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Love Is All is here, and it’s only 99 cents (for now)!

18 June, 2019 By XioAxelrod Leave a Comment [post_share]

Hello, my lovelies!

One year ago, I put together an anthology to celebrate Pride month and to raise money for a worthy LGBT+ organization. I had such a great group of authors, who all donated amazing stories. It was such a wonderful experience that I decided to do it again!

LOVE IS ALL – VOLUME TWO is out in the world, and it is 99 cents for a very limited time!

The anthology includes novellas and short stories from USA Today Bestselling and award-winning authors, including Meg Bonney, Susan Scott Shelley, R.L. Merrill, Connor Peterson, Sophia Soames, Cole McCade, and Mary Calmes, plus an absolutely stunning foreword by Roan Parrish .

My contribution, When Frankie Meets Johnny, is a peek into the mind of a character that I’ve been living with for a couple of years, now. And, yes, I will be expanding the story later on but I hope you fall in love with Frankie as I have. His voice is a departure for me, to be certain.

Proceeds from this year’s anthology will be donated to an LGBT community center in Philadelphia. [Read more…] about Love Is All is here, and it’s only 99 cents (for now)!

FoX Friday with Priscilla Oliveras + enter to win!

14 December, 2018 By XioAxelrod 2 Comments [post_share]

Welcome to another edition of FoX Friday, my lovelies! This fall, we’ve had some truly amazing guests join us here and today’s author is no exception. Priscilla Oliveras is one of the loveliest people I’ve ever met, and I’m proud to call her my friend.

Priscilla is here with her critically-acclaimed romance, Their Perfect Melody. It’s the third book in her Matched to Perfection series, which follows the lives of the Fernandez sisters. Before we meet la familia, let’s get to know Priscilla!

Bienvenido, Pris! I’m so glad to finally have you here for FoX Friday. Congratulations on all your recent success. It must feel so good, especially as a relatively new author. How did you come to write romance?

I started out writing short stories in high school and was encouraged by my English teacher. Years later, as a young wife, mom, and college coed, I had to take a semester off school due to a short-notice military move. Needing something to keep my brain challenged, I decided try writing a full-length novel. Needless to say, it wasn’t as easy as I had expected. 😀

I can imagine, lol. Who were some of the early authors you read in the genre?

As a young reader, Victoria Holt gothic romances were my absolute favorites. The “feel” of her books, the emotion and atmosphere really called to me as a reader. Later, I swooned over Jude Deveraux novels, collected all of Suzanne Brockmann’s Troubleshooter series (Cosmo Richter in Hot Target is one of my all-time favorite book boyfriends), and fell in love with Nora Roberts’ Chesapeake Bay trilogy (though I have yet to read the 4^th one that released later).

A very special FoX Friday with Sophia Soames + a giveaway!

7 December, 2018 By XioAxelrod Leave a Comment [post_share]

My lovelies! I’m excited. Can you tell? This week, not only am I able to introduce a debut FoX to you but also a debut author! I’ve known Sophia Soames for about two years, though we only met in person earlier this year. Sophia was just as delightful as I thought she would be, and she is a hell of a storyteller. I’m so glad she took the plunge into publishing.

Before we get to her debut release, Little Harbour, let’s learn a little about Sophia herself! I spoke with her while she had a layover in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. 😀

See details below about a fabulous giveaway!

I’m so excited to have you here, luv. Grattis!
Takk!!! Thank you so much for having me, it’s a huge honor to be a guest on your blog! [Read more…] about A very special FoX Friday with Sophia Soames + a giveaway!

FoX Friday with Kelle Z. Riley plus a chance to win!

30 November, 2018 By XioAxelrod Leave a Comment [post_share]

Can you believe how quickly this year is flying by, my lovelies? I sure can’t. Seems like only yesterday I was wishing you a happy summer. The weather has turned chilly here in Philly (hey, that rhymed!) but I have something to warm you up. Help me welcome Kelle Z. Riley to FoX Friday! She’s here with a sneak peek at book three in her Undercover Cat Series, The Tiger’s Tale, out January, 2019.

Before we get to the book, Kelle sat down to answer some fun questions.

Did you always want to be a writer?
From a very young age I always told myself stories. Back then, it was how I coped with a world where I didn’t fit in. I was awkward and shy, with a fractured family and struggles the children around me didn’t understand. Fortunately my fictional friends helped me “pretend” to be outgoing and confident until—as if by magic—I finally became what I had pretended to be.

Not long after, I fell in love with words. How they sound. How they evoke emotions. The power they have to transform a blank page into a world of its own. But it wasn’t until my late 20s that I realized I was, at heart, a writer.
Since then, I’ve worked to hone my craft and create stories worthy of sharing with others. I’ve found my passion in storytelling and I can’t imagine giving it up. [Read more…] about FoX Friday with Kelle Z. Riley plus a chance to win!

FoX Friday with Sienna Snow plus a giveaway!

5 October, 2018 By XioAxelrod 1 Comment [post_share]

I’m back this week with the delightful Sienna Snow. She’s here with her new release, Commander, the final installment in her Politics of Love series. Talk about HOT! (You’ll see when you read the NSFW excerpt below. 😉 ) Before we dive into the deep end of Sienna’s sensual world, I asked her some fun questions. Leave a comment for a chance to win a copy of Celebrity, book one in the series, and a $5 Amazon gift card.

Welcome to FoX Friday, Sienna! Tell us, how long have you been writing?
I began my writing journey in 2014 when my husband encouraged me to try NaNoWriMo.
I’ve wanted to write since I was a child but, as a child of immigrants, I had to pick a “real job” and so decided to pursue an MBA in finance and a career in consulting.

Not too shabby. What do you believe is your greatest accomplishment as an author so far?
My greatest accomplishment is when I receive emails and messages saying my stories touched people and gave them the escape they needed.