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Ruth J. Hartman spends her days herding cats, and her nights spinning mysterious romantic tales that make you smile and laugh out loud - or so she's been told my readers! She, her husband Garry, and their two cats, love to spend time curled up in their recliners watching old Cary Grant movies. Well, the cats, Roxy and Remmie, sit in the people's recliners. Not that the cats couldn't get their own furniture. They just choose to shed on someone else's. You know how selfish those little furry creatures can be.

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Saturday, July 13, 2013

Tasty Summer Reads Blog Hop

This fun Blog Hop works like this:

Everyone on the hop invites other authors to join in. Each author answers the questions listed below, shares a summer recipe, and gives an update on a current WIP on a book they've written recently. Check out my answers!

The book I just completed and submitted to a publisher yesterday is "Romancing the Dustman's Daughter" A Regency era dustman finds something incriminating in someone's fireplace ash and uses it to blackmail them into finding a rich husband for his daughter.

1)When writing are you a snacker? If so, sweet or salty?
Sweet - mainly chocolate :)

2) Are you an outliner or someone who flies by the seat of their pants? Are they real pants or jammies?
Definitely by the seat of my jammies. And usually with a cat on my lap!

3)When cooking or baking, do you follow the recipe exactly or wing it?
I've been known to not look at the recipe and be sorry later...

4) What is next for you after this book?
Another Regency Romance. With lots of cats in it!!

5) Last Question...on a level of one being slightly naughty to ten being whoo whoo steamy, where does your book land?
Only slightly naughty.
 
Here's my recipe:

Easy Ranch Dip

I pint Cottage Cheese
8 oz Miracle Whip
1 packet dry Ranch Salad Dressing

Goes great with crackers or veggies :)


And here's Vivian Roycrofts's blog
http://taketwoonromance.weebly.com/2/post/2013/07/tasty-summer-reads-blog-hop.html
 
 
And Sue Barr's blog
 

Check out Jennifer Anderson on 7/25 at http://www.musingsfromthepeanutgallery.blogspot.com


Here's the link for the main site of the Hop: http://www.avonromance.com/post/tasty-summer-reads-blog-hop_1373316679

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Spring Fling Blog Hop!!



I'll be giving away 3 ebooks of "Rescued by a Duke" (whatever versions the winners choose :)). Just leave a comment here with your email addy to be entered. A winner will be picked on May 8th. Good luck!!!


Sasha Douglas has hit rock bottom. Literally. Left all alone after her brother's murder, she thought things couldn't possibly get worse. Until she finds herself trapped, injured, and frightened with no hope of escape after falling into an abandoned well.


Garrett Rothchild Cantlebury, the 5th Duke of Ravensworth, is shocked to discover a woman trapped in his abandoned well. The place that holds reminders of horrible loss for him. Determined to save the poor girl, he pushes those thoughts aside, refusing to dwell on them. But the rescued damsel in distress ends up making him face a darker truth. One that threatens both their futures.

Can Sasha and Garrett put family tragedy behind them and find love together?







Monday, November 19, 2012

Thanksgiving Blog Hop





I am thankful!! There are so many things I could list, but for this blog hop, they've asked for five. So here goes. I am thankful for...

1. God's love. Without Him, I wouldn't even be here.
2. My husband. He's my best friend!
3. My family. My parents live in the same town I do, but my siblings are all scattered around the country. Even so, we remain very close.
4. My three cats. They are my babies, full of love and purrs, especially when I've had a bad day.
5. The gift of writing. It's such a wonderful outlet for creativity and imagination. How else could a person express such crazy plot themes and get away with it?

And finally, I'm thankful for my readers. Those wonderful, thoughtful people who take the time to read my words. That means so much, you have no idea!! So, thank you :)

Please take a moment to visit the next stop on the hop!


http://lisaorchard.wordpress.com/2012/11/19/its-a-thanksgiving-blog-hop/



Leave a comment at the bottom of this blog post for a chance to win a copy of  "Time for a Duke" :)


http://www.amazon.com/Time-For-a-Duke-ebook/dp/B009ZPO7WS/ref=zg_bs_746228_7










Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Blog Hop!

Dreaming of Books, Books, Books!




