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About Lauren Smith
USA TODAY Bestselling author LAUREN SMITH is an Oklahoma attorney by day, who pens adventurous and edgy romance stories by the light of her smart phone flashlight app. She knew she was destined to be a romance writer when she attempted to re-write the entire Titanic movie just to save Jack from drowning. Connecting with readers by writing emotionally moving, realistic and sexy romances no matter what time period is her passion. She’s won multiple awards in several romance subgenres including: New England Reader’s Choice Awards, Greater Detroit BookSeller’s Best Awards, Amazon.com Breakthrough Novel Award Quarter-Finalist and a Semi-Finalist for the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Award. To connect with Lauren, visit her at www.laurensmithbooks.com or twitter at @LSmithAuthor.
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Blog postTop 10 Moments of 2016
Let’s face it. 2016 has been a hard year and many of us are ready to start 2017. But before we jump into January, I wanted to take a quick minute to celebrate some of the high moments I’ve experienced. It feels like a good omen before a brand new year, and I hope it will get you thinking about the joys YOU experienced this year too. Without further ado, here’s my list of 2016 top moments! 1) Signing a new literary agent! I got an amazing agen5 years ago Read more -
Blog postWriting about Dragons and dreaming of castles in France
I’m writing this post for Creativindie’s writing contest for a free writing retreat
Goal: To go to Saint-Sylvestre-sur-Lot, France from October 25th to November 23rd
Reason: I’m in the midst of writing three back to back dragon shifter romances that take place in England, Russia and America and I’m dying to explore the creative backgrounds that a beautiful and inspiring setting like a castle in France could give me.6 years ago Read more -
Blog postHello Readers!! I'm delighted to have author Noah Chinn on my blog today talking about writing mystery novels. He's also got a new release out!
The Living Past: Writing Mysteries in the '80sBeing an editor means the time you spend as a writer tends to suffer, but it's all the sweeter when you finally have a new release out. In my case, it's the second James & Lettice Cote mystery, The Plutus Paradox.Set in Vancouver in 1985, it revolves around the sudden kidnapping of L6 years ago Read more -
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Blog postI had the pleasure of reading Sophie H. Morgan's book Ashes and just had to share my thoughts!! For all you paranormal romance and fantasy romance fans, definitely check this book out!!
Book Description:
Secrets can burn.
The Divided Kingdom, Book 1
Reared from birth to rule the Phoenix territory, Ana fled her future and her past when her parents were murdered. Now she secretly leads a rebellion to stop the human ruler, Edward, from experimenting on supernatu6 years ago Read more -
Blog postI'm happy to be sharing Jenna Jaxon's cover reveal for her latest book Time Enough To Love!!
TIME ENOUGH TO LOVEBlurb for Time Enough to Love
When Lady Alyse de Courcy is betrothed to Sir Geoffrey Longford, she has no choice but to make the best of a bad bargain. The hulking knight is far from her ideal man, and although he does possess some wit and charm, he is no match for the sinfully sensual man she secretly admires, Thomas, Earl of Braeton, her betrothed’s best friend. Fr6 years ago Read more -
Blog postHi Readers!!
I'm happy to be participating in a holiday blog hop with several other fabulous authors! Be sure to check the details of this post for yesterdays' link and tomorrow's link and be sure to enter the giveaway below! Here's what prizes we're offering!
Grand Prizes
1 Kindle Fire 7"1 $50 Amazon Gift Card5 $5 Amazon Gift CardMy Prize1 Signed copy of Wicked Designs the first book in my steamy historical romance series The League of Rogues!
To Enter6 years ago Read more -
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Blog postMy friend Gina Danna has just released a new book!!
If you love steamy gladiator romances, this is a must have!
Blurb:
Rome 108 A.D., under the Emperor Trajan, is the center of the civilized world. It is a time of sophistication and decadence, a brutal world to their conquered. Marcus, a Roman citizen sentenced to die as a gladiator, accused by his wife and brother for a crime he did not commit. Yet death eludes him and he rises to become champion of the sands. Th7 years ago Read more -
Blog postHi
Guys!!
