New Year, Good Times

The chatter continues as the date for the 2022 Capital City Author Event approaches. It's happening May 20 - 21 in Montgomery, Alabama so set aside some time to meet your favorite authors and take home a good book or two.

Get acquainted with some of the attending authors and see a sample of their work here. This is a group created to keep the readers up-to-date with all the info surrounding the event.

Capital City Author Event Reader Group 

Check out these links for events, times, and tickets. 

Event Tickets: https://ccae2022.eventbrite.com

Reader Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CCAEReaderGroup/

Here are some of the books I will have to offer. Stop by my table for your free gift with every purchase!

Heiress to the Flame is now available for pre-order!

My latest novel, "Heiress to the Flame" is now available for pre-order! The official release date is September 23, 2020, and I can barely contain my excitement.

The main character, Roxie, first appeared in "Rescued," and now she's here to tell her story and find her happy ending.

Roxie Sanders has dodged a few dangerous situations dating back to her teen years. After being rescued from certain death, she becomes a private investigator as a way of helping others and paying her blessings forward.

Nelson Crawford, part of the PI team who helps her escape a harmful situation, serves as her role model. The two form an immediate bond partnering on many cases and along the way, a flicker of attraction ignites between them, refusing to be snuffed out no matter how hard Roxie tries.

Shadows from Roxie’s past pop up to haunt her and when a case involving a kidnapped child takes them to the place where all her troubles began, her hometown of Osyka, Mississippi, she finds that trouble waiting for her. When Nelson is kidnapped, Roxie can no longer deny her feelings for the man and will stop at nothing to gain his freedom, even awakening the power of the flame sleeping within her.

Will her efforts pay off or will her dreams go up in smoke?

"Heiress to the Flame" is available for Kindle and compatible devices starting September 23. You can pre-order now from this link.

National Stay Home Because You're Well Day

And there you have it! It's National Stay Home Because You're Well Day. Do something nice for yourself for a change.

Treat yourself to a leisurely breakfast out.

Relax in a long, hot bath.

Lose yourself in a good book.

Or, do what I'm doing.

Go to work because I need the money :(

How will you spend your day?

Thursday's Tasty Temptations

Continuing our tally of food references in my first book, In My Wildest Dreams, the family doesn't sit together for another meal until chapter 18.

Sub sandwiches and sweet tea.

In our room, Layne leaned against the door staring up at the ceiling. He blew out a long breath and hung his head.

I circled his waist with my arms. “I’m so sorry, Layne.”

“Me, too. Stony was good hearted. He never hurt anything in his long, long life. And now he’s gone . . . just gone.”

We changed and went downstairs to eat an early supper.

Lake and Woods had already started making sub sandwiches from the trays of fixings Olive had set out. They had changed into their camo clothing, ready for instructions from Layne on the upcoming mission everyone anticipated. I had a knot in the pit of my stomach knowing Layne was leaving on another hunt that meant we would be separated again.

“Layne, we think we got a solid lead and would like to go ahead now,” Lake said between bites.

Quieter than I had ever seen him, Layne had a most solemn countenance. Fully aware he was worried about my safety, I hated being a burden and wanted to help even if the best way to do so was to stay put here or go into hiding someplace unknown.

After some thought, Layne took a long drink of sweet tea and reached for a slice of ham. He sucked in a determined breath. “Lake, get two teams ready to roll out in an hour. Make sure my gear is included. Extra provisions. No way to tell how long this will take,” Layne said.

“I’ve already given the orders. The teams are suiting up now and the gear is packed for an extended mission,” Lake said with determination. A brotherly bond had obviously formed long ago between the two and they thought along the same lines. A sense of relief washed over me that Layne had someone to totally depend on. Layne and Lake looked out for each other and would come home safe. I had to keep telling myself this. I had to believe this.

Available from Amazon

Just Write

This is how I feel so many times.

This is what I need to remember. Just write. The rest will fall into place.

