Funnel of Love is Live!

FUNNEL OF LOVE IS LIVE!

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 I had so much fun writing this book! It has jokes and funny stories and funny music--see the playlist below. Numbers 3, 4 and 5 are my favorites.  There are drunken conversations, and drunken sex, and family being...well, family. There are two families, actually. So double the drama! There's a wedding. There's a cat. There's a secret pregnancy. And there's cake. 

So. Much. Cake.

Right now, it's on sale for only .99 cents which is less than you'd pay for even ONE cupcake. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I  enjoyed writing it. 

Funnel of Love

Games We Play, Book Five
by PG Forte
Paranormal/Erotic Romance
55K

Special pre-order price: only .99

Releases this Thursday, July 21, 2022 

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Atlas Beach be big enough for both of them?

 

Baker Rocco DiLuca is not a happy camper. He’s just found out that his baby sister is getting married—to his former best friend—and he's not invited. But that's not even the worst part. They’ve hired someone else to make their wedding cake!

 

He knew he and Kristy hadn't exactly been speaking to each other, but he hadn't realized they Weren’t Speaking to each other! Now he has to figure out how to repair their family feud, or forever keep his distance. Unfortunately, his best hope for success is the woman he considers his competition.

 

Stephanie Sands thinks the Chamber of Commerce’s mentorship program is a great idea! She’s not ashamed to admit that her boutique bakery, Sugar Kink, isn't quite making it. Yet. But the mentor she's been assigned, Rocky D, isn’t just traditional, he’s positively medieval. It’s no wonder his sister wants nothing to do with him!

 

Can they put aside their differences (and the insane attraction they feel) to help each other out? Or will their dreams fall as flat as a failed souffle?

Romance Writers Weekly ~ Tell Me A Joke ~ #LoveChatWrite

The directive for this week's Romance Writers Weekly blog hop is fairly straightforward: "Tell me a joke! Or share a funny story. Let's laugh a little."

And do I have a joke for you. See, this week I have a new release. Funnel of Love, will be going live on Thursday July 21st (It's currently available for pre-order. Info below). 

Funnel is set in my home state of New Jersey. And let me just say that Jersey tomatoes are the best tomatoes ANYWHERE, and they're just about the only Jersey delicacy that you can't find elsewhere, or order online (Goldbelly is my very special friend). So I can really sympathize with Vincent's dad. Here's the joke:

An elderly Italian man in New Jersey...

An elderly Italian man living alone in New Jersey wanted to plant his annual tomato garden, but it was very difficult work, since the ground was hard. His only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament:

Dear Vincent,
I am feeling pretty sad, because it looks like I won’t be able to plant my tomato garden this year. I’m just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. I know if you were here my troubles would be over.. I know you would be happy to dig the plot for me, like in the old days.
Love, Papa

A few days later he received a letter from his son.

Dear Pop,
Don’t dig up that garden. That’s where the bodies are buried.
Love,
Vinnie

At 4 a.m. the next morning, FBI agents and local police arrived and dug up the entire area without finding any bodies. They apologized to the old man and left. That same day the old man received another letter from his son.

Dear Pop,
Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That’s the best I could do under the circumstances.
Love you,

Now, hop on over to Leslie Hachtel's page. And get ready to laugh some more! Also, check out her book, A Dance In Time.

Lady Grace imagines escaping her cruel husband and miserable life. A portal into the past offers her so much more than she bargained for. Including meeting the man of her dreams whose life is at risk. Can she save him? Can he rescue her?

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Funnel of Love

Games We Play, Book Five
by PG Forte
Paranormal/Erotic Romance
55K

Special pre-order price: only .99

Releases this Thursday, July 21, 2022 

Buy Link: https://books2read.com/u/mvoerj

Atlas Beach be big enough for both of them?

 

Baker Rocco DiLuca is not a happy camper. He’s just found out that his baby sister is getting married—to his former best friend—and he's not invited. But that's not even the worst part. They’ve hired someone else to make their wedding cake!

