Texting All Hearts—Boxed Set
Seven Multi-Published Authors
What do rodeos, otherworldly encounters, exotic dancers, bondage, hot
sex, refound love, and time travel have in common? Besides romantic, edge of
your seat fun and intrigue, they all evolve from a single text. Seven
multi-genre novellas that promise to heat your nights and warm your hearts.
Her Cowboy Dom
Bliss
Tate Hardy’s best friend leaves him all his cattle if he spends thirty
days on a ranch with a woman he wants but can't have. Jess is a nice girl, and
Tate doesn't do nice. Jessica Campbell needs her brother’s cattle as collateral
for a loan. To get rid of the sexy bull rider, she suggests he teach her about
D/s. When he agrees, Jess gets more than she bargained for from her cowboy Dom.
Midnight Road
Lorelei Buckley
Drew Mathews cherishes her deceased husband’s lingering spirit. When
his best friend, Dominic, reveals her late spouse’s dark secrets, Drew's
crushed. She turns to Dominic and neighbors for support and stumbles into a
passionate love affair and a slew of bizarre commonalities restricted to the
residents of Midnight Road. As mysteries unfold, inalterable conditions
threaten her romantic relationship, her life, and possibly, the world.
A Lethal Affair
Debra Jupe
With a rumored serial killer targeting exotic dancers, Daisy Piper is
more than a little worried when her co-worker goes missing. Her concern
escalates when a guy she’s never met shows up claiming her friend stole his
laptop. A mild-mannered computer whiz on the surface, Miles Garton is a total
contrast from the streetwise Daisy. But he’s on a mission of his own, making
the jaded stripper suspicious. Fighting each other, a mutual attraction, and
the truth, they team up to find the missing woman.
Sexting Texas
Darah Lace
Texas Tallulah Taylor never thought she’d be turned on by a dirty text
from a stranger, one that leads to a delicious sexting session with her best
friend. Will Sanderson never thought the love of his life would see him as
anything but a friend. Maybe sexting Texas will show her this cowboy aims to
give her the ride of her life…for the rest of her life.
The Dom Delivers
Nese Lane
He’s a Dominant, and she’s as vanilla as they come…
Designer Jenna Jaynes enjoys the safe bubble of her creative world,
until her delivery guy bursts through and steals her heart. CFO Aden Kelley’s
regimented world is thrown into chaos when a spitfire dressmaker captures his
soul. Will the Dom convince vanilla to swirl?
Wounded Hearts
Linda LaRoque
Sarah Lawson's fiancé Logan Miller died in Afghanistan. She receives a
text from Brandon Perdue, one of his war buddies, who wants to meet and deliver
a message from Logan. Physically and emotionally scarred, Brandon values
Sarah's friendship. Sarah wants their relationship to deepen, but he fears
she's projecting her feelings for Logan on to him.
Pale With Color
Susan JP Owens
Cheyenne Clark doubts Captain Joseph Westerly’s beliefs about
reincarnation, but a twenty-first century gal stuck in1862, during the Battle
of Gettysburg, creates a new perception about philosophies and physics. After
Joseph’s death, Cheyenne returns to her time period and anticipates his
rebirth. Will Joseph find her?
***Nona's review of Texting All Hearts***
Texting All Hearts is a collection of seven novellas of various romance genres. In each story, it is a text that "gets the ball rolling." Aside from that, this collection covers a wide range of romance sub-genres.
"Her Cowboy Dom" by Bliss uses a trope I've seen often in historical romance-- the "reading of the will", wherein H/h are forced to spend time together to meet the requirements of inheritance. In this modern day story, Jess has been left a large ranch by her deceased older brother and his best friend Tate has been left the stock. The terms of the will require Tate, a rodeo rider, to stick around for thirty days. Neither Jess nor Tate are happy about this. Jess blames Tate for her brother's demise while Tate lusts for Jess but doesn't want to subject her to his dominant ways. This was a very sexy story about two people who have to overcome misunderstanding to find love. I felt for Jess, wanting to assert herself and follow her own dreams and being thwarted by two headstrong men (brother and lover) who just want to "protect" her. Contains BDSM themes. Hot!
"Midnight Road" by Lorelei Buckley was fun because it wasn't what I expected. The title had me thinking it would be romantic suspense, but it threw me for a loop. Every time I thought I knew what was happening, the author threw in a twist. Drew's mired in depression after the death of her husband, but how can she work through it when he seems to be haunting her? Her old friend Dominic shows up, angry that she's not been taking care of herself. Drew and Dominic take advantage of their long-suppressed attraction and begin an affair while trying to figure out what's happening to all the houses along Midnight Road and the people who live there. This story is a genre-bender, mixing second-chance-at-love, paranormal and even sci-fi.
