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Ever wonder what Christmas was like for our grandparents, great-grandparents and the like? Thankful, there are some historical Christmas stories that allows us to look in on history! And there are some classic Christmas romances that you have to read year after year! A Season For Family and Friends The year is 1886, and it's Christmastime in the small enclave of Ridgeway, California. As the town gathers at the Taylor Hotel for the first Ridgeway Holiday Social, memories are shared, secrets are revealed, and new attractions are discovered. Family is Everything Ricardo and Lilly Benigno have journeyed by ship to his home in Barcelona, to introduce their son Leo to his Spanish roots. For Ricardo's parents, meeting their first grandchild is a delight beyond compare- but old wounds still exist between Ricardo and his elder brother, Hernando. A Secret to Tell Back home in Ridgeway, Prudence is keeping a secret from her husband, the Reverend Derrick Emerson. Between keepi...

And this Christmas will be a very special Christmas to read! Get some books and have some joy! There's enough love for every girl and boy! How long will you wait for the love of your life to say yes? Pearl Lassiter disgraced her parents while in high school. She vowed never to disappoint them again. She’s excelled in life even becoming one of the most recognized women in the country as Press Secretary to the President of the United States. The life she always wanted is hers…until a certain doctor proposes to her…. twice. Dr. Theodore Prentiss is the product of a bi-racial marriage and proud of it. He openly embraces both of his parent’s heritages and is very proud of his accomplishments. The path he thought was firmly set changes on a snowy night when he meets a vixen with a mean crowbar. Their lives are filled with possibilities if Theo can get Pearl to believe in the magic of love.  Simple right…NOT She’s a Democrat. He’s a Republican. Will the political divide keep these sta...

It's about that time, time for vacations and hanging out by the beach and pool. What are you going to read? Over the next few weeks, I'm going to write about some great books by great authors — and myself — that can make your summer a little more enjoyable.  So, what's new that you should check out?  Start with Kianna Alexander : Her latest book is Every Beat of My Heart Back blurb: The rhythm of love   Lina Smith-Todd is a winning bid away from owning a piece of musical history. The auction heats up when she discovers that her chief competition for a piano owned by Thelonious Monk is the man who once shared her bed. But the priceless baby grand isn't all that the seductive, supremely confident musician intends to possess. Rashad MacRae wants a second chance to be with Lina.  Rashad's passion for music was inspired by the legendary Monk. But if walking away with the prize means losing his shot at a future with Lina, he's ready to concede d...

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Kianna Alexander This summer, Kianna Alexander is turning up the heat with Freedom's Embrace. This is a story that she believed in. And now, Ellora's Cave is releasing it this summer. August 1, to be exact. When Kianna visited the blog earlier in May, this is what she said about the journey to get her novel published. I was having a very hard time selling a story very near and dear to my heart, about a runaway slave and a quadroon doctor in the late 1840's. Five or six publishers had rejected it and I was about to tuck it away under my bed, never to be seen again. I felt this book needed and deserved the broader audience a publishing house could provide, so I didn't want to self publish it. I was at the end of my rope. Beverly Jenkins told me to write the book of my heart, and everything else would fall into place. Sure enough, I sold it when an editor finally saw my vision. It's now titled Freedom's Embrace , and is coming this summer ...

Saturday afternoon I got together with my HOT Mama Land sisters and a dozen or so readers to celebrate the release of Forces of Nature . Let me tell you, getting readers and writers together is always fun and exciting. Doing it in a hookah bar adds to the ambiance! Shout out to Red @ 28 for playing host to us. Thank you to everyone who came out to support us!

  Kianna Alexander , also known as Alexandra Kane is an empire in the making. She writes lovely historic romances, plans amazing book events and brings Hot Southern Writers together . This woman can do anything she wants to do and looks amazing while doing it.  Some times you meet people and you feel like you've known them all of your life, that's what it's like when you meet Ms. Kianna. And then you read her books and wonder -- where have you been all of my life.         What drew you to writing historical romances? I. love. Beverly. Jenkins. I can't even explain how much I love her books. Combine that with a natural curiosity I've always had about American history, and writing historical romance is pretty much unavoidable. Plus, I don't think there are enough African American/ interracial/ multicultural historical books looking at all the facets of American history, so I'm trying to fill that void. I love doing the research- I al...

It never gets old. The delivery man knocks on the door and drops off a box of books with my name on them. I spent a year--in this case years--with these characters. Wrote, rewrote, rewrote their lives over and over again. Finally, the book is here. This is book number 15 for me. Fifteen!! And this is my 10th anniversary as a romance novelist. Humbled that people want to read my books. Honored that people like my books. Amazed that something I started doing because I wanted to run away from home, but knew that my mama would beat the breaks off me has given me a real career. I'm so happy Forces of Nature is here. May 7th, you can get your copy too!

ROMANCE AUTHOR CHERIS HODGES RETURNS THIS MAY WITH FORCES OF NATURE, BEING PUBLISHED BY DAFINA BOOKS Opposites attract in this contemporary romance about a straight-laced idealistic woman who meets her match. Author Cheris Hodges has the unique ability of being able to appeal to readers of women’s fiction as well as urban fiction with her edgy and sassy characters. Her stories are fresh, modern an d sexy. RT Book Reviews praised her most recent release Too Hot For Tv calling it a winning romance that readers will love” while author Farrah Rochon simply says “count on Cheris Hodges to deliver a sassy, sexy romantic read.” Now, Hodges returns with FORCES OF NATURE, a contemporary romance about a straight-laced idealistic woman who meets her match. When Crystal Hughes handcuffs herself to the receptionist's desk at the lobby of Welco Industries, she just wanted to prove a point--no one was going to tear down the more than 100 acres of farmland that had been in her...