Tag Archives: SWEET ROMANCE

KEEPER OF MY HEART by DARCY FLYNN (contemporary romance)

FRIDAY’S REVOLVING BOOK is the contemporary romance KEEPER OF MY HEART by DARCY FLYNN
POSTED FRIDAY AUG. 31st, 2012
GENRE: Sweet Contemporary Romance
PUBLISHER: Soul Mate Publishing http://tinyurl.com/844mmnn

WHERE YOU CAN BUY THE BOOK:

SOUL MATE PUBLISHING: http://tinyurl.com/844mmnn

AMAZON KINDLE: http://tinyurl.com/78oos78

BARNES AND NOBLE NOOK: http://tinyurl.com/7ln8gzd

GOODREADS: http://tinyurl.com/7n9la5v

READ AN EXCERPT:
http://www.darcyflynnromances.com/

WATCH THE BOOK TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=713csKdqq74

SYNOPSIS:

Katie McCullough doesn’t know it, but Max Sawyer, the over confident, irritatingly handsome hotel developer who outbid her for the lighthouse property, is none other, than her mystery lighthouse sailor. The one man who captured her heart five years earlier, the one man who has since been the plumb line for every other unsuspecting male who has crossed her path. Unfortunately for Max, he doesn’t measure up either.

Still reeling from losing the property she’d planned to call home, sparks fly when Katie assumes Max is turning her beloved lighthouse compound into one of his ‘Serenity Spa Resorts.” Outraged, Katie sets out on a mission to dismantle the property…and his plans.

Except Max’s plans have absolutely nothing to do with hotels and everything to do with winning Katie’s heart.

REVIEWS:

“Keeper Of My Heart DID NOT DISAPPOINT. Katie and Max have a tangible chemistry throughout the story that was both entertaining, humorous, and competitive. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a good romance that isn’t typical or inappropriate.” Kara Grant

“Ms. Flynn’s gift with the pen in describing the charm of the beautiful sea-side lighthouse and it’s properties makes one yearn for the salt-scented peace and warm community it invokes.” TJ

“You will love this book!! It was that good. The storyline was refreshing…If you are looking for a hot passionate romance book, you won’t find it in this but what you will find is a sweet romantic story of two people finding their way to one another… You will be delighted in the bantering between Katie and Max, you may even find yourself chuckling out loud a time or two.” Kat – Forever Book Lover

“Max was adorable to me. He was so thoughtful, even though Katie didn’t see him that way. I LOVE that he came back for her!” Autumn Review’s

“I thoroughly enjoyed this book because it was light and fun. Darcy Flynn did an amazing job describing her scenes…I couldn’t put it down. I loved the romance between Max and Katie with kisses and simple affection, rather than the reliance upon more carnal scenes found in most romance novels.” Heather Boustead

“Excellent story. I just couldn’t put it down.” Emma Leigh

“Loved.It.To.PIECES!!” Jen H.

AUTHOR BIO:

Darcy was born into the rich culture of New Orleans, La. As a city filled with colorful historical intrigue and broad creative energy, her natural bent to the arts coupled with her love for one of the most romantic cities in the world has been the inspiration and anchor of her artistic multi-dimension endeavors. Darcy was always compelled by the need to express herself and like her mother’s famous gumbo, her previous expressions included a little bit of everything – art, music, acting and dance.

Although, published in music, art and the Christian non-fiction market under another identity, it was the empty nest that turned Darcy to writing romantic fiction. A lover of lighthouses, Darcy’s first novel, Keeper Of My Heart, unfolds in a small Maryland fishing village on the Chesapeake Bay.

