Raine Balkera - Romance Author

5 Authors (Dead or Alive) whom I'd Like to Meet Hi! It's Week 6 already, and today our Challenge Question is:  Five Authors (alive or dead) I'd Like to Meet This will be a post I'm going to kick myself over in a few days (if not hours) because I only came up with three. When all is said and done, the other two are going to come to me, and I'm going to be like, "You dumbell, of course!" Also, and while this has zero to do with today's topic, it at least possibly explains my brain fog: we are currently under a Severe Winter Storm Warning through tomorrow afternoon. (sad face) We've had at least 3 to 5 inch snowfalls for the past seven days now, but tonight, starting at around 1:30 a.m., we're supposed to get another 7-10" before noon tomorrow. I've lived here all my life and still haven't adjusted to the weather in winter, so I've been pondering such things as getting my Diet Coke (fountain only) tonight or cha...

Hello, y'all, and welcome back for Week 44 of the MFRW Author Blog 52-Week Blog Challenge, and the question posed is: A Person That Inspires Me . FIRST I just can't ignore this, and I unapologetic-ally bring to your attention the following: Human or not ? ... who, that, and which can all function as relative pronouns in a sentence or clause. This means that they are used to refer back to a person or thing that was previously mentioned. One of the distinctions between that, which, and who as relative pronouns is based on whether you’re talking about people or things . ~oxforddictionaries.com ... because I am the sort of person who will point these things out and not feel bad about it. You're welcome. On with the Challenge! A Person WHO Inspires Me would be someone who does something that actually gets my attention and makes me feel better about myself. Easy. Long story short, I never met a single person in all my years of higher learnin' who wen...

Pages -  400 pages Originally Published -  2003 Publisher -  HarperCollins e-books Publication Date -  October 13, 2009 Kindle -   link Genre -  Regency Romance Series -  Bow Street Runners #3 Language -  mild Sexual Content -  4:5 SYNOPSIS Nick Gentry, the most seductive and dangerous man in England, has been sent to find Charlotte Howard, a runaway bride who has disappeared without a trace. But when he finds her, Nick is stunned by the intensity of his attraction to the elusive young woman whose adventurous spirit matches his own. Determined to escape a forced marriage to a man who will destroy her, Charlotte agrees to an audacious bargain . . . she will become Nick Gentry's bride. But soon she discovers that Nick has secrets of his own, and it will take all her wits and stubborn will to tame his tormented soul. In the desperate quest to protect Charlotte from the diabolical aristocrat who threatens her, one thing...

Pages -  384 pages Original -  Avon, 2002 Publisher -  HarperCollins e-books Published -  October 13, 2009 Kindle -   link Genre -  Regency Romance Series -  Book 2, Bow Street Runners Language -  mild Sexual Content -  4:5 SYNOPSIS Lady Sophia Sydney would do anything to ensnare the unattainable Sir Ross Cannon. Her goal: to ruin his reputation and cause a scandal that would be the talk of all London. So she insinuates herself into his life by gaining his trust and living in his house. Every morning, her lush presence tempts him beyond all reason...the way she bends over the table to serve him the meals she has prepared...the way her hands oh, so gently—yet sensuously—brush against him. Every night, she promises with her eyes—and her body— that the hours before dawn could be spent in unbridled passion instead of restless sleep—if only he'd let her share his bed. She knows he is falling more in love with her ea...

Pages -  384 pages Publisher -  Avon Published -  May 1, 1999 Kindle -   link Genre -  Regency Romance Series -  Bow Street Runners 1 of 3 Language -  mild Sexual Content -  4:5 SYNOPSIS She couldn't remember who she was... A temptingly beautiful woman awakens in a stranger's bed, rescued from the icy waters of the Thames, her memory gone. Told that she is Vivien Rose Duvall, one of London's most scandalous beauties, she finds herself under the protection of enigmatic, charming Grant Morgan. Her life is in his hands. Deep in her heart, she knows he has mistaken her for someone else... He was the only man she could trust. As one of London's most eligible and unattainable catches, Grant Morgan is a man who has known every kind of woman. And the one in his arms now seems so innocent, so vulnerable, that he can't help but be enchanted. And as his love for this mysterious beauty grows, he's determined to unravel the secrets of ...

