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MICHAEL (Book Six Risking Love)

MICHAEL Blurb:
Olivia had spent enough time on memories of her ex-boyfriend’s abuse. She was going to put all of her efforts into her new business career. And try to convince her boss, Vice President Michael Evans, that the woman he’d been dating was nothing more than an opportunist and that she’d climb into bed with anyone that could get her to the top.

Michael, who lost his younger sister to an abusive relationship, was falling in love with Olivia. He kept his distance from her and waited patiently for a sign that she was ready for his love. 

Michael Link: https://amzn.to/3dczvUt

Risking Love Series Book Link: http://amzn.to/3597Ug2

COVER By JESSICA GREELEY
Available Now Publication October 1, 2021.
Book Link: https://books2read.com/u/mYZPQd

Rainbow Desire Blurb
Rainbow Desire is a celebration of life and love in its kaleidoscope of exotic rainbow colours. The stories within the book also reflect its vibrant shades of romance from light and dark. I hope you will enjoy the wealth of narratives in this glorious LGBTQ+ anthology.

Includes JAMES by Callie Carmen
JAMES Blurb

Friend to lover. James knows he can’t have what he wants, his best friend Sam, so he settles for an online relationship.

Sam is frustrated because his friend James keeps fixing him up with one hunk after another. But all Samuel wants is for James to dump his online boyfriend and finally notice the love he has right in front of his face.

Will these two ever figure out that they’ve found their soul mate? Or will their fear of losing their friendship keep them in painful silence?

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Cowboy Desire Romance Anthology

Several wonderful Black Velvet Seducations Authors will be sharing their passionate and romantic cowboy story .

Including AVA by Callie Carmen.

AVA Blurb

A love lost and a new love found. Ava packs her bags and heads to Kentucky to get back to her roots. After losing what she believed to be the love of her life, she can’t stay in Michigan anymore. Determined to rediscover her passion for the arts, she opens up a full-time studio.

A man determined to ride to the top of the rodeo business. Colton is a Rodeo God, looking to use his fame to start his own company. When trouble hits home, he puts a pause on his success to help the family. As if the struggle to fix the family business and start his own isn’t enough, Ava waltzes in with too much attitude and all kinds of demands.

Will these two ignite the flames of passion, or crash and burn?
Cowboy Desire Blurb

Cowboy Desire is an eclectic assortment of short stories.
It includes contemporary, historical, fantasy, and even outer space romance, Cowboy Desire offers fourteen stunning short stories.
These fourteen authors provide a range of sweet to sexy stories all with a Western cowboy theme. They feature strong men and women battling the weather and dangerous terrain, here on earth and in outer space.
The collection is as diverse as the authors who wrote them. Here’s a chance to discover new talented authors and the characters they create. Within these pages, there are blends of tender, often moving, thought-provoking and downright sexy stories.

JOSHUA BLURB

Bella spent the last year with a man that barely touched her. It was high time that she got some hot, passionate sex. The only problem was it couldn’t be with just anybody. It had to be with someone special.

Should she choose the gorgeous club owner? Or the mysterious, sexy businessman? Which of them would let her explore a secret desire for a little non-vanilla passion in and out of the bedroom?

Joshua is the fifth novel in the Risking Love series. The stories chart a group of friends through life and love. These steamy stories will have you laughing, crying, and your heart racing.

Joshua Link: https://amzn.to/3kCeB2K

❤️ANTHONY (Risking Love Book Four) is now available in paperback and ebook.

Read as a standalone or as part of the Risking Love series Link: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B07BN5PXDF

Chapter One
Tessa
After my business partner went home for the day, I called James, our receptionist, into my office. I prayed he’d help me. “You know that gorgeous friend of yours? The one with the blond hair and blue eyes?”

He stood in my doorway and raised a brow. “You must mean Samuel. Why do you ask?”

I rolled the straw wrapper from lunch that was still on my desk with my fingers. “I need a date for Violet and Joseph’s wedding this weekend.”

“Girl, you know he’s one of my gay friends, right? I thought that you’d been drooling over that hunk of a man, Tony.”

“Yes, and that’s why I need Samuel’s help.” God, I hoped this scheme my friends had concocted didn’t backfire on me.

He put his fists on his hips and looked at me like I was crazy. “Girlfriend, you’re not making any sense. I thought Tony was going to the wedding.”

My chest tightened. “He is, but… the man moves at a snail’s pace.” I crushed the straw paper into a ball and tossed it toward the trash. “He’s interested in me. My friends told me that they could tell by the way he acted and the things he said when he was around me. But he hasn’t made any attempt to ask me out. Joseph and Violet’s wedding would have been the perfect opportunity but he didn’t ask.” I combed my fingers through my hair.

I took a deep breath then huffed it out. “Jaq told us that he hasn’t dated since his divorce over a year ago. That he’s been working hard to make his restaurant successful.”

