WHEN A LORD NEEDS A LADY by JANE GOODGER

American heiress, Katherine Wright, has been sent overseas to England to catch a titled husband. It isn't her idea. mind you, but her parents'. Katherine accompanies her ailing mother to Brighton and in her boredom decides to dress as a lady's maid so she won't be bothered on the boardwalk.

From his window, Lord Graham Spencer sees the vision of the beauty and seeks her company out. Instead of being forthcoming and telling each other who they in truth are, they concoct false identities, for Katherine would be ruined if she is seen alone out and about and Lord Spencer could never be seen in the company of a maid. Posing as a valet, Graham accompanies the maid around Brighton and they share an eye-opening kiss that neither can get out of their minds.

Both parties involved have an attraction to one another that shines through the deception, but when the truth finally comes out, both parties feel betrayed. Katherine knows in her heart that Graham is the man for her, but Graham is in need of an heiress with more money than Katherine possesses to care for his dilapidated home and the people under his charge and he has the one with the funds in his grasp. Does he want this other heiress though? Can she light the fire that he already holds for Katherine? Ahhhhh the dilemma!

Oh this book, WHEN A LORD NEEDS A LADY by Jane Goodger, brings out such emotion, between wanting to flog both the hero and heroine at any given time or hug them. This tale is a roller coaster of a ride. Katherine and Graham are two very intelligent and capable characters, but stubborn at the same time. Then we have the meddling mamas who add to the mix of emotions and make one glad that in this day and age decisions like the one Graham has to make hopefully don't still exist. Miss Goodger is a very good writer than keeps the reader very interested. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it highly. 

~KIMBERLY~

SHELBY PETRIE'S REVIEW OF ~CONJURE by LEA NOLAN~ (YA)

Conjure follows a 14 year old girl--Emma--who stumbles upon a mysterious curse that ends up sucking her into the world of hoodoo magic to save the lives of both her brother, Jack, and her love interest, Cooper. As the mystery continues to unravel, the reader begins questioning the character's outcome. The magic in Emma's world was detailed enough to keep the reader intrigued and thirsty for more.

I found Emma's voice to be very believable for her youth and the author paid attention to every detail when it came to scenery and the magic that Emma was forced to learn to save those she loves. The romance was innocent and light, which is refreshing for the readers who just want to devour a good story without the gushy scenes getting in the way of the plot.

Overall, I found this to be a very good book and I can't wait to read the next one in the series!

~SHELBY~

ANGEL TO THE RESCUE by PETIE MCCARTY~ REVIEWED BY PAT SHEPPARD ~

Rachel Kelly is a child psychologist very much in love with her Lt. Jake Dillon.  Jake is a police negotiator.  Their lives could not have been more in tune and perfect when Jake asked her to put his name on the mortgage she was about to sign for a little cottage.  But to make things even better, he not only wanted his name on the mortgage, he wanted to make Rachel's last name Dillon instead of Kelly.

Rachel's world just flew out of orbit the day Jake asked her to be his wife.  But more importantly he wanted her to be the mother of the dozen or so children he wanted.  How could the day been more than all one could have hoped for.  Rachel had the man she loved, the home they had chosen and children in the future.  Nothing could ever bring her down out of orbit.  Until they returned home and she got a call from her mother.  That call had Rachel's world down spiraling back to earth.  And her relationship with Jake ending.

Rachel and Jake must see each other living in the same town. As Rachel tries to find her way back to Jake she takes on three new young patients that will again change her life. Jay and Emily ages thirteen are each having problems in their respective homes.  Each problem different from the other but just as harmful.  Neither wants to open up to Rachel.  And then there is Alex, just turning six with the deposition of an older child.  Alex sees and speaks to Angels.  What has she gotten herself into now.  During on session, Alex tells Rachel not to worry because an angel is coming to help.

When a hostage crisis erupts, Rachel and three special children are in the middle of it all. Jake must rescue the one and only woman he loves, stop a crazed man, and keep the children safe and sane.   But unknown to Jake, he has help.  The angels come to the rescue.

I really liked this story.  All the characters were not know in the beginning of the story.  As she unfolded the story she introduced new characters and disclosed what parts they played in the story.  Some are keep at bay until their time to be known and they fit right in place as needed.  This is a story of love, hope, trust and the true belief that if you really with all your heart believe, there is an angel waiting for you to ask for help.  I must ask, how many times have you turned your head because you felt someone watching you, just in time to see a shadow disappear?     

