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Too Good To Be True

Contemporary Small-town Romance (with suspense elements)

I've been in love with this hero since he first visited me. Some of you know I do a lot of writing in the tub. Well, Luc followed me there and told me his story. I had no idea until he started telling Del about his family that... well, that's a surprise. 

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Blurb:

Love happens when, where, and with whom you least expect it. . .as Delilah discovers.
An experienced police officer, Delilah Burke is no pushover. She prides herself on her instincts but when she arrives at the scene of a convenience store robbery she finds herself unwillingly intrigued by the tall dark and handsome perp dressed in a mercenary uniform and armed with fake weapons which begs the question – what else about him is fake?
Luc seems too good to be true, but his huge, surprising family embraces Del and when he’s threatened they join in her efforts to protect him. Delilah is drawn to him like no other but can she keep him safe so they can have a future together?
Preorder book #2 and the rest – When the Right One Comes Along, Only the Heart Remembers and Christmas Wishes now for $0.99 until each book’s release day. (7 books in the series)

Excerpt

“All right, Luc. I understand you had an incident at your home yesterday. Why don’t you start from the beginning?”

“Not much to tell. I was headed to KPI for work…”

“That’s Knights Production, Inc. on Garnet?” Jed asked. 

“Yes, I had a 8 a.m. shoot. I guess it was about 7:40 when I walked out and found my SUV with all four tires flat.”

Jed wrote in a small notebook. “Is that your Expedition out front with the US Navy tag?”  

Luc answered him. “Yes.”

“I’ll get a complete description when I leave. So why didn’t you file a police report?”

“I didn’t realize at first that the tires had been punctured. I just figured some kids had come through and let the air out of them. I’d heard about the other incidents a couple weeks ago in the area. But by late morning, the tire center called and said they’d been cut.” 

Jed took the name of the tire center. “I’ll run by there in the morning and see if they still have the tires. It would have been better if you’d called yesterday. Sometimes they haul the tires away at the end of each day.”

Luc anticipated Jed’s next question. 

“Any idea who might have done this?” Jed studied him while Luc considered his answer. 

Jed knows Del and I are involved and he’s wondering what I’m dragging her into, Luc thought. He answered honestly since he wasn’t willing to label Mercy a complete lunatic yet, “I really don’t.”

“Made any enemies lately? Kicked any kids out of the gym? Crawled out of your neighbor’s wife’s window? Anything like that?”

“Jed—” Del nearly punched her partner on the arm but Luc knew it was a tactic they used sometimes. Most people weren’t a hundred percent straight with cops for whatever reason. Present company included. 

“Look, I really thought it was kids. You know hazing rituals or something.”

“Anything happen over the weekend that might have precipitated this?”

Luc looked at Delilah, who looked at Jed, who shook his head and snapped his notebook shut and let out a frustrated breath. “All right. Give me the number for your insurance agent and the guy you spoke to at the tire center and I’ll let you know what we find. Probably won’t do any good now, but I’m going to see if I can lift some fingerprints.” He nodded at Del. “She knows where to get me if you think of anything.” The door clicked shut behind him.

Luc and Del blew out a breath at the same time. Laughing, Del said, “I feel like I’ve been sneaking out and my big brother just caught me.”

Luc walked toward her, backing her up to the door. He was close enough to see the darker rim around her blue irises. She was so pretty. “Well, like they say, might as well be shot for the deed as accused of it.” When she saw his aim, she turned her head to the side.

So Luc kissed the corners of her eyes, her temples, heard her intake of breath as she turned back to him prepared to reprimand him. But as he settled his lips over hers, coaxing, tasting, then invading, she opened for him. His body melded to hers as he took her head between his hands gently holding it so he could savor the silk of her mouth. Rocking back on his heels he smoothed her hair back in place wondering at the intensity of his feelings. So quickly…I just about love you.

Twin bluebonnets searched his as if she didn’t quite know what to think. A smile slid up one side exposing a dimple. “Don’t you have a basketball game to get to?” she asked.

Luc stepped back, adjusting his jeans, “Yeah, and I’m gonna need a minute.”

She laughed, put her hand on the doorknob.

“You’re staying for the game, aren’t you?”

Delilah’s expression showed none of the passion that had been there just minutes before. “I’m on call until ten but as long as I’m not needed, I’ll stick around. I haven’t seen my brother play basketball since…”

She didn’t have to finish. Then she looked up. “That’s why you never asked me about my family. You know Tommy.”

