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To celebrate the summer, I’ve teamed up with more than 35 fantastic romantic suspense authors to give away a huge collection of romances, PLUS a Kindle Fire to one lucky winner!
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~Lisa
On Conversations: #bestselling #author Josie Riviera
Please join me in welcoming the bestselling author Josie Riviera to Conversations today! Josie is here to talk about her new release, Seeking Patience, her inspirational Regency romance about a Romany (Gypsy) man and a countess! So be sure and check out the cover and blurb below! And don't forget to check out her bio too and get to know Josie Riviera.
Lisa ~
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Exploring the Fascinating Culture of the Romany (Gypsies) by Josie Riviera
“Gadje Gadjensa, Rom Romensa.”
This is a Romany (Gypsy) saying that means “Gadje with Gadje, Rom with Rom.”
So what is a gadje? A gadje in the Romany language means “not one of us.” Many Rom prefer to not allow outsiders (us) into their lives. It’s no coincidence that in my hours, days, and months of researching the Romany for Seeking Patience, little information was available. Odd, because the Rom have lived in many places throughout the world for centuries. They’re a widely-traveled people. Yet there is little written history regarding their origins, although recent evidence points to an emigration from India 1500 years ago.
I believe the reason there is little information available is because the Rom simply prefer it that way. They are a proud people who keep to themselves. And they are nomads, forever on the move, traveling by horse and wagon in caravans.
SEEKING PATIENCE
Do people prove their worth by strength, or by character?
Half-Romany, half-English lord, he lives a perilous Gypsy life … until a sweet English rose saves his life, and perhaps his soul. Widowed by a cruel husband, she's given up all hope of love. Brought together in peril, they dare to reach for a brighter future together.
Luca Boldor, Romany leader, lives a nomad’s life in Regency England with his Gypsy caravan. Believing his noble father abandoned him at birth, he refuses to acknowledge his English blood, or live a settled life. But when a vicious attack by a rival leaves him bleeding on an English lady's doorstep, he has no choice but to accept her help. Her gentle faith stirs his heart in a way he has long denied.
Lady Patience Blakwell, widowed countess, lives in near poverty. Her husband's heir uses threats to keep her from demanding her rightful inheritance. With a few faithful servants, she exists quietly in the country, only her faith keeping her strong … until the day a bold, handsome Gypsy collapses in her hall. He's unlike any man she's ever known, and she'll confront any subterfuge to keep him safe.
But when a secret from Lady Patience's past emerges, Luca must face his own past, or lose her and all hope of love. Will this strong man humble himself to open his heart for his lady?
Travel back to Regency England for this sweet, inspirational romance—get your copy of Seeking Patience today!
Best-selling author Josie Riviera writes Historical, Inspirational, and Sweet Romances. She lives in the Charlotte, NC, area with her wonderfully supportive husband. They share their empty nest with an adorable Shih Tzu who constantly needs grooming and an old house forever needing renovations.
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Lisa ~
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Exploring the Fascinating Culture of the Romany (Gypsies) by Josie Riviera
“Gadje Gadjensa, Rom Romensa.”
This is a Romany (Gypsy) saying that means “Gadje with Gadje, Rom with Rom.”
So what is a gadje? A gadje in the Romany language means “not one of us.” Many Rom prefer to not allow outsiders (us) into their lives. It’s no coincidence that in my hours, days, and months of researching the Romany for Seeking Patience, little information was available. Odd, because the Rom have lived in many places throughout the world for centuries. They’re a widely-traveled people. Yet there is little written history regarding their origins, although recent evidence points to an emigration from India 1500 years ago.
I believe the reason there is little information available is because the Rom simply prefer it that way. They are a proud people who keep to themselves. And they are nomads, forever on the move, traveling by horse and wagon in caravans.
SEEKING PATIENCEDo people prove their worth by strength, or by character?
Half-Romany, half-English lord, he lives a perilous Gypsy life … until a sweet English rose saves his life, and perhaps his soul. Widowed by a cruel husband, she's given up all hope of love. Brought together in peril, they dare to reach for a brighter future together.
Luca Boldor, Romany leader, lives a nomad’s life in Regency England with his Gypsy caravan. Believing his noble father abandoned him at birth, he refuses to acknowledge his English blood, or live a settled life. But when a vicious attack by a rival leaves him bleeding on an English lady's doorstep, he has no choice but to accept her help. Her gentle faith stirs his heart in a way he has long denied.
Lady Patience Blakwell, widowed countess, lives in near poverty. Her husband's heir uses threats to keep her from demanding her rightful inheritance. With a few faithful servants, she exists quietly in the country, only her faith keeping her strong … until the day a bold, handsome Gypsy collapses in her hall. He's unlike any man she's ever known, and she'll confront any subterfuge to keep him safe.
But when a secret from Lady Patience's past emerges, Luca must face his own past, or lose her and all hope of love. Will this strong man humble himself to open his heart for his lady?
Travel back to Regency England for this sweet, inspirational romance—get your copy of Seeking Patience today!
Purchase SEEKING PATIENCE
“Like” her Author Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/Josie.Riviera
Connect with her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.josie-riviera
Sign up for her blog and subscribe to her newsletter on her website to receive a FREE EBOOK: josieriviera.wordpress.com
Follow her on twitter: @josieriviera
Instagram: josie_riviera
Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/josieriviera
On Conversations: #award-winning #author Jennifer Faye
Lisa ~
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A MOMENT TO CHERISHA Whistle Stop Romance, Book 4
Whistle Stop is abuzz...the mayoral election is just weeks away.