I'm happy to be doing another audiobook review this week and a contest! Keep reading for details.
Last week's winner is Pompie1999. Please email me at ldsmith1818@gmail.com to collect you prize of an audiobook from me.
Now last week I had fun talking about Laura Kaye's book Hearts in Darkness.
Today I'm talking about Bella Andre's Love Me.
Narrated by Eva Kaminsky.
What's it about?
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Blog postHey Guys!!
I'm starting a new trend this week. It's called Lauren Listens. Here I'm going to be talking about my thoughts on a current audiobook I've been listening to this week. I'll be hosting little contests hopefully on each post so check the bottom to find out how to enter this week's CONTEST!
A lot of you guys are curious as to what I read and what I recommend, and since I send most of my days during the week driving, audiobooks are the way I'm getting my reading7 years ago Read more -
Blog postHi guys!
I'm so excited to be sharing with you info on Ashley York's newest release! check it out!
BLURB: A medieval soldier returns home to find his lover died in childbirth just as his own mother had. Believing he is cursed, Peter of Normandy turns from love. When he must give escort to an Irish princess more noble than many knights, he struggles with his decision to live a solitary life. Can he take the chance that his love won't be a death sente7 years ago Read more -
Blog postToday I'm here with Susana Ellis to celebrate her new release and a giveaway! Check out the details below!
Beaux, Ballrooms, and Battles:A Celebration of Waterloo
June 18, 1815 was the day Napoleon Bonaparte's Grande Armée was definitively routed by the ragtag band of soldiers from the Duke of Wellington's Allied Army in a little Belgian town called Waterloo. The cost in men's lives was high—22,000 dead or wounded for the Allied Army and 24,000 for the French. But the war wit7 years ago Read more -
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Blog postI thought it might be fun before I let you know about my latest release, to talk a bit about me! *waves
Many of you lovely readers already know me as an author/lawyer. But I want to share some fun facts about me today. Stuff you might not know. *wink.So here it goes. A list of funny and/or interesting facts about me!
1) I wish I was fluent in Russian. It's one of those languages I really would love to learn. I'm working on it in my spare time, and am having fun.2) I coll7 years ago Read more -
Blog postHi Guys!
I'm so excited to be sharing my friend and fellow author Jodi Linton's new release on my blog today! if you loved Sookie Stackhouse (think True Blood), then you might like Jodi's Deputy Laney Briggs series. I love Laney, the main character. She's a kickbutt heroine solving crimes and the chemistry between her and Gunner, the on again off- again "ex' is super hot and blows up the pages of the series.
Jodi's new release is Pretty Shameless, the t7 years ago Read more -
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Blog postHi Guys!
Can you believe it, another new release!! Please check it out! I'm one of 7 authors in this mixture of sensual novellas. The ebook is ONLY 99 CENTS! And for you print book lovers you can get your own beautiful copy of this collection! It's stunning!
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Cheryl Bolen and USA Today Bestselling Author Bronwen Evans are joined by Barbara Monajem, Collette Cameron, Wendy Vella, Heather Boyd, and7 years ago Read more -
Blog postHey Readers!
Been a while since I posted, I know. I was deep in my little writing cave for the last six months writing books 2 and 3 of my new Surrender Series. I'm happy to be blogging to day to share the cover and the blurb for the 1st book in the series The Gilded Cuff. Feast your eyes on this eye-catching cover!!
What is this book about? Well it's a contemporary setting on Long Island's gold coast. Think modern day Great Gatsby, but with a group of heroe7 years ago Read more -
Blog postHi Guys!
Today's a super fun day. I'm spotlighting my friend Collette Cameron and her newest release a sexy fun Scottish set Regency romance called Triumph and Treasure! She's giving away one digital copy of The Earl's Enticement (a fantastic book!) so be sure to LEAVE YOUR EMAIL in the comment section!
Check out this fun cover!!
