Book Trailer--Taming the Alpha Box Set

Check out this awesome book trailer for the Taming the Alpha Box Set, which includes my hot contemporary novella--Coming Home.

Laurie Roma's November Symposium: As Time Goes By

This month Laurie Roma asked her friends and fellow authors to tell her what they are thankful for this year.


Read on and find out what we all had to say!

LAURIE ROMA'S NOVEMBER SYMPOSIUM: AS TIME GOES BY!

Throwback Thursday--Book Edition (Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey)

My choice for Throwback Thursday--Book Edition is GENTLE ROGUE by Johanna Lindsey. It's the third book in her beloved Malory series and, even after all these years, it's one of my favorites.

If you love historical romance but haven't yet discovered the Malory/Anderson series, you're missing out on something special. This series has been ongoing for over twenty years and I still love it.

Stormy Persuasion is the latest book in the Malory/Anderson saga and was released this past June.

This book, like many in the series, has been published many times and is also available in ebook. I have the original paperback on my keeper shelf.

BLURB:


Heartsick and desperate to return home to America, Georgina Anderson boards the Maiden Anne disguised as a cabin boy, never dreaming she'll be forced into intimate servitude at the whim of the ship's irrepressible captain, James Mallory.

The black sheep of a proud and tempestuous family, the handsome ex-pirate once swore no woman alive could entice him into matrimony. But on the high seas his resolve will be weakened by an unrestrained passion and by the high-spirited beauty whose love of freedom and adventure rivals his own.

Happy Thanksgiving Day!

Happy Thanksgiving Day to all my friends in the USA. I hope you all have a wonderful day filled with family, friends and great food. If you're travelling this holiday weekend, stay safe!

Coffee Time Romance loves the Salvation Pack series

WOLF ON THE RUN and WOLF IN HER BED have both received 5 cup ratings from Coffee Time Romance. 

"N.J Walters is superb in the ability to draw the reader into the world she creates. I fell in love with Cole because wow who could resist? I love how Ms. Walters makes the other characters just as interesting as the main character which brings the reader back over and over. I know I am going back to find the first two books in the series just to see how the current pack came to be. I highly recommend Salvation Pack and the writing of N.J Walters because she has an awesome talent she puts to good use." ~Delane, CTR

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"The writing of N.J. Walters is always a pleasure but the world of the Salvation Pack is an experience. I loved reading the story of Armand as he suffered so and deserved happiness. Anny is worthy of Armand and watching her lead him on a merry chase was something to behold. I highly recommend Wolf in Her Bed and the writing of N.J. Walters. ~Delane, CTR

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Pre-order Taming the Alpha

Limited Time Boxed Set! Featuring 25 Alpha Tales from NYT, USA Today and National Bestselling Authors!

PRE-ORDER FROM AMAZON for only 99 cents!

When an alpha is too hot to handle, what's a girl to do? Simple...Tame the Alpha and make him purr.

From deliciously sizzling contemporary bad boys, to pulse-tingling paranormal hotties, you're sure to fall in love and in lust with any or all of these alphas. Over twenty fabulous authors bring their A-game to tempt your every desire.

Anthology Includes: Werewolves & Shifters, Demons & Devils, Paranormal & Urban, Military, Vampires, Genetic Engineering, Witches & Wizards, Contemporary, Special Forces, Dystopia, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Suspense, Special Forces, Dragons, Demons, Billionaires, Magic, Fantasy, Futuristics and so much more!

(Thank you to Sidney Bristol for this amazing graphic.)

My story is Coming Home, a sexy contemporary novella.

BLURB:

Burned out from his last assignment, DEA agent Tobias Slater has come home to Chicago a changed man. Disillusioned and uncertain about his future, the last thing he expects is to run into Kansas Fielding on his first night home.

Kansas has loved Tobias for years. They shared one memorable kiss two years ago before he walked away. Now he’s back, and this time she’s willing to do whatever it takes to make him admit his feelings for her.

The Day After

So it's the day after my birthday, and I have to say I had an amazing week. 


It started with my SIL and I going to a play about a week ago. (That was her gift to me.) Then my brother took me to a hockey game this past Wednesday. (His gift to me.) That was so much fun. I had other presents from family and treated myself to two amazing cupcakes (one vanilla and one chocolate).

To cap off the week, I saw Sarah McLachlan live last night. OMG She's amazing live. I didn't take pictures or videos. Why? Because I don't own a cell phone. *g* But she did sing one of my favorite songs.

Happy Birthday to Me!

Today marks a milestone for me. It's my 50th birthday. I'm taking myself out to a concert tonight to celebrate. :)

 

It's been a year of great change and turmoil. It's a new beginning and I'm looking forward to the next chapter of my life. The first 50 years have been quite a ride. Let's see what the next 50 bring.

Throwback Thursday--Book Edition (Tiger's Eye by Karen Robards)

TIGER'S EYE by Karen Robards is my choice this week for Throwback Thursday--Book Edition. 

This was one of the first historical romance books I ever read where the hero is a criminal. Alec Tyron is king of the London underworld. He doesn't turn out to be the long-lost son of a lord. He is exactly what he seems to be--a criminal, with many redeeming qualities. Tiger's Eye is now available in ebook, but I have the original paperback copy on my keeper shelf. It's been there since the day I purchased it so many years ago.

