Summer is coming to an end, its time to being the garden harvest, football, and holiday books on our holiday wish list! Yes, that is a little far ahead...but I have already started mine (grin)

We have a bunch of new things for you this month PLUS a lot of new things. Look for them below with the little flashing 'new' graphic and check it out!

Our blog has had a facelift. Take a look for yourself! All of the wrinkles are gone. And seriously, is there anything else we want in life?

GOOD NEWS! With the children either on their way or already back in school, we decided to have a little party. The streamers are hung, the balloons blown up, the cake is decorated and punch has been spiked. (oops *wink*) Who's ready to have some fun? Let me hear you scream! Wow! Let's turn up the music. This is the official Coffee Time Romance Back to School party! There will books given away every week for the entire month of September. Just be sure to keep checking out our Front Page for the various contests we will be putting up. I don't know if you all can handle this overload of fun. You can? Fantastic! I'll look forward to hearing form each and every one of you!!

• Jasmine Black

• Carolyn Brown

• Carol Cassada

• Caitlyn Hunter

• Pearl Wolf

Margaret Garrison is in hiding. She needs a safe place to recover and put herself back together. There are rules you need to follow to stay alive when you're hiding. Margaret knows them all intimately and yet finds herself unable to maintain those rules. She has moved to a new country and found a secluded place to lay low and lick her wounds. A verbal sparring with Aidan Grimes, a local boy turned famous actor, was maybe not the best way to remain unnoticed. Aidan had become a distant memory, someone she met the night her life went to hell. Now Margaret finds herself attracted to him and has to work at staying out of his limelight. Threats are coming at her from all angles and from unexpected foes. Getting involved with Aidan, or any of the townspeople for that matter, could put them at risk. Can Margaret build a new life, or will her nightmares take shape and ruin all plans for her new life? Click here for More

 

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Mmm, the smell of fall is wafting on the breeze. September is here! For me, this is one of my favorite months. Not only was my husband born in September, we will also be celebrating our anniversary this month (actually the same day as his birthday). For most of you, September means the kiddies are back in school and life is going at a more hectic pace what with sports activities, school functions, etc. So, why not slow down for a few moments and enjoy a good book? Oh, and what do you know...here are some contests featuring good books to win. Now, isn't that clever?

• Doralynn Kennedy is our Cover Time Author this month and she wants to give one reader a $15 gift card to Amazon.com.
• Nancy J. Cohen is giving away a .PDF copy of her book, Silver Serenade.
  
• Desiree Holt has a $25 gift card to either Barnes and Noble OR Amazon (winner's choice) to give away.
  
• Danielle Thorne is offering up a .PDF copy of her book, By Heart and Compass.
  
• Linda Mooney will send one lucky winner a .PDF copy of her erotic/sci-fi book, Rhea 41070.
  
• Catherine Kean is giving one US reader signed copies of all four books in her Knights series.
  
• Denyse Bridger is sending promotional items plus some Canadian souvenirs to the winner of her contest.
  
• Tara Newlands has an Indian figurine (just like the ones found in Indian temples) to offer up.
  
• Kalita Kasar wants to give away a free download of any e-book currently on her booklist.
  
• Debra Denson is going to send one reader a pair of vintage sterling silver earrings with laquered wooden cubes featuring a sketch of a tallship on the ocean on French hooks along with a digital copy of Magician's Spell.
  
• Lauren Fraser is giving away a $25 gift certificate to Eden's Fantasy (an online adult store) to a US/Canadian reader.

Sadly, summer is slipping away from us. The kids are starting the "I don't want to go back to school" chant and the warm temperatures are trying for one last hoorah. The leaves are changing color outside my window and it seems there are more changes on the way. That doesn't mean our love of books will be fading away. If anything, we can make up for the reading time we may have missed this summer as we sit in front of a warm fire with a glass of wine on a chilly fall evening. This is exactly what these winners will get to do.
Jill won our Feeding My Addiction contest for August. Be sure to enter for your chance to win September's box of goodies.

