Live to Love on the Edge Blog - Caridad Pineiro® Romance Author

April 8, 2015May 10, 2017

#WriteWed Struggling with Fear

When I first decided that I would have an amputee hero in my upcoming release, EMBRACE THE NIGHT, it was because I wanted to explore how someone handles such a life-changing situation and how they restore balance to their lives. To do this I watched a number of videos about below-the-knee amputees like Zack, my hero, and read a lot about heroes with such wounds and what their lives were like now.

It’s been uplifting in so many ways and scary. I find myself wondering if I can truly do justice to the character in my story. In reality, although physically wounded, Zack is actually the more together of the two protagonists. The heroine, Samantha Whittaker, has still not dealt with the emotional wounds from her time in the Navy.

Sigh. My fear of not doing these characters justice has me stumbling, but as Samantha just realized in the latest scene I wrote, you can’t let fear stop you from taking a chance on something important.

I hope I can remember that as I continue their story. I hope to finish it in the next few weeks and have it for you in early May. For now, here is an inspiring moment with Noah Galloway and Sharna Burgess on Dancing with the Stars.

April 7, 2015February 17, 2021

#TeaserTuesday One Last Night from SINFUL SEVEN STORIES: The Second Collection

On April 15 I’ll be part of the Sinful Seven Stories Collection with a number of my writing buddies! My contribution to the set is ONE LAST NIGHT, a sexy tale of a Marine’s last night before returning to Afghanistan. It’s one of my favorite stories because I love the spunky heroine and also the emotional drama between the Marine and his father. I hope you’ll like it, too.

In the last excerpt, you found out a little something about Trevor, the Marine, and his buddy Rafe (from STAY THE NIGHT). In this scene, you get to meet Maggie a little more find out what makes her tick.

Click here if you can’t see the ONE LAST NIGHT excerpt below.

You can purchase the SINFUL SEVEN STORIES: The Second Collection at these retailers:

Amazon: http://bit.ly/SS2AMZ
Amazon UK: http://bit.ly/SS2AMZUK
Amazon CA: http://bit.ly/SS2AMZCCA

Speaking of box sets, one of my new box sets with friends is now available for pre-order. The HEROES IN UNIFORM Romantic Suspense & Military Romance Box Set includes SINS OF THE FLESH and will be released on June 9, 2015. It’s specially priced at 99 cents for a limited time.

HEROES IN UNIFORM Romantic Suspense & Military Romance Box Set
Amazon: http://bit.ly/HeroesAMZ
Amazon UK: http://bit.ly/HeroesAMZUK
Amazon CA: http://bit.ly/HeroesCA
Nook: http://bit.ly/HeroesBN
Kobo: Coming Soon
iBooks: http://bit.ly/HeroesiBooks

April 6, 2015

#ManCandyMonday Colin Firth

For my best friend who loves him! Colin is so attractive in an understated way. I loved him in WHAT A GIRL WANTS, LOVE, ACTUALLY and THE KING’S SPEECH. Totally awesome movies that are worth watching. Love his grin and the twinkle in his eyes!

Photo Credit: Nicogenin (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicogenin/3911947576/) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

April 3, 2015November 7, 2018

#FreebieFriday #FoodieFriday #Recipe Help for the Weekend

Happy Friday! I’m getting ready for the Easter weekend and one of the things I normally do is bake some goodies for Easter Sunday. There are some traditions, like the Italian Easter Egg bread (see below). But I also like to mix in some new things. To help us all find some new things, here are some freebie recipe books you may want to try out!

Just Desserts by Kemberlee Shortland

9 Types of Copycat Girl Scout Cookies: Your Favorite Copycat Girl Scout Cookie Flavors by Prime Publishing

101 Quick & Easy Cupcake and Muffin Recipes by Victoria Steele

A Baker’s Guide to Chocolate: A Collection of Recipes and Useful Information by Dennis Weaver

Whoopie PiesJul 12, 2013 by Tyrel Ferris and Taleah Ferris

And for those who have some dietary restrictions:

Gluten Free: Desserts – 50 Delicious Gluten Free Recipes For Celiac, Paleo And Gluten Free Diets (Health Wealth…by Charity Wilson

April 2, 2015

#ThrowbackThursday My Easter Bonnet

Easter was always a big holiday in our house. Church, an Easter Egg hunt, Easter baskets from the bunny and of course, the Easter Bonnet. We even went into New York City a few Easters to be part of the Easter Sunday Parade.