Darcy, a former Mrs. Tennessee, continues to be surrounded by all things creative in Music City and when not in writing in her London flat, lives on a beautiful horse farm in historic- Franklin, Tennessee with her husband, son, two English Setters and a calico cat. Darcy enjoys stargazing, raising rare breed chickens and gardening.

http://www.amazon.com/author/darcyflynn

CONNECT WITH DARCY ONLINE:

http://www.darcyflynnromances.com/

http://twitter.com/darcyflynn

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Darcy-Flynn/326719660687545

2 Comments

Filed under Books, CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE, CONTEMPORARY SWEET ROMANCE, DARCY FLYNN, LOVE, LOVE STORY, ROMANCE FICTION, ROMANCE NOVEL, ROMANCE NOVELS, SUMMER ROMANCE

THE WRITE HONOR by ANNA DYNOWSKI (contemporary inspirational romance)

THE REVOLVING BOOK TUESDAY EDITION IS BY ANNA DYNOWSKI

POSTED: Tuesday March 27, 2012
TITLE: The Write Honor, Book 5 of the Harmony Village series
GENRE: Contemporary Inspirational Romance

… PUBLISHER: Write Words, Inc.
ebook: http://www.writewordsinc.com/writehonor.html
paperback: http://www.writewordsinc.com/writehonor1.html
Ebook – ISBN: 978-1-51386-039-7
Trade Paperback – ISBN: 978-1-61386-038-0

WHERE TO BUY THE BOOK:

ebook: http://www.writewordsinc.com/writehonor.html
paperback: http://www.writewordsinc.com/writehonor1.html
Amazon Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/cq99l3q

SYNOPSIS:
Though she’s a romance author, Krysia Barciniak has no illusions about love and romance and a happily-ever-after for herself. Or about seeing her child again. One taste of love six years earlier is more than enough for her. She already has a scarred heart. Thank you very much! Then melancholic Connor Tiernay, the new museum curator, arrives in Harmony Village, with his five-year-old daughter in hand and a proposal of marriage on his lips. And Cupid Cat, with his indomitable reputation in the matchmaking projects, rubs his paws together. Will Cat’s predictable success and their inevitable surrender be validated?

REVIEWS:

“****The best one yet. Everyone will love this one—Christians, readers, and writers alike!” –Arline Chase, author of Ghost Dancer

“Another wonderful installment to the Harmony Village series…there were splashes of humor and fun…Cupid Cat is always great with his uncanny match-making ability…you’ll want to pick up this next installment.” 4.5 Ticket Rating –Sherry Kuhn, love2readnovels.blogspot

“You know I can’t resist Cupid Cat.”–Sandra Stiles, Reviewer for The Musings of a Book Addict

READ AN EXCERPT: http://www.writewordsinc.com/writehonor.html

AUTHOR BIO: Anna’s belief that love never fails (I Corinthians 13:8 NIV) and her passion for God, has led her to write what’s in her heart—love—and what’s in her soul—faith in God. Her heartwarming stories of love, romance, and Christian faith are designed to encourage and entertain.

She makes her home in Toronto, Canada, with her husband of 27 years, and her cat, Misha.

Readers may contact Anna at: annadynowski@yahoo.ca or visit her website at http://www.annadynowski.com/

CONNECT WITH ANNA ONLINE:
http://www.facebook.com/public/Anna-Dynowski
http://www.shoutlife.com/AnnaDynowski
http://www.myspace.com/annadynowski
http://AnnaDynowski.bebo.com/

SNEAK PEEK:

