And, as always, I humbly ask that if you enjoy the read, you post a review of the book on Amazon, Goodreads, and/or BookBub. Reviews are an author's lifeblood, an encouragement to other readers to pick up the book.
So, enjoy your holidays by reading (and reviewing) a new book!
Cheers, Donna
I’m thrilled to share with you Dean and Lacey’s story. They both battled illness and injury in the past and must learn to trust as they open their hearts and their wounds to each other.
WILDE CHRISTMAS is a part of the Candlewood Falls shared-world series, a unique world of connected stories by three different authors whose characters, business, and events appear in each other’s stories. How fun is that? It’s like a literary soap opera. The Candlewood Falls books can be read in any order, as every book features a new couple who finds true love.
All Lacey Wilde wants for Christmas is to open her long-awaited bed & breakfast. When her only guest is a sexy stranger who claims her adopted Military Working Dog is his, Lacey isn’t about to lose her fur baby—or her heart—to charming Marine veteran Dean Hunter.
But the K-9 controversy is the least of their troubles. Danger lurks in the shadows of Candlelight Inn, and someone will stop at nothing to steal Lacey’s heirloom ornaments. Can Dean protect the woman he’s fallen for against a deadly threat, or will this Christmas be their last?
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Will Sam and Faith be tempted by their simmering desire or will they reverse their accidental aphrodisiac before stirring up more trouble in Candlewood Falls?
Add into the mix the only investor who can save Sam’s orchard from foreclosure—Faith’s jealous ex-boyfriend—and Wilde Orchards is about to live up to its name.
Are you tempted?
If that isn't complicated enough, romance incorporates levels of sexiness. There's usually an assumption that romance and sex go hand in hand (so to speak). But some readers enjoy detailed, blow-by-blow sexy times, others like sensual without the 'how-to' manual, and still others would prefer authors to close the door and leave it to the reader's imagination.
That's not in any way a judgement, just as I wouldn't presume to judge people who like Starbuck's coffee, which I find undrinkable. To each his/her own. These days I tend to avoid the books with a high sexual content, or if I read them, I skip over the sex scenes.
It seems I'm not the only. Fellow author Pauline Baird Jones has set up a new website for people just like me.
Welcome to Blush Free Books, a website and newsletter dedicated to building a community of readers who love exciting, action-filled, and well-written books that are hotter than the clean and sweet, but close the door on the steamy scenes.
There are communities aplenty for steamy and inspirational books, but there is an underserved group in the middle: readers who crave well-written books with all the action, suspense, excitement, and romance without the graphic sex. These stories have the edge-of-your-seat action with a hint of spicy language and some of the sexual tension not found in the cleaner-sweeter stories.
I reckon that pretty much describes my books so of course I've signed up – both as a reader and an author. You'll find a few other familiar names, like Veronica Scott, SE Smith, Kyndra Hatch, and Carol van Natta.
Blush Free Books is not just for SFR. It includes fantasy, paranormal, and crime and suspense. So, if you're like me and Pauline and find yourself skipping the sex scenes, pop on over and take a look. It's free and you can register as a reader and/or an author.
