The Weekly Recap – 1/4/19

Posted on January 4, 2019January 1, 2019 by adminrachelgrant

Happy New Year!

SILENT EVIDENCE available in Paperback!

SILENT EVIDENCE (Evidence #8) is now available in paperback from Amazon!

It will be available in paperback from Barnes & Noble soon – I’ll keep you posted on my Facebook page as soon as the link is live.

Two things haunt forensic anthropologist Hazel MacLeod: the bones of the victims she examines for her work, and former SEAL Sean Logan’s rejection. But within days of returning home to take a much needed break, she finds herself faced with both.

Fake relationship ?? Bodyguard ?? Destination Wedding ?? Bones (lots and lots of bones) ?? Explosions ??

“This is the thinking reader’s romantic suspense, and it’s dynamite.” – USA TODAY
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Release Week Celebration Giveaway

To celebrate the release of SILENT EVIDENCE, I gave away a $50 Amazon gift card on my Facebook page.

Be sure to visit my Facebook page for future giveaways!

A New Release from Jenn Stark

My friend Jenn has a new release in her Wilde Justice Series! If you read urban fantasy grab this one.

Not all who wander are lost.

As Justice of the Arcana Council and an experienced artifact hunter, Tarot-reading Sara Wilde prefers to track down the missing on her own. With her latest case, unfortunately, everyone’s dying to help her out.

Determined to locate the Lost Queen, a witch destined to fulfill a dark and twisted prophecy, Sara finds herself corpse-blocked at every turn. Not even the electric, provocative, and deeply powerful Magician of the Arcana Council–whose newest arcane pursuits test Sara’s emotional and sensual boundaries–can help her find her mark.

Worse, Sara isn’t the only hunter on the case. From the shadowy labyrinths of Budapest to the ancient churches of Moscow to the glittering lights of Los Angeles, the world’s most powerful male witches are gunning for the Lost Queen, demanding her as their rightful consort. Right before they end up dead, each more gruesomely than the last. There’s definitely a pattern here…and one Sara needs to break, before her own mercurial Magician becomes the prophecy’s next target.

Better hope you don’t find what you’re looking for when you hunt The Lost Queen.

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The Weekly Recap – 12/28/19

Posted on December 28, 2018December 27, 2018 by adminrachelgrant

SILENT EVIDENCE is here!

SILENT EVIDENCE (Evidence #8)

The man of her fantasies is finally hers. Sort of…

Two things haunt forensic anthropologist Hazel MacLeod: the bones of victims of genocide she examines for her work, and former SEAL Sean Logan’s rejection. But within days of moving to her cousin’s estate to take a much needed break, she finds herself faced with both.

First, she’s called in to examine a mass grave in Virginia, then, her politician cousin receives a threatening letter and insists Hazel needs around the clock protection—from none other than Sean Logan. To make matters worse, because the threat to her is classified, Hazel and Sean must pretend to be lovers to hide that he’s her bodyguard.

Sean has spent years trying to avoid his boss’s sexy cousin, but now he’s guarding her twenty-four/seven and even bringing her as his date to a romantic destination wedding. As the heat between them intensifies, Sean can’t lose sight of the danger that brought them together. But when bullets start flying, new questions arise. Are the senator’s political rivals really behind the threat, or is someone trying to silence Hazel from speaking for the dead?

A Featured Cover and Review from the

USA Today HEA Blog

It’s always exciting to see my cover on USA Today’s Happy Ever After page. I’m so bummed the romance-positive blog will no longer be posting new content in the new year.
https://happyeverafter.usatoday.com/

Here’s my favorite part of the review from the USA Today HEA Blog reviewer!

“Hazel and Sean are exactly the right pair of characters, at exactly the right time in our political theater, for exactly the right kind of story that needs to be told. This is the thinking reader’s romantic suspense, and it’s dynamite.”

Read the full review at USA Today HEA Blog.

The Weekly Recap – 12/21/18

Posted on December 21, 2018December 20, 2018 by adminrachelgrant

Kirkus Reviews Selected CATALYST and FIRESTORM as Best Books of 2018

What a week! ?????? So this happened!!!
??2 Books named to Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2018!!!??

