Spreading love

Spreading love

Saturday, January 11, 2014

A Taste of Italy!

I'm continuing to reap the benefits of A Taste of Italy being free at www.AllRomanceebooks.com. The book moved up to second on ARE's list at Red Rose Publishing 's list of books on the site.

The E-book has been purchased and downloaded by several.

Author A.H. Scott wrote a great review of A Taste of Italy. Here's what she had to say:

"In K.T. Bishop's "A Taste Of Italy", basketball and love mix in a beautiful game of life. Netz is a basketball player, who seems to have a chip on his shoulder. But, as author K.T. Bishop unravels the character of Netz, it just shows this player is determined to live his dreams. Then, there's Giovanna, whose looks and intelligence intrigue Netz. "A Taste Of Italy" is a contemporary romance that leaves you rooting for those who dream."

Thank you, A.H. Scott. For those still interested in getting the book, here's the link: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-atasteofitaly-1387364-149.html

Sunday, January 5, 2014

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

For years, I always avoided making New Year's Resolutions. But this year, I became one of billions to set lofty expectations for the next twelve months to try and follow.
I'm determined to make 2014 the year of K.T. Bishop and stamp his name in the everchanging world of E-books.
Five days into the new year, I'm off to a great start. A Taste of Italy is ranked third among best sellers at Allromanceebooks.com under the Red Rose Publishing flagship.
Italy is currently a free read for the next few days, but exposure on the website provides me with a heavy dose of marketability and publicity.
The strong run by A Taste of Italy also sheds my one-hit status label. Classified Love in 2012 was ranked seventh by ARE under Rebel Ink Press. I'm now what you call a "two-hit wonder."
I don't plan to rest on the laurels of Italy. Bookstrand, Amazon, Barnes and Noble and New York Times all have prestigous rankings I'm planning to be on someday.
Folks, when you get a chance, drop by ARE and pick up a copy of A Taste of Italy: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-atasteofitaly-1387364-149.html
Happy New Year and keep reaching for the stars!

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Good Morning, Joanne C. Berroa

Joanne C. Berroa dropped by Sports Romance to promoter her latest book, The Diamond Cross.

Here's the info about her book:

BLURB:

THE DIAMOND CROSS

The Diamond Cross is a sweeping historical romance/saga that exemplifies love, hope, fortitude and personal triumph in a spectacular, hedonistic era. Siblings János and Eva Imre emigrate from Budapest to New York in 1873 in pursuit of elusive Bart Karolyi, a wolf in sheep’s clothing who has stolen Eva’s heart, her virginity and the entire Imre family’s savings. János and pregnant Eva face incredible odds after being processed through Castle Garden--the gateway to America. Will the family heirloom, a fabulously stunning diamond cross, help sustain them and guarantee a future for Eva’s bastard child? Or will it prove to be their undoing? Can Janós rise above adversity to gain revenge on the man who destroyed the simplicity and sanity of their lives?

Even in the midst of personal chaos, hope shines through as Janós and his son Brenton discover the presence of a striking thirteen year old girl in the lobby of their hotel in Saratoga Springs. Who is this young beauty and why was she abandoned upon their doorstep? Does she have the power to rearrange their lives, to forever imprint herself upon them? Heather Hatfield captures the hearts of the Imre men folk, maturing into a breathtaking young woman with a keen business sense. Neither János nor Brenton can get enough of her. But whose heart does she hold dear? Can she love both father and son equally? Is her presence in their lives a good thing, or will it destroy them?

EXCERPT:

Heather sang while bathing later that morning. She was still singing when she appeared in the lobby dressed in lilac and smelling of it, too. János spent the night in his office and looked weary, but she didn’t notice as she danced around the lobby, greeting the guests with a cheerful, “Good morning. Nice day, isn’t it?”

She was on her way to see Artemus when she heard Brenton’s voice coming from a room next to János’ office. It was a smaller office and Brenton was using it as his own until a larger one could be outfitted for his needs. Heather knocked once. Without waiting, she opened the door. What she saw curdled her blood. Veronica Farmingdale and Brenton sat face to face across a wide table and there were what looked like wedding invitations strewn upon it. Veronica had just addressed a white parchment envelope when Heather barged in.

“Well, look what the cat dragged in,” Veronica said.

Brenton looked like Veronica’s cat had gotten the best of him as he said, “Hello, Heather.”

“Hello?” Heather mouthed in astonishment. “What’s going on here, Brenton?”

“We’re writing wedding invites,” Veronica said snottily. “I don’t believe I saw your name on our list.”

Heather grimaced. “Brenton, may I see you alone for a moment?”

Brenton’s brows furrowed, but he stood and followed her into the hallway. She led him inside the now empty dining room and stood looking at him for a long moment. When he said nothing, she tapped the toe of her shoe on the floor and said, “I believe an explanation’s in order.”