BLURB:

When beautiful aristocrat Lady Isabella St. Just first sets eyes on handsome Alec Tyron, he is holding her at gunpoint. Despite her fear of him, the tawny-haired, golden-eyed king of the London underworld saves her from the criminals who abducted her, only to fall victim to a gunshot wound himself. Thrown together in the seedy underbelly of glittering London, they are wary of each other from the start. Shy, sheltered Isabella has never met a man like Alec, but the street-tough crime boss ignites her passion in a way that she had never even imagined was possible. Their love is something that society cannot allow – but no matter the cost its blazing heat just won't be denied.

Taming the Alpha...Coming Soon

I'm thrilled to announce I'm part of an amazing box set coming on December 9th for a limited time. 

Featuring 25 Alpha Tales from NYT, USA Today and National Bestselling Authors!

Limited Time Boxed Set!


PRE-ORDER FROM AMAZON for only 99 cents!

When an alpha is too hot to handle, what's a girl to do? Simple...Tame the Alpha and make him purr.

From deliciously sizzling contemporary bad boys, to pulse-tingling paranormal hotties, you're sure to fall in love and in lust with any or all of these alphas. Over twenty fabulous authors bring their A-game to tempt your every desire.

Anthology Includes: Werewolves & Shifters, Demons & Devils, Paranormal & Urban, Military, Vampires, Genetic Engineering, Witches & Wizards, Contemporary, Special Forces, Dystopia, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Suspense, Special Forces, Dragons, Demons, Billionaires, Magic, Fantasy, Futuristics and so much more!

My story is Coming Home, a sexy contemporary novella.

BLURB:

Burned out from his last assignment, DEA agent Tobias Slater has come home to Chicago a changed man. Disillusioned and uncertain about his future, the last thing he expects is to run into Kansas Fielding on his first night home.

Kansas has loved Tobias for years. They shared one memorable kiss two years ago before he walked away. Now he’s back, and this time she’s willing to do whatever it takes to make him admit his feelings for her.

Weekend Book Club--Blood Magick by Nora Roberts

This week, I read BLOOD MAGICK by Nora Roberts. It's the final book in her The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy. Like the first two books in the series, it offers magic and spine-tingling shivers. The O'Dwyer cousins are working to destroy the evil that has haunted their family for a very long time. Add star-crossed lovers, pulled apart by a curse not of their making, yet forced to work together to help defeat it, and you have an amazing finish to this wonderful series.

I'm a huge fan of Nora Roberts, especially when she delves into the paranormal realm. If you enjoy this series, you might want to check out her Three Sisters Island trilogy as well as her Donovan Legacy series.

Book Three of The Cousins O’Dwyer Trilogy
Blood Magick

County Mayo is rich in the traditions of Ireland, legends that Branna O’Dwyer fully embraces in her life and in her work as the proprietor of The Dark Witch shop, which carries soaps, lotions, and candles for tourists, made with Branna’s special touch.

Branna’s strength and selflessness hold together a close circle of friends and family—along with their horses and hawks and her beloved hound. But there’s a single missing link in the chain of her life: love…

She had it once—for a moment—with Finbar Burke, but a shared future is forbidden by history and blood. Which is why Fin has spent his life traveling the world to fill the abyss left in him by Branna, focusing on work rather than passion.

Branna and Fin’s relationship offers them both comfort and torment. And though they succumb to the heat between them, there can be no promises for tomorrow. A storm of shadows threatens everything that their circle holds dear. It will be Fin’s power, loyalty, and heart that will make all the difference in an age-old battle between the bonds that hold their friends together and the evil that has haunted their families for centuries.

Don’t miss the first two books in the Cousins O’Dwyer Trilogy: Dark Witch and Shadow Spell.

Lest We Forget

 

 

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

 

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.

 

~John McCrae

4 Stars from Long and Short Reviews

WOLF ON THE RUN has received a wonderful review from Long and Short Reviews.

"N.J. Walters nailed it with the third book in this series, Wolf on the Run. It was a fantastic story that really grabbed me by the heart and refused to let go. It had me flipping the pages and hanging on every word as I tried to guess what would happen next...I hadn’t realized that this series could get any better, but I was so wrong. I feel that this is the best book so far because it actually highlighted what the series is about, which is choosing your own family, not because you’re related by blood or Pack, but because you want to make a better life together. A family that accepts each other flaws and all. That being said, it’s one sexy read, filled with passion, action and heartbreaking drama. It had a bloody showdown that had me breathless." ~Tulip

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Guy Fawkes Night

Today is Guy Fawkes Night, aka bonfire night. If you're having a bonfire, please be safe. It's a strange holiday. It goes back to November 5, 1605 when Guy Fawkes, a member of the Gunpowder Plot was arrested while placing explosives beneath the House of Lords in London. It had all kinds of political and religious implications at the time. I remember it as the night of the community bonfire when I was a kid.

 

Remember remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder, treason
Should ever be forgot...

Review for Wolf on the Run from Fresh Fiction

WOLF ON THE RUN has received a wonderful review from Fresh Fiction.

"WOLF ON THE RUN is a fast paced, heart pounding, paranormal love story. Author N.J. Walters takes us back to her Salvation Pack series with another superb offering of our favorite sexy wolves. This series is one that will grab you by the heart, if for no other reason than the characters are outcasts, perhaps some by their own desire, but they are trying to build a pack and life of their own." ~Annetta Sweetko

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Time to Fall Back

Hope you all remembered to set your clocks back an hour last night. That one hour time difference is going to mess with me for the next few days.

November Newsletter

The November issue of Awakening Desires—the Newsletter of Romance Author N.J. Walters—is now available.

Be sure to check out all the latest news, contests and an excerpt.

As always, some lucky newsletter subscriber wins a prize. All you have to do to be eligible to win is go to Awakening Desires Newsletter and join. While you’re there, you can check out back issues of the newsletter.