Holiday Greetings and Great Romance Reads from San Diego

 Still have some shopping left to do? I suggest you plan a little escape for the hectic days ahead. Why not stack a few good romance novels under the tree? 

Peace, love and sandy feet! ~ Jillian Stone

During the holiday season we string lights on palm trees and hang toes off the nose of surfboards. That's because San Diego is blessed with a temperate climate and some of the world's best surfing spots.  AND–you may not know this–the most amazing romance writers! There really must be something in the sunny, salty air that inspires San Diego writers, because you're pretty much guaranteed to get lost in these new holiday releases! 

HelenKay Dimon 
Running Hot

This is one of my favorite times of the year. The decorations and the songs...the food. But the best thing is spending time with family and friends - the ones you love. From my home to yours, I hope all of you have a safe, happy and healthy holiday season!  
~ HelenKay

Buy link: Amazon

Camped out at a resort bar in Fiji, CIA operative Ward Bennett may look like he's on vacation but he's really deep undercover, hunting a dictator on the run. Ward may be on the job, but that doesn't mean there isn't time for the sexy female bartender. That is, until she drugs him.

When Tasha Gregory discovers the hottie on the barstool isn't who he pretends to be, her MI6 training kicks into gear, and she has no choice but to take him out. Problem is, Ward's not an easy man to put down for long. More than once, his interference almost blows her surveillance operation—and her ability to keep her heart to herself.

As the situation heats up, these two must decide whether they can trust one another—and quick. Working together might just make everyone safer, but getting close enough for comfort … might just get them killed.

Linda Thomas-Sundstrom

The Boss's Mistletoe Maneuvers

Happy holidays... Merry Christmas... to everyone, from Linda Thomas-Sundstrom. Hope you enjoy the magic of the season! 

Buy link: Amazon

Seduction in a Santa Claus suit? 

When millionaire Chaz Monroe goes undercover at the ad agency he bought, he has to figure out why his star employee, Kim McKinley, won't work on the very important Christmas campaign. He'll go to any length to get answers from the beautiful go-getter--if he has to kiss them out of her, so be it.

Kim can't believe Chaz's nerve. So why is she always falling into his arms…and into his bed? Soon, this exasperating man unlocks her secrets just in time for a Christmas she'll never forget…and one he may never live down!

Jill Limber
Fool Me Once

I want to send wishes for a wonderful holiday season to all of you, and a little reminder to take care of yourselves. The holidays can get so hectic that we all need a little break from time to time. What could be better than a fire in the fireplace, a comfy chair and a fun book to read? Take some time and treat yourself, you’ve earned it!  
Love to all, Jill

Buy link: Amazon

Six months after a torrid affair, a pregnant young San Diego artist unknowingly rents the apartment over her garage to the vanished father of her child: a Navy SEAL with a very specific mission.

Georgie Lee

The Courtesan's Book of Secrets

I hope all of our names are on Santa's nice list this year. Have a very Merry Christmas!

~ Georgie Lee

Buy links:  Amazon   Barnes & Noble   Harlequin 

To save his family legacy, Rafe Densmore must seize a courtesan's infamous register. No one can ever know how his father betrayed his country! One person stands in Rafe's way—the beautiful Cornelia, Comtesse de Vane. 

In the card rooms of Paris, Rafe and Cornelia made an unbeatable…intimate team. Until, convinced of Rafe's desertion, desperate Cornelia married an elderly comte. Now, returning to London an impoverished widow, she'll do anything to possess the register. 

Even if that means becoming Rafe's partner once again…. 

Morgan Hannah MacDonald

Last Scream

The warmest of Season's Greetings to you and yours.
~ Morgan Hannah MacDonald

Buy link to book sellers: MHM Website   

He kidnaps them. Punishes them. Sends them to hell. Then he displays them so everyone will know they are sinners.

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 fabulous reads! 

After a long day of Christmas shopping or the obligatory office Christmas party, how do you unwind? Share one of your holiday survival secrets/tips for a chance to win one of the ebooks featured today and tomorrow (winner's choice). Yes! There are five more books on Tuesday!  And don't forget to leave your contact information along with your comment to be entered into the randomizer.  Good luck and happy holiday!   

Visit us tomorrow for more great books by San Diego romance authors.

Get Lost in Jill Limber's Newest Release, Loving Mick

Loving Mick is the first novella in the New Years Eve Club series from Boroughs Publishing Group. 

Loving Mick                        Jill Limber

Betrayed and abandoned by a cheating husband, Jessie wants nothing more than a fling with the handsome cop. Mick thinks Jessie's plan is a fine idea, until he falls in love and wants forever. Will Mick be able to convince Jessie to play for keeps?

Jessie had never been bold when it came to men, but last night, after Mick had kissed her, she’d made a firm decision. Mick was her chosen target. Just the thought of pursuing an affair with him made her feel like a new woman. A new sexy, free woman.

Her BFF Heather had been so right. She needed a fling to jump start her single life. Divorce sex had been Heather's term. And after Mick, who knew? Maybe she’d find another guy and do it again. Maybe she’d become a serial--what? Flinger? Was that even a word? She grinned. It was now.

Just so our blog readers can keep this interview straight, I'm Jillian Stone, blog hostess to our lovely and mega-talented guest author, Jill Limber. 

Jill has been writing for years. While creating stories she is kept company by three dogs, and occasionally a husband who has to be convinced that a trip to Home Depot is not the highlight of her day, nor does she want to go deep sea fishing. As a child she got in trouble for her tall tales. Now she gets paid for them.


