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Fake It 'Til You Make Out

Love & Luck Series Book 1

Key Words: 

MM Romance, Rom-Com, HEA, Best Friends, Fake Boyfriends, Bi-Awakening

Synopsis:

Heath
It’s a classic story: Boy meets girl, girl breaks boy’s heart, boy pretends to be gay to get back at girl, girl outs boy to everyone on Facebook…
Okay, maybe it’s not that classic. But it’s what happened to me.
When I bump into my cheating ex and catch sight of the moon-sized rock on her finger, there’s only one option to save face: pretend to be dating my gay best friend, Declan.
And when she outs me on Facebook and everyone I know sees it, there’s still only one option: keep pretending to be dating Declan.
And when Declan and I have to kiss to keep up the ruse and it turns out there’s actually a spark between us (more like a blazing inferno, if truth be told) there’s once again only one option…

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Who am I?

Isla is a cocktail-loving, history-obsessed Aussie who writes low-angst, high-heat queer romantic comedy.

She is best known for the Love & Luck series and P.S. I Loathe You.

Some of Isla's favorite tropes include: Friends to lovers, queer-awakening, age gap, enemies to lovers, best friend's/sibling's ex, secret fling...and many more!

Fun Facts about Isla:

If she had a time machine she'd go to London on July 13, 1985, to see Live Aid.

She's travelled to 44 different countries 

If she could re-live any year of her life it would be 2000

Her all-time favourite books are Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunters world

Her all-time favorite movie is Gladiator

Her all-time favorite TV show is Friends

Her all-time favorite song is "Live Forever" by Oasis, and she has the title tattooed on her forearm

The five people she'd invite to a dinner party are Neil Patrick Harris, JFK, Courtney Act, Miranda Hart, and Freddie Mercury

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Spring: The Most Romantic Season of All

As you might suspect from my branding as the Celtic Romance Queen,

 I’ve written Romantasy set at the Summer Solstice.

The longest day of the year. 

The Unicorn and the Druidess

At Summer Solstice, people aren’t what they seem—they could be… a unicorn …a god…or someone you fall in love with.

Druidess Maelona pursues a unicorn into the woods and returns with a runaway slave boy she takes under her wing. Before she can go back to look for the unicorn, a handsome stranger ignites a fiery attraction within her. But she can tell he's keeping something from her. She suspects that he may be a Roman spy.

God Epon’s blood burns at first sight of the gorgeous Druidess. Goaded by his desire for her, he passes through the portal from the otherworld as a unicorn. Then he runs into the forest and she gives chase. There, he shapeshifts into human form to get to know her better. Plus, to win her trust, he fights the Romans and saves her tribe. 

But even then, will he and Maelona be able to overcome the insurmountable odds of a romance between a mortal and an immortal being anything more than a summertime tryst?

And I've written Romantasy set at the Winter Solstice. 

The longest night of the year. 

The Bear and the Druidess. 

Sometimes a secret must be revealed to move from the winter of love into its spring.

Romans stole all the winter grain from Druidess Bronwen’s tribe. Now, pursued by Romans, she ducks into a cave to hide. There she finds a handsome warrior who offers to help. He ignites a fiery spark of attraction within her but she can tell he’s keeping something from her.

The prayers of a beautiful druidess he can’t resist lead the Bear God Artaois into the cave where Bronwen is hiding. He pretends to be asleep until she finds him.

Artaois (Art) is determined to spend the longest night of the year with her. But Bronwen doesn’t realize he’s a god. He keeps his secret from her and even though he can transform into a bear, he only reveals himself in human form.

With the Winter Solstice upon them, can Artaois (Art) find a way to save her tribe from starvation? And, when Bronwen finally discovers his secret, will she leave the romance building between them out in the cold?

But I’ve never written about the Spring Equinox—Ostara.

That may change after attending an Ostara celebration the other day at Lark & Owl Bookstore in the Austin, Texas area.

Ostara falls at the spring equinox, usually between March 19 and 22, when day and night stand in perfect balance before the year tips toward the sun.