He swooshed his hand toward me. “He’s done that. So why wouldn’t he go after you?”

I shrugged my shoulders. “Tony told Joseph that he’s taking his time this go around, so he doesn’t make the same mistake he made with his first marriage.”

“Are you telling me that hot man hasn’t had sex for over a year? His balls are going to shrivel up and die. Are you sure he’s straight?” He teased.

“I didn’t say he hadn’t had sex. I’m saying he hasn’t dated anyone.”

He smirked. “And how does Jaq feel about you manipulating her brother? I thought she’d put up a roadblock when she found out because of your boy crazed days in college.”

“Good question. I didn’t get a chance to tell you what happened at dinner last night. My friends forced me to tell her how I felt about her brother.” The look on Jaq’s face had made me queasy. “I told her that I was head over heels crazy about Tony and that was the reason I hadn’t been dating.”

“Drama. You go girl. I want all the dirt.” He plopped down on the seat in front of my desk.

I smiled. I knew how much he loved to gossip. “At first, she accused me of secretly dating her brother and wanted to know why I would do such a thing.”

James slapped the top of my desk. “Oh, this is getting good. What did you say? Did you get angry?”

“I told her I would never do such a thing. Then she stuck out her chin and demanded to know what I was going to do about it.”

He grimaced. “What do you mean?”

I laughed. “That’s what I asked. She told me that he wasn’t a pursuer of women and never had been. He was a driven man who put most of his energy into his dreams of having a successful restaurant, and he was a painfully slow mover when it came to asking a woman out. Then she asked me again, ‘What was I going to do about it?’ At that point, my heart raced.”

Even now it raced from remembering Jaq’s words after I’d asked her if she meant that she was okay with me dating Tony. I leaned forward and steepled my hands.

“She told me that I was a good friend. And, sure, at the beginning of our senior year she’d been worried about my trolling for men. At the time, I had been dealing with my worst daddy-daughter issues.”

“Oh, please. Who hasn’t done some sleeping around in their younger years?”

I made duck lips at him because I knew Jaq hadn’t, but I wasn’t going to tell him that. He’d call my friend names, like prude, and most likely right to her face, and she so wasn’t one.

I melted back on my seat. “Well, it wasn’t my finest period in life. Then she said I was the nicest, smartest, most beautiful woman inside and out that she’d ever known.” My eyes welled up like they had last night at dinner.

James nodded. “Damn straight, you are.”

My heart smiled. “She wants me to date her thick-headed brother.”

“Of course she does. Your outgoing, fiery personality is what that man needs.” So how would having Samuel as your date help you get Tony?”

I leaned forward and took hold of his hand. “You’re not going to believe this, but, according to Jaq, we need to make him jealous enough to get him to ask me out.”

He gave me a devious smile. “Hmm, so Samuel would be the bait that gets Tony to wake up and get moving in on all the fineness that is you. I think you’re all nuts, but I happen to know that Samuel is free this Saturday, because he was going to hang with me until I had to leave for the wedding. I’ll hook the two of you up.”

“You’re the best."

“I hope this doesn’t backfire on you. You could lose Tony if he doesn’t like being manipulated.”

“We’ll have to make sure he doesn’t find out. I’ve already waited seven months for him to notice me and to make his move. We ladies all think that’s long enough. Don’t you?”

“Yes, and that is why you should have taken all that fineness of yours and moved on to greener pastures. Stop waiting around for this guy. No matter how hot he is, no one’s worth waiting that long for.”

“I would normally agree with you, but there’s so much more to Tony than his good looks. I’m going to give it this one last try. If it doesn’t work, I’ll take your advice and move on. I’ll be heartbroken, but I owe it to myself to find what Jaq, Carlie, and Violet have. True love is out there for me too. I feel it.”

ANTHONY (Risking Love Book Four)

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Tessa seemed to have it all, her father’s fortune, men falling at her feet, and a fairly new but successful business.

Secretly, all she longed for was her mother’s hug once more, her heartbroken widowed father acknowledging her existence, and the love of Tony.

Recently divorced, from a selfish, demanding ex-wife, Tony Telesco wanted nothing to do with a rich, spoiled, daddy’s girl like Tessa.

Would she be able to convince him that she was not as she seemed?

The Risking Love Novels are an emotionally charged exploration of the search for love and truth—in our relationships, our careers, and our hearts.

🔥JOSEPH (Risking Love Book Three)
JOSEPH Book Three in the Risking Love series is now available in paperback and Ebook. Pick up your copy today!

Find out why this automobile executive is everything that Violet wants but can't have.

