Monday, August 2, 2021

HBS Author’s Spotlight – Class of July 2021

This class includes interviews and book showcases which are a MUST read. The author's bio and contact information plus their picture and book covers highlight the post.

Be sure to check out what they have coming next for their readers.

Thanks to the following outstanding authors for a great month. Here is a summary of our July crew.


HBS Author's Spotlight Showcase

Tamara Ferguson
Featured Book: THAT UNBELIEVABLE KISS



Can A Long Distance Marriage Of Convenience Lead To A Lifetime Of Love?

Womanizer Brian Lancaster has been in and out of trouble his entire life. Being forced to enlist, he does one noble thing when an employee of the family construction business is laid off. Karen Andres' younger brother is diabetic and she's shocked when Brian offers marriage so that her brother can continue to have medical coverage.

After Air Force engineer Brian is deployed twice, Brian and Karen are both afraid to admit they've fallen in love. Can their long-distance marriage of convenience lead to a lifetime of love?


AVAILABLE at Amazon

Author: Tamara Ferguson
Author Genre: Contemporary, Romance, Suspense

Website: TALES FROM DRAGONFLY
Twitter: @Tammysdragonfly
E-Mail: Tammysdragonfly@gmail.com
Facebook: Check Out Facebook
Goodreads: Check Out Goodreads

Post with Profile + Interview: HBS Author's Spotlight

Amazon Author Profile and Book List

Author Description:
Writing steamy yet sweet compassionate stories of fate that are wonderfully romantic, Tamara Ferguson is the multi-award winning, USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR of the Tales of the Dragonfly Romance Suspense Series, the Kissed By Fate Series, the Two Hearts Wounded Warrior Romance Series, the Daydreams & Dragonflies Sweet Romance Series and the Tales From Dragonfly Pointe Short Story Series.

If you don't believe in the power of fate, you shouldn't read her stories, because Tamara always writes a happily-ever-after for her heroines and heroes, since it doesn't always work out that way in real life.

Since 2015, she has earned more than thirty awards, twenty of those for her Two Hearts Wounded Warrior romances, including five Readers' Favorite International Book Awards with Two Hearts In Accord (2019) and Two Hearts Unbroken (2018) earning the BRONZE, Two Hearts Under Fire (2019) and Two Hearts Unspoken (2016) earning the SILVER and Two Hearts Find Christmas earning the GOLD Medal in Military Fiction (2018.) Two Hearts Surrendered was also a New Apple Romance Selection for excellence in Indie Publishing and 2018 Top Shelf Finalist. Two Hearts' Christmas Wish is a 2017 IAN Book of the Year Finalist. And it's the #13 BEST INDIE BOOK of 2017.

Along with the 2015 Romance Reviews Readers' Choice Award Winner That Unforgettable Kiss, Two Hearts Surrendered and Two Hearts Unspoken were also finalists for the 2016 IAN Book of The Year. Tales of the Dragonfly In Tandem was a romance finalist in the Indie Excellence Awards, while Tales of the Dragonfly In Flight was a romance suspense winner at the Readers' Favorite International Book Awards.

A member of the RWA, the Authors' Billboard and the Authors' Independent Book Network, her stories have been included in several #1 bestselling anthologies.

Since she remains a full-time caregiver for an autistic son (along with a bunch of adopted pets!), you can usually find Tammy working at home, where she spends a lot of time not completing her numerous home improvement projects, because she's writing or helping author friends promote their books on twitter.



For the rest of the story...View Tamara Ferguson - HBS Author's Spotlight Showcase

Nancy Fraser
Featured Book: Return of the Runaway Bride



Five years earlier, Emily Bennett ran out on Chase Michaels on the eve of their wedding. At twenty-two, she wanted more than the island of Last Chance Beach could offer. Intent on making a name for herself as a world-class journalist, she left to take a job with a big city newspaper.

Heartbroken, Chase left Last Chance Beach and joined the Coast Guard in an effort to rebuild his life. Returning four years later for a family emergency, he decided to stay and go into business with his best friend.

Emily’s returning as well. Not as the journalist she’d hoped to be but as a bestselling romance author. One of her books is about to be made into a movie, and filming will take place on Last Chance Beach and in the nearby town of Summerville.

Will Emily’s return give them a second chance at the love they once shared? Or, will her ‘other’ reason for leaving put a wedge between three best friends that can’t be healed by time or intention?

AVAILABLE at Amazon

Author: Nancy Fraser
Author Genre: Romance

Author's Blog: Instagram
Website: Nancy Fraser
Twitter: @nfraserauthor
E-Mail: romwriter96@gmail.com
Facebook: Check Out Facebook
Goodreads: Check Out Goodreads

Post with Profile + Interview: HBS Author's Spotlight

Amazon Author Profile and Book List

Author Description:
Award-winning author Nancy Fraser has been writing since the early 1990s. Published since 1996, she writes in multiple romance genres. From sweet 1960's vintage romance, to paranormal/time travel, to sizzling erotic romance, she never knows where her muse will take her.