Kirkus Reviews named both Catalyst and Firestorm to their Best Books of 2018 list! Tinderbox was named to the 2017 list.

For more details about FIRESTORM visit – https://www.kirkusreviews.com/lists/best-indie-mysteries-thrillers-2018/firestormj/

F0r more details about CATALYST visit – https://www.kirkusreviews.com/issue/best-of-2018/section/indie/

Check out the trilogy in which ALL THREE books have been named to Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books!

FLASHPOINT SERIES – SIZZLING MILITARY THRILLERS

Tinderbox Named to Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2017
Catalyst Named to Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2018
Firestorm Named to Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2018

The Grant Gingerbread Houses 2018

House #1 view of the hearth from the skylight

And the finished creation!

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The Weekly Giveaway

This week I gave away a $25 Amazon #giftcard to help with your holiday shopping!

Be sure to check my Facebook page for future giveaways!

SILENT EVIDENCE PreOrder Info

The man of her fantasies is finally hers. Sort of…

You can preorder SILENT EVIDENCE here:

The Most Popular Post of the Week

The photos in this article about DR Congo are stunning!

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The Weekly Recap – 12/14/18

Posted on December 14, 2018 by adminrachelgrant

SILENT EVIDENCE is $2.99 at Kobo – Special Ends Tonight!

A special deal for Kobo readers! You can preorder SILENT EVIDENCE for only $2.99 through Friday!

http://bit.ly/Kobo-Silent

Don’t have a Kobo eReader? No problem! Just download the Kobo app and start saving on books today! https://www.kobo.com/us/en/p/apps

Not a Kobo reader? No problem! You can preorder SILENT EVIDENCE here:

The Weekly Giveaway

I switched things up this week, and instead of giving away a signed book I gave away a $25 Barnes & Noble #giftcard to help with your holiday shopping!

Be sure to check my Facebook page for future giveaways!

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Guess Where I’ll Be in April?

I’m so excited I’m going to be at Barbara Vey’s Reader Appreciation Weekend in April! Tickets went on sale last night -there might be a few left. Hurry and register if you can!

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Cats – and Christmas – rule the internet!

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The Weekly Recap – 11/24/18

Posted on November 24, 2018 by adminrachelgrant

Come Meet Me!

Today, November 24th, I’ll be at Kitsap Mall in Silverdale, Washington signing books! If you live on or near the Kitsap Peninsula, this is a great opportunity to purchase signed books to give as holiday gifts (or treat yourself)!

A large group of local authors will be signing books in the mall near the Barnes & Noble. The signing runs from from 9 am to 6 pm. I’ll be there from noon to 3.

Signing authors include:
Michele Adams-Makinson, Donna Anderson, Scotti Andrews, Dezirae Bates, Dv Berkom, Kate Breslin, SL Brown, Katy, Campbell, JW Capek, Karen Deming, Paul DuFresne , Jim Dunn, Rachel Beck Fordham, DL Fowler, Denise Frisino, Dianne Gardner, Rachel Grant, Jerry Guardino, Gene Hill, Sandy Hill, Wendy Hinman, Matthew Hoggins, Ronald Lamont (Canfield), David Martyn , Marshal Miller, Darlene Panzera, Lauren Patzer, Kat Richardson, Peter Stockwell, Alisa Weis, and Jennifer Wilhoit

The Thanksgiving Poll

This week I asked for your help deciding which tablecloth color to use for our Thanksgiving meal, and 89 of you voted in this fun poll on my Facebook page!

Eggplant was the winner with 69% of the vote, and ended up being the color we used. My daughter and I decided to alternate napkin colors to so there wasn’t too much dark purple and the touch of sage didn’t overwhelm given that the plates already brought a lot of color to the table.

There were 19 of us around the table and we had a wonderful time! Hope everyone celebrating Thanksgiving this weekend had an equally joyful gathering.

SILENT EVIDENCE PreOrder Update

Silent Evidence is expected to release on December 28th! It it currently available for preorder at Kobo, Barnes & Noble, and iBooks. It won’t be available for preorder on Amazon until a few days before release.