Jillian: What’s your favorite fairy tale?
Jill: Cinderella, hand down. I love the rags to riches aspect of that particular fairy tale, although Prince Charming needs some work. The poor guy doesn’t even have a name, just a title. But maybe that is part of his appeal. I can make him anyone I want him to be.
Jillian: What’s your favorite cartoon character?
Jill: Roadrunner. He just beep-beeps his way past Wiley Coyote every time, no matter how much work Wiley puts into his plan. Roadrunner always wins, and even though I know what’s going to happen, it still makes me laugh every time.
Jillian: What was the first story you remember writing?
Jill: I was about eight and was ‘in detention’ in my bedroom on a beautiful summer afternoon for an infraction I don’t even recall now. The story was about a wicked, very ugly step-mother who locked a beautiful princess away in a tower bedroom to keep her from having any fun. Looking back, the inspiration was pretty clear.
Jillian: What’s your favorite movie of all time?
Jill: It’s an old one. High Road to China with Tom Selleck and Bess Armstrong. He is a down-on-his-luck pilot with an attitude and a drinking problem, and she is a snooty heiress searching over two continents for her father. I don’t think it made much at the box office, but it was pure romance and adventure from start to finish. The conflict between the two characters was high for the entire film as they moved toward each other, both becoming better people. Set in the early twenties, just after WWI, the costumes were amazing, and the story had suspense, humor and action.
Jillian: What’s something you’d like to tell your fans?
Jill: Thank you. I appreciate every one of them. Writing is my creative outlet and it is so gratifying to know I can share my work with my fans. I treasure every person who has ever told me they like what I write.
Jillian: What’s the first thing you do when you finish writing a book?
Jill: I always think of the opening scene in Romancing the Stone, when Joan Wilder—Kathleen Turner—finishes her book and types ‘The End’. As she cries over the manuscript she exclaims how good it is. I never feel that way—but I have the fantasy that some day I will.
Jillian: What do you do to unwind and relax?
Jill: I cook. I especially like to bake, but any cooking works for me. I’ve always loved to create in the kitchen. Even the grocery shopping and cleaning up relax me. Weird way to lower the blood pressure, but my family enjoys it.

Jill has a question she'd like to ask our readers: What is the one trait your hero has to have to make him a keeper in your mind?
Jill has three ebook copies of Loving Mick to giveaway to three commenters chosen by randomizer. Please leave your email address along with your comment.

Keep up with Jill on Facebook, The New Years Eve Club, Twitter: Jill_Limber, JillLimber.com and the Boroughs Publishing Group website.

***Note: Offer void where prohibited. Prizes will be mailed to North America  addresses only. If an Advanced Reading Copy (ARC) is available, the author may utilize that option for International participants. Odds of winning vary due to the number of entrants.

Get Lost in A Heart that Dares with Jill Limber

A Heart That Dares

Jill Limber 
Boroughs Publishing Group


Amanda Giles, an unconventional and free-spirited young artist, has to fulfill a deathbed promise to her brother before she can take up her life as a Bohemian in New York. She finds herself swept up in the perilous life of an undercover espionage agent for the Army of the North with handsome young Army Captain. Daniel McGrath. Daniel knows his preoccupation with the woman posing as his wife puts them both in grave danger, but he finds Amanda has no intention of abandoning their mission. As the danger increases, Daniel's most vital objective is to secure a future for himself and the woman he loves.

An Interview with Jill Limber


Jill Limber, a native of Southern California, lives in San Diego with her husband and a trio of dogs. She has been writing romance for twenty years. As a child, some of her tall tales got her in trouble, but now, thankfully, she get paid for them. One of her favorite pastimes is to gather friends and family for good food, conversation and plenty of laughter.


Jillian: How often to you get lost in a story? 
Jill: If the writing is good it happens every time, and I consider good books gifts. You know, the stories that you are up reading at three in the morning even when you have to go to work the next day? Pure pleasure.
Jillian: What’s the first book you remember reading? 
Jill: I have read everything I could get my hands on since I learned to read at age six, but the book that had the greatest impact on me was Gone With The Wind. I read that when I was twelve and fell in love with romance. It changed my life. 
Jillian: What turns you off like nothing else? 
Jill: Mean people. I have a very live-and-let-live philosophy about life and mean people make me crazy.
Jillian: Where do you read and how often? 
Jill: Every day. I love to read.
Jillian: What sound or noise do you love? 
Jill: A giggling child. I love to hear children having fun. There is such a pure joy to that sound.
Jillian: Describe your favorite kind of hero to read/write? 
Jill: I adore a really competent man—you know, the guy who can do anything and do it well. Very big turn-on for me. 
Jillian: Be honest, when reading 1st person...do you miss the hero’s POV? 
Jill: Absolutely. I think it is very hard to write a romance in first person and pull it off.
Jillian: If you were given a chance to travel to the past where would you go and specifically why?   
Jill: I’d go back to 1861 and walk in the front door of the White House and ask to talk to Abraham Lincoln. According to history he was that accessible. I’d ask him why he is willing to sacrifice the country to uphold the union. I’d love to know what his reasoning was and how hard it was for him to make that decision.

Jill has a question for fans and readers: Who is your favorite romance hero, and if you could go on a date with him, where would you choose to go? I'm giving away a digital copy of A Heart that Dares to a lucky commenter chosen at random. Good luck!

Jill's books are available at Boroughs Publishing Group at boroughspublishinggroup.com and Amazon. Website: JillLimber.com
 Twitter: @Jill_Limber