 

He knew he and Kristy hadn't exactly been speaking to each other, but he hadn't realized they Weren’t Speaking to each other! Now he has to figure out how to repair their family feud, or forever keep his distance. Unfortunately, his best hope for success is the woman he considers his competition.

 

Stephanie Sands thinks the Chamber of Commerce’s mentorship program is a great idea! She’s not ashamed to admit that her boutique bakery, Sugar Kink, isn't quite making it. Yet. But the mentor she's been assigned, Rocky D, isn’t just traditional, he’s positively medieval. It’s no wonder his sister wants nothing to do with him!

 

Can they put aside their differences (and the insane attraction they feel) to help each other out? Or will their dreams fall as flat as a failed souffle?

Romance Writers Weekly ~ Favorite Reviews ~ #LoveChatWrite

This week on the Romance Writers Weekly Blog Hop, we've been asked to share "one of your favorite reviews for one of your books." Oh, this one is soooo easy.

I've received many wonderful reviews over the years, but I think the review that's touched me the most is one I received for my book Inked Memories, which has a heroine who is a cancer survivor. In part the reviewer has this to say, "We can read fiction, and it can touch us, but I think sometimes when it touches on shared scars it becomes more real and helps us feel not so alone. Thank you for that P.G. Forte"

There are times when writing is hard, times when writers block, or impostor syndrome, or a lack of sales has you thinking that maybe it's time to quit. It's reviews like this that make it all worthwhile and help me keep going. 

To read the full review, go here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/856927876?book_show_action=true&from_review_page=1

Now, hop on over to Brenda Margriet's page to read about one of her reviews. And don't forget to check out her book, Loving Between the Lines.

Loving Between the Lines

(Book Two in the Silverberry Seduction Seasoned Romance Series. Can be read as a standalone.)

(Lynn is 40, Benjamin is 35)

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A one-night stand neither will forget.

She wanted a final fling before choosing science to make her a single mom. He needed an escape from the regret grinding him into dust. Her baby isn’t his…but maybe family is more than DNA.

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All Sophie wants is a tattoo to commemorate her battle with cancer. What she gets is celebrity tattoo artist Declan Ross, the same sexy bad-boy who, once-upon-a-time, used to rock her world. 

 With his hit television show on hiatus, Declan is back in the Big Easy. A charity event at Midnight Ink, the shop where he got his start, seems like the perfect opportunity to use his celebrity status to publicize a good cause...and just maybe improve his own image in the process. The last thing he's expecting, or thinks he needs, is a chance meeting with the girl he left behind. 

 Last time they were together, Declan was the one who was damaged. This time, they've both got scars; and those you can't see are the hardest to cover.

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Romance Writers Weekly ~ 4th of July ~ #LoveChatWrite

 

Today's question that we're attempting to answer as part of the Romance Writers Weekly blog hop is, "Did you celebrate the 4th of July? Care to share a recipe? What's the favorite dish at your celebration and why?"

Short answer: not this year. We did grill, however, and I made my one of my husband's favorite addd-ons, spiced butter to go on the grilled corn. It's an old recipe from the 1980s. I think it originally came from a newspaper, and I no longer have an actual recipe. But you don't really need one. And to be honest, I don't make it the same way every time, anyway. Simply take some softened butter and add whatever you like. I like to add grated garlic, turmeric and lime zest, minced cilantro (or parsley, if you or someone you love is a cilantro-phobe) cumin, curry powder, paprika, chili powder, cayenne, and salt and pepper to taste.

As for a favorite dish, that varies from year to year and depends on who you ask. I love bean salad, or baked beans, neither of which my husband can stand. My go-to bean salad recipe comes from a cookbook called Forum Feasts which was a regional cookbook put out by a school in Waldwick New Jersey in 1973. It's something of a cult classic.

