Raine Balkera - Romance Author

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...

Kensington & Wattpad Partner for Romance Competition. Details  here . The competition is open to any previously unpublished author of romance fiction who joins Wattpad. The grand prize winner of contest will receive a publishing contract from Kensington and their novel will be published in both print and digital formats under Kensington’s new imprint, Zebra Shout. From what I've heard recently, using Wattpad to submit unpublished work and have it read for free by their claimed 40 Million users isn't as risky as it used to be. They offer users the ability to add All Rights Reserved to their work so as to avoid plagiarism and theft. Still, in that 40m, there has to be at least one fool willing to take a risk, eh? On the other hand, I can't think of a better, more fun way to get recognized for our work, hard effort, and talent, can you? We have until the 23rd of February to submit the 5,000 words and a synopsis, and this is only open to new Wattpad users, btw. I t...