IN HONOR OF MEMORIAL DAY...GIVEAWAY AND DONATION!

 To honor those who have served in the military, I am offering to donate one dollar for each comment to Wounded Warrior Project. I am also giving away 1 copy of LOVE LOST & FOUND, the military contemporary romance Ben Tanner & I wrote.  Leave a comment to enter and an email addy to enter.

What reviewers are saying:
"There's plenty of action in the story, as well as emotionally powerful love scenes to satisfy romance readers and suspense to keep you turning the pages."

"All I can say is I Loved, LOVE LOST And FOUND! I couldn't put it down, It was A Great Read!"

" It is a well written, fast paced, fun romance with just the right amount of passion and suspense."
 "There was never a dull moment in this book and you found yourself never wanting it to end."
"Authors Jean C. Joachim and Ben Tanner did a great job of bringing us two well-crafted characters, and a twisting plot with plenty of romance and suspense."

7 five star reviews, 3 four star reviews 

A bit of a tease

What do a Marine who received a “Dear John” letter and a journalist who dumped her cheating fiancé have in common? Nothing, outside of being heartbroken over lost love. But when they accidentally end up next to each other jetting to a Caribbean paradise, they do share one thing: mutual attraction.  

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 CALL OF DUTY, a military romance anthology which contains SWEET LOVE REMEMBERED, my military romance short story. My publisher, SECRET CRAVINGS is donating $2.50 (50% of ebook price) from the proceeds from the sale of this book to Operation Gratitude. Help us contribute to this great cause, buy a book. Thank you!!
BUY LINK: SECRET CRAVINGS Military romance can come in as many flavors as ice cream. Call of Duty, a military romance anthology from Secret Cravings Publishing, offers five different flavors of military romance with stories from five different authors. From historical to contemporary, from male military personnel to female, from broken homes to couples just getting together you’ll find emotionally scorching stories with humor, passion and plenty of steam, all ending happily. Enlist in hours of reading pleasure with Call of Duty, a different kind of anthology.Contribute while you read! Secret Cravings Publishing is donating half the proceeds from sales of Call of Duty to Operation: Gratitude, an outfit that funds care packages for the military.

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Thank you to all who serve and have served and especially to those who gave their lives for our country.

GETTING TO KNOW 10 SECRET CRAVINGS AUTHORS, UP CLOSE & PERSONAL!

From time to time I'll be posting 5 Fast Facts about Secret Cravings Authors. There are too many to post all at once, so I apologize to those who aren't on here today. Keep a lookout as, eventually, I'll post everyone who submitted their facts, You are an awesome group!

FIVE FAST FACTS! 

NAME: MICHEL PRINCE
LATEST TITLE: The Guardian's Heart
1) GENRE: Contemporary Erotic Romance
2) CITY & STATE WHERE YOU LIVE:  North St. Paul, MN
3) FAVORITE COLOR: Lilac
4) DREAM VACATION: Bali in a hut over the ocean.
5) ONE THING PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU:  I can still sing the whole McDonald's song from the late 80's that had the whole menu on it... "I want a big mac, mcblt, quarter pounder with some cheese, filet of fish, a hamburger...all the way to the end."

NAME: DAVEE JONES (a/k/a ALLEE MAE)

LATEST TITLE: Finding Love Under a Rock, Book One of the Critter Getter series

1) GENRE: YA Paranormal Romance

2) CITY & STATE WHERE YOU LIVE: Little Elm, TX

3) FAVORITE COLOR: Orange

4) DREAM VACATION: I really want to visit Tuscany, Italy. I also love the Rocky Mountains...sigh snow

5) ONE THING PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU: I love to collect SOCKS! 

NAME: LINDSAY DOWNS
LATEST TITLE: Love and War
1) GENRE: historical romance
2) CITY & STATE WHERE YOU LIVE: Leander, TX
3) FAVORITE COLOR: Blue
4) DREAM VACATION: Going to a conference
5) ONE THING PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU: Yes, my name is really Lindsay Downs and I'm a man.

NAME: DARLENE P. WINSTON
LATEST TITLE: The Other Woman
1) GENRE:Mainstream
2) CITY & STATE WHERE YOU LIVE: Chester, VA
3) FAVORITE COLOR: Red
4) DREAM VACATION: 2 week Hawaiian stay
5) ONE THING PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU: I wanted to be a Civil Engineer.

NAME:  MOLLY DANIELS
LATEST TITLE:  Searching For Love
1) GENRE:  Women's Fiction/YA Mainstream/Historical
2) CITY & STATE WHERE YOU LIVE:  Vincennes, IN
3) FAVORITE COLOR:  Yellow
4) DREAM VACATION:  Florida
5) ONE THING PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU:  Managed the concession stand for 2 years when my older two kids played baseball.