A mirror reproduced a person’s face.
But if one wanted to know, really know a person, really know what she was like, really know what her character, her integrity, her honor were like, all one had to do was scrutinize her family, study the friends she’d chosen, and one would have a pretty accurate sketch of the person in question.
That was Connor’s motivating factor for coming to Harmony Village.
To scrutinize Krysia Barciniak’s family. To study Krysia Barciniak’s friends.
His theory contained one flaw.
Krysia Barciniak herself, he admitted with some reluctance.
When his gaze had first connected with hers, something indefinable had passed between them. The power of that instant in time had left him breathless. Speechless. Unnerved.
Although her parents and friends all appeared small-town friendly, possessing small-town friendly countenances and small-town friendly manners, it was the woman herself, standing before him with her mother’s arm draped over her shoulders and encircled by her friends and neighbors, that bore the most accurate sketch of Krysia Barciniak.
Her cheekbones were high, her jaw strong, but her eyes… Her eyes, blue like sapphires, blue like his daughter’s, told the story her lips never would. Her eyes, so dark, so full of thoughts and secrets and pain, especially when she glanced down at Brenna, revealed her vulnerability.
With the promptness of the panicked, Connor eased his features into an impassive expression when he saw her raise those eyes to him. And once again, felt shivers of awareness ripple down his arms.
Don’t go making a forest out of a twig, he admonished himself, stomping down on the intrusive yet inexplicable sensations swirling through him.
Don’t go jumping to any conclusions here. He pushed his free hand into his pants pocket and balled it into a fist.
You’re here to observe her, to determine, with no margin for error, if she is trustworthy to let into Brenna’s life. There can be no margin for error, he reminded himself, planting his linen-clad legs wide and locking his spine.
He would protect Brenna at all costs. She was his daughter and he would protect her and no amount of vulnerability and pain scratched into the blue eyes staring at him now would soften his resolve. Would not soften him at all if he detected the merest possibility of a corrupt character.
Time would tell.
And he had plenty of it.
“I’m sure you and your daughter will settle down nicely here. Harmony Village prides itself on being a great place to raise children. It’s safe enough to walk alone at night and leave your doors unlocked,” Krysia said, her voice precise and professional and pried into his thoughts. “It is a Harmony Village tradition to always make newcomers and visitors feel like family. If I can be of any assistance—”
Family. The word reminded him of his dead wife. The word made his chest feel tight. The word made his voice sound curt. “I’m certain we’ll be just fine.” He shrugged with the words. Seeing the puzzled hurt on her face, he cursed himself and felt obliged to add a belated, “Thank you.”
She gave him a bright smile, but it was strained around the edges, and he felt his heart give a quick, catchy sigh. He would do well to remember he was a man on a mission. And that mission did not include antagonizing the one person, the one woman, the one…mother…Brenna had left in this world.
Mother.
Connor closed his eyes. A year after Missy’s death, he still grieved as though it had happened only yesterday. Brenna still grieved as though it had happened only yesterday. His eyes lifted to Krysia’s and he made a sound somewhere between throat clearing and sighing.
“Brenna and I are pleased to be here, aren’t we honey?” His fingers tightening in encouragement, he winked at his daughter. “And we’re looking forward to making new…friends.”
Once again, his eyes lifted to Krysia’s. When their gazes met and melded, she gave him a careful smile. His skin prickled with awareness and he found himself catching his breath.
Though she wasn’t as pretty as Missy, she wasn’t…unattractive.
The thought struck him hard and fast. The pain it produced shocked him.
How could he—his gut twisted—see another woman, any woman, but especially this woman, even for a few seconds, and notice her looks, be drawn to her…looks? It’d only been a year since Missy died. Dropping his gaze, he frowned at the toe of his shoe.
The guilt kicked in.

Leave a comment

Filed under Books, CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE, CONTEMPORARY SWEET ROMANCE, INSPIRATIONAL ROMANCE, LOVE STORY, ROMANCE FICTION, ROMANCE NOVEL, ROMANCE NOVELS, ROMANTIC ELEMENTS

KEEPER OF MY HEART by DARCY FLYNN (contemporary romance)

THE REVOLVING BOOK FRIDAY EDITION IS BY DARCY FLYNN

POSTED FRIDAY MARCH 23, 2012

TITLE: Keeper Of My Heart 

GENRE: Sweet Contemporary Romance 

RELEASE: CURRENT

PUBLISHER: Soul Mate Publishing http://tinyurl.com/844mmnn

 WHERE YOU CAN BUY THE BOOK:

SOUL MATE PUBLISHING: http://tinyurl.com/844mmnn

AMAZON KINDLE: http://tinyurl.com/78oos78

BARNES AND NOBLE NOOK: http://tinyurl.com/7ln8gzd

GOODREADS: http://tinyurl.com/7n9la5v

SYNOPSIS:

Spunky, opinionated Katie McCullough has worked for years with one goal in mind–to own the ancient lighthouse and its surrounding buildings in Paige Point, Maryland. With the lighthouse in her possession, she can finally provide a home for her and Pop, something she and her brother had always planned, establish her art business and maybe, if she’s lucky, reunite with the mystery sailor who stole her heart five years earlier. All she has to do is place the winning bid and the lighthouse is hers. She isn’t worried. Who in their right mind would want to own a compound of dilapidated buildings anyway?