Triumph and Treasure Book One in the Highlander Heather Romancing a Scot Series
A disillusioned Scottish gentlewoman. Angelina El7 years ago Read more -
Blog postGreat & Unfortunate Desiresby Gina Danna
Blurb:Victorian England c. 1870
Operating as a British spy, Tristan St.James, the new Marquis of Wrenworth, barely escapes Afghanistan with his life in the spring of 1869. He plans to seek vengeance against the traitor who exposed him and for the agent he’s forced to kill. Returning to England, as a lord, he must marry. Haunted by guilt from the horrors of war, he avoids love at all costs, but finds himself drawn to the only woman who is8 years ago Read more -
Blog postHis Wicked Seductionby Lauren SmithSeries: The League of Rogues, #2Genre: Historical RomancePublisher: Samhain PublishingCover Designer: Kim KillionRelease Date: November 11, 2014
Horatia Sheridan has been hopelessly in love with Lucien, her brother’s best friend, ever since he rescued her from the broken remains of her parents’ wrecked carriage. His reputation as London’s most notorious rakehell doesn't frighten her, for under his veneer of cool authority she has glimpsed a man8 years ago Read more -
Blog postTempest In Disguiseby Riley BancroftSeries: Darkest Faerie Tale, #1Genre: Dark Erotic Urban Fantasy RomanceCover Designer: Fiona JaydeRelease Date: November 6, 2014
Come join Riley and her guests on November 13th for a Facebook Party to celebrate the release of Tempest In Disguise!
Born the only hybrid between two warring factions, Mya's life is all smoke and mirrors. For twenty four years her true identity has been kept a secret inside the virtuous Seelie Court of the anci8 years ago Read more -
Blog postTempest In Disguiseby Riley BancroftSeries: Darkest Faerie Tale, #1Genre: Dark Erotic Urban Fantasy RomanceCover Designer: Fiona JaydeRelease Date: November 6, 2014
Synopsis:Born the only hybrid between two warring factions, Mya's life is all smoke and mirrors. For twenty four years her true identity has been kept a secret inside the virtuous Seelie Court of the ancient Fae. But that time has come to an end. In one sudden blow, her perception of reality is irrevocably altered and he8 years ago Read more -
Blog postI'm super excited to be a part of Rhenna Morgan's cover reveal for her debut book Unexpected Eden!! I've read this book and it's fantastic! So here's the cover! Check it out!
Unexpected Eden
The Eden Series # 1
By: Rhenna Morgan
Releasing December 29th, 2014
Lyrical Press
Blurb
Most people believe Eden no longer exists. Lexi Merrill’s about to learn they’re wrong. A hard-working bartender with a self-suffic8 years ago Read more -
Blog postHi Guys!
Fantastic news!! The day is finally here. The first book in my modern gothic/paranormal romance series Dark Seductions is officially out! I'm sharing details about it and participating in a character blog hop as well so you'll get to meet Bastian, the Earl of Weymouth our mouthwatering hero from the book!
Here's the scoop:
The Shadows of Stormclyffe Hall
To defeat a dark evil, they must face his family’s past…
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Blog postMy friend and fellow author Christi Caldwell just had a brand new Regency romance released today!
And I've got the scoop on the story!
What's it all about?
“Always a Rogue, Forever Her Love”
Miss Juliet Marshville is spitting mad. With one guardian missing, and the other singularly uninterested in her fate, she is at the mercy of her wastrel brother who loses her beloved childhood home to a man known as Sin. Determined to reclaim control of Roseclif8 years ago Read more -
Blog postComing July 27, 2014: TEMPTED BY HIS TOUCH
A boxed set of ten scorching hot historical romances featuring dukes, rogues, and alpha heroes and the women who can’t resist them. Fall in love with tales of intrigue, suspense, wit, and passion.
For a limited time (July 27-Sept. 21), you can purchase TEMPTED BY HIS TOUCH for just 99 CENTS. That’s a savings of almost $35! That’s at least a week’s worth of coffee! Or a really nice bottle of wine!