When she's not writing (which is almost never), Nancy loves to travel with Las Vegas being her favored destination. Nancy lives in Atlantic Canada where she enjoys the relaxed pace and colorful people.

NANCY FRASER—Jumping Across Romance Genres with Gleeful Abandon—is an Amazon Top 100 and Award-Winning author who can’t seem to decide which romance genre suits her best. So, she writes them all.



For the rest of the story...View Nancy Fraser - HBS Author's Spotlight Showcase

Dianne Harman
Featured Book: Holly & the Underage Party



Parties where undereage teenagers are served alcohol are nothing new, And they’re often considered a right-of-passage for young people.
But when your car’s almost demolished
By a drunk high-school driver
It gets a little personal.

When Sheriff Davis asks Holly to help him find out who’s buying the alcohol for these parties, she doesn’t feel she has a choice. She’s compelled to find the person, if for no other reason than to try and get someone to pay for the repairs to her car.

Join Holly and her friends as they go “undercover” to hunt for the offending person. But as always in cases like this, there’s a lot more to it than what appears on the surface. Could she have gotten in over her head with this investigation? And what would Nancy Drew do?

AVAILABLE at Amazon

Author: Dianne Harman
Author Genre: Cozy Mystery, Romance and Literary Fiction

Author's Blog: Dianne Harman Author
Website: Dianne Harman Author
Twitter: @DianneDHarman
Facebook: Check Out Facebook
Goodreads: Check Out Goodreads

Post with Profile + Interview: HBS Author's Spotlight

Amazon Author Profile and Book List

Author Description:
Two-time USA Today Bestselling Author and seven time Amazon All Star Author, Dianne Harman, draws her stories and characters from a diverse business and personal background. She owned a national antique and art appraisal business for many years, left that industry, and opened two yoga centers where she taught and certified yoga instructors. She's traveled extensively throughout the world and loves nothing more than cooking, playing backgammon with her husband, Tom, and throwing the ball for their dog, Kelly.

Being a dog lover and having attended numerous cooking schools, she couldn't resist writing about food and dogs. Dianne is the author of several cozy mystery series: Cedar Bay, Liz Lucas, High Desert, Midwest, Jack Trout, Northwest, Cottonwood Springs and a paranormal cozy mystery series.

She's also the author of the award-winning suspenseful Coyote Series, Midlife Journey Series, Slade Kelly Suspense Series, and the Cozy Cookbook Series which consists of recipes from her cozy mystery series. Enjoy!



For the rest of the story...View Dianne Harman - HBS Author's Spotlight Showcase

Dianne Harman
Featured Book: Mystery at the Chateau Madrigal



Being hired to cater a wedding in Provence where the who's who of France will be attending is a dream come true. Even better that it's being held at the Chateau Madrigal, a winery just outside of Marseille.

Chef Dani assumes there will be plenty of time off to explore Michelin restaurants, where Van Gogh lived and painted, and Provence in all its beauty, with its flamingos, black bulls, and miles of Camargue salt flats. To say nothing of imbibing in the award-winning wines the chateau produces.

Sounds ideal, right? Not quite. Not when Amalie, the bride-to-be, goes missing hours before the wedding. Kidnapped for ransom is ruled out, but who would want to kidnap the bride-to-be? And why?

Perhaps the disgruntled maid of honor? Or the bride's jealous sister? Or even the man who wasn't chosen to be the new winemaker at Chateau Madrigal? Good thing the caterer's sous-chef is a private investigator! And have you ever heard of a dog being a maid of honor?

Join Chef Dani Rosetti, her sous-chef, Arthur, and Killer, a huge Mastiff dog, as they search the wine caves beneath the chateau for Amalie. Caves that are dark and frightening. But if the chateau's security force hasn't had any luck finding Amalie, how can they hope to find her in time for the wedding? The wedding the French tabloids are calling "The Wedding of the Year".

AVAILABLE at Amazon

Author: Dianne Harman
Author Genre: Cozy Mystery, Romance and Literary Fiction

Author's Blog: Dianne Harman Author
Website: Dianne Harman Author
Twitter: @DianneDHarman
Facebook: Check Out Facebook
Goodreads: Check Out Goodreads

Post with Profile + Interview: HBS Author's Spotlight

Amazon Author Profile and Book List

Author Description:
Two-time USA Today Bestselling Author and seven time Amazon All Star Author, Dianne Harman, draws her stories and characters from a diverse business and personal background. She owned a national antique and art appraisal business for many years, left that industry, and opened two yoga centers where she taught and certified yoga instructors. She's traveled extensively throughout the world and loves nothing more than cooking, playing backgammon with her husband, Tom, and throwing the ball for their dog, Kelly.

