Raine Balkera - Romance Author

Every Tuesday, the members of Romance Writer's Weekly (RWW) get together for a blog hop. We are a terrific support group for fellow Romance Authors and love to share our experiences, give and receive help with our writing dilemmas, and promote one another's work. Hello, and thank you for hopping over after visiting with  Gay Kiser  (writing as Tessa Gray). This week, Ronnie Allen poses the question for us. But, today is also her birthday! Which she says is Perfect to celebrate here. (Happy Birthday, Ronnie!) She's likely celebrating a birthday AND the release of her latest Sign Behind the Crime Series novel, Gemini . And the topic:  What is the theme in your novels, recurring or in one, that sends a message about an issue in society to help people? Was it developed by you intentionally, or did it evolve through the characters and plot? While attending College the second time around, I took a class that focused on social issues in literature. It was on...

Hello, there! Thank you for hopping over from Brenda Margriet's blog. This week on the hop,  Fiona Riplee wants us to write a flash fiction of 250 words or less about a long-lost love , and we're supposed to include the words hammer , chisel , and coping saw . DESPAIR FOR A LOST LOVE by FABRYKING61 ********** Back in the day, when you were the IT dude on campus, you stole my heart without ever, even knowing it. You, the all-star tight end, and ah, what a fine tight end it was, too. You, the home run king, touching them bases with ease, grace, and skill, just as you'd done with the girls, hammering home the fact that it was with everyone but me. You, b-ball Jones, running everywhere but toward me, and giving me yet another reason to continue to Jones for you. You, track & field star in them sexy, white silk shorts that made your long, chisled legs seem even longer, and that oh, so tight tank top in red; our schools colors, ...

Hello, again! I hope you made it here via Veronica Forand 's blog. If not, please go on back and read her responses. It's okay. I'll be here when you get back :D It's been awhile since I joined in the weekly hop. First, I lost my freelance job. Very disappointed, sad, depressed, etc. AND, my novel sales tanked as well. I haven't had a single sale since February. I know it is my fault, though. I really, truly stink at marketing myself, and I got tired of posting it to the Facebook pages I've joined since it doesn't tend to help or generate any interest, much less sales. I honestly don't know what to do at this point, so I've stopped thinking altogether :D When bad goes to worse, I tend to avoid all things online because selfish me can't stand to read all the success, lovey-dovey, hurray-for-me news that is posted. Just makes my life that much more difficult to bear. I know. Shame on me. I know! Second, and on a much more po...

Hello again, and thank you for hopping over from J.J. Devine 's blog. This week, Victoria Barbour wants us to 'show' the cast of our most recent book or WIP. For those of you who don't know, I'm not into Hollywood or modern movies aside from the Marvel series, and my television experience includes nothing more than The Musketeers, Vikings, and Project Runway (not exactly Hollywood). I have watched all of the 007 movies, and I do have a few favorites from the 80's, but I am more inclined to watch TCM than anything modern, hip, or today. Heck, if someone from Hollywood or the music scene were to bump into me on the street, I wouldn't know them from Adam's off ox. When I conjure up characters, they are usually people I know and whom I then embellish or make worse than they are in reality. That ISN'T to say I don't partake in the joyous pastime known as Pinterest and all things hunk, muscle, eyes, hair, etc. :D I've created a Mal...

Hello again, and thank you for hopping over after having visited with S. C. Mitchell . It is his question we feature this week, too! If you forgot to check out his published work while you were at his website, Steven's latest novel,  The Blarmling Dilemma (Hearts in Orbit Book 1), is available through  Amazon . Hearts in Orbit — Volume 1: THE BLARMLING DILEMMA is a science fiction romance set in the far-flung space traveling future, and sets a new course across the galaxy that leads to love and adventure.  An intergalactic circus, vicious space pirates, and a planet full of backtechers cross paths as two hearts go into orbit to save a pair of adorable Blarmlings. And, the question Steven posed to us this week is:  Describe   Y our Perfect Writing Retreat . The Writer's Retreat Amtrak Express When it first came up as a hot topic last year, I figured there couldn't possibly be a better place to write than on a train bou...

Hello, and welcome to another Tuesday Blog Hop via our host, Romance Writer's Weekly . I hope you arrived here after having visited with Dani Jace . This week I'd like to feature her published work,  White Doe [shapeshifter romance / romantic suspense]. which is on sale for only .99c on  Amazon . Hawk shifter, and bad-boy biker, Shane Cheveyo has spent years trying to outride his secret life and erotic memories of his first love who left without a word. When his great-grandfather, the legendary chieftain of their tribe passes to his next life, Cheyenne is drawn back home to the Outer Banks of North Carolinaout of respect for her heritage. Rekindled passion reveals their true nature, but will the magic of the white doe save them or separate their destinies forever? This week's question comes to us from Elizabeth Janette , who's novel Redemption for Liars is also available on Amazon  and in publication through Soul Mate Publishing. Welcome to Hill'...

Thank you for hopping over after visiting with Dani Jace .  While you were there, I hope you checked out her Books tab. Besides an upcoming release this summer, Hot as Blazes   is still available on Amazon . When the Heat Gets Started . . . JoAnn Mercer was on the verge of surfer stardom when her career took a nosedive thanks to a backstabbing ex. Now she’s back home in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, staying clear of men, desperately in need of a job. Joining the local firefighting squad seems like the perfect solution, until she realizes one of her coworkers is an old crush. It Will Never Stop . . .  Ray Andrews never runs away from a fight. He served his country in Iraq, and he’s battled more fires than he can count. But what he can’t fight is the desire burning between him and JoAnn Mercer. He’s wanted Jo for as long as he can remember, but a promise made years ago has kept them apart. Finally free of obligations, Ray is ready to prove he’s the only man for...

I hope you hopped over here after visiting with J.J. Devine . T his time I'd like to plug an anthology she's involved with through her publisher, SoulMate.  The title is A Soulmate for Christmas , and by clicking on the title, you'll be taken to the author support page. J.J.'s story, A VAMPIRE FOR YULE, is about " . . . Two lonely hearts come together during the holidays and discover their destiny." Sounds sweet! Brenda Margriet is back just in time to set the task of asking: How do you choose the setting for your book? Does where you live inspire you? This can apply even to books set in paranormal worlds - what do you use from "real life"? You can find one of her novels, Mountain Fire , up for review on Goodreads , with links to buy. " A mountaintop mystery leads two conservationists to dangerous obsessions and violent passions " Both featured novels are in my TBR pile :D Now to answer Brenda's questions....