Raine Balkera - Romance Author

Title: One Hour Girl Series: Lost Souls #1 Author: L eTeisha Newton Genre: Contemporary Romance   Release Date: February 2 9 , 2016 Blurb He thinks I’m his forever girl, I saw it in his eyes. I wished I could have slapped the look off his face and hit him with the same jarring finality I’d learned I didn’t mean shit. I’m not a forever sort of girl. I’m not even his for the night. He’ll be lucky if I’m his for the next hour if he doesn’t pay me for it. And then Royce Mattherson stormed my defenses. Took all the poison inside of me and pushed it out through my pores. He tasted the taint on my skin and still decided to love me. He terrifies me. Exhilarates me. Frustrates me. And he always gets what he wants. Always ADD TO GOODREADS Purchase Links AMAZON US / UK Excerpt “You are my date for the night.” He said date like a curse and I arched my br...

Pages: 281 Series: Billionaire Bachelors 8 Publisher: Eternal Dreams 1st ed Publication Date: June 30, 2013 Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Language: English ASIN: B00D64QVZ0 Sexual Content: 4/5 Synopsis FROM NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BEST SELLING AUTHOR COMES THE CONTINUATION OF THE WELL-LOVED ANDERSON SERIES Crew Storm opens an exclusive resort in the Catalina Islands off the coast of California, and pride swells within him as he accomplishes the impossible. Everything is going on track until a blond steps into his life and begs him to teach her how to be the perfect seductress after she researches his technique of charming and luring women to his bedroom.  Haley Sutherland is done with her fears, done being a wallflower and done being invisible. She comes up with a brilliant idea to find the perfect person to teach her how to seduce the man she truly wants. Though the person she’s chosen to be her teacher is Crew Storm, she soon finds she’s forgett...

Part 2 in my attempt to PLOT the next novel A contemporary romance in 4 parts Rough outline of the cast members, what (or who) they resemble, their personalities, and the reasons why they are ready to fall in love. Iliya cafe owner Status: Oldest brother (and his romantic interest) Occupation: Renovator/Architect Strengths: Reliable, Fair-minded, Rational, Practical, Quiet/Reserved Weaknesses: worrier, too responsible, critical, conservative, unable to delegate Stature: 6'2", 185lb, wavy chocolate hair, mesmerizing hazel eyes, fair skin, sexy voice Age: 33 DOB: September 9, Virgo This will probably be the last story in the series since Iliya (pronounced ill'-ee-ya) is a key figure in all three stories as the head of the family. Right now, I've got him pegged as a loner type with a lot of pent-up aggression on account of his perception of the cards life has dealt him. Not sure, yet, what his aspirations or goals were prior to tha...

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Such a busy past week that I forgot to sign up for the Tuesday Blog Hop via Romance Writer's Weekly . I've included a link to the first hop-stop at the bottom of this post for your reading pleasure. I've decided on a title for my second novel ( Love Over Time ) and have purchased a cover as well. Both should be featured here soon.  After five rounds of edits, proofreading, and changes to this, my second manuscript, I feel relatively confident about uploading the file (soon). If interested, I've included the first three chapters in my Excerpts category above. I hope you find the time to check it out and maybe offer some constructive feedback. I also found the time to go through my Writing Articles folder and thinned out the content. Aside from a few helpful posts about show versus tell, description, and killer plot twists, that folder is now at a much more manageable level. I could recall my reasons for saving those posts in the first place, but then after ...

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks; Reprint edition (March 3, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0312351658 ISBN-13: 978-0312351656 Amazon: Link Excerpt: Link Lisa's Homepage: Link Blurb His name is Hardy Cates. He's a self-made millionaire who comes from the wrong side of the tracks. He's made enemies in the rough-and-tumble ride to the top of Houston's oil industry. He's got hot blood in his veins. And vengeance on his mind. She's Haven Travis. Despite her family's money, she refuses to set out on the path they've chosen for her. But when Haven marries a man her family disapproves of, her life is set on a new and dangerous course. Review It's about a girl from Texas-oil wealth who bucks the family-value trends to go it on her own and ends up making a huge, life-altering mistake. When she returns home with her proverbial tail between her shaken legs, she's not the same woman anymore but never forgot that incredibl...