The name comes from a root meaning to shine, to rise, to bring light. Eostre was a dawn goddess tied to the east, where the sun rises after darkness. That is where we get Easter from—the Saxon name for the goddess, Eostre—which means east.

The festival honors rebirth and new beginnings, but in a gentler way—a slow unfolding. The first green breaking through the cold. Life stirring, even before it’s fully seen.

Its symbols—hares and eggs—reflect that same sense of new life.

This is a video of a recipe for a soothing salt bath you can make at Lark and Owl for Ostara.

Lark and Owl also has a book of Love Spells. 

In my enemies-to-lovers novel, The Celtic Prince, which takes place during the Saxon Wars, my heroine, Alefreada, is a Saxon and would have celebrated Ostara as a child. She also has a love potion of her own. 

Happy Ostara to Everyone.

The Bodyguard Series

 

After writing several science fiction stories, my muse and I decided to try our hand at a contemporary romance novel with a twist. So, we mixed romance with action. The result was The Secretary's Bodyguard, starring Ethan Mahoney, the bodyguard of the Secretary of State, and his lovely wife, Jazmin. During an official visit to Colombia, the team is attacked and chased out of town and must find its way back from the jungle on foot. The team comes together better than expected, thanks to the bodyguards’ excellent leadership and Jazmin’s toughness and her preparedness for a survival tour.

My muse and I didn't initially intend to write a sequel, but the characters grew on us as I wrote, and seven more stories followed in the years that followed. We loved the main characters, as well as the ones on the team. For instance, we had planned to kill off the secretary’s assistant during the escape but decided against it. It was a wise decision—in the sequels, the same assistant plays an important role and becomes a valuable asset.

Yes, we had fun with all the stories, characters, and twists that practically wrote themselves. LOL.

Enjoy!

 

Description

Ethan Mahoney loves his wife dearly and arranges for her to accompany him on his assignment as bodyguard of the Secretary of State to Colombia. The journey ends in a fiasco that leaves the secretary and his entourage stranded in the Colombian woods with terrorists on their heels, not knowing if they will survive and find their way back to civilization.

Excerpt

“You would’ve slapped him?” His voice tipped over with the last word. Ethan tried to imagine his wife hitting Walter Coleman, the incarnation of a strict, very conservative and always serious chief of security. It was funny. Reconsidering that she had brought down Ryan, the image lost some of its entertainment value. He frowned as he watched her very nice butt on a westbound trail that only she saw. There was that little idea in the back of his head he better ignored.

“He insinuated that I might be in a setup with the terrorists following us. It’s completely stupid, I know, but that’s the way he thinks.” She stopped on the way up and turned to where Ethan reached her. Her frown was deep and she looked tired. “He does his job and he was right to remind you to do yours. We’re not here because of some weekend trip gone wonky. You have to work and probably risk your life saving the secretary.”

He put his hands on her hips. “Princess, can you imagine that I put his life over yours? It’s not gonna happen. I’m very proud that you’re so brave. So tough. It might come out all wrong, but it’s not. I didn’t expect you to be like this. Not even with the police training and all.”

“I panic on the inside, Ethan.” She caressed his stubbly cheek and ran her thumb over the cleft in his chin. He saw her fight off emotions that would lead to tears. “I’m so afraid you’ll get hurt. And that those men catch up to us and kill us all in cold blood. I can’t stand the thought that you’ll throw yourself in the line of fire and that those bastards finally end what they began.” She combed his hair with her fingers. “I can’t think of a life without you.”

“I’ll work hard so no one gets killed. Would that be okay?”

She trembled as he took her in his arms. “They’re still coming after us and they’ve got the larger firepower, don’t they? Please, Ethan, tell me that we stand a chance.”

He let go and smiled at her. “Well, we got you with us. And if I got the secretary right, he’ll hire you as recruitment. Wait an hour and he’ll order Walter to hand you a gun.”

She turned and walked on. “I can fire a gun. I was a police officer.”