Thursday's Tasty Temptations

I've been a slacker keeping Thursday's Tasty Temptations rolling along at a consistent pace. Now, I'm back again and as a reminder, or to introduce you to the idea of these posts, my daughter remarked after reading my books that they always made her hungry. A reference to the number of times food is mentioned which made me wonder just how many times my scenes centered around food and family conversation.

I decided to look at my first book, In My Wildest Dreams, and get a count of food references. My last post, a few months back, covered chapter fourteen. Here's an excerpt from chapter fifteen:

“Good morning, you two,” Layne’s daddy said in a boisterous tone as we entered the kitchen. “Son, you’d better grab some plates before Woods here polishes off all the food.”

Unbelievable. Woods was better, much better than I remembered. No evidence of the near-death experience I witnessed last night remained. His only response to the comment was to help himself to another stack of Olive’s pancakes with a satisfied grin. He did stop eating long enough to stand and address me as I came into the room.

“Good morning, Ms. Lynzi. I want to thank you for all your help last night. Those two would as soon killed me as to look at me, I think, and they left me in no condition to transport out of there on my own. If you hadn’t been in the barn I-I don’t know what would have happened to me.”

“I’m just glad we got you out when we did, Woods,” I answered, amazed at the rapid recovery.

“We both are,” Layne added. “What can you tell us about why they chose last night to confront you?”

We took seats at the table and listened as Woods told his side of the story. “They’re unhappy I’ve not handed Ms. Lynzi over to them yet. They want to use her to bargain with you about ownership and control of the land.”

“It’ll be a cold day in hell before they get their hands on Lynzi again, and the land belongs to the folks here, not to any one man.” Layne leaned over and kissed the top of my head. “Lake, any word from the teams running down the latest leads this morning?”

“Yeah, they checked in, nothing new to report though I’m sorry to say.”

They consumed pancakes as fast as Olive could turn them out. It always astounded me how much these guys could eat at one sitting so it was no time at all before the table was clean.

“Olive, you’re spoiling me here. When I go home, I’m going to have to do all this myself again and I’m not going to remember how,” I said to her as she gathered the last of the plates from the table and scurried off to the kitchen with them.

“Now don’t you go thinking about going back so soon, sweetheart. We still have lots to do here.” Layne leaned in and nuzzled his face in that spot on my neck that sent me into melt down mode as his warm breath bathed my skin. His hands slipped around my waist.

“Mmm, Layne,” I breathed. My eyes closed and my head tilted, giving him full access to my neck. My hand snaked up around his neck and tugged him even closer.

“Oh, geez. Don’t you two have a room?” Lake snorted.

“Don’t you have work to do?” Layne addressed Lake with a none-too-pleased expression and a hint of irritation in his words.

“Of course I do. Let me get my instructions from my boss. Oh, wait, that would be you. Well, what do you say, boss?” Lake was begging for a brotherly tussle if you asked me.

After a long pause, Layne shook his head and continued. “Well, Lake, I need the training room set up for kickboxing and the range for cross bow,” Layne said as we finished our coffee. “Lynzi’s gonna start some light training today.”

More coffee. No surprise there! In addition, breakfast consisted of pancakes. Stacks and stacks of pancakes! How do you like yours?

Now, this is a stack!

Whipped cream?

Hot fudge and banana?

Fruit?

Funny face?

Night Owl Reviews Giveaway

We are close to the end of the giveaway! Last chance to win! Click on the Rafflecopter link below to enter and thanks for playing along. I had a blast meeting the readers and reading your comments!

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Larynn Ford Books!

Available now! IN MY WILDEST DREAMS! He's Fae. Raised in the human world. In love with a human he must abandon for twenty years in order to protect her from danger. Lynzi Lancaster tells of her struggles and how the long lost couple reunites.

Click the link on the right to purchase!

A short story, CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS, in the 2013 Christmas Anthology, ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A SOULMATE. Click the cover to the right to purchase.