Read as a series or as a stand-alone. https://books2read.com/u/3npADB 

JOSEPH (Risking Love Series book three):  

Violet had experienced a lot of loss in her life. She wasn't sure if she could ever trust love again. That was until she fell for Joseph. The problem was he belonged to her friend, Bella. Could Violet risk her friendship over a man? If she did break that friendship, would it destroy her relationship with her closest girlfriends forever?

If Violet risked her heart again and had a night of uncontrolled passion, would he abandon her like the others she had loved? Or would Joseph be her salvation?

MYSTIC DESIRE

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MYSTIC DESIRE publication day has arrived.
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COVER and Banner by Jessica Greeley https://lnkd.in/ddmU9c6

Includes Dream Catcher by Callie Carmen

Long ago a medicine man had made a matched set of dream catchers as a wedding gift to protect the Chief’s daughter and her warrior husband. He had called upon the benevolent spirits to keep the two soul mates safe and in a loving, healthy marriage.

It was foretold that if the two dream catchers were ever divided the new owners would be drawn together as soul mates. Was that possible?

To read all of the other wonderful blurbs on each of the Mystic Desire story’s check out my News page.

MYSTIC DESIRE:
Mystic Desire is a collection of short paranormal romance stories. This is a chance to read and discover the work of a diverse group of very talented authors. The themes in this book are varied, as are the collection of characters and artifacts, including Native American dream catchers, mystical jewelry, and characters such as lustful vampires, hot warlocks, a grumpy leprechaun, a ghostly terrier, a zombie apocalypse and things that go bump in the night. From soft and tender love to hot passionate, kinky sex, there is something for everyone in this anthology.

NICOLAS

NICOLAS (Risking Love book 2)
The Doctor will see you now! https://amzn.to/2GkldCD http://books2read.com/u/mqVGQv 
Carlie planned to finish at the top of her class, get a corporate job, and work her way up the ladder. She refused to risk having a life of poverty ever again. Within her plans there was no room for a relationship. So she had sworn off men; especially the good Dr. Nicolas Antonis.
Nicolas had other plans. They included her becoming his.
As if Nicolas wasn’t a big enough distraction; Carlie had to worry about her roommate’s, abusive ex-boyfriend, coming for her too.

The Risking Love novels are an emotionally charged exploration of the search for love and truth—in our relationships, our careers, and our hearts. These romantic stories will have you laughing, crying, and your heart racing.

⭐ NEW RELEASE💙
NICOLAS (Risking Love book 2)
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FIRST REVIEW FOR NICOLAS BY DENISE GREMORYKOHT PA

When I am looking for a good contemporary romance there are certain things I look for. I want characters I can see being friends with in real life. I want the relationship between the characters to build throughout the read. I need a story where the outcome is very important to me. Callie Carmen gives us that and then some. Even better, it’s a series so you know I’m in reader heaven. She has given us a group of unique, beautiful, intelligent women who a truly supportive of each other. We get to follow as they meet and fall for their soulmates.

FIVE STARS

This time around it’s Carlie’s turn. If you read Patrick, which I strongly recommend, then you know that she has goals and a two year plan. Then along comes Nicolas. He’s gorgeous, a doctor, and comes from a big loving Greek family. Add to that, he is genuinely a nice guy. Wait until you meet his family. One word. Damon. Man he’s impressive. The plot is well thought out with situations both outside of the relationship and in. Very well written with a level of suspense that will drive you forward without stressing you too much. A perfect balance of heat and emotionally touching scenes as well. I look forward to the next one.

PATRICK book one (Risking Love Series)
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‘Patrick’, by Callie Carmen: A Review

by Virginia Wallace  on her wonderful blog. Uncategorized  October 11, 2020 

This may sound funny coming from a romance author…

But contemporary romances are not usually my thing.

Now, mind you, that doesn’t mean I completely avoid them; after all, I did write one. (Should be out sometime this winter.)  It’s just that, given a choice, I prefer literature that has a more surreal (or even bizarre) feel to it. However, I have read a number of contemporary romances over the years that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed, and I always try to keep an open mind in regards to them.

At the end of the day, I know that I am just as likely to enjoy a contemporary romance as I am any other book. The trick, however, lies in getting me to pick it up in the first place! There’s gotta be some kind of hook, some interesting angle that makes the book grab my attention.

Callie Carmen (of Black Velvet Seductions Publishing) managed to pull it off…

Her novel Patrick features a serial killer. (To me, that’s like waving a bag of crack in front of a junkie. Seriously…) Now, I would’ve thought that this would make the book a ‘thriller’, but it doesn’t; Patrick is a rock-solid romance, with the emphasis ever remaining upon the characters and their interactions with one another.

The killer is pretty twisted, and even helps narrate the story (which is rather unnerving). Callie did a phenomenal job of balancing the dark side of her tale with the budding romance between the heroine Jaq and her love-interest, Patrick. It was obviously a fine line to walk, too. Had Callie ‘gone for broke’ on the morbid side, romance publishers would have told her to go kick rocks and horror publishers would have told her that the story was too sappy. (I’d have ROYALLY flubbed that one! My manuscript would’ve been as disturbing as all hell.) Patrick required a certain amount of finesse to write, and even more so to market; a ‘horror chick’ could never have pulled it off.