Marrying Winterborne Pages -  416 pages Publisher-  Avon Published -  May 31, 2016 Sold by -  HarperCollins Publishers Amazon -   Buy Link Genre -  Victorian, Romance Series -  The Ravenels #2 Sexual Content -  4/5 Language -  a few F-bombs SYNOPSIS A ruthless tycoon... Savage ambition has brought common-born Rhys Winterborne vast wealth and success. In business and beyond, Rhys gets exactly what he wants. And from the moment he meets the shy, aristocratic Lady Helen Ravenel, he is determined to possess her. If he must take her virtue to ensure she marries him, so much the better . . . A sheltered beauty... Helen has had little contact with the glittering, cynical world of London society. Yet Rhys’s determined seduction awakens an intense mutual passion. Helen’s gentle upbringing belies a stubborn conviction that only she can tame her unruly husband. As Rhys’s enemies conspire against them, Helen must trust him wit...

Cold-Hearted Rake Pages -  419 pages Published -  October 27, 2015 Publisher -  Avon Sold by -  HarperCollins Publishers Amazon -   Buy Link Series -  The Ravenels #1 Genre -  Historical Romance/Regency Language -  2 F-bombs Sexual Content -  4/5 SYNOPSIS A twist of fate . . . Devon Ravenel, London's most wickedly charming rake, has just inherited an earldom. But his powerful new rank in society comes with unwanted responsibilities . . . and more than a few surprises. His estate is saddled with debt, and the late earl's three innocent sisters are still occupying the house . . . along with Kathleen, Lady Trenear, a beautiful young widow whose sharp wit and determination are a match for Devon's own. A clash of wills . . . Kathleen knows better than to trust a ruthless scoundrel like Devon. But the fiery attraction between them is impossible to deny—and from the first moment Devon holds her in his arms, he vows ...

Publisher: Avon Original Release Date: September 27, 2005 Series: The Wallflowers, Book 2 Pages: 391 pages Language: English Genre: Regency Romance Sexual Content: 3/5 Synopsis Headstrong American heiress Lillian Bowman has come to England to find an aristocratic husband. Unfortunately, no man is strong enough to tame the stubborn beauty's fierce will. Except, perhaps, the powerful and arrogant Earl of Westcliff—a man Lillian despises more than anyone she's ever met. Marcus, Lord Westcliff, is famous for his icy English reserve and his supreme self-control. But something about the audacious Lillian drives him mad. Whenever they're in the same room, they can't stop themselves from battling furiously to gain the upper hand. Then one afternoon, a stunningly sensuous encounter changes everything . . . and Lillian discovers that beneath the earl's reserved façade, he is the passionate and tender lover of her dreams. What neither Westcliff nor L...

Mass Market  Pages: 416 Publisher: Avon Release Date: October 27, 2015 Language: English ISBN-10: 0062371819 ISBN-13: 978-0062371812 Pre-Order Link:   http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062371819/ref=pe_398090_149296950_em_1p_7_ti Synopsis A twist of fate . . . Devon Ravenel, London's most wickedly charming rake, has just inherited an earldom. But his powerful new rank in society comes with unwanted responsibilities . . . and more than a few surprises. His estate is saddled with debt, and the late earl's three innocent sisters are still occupying the house . . . along with Kathleen, Lady Trenear, a beautiful young widow whose sharp wit and determination are a match for Devon's own. A clash of wills . . . Kathleen knows better than to trust a ruthless scoundrel like Devon. But the fiery attraction between them is impossible to deny—and from the first moment Devon holds her in his arms, he vows to do whatever it takes to possess her. As Ka...

Original Publication: Avon Books, 1998 Re-Release: February, 2011 Buy Links:  http://www.lisakleypas.com/bookstrangerinmyarms.asp Sexual Content: 3/5 Synopsis "Lady Hawksworth, your husband is not dead..."  With these words, Larissa's life turned upside down. Hunter, Earl of Hawksworth, had been lost at sea. Or so she'd been told. Their unhappy marriage -- with its cold caresses and passionless kisses -- was over. But now a powerful, virile man stood before her, telling secrets only a husband could know, and vowing she would once again be his wife in every way. While Lara couldn't deny that this man with the smoldering dark eyes resembled Hunter, he was attentive and loving in ways he never was before. Soon she desperately wanted to believe, with every beat of her heart, that this stranger was truly her husband. But had this rake reformed-- or was Lara being seduced by a cunning stranger? Review Larissa (Lara) was as cu...