Be sure to sign up for my mailing list, or follow me on Amazon or BookBub to be notified when Silent Evidence is available!

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Amazon follow: https://amzn.to/2FqbASZ
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/rachel-grant

The man of her fantasies is finally hers. Sort of…

This Week’s Giveaway

This week I gave away a signed print copy of CRAVING: The Steel Brothers Saga Book 1 by Helen Hardt!

Be sure to follow me on my Facebook page for fun weekly giveaways!

After being left at the altar, Jade Roberts seeks solace at her best friend’s ranch on the Colorado western slope. Her humiliation still ripe, she doesn’t expect to be attracted to her friend’s reticent brother, but when the gorgeous cowboy kisses her, all bets are off.

Talon Steel is broken. Having never fully healed from a horrific childhood trauma, he simply exists, taking from women what is offered and giving nothing in return…until Jade Roberts catapults into his life. She is beautiful, sweet, and giving, and his desire for her becomes a craving he fears he’ll never be able to satisfy.

Passion sizzles between the two lovers…but long-buried secrets haunt them both and may eventually tear them apart.

The Most Popular Post of the Week

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The Weekly Recap – 11/16/18

Posted on November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 by adminrachelgrant

SILENT EVIDENCE PreOrder Update

Silent Evidence is now available for preorder at Kobo! bit.ly/Silent-Kobo

The expected release date is December 28th in digital and print. The Audiobook will release in February

The man of her fantasies is finally hers. Sort of…

Do you have friends who don’t read romance?

Listen to this fun and informative interview with Dabney Grinnan from All About Romance. It’s part of a video interview series that looks at how an outsider make sense of something unfamiliar- in this case romance novels!

I am honored Dabney recommended FIRESTORM for suspense readers new to the romance genre.

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This Week’s Giveaway

This week I gave away a signed print copy of FOR THE WIN by Brenna Aubrey. It’s Book 4 of 6 in Aubrey’s Gaming the System Series.

Check out my Facebook page for fun weekly giveaways!

Millionaire bad boy Jordan Fawkes has problems. Big problems.
That molten-hot intern he hooked up with at Comic-Con is now his assistant. No one can know they’re the stars of the cosplay sex tape that broke the Internet.

Business school hopeful April Weiss has drama. Big drama.
Working under the CFO of Draco Multimedia should be the opportunity of a lifetime for her, but Jordan Fawkes is the boss from Hell–a sexier-than-sin boss from Hell who holds all the cards for her future career.

And then there’s the small problem of a certain video…

A New Release Recommendation

My pal Serena Bell has a new book out this week and you NEED it! Don’t believe me? Check out this review from Smart Bitches Trashy Books!!!

“…one of the best, most emotionally satisfying contemporary romances I’ve read this year.”

Sawyer: After my wife died, I promised myself I’d never go through the pain of losing someone again. Now I keep my flings neat, tidy, and one-time-only. Besides, my son needs me more than ever. He’s miserable in our new town, so I’m pumped when he makes friends with the kid next door—until I recognize his mom from a one-night stand. Perky and upbeat, Elle Dunning is not my type for anything other than tearing up the sheets. So why do I keep letting myself get roped into game nights and get-togethers?

Elle: It so hasn’t been my year. That’s my first thought when I see my new next-door neighbor. I never would have hooked up with Sawyer Paulson if my husband hadn’t left me for his high-school sweetheart, but because our eight-year-old boys have become best friends, I’ve got to make nice with Mr. Tall, Dark, and Silent. Yet the more time we spend together, the more Sawyer opens up. We’ve both been hurt—badly. So it’s one thing to send the kids off to sleepaway camp together. It’s quite another to promise each other a lifetime of sleepovers. . . .

The Most Popular Post of the Week

We didn’t find a stapler with storage like this, but we all looked!

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The Weekly Recap – 11/9/18

Posted on November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 by adminrachelgrant

SILENT EVIDENCE PreOrder Links

Silent Evidence (Evidence #8) is available for preorder at iBooks and now Barnes & Noble!
http://bit.ly/nook-silent

The expected release date is December 28th in digital and print. The Audiobook will release in January.

