Under the Kissing Bough Blitz Day 5 – Happy Release Day

Nov 22, 2016 | Barbara Devlin, Blog, Kathryn Le Veque, November 2016 | 8 comments

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Barbara Devlin Giveaway:

Ninfa you won an e-book of the Under the Kissing Bough Collection

Kathryn LeVeque Giveaway:

Sallycootie you won A swag bag full of her swag, including a signed novel.

15 brand-new novellas. 15 best-selling romance authors. A holiday-themed collection like no other.

What happens under the kissing bough doesn’t necessarily stay beneath the kissing bough…

According to lore, the origins of which date to the late 12th century, no lady should refuse a kiss beneath the mistletoe, else she will not marry in the next year. In exchange for the kiss, a berry is removed from the sprig until all of the berries are gone and no more kisses can be stolen. Some also believe that a sprig of mistletoe collected from a local church and placed beneath a maiden’s pillow will inspire dreams of her future husband.

What happens when fifteen daring heroines pin their hopes on mistletoe, a little luck, and a kiss in this multi-genre, limited edition holiday collection from 15 bestselling authors? Pure holiday magic!

The Whole Latte:

There is nothing better than a holiday anthology to kick off a festive season full giving, treats and LOTS of romance! This collection will cross off all three in one clean swoop and at a bargain price of ninety-nine cents, it’s worth every penny. Do NOT miss out on must read romance!

Happy Book Birthday Under the Kissing Bough, now dear readers you can catch up with characters and authors you know and love, or discover for the first time.

Again, the line-up has many of my favorites and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

Some of these have a little more spice than others and balance the collection perfectly.

Be sure to check out the great giveaways and comment for a chance to win.

Happy Reading and Happy Holidays!

 

Official Blurb:
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me

A once great love

Sold into marriage at sixteen, widowed at nineteen, and mired in a scandal of her own making at twenty-two, Lady Moreton has fallen on hard times. Alone, shunned by society, and on the verge of homelessness, she desperately searches for salvation. When Almira receives an intriguing invitation to join one of England’s most respected families for Christmas, she clings to hope, to the possibility of rescue, and packs her best gowns.

Two broken hearts

Heir to a tarnished title, Lord Nicholas Sheldon seeks to right the wrongs of his past, after his father is found floating in the Thames, and his younger brother faces trial for kidnapping a high-ranking member of the peerage. In exchange for evidence in support of the Crown’s charges, Nicholas wants only one thing: the beautiful woman who stole his heart, so long ago. Pinning his hopes on a kiss beneath the kissing bough, he enlists the aid of his onetime enemies, journeys to Portsea Island, and risks everything for a chance at happiness.

The Whole Latte:

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me by Barbara Devlin has brought together two characters that I absolutely love and given them a chance of at a happy-ever-after.

Lady Almira suffered at the hands of her father so when the truth is revealed surrounding her past, it threatens to leave a path of destruction. Lord Nicholas Sheldon suffered unthinkable pain and with all that he has left, he deserves to be loved.

It will take strength and trust to push through this journey, will they have the strength to trust in love? This emotionally charged tale will leave you counting down the days till the next Brethren book is released. Pirates, Knights, and more – the world Barbara Devlin has created is one that I hope continues forever!

%name Under the Kissing Bough Blitz Day 5 Happy Release DayThis spicy latte read is four peppers hot for full on, no holds barred sensuality and situations. It’s for mature readers 18+.

ICYMI: Coffee With Barbara Devlin

Bio:

 

Bestselling, Amazon All-Star author Barbara Devlin was born a storyteller, but it was a weeklong vacation to Bethany Beach, DE that forever changed her life. The little house her parents rented had a collection of books by Kathleen Woodiwiss, which exposed Barbara to the world of romance, and Shanna remains a personal favorite. Barbara writes heartfelt historical romances that feature flawed heroes who may know how to seduce a woman but know nothing of marriage. And she prefers feisty but smart heroines who sometimes save the hero, before they find their happily ever after. Barbara earned an MA in English and continued a course of study for a Doctorate in Literature and Rhetoric. She happily considered herself an exceedingly eccentric English professor, until success in Indie publishing lured her into writing, full-time, featuring her fictional knighthood, the Brethren of the Coast.


Connect with Barbara Devlin at BarbaraDevlin.com, where you can sign up for her newsletter, The Knightly News.

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I’m so grateful to Rae for having me here today. This collection is a very special one to me because it was the brainchild of Barbara Devlin about a year ago. She very much wanted to do a holiday collection and I had never done one before, so when she proposed the kissing bough theme, I was on board right away. I’ve worked with many of the ladies in the collection already and consider them dear friends, and Barbara pulled together several more to make it a really diverse and talented group.
My story is based on a poem by Edgar Allan Poe, “A Dream within A Dream”. I’m a huge fan of Poe’s and often times when I do short novellas, I’ll based the novella on one of his poems. Kind of weave his themes into my storyline, as it were, and this novella was no different. Since the whole kissing bough-theme has to do with dreaming, it really was perfect. A lonely knight, a woman who vows not to marry, and I had the beginnings of a fabulous story. I had great fun writing it.
It’s really been a pleasure doing this collection with all of these talented authors and we have great hopes that the readers will love each and every story.
Official Blurb:  Upon A Midnight Dream
A weary knight returning from King Richard’s crusade, Sir Rennington of Ashbourne comes back to England only to realize he is essentially homeless. His father has died and his elder brother has inherited everything. Unwanted, and nearly destitute, Ren finds his way to Derby Cathedral on a snowy December night to sleep and figure out what he is going to do with his life. As he dozes beneath the boughs of mistletoe, hung for the Christmastide season, he hears the chatter of two women as they plot against their eldest sister. A woman, they say, who lost her betrothed on Richard’s crusade and who has vowed never to wed.
Unfortunately, their wealthy father has declared that the eldest daughter, his heiress, must marry before the younger daughters can entertain suits of their own, so the two sisters hatch a scheme to force their sister to dream of the man she is to marry. They pluck berries from the Christmas boughs hung around the cathedral with the sole purpose of sneaking them beneath their eldest sister’s pillow so she will dream of her love.
As Ren hears the plot, he hatches one of his own… he will go to the eldest sister and coerce the woman into marrying him. No longer will he be homeless; he will marry a woman of wealth and assume her money. It seems like an excellent scheme but the moment he arrives at Thulston Manor, he realizes he may have gotten himself into a situation that will come back to haunt him. The heiress is not at all as he expected. And so begins the unconventional romance of Sir Rennington of Ashbourne and Lady Holly St. Maur.
The Whole Latte:
A Knight in need of luck and a woman who must marry or face a life of solitude. They each have a purpose and will stop at nothing to find happiness.