• Ruth and Tammy will each receive a copy of Shobhan Bantwal's The Unexpected Son.
  
• Knicole won a copy of Kathy Kulig's book, Desert of the Damned.
  
• Loretta gets a $20 gift certificate to Pink Petal Publishers from Janice Seagraves.
  
• Risa gets a paperback copy of Sandra Cox's book, Grounded, plus a pair of lovely MONET earrings.
  
• Sugar has a few New Zealand treats coming her way along with her choice of one title from Shelley Munro.
  
• Stephanie will get a choice of her format for a copy of Renee Vincent's Raeliksen.
  
• Margaret has a signed copy of Vicki Hopkins' The Phantom of Valletta coming to her.
  
• Teresa will be receiving a gift basket full of goodies from Kaitlin Maitland.
  

Latte Limelight

• Deanna Jewel
• Mary Eason
• Barbora Knobova
• Tracey Cooper-Posey
• Doralynn Kennedy
• Lynn Reynolds

Featured Authors

• Honey Jans
• A C Katt
• Laura Kinsale
• Kaylin McFarren
• Virginia Nelson
• Sky Purington
• Laura Tolomei
• Vangie Williams

Chatters Group on Yahoo - Click here

• Wed. Sept. 1 – Back to school, best and worst of required reading.
• Thur. Sept 2 – Writing resources: share websites, workshops, seminars.
• September 4, 2010: Champagne Books Author's Chat all day on the Chatters E-loop
• Wed. Sept. 8 – Product Promotion, are books starting to look like TV commercials?
• Thur. Sept. 9 – Best Book Title, take a vote, author wins a prize.
• Fri. September 10, 2010: Has Anyone Ever Deceived You? Chat with Sandra Marshall from noon-2pm EST on the Chatters E-loop.
• Thur. September 16, 2010: Super Seekrit Projekt Chat with the Naughty Novelists from 3pm-9pm EST on the Chatters E-loop.
• Fri. Sept. 17 – Opening lines, can they make you or break you?
• Sat. Sept. 18 – Book Trailers, share yours.
• Wed. Sept. 22 – Writing in the 1st or 3rd person, which works for you.
• Thur. Sept. 23 – Character-driven books, how difficult are they to write?
• Fri. Sept. 24 – Action, Suspense, or Romance, what makes your heart race?
• Wed. Sept. 29 – Pacing, how to avoid problems and pitfalls.
• Thur. Sept. 30 – Best and worst of sexual phrasing, give us examples.

Erotic Group on Yahoo - Click here

• Wed. Sept. 1 – Back to school, best and worst of required reading.
• Thur. Sept 2 – Writing resources: share websites, workshops, seminars.
• September 4, 2010: Carnal Passions Author's Chat all day on the Erotic E-loop.
• Wed. Sept. 8 – Product Promotion, are books starting to look like TV commercials?
• Thur. Sept. 9 – Best Book Title, take a vote, author wins a prize.
• Wed. September 15, 2010: Sex & the Spirit: Happy Together in Erotic Romance, Or A Turn-off Chat with Kama Spice from 9am-1pm EST on the Erotic E-loop.
• Fri. Sept. 17 – Opening lines, can they make you or break you?
• Sat. Sept. 18 – Book Trailers, share yours.
• Wed. Sept. 22 – Writing in the 1st or 3rd person, which works for you.
• Thur. Sept. 23 – Character-driven books, how difficult are they to write?
• Fri. Sept. 24 – Action, Suspense, or Romance, what makes your heart race?
• Sat. September 25, 2010: Regina's Promo Party from 6pm-9pm EST on the Erotic E-loop. 
• Wed. Sept. 29 – Pacing, how to avoid problems and pitfalls.
• Thur. Sept. 30 – Best and worst of sexual phrasing, give us examples.