KIMMIE'S FAVORITES HOLIDAY BLOG BASH WITH HILDIE MCQUEEN

HILDIE MCQUEEN IS SOOOO MUCH FUN TO BE AROUND. THIS LADY ALWAYS HAS A SMILE ON HER FACE. HER EXUBERANCE COMES OFF IN HER WRITING AS WELL. I FIRST GOT TO MEET HILDIE AT RT IN KC IN MAY AND THEN SEE HER AGAIN AT LORI FOSTER'S READER GETAWAY IN OHIO IN JUNE. SHE IS A SUPER TALENT AND I ADORE HER WRITING. IF YOU HAVEN'T READ HILDIE MCQUEEN, YOU REALLY SHOULD!  I STARTED WITH HER AWESOME  WESTERNS, WHERE THE FOUR WINDS COLLIDE & WESTBOUND AWAKENING   AND CONTINUED WITH HER AMAZING SHADES OF BLUE SERIES. THESE ARE DEFINITELY BOOKS FOR ANYONE WHO LOVES WESTERN ROMANCE.

SO I ASKED MIZ HILDIE ABOUT HER HOLIDAYS AND SHE HA A FEW THINGS TO SAY.

Hi Kim!

Let's see, my family and I always host a crazy Christmas party on the 24th of December.  Each year people squeeze into our small home wearing crazy hats to take part in a gift exchange and a silly play acting game. We always have a blast.  A new tradition we just started is to visit our neighbors and drop off a small gift with a note that reminds them God loves them.  This year is was holiday themed hand soaps.  It's fun and our Chihuahuas love to go for the short walk.

My favorite Christmas song is Mariah Carey's version of "All I want for Christmas." Makes me bop along with the music every time.

This year my favorite gift was the three hardback books my husband gave me that completes my set of my favorite author, JR Ward's Fallen Angel series (up to now anyway)

If I could have anything in the world, I would have a cottage on the shores of Loch Carron in the highlands of Scotland, where I'd live part time and write.

2014 is going to be a great year.  I am attending about six conferences and traveling to Las Vegas twice!  My husband and I are going to Montana to explore Alder Gulch where my Shades of Blue series takes place.  Maybe I'll find more inspiration for some cowboys *wink*  As far as writing goes.  I will be releasing two contemporary romances in February, and two sequels to the Shades of Blue series, Josiah and Mitch's stories.  Lastly around November I am planning to release A Cole Christmas, where you'll get to visit with the main family again!

My Advice: Resolutions are great, but it's best to just set goals and that's what I'm doing in 2014.  Setting my goals to be healthier to take each moment at face value and not keep looking to 'what's next' because while we're waiting for a special moment to happen, we may have just missed it.  Live for the now and be thankful, always.

Happy 2014 and a big hug and thank you to everyone for supporting me.

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KIMMIE'S FAVORITES HOLIDAY BLOG BASH WITH KATIE LANE

HELLO TO ALL MY AWESOME PEOPLE!!! THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS STILL IN FULL SWING AND TODAY I HAVE THE LOVELY MIZ KATIE LANE IN THE HOUSE! I HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING KATIE LANE AT RT IN KC IN MAY. SHE IS THE SWEETEST LADY EVER AND I HOPE TO SEE HER AGAIN...  KATIE IS A BRILLIANT WRITER OF SOME PRETTY AWESOME WESTERN ROMANCES THAT I HOPE YOU ALL TRY OUT!

Hi Katie and thank you so much for joining the Book Obsessed Chicks during this holiday season.

Could you tell us what kind of Christmas and New Year Traditions do you and your family partake of?

  We have the usual Christmas traditions of trimming the tree, baking cookies, making gingerbread houses, and exchanging gifts.  We also have a caroling party every year where we load up on a decorated trailer and drive through the neighborhood singing—and causing the dogs to howl.  This year, we added an ugly sweater contest to go with it.  It was fun seeing what people found at thrift stores or made.  Some were pretty ghastly.  Lol!

What was your favorite Christmas gift? 

  I’ve had so many over the years, but the most memorable are the ones my two daughters made in school.  The lopsided pottery ashtray—or since I don’t smoke, a candy dish.  The wax glitter tree ornaments.  And of the course, the clay mushrooms that looked exactly like two male parts growing out of a clump of moss.  True treasures!  

Do you have any favorite Christmas songs?

  I love Christmas music and start listening to it as soon as Halloween is over.  My all-time favorite is O Holy Night.  It makes me cry every time I hear it.

If you could have anything in the world, what would it be?

  I know it sounds sappy, but I would want peace on earth and health and happiness to all.  After that, books, books, and more books!

You have 3 very awesome Christmas reads, HUNK FOR THE HOLIDAYS, O LITTLE TOWN OF BRAMBLE and BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE. How did you come about those stories?  Thank you, Kimberly.  Hunk for the Holidays came about on a trip to Denver, Colorado.  My husband and I were staying at a bed and breakfast downtown, and they had this city newspaper in the room with an ad for male escorts.  My mind took the idea and ran with it.  O Little Town of Bramble started with me wanting to do a story about the sweet farmer, Ethan, from Make Mine a Bad Boy.  For Baby It’s Cold Outside, I knew I wanted to write about a woman getting stuck in a blizzard and being saved by a cowboy, and since it was ninety-six degrees outside while I was writing, it made sense that she would be from somewhere warm like Hawaii.  Ha!

