Cutting Back for the Month

In June, I'm teaching my online short story course, SHORT STORY, BIG IMPACT at Savvy Authors. There are still spaces if you're interested in learning everything you need to know about writing short fiction!

I want to give my students the attention they deserve, so I'll be cutting back the blogging a little. I'll be aiming for one post a week (an action romance round up). So if Full Throttle Romance is a little quiet, that's why.

3 Awesome Action Romance Short Stories

Love sneaky short stories and novellas that you can read like lightning? Check out these action-packed short stories, novellas and short novels recently released or on sale now:

Bitter Disenchantment by Shawntelle Madison

Length: Novella

Genre: Paranormal

Price: $2.99

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Armed and Dangerous by Jo Davis

Length: Novella

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Price: $2.99

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Nightfall by Laura Griffin 

Length: Short Story

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Price: $0.00

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Series Spotlight: Sugarland Blue by Jo Davis

 Armed and Dangerous - A Sugarland Blue Novella, Book 0.5

From the author of the popular Firefighters of Station Five series comes a sizzling new novella about Sugarland’s favorite cop—and the courageous woman destined to steal his heart...

When Detective Shane Ford, Sugarland’s favorite man in blue, and Juvenile Detective Daisy Callahan work together on a dangerous case, they find themselves ignoring their professional instincts and falling hard. But when their romance gets in the way of their job—and puts both their lives in jeopardy—Shane vows to break things off. But as they’re about to discover, this kind of steamy passion is impossible to deny…

Includes a preview of the first book in Jo Davis’ new Sugarland Blue series, Sworn to Protect.

Available at:
Amazon | BN | Kobo

Sworn to Protect - Sugarland Blue, Book 1

Sugarland loves their men in blue, especially Detective Shane Ford. But Shane’s mission to protect and to serve has just gotten personal.... 
 

Detective Shane Ford, Sugarland’s favorite cop, has been blindsided by the sudden death of his best friend, NFL star Brad Cooper, and by becoming the legal guardian of Brad’s son, Drew—a bitter, angry sixteen-year-old with a dangerous secret. Shane is determined to pry the truth from Drew, but he manages only to alienate him—and winds up going head-to-head with Juvenile Officer Daisy Callahan, whose job is to protect the teen’s best interests.

Shane has always been drawn to Daisy’s beauty and strength, but he’s determined not to allow their intense attraction to interfere with his duty ever again. It’s a vow that will prove difficult to keep, as the realities of Shane and Daisy’s blossoming love and their growing bond with the grieving teen propel Shane headlong into danger for the new family he has sworn to protect.

Available at:
Amazon |BN

GIVEAWAY: Pop over to Nina's Literary Escape to enter the Sugarland Blue giveaway.

 About the Author

National Bestselling author Jo Davis is best known for her popular Firefighters of Station Five series written as Jo Davis, and her dark, sexy paranormal series Alpha Pack, written as J.D. Tyler. PRIMAL LAW, the first book in her Alpha Pack series, is the winner of the National Reader's Choice Award in Paranormal. She's also been a multiple finalist in the Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence, a finalist for the Bookseller's Best Award, has captured the HOLT Medallion Award of Merit, and has been a two-time nominee for the Australian Romance Readers Award in romantic suspense.

Jo's books regularly appear on the Neilson Bookscan, Barnes and Noble, BooksOnBoard, and Amazon bestseller lists, among others.

Jo is currently at work on a new contemporary romance series titled SUGARLAND BLUE for NAL/Signet Eclipse, a spin-off of her Firefighters of Station Five series scheduled to debut in April 2013 with the kick-off novella ARMED AND DANGEROUS. Book 1, SWORN TO PROTECT, is being released May 7, 2013. She's also publishing a new FBI series, ARMED AND DEADLY, set to debut in April 2013 with ONE LAST KISS. Jo lives in Texas with her two kids and a cute Boston terrier.

The Romance of Iron Man 3

Apparently after the surprising success of Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr renegotiated his deal and gets around 6% of profits of all his future Marvel films. Reportedly that netted him around $50 million for The Avengers. Nice work!

I really, really want to see Iron Man 3. The trailers have left me super excited and I love the interaction between Tony and Pepper. Alas, I won't get to see it anytime soon.

I did come across a great review of Iron Man 3 that focuses on the romance by Carrie S over at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books. Here's a snip and if you want to read it all, pop on over to SBTB:


Iron Man 3: A Review and Romance Analysis by Carrie S at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

I haven't been reviewing any Marvel movies because generally they aren't very romance-y.  Certainly they can't wrap everything up into a nice HEA, because then there would be no franchise.

But Iron Man 3 intrigued me because it seemed to promise a lot of Tony Stark/Pepper Potts stuff, so I checked it out for you, dear readers (oh, please, like I totally wasn't going to see it anyway).

I have tons to say about the movie but I'm going to focus on the romance stuff here. >> Read the full review here.

Full Throttle Reviews: Against the Edge by Kat Martin

Review by Marcia @ Bookswagger

Against The Edge by Kat Martin (Review)

The hot, rugged former navy seal Ben Slocum finds Claire on his doorstop the morning after a hot night. To be told he has a son and that he is missing inspires all kinds of emotion in the man who never wanted to be the type of father he had. The only person he can slake his anger on is Claire. But how can you be mad at someone who wants to help you find your child as desperately as you.

Claire only knows what she has been told about Ben from his ex. He should not make her hot or think about a future together, it doesn’t help she loves his son like her own and wants to take apart those who have him as badly as he does.

Bookswagger Marcia: Four Crowns, good read, on the way to swagger. I am hard on suspense but this is the second book I have read in the series and the one I have been waiting on. There is just something about a hero who is gruff, but has a kind heart he just likes to hide from everyone. We get to see the type of man Ben truly is and he is a Rugged Man like Kat Martin describes him. The action was nonstop and when there was no action i.e. guns, racing to catch a plane. Ben and Claire were embroiled in steamy sexual tension. If you enjoy romantic suspense this is not one you will want to miss, there is a hot ex navy seal,
who thinks his heart can withstand the nice, with a core of steel social worker.

Read Marcia's review at Bookswagger and for a giveaway

Marcia: A lover of trashy romances, aliens, werewolves and anything that goes bump in the night. Happy Endings Required. For more of Marcia's reviews check out Bookswagger.