Callie did.

I loved the nuances of the characters. Frankly, I frowned upon Jaq’s dating four guys at once before she met Patrick. That just seemed kinda… well, mean. On the other hand, Jaq was also a fairly innocent woman, certainly not someone who could be labeled ‘cheap’ or ‘easy’. Her father, while described as an alcoholic and an embarrassment to his family, is also portrayed as a kind man who was a decent person when he was sober.

Then there’s Patrick. I strongly suspect that culture comes into play when evaluating Patrick’s character. I would imagine that many readers from ‘progressive’ regions (such as the American Northeast and West Coast) might describe Patrick as ‘possessive’, or even ‘controlling’. I, however, was born and raised in the American South, where the ‘alpha male’ is the norm and not the exception. (Even our ladies often refer to passive or overly-solicitous men as ‘weenies’.) So how you view Patrick’s character depends on where you come from, I think, and what social expectations you’ve been bred to hold.

Notice I didn’t really say anything about the serial killer, other than there is one. And I ain’t gonna, either…

Don’t wanna spoil it for you, ya know?

Patrick, by Callie Carmen. Go read it! You’ll be glad you did.

Cheers! – Virginia

(P.S – Callie’s next novel, Joshua, will be available for preorder November 1 and publication December 1. She will also be appearing in a cowboy-themed anthology later this winter, alongside yours truly. I’m deeply honored!)

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PATRICK
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Risking Love Novels

Take a risk on the new Risking Love novels. The Risking Love novels are an emotionally charged exploration of the search for love and truth—in our relationships, our careers, and our hearts. These romantic stories will have you laughing, crying, and your heart racing.

Book 1 PATRICK: books2read.com/u/3krqEW

Jaq had no interest in a serious relationship because life at an early age had taught her that men weren’t to be trusted. But she met Patrick who soon had her thinking about risking her heart. For Patrick the time for Jaq dating other men had ended. He wanted her all to himself. But would she stay if she knew the secrets of his past? Patrick wasn’t the only man who wanted Jaq, and the other man was willing to kill to have her. 

Book 2 NICOLAS: http://books2read.com/u/mqVGQv 

Carlie planned to finish at the top of her class, get a corporate job, and work her way up the ladder. She refused to risk having a life of poverty ever again. Within her plans, there was no room for a relationship. So she had sworn off men; especially the good Dr. Nicolas Antonis.

Nicolas had other plans. They included her becoming his.

As if Nicolas wasn’t a big enough distraction; Carlie had to worry about her roommate’s, abusive ex-boyfriend, coming for her too.

Book 3 JOSEPH:  books2read.com/u/3npADB

Violet had experienced a lot of loss in her life. She wasn't sure if she could ever trust love again. That was until she fell for Joseph. The problem was he belonged to her friend, Bella. Could Violet risk her friendship over a man? If she did break that friendship, would it destroy her relationship with her closest girlfriends forever?

If Violet risked her heart again and had a night of uncontrolled passion, would he abandon her like the others she had loved? Or would Joseph be her salvation?

Book 4 ANTHONY:

Tessa seemed to have it all, her father’s fortune, men falling at her feet, and a fairly new but successful business. Secretly, all she longed for was her mother’s hug once more, her heartbroken widowed father acknowledging her existence, and the love of Tony.

Recently divorced, from a selfish, demanding ex-wife, Tony Telesco wanted nothing to do with a rich, spoiled, daddy’s girl like Tessa. Would she be able to convince him that she was not as she seemed?

Book 5 JOSHUA:

Bella spent the last year with a man that barely touched her. It was high time that she got some hot, passionate sex. The only problem was it couldn’t be with just anybody. It had to be with someone special.

Should she choose the gorgeous club owner? Or the mysterious, sexy businessman? Which of them would let her explore a secret desire for a little non-vanilla passion in and out of the bedroom?

Joshua is the fifth novel in the Risking Love series. The stories chart a group of friends through life and love. These steamy stories will have you laughing, crying, and your heart racing.

Book 6 MICHAEL:

Olivia had spent enough time on memories of her ex-boyfriend’s abuse. She was going to put all of her efforts into her new business career. And try to convince her boss, Vice President Michael Evans, that the woman he’d been dating was nothing more than an opportunist and that she’d climb into bed with anyone that could get her to the top.

Michael who lost his younger sister to an abusive relationship was falling in love with Olivia. He kept his distance from her and dated a woman that Olivia was fond of calling dragon lady. As soon as he felt Olivia was able to trust him to be different than her abusive ex he would work to capture her heart.