There is nothing sexier than a knight who realizes the power in dreams. Kathryn’s attention to the smallest details make even the most simple scene poetic. Our heroine has much to learn and hopefully she will find love through the mistletoe.I loved Kathryn’s story and found this tale a welcomed and refreshing addition to this must read anthology.

Be sure to dive into Kathryn’s backlist once you are finished.

ICYMI: Coffee With Kathryn Le Veque

Bio:

KATHRYN LE VEQUE is a USA TODAY Bestselling author, an Amazon All-Star author, and a #1 bestselling, award-winning, multi-published author in Medieval Historical Romance and Historical Fiction. She has been featured in the NEW YORK TIMES and on USA TODAY’s HEA blog. In March 2015, Kathryn was the featured cover story for the March issue of InD’Tale Magazine, the premier Indie author magazine.

Kathryn’s Medieval Romance novels have been called ‘detailed’, ‘highly romantic’, and ‘character-rich’. She crafts great adventures of love, battles, passion, and romance in the High Middle Ages. On October 29, 2015, Amazon launched Kathryn’s Kindle Worlds Fan Fiction site WORLD OF DE WOLFE PACK. Please visit Kindle Worlds for Kathryn Le Veque’s World of de Wolfe Pack and find many action-packed adventures written by some of the top authors in their genre using Kathryn’s characters from the de Wolfe Pack series. As Kindle World’s FIRST Historical Romance fan fiction world, Kathryn Le Veque’s World of de Wolfe Pack will contain all of the great story-telling you have come to expect.

%name Under the Kissing Bough Blitz Day 5 Happy Release Day

Barbara Devlin Giveaway:

FIVE e-books of the Under the Kissing Bough Collection

Kathryn LeVeque Giveaway:

A swag bag full of her swag, including a signed novel.

For a chance to win one of these AMAZING prizes please comment and respond to the following questions on this blog post:

Tell us the best gift you ever received? Do you have any gift traditions?    

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8 Comments

  1. raelatte
    raelatte on November 22, 2016 at 3:44 pm

    Thank you so much Ladies…I LOVE this collection and am thrilled that everyone can read your stories now.

    I was excited to see the anthology in my kindle early this morning 🙂

    Happy Reading!

    Reply
  2. jeanneadams8
    jeanneadams8 on November 22, 2016 at 3:08 pm

    WOOHOOO!!! It’s Release Day!! Happy Book Birthday to my fellow authors in the set!! Thank you so much for including me. I’m thrilled with this set. Grins.

    As to the best gift….On our first Christmas together, my husband surprised me with pearls. They are so special to me, and I love, love love to wear them. Grins.

    Great job, as always, Rae Latte, on encapsulating these wonderful stories! Woot!

    Reply
  3. sallycootie
    sallycootie on November 22, 2016 at 1:25 pm

    Happy release day!

    The best gift I ever got was a set of VHS tapes (yes, old) that my husband made when he was serving in the military away from home. He made a collection of my favorite old and not-so-old movies (how did he know??) — Cary Grant of course, old horror classics, Star Wars . . . I was so surprised and watched them until they wore out.

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  5. Barbara Devlin
    Barbara Devlin on November 22, 2016 at 10:38 am

    Many thanks to Rae Latte for featuring all fifteen authors during the five-day Under the Kissing Bough Blitz! This collaboration has meant so much to me, because I got to work with some of my favorite authors: Sandy Blair, Suzanne Ferrell, Kathryn Le Veque, Jeanne Adams, Anna Campbell, Tina DeSalvo, Joan Kayse, Catherine Kean, Anna Markland, Hildie McQueen, Meara Platt, Elizabeth Rose, Jordan K. Rose, and Lana Williams.

    Reply
  6. Meara Platt
    Meara Platt on November 22, 2016 at 9:08 am

    Barbara Devlin and Kathryn Le Veque are two of the most amazing writers I’ve ever met: brilliant, kind and talented. Their stories are not to be missed!

    Reply
  7. Ninfa
    Ninfa on November 22, 2016 at 8:15 am

    Congratulations Ladies for this great collection, last year the best Christmas gift I received was different print books from various authors. I am working overseas and far from home since 2010 I never celebrated Christmas with family ever since. Last year I was introduced to Facebook book events/parties and been lucky to win books, some of which was delayed and was accumulated to my shipper and after my friend hammered them, they finally shipped it and it reached me during Christmas 💖.

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  8. carinacha
    carinacha on November 22, 2016 at 7:15 am

    Congrats to the writers!
    The best Christmas Gift ever? My mom and I started a miniature Christmas village. Every year we would look for one or two little or one big thing to add. This was our Christmas Gift to both of US.

    Reply

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