A couple of years ago (it was 2020 and everyone I knew was getting very experimental in the kitchen) I decided to make a S'mores pie in an effort to create one dessert that more or less everyone in my family would eat. My son ONLY eats pie, while my husband and daughter-in-law will only eat pie if it's chocolate--and even then they'd still rather eat cake. So it's a somewhat difficult task. But the S'mores seemed to do it. I combined several recipes to get what I wanted, basically a graham cracker crust, a chocolate pudding filling and a toasted marshmallow topping. It was good, even though I'm more of a fruit pie person myself.

Now, hop on over to Leslie Hachtel's page and see what she has to say. And be sure to check out her book,  Payback.

Several surprises await Beth Abbott when she returns to her small town. As a detective, she expects very little in the way of interesting crime. But victims of a female serial killer change that. And then, there's Tom. Another detective with the local force, he wants to capture not only the perpetrator but also Beth's heart.

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Romance readers can enjoy a gift each day this month! 

Several authors have gathered together to bring you loads of good cheer throughout July. Simply click the calendar link and keep it handy. You’ll return each day to click on the date and see what gift is revealed. 

 Link: Christmas in July Romance Calendar 

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Baker Rocco DiLuca is not a happy camper. He’s just found out that his baby sister is getting married—to his former best friend—and he's not invited. But that's not even the worst part. They’ve hired someone else to make their wedding cake!

He knew he and Kristy hadn't exactly been speaking to each other, but he hadn't realized they Weren’t Speaking to each other! Now he has to figure out how to repair their family feud, or forever keep his distance. Unfortunately, his best hope for success is the woman he considers his competition.

Stephanie Sands thinks the Chamber of Commerce’s mentorship program is a great idea! She’s not ashamed to admit that her boutique bakery, Sugar Kink, isn't quite making it. Yet. But the mentor she's been assigned, Rocky D, isn’t just traditional, he’s positively medieval. It’s no wonder his sister wants nothing to do with him!

Can they put aside their differences (and the insane attraction they feel) to help each other out? Or will their dreams fall as flat as a failed souffle?

Romance Writers Weekly ~ First Romance ~ #LoveChatWrite

 

Happy Tuesday, hoppers! Today's question is, "Do you remember the first romance book you read? Tell us about it. Or, tell us about the book that made you want to write romance."

Wow. Yes. I do, in fact, remember my first romance--and the books that made me think, I need to read more books like this, but I can't find any. Guess I'd better start writing!

When I was eleven, we had a house fire that destroyed the second story of our house where my grandmother's bedroom, and the room I shared with my sister, were located. We lost everything. I remember neighbors dropping off boxes of household goods--including the most hideous clothes imaginable. Sorry, but as a pre-teen girl who'd just been shopping the week before and now no longer had her first grown-up suit that she'd been planning to wear on Easter Sunday, it was devastating. HOWEVER, proving that there's light at the end of every tunnel, someone also dropped off a box of romance novels (mostly historical) that no one else in the family had any use for. Including a shit-ton of Georgette Heyer. I. Was. Hooked. I remember reading Venetia, Frederica, The Grand Sophy, and quite a few others, but my first and probably my favorite was These Old Shades. With its unquenchable heroine, and powerful but bad tempered hero (I feel like my vampire overlord Conrad Quintano has a lot in common with the Duc of Avalon) not to mention fencing, horseback riding, trips to London and Paris, and storytelling used as a lethal weapon, I feel it altered the course of my life. And its influence continues to be seen in my writing today.

As for the book that probably got me started writing...actually, there were a few. I read (in quick succession) Jayne Ann Krentz' Absolutely Positively, Deep Waters, and Eclipse Bay, along with Jennifer Cruisie's Tell Me Lies, Crazy for You and Welcome to Temptation. I think that explains a lot about how my first series, set in Oberon, California, came to be.

