Catch National Bestselling Author Latrivia Nelson today on Dialogue with Deidre @DeidreMalone, as she talks about the fifth book in the Lonely Heart Series, Highness, her upcoming contribution to the 12 Alphas, 12 Months Box set dropping on July 7th, Seeking Santa, and her last book as Latrivia S. Nelson before she marries, The Grunt 2. It’s all happening today Live at 12:00 p.m. on Dialogue with Deidre. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mutv1-channel-31
4th Annual Swirl Awards Now Open
Vote: Vasily’s Revenge by Latrivia Nelson for Romantic Suspense
Message from Koko:
Today we’ve opened the awards for nominations. The Swirl Awards was created to recognize and promote excellence in romance within the multicultural/interracial genre. So of course, all books are welcome regardless of race, nationality, gender or sexual orientation of the main characters. However, one of the main characters must be a person of color.
Nominations for Interracial/Multicultural novels published in 2014 ONLY will be solicited from authors for the following categories:
• Best Contemporary (non-erotic)
• Best Erotic Contemporary
• Best Historical
• Best Fantasy/Futuristic
• Best Paranormal
• Best Romantic Suspense
• Best Short Novella (10,000-20,000 words) •
All heat levels from erotic to sweet are welcome. But if for some reason, there are fewer than four nominees in a given category, that category will be eliminated from the competition. Entry into the contest is FREE. All submissions should be submitted by July 18, 2015 to theswirlnet@gmail.com.
Koko Brown
The Grunt 2
Synopsis:
“Marines don’t know how to spell the word defeat.” Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis
Staff Sergeant Brett Black is a decorated, career force recon Marine dedicated to Country, Family and God. Married to the colonel’s daughter, Courtney Black, the father of two and prepping for a promotion, his world is finally on track after a long history of unfortunate events.
However, while on a special op in in Afghanistan, Brett is severely wounded trying to save the life of a friend. Immediately, he is shipped back to the U.S. with the expectation of being medically retired for injuries sustained in the line of duty. Only for a man who has only known one way of life his entire adulthood, the prospect of being kicked of out the Marine Corps creates an internal crisis and an external family conflict. Will he be able to fight back to the man he was to stay in his beloved Corps?
Courtney Black is a new bride with a bubbling stepson and a brand new baby girl; however, she doesn’t want to just be a military wife her entire life. So, when her husband is injured, she sees an opportunity for them to leave Camp LeJeune and start a new adventure across the country, especially when Brett’s son’s biological father comes out of the shadows and threatens to fight for full custody. It’s her job to keep her family together, and for once in her life, she has a new found respect for her mother. Will she be able to find the balance between personal aspirations and family obligation?
Looks like the honeymoon is officially over the Black family. Read the love story about two young hearts as they discover that marriage is nothing about convenience but everything about sacrifice, honor and unity.
The 6th book in the Lonely Heart Series, The Grunt 2, by national bestselling author Latrivia S. Nelson.
I was quoted the other day as saying that my books were for women of discriminating tastes. And I really feel as though that statement is accurate. The reason that I feel that this statement is accurate is because every once in a while I take a look at the profiles of the women on social media who support my work (ok, I stalk them). And I can really say is wow. They are amazing women doing amazing things all over the entire world, and they love my work. So it must be edifying in some way. And to be edifying to women who are basically conquers in their own right is like the self-esteem of a cook who feeds chef Ramsey (not to mention that life is very much like Hell’s Kitchen).
These women are mothers, grandmothers, single feisty women, doctors, lawyers, business owners, nurses and administrative giants, scientists, activists…I could go on. The point is that I realize that there is a big difference between knowing your market (which in bw/wm books is basically spelled out for you) and knowing your market, which is me trolling the social media sites to read posts and celebrate birthdays, new cars and even new relationships with my readers. So, I’m proud to say it again. I am an author of interracial romance for women of discriminating tastes
These women are educated, driven, successful warriors in their own right and they still like a little romance in their lives. I’m happy to provide the entertainment.
Let’s run the world.
Latrivia S. Nelson
In Michael’s very privileged life, he had had the opportunity to visit every continent in the world, travel every ocean; he had sat with royalty from over fifty countries and dined at their personal tables; he had stood on battle fields and observed destruction and victory; he had drunk champaign 8,850 meters above sea level atop Mount Everest; he had played volley ball with a sheik on sun bleached sand with sun bleached beauties and charted a $4.8 billion yacht with a Malaysian general, but never once had he had the pleasure of visiting a Super Wal-Mart.
This dynamic retailer was packed with everything from sugar cookies and radio tires to double-barrel shotguns – all in one very convenient location, all reasonable priced, all on sale twenty-four hours a day and all under devil-awful florescent lights. This place was so liked by Americans until it only closed on Christmas Day.
And he could see why.
He loved this place too.
The only thing he didn’t love was having to wait in line like the rest of the working-class stiffs. One almost needed to buy a book to bide the time away. How could you have ten lines and only two workers? The idea perplexed him.
As he passed by the many families scurrying about the large store in deep conversation or maneuvering with their cell phones stuck to their faces and hands, he found himself completely entertained by the varying wardrobes, the deep southern drawls and overall informality of the place.
To his amazement, he was knee deep in common life. He saw sagging pants, too tight skirts, shorts that were more like briefs, women wearing way too much makeup, old women with bad wigs, and kids with offensively snotty noses. So not only could one get everything that was on their shopping list, they could also get a communicable disease.
Genius.
Prince Michael has always been England’s bad boy. Handsome, confident and completely untraditional, many of his antics garnered front-page news and international headlines over the years. However, once he gets engaged to a woman of note, he finally become a man that his mother, The Queen of England, can be proud of. Too bad, the world wind romance is short lived.