RESCUED! Available now!! Private investigators and werecougars, Rose Baxter and Marty Brown team up to find kids missing from the streets. They soon discover fate has decided they are mates and their lives start to heat up!

Click the cover on the right to get your copy!

Coming soon!! Book two of the DREAM series! Lynzi and Layne's adventures continue as they assist Layne's human parents in finding the ones responsible for the slaughter of cattle on the farms in the community. The situation worsens when it's determined werepanthers are to blame, and they've targeted Lynzi for death.

The Sizzling Summer Reads Party

The party is in full swing! I am having a blast checking out websites, reading blurbs and excerpts from some really fascinating books, and racking up a couple of points myself:)

So, now it's my turn to give you a peek into In My Wildest Dreams. My Q&A will be featured on the Party Event Page June 6, 2013. Stop by and see if you can answer the question I've presented about Lynzi. Remember, you have to register to play.

Go to: http://www.theromancereviews.com/event.php for more info.

Register, play, WIN!!

A month of games and prizes begins June 1. Register at http://www.theromancereviews.com/event.php and let the games begin!!!

Over 400 authors are participating in this event. Tons of give aways and the grand prize is a $100 gift certificate!

Sizzling Summer Reads 2013

An entire month of fun and games?

Heck yeah!

Beginning June 1 check out The Romance Reviews, http://www.theromancereviews.com or click the ad on the left to begin playing games for tons of prizes. Grand prize is a $100 gift certificate. There will be two ebook copies of my book and two bags of IN MY WILDEST DREAMS goodies up for grabs.

Plus, over 400 authors will be participating, many offering their own giveaways.

The program runs June 1 through June 31 so stop by and have fun.

Comment for a Chance to WIN!

There's a new link on the left side of the page. Take a look!

The Romance Reviews is gearing up to kick off a month long bash called Sizzling Summer Reads to celebrate summer reading. There will be games, trivia questions, and best of all, PRIZES! The grand prize being a $100 gift card.

Two e-copies of IN MY WILDEST DREAMS will be given away as well as two bags of IN MY WILDEST DREAMS goodies. Over 400 authors are participating and many will have similar offers.

The games begin June 1 and run through June 30, so play often for your best chance to win. Go to http://www.theromancereviews.com or click on the link to the left to learn more.

Remember, Sizzling Summer Reads begins next weekend but for now, let's give away a copy of IN MY WILDEST DREAMS to a lucky person. Leave a comment and Monday morning, May 27, 2013 I'll draw the name of the winner. You will receive an email from Amazon with instructions to claim your prize.

Here's the fantastic book cover and some of the goodies that will be in the bags to be given away during the Sizzling Summer Reads in June.

It finally happened!

In My Wildest Dreams was released on Amazon.com in the late hours of April 16 and I couldn't be happier. Such a wonderful surprise even though I knew it was coming.

Two of my chapter mates, Meda White and Christine Glover have been so kind as to help me promote my new book by posting interviews with me on their beautiful blogs. Stop by and leave a comment, I'd love to hear from you!

http://medawhitewrites.blogspot.com/

http://verandaview.blogspot.com/

Here's the cover and a hint of what it's all about.

Kindle / Paperback

When she becomes the victim of several life-threatening incidents all in one week, it seems fate is out to put an end to Lynzi Lancaster. Her close calls with death trigger a series of dreams about a magical place and a certain man who broke her heart twenty years ago. Layne Brady. Could her life get any stranger?

When the star of her dreams announces in person that he had faked his death for twenty years in order to protect her, oh, and that he’s not actually human, the fireworks begin. Does she believe his extraordinary story of another world, the magical world of the Fae? Do fairies really exist? Should she trust her heart? Could her dreams come true?

Enjoy!

Southern Magic Readers Luncheon 110312

Southern Magic held its annual Readers Luncheon yesterday. Take a look at the happy faces and the beautiful baskets provided by our authors. See anyone you know?