“That and I figured you’d tell me about your family when you wanted to.”

Her eyes dragged from his face to the bulge behind his zipper. “Ready?” She flashed him a wide-eyed look.

“Quit.” 

She laughed, opened the door and walked out.

Where to buy Too Good to Be True

Publisher Campbell Hill Publishing
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Cry Me a River #review from @redheadedbooklovers #mustreadT

Woohoo! a great review just posted on https://Redheadedbooklovers.com Aimee Ann reviews books from all genres. Check out her blog to read them and also to support our troops. She's the proud wife of a marine and four beautiful redheads. (I have a special place in my heart for redheads, lol)

Cry Me a River, Livia Quinn

September 7, 2018 by Aimee Ann

Literature & Fiction, Romance, Supernatural & Paranormal

Welcome to Destiny, home to the Paramortals since…well, forever…where human neighbors and their new sheriff live alongside shifters, dragons, vampires and a family of djinn.
Just don’t tell the humans. 

Amid the strange goings on in his new hometown, Sheriff Jack Lang organizes a search for Tempest Pomeroy’s brother. Although Jack glimpsed her supposed supernatural talents in the form of lightning bolts aimed directly at him—special effects, had to be—nothing will keep him from doing his job to protect the town’s residents, his daughter, and even the trouble-making Tempe.
In the course of the investigation, lies and suspicions cloud their mutual attraction, but Storm Witch Tempe’s new ex-Navy pilot beau vows to learn everything about this quirky town. 

Everything? Like a massive rumble of thunder, her family secrets—including her brother’s djinn nature—shake things up. Sure, Jack may stick around to finish his investigation, but once he knows all about the supernatural aspects of the town…? Well, wouldn’t it be just like a man to exit a relationship when he finds out a woman has a few little secrets?

Because in the town of Destiny, the burgeoning, unpredictable supernatural whips up a massive whirlwind of everything.

Wow, Cry Me a River… where do I begin? Why don’t I start my review by writing that Cry Me a River is book two in the Destiny Paramortals Saga with book one being called Storm Crazy (which I reviewed a short while ago) and that Cry Me a River is a captivating novel that is not only worthy of being read by all readers but also a novel that needs to be a movie! When I read the description of Cry Me a River I was hooked, after all, I loved the first book and the author left me wanting more at the end of Storm Crazy. Now and then a reader will come across that one book that blows them away, it is a somewhat generic term, but that is Cry Me a River (as well as Storm Crazy) did to me… it blew me away and ever since completing it I have been thinking of its intricate and detailed story and how I need to re-read it! That is when you know book lovers that you have come across an incredible book when you are thinking of it when you have a million things to do. That is why I am already going to recommend Cry Me a River to you lovely readers, and yes, it may be early on in my review, but Cry Me a River is a novel not to be missed.

Cry Me a River is book two in the series and so I am going to be very careful when I discuss the plot of the book as I do not want to spoil the exceptional plot for you. So to get started on describing what the first book is about I have attached an excerpt of my review of Strom Crazy.

“Storm Crazy is a unique book with many plot avenues however the focus of the story is Tempest Pomeroy, Sheriff Jack Lang and a place called Destiny. Destiny is a unique place and home to Paramortals where beings such as vampires, shapeshifters, and even dragons live. The reader throughout Storm Crazy will be introduced to many characters and one of them is Sheriff Jack Lang who has decided to settle down in Destiny, after all, it seems like a quaint place with no drama but how wrong is he! It is here that the story picks up and here that the reader will be introduced to the female protagonist of the novel, Tempest Pomeroy, a red-haired woman who has Jack’s affection. Tempest, however, is hiding a secret, she is a Paramortal just like the rest of her family and throughout the book, the reader will follow her as much is unveiled and what is unveiled is shocking as well as thrilling.”

Now, how amazing does Strom Crazy sound?! Storm Crazy is an exceptional book and Cry Me a River is equally so. In book two the reader will once again be reunited with Sheriff Jack Lang and in the book, two more secrets are revealed. The secrets slowly come out during an investigation for Tempest’s missing brother, and during this investigation, Jack will learn a lot not only about Tempest but also the town in which he now lives. What follows is a fascinating paranormal story with a well-executed plot and unique characters so do not miss out book lovers!

