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Love, Laughter, and a passion for wordplay. This is the Romance Bookmark with Renee Bernard and this week I am proud to introduce the young and articulate Erin Knightley! A firm believer in romance with a leaning toward historical settings, Erin and her books can be found at www.erinknightley.com. A highly clever name for an equally clever website where you can learn more about her and her books (and her Bucket List which I think is just so cool)! I am positive we will have plenty to talk about on this week's episode so get out your preferred listening devices and tune in to The Romance Bookmark, this is an episode you won't want to miss!

Don't miss the show this Thursday, July 2nd at 6pm EST. Bestselling Author, Sarah Price, joins guest host, Sheila English, to chat about her latest Amish Christian Romance, Second Chances: An Amish Retelling of Jane Austen's Persuasion (The Amish Classics).  Sarah Price’s family emigrated from Europe in 1705, settling in Pennsylvania as part of the area’s first wave of Mennonite families. At nineteen, she befriended an Amish family and lived on their farm. Twenty-five years later she splits her time between her family in the New York City metro area and a home that she shares with an Amish woman in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where she retreats to reflect and write. As a masterful storyteller, Sarah Price prides herself on presenting an authentic Amish experience for her readers. 

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At twenty-five years of age, Anna Eicher has never married. When she was seventeen, her parents convinced her to break off her courtship with Freman Whittmore, the youngest son in the Whittmore family and her best friend. Afterward, a distraught Freman moved away from Lancaster County.

 

Eight years later Freman has returned to visit his sister, who is renting the Eichers’ house for the winter. Now the owner of the largest dairy farm in his church district, Freman has neither married—nor forgiven Anna.

 

Although he begins courting someone else, Anna hopes to convince him that she has never stopped loving him. Will Freman be persuaded to forgive Anna and open his heart again?

Love, Laughter, intrigue, romance... and great coffee. All of these things and more on this week's broadcast! I am eager to introduce Jenn Leblanc to the Bookmark in the hopes of discussing his intriguing and unusual perspective on Historical Romance. His unique style of romance is detailed on his homepagel: www.jennleblanc.com andis sure to be the source for some interesting chatter this week so tune in for an entertaining discussion on this week's Romance Bookmark! Sit back and enjoy, this is sure to be a captivating episode!

Love, Laughter and a return to the elegance of historical romance in this week's exciting episode. My guest this wek is a woman who needs no introduction; Shana Galen! Her impressive repetoire of fast-paced historical romance novels ranges from When Dashing Met Danger (her debut novel) to the RT Reviewer's choice; The Making of a Gentleman, both striking examples of romance in the Regency. More about my wonderful guest can be found at her website: www.shanagalen.com. I'm so looking forward to catching up with Shana Galen and hearing what she has been up to lately! Pull up a chair and join us on this week's Romance Bookmark

Love, Laughter, and a splash of Paranormal in this week's episode of The Romace Bookmark. I'm joined this week by Krystal Shannan; an avid reader and and writer of the paranormal romance genre who is also not afraid to dive into more other realms (including our world!) for romantic comedy full of adventure and wit. Shapeshifters, vampires and... who knows what else await you between the covers of a Krystal Shannan! More about my guest and her versatile writing style can be found at her website, www.krystalshannan.com. Kick back and enjoy this week's exciting episode of The Romance Bookmark as we walk on the wild side!

Don't miss USA Today Bestselling Author, Kennedy Layne on Thursday, June 11th at 6pm EST. Kenndy joins me to chat about her latest novel, Igniting Passion, Book 3 in the Red Starr Series.

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Risking everything… 

Aaron “Stick” Scott spent twelve years of his life protecting his country. He diffused well over fifteen hundred bombs during the course of his military career, expecting each one to be his last. Luck had a huge part in his survival but it was fate that had a laugh at his expense by having a woman shatter his heart. 

Playing it safe… 

Simone Laurent’s career as a cultural attaché wasn’t exciting by any means, but she did love promoting the culture of her homeland. What she hadn’t anticipated was getting caught up in political war where her life would be at risk. Her situation goes from bad to worse when the man she left behind is the only one who can save her. 