Ethan, his eyes already back on her derrière, opened his mouth for a reply, rethought the argument, and kept silent until she turned with a frown.

“Do you doubt I can shoot?”

Again, Ethan knew he was in trouble, no matter how he answered the question. “Walter…won’t hand a weapon to anyone he hasn’t personally trained. He’s…nuts when it comes to weapons and shooting. He wouldn’t let you touch—”

“He’d reject my help even if Ryan can’t shoot anymore?”

Ethan heard the outrage in her voice and called himself stupid to have brought up the subject. His mind juggled the possible ways to end the discussion. “Ryan’s fine, even with his left hand. I saw him train.”

“But, honestly, if those bastards come up to us, we stand a better chance to fight if I’m with you.”

“You’re right.” He didn’t know what else to say. Yet her argument would fall on the deaf ears of Walter Coleman. Ethan marched on, pondering how to avoid the unnecessary confrontation between his strong wife and the even stronger chief of security.

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Loving the Cowboy

 Loving the Cowboy is up for preorder now! It comes out on April 28 and is in the Wild Vista Ranch multi author collaberation.

It's a spin off from my book Passion Cowboy Style. It will be in K

Unable to stay away from her sexy cowboy, Jenna flies back to him and the Colorado Rockies. A part of her stayed in the wild and rugged west after she left and she wants to rekindle their passion. And uncover the potential riches hidden in this majestic landscape.

Chet sets out to mine a special place in Jenna’s heart with love and their undeniable chemistry. Their steamy affair has Jenna searching for more than gold in the mountains—she wants Chet’s rock-hard love, anywhere she can get it.

Their passion is undeniable and they come together with a summer heat that burns hotter than their winter tryst.

It will be in KU, and available for $2.99

Find out how Chet and Jenna met in Passion Cowboy Style and discover how powerful their relationship is. 

Chet, a rugged rancher and single dad has spent months exchanging flirtatious messages with a city girl he’s never met, and he’s eager to finally bring their connection to life. He invites her to his Colorado ranch, hoping to see if their bond can grow beyond the digital world. Chet is ready to explore a new relationship, and he’s determined to make the most of this opportunity.

Jenna arrives expecting a no-strings weekend with a sexy cowboy, intrigued by the idea of a carefree getaway. But Chet’s old-fashioned charm and steady patience quickly catch her off guard. While on horseback, a sudden snowstorm forces them to shelter in his remote mountain cabin, their connection deepens, revealing emotions she never expected.

Mother Nature isn’t done yet—she unleashes her full fury once more. Chet draws on all his mountain and survival skills to save the woman he has come to love. In the midst of the storm, Jenna faces the harsh fragility of life and her true feelings for Chet. But it could be too late to tell him the life—and love—that’s been waiting for her all along... is him.

If you like forced proximity and scorching passion, then Shana Gray’s Passion Cowboy Style is for you!

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March 16th was Release Day: Words for Patty Jo

A passion for books creates a lasting bond between teenage Patty Jo and David, but small-town prejudice and social differences doom their romance. After a summer of reading and falling in love, David heads for university, foreign adventure, and a dazzling career; Patty Jo marries slick, over-confident Don Ried. Yet plans can go horribly wrong. The victim of her violent husband, Patty Jo abandons her home and children to live on the streets of Toronto. David, a high-ranking executive in Paris, is dismayed by the superficiality of corporate success. Forty years later, Patty Jo and David meet again. Both have defied society; both have fulfilled their dreams. And what if first love was the right one after all, and destiny has the last word?

Jill Arlene Culiner has written a story for those of us who remember our first summer love.
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A steamy, slow-burn paranormal romance set in ancient Scotland #fantasy #historicalparanormalromance #enemiestolovers

 

Blurb:

Do you like romance, intrigue, and star-crossed love? A mixture of history and Celtic mythology, Cat’s Curse is an ancient Scotland paranormal romance based on a real Irish king known as Aedan the Treacherous in the Welsh court. Warning: Iron-willed enchantresses, hunky sword-wielding warriors, some violence and steamy sex, more than a little blood-drinking, a complicated love triangle, and lots of passion.