What do you have in store for the New Year? For Readers? Conferences? Holidays? 

  I’m going to start work on the third book in the Hunk for the Holiday series and I need to work on a new series idea.  As for upcoming books, my sixth book in the Deep in the Heart of Texas series comes out in March—A Match Made in Texas.  In September, my second book in the Hunk for the Holidays series comes out—Ring in the Holidays.  And in December, the last book in my Deep in the Heart of Texas series comes out—Last Cowboy in Texas.  As for conferences, I will be at RWA in San Antonio in July.  Yay!  And since I’m going to have a busy year, I plan to relax with my friends and family for the holidays. 

Any message you would like to share with my followers? 

  I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy, prosperous New Year!!

Thank you so much Katie!!!!

Thank you, Kimberly, and all the Book Obsessed Chicks.  It’s always a pleasure:o)

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KIMMIE'S FAVORITES HOLIDAY BLOG BASH WITH GENEVIEVE GRAHAM

HAPPY DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS MY LOVELIES!!! I HOPE CHRISTMAS BROUGHT YOU ALL YOU WANTED..... I HAD A FABULOUS TIME WITH MY FAMILY AND A FEW FRIENDS AS WELL. GOOD FOOD, SANGRIA AND AWESOME COMPANY!

TODAY FOR THE DAY AFTER, WE HAVE VERY TALENTED AUTHOR, GENEVIEVE GRAHAM. WHEN I PICKED UP GENEVIEVE'S FIRST BOOK, UNDER THE SAME SKY,

I WAS TOTALLY SUCKED IN TO HER WORLD OF ROMANCE AND ANGST GOING ON. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT MET THIS AWESOME LADY, WHO LIVES IN CANADA, I HOPE TO ONE DAY.

I ASKED GENEVIEVE A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT HER HOLIDAYS AND HERE IS WHAT SHE HAD TO SAY.

Hi Kimmie! Happy New Year (almost), my friend!

I'm so excited to be here—I'm always thrilled to meet your readers. :)

I wish I could give you some really fun, cool traditions that my family does at this time of year; however, we're actually pretty quiet around here! We watched "Man of Steel" on Christmas Eve because we all got frustrated trying to find the Christmas movies we wanted … and for the first time I can remember, the parents woke up before the kids! Our daughters are 13 & 15, so they're pretty relaxed these days, but I always expect to hear their feet early in the morning. I guess it was bittersweet for me to get up and see the tree before they did. My hubby and I are kind of quiet, so our New Years Eves are usually quiet as well. Really, if you read my books and are curious about the source in the books' love stories, you need look no farther than how I feel about my hubby. When I look at heading out through dangerous winter driving and going to loud parties or settling in and reading with him, the latter choice wins hands down. This year, though, we're really excited because our younger daughter is singing with a young choir along with a local band named "Blueberry Grunt" (a famous Nova Scotia dessert!) and they'll be singing both live at an outdoor concert in Halifax and it'll be televised as well! She has the voice of an angel, and this is gonna be fun! We have about 9 hours between the sound check and the performance, so we're considering taking in a movie in between … so … tradition? Nah. We just see how it goes.

My favourite gift this year was NOT to get more than one from each of my loved ones because we decided to save up for a holiday instead! Yay! We're headed to the Dominican Republic for a week in February, and THAT is the best gift. Can't wait to mellow by the pool. I have a few big books (two by Paullina Simons, two by Susanna Kearsley, and the HUGE "Dangerous Women" anthology just released) which are lined up to be read already.

I love the traditional Christmas songs, like O Holy Night and Merry Little Christmas, and I like the REALLY old ones like Silent Night. I teach piano (when I'm not writing or running my editing business) and I'm always shocked by how so many little kids have no awareness of Christmas songs. I grew up loving all of them, so I still teach 'em. It probably also has to do with my love for and training in classical music.

ANYthing in the world? HA! How about … a movie contract for my books! For now let's just settle with the movie trailer I made for "Sound of the Heart" which you're giving away here!               http://youtu.be/6-2tXrvDhIg 
  Second to that I think I'd like a benefactor … you know, a sponsor? Like what all the great composers had. Then I could write all the time!

I'm always writing, but as of this moment I have nothing exciting to announce for 2014. I have one book being considered by a major publisher right now (it's actually my favourite of my four books so far) and I have a few that are just on the edge of being ready to submit. As usual I'll be spending most of my time with my editing business, working on manuscripts of authors around the globe! My editing site is www.WritingWildly.com in case anyone out there is looking for an editor! :)

I'd just love to say hello to all your readers and wish them the happiest of New Years. My plan this year is to introduce myself to new authors, and I hope your readers will do the same by picking up my books!