NAME:  JAMIE SALISBURY

Latest Title:  Rockin' the Boss

Genre: Contemporary, erotic, cougar romance

City & State where you live: Suburb of Atlanta, GA - the ATL

Favorite Color:  Purple, purple, purple!!!

Dream Vacation:  Tahiti - South Pacific

One Thing People Don't Know about you:  I qualified for Pan American Games as a back-up rider in the equestrian category (Chile)  (LONG time ago!) - Never got there because my family had to leave post haste from South America due to unstable political climate.

NAME: GINNY LYNN
LATEST TITLE: Just to be Left Alone
1) GENRE:  Romantic Suspense
2) CITY & STATE WHERE YOU LIVE:  Fayetteville, Ga
3) FAVORITE COLOR:  Emerald Green
4) DREAM VACATION: All expense paid trip to Bora Bora or the Caribbean.
5) ONE THING PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU: I had skin cancer at seven, which was cut out of me while my father held me down on the exam table. Mind you, this was before lasers were in all medical practices.
   

NAME: DAWNE PROCHILO
LATEST TITLE: Jake's Lady
1) GENRE: historical western
2) CITY & STATE WHERE YOU LIVE: Sterling Heights, MI
3) FAVORITE COLOR: lavender
4) DREAM VACATION: Anywhere with mountain views and privacy
5) ONE THING PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU: I can change a car's tire, the oil and sparks plugs with the best of them. 

NAME:  LAURIE WHITE
LATEST TITLE:  Twist of Fate
1) GENRE: Romantic Suspense
2) CITY & STATE WHERE YOU LIVE: Chattanooga, TN
3) FAVORITE COLOR: purple and pink
4) DREAM VACATION: Hawaii
5) ONE THING PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU: Was on a local kids' show on TV when I was in kindergarten

NAME: M. S. SPENCER

Latest Title: Lapses of Memory

1) GENRES: Romance, Romantic Suspense/Mystery

2) HOME: Longboat Key, Florida

3) FAVORITE COLOR: Coral

4) DREAM VACATION: Viking River Cruise OR eco trip to Galapagos OR Smithsonian tour of Florence 

5) ONE THING PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU:….You may not want to know this: I love snakes.

  

TUESDAY TALE - WORD PROMPT "BITE"

THE RESCUED HEART

“No lunch today?” Rory’s gaze traveled the length of Hack. She liked looking at his tall, muscular frame
“I forgot. Don’t usually bring lunch to the clinic. I send out.” He took his seat by the computer.
 “Guess you’ll have to suffer through some of my food  today."
At noon, Rory stopped dictating and raised her arms high above her head. Her sharp eyes noticed Hack staring at her chest, like he did at every opportunity. She chuckled to herself. With that pancake he calls a woman, no wonder he loves my chest.
“Lunch break.”
Hack stood and stretched his arms and legs. “Someday I’m going to go into major cramping from that desk.”
“Then I’ll call 911. Come on. I’ve got something new I made.” 
"Do you have the number for the poison control center handy?’
“Very funny.” She pulled out two small potpies.
“What’s in there, the body of your last boyfriend.” He chuckled at his own cleverness.
“If you don’t stop, I’m going to give yours to Baxter!”
At the mention of his name, Baxter jumped down from the sofa and padded over to Rory, bumping his splint rhythmically against the wooden floor. She pulled a treat out of a bag on the counter and fed it to him.
“He’s going to get fat if you give him a treat every time he begs. Not good training either.”
“God! Don’t you ever let go? Ever just do something because you want to or it feels good?”
“I can be spontaneous,” he sniffed.
She cracked up, doubling over. “Really? And hippos can fly.” She chucked the pot pies into the oven. "Does Miss Beanpole cook? No, probably not. After all she doesn’t eat, so why cook?”
“We order in.”
“Not everyone can afford to order in.”
Within five minutes the tempting aroma of beef and flaky crust filled the tiny apartment. Rory noticed Hack staring at the oven. Poor guy needs a home-cooked meal.

“Could use some help here. Don’t need to add a third degree burn to my broken arm.”

Hack took the not-so-subtle hint, donned oven mitts and removed the pies. He placed them on a rack to cool. Rory poked a hole in her creation to let out the steam. She lifted a small portion on a fork and blew on it.
“Here, take a bite and tell me what you think.” She fed him the morsel then chewed her lip. Hack closed his eyes.

     “So? What do you think?”
     “I think you’re wasting your time writing when you could be a successful chef.” 
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