Live Chats - Click here

• 1- Lyrical Press
• 6- Eirelander Press
• 7 – Xoxo Publishing
• 8- Red Rose Publishing
• 11- Whispers Publishing
• 14- Liquid Silver Publisher Chat
• 15- Sapphire Blue
• 21- Sept 21- kids are back in school..need a guilty pleasure book to celebrate
• 28- New Release Chat - Open to All

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This is the book lover's community that has been waiting for you.  Join us for fun and meet people who share the same love of books that you do. Author's Coffee Corner - Stop by our Author group area and find hundreds of authors who have their Author area with us. Java Junction is filled with publisher and author groups. Special Interests is filled with hobbies, fun things, cooking tips, recipes, and great things to do. 

Free Seminar/Class - Click here

Project Management Skills for the PrePublished Author

All month long

Author Dana Marton used skills learned at her corporate job to get published and stay published. In the past five years, she's sold 25 books (without an agent) that are published in over a dozen countries in many languages. She's a Rita finalist and the winner of the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence. And it all started with a little project management. Dana Marton is our Seminar Host

--SWAT chart

--Force Field Analysis

--creating your best possible proposal

--your to do list while waiting for the call

BIG Thank you to Sue Moorcrof for her wonderful August seminar!

Coffee Write - Click here

This series will run from September 3rd - 25th

Author Host for this Series - Marisa Chenery

Theme - Paranormal Romance

Main Characters - Hero - Dylan and Heroine - Ella

Prize - Marisa's first book Ra's Chosen book, Soul Hunger

Marisa Chenery was always a lover of books, but after reading her first historical romance novel she found herself hooked. Having inherited a love for the written word, she soon started writing her own novels.

After trying her hand at writing historicals, she now also writes paranormals.

Marisa lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband and four children.She would love to hear from you, so drop her an email.

Reader's Retreat - Click here

Phaze Books is the erotic romance imprint of Mundania Press, LLC. Established in November, 2004 with five titles, Phaze has in the last four years grown to offer 200+ titles and counting in eBook and trade paperback. Phaze is proud to include among its roster a number of nationally bestselling authors, award-winning writers, and popular names in the romance genre.

DLP Books is proud to offer revised editions of select novels and original novellas and shorts. Whether you like sweet or spicy romance, cozy mysteries, or works of an erotic nature, there is something here for you to enjoy.

Latte Lounge - Click here

• Fri. September 3, 2010: The Open Mike, a Free Promo Opportunity for Authors

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2 - Thursday Thirteen
3-  Coffee, Book, and a Blog with Jewel Adams
6 - Book Brew with the Coffee Crew travels back in time for some Historical Romance
7 - Coffee, Book, and a Blog with Joe Archer
9 - Thursday Thirteen
10 - Beyotching with Bonnie
10 - Mercedes Keyes -Drama Series  BOMAW
13 - Coffee, Book, and a Blog with Miss Mae
14 - Claudine's Sweet Treat (Book Release News)
15 - Coffee, Book, and a Blog with Meg Leigh
16 - Thursday Thirteen
20 - Coffee, Book, and a Blog with Danielle Thorne
21 - Claudine's Clammering
21 - Claudine's Sweet Treat (Book Release News)
22 - Coffee, Book, and a Blog with Ava Bleu
23 - Thursday Thirteen
24 - Mercedes Keyes Drama Series BOMAW
28 - Claudine's Sweet Treat (Book Release News)
30 - Thursday Thirteen

*Thursday Thirteen - The Thursday 13 is a weekly meme with a simple theme: each Thursday you blog a list of 13 things. What kind of things? Any kind! Just come up with a list theme and run with it. One week you may list “13 things on my mind” and maybe the next week you’d list “my top 13 favorite movies”.  Back in early 2007, Janet came up with the idea of going through the alphabet;  “13 Things I Love that begin with the letter A”, etc.  That gives you 26 weeks of ideas! Each new 13 will be posted at approximately 8PM EST every Wednesday evening.

NEW Book Brew with the Coffee Crew - In just two weeks, it happens! Yep, the new and improved Book Brew with the Coffee Crew is about to debut. And it is totally free; not one red cent for this steaming mega-cup of great reads!!  We're shaping this up to have a really fun time and I want everyone to mark it on your calendars. In honor of Labor Day this one will feature books with blue collar heroes and heroines. While Armani Suits,Versace frocks and the jet set life are sexy and kewl, so too is a sweaty hunk who knows how to use his hands and has a--er--toolbox  with all the right stuff. And a take- change woman who can use a wrench or a read a blueprint or drive a train can be a turn on too.