Being a dog lover and having attended numerous cooking schools, she couldn't resist writing about food and dogs. Dianne is the author of several cozy mystery series: Cedar Bay, Liz Lucas, High Desert, Midwest, Jack Trout, Northwest, Cottonwood Springs and a paranormal cozy mystery series.

She's also the author of the award-winning suspenseful Coyote Series, Midlife Journey Series, Slade Kelly Suspense Series, and the Cozy Cookbook Series which consists of recipes from her cozy mystery series. Enjoy!



For the rest of the story...View Dianne Harman - HBS Author's Spotlight Showcase

James Moushon
Featured Book: Operation No Sanctuary



Mexican cartel violence erupts in the sanctuary city LA.

A gang war erupts in East LA between neighborhood gangs and the notorious MS-13 gang from San Salvador and a Mexican cartel from Tijuana is right in the middle of the conflict. CIA Agent Jonathon Stone is assigned the operation. He joins a crime task force to try to stop the violence and capture the cartel leaders. Along with FBI Agent Jodi Shannon, he pursues the elusive Raul Romero, the cartel kingpin who he has been after for a decade.

Drug trafficking, gang shootings, and politics all play a role as Jonathon battles the sanctuary city LA which seems to protect the innocent and the guilty.


AVAILABLE at Amazon

Author: James Moushon
Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Satire

Author's Blog: Indie Author’s Corner
Website: James Moushon - Mystery Writer / Author Advocate
Twitter: @jimhbs
E-Mail: james.moushon@gmail.com
Facebook: Check Out Facebook
Goodreads: Check Out Goodreads

Post with Profile + Interview: HBS Author's Spotlight

Amazon Author Profile and Book List

Author Description:
James Moushon is a Mystery writer and an Author Advocate. All his novels and short stories feature CIA Agent Jonathon Stone.

James is currently wearing two Hats. He is a Mystery Writer and a Book Publishing Blogger. You can find his blogs at:

HBS Author’s Spotlight

The blog's purpose is to help authors get exposure in the book publishing industry. He has interviewed and showcased over 600 authors to date.

Mystery Reader’s Circle
The HBS Mystery Reader's Circle provides information about the latest novels and what is coming next from a collection of Bestselling and Outstanding Authors in the Mystery, Thrillers, Historical Fiction and Crime genre.

Indie Author's Corner The Corner is a collection of Author advice and studies including Marketing, Social Media and other major topics created to help writers in today's ever changing world of book publishing.

Vella Words Blog
The purpose of this blog is to help readers gain exposure to the Kindle Vella platform and to showcase authors with Kindle Vella Series. It will provide series descriptions, author bio and contact information plus their book lists.

He has spent the majority of his adult life developing computer systems and thinking about writing mysteries.



For the rest of the story...View James Moushon - HBS Author's Spotlight Showcase

Susan Jean Ricci
Featured Book: Don't Bruise the Bananas



A Free Pass For a Lifetime...
“Intense emotion, leading to prose or poetry, cannot be described in any other fashion… I embrace Jay’s existence with the honor he deserves, because he always got me, even when I didn’t get myself.”

Returning from the award winning Cindy's Crusade's Series, Dinosaurs and Cherry Stems and the sequel The Sugar Ticket, kindly join Cindy and Jay DeMatteo's journey in the third saga Don’t Bruise the Bananas, as these two lovebirds approach the seven year itch.

Laugh with this special couple as they re-nest, hope that their treasured memories will inspire their relationship to grow stronger, and pray as they experience hard challenges they never expected to face.


AVAILABLE at Amazon

Author: Susan Jean Ricci
Author Genre: Romance

Author's Blog: Susan Jean Ricci
Website: Susan Jean Ricci
Twitter: @Susanjeanricci
Facebook: Check Out Facebook
Goodreads: Check Out Goodreads

Post with Profile + Interview: HBS Author's Spotlight

Amazon Author Profile and Book List

Author Description:
A USA Today, Award-Winning Author, Susan Jean Ricci is best known for her Cindy's Crusades Series, starring the hilarious duo Cindy and Jay DeMatteo. These characters were first introduced in the multi-award winning novel Dinosaurs and Cherry Stems, and return to entertain you in its sequel The Sugar Ticket. Look for the soon to be published and final saga Don't Bruise the Bananas, releasing May 2021.

Cindy and Jay's mischief making lives on in these shorts: A Sweet Snafu, Christmas With Niagara, His Sacred Vow, Passion's Secret Ingredient, and Turning up the Heat. Please also consider Ms. Ricci's other stand alone works of fiction and short stories in her new series Love's Salvation, and her latest release, the nonfiction best seller Running On All Fours.

A member of the RWA, The Authors' Billboard, and the Independent Authors' Network, several of Ms. Ricci's titles have been recognized as Outstanding Novella Winner in the IAN 2020, Outstanding Finalist in the IAN 2020, and Finalist in the Outstanding Novellas Categories 2019,2018, 2017, and the Women's Outstanding Fiction Winner in the IAN 2016.