Btw, even though the Oberon series is not currently available--it'll be back next year--you can get the prequel to the series, Such Fleeting Pleasures, right here, right now for FREE! (but only through the end of July): https://books.bookfunnel.com/goodfellow01/ug35uj72ik

Now, continue on to Leslie Hachtel's page to read about her first romance! And be sure to check out her book, The Dream Dancer.

The Dream Dancer

Lady Bryce has a gift. 

She can enter dreams and persuade her will onto others. 

It has served her well, especially in eliminating unsatisfactory suitors of her father's choosing.

But when she encounters Lord Rowland she wants him more than anything and decides to visit him in his sleep and make him desire her above all others. 

As a virgin, she has discovered a diary from a leman who describes seduction in detail.

When she has driven Rowland to the edge of longing, she extracts a promise that he will marry her. 

As time passes, Bryce and Rowland fall in love.

But will their love be able to conquer all once Bryce’s secret is revealed? Rowland must decide if he truly loves her or has been bewitched.

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Today's my anniversary! So it's probably not surprising that I'm in a wedding-y mood. Which means you get to read all about my most wedding-y book ever. There's even a link to an excerpt, although it's from an earlier version of the book, before the venue was changed.

You can find the excerpt here: https://rhymeswithforeplay.blogspot.com/2017/07/going-to-chapel-excerpt.html AND if you're interested in learning the reason for the change and how everyone ended up in Oberon, you can read about that here: https://oberoncalifornia.blogspot.com/2019/06/wedding-bells-in-oberon.html

                                  Going To The Chapel

An Oberon/LA Love Lessons Crossover Book 1.0

In Waiting For The Big One, Gabby and Derek went from being friends to being lovers. Now, they're waiting for their "big day". But will it be the wedding of their dreams? Or a bride's worst nightmare? 

A quick trip to Gabby's hometown turns into the wedding from hell when Gabby and Derek are plagued by hailstorms, lost reservations, voracious goats, angry bees and enough family drama to fill a barn. 

Guess it's true what they say, "The course of true love never did run smooth." But can the happy couple hold it all together, or will their Big Day turn into a Big Mess? ​ 

***A slightly different version of this book was previously released as part of the Sapphire Falls Kindle World program.*** 

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Romance Writers Weekly ~ Things We Do Well ~ #LoveChatWrite

 

This week on the Romance Writers Weekly Blog Hop we're being asked to "Name something in your writing that you do really well. It can be a trope or the way you write your heroes. Tell us why this works for you and why readers love it."

You know, this would be a whole lot easier to answer if I wasn't suffering from Imposter Syndrome. If that evil voice who lives in a closet in the back of my head weren't softly asking, "IS there anything in your writing that you do even moderately well?" I'll try to ignore it...

I guess I want to say I'm good at world-building. But, I think I might have been better at that once than I am right now. It takes a lot of focus and attention to keep all those plates spinning, to keep track of all the characters and how they've interacted with each other in the past, to remember all the rules you set up when you first started building your world, or writing your series. It's not that I think I've lost the ability, but life is definitely getting in the way of that at the moment. 

I think readers appreciate good world building because when the author has put in the work and done his or her job in terms of creating their fictional world, then there are less inconsistencies to distract them and detract from their experience. It's also one of the reasons I prefer to set my stories in fictional locations, and why I have a love/hate relationship with books that are set in places that I've lived in or loved visiting. I'm constantly comparing the characters' reactions with my own.

I also like writing people who aren't perfect. Heroes--and heroines, too--who are flawed or wounded but who still manage to come through when needed. I think there are two parts to this. I love showing that even imperfect people can find (and be worthy of) true love. And I love writing main characters who are madly in love with the man/woman/people with whom they're in a relationship. I think the reason readers love that is because we all (most?) see ourselves as less than perfect so it's comforting to be shown examples (even fictional ones) of people just like us (or even WORSE!) being loved just as they are.

Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it!

Now hop over to A.S. Fenichel's page and learn about what she does well. And be sure to check out her returning series, The Forever Brides:

The Forever Brides are coming back on August 9 with pretty new covers. PreOrder them now if you missed them the first time around. 

