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September 27 - October 3 is BANNED BOOK WEEK. Be sure to exercise your rights and freedoms by reading a banned book.

5 Stars and a Recommended Read for Into the Flames

Into the Flames has received 5 Shooting Stars and a Recommended Read from REDZ WORLD REVIEWS.


"Into the Flames has some of my favorite authors, NJ Walters, Desiree Holt, Cindy Spencer Pape, Liz Crowe, Adele Downs, Sam Cheever, and Nina Pierce. The stories vary from steamy to sweet romances...The first story had me at hello, Rescue Me by NJ Walters.  This has the story of Frank a fire fighter with a burning secret and Martha the woman who has always loved him.  I loved this take on a phoenix shifter."

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Into the Flames--multi-author box set available TODAY!

I'm absolutely thrilled to announce INTO THE FLAMES is now available. And for a limited time, you can still download it for only $0.99.

If you love romance stories about brave, heroic firefighters, you won't be able to resist this anthology with stories by Nina Pierce, Desiree Holt, Cindy Spencer Pape, Liz Crowe, Adele Downs, Sam Cheever and me, N.J. Walters.

  

Firefighters. The word ignites bold images of heroes in dust covered helmets and ash stained turnouts who defy the odds and press on in the presence of danger.

Men of Valor. A dedicated brotherhood of first responders whose honor, strength, and courage overcome obstacles to save lives.

Into The Flames. Seven NYT, USA Today, bestselling and award-winning authors offer romantic suspense, contemporary, historical, and paranormal tales of tough, iconic heroes who risk it all for their communities—but at the end of the day, seek the tender embrace of the women they love.

JOIN US ON THE ADVENTURE…

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Rescue Me by NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author N.J. Walters

When firefighter Frank Ellis rescues an old flame from a burning building, sparks ignite. He’ll do anything to protect her, even if it means she discovers he’s a mythical phoenix.

Flashpoint by Award-Winning Author Desiree Holt

...When everything explodes

Where There's Smoke by Award-Winning Author Cindy Spencer Pape

Firefighting in the 1920's is dangerous business, but so is falling in love.

FireBrew by Amazon Bestselling Author Liz Crowe

Fate throws them together. But the horrific memory of a fiery disaster could tear them apart. 

Hook Me Up by Bestselling and Award-Winning Author Adele Downs

Firemen don't free cats from trees anymore—until a pretty schoolteacher gets trapped on a limb with her kitten and the county's hottest firefighter comes to their rescue.

Slow Burner by USA Today Bestselling Author Sam Cheever

A love that burns slowly burns longest, creating the greatest heat.

Uncontrolled Burn: A RISEN Team Novel by USA Today Bestselling Author Nina Pierce

A woman forced to live a life she didn’t choose. A vampire bound by honor to protect humans. A deadly game of revenge that threatens both their lives …

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About The Authors:

N.J. Walters is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author who’s always been a voracious reader, and now she spends her days writing novels of her own. Vampires, werewolves, dragons, time-travelers, seductive handymen, and next-door neighbors with smoldering good looks—all vie for her attention. It’s a tough life, but someone’s got to live it.

Desiree Holt is an award-winning author known the world over as The Oldest Living Erotic Romance Author. She has won an EPIC E-Book Award, the Holt Medallion and many other awards. She has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning and in The Village Voice, The Daily Beast, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The London Daily Mail and numerous other national and international publications.

Cindy Spencer Pape is an award-winning author of 19 novels and more than 40 shorter works. She lives in southeast Michigan. When not hard at work writing she can be found dressing up for steampunk parties and Renaissance fairs, or with her nose buried in a book.

Liz Crowe is an Amazon best-selling author of 27 books, mom of three, Realtor, beer blogger, brewery marketing expert, and sports fan. She is a Kentucky native and graduate of the University of Louisville currently living in Ann Arbor. She has decades of experience in sales and fund raising, plus an eight-year stint as a three-continent, ex-pat trailing spouse. Her early forays into the publishing world led to a groundbreaking fiction hybrid, “Unconventional Romance. Worth the Risk,” which has gained thousands of fans and followers interested less in the “HEA” and more in the “WHA” (“What Happens After?”).