Max Sawyer, that’s who. Confident and decisive, this former military officer isn’t used to having his orders disobeyed. As a developer who specializes in transforming historic properties into boutique hotels and resort spas, the lighthouse property is perfect for his plans. Except his plans for this one have absolutely nothing to do with hotels and everything to do with winning Katie and revealing to her his connection to her brother’s death five years earlier, an event that still haunts him.

Max’s winning bid collapses Katie’s world like a grass hut in a storm. She is heartbroken and outraged when she assumes her beautiful lighthouse property will be turned into a tourist attraction. Max’s bossy sure-of-himself attitude incites a rebellious mischief-making streak that leads Katie to stealthy systematic dismantling of both the houses on the property…and his plans. Unfortunately for Katie, she is caught and assigned community service, working for him.

However, Katie doesn’t know that Max is her mystery lighthouse sailor, the one man who captured her heart five years earlier; the one man who has since been the plumb line for every other unsuspecting male who has crossed her path. Unfortunately for Max, he doesn’t measure up either. So, as any former military officer would do, Max accepts her call to battle stations, outmaneuvering her at every turn, forcing her to accept him as a man and not a memory and placing Katie in a position where she has no choice but to surrender her heart.

REVIEWS:

Kat Cook from Forever Book Lover says, “First, You will love this book!! It was that good. The storyline was refreshing, it was a lovely tale proving once again that love triumphs despite obstacles along the way. If you are looking for a hot passionate romance book, you won’t find it in this but what you will find is a sweet romantic story of two people finding their way to one another. You will be delighted in the bantering between Katie and Max, you may even find yourself chuckling out loud a time or two.”

Victoria Teoh from Always A Book Lover, says, ”I really enjoyed Keeper Of My Heart. A sweet, easy read that is impossible not to like. Definitely a recommended read.”

Martha’s Bookshelf says: “The story is sweet and heartwarming and the writing has an easy, light flow. This is a quick read and solidly entertaining. This story brought my attention to the author and the publisher and I will be looking to read more from both.”

Heather Boustead’s Reviews says, “I thoroughly enjoyed this book because it was light and fun. Darcy Flynn did an amazing job describing her scenes, though I wish there had been more to a few of the scenes themselves. That notwithstanding, for being a shorter book I couldn’t put it down. I loved the romance between Max and Katie with kisses and simple affection, rather than the reliance upon more carnal scenes found in most romance novels.”

TJ says, “Ms. Flynn’s gift with the pen in describing the charm of the beautiful sea-side lighthouse and it’s properties makes one yearn for the salt-scented peace and warm community it invokes. The strength of the story comes from that warmth which threads through, not only the feel of area, but the very people and their interactions.”

AUTHOR BIO:

Darcy was born into the rich culture of New Orleans, La.  As a city filled with colorful historical intrigue and broad creative energy, her natural bent to the arts coupled with her love for one of the most romantic cities in the world has been the inspiration and anchor of her artistic multi-dimension endeavors. Darcy was always compelled by the need to express herself and like her mother’s famous gumbo, her previous expressions included a little bit of everything – art, music, acting and dance.

Although, published in music, art and the Christian non-fiction market under another identity, it was the empty nest that turned Darcy to writing romantic fiction. A lover of lighthouses, Darcy’s first novel, Keeper Of My Heart, unfolds in a small Maryland fishing village on the Chesapeake Bay.

Darcy, a former Mrs. Tennessee, continues to be surrounded by all things creative in Music City and when not in writing in her London flat, lives on a beautiful horse farm in historic- Franklin, Tennessee with her husband, son, two English Setters and a calico cat.  Darcy enjoys stargazing, raising rare breed chickens and gardening.

http://www.amazon.com/author/darcyflynn

Social Media Sites:

http://www.darcyflynnromances.com

http://twitter.com/darcyflynn

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Darcy-Flynn/326719660687545

LINK TO EXCERPT:  Once there, click on Keeper Of My Heart in the menu bar.

http://darcyflynnromances.com/

Leave a comment

Filed under Books, CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE, CONTEMPORARY SWEET ROMANCE, FICTION, LOVE STORY, ROMANCE FICTION, ROMANCE NOVEL, ROMANCE NOVELS