For the rest of the story...View Susan Jean Ricci - HBS Author's Spotlight Showcase

Cynthia Woolf
Featured Book: Nora



Wed one of her father’s lecherous old cronies or flee. Those are the only options for Nora Jones. Refusing to be a pawn, she escapes in the night, running for her life. Her freedom.

Ben Taylor is no stranger to a fight. An honorable man, he’s still a rough, tough cowboy who gets into plenty of trouble. When caught in a compromising situation, albeit an innocent one, Ben does the first thing that comes to mind – marry the lady in distress.

Sparks fly in 1855 in the Willamette Valley in the Oregon Territory as Nora and Ben fall unexpectedly in love, but no one can outrun their past forever. When danger comes calling, will Ben be able to protect Nora, or will they all go down in flames?


AVAILABLE at Amazon

Author: Cynthia Woolf
Author Genre: Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Author's Blog: Cynthia Woolf blog
Website: Cynthia Woolf - from Cowboys to Space Captains
Twitter: @CynthiaWoolf
E-Mail: cindy@cynthiawoolf.com
Facebook: Check Out Facebook
Goodreads: Check Out Goodreads

Post with Profile + Interview: HBS Author's Spotlight

Amazon Author Profile and Book List

Author Description:
Cynthia Woolf is the award-winning and best-selling author of fifty-three historical western romance novels and two short stories with more books on the way. She has also published six sci-fi, space opera romances, which she calls westerns in space. Along with these books she has also published four boxed sets of her books.

Cynthia loves writing and reading romance. Her first western romance Tame A Wild Heart, was inspired by the story her mother told her of meeting Cynthia's father on a ranch in Creede, Colorado. Although Tame A Wild Heart takes place in Creede that is the only similarity between the stories. Her father was a cowboy, not a bounty hunter, and her mother was a nursemaid (called a nanny now), not the ranch owner.

Cynthia credits her wonderfully supportive husband Jim and her great critique partners for saving her sanity and allowing her to explore her creativity.



For the rest of the story...View Cynthia Woolf - HBS Author's Spotlight Showcase

HBS Bundles and Co-Authored Showcase


Featured Set: HOT Romances and Suspense Summer 2021 - Kindle Virtual Bookshelf


Title: Secrets, Lies & Alibis




An elusive danger brings two obstinate lovers together for the sake of their unborn child

SAC Agent Amanda Rhinehold is driven to succeed, so it's a bitter pill to swallow when she is forced to accept a demotion in order to distance herself from an error in judgment-- one that leaves her pregnant.

Adam O'Connor uses his playboy image to keep anyone from getting too close. History has shown the people he cares about tends to get hurt, he's like the proverbial bad luck charm. When an affair with his supervisor goes sideways and she leaves town, he figures it's for the best, though his heart isn't so sure.

When trouble comes calling, these two will have to sort their differences in order to protect their baby- and try not to fall in love in the process.

Available at Amazon



Author: Jacquie Biggar
Author Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Suspense

Website: Jacquie Biggar - Romance Suspense Writer w/Attitude
Author's Blog: Jacquie"s Newsletter
Twitter: @JacqBiggar
E-Mail: jbiggar@telusplanet.net
Goodreads: Check Out Goodreads
Facebook: Check Out Facebook

Post with Profile + Interview: HBS Author's Spotlight

Amazon Author Profile and Book List



Author Description:
Jacquie Biggar is a USA Today bestselling author of romance who loves to write about tough, alpha males and strong, contemporary women willing to show their men that true power comes from love. She lives on Vancouver Island with her husband and loves to hear from readers all over the world!

In her own words:
"My name is Jacquie Biggar. When I'm not acting like a total klutz I am a wife, mother of one, grandmother, and a butler to my calico cat.

My guilty pleasure are reality tv shows like Amazing Race and The Voice. I can be found every Monday night in my armchair plastered to the television laughing at Blake and Adam's shenanigans.

I love to hang at the beach with DH (darling hubby) taking pictures or reading romance novels (what else?).

I have a slight Tim Hortons obsession, enjoy gardening, everything pink and talking to my friends."

Title: THAT UNBELIEVABLE KISS




Can A Long Distance Marriage Of Convenience Lead To A Lifetime Of Love?

Womanizer Brian Lancaster has been in and out of trouble his entire life. Being forced to enlist, he does one noble thing when an employee of the family construction business is laid off. Karen Andres' younger brother is diabetic and she's shocked when Brian offers marriage so that her brother can continue to have medical coverage.

After Air Force engineer Brian is deployed twice, Brian and Karen are both afraid to admit they've fallen in love. Can their long-distance marriage of convenience lead to a lifetime of love?