Igniting Passion… 

Stick’s hostage rescue mission becomes sidetracked when he’s ordered to protect the one woman who couldn’t handle his job. Seeing her in the light of day brings back memories they’d both rather soon forget, but it’s the long evenings together that lights a fuse neither one can ignore. Will their reignited passion survive the highly explosive danger that’s coming their way?

You'll want to tune in Wednesday, July 10th at 6pm EST for this special event! USA Today bestseller and award winning Lucy Monroe joins me to talk about her latest novel, Wild Heat, Book One in The Northern Fire Series. With more than 6 million copies of her books in print, USA Today bestseller Lucy Monroe has published more than 70 books and had her stories translated for sale in dozens of countries. While she writes several subgenres of romance (paranormal, historical, single title and short contemporary) for multiple publishers, all of her books are sexy, emotional and show that love will conquer all.

 

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Sometimes old flames are the hottest of all . . .

In the quaint little town of Cailkirn, Alaska, it's impossible to keep a secret, especially one as juicy as the unexpected return of Kitty Grant. Tack MacKinnon remembers her wild red curls and even wilder spirit-and still feels the sting from when she shattered his heart in college. But there's a pain in Kitty's gorgeous eyes that guts him to the core and Tack is determined to do whatever it takes to see the woman he still loves smile again-even if it means taking on her demons as his own. 

After fleeing an abusive ex-husband, Kitty decides that the best way to heal her broken heart is to come back home. But she gets a whole new shock when she sees how undeniably sexy Tack has become. More handsome, more muscular, more charming-more everything-he's impossible to resist. Before she knows it, they're reigniting sparks that could set the whole state of Alaska on fire. Yet trust doesn't come easy to Kitty anymore, and as things heat up between her and Tack, she can't help but wonder if one of them is going to get burned . . .

"A perfect mix of thrills and chills" has been used to describe NY Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Kristin Cast's latest solo novel, Amber Smoke: The Escaped - Book One in The Escaped Series. I'll sit down with Kristin this Thursday, June 4th at 6pm EST.

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There is a world that runs parallel to our own, a world in which the souls of the damned are caged, where they are looked over by the Furies, and where they spend eternity in torment, mirroring the devastation and mayhem they created when alive.

Someone has opened the cage.

The worst of terrors has crossed the barrier that separates our world from theirs, and the Furies send a great, albeit untested warrior?their only son, Alek?to try to bring those souls back. He is young and handsome, headstrong and impulsive, and he won't be able to do it alone.

Eva has grown up, beautiful and beloved, but surrounded by secrets. First, she will be hunted in an ancient feud that will threaten her life. Then, she will become the hunter.

With the police closing in and two worlds on the verge of crumbling around them, Alek and Eva must find each other, discover the limits of their powers, and work together to save everything they hold dear, including one another.

No better way to kick off your summer than to pick up some great reads! Love, Laughter and Books are what we push at the Romance Bookmark, so pull up a chair and listen to the fun! Tonight, we are thrilled to have Elizabeth Boyle on the program and to hear a few tantalizing details about "The Viscount Who Lived Down the Lane"! www.elizabethboyle.com I, for one, love historicals chock full of wit, adventure and unforgettable characters and Elizabeth Boyle has never let me down! There's always room in your TBR pile for one more...trust me!

I have a very special interview scheduled on Thursday, May 28th at 6pm EST! I'll sit down with a few of my fellow authors, Debby Lee, Carol Malone, Sarah Daley, Robyn Echols to chat about our new compilation, Summer Hearts: 6 Summer Tales of Sweet Romance! We'll discuss our novellas, what it was like pulling this summer/beach themed anthology together, and more!

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Every Summer Has a Love Story...Six Summer Tales of Sweet Romance that bring you the very best in Historical, Contemporary and Fantasy Romance. Sarah Daley, Carol Malone, Kathy Bosman, Debby Lee, Robyn Echols, and Lisa Watson weave stories of long days, sultry nights, sun-kissed beaches and sweet romance.