July 2016 Book of the Month & Giveaway

August 5, 2016 07:27 PM Posted by juliannadouglas

My favorite read from July is an oldie (it was first published over 20 years ago) but a goodie. Just like with my June Book of the Month, the hero is a bad boy and the heroine is good girl and his perfect foil. However, this time it’s a contemporary romance that full of the emotion and passion that I love, while still having a suspenseful mystery on the side that’s constantly lurking in the background begging to be solved. The story contained a lot of my favorite romance tropes, like older woman/younger man and opposite sides of the track. The supporting cast was stellar, showing the darker of side of small-town life. Overall, it was yet another perfect read that left me with a smile on my face and a sigh at the end.

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Categories: Book of the Month, Giveaways

Tags: Karen Robards


June 2016 Book of the Month & Giveaway

August 5, 2016 07:03 PM Posted by juliannadouglas

My favorite book from my June reading was, once again, the latest book in one of my all-time favorite series. This time, though, it’s a masterfully written historical romance that’s filled with complex characters, especially the hero, as well as dastardly villains of whom the hero can sometimes be one. Because of this, I wasn’t certain if I could come to fall for him in the way I want to every time I read a romance, so I went into the story with a little trepidation about whether he might do nasty things I couldn’t stomach, along with a healthy dose of skepticism as to whether he could be convincingly redeemed. Even though I’m now keenly aware that not all readers agree with me, I, personally, was very pleased with how everything turned out and that I did indeed fall for the hero despite his villainous actions. That for me is the mark of a very, very good author.

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Categories: Book of the Month, Giveaways

Tags: Elizabeth Hoyt


2016 Romance Novel Convention Swag Bag Giveaway

August 5, 2016 06:31 PM Posted by juliannadouglas

I attended the 2016 Romance Novel Convention in Las Vegas about two months ago. Shortly after returning, I told everyone all about my adventures there in a previous blog post, so if you haven't read it yet, you can go catch up. Now as promised, I'm bringing you a huge RNCon prize package giveaway.

Here's what the winner will receive:

  • RNCon 2016 Swag Bag signed by 28 romance authors, including NYT bestsellers Victoria Alexander, Rebecca York, Angela Knight, Jami Brumfield, Lane Hart, and Melissa Stevens plus RNCover Models Julian Mora and Michael Hendrickson, as well as our host and #1 romance novel cover model, Jimmy Thomas.

  • Lots of collectible bookmarks, postcards, rack cards and more, a couple of which have been signed by the authors.

  • Magnets, pens, keychains, notepads, a can cozy, bath & body products, candies (some naughty ones too ;-)), naughty erotic iron-on patches, an audio book on mini-CD, and lots, lots more goodies.

  • PLUS A signed print copy of your choice of one of my books, either His Heart’s Desire or Heart of the Season with matching swag.

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Categories: Giveaways

Tags: Jimmy Thomas, Julian Mora, Romance Novel Convention