Note: This 3-book series must be read in order.

 He’s a cursed, exiled Irish prince. She’s a succubus with lost memories. Destiny brought them together. Their dark secrets will tear them apart.

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Excerpt:

The hunt summoned Cardea, it’s call as alluring as a siren’s song. Driven by hunger, she ventured further into the thick forest. Pale, ghostly beeches, birches, and rowans gleamed amid shadowy, lush pines and oaks. Moonbeams cleaved the night, striking the earth between outstretched branches like glinting metal blades, and icy air nipped her face, reminding her she had once been mortal.

In the distance, a man’s deep voice echoed a thread of angry curses. Slumbering birds awoke and took off from a neighboring oak’s top-most branches. Wings fluttered far above her head.

The strong, coppery smell of warm human blood stirred her senses. A pleased smile formed on Cardea’s lips as she anticipated feeding and slaking her thirst. She avoided the crunchy frost-encrusted earth and stalked on silent boot-clad feet through carpets of fern toward the delectable scent. Like a shadow, she darted in and out of the lofty trees.

Another sound roused the hushed, sleeping wood. Something moved at a fast pace toward her, crunching leaves and twigs beneath pounding feet. Cardea stopped in her tracks and shimmered her body into the shadows.

The baying of hounds tore through the night.

Fear struck her like a resounding hammer blow, and she froze. Demon hunters used hounds to hunt creatures like her. Animals could sense Cardea even when she became one with the shadows. In her haste to prey on the human, she’d failed to notice the hounds’ scent. Before she could react, two calf-sized dogs pinned her to the ground and licked her face.

Cardea sputtered and struggled to get the slavering beasts off her.

“Fian, Donnan!” a man shouted in a deep, commanding voice.

The two hounds obeyed their master and backed off.

Cardea sat up and faced the sharp edge of a sword blade. She drew in a sharp breath and remained still. A splash of pale moonlight revealed a man with long black hair standing over her, his great height matching a towering oak, his arms thick and muscled.

“I would not move if I were ye, lass.” The man’s thick brogue washed over her, sweet and honey-like.

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Reviewer Quote:

I enjoyed the setting and era of this story, especially with the mix of mythology and romance. Aedan and Cardea’s friendship runs hot and cold, both making assumptions and mistakes as their relationship develops. I liked the magical elements and the ancient ways with the beliefs in fae and nature. There’s a battle to be won in this story, but I’m sure there will be more wars in the next book in the series.

Rosie Amber

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SINN

NOW ON AUDIBLE

She's every man's carnal fantasy…

and the target of one's revenge.

 

Menage

Erotic Suspense

Psychopathic Killer

Alpha Heroes

Woman in Peril

Off-the-Charts Sex

 

At a Phoenix gentleman’s club, Lea dances as SiNN, her body bared and vulnerable to her male partner, her features hidden behind a feathered mask. To the men watching, she’s a sensual enigma, submissive and seductive with no face, name or history. Not even Lea knows her real origins. 

A man from the past does and wants her dead.

Not  on  the  watch  of  U.S.  Marshals Jake Gabriel and Toby Quinn. Commanding and decisive, Jake not only wants Lea’s safety but to have her naked and yielding beneath him. To Toby, she’s all he should resist but cannot.

Protected by them at a secluded estate, Lea’s drawn to their potent masculinity and the raw male lust in their eyes. Inviting desire and an emotional connection, she submits to both at once, surrendering to their most shameless hunger along with her own wanton needs. 

All while a killer edges closer…

 

PRAISE FOR SINN

FIVE STARS

THIS IS WHAT SHE CRAVED - UNRESTRAINED PASSION, NO REGRETS

Redrabbit Reviews

SiNN is HOT

Caution – This book is red hot and will singe your senses!

Evampire

Super Sizzling & Suspenseful

Aunt G

But SiNNing feels so good!

SBee Reviews

SiNNful and suspenseful

Izzy

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