Adele Downs is the best-selling, award-winning author of more than 20 romance titles, including those written under another pen name, and is a former journalist with hundreds of articles to her credit. When not writing in her home office in rural Pennsylvania, she can be found reading a book on the nearest beach or riding in her convertible.

Sam Cheever is a USA Today Bestselling author who writes romantic paranormal/fantasy and mystery/suspense, creating stories that celebrate the joy of love in all its forms. Known for writing great characters, snappy dialogue, and unique and exhilarating stories, Sam is the award-winning author of 50+ books and has been writing for over a decade under several noms de plume.

Nina Pierce is a USA Today Bestselling author who spends her days at the keyboard writing stories of fated loves and soul mates, blissfully creating chaos for her characters by throwing in a villain or two, a little murder and a whole lot of mayhem as they struggle toward their happy-ever-afters. When she’s not writing, Nina enjoys spending time with her soul mate of nearly 40 years, their three adult children, one love-sick son-in-law and two precious grandsons.

Sharing a Snippet from Rescue Me!

I'm over at SAM CHEEVER'S BLOG, sharing a snippet from Rescue Me, my novella in the INTO THE FLAMES box set releasing on September 29th.

Be sure to stop by and check it out.

Laurie Roma's September Symposium: Weapon of Choice

This month Laurie Roma asked her friends and fellow authors what the craziest or most interesting subjects are that they've researched for their books.

Click the link below to find out what we all had to say!

LAURIE ROMA'S SEPTMEBER SYMPOSIUM: WEAPON OF CHOICE!

Welcome to Autumn

Welcome to the first full day of Autumn! I love this time of year--the crisp air, the colorful leaves, apples, Thanksgiving, Halloween and so much more. Hope you enjoy the fall!

I'm ove at Liz Landia

I'm over at LIZ LANDIA, Liz Crowe's blog, talking about my journey to writing and my upcoming books, including the INTO THE FLAMES box set releasing on September 29th.

Be sure to stop by and check it out.

Jump Into the Flames over at Laurie Roma's Blog

I'm over at LAURIE ROMA'S BLOG sharing a bit more about RESCUE ME, my novella in the INTO THE FLAMES box set releasing on September 29th.

Be sure to stop by and check it out.

Throwback Thursday--Book Edition (Sweet Baby by Sharon Sala)

SWEET BABY by Sharon Sala is one of those books you never forget. Emotionally compelling and haunting, your heart will break for Tory and for Brett. The love they have for one another is the only thing that gets them through their troubles and Tory's traumatic past, as their relationship is tested to the limits.


(You can buy it in ebook, but I have this one with the original cover on my keeper shelf.)


BLURB:

Photojournalist Tory Lancaster has taken the photo of her life: not one that brings her fame and riches, but one that triggers her memories—bad memories.

Abandoned as a little girl and bounced from foster home to foster home, Tory has finally found love with Brett Hooker, an investigator for the Oklahoma County District Attorney's Office.

She has no memories before the day she came home to an empty house, but the crowd photo she took, with the old man and his distinctive tattoo, sets off nightmares and glimpses of a past she has refused to remember.

When her dark thoughts start taking over, to the point of madness, Brett is her lifeline to sanity and they both know that she must remember in order to forget.

Tea for Me!

Finally decided it was time to stop making tea in the coffeepot and bought myself an actual teapot. I'm really liking it so far.

Weekend Book Club--Hell or High Water by Julie Ann Walker

HELL OR HIGH WATER is the first book in Julie Ann Walker's The Deep Six series. I'm a huge fan of her Black Knight series, but somehow missed this book when it was released on July 7th. I'm so happy I found it. Action packed, intense and sexy.