“Veronica picked our wedding date. It’ll be just before Christmas. We were just…”

“Addressing the invitations. I know. Brenton, after last night…”

“Last night was special, but it doesn’t change anything,” he said softly. “I’m still marrying Veronica.”

Heather’s heart went limp and she fought back tears of hurt and outrage. “How can you say that? How can you do that? You told me you loved me, Brenton.”

“I do,” he said sadly. “But Veronica’s good marriage material. I need to marry into money the way my father did. A match between Veronica and myself would cement our families and be a good investment for the Meredith Arms. With my education and her money, we could build this hotel into a palace and her father could help us secure even more properties.”

“That’s it?” she said incredulously. “A business investment? She’s marriage material and I’m not?” Heather felt herself fill with rage.

“We can still be friends,” he said. “We’ll see each other every day and…”

Heather slapped him, a swift palm slap to the side of his mouth which resounded in the otherwise quiet room and bounced off the walls. “You’re a bastard,” she shouted. “Go to hell.” She turned on her heels and stormed out of the room.

****

Joanne C. Berroa is the author of “My Life, My Heart”, “On Angels’ Wings”, and “Love’s Sweet Vengeance.” All are available on Amazon in print and eBook formats, and eBook on Barnes & Noble.com.

Buy links: Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com   http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_sabc?url=search-alias%3Daps&pageMinusResults=1&suo=1382890249306#/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=joanne%20c.%20berroa&sprefix=joann%2Caps&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Ajoanne%20c.%20berroa   http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/joanne-c-berroa?store=allproducts&keyword=joanne+c.+berroa

Sunday, November 3, 2013

CELEBRATING HOLIDAYS, CAJUN-STYLED!

October 31 officially starts the three-month run of my favorite holidays: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
With that in mind, my Cajun Heat series at Red Rose Publishing proudly reflects those holidays. I'm one of those who maintains the holiday spirit a little while longer.
I'll be having a contest in the near future to celebrate my Cajun Heat series. The lucky winner will receive a book of my choosing.

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

A Top five landing

I've been on a roll lately.


Last week, I introduced my 13 E-books that made the best-selling list at Red Rose Publishing.

Today, I'll showcase my eight E-books that found its way into the Top five.

Picking Cotton, How to Cure A Cajun Cold, Catching A Cuban Curveball, Curling Up, Back in Love Again, Listen to your heart, A Christmas Reunion and Christmas Blues all made the top five of RRP's prestigous hot seller list.

Picking Cotton peaked out at No. 2 in 2009 and remains my highest rated ebook ever.


I have a unique way to measure my success as a best-seller E-Book author.

Growing up in Tuscaloosa, Alabama during the 1970's and 1980's, I rooted for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team and watched professional wrestling on weekends.

Another thing that occupied my time was listening to Casey Kasem's American's Top 40 and R&B Top 20 countdown. The weekly music charts came to mind when I began to compile my impressive list of best-sellers.

In my eyes, Red Rose's best-selling list is equal to the R&B charts. The Soul charts was created in 1942 with the purpose of giving African-American artists their own spotlight, for those who didn't make the Popular brand.

Hey, Grammys and American Music Awards are given annually to top R&B groups and artists.

Some of my favorite artists- Ready for the World, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam and Starpoint- never won awards, but that didn't stop them from being legendary.

My ultimate dream is like every author-- making the New York Times' Best-seller list. That's the Pop charts and would be cool to reach!

Bookstrand.com and AllRomanceebooks.com are also impressive lists to make.

At ARE, I became a crossover author and one-hit wonder. Classified Love, formerly at Rebel Ink Press, was ranked seventh on it's best seller list.

Five years ago, I only wanted to get published. I recall pimping Picking Cotton on Gracen Miller's blogsite. Today. I want to make sales and have numerous best-sellers.

Until next time.....

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Reaching The Top 10

It's been awhile since my last appearance.
During the time away, I've managed to place three books onto the Top 10 best seller list at Red Rose Publishing.
The Sweetest love became my 13th book to make the best seller list at Red Rose.
Other books to make the best-seller list at Red Rose: Picking Cotton, How to Cure a Cajun Cold,  A Taste of Italy, Catching a Cuban Curveball, Curling Up, Back in Love Again, Listen to your heart, Christmas Blues, A Christmas Reunion, Starting Over, End of the Rainbow and Cotton Patch.
A Christmas Reunion, Christmas Blues and Cotton Patch all had the distinction of making the Top 10 twice.
Next weekend, I'll have a discussion about my books that cracked the Top five.
To those who bought my books, thank you for your support. I'll continue to write exciting Sports Romance stories.

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

WELCOME.... KHARISMA RHAYNE

Author Kharisma Rhayne dropped by to promote her Bound by Seduction Anthology.