The man of her fantasies is finally hers. Sort of…
Are you ready for Sean & Hazel??? ???

The man of her fantasies is finally hers. Sort of…

A Sneak Peek into SILENT EVIDENCE!

Members of my Facebook group Rachel’s Readers were treated to a short excerpt of SILENT EVIDENCE this week! You can join in the exclusive fun – click the link and ask to join!

Join Rachel’s Readers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1263378403688768/

An Old Photo is New Again

An old friend sent me this fieldwork photo of me from May 1996. It was a very rainy project in Washington’s Skagit Valley. I made it my new Facebook photo – it’s a wonderful memory!

This Week’s Giveaway

This week I gave away a signed print copy of Fredo’s Dream:SEAL Brotherhood by Sharon Hamilton – Author. It’s the eighth book in Sharon’s SEAL Brotherhood Series but can be read as a standalone novel.

Check my Facebook page on Wednesdays for future giveaways!

Navy SEAL Alphonso Manuel Esquidido “Fredo” Chavez has the heart of a lion and would do anything to protect and honor his beautiful bride, Mia. He’d fought for her love tirelessly, even after his Team buddies suggested he give up. But it was more than pride that wounded him when he discovered he could not father children. He is raising another man’s son as his own, but can never give her what she wants more than possibly anything else in the world. He has kept this a secret only unto himself and his best friend, Cooper. And he knows time is not on his side.

Mia Guzman has come a long way from wild child girlfriend of San Diego drug dealers to devoted mother and now dutiful wife of the man she now knows was always there for her, and always will be. She yearns to have a child with Fredo, to honor him with her body in every way she can, perhaps making up for the years she discounted his devotion.

Their beautiful love and marriage will be tested to the limits through twists and turns before the dramatic final outcome readers will love.

From Sharon: I have gotten more fan mail about Fredo than any other of my Navy SEALs. This book is for you readers, by popular request!

The Most Popular Post of the Week

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The Weekly Recap – 11/2/18

Posted on November 2, 2018November 2, 2018 by adminrachelgrant

Today is my Birthday!

In honor of my birthday I’ve started a fundraiser for a cause close to my heart. If you’ve read my book Catalyst, this will be familiar.

Days for Girls International helps girls in the developing world find sanitary ways to manage their monthy cycle so they can get an education.

From their website:
“Without a solution to manage her monthly cycle:
?1 in 10 girls in Sub-Saharan Africa…
113 million adolescent girls in India…
30% of girls in rural Brazil…
?will miss school this year.”

For my birthday, I’m asking for donations to Days for Girls International to aid their mission to support girls in the developing world. Their mission means a lot to me, and I hope you’ll consider contributing as a way to celebrate with me. Every little bit will help me reach my goal.

Click here for more information and to donate:

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SILENT EVIDENCE – Evidence Series #8

The one woman Sean Logan has wanted for five long years has been totally off-limits. Now his job is to protect her 24/7.

Bodyguard ??
Fake Boyfriend ??
Destination Wedding ??
Lots of bones ??

Are you ready for Sean and Hazel?

Website: http://bit.ly/silent-rg
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/silent-gr
Apple Books: http://bit.ly/apple-silent

More preorder links coming soon!
Couple image by Lindee Robinson Photography.

The man of her fantasies is finally hers. Sort of…

Halloween Memories Through the Years

To celebrate Halloween, I posted pictures of my kids’ costumes over the years as a guess the costume game!

To see all the pictures I posted simply check out my Rachel Grant RS Author Facebook page or my Instagram page!

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Interested in Narrating?

Here’s a very generous offer!

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A 99c Boxset for PNR Readers

SEVEN Paranormal Romances to feed your appetite for danger!
Step into worlds with exotic and extreme beings, where emotions are heightened with a mixture of fear and passion. Become one with the Dangerous Temptations as you get to know the werewolves, vampires, faeries, shapeshifters, and nefarious ancient pharaohs who sneak into your mind, teasing and titillating, building your hunger for paranormal lusts that mere humans cannot resist.

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The Exploration Vessel Nautilus has made another incredible discovery!

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