We’re so excited to reveal the cover of8 years ago Read more -
Blog postHi Readers!
We have a real treat today! I'm blasting on League of Rogues today about erotic historical romance writer Jess Michael's brand new release called A Matter of Sin!
Here's the scoop:
The Ladies Book of Pleasures, Book 1
The widowed Lady Isabel Avenbury has one remaining younger sister to shepherd into an advantageous marriage, and then she will be free. Free to take a lover to fill her lonely nights—the only option left for a woman on the delicate8 years ago Read more
Titles By Lauren Smith
Her mind should be on school—Cambridge!—and her grades—Yikes! Instead all she can think about is him. Tristan Kingsley. It’s not his money or his title…it’s not even his panty-dropping good looks. Kat loves Tristan because he’s unguarded, sharing his emotions, his desires, and his dreams with her. But it seems Kat inherited the unlucky-in-love gene. Her father and Tristan’s mother are now dating, which means she’s spending Christmas break in the same London townhouse as Tristan. But Tristan’s father, the Earl of Pembroke, wants more than an American college girl for his son, and it would take a decree by the Queen herself to change his mind.
Christmas break should be relaxing and fun…
For Tristan Kingsley it’s a living hell. He can’t think about Decking the Halls when the girl of his dreams is staying right across the hall! But her father wouldn’t approve of Tristan’s roguish reputation as a London playboy, and despite agreeing to keep their relationship secret, stolen moments aren’t enough. Tristan can’t keep his hands off Kat, and when a fairy tale style picture of them kissing hits the London newsstands, they know it’s only a matter of time before their families discover the truth.
No matter how much Kat and Tristan want to be together, fate isn’t on their side. Unless something changes, it looks like both of them will soon be members of the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club.
When her twin brother gambles away their fortune, she must save his life and take his place in a duel to satisfy the honor of a man her brother couldn’t pay. Disguised as her brother, Helen faces the one man she’s admired from afar, a widower with a dark past and eyes that scorch her very soul.
Since Gareth Fairfax lost his wife, the darkness in his heart continues to grow. Lashing out at anyone who opposes him, Gareth is stunned to face a lovely young woman opposite his dueling pistol. After discovering Helen’s deception, he offers her a choice: become his mistress or her brother dies. Their devil’s bargain turns into a slow, sweet, intoxicating seduction.
With each passing hour, Helen uncovers Gareth’s secret heartbreak and yet she can’t help but fall for the man who has ruined her. With Helen in his arms, Gareth wonders if he might yet be saved. All it takes is one passionate embrace, a kiss from the depths of his soul and a night of wild abandon.
Hotshot lawyer Jared Redmond is a workaholic whose romantic life is a string of quick flings.
After a long business trip, he returns home early to find his younger brother has thrown a Halloween party in their apartment, and there’s a big problem . . .
There’s a woman wearing a princess gown in his bed—a real sleeping beauty.
His undeniable attraction to this mysterious stranger sets him on a path toward the one thing he never planned on—falling in love.
But his fair princess has no time for love either, and when their careers put them on separate paths, Jared has to fight to win back the woman who stole his heart, or he will lose her forever.
One touch awakens the black dragon and he transforms into a gorgeous, ancient, Russian warrior named Vasili.
She soon learns that Vasili has been missing from the world for more than seven hundred years after going on a quest for a dragon stone. But the quest cost Vasili his mate, and driven mad with grief, he sealed himself inside the cave to die.
Tasha can’t help but be drawn to the stormy-eyed dragon shifter and soon learns that her future and Vasili’s are entwined with his far more than she ever could have imagined when he tells her they are possible true mates.
Unable to resist falling for the noble-hearted dragon who’s touch sets her body aflame with desire, she yearns to heal his broken heart, but a revelation of her past might tear them apart.
Lord Vaughn, Viscount Darlington, has a dark reputation for sinful pleasures, putting off even the most ardent mamas who crave his title for their unmarried daughters They say he’s dangerous enough to ruin a woman with just one look…But he can’t resist the pleas of a woman who needs his help. This rogue might yet be redeemed.