From Kharisma: We’re at day 3 of the Bound tour. YAY! I absolutely love hearing form everyone during these tours and have a blast with the extra interaction and chatting I get to do. Today, since you met Jared & Bekka yesterday, I thought I’d share a little excerpt of their part of the anthology.


I felt strange. Was it excitement? Fear? Embarrassment?

"Take off your shirt, Bekka." His calming voice convinced me to do it.

Damn, does he ever blink?

"Now your bra, babe. No. Don't turn your back to me. I want to see you. Can you remember the word Eeyore?" Again, more slowly this time because my nerves had me almost visibly shaking, I listened and removed my bra.

The room was cool, but not cold.

Jared looked hungry and I would be the first meal he'd seen in three months. My nipples were so hard.

"Lay on the bed on your stomach. Put both arms over your head and cross them at your wrists."

I hesitated, but listened. No sooner had I done as asked and Jared was over me. His shirt off, jeans still on. He had one hand on the side of my ass, the other holding my wrists together above my head.

"Just relax, baby. You said you wanted to give this a try. You'll be fine. And it'll be great. I promise. Sometimes you just have to think outside of the box," Jared told me. He could tell I was tense. Tense, but so willing. We'd hardly done anything yet, but I could feel my wetness soaking through my panties.

He smacked my ass with his hand. I gasped, maybe because I wasn’t expecting it. It did sting a little, but oddly enough, I'd swear that smack directly tied to my crotch because I began to tingle there.

Jared grabbed a scarf from the bedside table and tied it around my wrists, not too tight, but definitely tight enough that I wasn't wiggling free.

"What's the stop word, babe? You remember it?"

In a voice that barely sounded like my own, I managed to say Eeyore. Funny, I know. But he insisted that we had to choose something we'd never say during sex. Even if I begged for things to stop but still secretly enjoying it and wanting to continue, we would keep going unless I said Eeyore.

I was dying for him to touch me. As if he heard me, he reached around, placed his hands on my breasts, lifted me slightly from the bed, and began playing with my nipples between his fingers.

He laid me back down on the bed and took one of his knees that had been on the outside of my legs and used it to part mine. He then placed the other one there, too.

"Lift your right leg up so it's at your side and bent at the knee." Jesus, he was opening me up. Thank God I still had my jeans on.

He took a few fingers and tapped, yes tapped me, between my legs. He proceeded to lightly, almost not even touching; brush his fingertips against my crotch. He was going to drive me nuts. I needed a firm touch. Better yet, I was more than ready for him to just take me.

"Tell me what you want, Bekka."

"What?"

"Tell me what you want me to do to you. What do you need?"
Here's the Blurbs to each books:

PART 1: JARED & BEKKA


Jared and Bekka, two people with a huge conflict. He's FBI, she's the prosecuting attorney. Him in his high class suits with attitude to match, her with an uptight personality and a virgin to boot. Watch the sparks fly from the office to the bedroom as these two go head to head and flesh to flesh.


PART 2: JARVICK & ARABELLE

Arabelle finds herself at the gym on a Friday night and ends up working on more than her cardio with oh so hot stranger, Jarvick when he guides her to his truck for some cuffed experimentation. Just how well will these two fit together?


PART 3 MYKAL & KRISTYNA

The third installment in the Bound by Seduction series finds that Mykal has admired Kristyna for quite some time. He knows there are dangers with bringing her into his world. After a time, he decides to try to become friends, leading them right into relationship territory and landing them right into his bed. But what price will she pay to be his forever?


PART 4: SHANE & KASEY

Shane has a special surprise for Kasey on their date. He's been out of town for a while and wants to show her how much he's missed her and push their boundaries.

Kasey is surprised when she opens her door and sees a dozen roses outside. She's even more surprised to see that they're bound together with rope. The note attached to it has her anticipation rising.

Will Shane's planned evening go off without a hitch? Or will the tables get turned?


PART 5: JACOB & ISA

Jacob liked Isa, maybe even loved her, but if she couldn’t accept everything, it was time for them to both move on. Would she accept what he was about to tell her?
Buy Links: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-boundbyseductionthefirstanthology-1148424-144.html;

 http://www.amazon.com/Bound-Seduction-First-Anthology-ebook/dp/B00C2BSNQS/ref=la_B005KMUSL4_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1364989603&sr=1-8 http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bound-by-seduction-kharisma-rhayne/1114928048?ean=2940016248004
I’d love to hang out with everyone. You can find me at: www.kharismarhayne.com
www.kharismarhaynebooks.blogspot.com

https://twitter.com/KharismaRhayne

To enter the tour wide giveaway, enter here: http://www.kharismarhayne.com/2013/04/bound-by-seduction-tour-wide-gveaway.html

Please be sure to stop in and visit all the blogs on this tour (also, there should be daily direct links posted) http://www.kharismarhayne.com/2013/03/full-april-1-20-for-bound-by-seduction.html

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