Candidate Mason Noble has a vested interest in fast-tracking the town's revitalization project. But the votes he'd counted on are drying up because his engagement to Bella Nez ended abruptly. The local grapevine is humming with rumors, but only he and Bella know the truth. And they aren't talking!
When an emergency puts Bella in the proverbial tough spot, she needs money and fast. There's only one person who can help--Mason. He agrees to a loan, but he has a condition. He needs Bella by his side again. A reconciliation would win over the townspeople--and it would give him a chance to win back the only woman he's ever loved.
Bella hesitates to accept Mason's terms. Until she's blindsided by unexpected news that has her rethinking everything. Bella is expecting a baby, and there's a heart-wrenching choice to be made...
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The notorious cowboy meets his match…
Cord Lawson instantly distrusted the young woman in a smart suit who’d just arrived in Whistle Stop. She was very pretty and clearly a city girl—but with memories of his failed marriage still darkening his mind, he’s determined to steer clear! But she’s sniffing around his land—land that had been in his family for generations. There was no way he’d let it go—even if the bank was threatening to foreclose, and selling could give Whistle Stop a new lease on life.
Alexis Greer had one mission in mind—close the deal on the Granger estate; without it, her father’s land development company would go bankrupt. But the word around town is to keep clear of Cord and to stay away from his precious land. What in the world had happened to cause such a handsome cowboy to live such a solitary existence? However, determination was Lexi’s middle name, and she just had to keep on trying to breach Cord’s barriers, appeal somehow to his head and heart—even if it put her in danger of losing both of hers…to him.
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Excerpt from A MOMENT TO CHERISH
Joe elbowed Mason grinned. “So you and Bella, you’re back together?”
“No.” Mason’s voice was laced with agitation, more so at himself than at his friend.
“Really? Because it sure looked like it to me. Or do you normally go around kissing all of the pretty ladies?”
“I…I…oh, never mind.” He walked away as Joe chuckled.
If he had to give in to a fantasy, did he have to do it in front of an audience? Mason scanned the room, refusing to dwell on his friend’s taunts. When he spotted Bella, he paused. She sipped at a glass of punch before chatting with her friends, the other members of the wedding party. When she smiled, her eyes lit up. A warmth filled his chest as he took in her natural beauty.
Not so long ago she used to smile like that for him. In some ways, it seemed like yesterday, but in other ways, it seemed like forever.
“She sure is pretty,” Tony said.
“Yes, she is.” Mason turned to his buddy. They both volunteered at the fire department.
“You two looked good on the dance floor.”
He’d had enough of the teasing and innuendoes. Things were just so complicated between him and Bella that he didn’t know if he was coming or going. “I suppose you have something to say about that kiss?”
Tony held up his hands innocently. “Oh no. Not me. It’s safer talking about horses.”
“No.” Mason’s voice was laced with agitation, more so at himself than at his friend.
“Really? Because it sure looked like it to me. Or do you normally go around kissing all of the pretty ladies?”
“I…I…oh, never mind.” He walked away as Joe chuckled.
If he had to give in to a fantasy, did he have to do it in front of an audience? Mason scanned the room, refusing to dwell on his friend’s taunts. When he spotted Bella, he paused. She sipped at a glass of punch before chatting with her friends, the other members of the wedding party. When she smiled, her eyes lit up. A warmth filled his chest as he took in her natural beauty.
Not so long ago she used to smile like that for him. In some ways, it seemed like yesterday, but in other ways, it seemed like forever.
“She sure is pretty,” Tony said.
“Yes, she is.” Mason turned to his buddy. They both volunteered at the fire department.
“You two looked good on the dance floor.”
He’d had enough of the teasing and innuendoes. Things were just so complicated between him and Bella that he didn’t know if he was coming or going. “I suppose you have something to say about that kiss?”
Tony held up his hands innocently. “Oh no. Not me. It’s safer talking about horses.”
A MOMENT TO LOVE
A Whistle Stop Romance, Book 1
The notorious cowboy meets his match…
Cord Lawson instantly distrusted the young woman in a smart suit who’d just arrived in Whistle Stop. She was very pretty and clearly a city girl—but with memories of his failed marriage still darkening his mind, he’s determined to steer clear! But she’s sniffing around his land—land that had been in his family for generations. There was no way he’d let it go—even if the bank was threatening to foreclose, and selling could give Whistle Stop a new lease on life.
Alexis Greer had one mission in mind—close the deal on the Granger estate; without it, her father’s land development company would go bankrupt. But the word around town is to keep clear of Cord and to stay away from his precious land. What in the world had happened to cause such a handsome cowboy to live such a solitary existence? However, determination was Lexi’s middle name, and she just had to keep on trying to breach Cord’s barriers, appeal somehow to his head and heart—even if it put her in danger of losing both of hers…to him.
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The Whistle Stop Romance Series...
Award-winning author, Jennifer Faye pens fun, heartwarming romances. Step into the pages of exciting destinations with rugged cowboys, sexy tycoons & enchanting royalty. She is the author of the WHISTLE STOP ROMANCE series.
Jennifer is a two-time winner of the RT Book Reviews Reviewers' Choice Award, has been named a TOP PICK author, and has been nominated for numerous awards.
Now living her dream, she resides with her patient husband, amazing daughter (the other remarkable daughter is off chasing her own dreams) and two spoiled cats.
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