SHE’S THE DARLING OF THE TON…
All of London adores Perdita Darby. She receives invites to every party and has eligible gentlemen willing to wait for her, but she has no desire to marry. When she discovers a cruel man wishes to entrap her into a marriage that could spell her doom, she has nowhere left to turn. She makes a bargain with the devil of London, hoping to save herself. But the cost of their false engagement may put them both in danger… Don't miss out on this steamy, heartfelt Christmas romance! Scroll up and One-click to start reading today! *Note this can be read as a standalone or part of the Seduction Series
Owen Hadley needs a wife. Preferably a wealthy one. Alas, there aren't a great number of heiresses willing to marry a rogue of no particular fortune---luckily, if there is ever a gentleman capable of melting a lady's chilly heart, it's Owen.
Milly has had enough of the marriage mart. If matrimony means giving up her freedom for a foppish husband, then society can take their idea of marital bliss and toss it. But when the ton's most notorious rogue mistakenly makes his way into her bedchambers, Milly finds herself unexpectedly and unwillingly at the altar . . .
Yet the more time she spends with her new husband, the more Milly starts to wonder if the marriage she never wanted may be the best thing that's ever happened to her. Now it's up to Owen to convince Milly that what started as a mistake is anything but---and that every night with him will be more wonderfully scandalous than the last.
Bianca Wells, the President’s daughter, experiences a close encounter with the aliens who invaded Earth five years ago. The Krinar are powerful, attractive, but also mysterious. There is one in particular she can’t get out of her head—the seductive Krinar Ambassador named Soren. With his hauntingly beautiful eyes and god-like body, he invades her dreams, spinning sensual encounters that leave her aching and breathless. But he, like the others of his kind, is dangerous. With impossible speed and strength, wielding incredible intelligence and advanced technology, the Krinar control this planet and every human on it. Bianca should want nothing to do with Soren. A single touch from him might cause an interstellar war. But after one scorching, forbidden kiss, she’ll risk everything to be with him.
Soren came to Earth to ensure the survival of his people, but now he has one desire: to possess the brave and irresistible Bianca. Knowing he could destroy peaceful relations with the humans if anyone sees him with her, he takes matters into his own hands, rescuing her from an assassin. After one “big-bang” of a kiss, he knows he can’t let her go home. She belongs to him, and he will break every rule in his carefully controlled world to keep her.
After their forbidden night of passion, Bianca enters Soren’s dark, seductive world. But her new life as Soren’s woman puts a target on her back, and her status as First Daughter only makes things worse. As enemies surface all around them, Bianca realizes she will have to trust Soren with her heart, even if it means giving up her freedom.
Five hundred years ago, the dark and brooding Mikhail Barinov failed to protect his family’s hoard of jewels from being stolen. Now that they’ve been found, he has a chance at redemption… and a possible mate in Piper.
When Mikhail steals back the jewels and flies off with Piper in tow, they’ll both have choices to make regarding their futures.
If centuries of exile taught Mikhail one thing, it’s never trust a beautiful woman. Will she betray him to save her career? Or will she stay and become the dragon’s greatest treasure?
Eleven years ago during Christmas, Martin Banks’ family was thrown into the streets by wealthy landlord, Edwin Hartwell. Now this holiday season, Fate has handed Martin an unexpected gift. Vengeance. Defeating Hartwell at cards gives Martin the chance to financially ruin the man—but damn, instead of money, Hartwell offers his daughter as payment. And double damn, Martin stupidly accepts. How did retribution turn into seduction? Martin refuses to let himself fall in love, so there must be rules to this game. And perhaps a bit of romance.
Desperate to save her father from ruin, Livvy Hartwell agrees to accompany Martin as his paramour. She long ago accepted that a penniless bluestocking like herself had no chance for a well-suited marriage. If a few passionate months with a man like Martin is all she’ll ever have as far as romance, it’s an opportunity she will take. But she must guard her heart. He might be handsome as the devil and tempting as sin, but she can’t be a typical mistress and doesn’t want Martin to call her such. In fact, she has a list of rules.