Available at Amazon



Author: Tamara Ferguson
Author Genre: Contemporary, Romance, Suspense

Website: TALES FROM DRAGONFLY
Twitter: @Tammysdragonfly
E-Mail: Tammysdragonfly@gmail.com
Goodreads: Check Out Goodreads
Facebook: Check Out Facebook

Post with Profile + Interview: HBS Author's Spotlight

Amazon Author Profile and Book List



Author Description:
Writing steamy yet sweet compassionate stories of fate that are wonderfully romantic, Tamara Ferguson is the multi-award winning, USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR of the Tales of the Dragonfly Romance Suspense Series, the Kissed By Fate Series, the Two Hearts Wounded Warrior Romance Series, the Daydreams & Dragonflies Sweet Romance Series and the Tales From Dragonfly Pointe Short Story Series.

If you don't believe in the power of fate, you shouldn't read her stories, because Tamara always writes a happily-ever-after for her heroines and heroes, since it doesn't always work out that way in real life.

Since 2015, she has earned more than thirty awards, twenty of those for her Two Hearts Wounded Warrior romances, including five Readers' Favorite International Book Awards with Two Hearts In Accord (2019) and Two Hearts Unbroken (2018) earning the BRONZE, Two Hearts Under Fire (2019) and Two Hearts Unspoken (2016) earning the SILVER and Two Hearts Find Christmas earning the GOLD Medal in Military Fiction (2018.) Two Hearts Surrendered was also a New Apple Romance Selection for excellence in Indie Publishing and 2018 Top Shelf Finalist. Two Hearts' Christmas Wish is a 2017 IAN Book of the Year Finalist. And it's the #13 BEST INDIE BOOK of 2017.

Along with the 2015 Romance Reviews Readers' Choice Award Winner That Unforgettable Kiss, Two Hearts Surrendered and Two Hearts Unspoken were also finalists for the 2016 IAN Book of The Year. Tales of the Dragonfly In Tandem was a romance finalist in the Indie Excellence Awards, while Tales of the Dragonfly In Flight was a romance suspense winner at the Readers' Favorite International Book Awards.

A member of the RWA, the Authors' Billboard and the Authors' Independent Book Network, her stories have been included in several #1 bestselling anthologies.

Since she remains a full-time caregiver for an autistic son (along with a bunch of adopted pets!), you can usually find Tammy working at home, where she spends a lot of time not completing her numerous home improvement projects, because she's writing or helping author friends promote their books on twitter.

Title: Return of the Runaway Bride




Five years earlier, Emily Bennett ran out on Chase Michaels on the eve of their wedding. At twenty-two, she wanted more than the island of Last Chance Beach could offer. Intent on making a name for herself as a world-class journalist, she left to take a job with a big city newspaper.

Heartbroken, Chase left Last Chance Beach and joined the Coast Guard in an effort to rebuild his life. Returning four years later for a family emergency, he decided to stay and go into business with his best friend.

Emily’s returning as well. Not as the journalist she’d hoped to be but as a bestselling romance author. One of her books is about to be made into a movie, and filming will take place on Last Chance Beach and in the nearby town of Summerville.

Will Emily’s return give them a second chance at the love they once shared? Or, will her ‘other’ reason for leaving put a wedge between three best friends that can’t be healed by time or intention?

Available at Amazon



Author: Nancy Fraser
Author Genre: Romance

Website: Nancy Fraser
Author's Blog: Instagram
Twitter: @nfraserauthor
E-Mail: romwriter96@gmail.com
Goodreads: Check Out Goodreads
Facebook: Check Out Facebook

Post with Profile + Interview: HBS Author's Spotlight

Amazon Author Profile and Book List



Author Description:
Award-winning author Nancy Fraser has been writing since the early 1990s. Published since 1996, she writes in multiple romance genres. From sweet 1960's vintage romance, to paranormal/time travel, to sizzling erotic romance, she never knows where her muse will take her.

When she's not writing (which is almost never), Nancy loves to travel with Las Vegas being her favored destination. Nancy lives in Atlantic Canada where she enjoys the relaxed pace and colorful people.

NANCY FRASER—Jumping Across Romance Genres with Gleeful Abandon—is an Amazon Top 100 and Award-Winning author who can’t seem to decide which romance genre suits her best. So, she writes them all.

Title: Don't Bruise the Bananas




A Free Pass For a Lifetime...
“Intense emotion, leading to prose or poetry, cannot be described in any other fashion… I embrace Jay’s existence with the honor he deserves, because he always got me, even when I didn’t get myself.”

Returning from the award winning Cindy's Crusade's Series, Dinosaurs and Cherry Stems and the sequel The Sugar Ticket, kindly join Cindy and Jay DeMatteo's journey in the third saga Don’t Bruise the Bananas, as these two lovebirds approach the seven year itch.

Laugh with this special couple as they re-nest, hope that their treasured memories will inspire their relationship to grow stronger, and pray as they experience hard challenges they never expected to face.