What more could you ask for? Maybe book 2. :) 

BLURB:


A brand new romantic suspense series from the author of the New York Times bestselling Black Knights, Inc. series, THE DEEP SIX features six former SEALS on super-secret black ops, and feisty heroines who know how to handle both lethal weapons and alpha men.


In a world on the brink…

Six men. One sunken Spanish galleon. Millions in gold and silver coins lying on the ocean floor. And a past that refuses to let the guys of Deep Six Salvage forget the Navy SEAL motto: the only easy day was yesterday…

There’s more than one kind of treasure…

The nation’s security has always been CIA agent Olivia Mortier’s top priority. But a mission-gone-wrong has begun to make her wonder if there’s more to life than risking hers.

And more than one secret at the bottom of the sea…

Only two things could make Leo Anderson abandon his hunt for the legendary lost ship, La Santa Christina, and return to the world of weapons and warfare he swore to leave behind: a capsule of enriched uranium, lost on the ocean floor, and a plea for assistance from the one woman he can’t seem to forget…

Into the Flames--new multi-author boxed set!

I'm absolutely thrilled to announce I'm part of the INTO THE FLAMES boxed set with Nina Pierce, Desiree Holt, Cindy Spencer Pape, Liz Crowe, Adele Downs and Sam Cheever, which releases on September 29th!

This multi-author boxed set is now available for pre-order for only $0.99! (It will at this price for a limited time.) If you love romance stories about brave, heroic firefighters, you won't be able to resist this anthology.

  

Firefighters. The word ignites bold images of heroes in dust covered helmets and ash stained turnouts who defy the odds and press on in the presence of danger.

Men of Valor. A dedicated brotherhood of first responders whose honor, strength, and courage overcome obstacles to save lives.

Into The Flames. Seven NYT, USA Today, bestselling and award-winning authors offer romantic suspense, contemporary, historical, and paranormal tales of tough, iconic heroes who risk it all for their communities—but at the end of the day, seek the tender embrace of the women they love.

JOIN US ON THE ADVENTURE…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Rescue Me by NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author N.J. Walters

When firefighter Frank Ellis rescues an old flame from a burning building, sparks ignite. He’ll do anything to protect her, even if it means she discovers he’s a mythical phoenix.

Flashpoint by Award-Winning Author Desiree Holt

...When everything explodes

Where There's Smoke by Award-Winning Author Cindy Spencer Pape

Firefighting in the 1920's is dangerous business, but so is falling in love.

FireBrew by Amazon Bestselling Author Liz Crowe

Fate throws them together. But the horrific memory of a fiery disaster could tear them apart. 

Hook Me Up by Bestselling and Award-Winning Author Adele Downs

Firemen don't free cats from trees anymore—until a pretty schoolteacher gets trapped on a limb with her kitten and the county's hottest firefighter comes to their rescue.

Slow Burner by USA Today Bestselling Author Sam Cheever

A love that burns slowly burns longest, creating the greatest heat.

Uncontrolled Burn: A RISEN Team Novel by USA Today Bestselling Author Nina Pierce

A woman forced to live a life she didn’t choose. A vampire bound by honor to protect humans. A deadly game of revenge that threatens both their lives …

PRE-ORDER FROM AMAZON 

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About The Authors:

N.J. Walters is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author who’s always been a voracious reader, and now she spends her days writing novels of her own. Vampires, werewolves, dragons, time-travelers, seductive handymen, and next-door neighbors with smoldering good looks—all vie for her attention. It’s a tough life, but someone’s got to live it.

Desiree Holt is an award-winning author known the world over as The Oldest Living Erotic Romance Author. She has won an EPIC E-Book Award, the Holt Medallion and many other awards. She has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning and in The Village Voice, The Daily Beast, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The London Daily Mail and numerous other national and international publications.

Cindy Spencer Pape is an award-winning author of 19 novels and more than 40 shorter works. She lives in southeast Michigan. When not hard at work writing she can be found dressing up for steampunk parties and Renaissance fairs, or with her nose buried in a book.