Livvy’s Rules:
~ Adventures outdoors such as horseback riding would be appreciated.
~ Evening meals should be eaten together to converse about the day’s events.
~ Allotted time alone to read gothic novels.
~ Kissing should be kept at a minimum.
Martin’s Rules:
~ Adventures are required—particularly indoors—and will be greatly appreciated.
~ Evening meals will sometimes be eaten in the bedroom, naked.
~ Allotted time together to act out the sensual gothic novels.
~ Kissing—a lot of it and in some very pleasurable spots — is required.
To his surprise a lovely young woman name Matilda comes to him the next day, pleading prettily for leniency for herself and her ailing aunt who had been living in a cottage free for years. Too used to the wiles of women, Arthur remains unmoved by her words and tells her coldly there will be no reconsideration of his orders. He is the new Earl of Castleton and he will be obeyed. The next thing he knows, he’s choking on a snowball thrown at his face and Matilda is marching away, back straight and head held proudly high. Once again, his temper explodes. He grabs her and wrestles the shrieking, kicking woman to a bedchamber and locks her in until he decides what to do with her.
He find himself intrigued and reluctantly impressed by her show of spirit. She’s not the usual, simpering, coy type of women who all but worship at his feet in London. And her beauty . . . he feels an unexpected lust when he imagines her long, russet hair and eyes the color of good whiskey. Deciding it’s been too long since he’s had a mistress, he knows exactly how to solve the problem of Matilda: he’ll allow her free use of the cottage she lives in for the rest of her life in exchange for being his mistress this Christmas season…
Audrey Sheridan es la consentida de Londres, una posición que le permite acceder a la alta y a todos sus secretos. Como la enigmática escritora, Lady Society, es salvaje, temeraria y dice lo que piensa. Empareja a pícaros malvados con sus perfectas esposas. Pero hay una cosa que no ha encontrado desde su debut. Un marido para sí misma. Y solo hay un hombre que ella ha querido desde siempre. Solo hay un problema… él no la quiere. ¿Qué puede hacer una dama para sanar su corazón roto? Huir para convertirse en espía…
Jonathan St. Laurent es todo menos un santo y, desde luego, no tiene madera de marido. Ha pasado casi toda su vida como sirviente de su medio hermano, el Duque de Essex. Ahora intenta jugar a ser un caballero, pero es condenadamente difícil cuando se ve tentado por la favorita de la alta, la fiera que responde al nombre de Audrey. Hay algo en ella que le hace querer abandonar las reglas de la sociedad cortés y demostrarle lo perverso que él puede llegar a ser… por eso es mejor evitar a la chica descarada por completo.
Cuando el plan de Audrey de convertirse en espía sale a la luz, Jonathan sabe que debe mover cielo y tierra para protegerla mientras él custodia su propio secreto…
Bastian, infamous playboy and the current Earl of Weymouth doesn't believe his English castle is haunted. So what if a few windows and lightbulbs shatter? That happens. OK, bleeding portraits are hard to explain… But he is not going to be deterred. Not even by Jane, a seductive-as-sin grad student who has assigned herself the task of ghost hunting at Stormclyffe Hall. All Bastian wants is to restore his ancestral home, not be distracted by her curvy hips, bedroom eyes and gorgeous smile-
Fine, maybe he does want to get naked with Ms. GhostBuster, but that's only because she practically follows him around, nosing into his daily life. And yes, because she looks so damnably sexy, however, he refuses to give into lust. No matter how much she tempts him.
But when the ghosts up the ante and try to kill them, Bastian realizes he will have to keep Jane close. Very, very close. Purely to protect her, of course.
At least that's what he tells himself. All bets-and some clothes-are off, as he shows her what a real earl is made of.
*This book was previously published in 2014 by Entangled Publishing and has been re-released.
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