These three women will settle for nothing less than the greatest love, but getting their HEAs might lead to some trouble.

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OAK by PG Forte

Twice each year, Aine Murphy ventures into the woods to hold ceremonies to honor the Oak King and the Holly King, never dreaming these Lords of the Forest could be anything more than myth. When the legends spring to life in front of her, how can she help but fall for the sexy demi-gods she's loved all her life? 

 From midwinter to midsummer, Fionn O'Dair rules the Greenworld as the Oak King--a role he feels is beyond his abilities, and one that dooms him to a loveless future, forever craving the one man he can never allow himself to have. How can he resist what Aine offers--the sweet devotion that soothes his aching soul, and the slim chance to live a "normal" life as her husband, if only for half a year? Holly King 

Kieran Mac Cuilenn never desired a human lover--until now. Seeing Fionn and Aine together fills him with longing for the love he threw away and awakens feelings he thought he'd buried with the last Oak King. Is there enough magic in the solstice to correct the mistakes he made years ago? Or is he doomed to be forever left out in the cold?

Previously published as The Oak King. 

Buy OAK HERE

Romance Writers Weekly ~ Fictional Relationships ~ #LoveChatWrite

 

Welcome to this week's Romance Writers Weekly Blog Hop! This week's question asks us to, "Compare the relationship with the characters in your book with real life relationships. How do they differ and how are they the same?"

Umm...I'm assuming this means how do the relationships that I make up between my characters compare to actual relationships between actual people. Otherwise, it's asking how my relationships with my characters differ to my relationships with real people and all I can say is, A. First of all, I've never actually killed anyone in real life and B. my characters occasionally do what I want them to do, whereas in real life THAT NEVER HAPPENS.

So let's assume the first interpretation. And that's a really good question and one I've actually been obsessing over during the writing of my current WIP, Funnel of Love, because it has seemed to me that my characters really aren't acting like real people at all. This may be imposter syndrome at work, but they talk to each other--well, some do. Others have not spoken to each other in years. But the characters who do talk seem to communicate a little better than actual people. Although it's possible that most of the people I know are just bad at communication.

Also, their conversations have structure--painstakingly crafted structure that I agonize over. Most people I know say whatever comes into their heads. Or, it's possible that far too much of my conversations lately have been with my four year old grandson and his friends. Although, really, can one ever converse too much with such delightful people? I think not. 

But I do suspect it's not been great for my writing.

I think while my characters tend to be more candid with each other, they also tend to be less impulsive--well maybe not Rocky and Stephanie. I'd say they're outliers in that regard. 

All in all, I'd say the biggest difference is that the length of time that fictional characters hold grudges and nurse emotional injuries is completely a function of plot. The reason truth is stranger than fiction is that fiction has an identifiable shape to it. Writers are magicians and every work of fiction involves sleight of hand. When done correctly, we create characters that appear to resemble real people, when in reality they're no more than caricatures.

Now, hop on over to Leslie Hachtel's page and see what she has to say about character relationships! And also check out her book Once Upon a Tablecloth: 

Nick Jordan acquires failing restaurants, then makes them prosperous. But when Lily Mercer calls him for help, he didn't count on falling in love. Or that someone wants to kill her.

And with so many obstacles and threats, can she survive? Can their love?

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 Atlas Beach is experiencing a retail renaissance—and Carly Meyer is determined to be part of it. But she and her sandwich shop, The Lunch Box, are struggling to stay afloat. 

 Luckily, help is on the way thanks to the Chamber of Commerce’s innovative mentoring program—partnering successful Atlas Beach business owners with some of the newer start-ups. Too bad the mentor assigned to her is the delectable—and highly annoying—Tino DiLuca. 

 Tino knows exactly what’s been hurting Carly’s business and—exactly how to fix it. But his number one solution, changing the name of her signature sandwich, is the one thing she’s not prepared to do.