Thank you again, Kim, for everything you do for your readers and for authors. You're a true gem, and one of the gifts I treasure the most!

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KIMMIE'S 3RD ANNUAL END OF THE YEAR MESSAGE 2013

This is my 3^rd end of the year message and every single time I sit down to write this message I end up bawling like a baby, so I might as well get started. 2013 has been a year of ups and downs but all in all it’s been amazing due to my loving children, my brother Alberto, my cousin Chanel and all of my friends. My year began with a short stint in the hospital and a bout with Bell’s palsy, which made me open up my eyes and  I realized that I had to lessen the unnecessary stress in my life, if that was even possible.

Most of you know that I had been working in the surgeon’s office going on 6 years and was pretty fed up with it. So I very happily bid adieu to the Dr. and went on my merry way to greener pastures. This year I had the great fortune of beginning a dream job working for the most amazing people. MyAuthorBiz.com is a beacon in my life now and I know it will only shine brighter in 2014 and beyond. I thank John Haack and Lara Adrian profusely, for changing my life for the better. I smile everyday now instead of scowl and look forward to work, which really isn’t work to me. I truly adore these two people and they have given me the opportunity of a lifetime working with what I love most, books and authors. I still pinch myself.  In addition I got to meet a gem of a lady through work, Pat Rasey. I don’t know what it is about this amazing lady, but I feel like a have known her a lifetime and I look forward to each day knowing that we are always either a text, phone call or a GTM away from each other.

  Kim Petsch and her entire family made my year when I got to visit Nebraska for the first time ever and cannot wait to go back. These loving people opened up their homes to a virtual stranger and treated me like one of the bunch. Kim showed me things I have never seen before and taught me about corn, tractor- pulling and a lot about the Huskers, GO BIG RED!!!!…. I love Kim and her entire menagerie of Lockhard and Petsch peeps with a few McDonalds thrown in for good measure…. Needless to say, I want to go back to Nebraska.

This year I spoiled myself with buying a new car and going to amazing concerts where I got to hug my favorite artists like Alan Jackson, Florida Georgia Line and Joe Nichols. I won’t ever be able to sit more than 5 rows from the front at a concert ever again after this year… I am bad!

This year I added a slew of new Book Obsessed Chicks and new friends to my life and I am so happy I did! Jackie Ferrell and Janet Rodman are two of the shining stars in my life and I don’t think I will ever be able to do without them. I also got to meet my BOC from NH, Allison Reed when she ventured to NYC for a few days.

I was very fortunate to go to my first RT (Romantic Times Conference in KC) and meet some more amazing people. There I finally met Mr. Len Gunn in person and I am happy to have him as a friend. That time in Kansas City was like a whirlwind. I didn’t attend one party, but I enjoyed my time in the lobby of the hotel with some pretty amazing ladies like Lynne Connolly, Valerie Cozart , Beth Williamson, Holly Bush, Monica Burns, Amanda McIntyre and Marianne Strnad. That was definitely one of the best nights. Even if Monica clocked me over the head with a pillow from the lobby sofa. There is where I got to see Lara Adrian after a year and got to meet Pat Rasey in person.

One huge accomplishment for not only me, but my entire group of Book Obsessed Chicks was the 3^rd Annual Beach BBQ that took place in June on Long Island. We had about 100 people in attendance, 20 of those were some of my favorite authors, two very awesome cover models, goodie bags brimming with fantastic author swag and a wonderful time had by all. I had some amazing friends come from afar, like Pat Sheppard from Washington, DC… Margie Hager from PA…  Sophie Oak came from TX, Len Gunn from Oklahoma, Sandy Lea Sullivan from TN, along with my usual suspects. This year I had Lorelei James, Sara Humphreys, Tarah Scott and Sylvia Day in my home and was happy to visit with Damon Suede, Maya Banks and icon Bertrice Small. What a list huh?

My daughter, Gabrielle moved to Upstate NY, my 17 year old  son , Jason , is still a Junior Firefighter and my awesome 12 year old, Daniel played his first season of football with great success. Daniel also got sucked into going to a conference with me where he ended up having a great time and asked to go again under the guise that he gets to miss a few days of school… He really did like it!

If 2013 was busy for me, 2014 promises to be even busier, but with great expectations! I want to thank every single one of my friends and followers for sticking with me. You are all very special to me and truly make my days brighter. It’s really hard to write down every single person’s name that touched my life this year so I will just say that you all should know who you are.

I wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Healthy New Year. Here’s to having a chance to hug each one of you soon!

LOVE,

KIMBERLY