Catastrophe: After calling off the wedding to Thalia, his brother Richard convinces him to get out of the public eye and covertly go to the United States for a while where he hopes that Michael will gain a little more respect for his title and position by living as a commoner, and so the media won’t keep catching him in other women’s beds. To make the situation a little more discrete, they pick the small town of Hernando, Mississippi for their experiment. Normally, Michael would have considered the entire proposal laughable, but the constant fallout from the breakup make what started out as a preposterous suggestion a pliable solution.
Hope Daniels is on top of the world. Working on a collection of art to display in a few months after signing a major deal, she feverishly is working toward her deadline, when suddenly disaster strikes. After being in a head-on collision with a drunk driver, she is left temporarily blind and completely alone. With no one to help take care of her, her agent pushes her to hire someone to help her around the house until her sight comes back. After the most ridiculous interview ever, she finally agrees to hire handyman, Beau Michaels, not knowing that her help is actually the royal variety.
Blessing: Michael’s never been understood, mostly because his beauty and title have always gotten in the way of any sincere connection with a woman, but with Hope blind to his looks and unaware of his true status, he is forced to be himself for the first time ever.
With his majesty waiting on Hope hand and foot, and Hope feeding Michael’s soul with more than pomp and circumstance, their connection becomes electric.
Only what happens when she can see again and he finally sees what he wants in life?
Read the fifth book in The Lonely Heart Series by National Bestselling Author Latrivia S. Nelson, Highness. Coming Soon.
Books Currently Released and Order to Read:
The Agosto Series:
Ivy’s Twisted Vine (2008) paperback
Ivy’s Twisted Vine Redux (2011) paperback/eBook
The World in Reverse (2013) paperback/eBook
The Medlov Series:
Dmitry’s Closet (2010) paperback/eBook
Dmitry’s Royal Flush: Rise of the Queen (2010) paperback/eBook
Anatoly Medlov: Complete Reign (2011) paperback/eBook
Saving Anya (2012) paperback/eBook
The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov:
Book One (Same as V1:V4) paperback/eBook
The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov: Volume 1
The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov: Volume 2
The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov: Volume 3
The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov: Volume 4
The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov: Volume 5 (eBook only)
The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov: Volume 6 (eBook only)
The Lonely Heart Series:
The Ugly Girlfriend (2010) eBook/paperback
Finding Opa! (2011) eBook/paperback
The Grunt (2011) eBook/paperback
The Contingency Plan (2012) eBook only
Prince Michael has always been England’s bad boy. Handsome, confident and completely untraditional, many of his antics garnered front-page news and international headlines over the years. However, once he gets engaged to a woman of note, he finally become a man that his mother, The Queen of England, can be proud of. Too bad, the world wind romance is short lived.
Catastrophe: After calling off the wedding to Thalia, his brother Richard convinces him to get out of the public eye and covertly go to the United States for a while where he hopes that Michael will gain a little more respect for his title and position by living as a commoner, and so the media won’t keep catching him in other women’s beds. To make the situation a little more discrete, they pick the small town of Hernando, Mississippi for their experiment. Normally, Michael would have considered the entire proposal laughable, but the constant fallout from the breakup make what started out as a preposterous suggestion a pliable solution.
Hope Daniels is on top of the world. Working on a collection of art to display in a few months after signing a major deal, she feverishly is working toward her deadline, when suddenly disaster strikes. After being in a head-on collision with a drunk driver, she is left temporarily blind and completely alone. With no one to help take care of her, her agent pushes her to hire someone to help her around the house until her sight comes back. After the most ridiculous interview ever, she finally agrees to hire handyman, Beau Michaels, not knowing that her help is actually the royal variety.
Blessing: Michael’s never been understood, mostly because his beauty and title have always gotten in the way of any sincere connection with a woman, but with Hope blind to his looks and unaware of his true status, he is forced to be himself for the first time ever.
With his majesty waiting on Hope hand and foot, and Hope feeding Michael’s soul with more than pomp and circumstance, their connection becomes electric.
Only what happens when she can see again and he finally sees what he wants in life?
Read the fifth book in The Lonely Heart Series by National Bestselling Author Latrivia S. Nelson, Highness. Coming Soon.
So, I’ve been listening and I’ve been trying to deliver. And I know that you all are tired of having to sift through personal “stuff” on my pages just to get the basics. Many of you don’t care what I ate for lunch or hear the chatter between “us” that goes on about why Dmitry’s eyes are a different shade of blue from Ivan’s. You just want to know when the next book is coming out, where the next book signing will be, watch the latest book trailer or interview, post your questions and move on.
In fact, quite a few of you have suggested to me (to the point of asking Megan to get on it) to have a normal Fan Page on Facebook that you can “Like” without having to see 1,000 pictures of my children. LOL. I get it. And you know what???!!! It’s finally here.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Latrivia-Nelson/1435352090024075?ref=hl
This page is devoted strictly to readers, very much like the blog and everything else, but again, there are different fans who need different things and I am so happy to help. I’m grateful for you and as long as I can possibly meet your requests, I will do so.
Here is the link. “Like” me today, join and stay updated on what’s going on. Also, feel free to post and share your own book reviews and blog entries.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Latrivia-Nelson/1435352090024075?ref=hl
Also, just to let you know there is a fan page for The World in Reverse, https://www.facebook.com/NicolaAgostoSeries?ref=hl. Check it out today:-)
XoXo and all that jazz,
Latrivia S. Nelson
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