Available at Amazon



Author: Susan Jean Ricci
Author Genre: Romance

Website: Susan Jean Ricci
Author's Blog: Susan Jean Ricci
Twitter: @Susanjeanricci
Goodreads: Check Out Goodreads
Facebook: Check Out Facebook

Post with Profile + Interview: HBS Author's Spotlight

Amazon Author Profile and Book List



Author Description:
A USA Today, Award-Winning Author, Susan Jean Ricci is best known for her Cindy's Crusades Series, starring the hilarious duo Cindy and Jay DeMatteo. These characters were first introduced in the multi-award winning novel Dinosaurs and Cherry Stems, and return to entertain you in its sequel The Sugar Ticket. Look for the soon to be published and final saga Don't Bruise the Bananas, releasing May 2021.

Cindy and Jay's mischief making lives on in these shorts: A Sweet Snafu, Christmas With Niagara, His Sacred Vow, Passion's Secret Ingredient, and Turning up the Heat. Please also consider Ms. Ricci's other stand alone works of fiction and short stories in her new series Love's Salvation, and her latest release, the nonfiction best seller Running On All Fours.

A member of the RWA, The Authors' Billboard, and the Independent Authors' Network, several of Ms. Ricci's titles have been recognized as Outstanding Novella Winner in the IAN 2020, Outstanding Finalist in the IAN 2020, and Finalist in the Outstanding Novellas Categories 2019,2018, 2017, and the Women's Outstanding Fiction Winner in the IAN 2016.

Title: AMNESIA




Cassie is suffering from trauma-induced amnesia. Weekly visits to her psychologist are proving challenging until fragments from the night of her attack begin to surface. Cassie spirals into a dark hole of fear and confusion – Pandora’s box spills open, revealing contents that she is ill-prepared for. Her nightmares are worsening. Her fear intensifies. The truth is imminent…

Available at Amazon



Author: D.G. Torrens
Author Genre: Biographies & Memoirs, Romance, Contemporary

Author's Blog: Spilled Ink
Twitter: @Torrenstp
Goodreads: Check Out Goodreads
Facebook: Check Out Facebook

Post with Profile + Interview: HBS Author's Spotlight

Amazon Author Profile and Book List



Author Description:
D.G. Torrens is a UK & USA bestselling Author/Poet. D.G. has written and published 19 books to date and is currently penning book 20 - Amnesia due for release summer 2021. The author is represented in the USA by Hershman Rights Management (HRM Literary Agents) A prolific writer with a deep passion for the written word, D.G is also a founding member of bestsellingreads.com and AuthorCityUK.

Title: Nora




Wed one of her father’s lecherous old cronies or flee. Those are the only options for Nora Jones. Refusing to be a pawn, she escapes in the night, running for her life. Her freedom.

Ben Taylor is no stranger to a fight. An honorable man, he’s still a rough, tough cowboy who gets into plenty of trouble. When caught in a compromising situation, albeit an innocent one, Ben does the first thing that comes to mind – marry the lady in distress.

Sparks fly in 1855 in the Willamette Valley in the Oregon Territory as Nora and Ben fall unexpectedly in love, but no one can outrun their past forever. When danger comes calling, will Ben be able to protect Nora, or will they all go down in flames?

Available at Amazon
Barnes and Noble



Author: Cynthia Woolf
Author Genre: Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Website: Cynthia Woolf - from Cowboys to Space Captains
Author's Blog: Cynthia Woolf blog
Twitter: @CynthiaWoolf
E-Mail: cindy@cynthiawoolf.com
Goodreads: Check Out Goodreads
Facebook: Check Out Facebook

Post with Profile + Interview: HBS Author's Spotlight

Amazon Author Profile and Book List



Author Description:
Cynthia Woolf is the award-winning and best-selling author of fifty-three historical western romance novels and two short stories with more books on the way. She has also published six sci-fi, space opera romances, which she calls westerns in space. Along with these books she has also published four boxed sets of her books.

Cynthia loves writing and reading romance. Her first western romance Tame A Wild Heart, was inspired by the story her mother told her of meeting Cynthia's father on a ranch in Creede, Colorado. Although Tame A Wild Heart takes place in Creede that is the only similarity between the stories. Her father was a cowboy, not a bounty hunter, and her mother was a nursemaid (called a nanny now), not the ranch owner.

Cynthia credits her wonderfully supportive husband Jim and her great critique partners for saving her sanity and allowing her to explore her creativity.

Title: The Trouble With Rainbows




Joe Vanetti was deeply in love with his late wife, Roberta. Even thinking of another woman feels disloyal. Although his romantic life ended with Roberta's death, he still has their children to raise. He’s returned to Rainbow Rock so they can grow up close to his family. The last thing he’s thinking about is dating, but when Joe runs into Angelica DeForest, the former “Ice Queen” from high school, he can’t help but wonder at the change in her.