Summer Giveaway Hop August 1 - 7: You have a chance to win a book or e-book in different genres: Sweet Romance, Mystery/Adventure, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Children's, YA Fiction, Women’s Fiction, and Non-fiction. Visit A Family Friendly Blog at http://lindaweaverclarke.blogspot.com/2012/07/dreaming-of-books-books-books.html



How do you qualify for a giveaway? List the books that you’re interested in and leave your email address so the author can get in touch with you. When you win a book, please spread the word and post reviews on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. This is a special way of thanking the author for the book.





Saturday, February 11, 2012

Valentine's Blog Hop!

Leave a comment for a chance to win your choice of any of my ebook romances!





Click on the link below to visit other stops on the hop :)
 
http://thebloghopspot.com/event-page/
 

Friday, December 9, 2011

Holiday Blog Hop! Book Giveaway!!!




The link at the bottom of this post is the main starting point for the blog hop book giveaway. All the books being given as prizes are listed there. I'm giving away an ebook copy of "Grin and Barrett". One commenter on this post will win the ebook. The blog hop is today through the 11th. Good luck!

"Grin and Barrett"
Remmie Grin is a self-sufficient dentist who has her life right where she wants it. That is, until handsome, flirty Dr. Victor Barrett moves in next door. He constantly bugs her about selling her practice to him—but she's not budging. How can she convince him to leave her alone when all she really wants him to do is kiss her again?


Excerpt:

Chapter One


Grabbing the sides of the wooden stepladder, Remmie Grin squinted against the bright sunlight. The sign she’d hung in her front window tilted, just a little. Rats. She’d have to climb back up there to straighten it. Did the New Patients Welcome sound too pathetic? Did that sound as desperate as she felt? She’d like to kick the new dentist who was moving in right next door. Hard.

How obnoxious could he be? With all the empty buildings in town, why did Dr. What’s-his-name have to come breathing down her neck? It made her want to spit. She wrinkled her nose. She’d worked her fanny off building her practice. Now she’d have to compete with the new guy. She wanted to claw at his ugly face.

This new dentist wouldn’t know what hit him. When she was through with him, he’d be nothing more than a pile of dirt on the sidewalk. And as for the man’s lawyers, she’d like to take a hunk out of their hide, too. Did they really think that calling her every single day would change her mind about selling her practice to them? Since they’d never revealed the name of the dentist, she’d have to come up with a name on her own. Hmmm. Gargoyle? Tarantula? Nah. Those names were too pretty for someone as repugnant as him. The creep.

“Looks good.”

A deep velvety voice shot tingles down her spine. She turned and stared. A Greek god with ice blue eyes and salt and pepper hair stared back. Oh my. Would he object if she reached up and tousled that perfect hair? Her gaze traveled down to his massive shoulders. The fabric of his sports shirt straining over hard muscles. He must be a stranger in town because she’d never laid eyes on anyone as pretty as him.

“Thanks.” Her breathing became shallow.

“So, you’re taking new patients?”

“Yep.” She crossed her arms. “Why, are you looking for a dentist?” What she wouldn’t give to have him in her dental chair right now. His luscious lips close enough for her to lean down and….

“Not really.”

“Oh.” Drat. She had such dreamy plans for him.

“Just admiring the scenery.”

He turned away from her and headed down the block.

No! She didn’t want him to leave. “Wait, the scenery?” She frowned. It took four seconds for it to sink in that he’d meant her. Yikes. And he’d just walked away? How was that fair? It wasn’t as if she got compliments from handsome men every day of the week. Not even the occasional Tuesday.

She blew out a frustrated breath as she picked up the lightweight stepladder, lugging it back inside her office. She leaned it against her front counter and snapped her hand back. She looked at her palm. A splinter, of course. Picking at the tiny wound only irritated her skin more. Hmmm. Too bad the handsome stranger from the sidewalk hadn’t stayed. She’d gladly let him get out her splinter. Which would involve him holding her hand. Kissing her neck, her face, and her lips. She sighed. But he hadn’t. So, she needed to put on her fuchsia big girl panties and get to work.

The town she lived in was small, so maybe she’d run into him again some time. At the very least, her postal carrier, June, knew everything about everyone. Maybe she would have a clue who the stranger was. If Remmie knew June, she’d have the stranger’s coffee preference, shoe size, and contents of his glove compartment in no time.

Amazon Buy Link: http://www.amazon.com/Grin-Barrett-ebook/dp/B005HB9850/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1323445597&sr=8-2

Main Link to Hop:
http://www.carlyfall.com/the-holiday-blog-hop/