I'm still looking for contributions of books for a list that meet these criteria- (need title, author and publisher please) --they can be any genre or any sub-genre of romance and any level of heat from mild to wild. We will be happy to have excerpts from all of you authors out there who have a book that fills the bill but please keep them relatively clean.(PG-13) Yeah, we are used to sharing the really hot parts but I'm issuing a challenge--whet the reader's appetite with a glimpse at the neat character you hero is or the issues your heroine faces instead of a peek the bedroom or other locale, okay?

BTW, this event will be recurring the first Monday of every month and we'll announce themes well in advance so you can collect your faves to share. It's all happening on the Coffee Time Blog--I'll post the URL a few times before the event so you can all get there. Meanwhile email me with books, questions or comments please!!

So come join me, the new "Starbooks Barrista" at Book Brew. We'll have a great day and point you to some really good reads! There will be some freebies and drawings--more on that as the day gets closer. Don't forget, all day on Monday, September 6 from about 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. EST --that's an hour earlier each time zone across the country so for California and West Coast it will be 7:00 to 7:00. Drop in anytime and post or chat--we want everyone to really enjoy the day! Thanks! AzGaye

***The Beauty of Man and Woman - B.O.M.A.W
Written by Mercedes Keyes - Collaborator & Editor Lawrence James

Contemporary - Interracial - Drama Series

Readers are saying, addictive, realistic, shocking and about time! Finally a drama series that tells it like it is, what it's sometimes really like, to love someone against all the odds. Finally real women you can relate to, and Alpha males that make you sigh one moment; and make you wish to take their heads off in the next. A strong, emotionally compelling drama about what's so beautiful about being a woman, loved by a man. Bomaw doesn't only explore the beauties of man and women, but the ugly things between them as well. Even so, Bomaw will make you laugh, sigh, gasp and yes ... Cry. The people are so real you'll swear to know at least two or more. Most of all, you'll want to keep coming back over and over again, to read more about; Sylvia and her pursuit of peace; Derailed by one Shawn Everett McPherson, who has ideas of his own. This is an ongoing drama series; it is rated R for strong language; rated R for occasional violence; rated R for it's sexually explicit scenes of intimacy. 18 and over is a must!  

 

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Fated Destiny by Miss Mae

Coffee Time Recommended Reads - See all of the CTRR Awards, click here

Our Coffee Crew works hard every day reading and writing those great reviews because we love it. Out of all the books that the entire staff reads, occassionally one raises to the top of our Staffer's mind. A special book that is just so wonderful, we feel it deserves an extra acknowledgement. So once a month, our Coffee Crew awards a book with the CTRR Award and share it with you.

Not every member of our Coffee Crew will have a 'special' book they recommend, so when one of the books is selected, you know it is special! Stop by our blog to see which books were nominated and won this month...or in the past!

Congratulations to this month's winners:

• A Quiet Place by Michelle Levigne
• Born to Bite by Lynsay Sands
• Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden
• Seduced by a Highlander by Paula Quinn
• When Blood Calls By J.K. Beck
• Wicked Cool by Diane Farr

Congratulations to last month's winners:

• A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James
• Blind Spot by Nancy Bush
• Stay by Allie Larkin

Mary's Garden Blog Interview - September 20th through September 24th Visit Mary's Garden Blog Special thank you to Mary Martinez for putting up ....inviting us to participate.

Happy Anniversary to the following Coffee Crew membership who have braved the wilds and stuck with us!

• Matilda - 5 years
• Leslie - 2 years
• Maura - 5 Years
• Pam - 2 years

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Join the Coffee Crew

You will need to have a good grasp of the English language and sentence structure. You would need to be able to write clearly and precisely. You will need to have Internet access. You will work directly under our Editor, and you should be able to work well with multiple people. Contact us for more information.

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