Despite a successful career as a violist, Angelica DeForest lives a lonely life. Painfully awkward and socially inept, she’s spent her adult years caring for aging, bitter relatives. She promises herself she will try to be bolder, to reach out to others and maybe even (gasp!) socialize. She certainly doesn’t intend to begin with Joe Vanetti, the high school Golden Boy who was always so perfect, so far above her, no matter that he’s even more handsome now than back in high school.

A promising future beckons, if they have the courage to banish the ghosts of their past.

Available at Amazon



Author: Susan Aylworth
Author Genre: Romance, Contemporary and Historical; Family drama; Historical; Paranormal Mystery

Website: Susan Aylworth
Author's Blog: Susan Aylworth, Author
Twitter: @SusanAylworth
E-Mail: susan.aylworth.author@gmail.com
Goodreads: Check Out Goodreads
Facebook: Check Out Facebook

Post with Profile + Interview: HBS Author's Spotlight

Amazon Author Profile and Book List



Author Description:
Susan Aylworth loves "travel, great, music, and good raspberry jam" and claims addiction to "words in almost all polite forms." Her first book, started when she was nine, "was a rip-off of Black Beauty. I wrote eight whole pages!" For her fifth grade career day, she stated her ambition to become "a rich and famous author." Years later, she is pleased to have achieved the 'author' part of that goal.

She enjoys researching backgrounds and careers for her novels. "It's one way to live many lives all at once." She lives in northern California with her writer husband, Roger. She has also lived on the East Coast and in the Navajo Nation, the setting for several of her novels. Like most women of her generation, she wishes the kids would visit more often.

Title: Volunteer for the Alien Bride Lottery




I didn’t want to compete in the Alien Bride Games. But I would do anything to save my sister.

Hannah’s just a kid. Yeah, sure, she’s 21, old enough for her name to be drawn in The Alien Bride Lottery. But she’s got her whole life in front of her. I, on the other hand, have nothing left to live for. Not since my fiancé died in the car wreck that changed my life forever—almost a year ago, on the morning of our wedding day.

So when Hannah is chosen in the Lottery, I volunteer to take her place. Then I find out I’ve been matched to the biggest alpha-hole I’ve ever met. I saw how he acted during last year’s Bride Games. I want nothing to do with him—but Vos Klavoii, the games director, is determined to see me married off to him.

Maybe there is a fate worse than death.
Then again, maybe this is his shot at redemption.
And maybe it’s my chance to truly live again.

Available at Amazon



Author: Margo Bond Collins
Author Genre: Romance, Paranormal, Fantasy

Website: Margo Bond Collins - Aim for the Heart…
Author's Blog: Margo Bond Collins - Aim for the Heart…
Twitter: @MargoBondCollin
E-Mail: MargoBondCollins@gmail.com
Goodreads: Check Out Goodreads
Facebook: Check Out Facebook

Post with Profile + Interview: HBS Author's Spotlight

Amazon Author Profile and Book List



Author Description:
USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times bestselling author Margo Bond Collins is a former college English professor who, tired of explaining the difference between "hanged" and "hung," turned to writing romance novels instead. She now writes urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and science fiction romance. Sometimes her heroines kiss monsters, sometimes they kill them. But they always aim for the heart.

Title: Pirate's Promise




Greyson Till never found a weapon he didn’t like. As the immortal Master Gunner of a pirate ship, he’s grown his collection for over two hundred years. So when a legendary cursed blade that can cut through any material goes missing from the government’s paranormal artifact vault, he’s eager to retrieve it. Working with the secret division Department 13 has always come with its set of challenges, but this one is the worst yet.

Along with the mission comes fiery, no-nonsense paranormal weapons expert Aura Henderson, who couldn't be less thrilled about this pairing. The last time they saw each other, Greyson accidentally blew her cover, almost killing them both. Worst of all, to get the sword, she has to pose as Greyson's wife. The last thing she needs is to get involved with a sexy grumbly pirate, whether in reality or just pretend.

When they locate the relic, the gilded blade thirsts for blood and things aren’t what they seem. Greyson isn’t sure who to trust anymore, and he’s not about to let death come between them…

Available at Amazon



Author: Lisa Kessler
Author Genre: Romance, Short Stories, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Website: Lisa Kessler
Author's Blog: Lisa Lair - DARK, PASSIONATE. PARANORMAL
Twitter: @LdyDisney
E-Mail: LdyDisney@aol.com
Goodreads: Check Out Goodreads
Facebook: Check Out Facebook

Post with Profile + Interview: HBS Author's Spotlight

Amazon Author Profile and Book List



Author Description:
Lisa Kessler is a Best Selling author of dark paranormal fiction. She's a two-time San Diego Book Award winner for Best Published Fantasy-Sci-fi-Horror and Best Published Romance. Her books have also won the PRISM award, the Award of Excellence, the National Excellence in Romantic Fiction Award, the Award of Merit from the Holt Medallion, and an International Digital Award for Best Paranormal.

Her short stories have been published in print anthologies and magazines, and her vampire story, Immortal Beloved, was a finalist for a Bram Stoker award.