Did you know the Easter Sunday Parade in New York City has been going on for over 100 years? You can click here to see a photo of the parade from 1900!

Here’s a photo of my sister (to the right) and me in our Easter bonnets and dresses!

April 1, 2015

#WriteWed The Next Generation

It’s always exciting to see the next generation of writers at work and know that you’ve somehow inspired them. Over the years, I’ve worked with a number of young authors to help them learn more about the publishing industry and to hone their writing craft.

I love seeing the enthusiasm they have and even more, I love seeing when they are successful in achieving their goals. Today’s post is dedicated to one of those young writers – my daughter!

As you may know, she self-published her first book, FOLLOWING JANE, a story about a young woman who is pursuing the adventure of a lifetime by trying to solve a scavenger hunt left by none other than Jane Austen!

Now she has finished a new novel and is getting it ready to submit. Here she is, hard at work on the dreaded synopsis! I am so so proud of her.

March 31, 2015February 17, 2021

#TeaserTuesday SINFUL SEVEN STORIES: The Second Collection

I’ve been blessed and honored to be able to participate in a number of box sets with some amazing author friends. It’s been an awesome experience working with these ladies and getting to know them better.

My next box set release with friends (because my April 15 Jersey Girls Contemporary Romance Box Set is just me) is the SINFUL SEVEN STORIES: The Second Collection featuring the following stories:

FIND ME IN DARKNESS by Julie Kenner

BOND WITH ME by Anne Marsh
Fallen angel Brends Duranov offers Mischka Baran an unforgettable taste of sin and seduction when she visits his elite Moscow club, but sheâ€™s looking for her missing sisterâ€”and not an angel mate. But with a sadistic killer carving up his brethren, Brends is playing for keeps, hunting the one woman whose bloodline can end the mayhem, whose bond can restore his lost wingsâ€¦and now he wants Mischka to bond with him.

PLANET MAIL by Kate Pearce
As far as job hazards go, Douglass Fraser didn’t think crash-landing on an alien planet and spending her recuperation being erotically pleasured by three gorgeous men was in the United Planetary Parcel Service’s courier handbook. There certainly wasn’t a section on what to do when a very sexy king wants you to have his baby and save his world.

UNMASQUED by Colette Gale
When not-as-proper-as-one-would-think Victorian woman Jane Clemons convinces her father to take her on a jungle expedition, her only goal is to find her lover, Jonathan, who disappeared three years earlier. But shortly after their party arrives in Madagascar, Jane finds herself enthralled not only by the freedom and beauty of the lush jungle, but a reclusive wild man who seems to be fascinated by herâ€¦.

CORPORATE AFFAIRS by Nana Malone
Powerhouse project manager, Kyra Benson, loves her new job. If only her domineering boss wasnâ€™t the bane of her existence & a boon to her fantasies. X2 Games CEO, Bryan Ross, has devoted his life to his company. The last thing he needs is to get sidetracked by a woman who thinks she knows more about his business than he does. Can the two adversaries negotiate a truce & find love?

ONE LAST NIGHT by Caridad Pineiro
An act of compassion leads to unexpected pleasure . . .
Thrown together, Trevor and Maggie can’t ignore the sexual heat between them. As they satisfy one set of needs, another slowly develops as passion breathes life into other emotions. Will Trevor and Maggie’s one last night together possibly lead to many other nights in the future?

WARLORDâ€™S DESTINY by Delilah Devlin
Mora has no illusions sheâ€™s anything other than the sacrificial lamb to ensure peace between her peace-loving planet and the warlike world that demands a royal union with one of their own. However, when she meets the rugged warlord who will be her husband, she decides in that moment to win his heartâ€”she’ll settle for nothing less.

Here is another excerpt for you from my contribution to the SINFUL SEVEN STORIES collection!

Please click here if you can’t see the ONE LAST NIGHT excerpt below!

You can purchase the SINFUL SEVEN STORIES: The Second Collection at these retailers:

Amazon: http://bit.ly/SS2AMZ
Amazon UK: http://bit.ly/SS2AMZUK
Amazon CA: http://bit.ly/SS2AMZCCA