Liz Crowe is an Amazon best-selling author of 27 books, mom of three, Realtor, beer blogger, brewery marketing expert, and sports fan. She is a Kentucky native and graduate of the University of Louisville currently living in Ann Arbor. She has decades of experience in sales and fund raising, plus an eight-year stint as a three-continent, ex-pat trailing spouse. Her early forays into the publishing world led to a groundbreaking fiction hybrid, “Unconventional Romance. Worth the Risk,” which has gained thousands of fans and followers interested less in the “HEA” and more in the “WHA” (“What Happens After?”).

Adele Downs is the best-selling, award-winning author of more than 20 romance titles, including those written under another pen name, and is a former journalist with hundreds of articles to her credit. When not writing in her home office in rural Pennsylvania, she can be found reading a book on the nearest beach or riding in her convertible.

Sam Cheever is a USA Today Bestselling author who writes romantic paranormal/fantasy and mystery/suspense, creating stories that celebrate the joy of love in all its forms. Known for writing great characters, snappy dialogue, and unique and exhilarating stories, Sam is the award-winning author of 50+ books and has been writing for over a decade under several noms de plume.

Nina Pierce is a USA Today Bestselling author who spends her days at the keyboard writing stories of fated loves and soul mates, blissfully creating chaos for her characters by throwing in a villain or two, a little murder and a whole lot of mayhem as they struggle toward their happy-ever-afters. When she’s not writing, Nina enjoys spending time with her soul mate of nearly 40 years, their three adult children, one love-sick son-in-law and two precious grandsons.

Happy Labor Day!

HAPPY LABOR DAY WEEKEND

It's the last "unofficial" weekend of summer. Hope you are all enjoying the Labor Day long weekend. 

Weekend Book Club--Archangel's Enigma by Nalini Singh

ARCHANGEL'S ENIGMA is the latest Guild Hunter book by Nalini Singh. Followers of the series have all been waiting for Naasir's story, and the author delivers! Naasir is an enigma and readers finally discover his origins. But I'm not telling. You have to read the book.

I'm a huge fan of this series. If you haven't read any of the books yet, I recommend starting from the beginning. You won't be disappointed.

BLURB:

Naasir is the most feral of the powerful group of vampires and angels known as the Seven, his loyalty pledged to the Archangel Raphael. When rumors surface of a plot to murder the former Archangel of Persia, now lost in the Sleep of the Ancients, Naasir is dispatched to find him. For only he possesses the tracking skills required - those more common to predatory animals than to man.

Enlisted to accompany Naasir, Andromeda, a young angelic scholar with dangerous secrets is fascinated by his nature - at once playful and brilliant, sensual and brutal. As they race to find the Sleeping archangel before it's too late, Naasir will force her to question all she knows...and tempt her to walk into the magnificent, feral darkness of his world. But first they must survive an enemy vicious enough to shatter the greatest taboo of the angelic race and plunge the world into a screaming nightmare...
 

Throwback Thursday--Book Edition (A Coral Kiss by Jayne Ann Krentz)

This week I'm featuring A CORAL KISS by Jayne Ann Krentz for Throwback Thursday. I'm a huge fan of this author. At one point I had almost all her books under her various pen names, but too many moves meant I had to get rid of well over a hundred of them. I did hold onto this one.

BLURB:


As far as Amy Slater was concerned, she and the mysterious Jed Glaze had the perfect relationship…they were good friends. Amy needed someone who wasn’t demanding and Jed needed someone who wouldn’t ask questions when he disappeared for weeks at a time. It worked, until…

Amy and Jed jet off to an island paradise to uncover the source of Amy’s crippling nightmares. Together they will reveal the island’s secrets and their true feelings for each other.

Originally published April 1987 by Popular Library/Warner and reissued June 1992 and January 2000 by Warner Books. (It's available on kindle.)

Tuesday Tunes: Seether feat. Amy Lee - Broken ft. Amy Lee

September Newsletter is now Available!

The September 2015 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.