When she's not writing, Lisa is a professional vocalist, and has performed with San Diego Opera as well as other musical theater companies in San Diego.

Title: Angel's Promise (Devil's Series (Duet) Book 2




Everett Ramses came into my life like a hurricane on a dark New Orleans night. With a deep voice and penetrating gaze, his mere presence tingled my nerves and twisted my insides much like the city’s legendary stories of spirits and ghosts.

As the ruler of New Orleans, Everett Ramses lives life hard and takes what he wants without apology.

He wants me to be his queen.

I am not an unwilling capture or a damsel in distress.

No, I, Emma North, willingly fell for the man who proclaims himself the devil.

Do I follow through on the promise I made to Rett, or do I listen to my own instincts and run before it’s too late?

The future of New Orleans is now in my hands.

Have you been Aleatha'd?

Enemies to lovers, age-gap, arranged marriage, noir romance.

Available at Amazon



Author: Aleatha Romig
Author Genre: Contemporary, Romance, Thriller

Website: Aleatha Romig
Twitter: @AleathaRomig
E-Mail: aleatharomig@gmail.com
Goodreads: Check Out Goodreads
Facebook: Check Out Facebook

Post with Profile + Interview: HBS Author's Spotlight

Amazon Author Profile and Book List



Author Description:
Aleatha Romig is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author who lives in Indiana. She grew up in Mishawaka, graduated from Indiana University, and is currently living south of Indianapolis. Aleatha has raised three children with her high school sweetheart and husband of over thirty years. Before she became a full-time author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing. Now, when she's not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns, she likes to spend her time a with her family and friends. Her other pastimes include reading and creating heroes/anti-heroes who haunt your dreams!

Aleatha released her first novel, CONSEQUENCES, in August of 2011. CONSEQUENCES became a bestselling series with five novels and two companions released from 2011 through 2015. The compelling and epic story of Anthony and Claire Rawlings has graced more than half a million e-readers. Aleatha released the first of her series TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE, INSIDIOUS, in the fall of 2014. These stand alone thrillers continue Aleatha's twisted style with an increase in heat.

Aleatha is a "Published Author's Network" member of the Romance Writers of America and is a member of PEN AMERICA. She is represented by Kevan Lyon of the Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.

Title: ROCK IT TO THE MOON




While love had come to some of the other members of Just Short Of Chaos, Dex Rogan had no interest in getting tangled up in that mess. That is, until he stumbled upon Tatum backstage.

Before Tatum, I would have told you love was for chumps. But I would have been wrong. The moment I saw her, it was like BAM! This driving urge to be with her was more jarring than if someone smacked me in the face with my drumsticks. And every moment since has just solidified her place in my heart. By the time I found out she was off limits, it was too late. I was all in.

Tatum Salvetti doesn’t have time for love. If it can’t be color-coded or found on the periodic table, she doesn’t need it. But when an ugly incident drives her into Dex’s arms, she’s shaken enough to step out of character for once. I wasn’t looking for love that night, I was looking to escape, and Dex was the perfect distraction from my train wreck of a life. He was perfect, period. But I’m in astrophysics. I’m not stupid. I knew it wasn’t going anywhere. Even if he wasn’t just interested in a one night stand, we wouldn’t be able to hide a relationship from Zane. My brother seemed to still think of me as the twelve-year-old he met when our parents wed.

Well, it wasn’t any twelve-year-old girl in Dex Rogan’s bed that night, and if Zane found out about it, he would go apeshit. I was trying to get away from chaos, not create it. Tatum has sacrificed her whole life for others. But maybe this time she could think of her own desires. Could Dex’s brand of chaos be just what she needs?

Available at Amazon



Author: M.J. Schiller
Author Genre: Romance

Website: MJ Schiller, Romance Author
Author's Blog: MJ Schiller Tumblr Account
Twitter: @mjschiller
Goodreads: Check Out Goodreads
Facebook: Check Out Facebook

Post with Profile + Interview: HBS Author's Spotlight

Amazon Author Profile and Book List



Author Description:
Bestselling author M.J. Schiller is a retired lunch lady/romance-romantic suspense writer. She enjoys writing novels whose characters include rock stars, desert princes, teachers, futuristic Knights, construction workers, cops, and a wide variety of others. In her mind everybody has a romance. She is the mother of a twenty-two-year-old and three twenty-year-olds. That's right, triplets! So having recently taught four children to drive, she likes to escape from life on occasion by pretending to be a rock star at karaoke. However...you won't be seeing her name on any record labels soon.

Created By: James Moushon
Mystery Author, Industry blogger and Author Advocate
James is the author of the following blogs:
HBS Author’s Spotlight
Indie Author's Corner
HBS Virtual Bookshelf
Mystery Reader’s Circle

HBSystems Publications Copyright 2021

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for including me with these amazing authors, James {{hugs}}

    ReplyDelete