Raine Balkera - Romance Author

Pages -  184  Publisher -  Lara Adrian, LLC Published -  3 edition (December 14, 2013) Sold by -   Amazon Digital Services LLC Genre -  Romance, Paranormal, Vampires Series -  Midnight Breed Series Sexual Content -  4/5 Language -  4/5 Narrative -  3rd P Since the slayings of his young brothers by Rogue vampires in London centuries ago, Breed warrior Gideon has pledged his life and his sword to the mission of destroying those of his kind lost to Blood lust. But that vow is tested when he meets Savannah Dupree, a beautiful college student who finds herself in the crossfire of Gideon's war with a hidden, deadly enemy.  IF I am to understand this correctly, A Touch of Midnight , billed as a prequel novella to the entire series, is actually an afterthought of the author's when so many of her fans begged for the background story on Gideon and Savannah. So, if you read all of the other wor...

Publisher -  Fawcett; 1st Print Published -  November 12, 1976 Pages -  252  Electronic Publication -  February 3, 2013 Sold by -   Amazon Digital Services LLC Listed As -  British, Drama & Plays, Arts & Photography, Literature & Fiction, Gothic Genre -  Regency Sexual Content -  3/5 Language -  Irrelevant Narrative -  3rd P No matter what her family and friends say, Jenny knows she will never fall in love again. How can she, when her childhood sweetheart was one of the countless killed at Waterloo? So when the Earl of Danfield proposes a marriage of convenience, it seems the perfect solution. He will secure his inheritance, and she will be spared the necessity of being paraded in society, forced to dance and flirt and do all the things her broken heart cannot do. His proposal will give her what she wants most. Peace. But peace is the last thing she finds in her marriage. Her growing at...

Hey, everyone! It's been a while since I last posted with these wonderful folks, but to be honest, the last few challenges weren't of any real interest, so I bowed out. It's Week 33 now, and the challenge asks: What I Do to Recharge Meh. But, guilt has prompted me to write SOMEthing, so here I am! When it comes to writing, there are a few things that help me to rejuvenate. And, by rejuvenate, I'm going to assume it means ways to overcome writer's block or stagnation or "I just don't feel like doing this anymore" kind of thinking. We have all probably experienced some type of deflation at one point in our hopeful careers, so we all know it is also quite temporary. And yet,  while it's happening, it can be a little scary, if not depressing or even debilitating. Here are a few of the ways I kick myself in the ass to get the creative juices flowing again. #1 - I Unplug I stop reading about and li...

double-id.fr Another Linguist Lesson from yours truly today. We're talking pure CONTEXT here. I've done my homework/research and conclude that this is another of the English 101 rules currently making its way through every college campus on earth. Below are two Merriam-Webster definitions and a synonym chart. Minute  -  noun 1.  the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds. 2.  an indefinitely short space of time: Wait a minute! 3.  an exact point in time; instant; moment: Come here this minute! Synonyms instant, jiffy, little while, minute, moment, second, space, spell, stretch, tick, while, bit mo·ment  -  ˈmōmənt  noun 1.  a very brief period of time. "she was silent for a moment before replying" synonyms: little while, short time, bit, minute, instant, second, split second; informal "he thought for a moment" 2. importance. (     formal) (accent on second syllable) importance, imp...

Pages -  276 pages Publisher -  Entangled: Bliss  Published -  January 19, 2015 Sold by -  Macmillan Kindle Edition -   Amazon Series -  Sorensen Family 1 of 4 Genre -  Clean Contemporary Romance Narrative -  3rd P Sexual Content -  0/5 Language -  1/5 One little white lie leads to more than she planned… Straight-laced lawyer Kate Matthews always plays by the rules. But when her ex gets engaged and a big promotion is on the line at work, she blurts out that she has a new boyfriend. And now that she's proved she “has a life” outside of work, everything is perfect. Except for one teeny little detail―there is no boyfriend. And now Kate's liable for her little white lie... Dominic Sorensen is hot, charming, and very definitely not Kate's type. But not only does Dominic want to help Kate renovate her home, he's also willing to play “boyfriend.” All he wants in return is a little pro bono work f...