"A Lethal Affair" by Debra Jupe really got me with its characterization. I loved the heroine, Daisy, who is a toughie with a heart of gold. She's had a hard life and her work as an exotic dancer makes her view life cynically. But when her friend, another stripper, suddenly disappears, Daisy does everything she can to try to find her. She's helped by Miles, who has his own reasons to find Beth. Sparks fly between Daisy and Miles, and the danger threatens when some of Daisy's co-workers are found murdered. The secondary characters are interesting, too, but Daisy stands out for her honesty and courage. The story had such a great build up, I was a bit disappointed that it seemed to wrap up so quickly.
"Sexting Texas" by Darah Lace was an emotional rollercoaster. This story really tugs the heartstrings. For those who love friends to lovers stories, this is a winner. Texas is keeping Will strictly in the friend zone, though he wants much more than that. A mistakenly sent raunchy text makes Will up his game when he sees how Texas reacts to sexy talk. There's some good erotic fun here as Will tries to win Texas over. Feelings run high in the story, and once or twice I wanted to clunk the characters' heads together and tell them "talk!" But readers will cheer for the hard won HEA.
"The Dom Delivers" by Nese Lane is another BDSM entry with lots of sexy times as Jenna explores her submissive nature with her delivery man who also happens to be a Dom. Jenna's a curvy gal and just beginning to emerge from a personal loss. Aydan delivers more than flowers and packages--he helps her gain confidence in her sexuality and her ability to submit. Readers will enjoy seeing Jenna blossom. I loved the supporting character Cedric and the menage scene at the end was the cherry on top of this vanilla swirl sundae.
"Wounded Hearts" by Linda LaRoque was a very touching story of a woman trying to overcome the loss of her fiance. This story would be considered a sweet or "clean" romance as it contained no explicit sexuality, but that did not detract at all from the emotion. When Sarah meets Brandon, a scarred veteran who was close to her fiance, she feels drawn to him. I loved how Brandon was depicted, as such a noble man who did not feel worthy of her. This story really tugged the heartstrings as both characters struggle with their feelings and Brandon deals with the effects of PTSD. And then comes twist that I did not foresee.
"Pale With Color" by Susan JP Owens is a time-travel romance wherein Cheyenne goes from a spectator at a Civil War re-enactment to finding herself back in that era and falling in love with an Army doctor. As the two get to know each other, Cheyenne is torn between wanting to return to her own time and wanting to stay with Joseph. Themes of re-incarnation enter the tale when Joseph is killed (I'm not revealing anything not told in the blurb) and Cheyenne returns to the present day. Fans of fantasy and paranormal romance will enjoy this sexy story.
Whether you like your romances steamy or sweet, there is something in this collection for everyone.
Texting All Hearts is available at Amazon!
http://amzn.com/B00TEO3TU6
Links for the authors:
Bliss
email: Bliss@blissauthor.com
website: www.blissauthor.com
blog: http://www.blissauthor.blogspot.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bliss-Author/1390497911252444?ref=hl
Twitter: https://twitter.com/blissauthor
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/blissauthor
www.loreleibuckley.com
Lorelei Buckley
Website: www.loreleibuckley.com
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/loreleibuckley/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lorelei_Buckley
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lorelei.buckley.7?fref=nf
Debra Jupe
DebraJupe@gmail.com
www.facebook.authordebrajupe.com
twitter: @DebJupeAuthor
www.debrajupe.wordpress.com
debrajupe@facebook.com
www.pintress.com/debjupe
https://www.goodreads.com/DebraJupe
Darah Lace
darah@darahlace.com
Blog: www.darahlace.blogspot.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/darahlace
Twitter: @DarahLace
Pintrest: pinterest.com/darahlace
Nese Lane
www.NeseLane.com
www.facebook.com/NeseLane
www.twitter.com/NeseLane
www.pinterest.com/neselane/
www.goodreads.com/author/show/7351128.Nese_Lane
http://instagram.com/neselane
Linda LaRoque
linda@lindalaroque.com
http://www.lindalaroqueauthor.blogspot.com
www.lindalaroque.com
https://www.facebook.com/linda.laroque
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/649259.Linda_LaRoque
Linda’s Amazon Page
https://www.pinterest.com/lindalaroque/
Susan JP Owens
Web Site: www.SusanJPOwens.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Susan-JP-Owens-Author/241228112562016?ref=hl
Twitter: @SusanJPOwens
Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/susanjpowens/
www.goodreads.com/author/show/7423925.Susan_J_P_Owens