Cry Me a River for me was thrilling, captivating and addictive right from the start and I felt this from beginning to end. Cry Me a River was captivating to me from the start thanks to the unique premise of the story and the bewitching literature courtesy of the author, Livia Quinn who hooked me with her unique story that was unlike anything I have read before. It is rare to find a paranormal novel that is refreshing, and it is even more challenging to discover a paranormal story that does not rely on gimmicks and ridiculous action sequences! Cry Me a River does have some action-packed moments however they are tasteful and in no way gimmicky which is always fantastic in a book!

Cry Me a River is a phenomenal writer who knows how to grasp her reader’s attention from the first page. Quinn instead of writing long, drawn-out builds up which are commonly found in novels, decides to ditch this approach and thrust her reader into the heart of the story straight away so that the reader is instantly captivated and immersed. I personally love this approach, what is the point of having a long build-up with little excitement? This is only necessary if the author in question can’t develop the characters in the story quickly but with Quinn, the reader will not encounter this issue because Quinn instantly develops her characters and makes the reader invest in not only them but also their journey.

Overall Cry Me a River is a thrilling, compelling and thought-provoking novel that will easily entertain readers for many days and nights and so, I, of course, have to award this stellar gem of a book five stars! If you are a reader who loves supernatural stories laced with romance and mystery then I implore you to read Cry Me a River; it is a fast-paced, action adventure that should not be missed so have a read of the preview below and get reading!

Thank you so much Aimee for the great review. 

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Footprints and Baby Steps #IARTG @LiviaQuinn #youcandothis

There's an analogy that's used to describe how writers should approach the marketing of their books. A single "Footprint" vs. many feetprints if you'll pardon the misnomer. But the analogy holds true and has a great deal of merit.

Late in 2011 I decided to self-publish after a series of weather mishaps that threatened to end my writing for good. That book, under a previous pen name ultimately became Undone. It was the right decision for me at the time and I'm not sorry I went that direction, even though there have been so many changes in the market since. I seem to always be at the end of a trend. ;)

So, I published my little book expecting big things... then pretty much walked away. Not on purpose; my business required my time more than ever, but honestly, I didn't know what I was doing. Finding one little book on Amazon is like finding a particular grain of sand on that beach.  I was learning about the footprint theory, and I learned a lot from that experience. In 2014 with more books under my belt, both partials and final drafts, I decided to restart my writing career. I started fresh with a new pen name, set a goal to publish three books before the Romance Novel Convention in July and three by the end of the year. I accomplished that goal and didn't see any reason why I couldn't continue at that pace for a couple years.

I made a small spreadsheet to brainstorm my prospective minimum and maximum word counts for the year (by month). It was an eye opener. It can be adjusted on the fly when you see something coming up like a two week trip, busy summer plans, or a heavy workload. It's a wonderful tool to encourage you when you think your writing isn't getting anywhere. When I convert my smaller total into books, I get two or three novels, one or two novellas, or a possibility of 3-5 books for the year with the minimum written.

I anticipated being able to follow my "maximum" guidelines but then it was like Tom Brokaw came on TV saying, "We interrupt this lofty writing plan to announce some major changes in your dayjob, your husband's health, and the hit to your writerly budget. Oh, and by the way, did you forget to factor in the maintenance of your published books? social media? promo? newsletters? new covers, formatting and uploading revised books and new books?  Add to that, scheduling of events and followup with readers and other authors?"

Boy, did I!  In 2015, I only published 4 books (the reason for that second column ;) It took seven months to write the first one but it got done.)

In December, I decided to remove my books from KDP select and put everything on Kobo, Nook, Itunes and ARe as well to widen my readership and hopefully increase sales. This took almost three months because there was constant correcting of files, pricing, descriptions, formats, links, "also by" pages... the list goes on.

By mid March my business was in FULL swing and I was again behind on book 5 of my paranormal series. So here I am having just put my newest book, Take These Broken Wings, up for preorder on those sites for September.

Once again I'm reminded that I can only do what I can do and have a semi-balanced life. Still the long range plan is to keep adding to that footprint. As of now, I have published eleven books. Hopefully, by the end of next next year, I'll be closer to twenty, but who knows? Life has a funny way of getting in the way.

Self-publishing is very hard work. You're the "man" no matter how things go. And if you're in it for the long haul, you just gotta keep plugging until you look over your shoulder and see a nice wide footprint.

Can you share your experience with publishing either traditional or self-publishing? Do you struggle to stay on track? I'm here to tell you - You CAN do this! Just don't give up.

Baby steps are better than no steps.


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