatest gift he’s ever been given, or will the dogma of his religion and his own past keep him from making the right decision?

Join this fun group of romance writers for chat, give-aways and details of the Aspen Mountain Press Birthday Celebration, Monday, June 25.

When terminally ill Skylar Creighton tries to aid an injured homeless man who’s been stabbed, his attacker follows him into her bookstore demanding a green crystal. When the victim shoves a pale green gem into her hands, the mysterious crystal sends her hurtling into the cabin of the Rand Edward Jamison’s Red Sky, a pirate ship. The captain—she knows and loves from the yellowed pages of his own journals.

When Rand hears a noise in his cabin, his senses go on full alert. Finding an interloper, he’s sure his enemy, Owain Cutler, has found an assassin. What Rand doesn’t expect to find is his deceased wife Emma’s reincarnation. When this stranger unleashes her tongue with her sarcastic retorts he’s confused. Is she or isn’t she Emma? And what is all this nonsense about traveling through time from the future?

Skylar’s been fantasizing about Rand for years, and Rand’s convinced she’s his dead wife returned to him. Between her new love giving her a determination to live and his old one giving him the determination to save her life, she’s shortly begging he ravage her like the pirate that he is. But then Cutler steals the sistrum, and he’s after Emma - or is it Skylar? He enlists the aid of a Hudu woman to send her own to her own time, because he will not lose her again.

Now all Rand has to do is find a way to get to Skylar and keep Cutler from killing her in a future three hundred years away.