Since people appeared to enjoy reading the beginning of my latest hockey romance, I thought maybe you would be interested in the first two chapters from JAKE: A Southern Crime Family Novel. Be aware, like all of my romantic suspense novels, it has profanity and some gritty attitudes. That's just how I roll. First, [...]
Author: Carla Swafford
Published author of action/adventure romantic suspense.
Two Chapters of FAKE PLAY
Well, someone suggested showing the first chapter or so of the book coming out this Tuesday, 6/30. So here you go (after the blurb). Hope you enjoy.Blurb: Connor Ellison, one of Atlanta Edge’s best wingers and biggest prankster, is given an ultimatum by the coaches and the PR department. He must stay married until the [...]
Wholly Research, I Swear
Well, like most everyone, for the last couple months I've been reading books and watching a lot of TV. I've been working the life draining day-job during my usual hours. But since there is no travel time, except a short stroll down the hallway, I've found myself with a little more time to goof off. [...]
The Circle Series
I recently updated the cover of my Facebook page for the Circle series. Love the little show of, well, you know. And be on the lookout this summer for a special deal on the series, along with the two novellas. Yes, five books. Lastly, the two novellas have a new cover that will show up online [...]
Preorder Fake Play, Release 6/30/2020
Two strangers wake up in the same bed after partying in Las Vegas to discover they are married. Connor Ellison, one of Atlanta Edge’s best wingers and biggest prankster, is given an ultimatum by the coaches and the PR department. He must stay married until the end of the run for the Cup or be available [...]
Series Reviews
In the last few months, I’ve been listening to two series: Historical romance Survivors' Club series by Mary Balogh, and paranormal romance Deep In Your Veins Series by Suzanne Wright. What a wide spectrum of genres, heh? I came across Suzanne’s books while looking for a new shape-shifter story. I do love those. One of [...]
Interviewing Myself
In the past, whenever I interviewed an author, I used seven questions. It dawned on me today, I may have never answered them myself. Here they are. Who are your top five authors to read? Funny that if I had answered this just three years ago, it would've been a bit different. But I guess [...]
Book Signing February 8, 2020
Be sure to come and meet me. I'll have copies of Circle of Desire, Circle of Danger and Circle of Deception available to sign. For the people who are in my Readers Group or purchase a copy of my book, I have swag to give you. So much fun! For those who already have the [...]
Naked Heat: Brothers of Mayhem
Wolf Savalas has a good reason for kidnapping Sofia Cruz, the favorite cousin to the leader of Thirty-Second gang. His MC plans to hit the leader’s home and sweet Sofia will be in the crossfire. Sofia stopped seeing the handsome biker after he admitted to being a deadly Mayhem Brother. So why is she now [...]
A Little Something
The other day, one of my writer friends was setting up a press release for our book signing at Barnes and Noble (The Summit) in Birmingham, Alabama on February 8 from 1 to 3 p.m. And she asked a couple questions you might be interested in seeing the answer. As a local author, what about [...]
Pile It on
You know what I like about romance books? Of course, the hot sex, but truthfully, the layers my favorite authors weave into their stories. For romances, there should be two main plots in the book. One, of course is the mystery of romance. You know, the mystery of how they come to understand they should be [...]
So Minor, But Important
I was watching an interview with Mike Fisher, a retired NHL Nashville Predator and hubby of Carrie Underwood. In being teased about NHL roommates on the road, he mentioned they no longer have to share a room (per the CBA). So many hockey romances I've read mention roommates. The junior leagues probably still do and [...]
The Old Days
I came across a screen shot of my very first website. Yep. I designed it myself with SiteSpinner. A cool little software program that helps those unfamiliar with coding. It was WYSIWYG type and I used it for years. If you can read some of the small print, you will see I was a romantic [...]
Just Another Day, NOT!
I thought Monday would be like any other day, beginning of another work week, but I wake to three emails from...ME! What the hell? Well, someone hacked into my MailChimp account and sent out emails to a portion of my subscribers asking for money. Really? Money? Sadly, some subscribers clicked on the attachment, but luckily, [...]
Interview by Kenya!
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Kenya. She was a member of my writers group, and hopefully will be again when she returns to Alabama. YAY! She has this wonderful group on Facebook called The KGB: The Ks Grown & Sexy Book Club. She sent me the following questions [...]
Only Takes a Smile
In May, I moved out of my house of 25 years and into a new home and new neighborhood. I love it, nice quiet area on a dead-end street. So different from the busy street I used to live on with only two neighbors (one on each side). Now, nearly every weekday when I leave [...]
Reviews Are Often More Than Personal Opinions
As an author, I get reviews on my books all the time. When the reviewer doesn't like a book of mine, I get sad. Duh, of course. But I understand how everyone's taste is different. Some people love my books and some don't. The only time I get aggravated is when the reviewer doesn't realize [...]
Saturday, June 8, 2019
On June 8, at 10:30 a.m., I will be at the Decatur Public Library. Come and buy one of my books and I'll sign it. All kinds of fun things will be going on. Plus you can have lunch with me or another author. Click here for more information.
Book Signing June 8
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Saturday, April 20, 2019
On April 20, I will present Save The Story: No More Sagging Middles at the North Shelby Library (anyone can come – romance writer or not) at 10 a.m., Saturday. I will show authors how to break down their story with beats. In turn, they will find the right starting point in their book, prevent sagging middles, [...]
Releasing May 21, 2019!
Hard to believe I have another book coming out so soon. But I do. Forget the Hatfields and McCoys, in a small Southern town, the Whitfields and Tallys are the real family feud. So for some unholy reason, Jake Whitfield's old man and Angel Tally's grandfather wrote codicils to their wills the night before they [...]
What are they saying?
Last month, a member of my local chapter of the Romance Writers of America gave a presentation on Reviews. She did a wonderful job. She showed everyone how even best-selling romance authors can have two and one star reviews. That reviewers can even hate our favorite stories. You know, the books you catch yourself re-reading [...]
Newly Designed Website
How do you like my newly designed website? I should've been writing but the way my website looked after changing it about a month ago really bugged me. So I worked on it all afternoon until 2:30 a.m. in the morning. I think I finally got it right and love it. What do you think? [...]
Release Day! March 26, 2019
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New Release March 26!
Atlanta Edge's hottest Russian hockey star made a big mistake. Now he must find a way to apologize big time to the girl he left behind in the States. I've been a puck bunny most of my life. So when Roman Volkov, up and coming hockey star with the Atlanta Edge, takes me home and treats me [...]
Giveaway!
My book, NAKED HEAT, is one of the books being given away. Be sure to check it out. Click here.
The Heroine Hero
No. I didn't leave out anything between heroine and hero. Lately, there has been a debate of rather or not the word heroine is outdated. Someone on Twitter had said that comics...oops...graphic novels (or whichever term you prefer) refer to superheroes no matter the sex of the character, not superheroes and superheroines. Okay. Sounds cool [...]
RT BookReviews
RT BookReviews closed it operations on May 16, 2018. It was a sad moment for many including myself. I read the magazine from the time it was actually a newspaper (1980s). At least, my dream of having a review of my book(s) done by the magazine came true. Plus my name was mentioned a few [...]
BLOGGERS: Book Haven Book Blog
Another romance review site. I couldn't find a place to search for my name. So I have no idea if they reviewed my books are not. As you can tell, I'm not playing favorites. Be sure to check them out. Here are the links below. Website: https://bookhavenbookblog.wordpress.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bookhavenbookblog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ErikaBHBB Instagram: https://twitter.com/ErikaBHBB
Blogger: Book Reader Chronicles
Here I am continuing the celebration of book reviewers, in particular, romance book reviewers. And they don't necessarily have to review and be part of my book tours as in this case. I just want readers to be aware of the different choices they have to check out new or old releases. Here's Book Reader [...]
BLOGGERS: Joyfully Reviewed
I had the pleasure meeting Joy and Melissa at the RT Book Lovers Convention in Kansas City (2013) at the Avon event I was part of with my Circle series. Nice ladies indeed. Be sure to check out the website. Link below. http://www.joyfullyreviewed.net/ And their Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/JoyfullyReviewed/ See. I even like sites that do not [...]
You Are Important For Real
So you never thought to do this, but I bet someone you know has thought about it or has tempted it or done it. So please copy and paste on your social media, everywhere. Did you know that if you text 741741 when you are feeling depressed or suicidal, a crisis worker will text you [...]
BLOGGERS: SMUT BOOK JUNKIE
Here's another review site you might want to check out. I'm a little partial to this one, not because she rated my book perfectly, she didn't, but because I admire the woman who runs the blog. Sweet lady who loves romance books. Be sure to check her out. Here are her links. Website: https://smutbookjunkie.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smutbookjunkiebookreviews/ FYI [...]
BLOGGERS: I HEART YA BOOKS
A couple weeks ago, I came across my list of book review sites/bloggers I like and decided to let my readers know about them. Kind of give back to them what they do for all authors out there. You may find a few books you have to buy. The first site I'm pointing you to [...]
The Circle Series: Circle of Deception
Romantic Suspense: Circle of Danger
Action/Adventure: Circle of Desire
Love it? Review It.
The last Bookbub I looked at was Tuesday’s. Today I caught up. A few interested me, but not enough to buy. I've been wanting to cut back on my TBR pile. So the book has to interest me big time. Wednesday, nothing. Thursday, thought about one, but decided I’ve read too many like it and [...]
