Author: amylane
Category romance is a precise art. With such a small word count, writing the perfect category romance is a little like writing a haiku. But how do you write a book in seventeen syllables? How can you cram compelling conflict, satisfying character development, and toe-curling romantic tension into less than sixty thousand words? In Crafting Category Romance, two-time RITATM-nominated author of … nearly one hundred books Amy Lane describes the rules of engagement, traps to watch out for, and how to leverage common tropes to create conflict, craft a character, develop a plot, and leave readers with a happy ever…
Hedge Witches Lonely Hearts Club: Book One When a coven of hedge witches casts a spell for their hearts’ desires, the world turns upside down. Bartholomew Baker is afraid to hope for his heart’s true desire–the gregarious woodworker who sells his wares next to Bartholomew at the local craft fairs–so he writes the spell for his baking business to thrive and allow him to quit his office job. He’d … him to quit his office job. He’d rather pour his energy into emotionally gratifying pastry! But the magic won’t allow him to lie, even to himself, and the spellcasting has unexpected…
Tenner Gibson has a job he enjoys, a prickly ex-wife, and an adorable daughter he wouldn’t trade for the world. With no romance, no sex life, and no other hobbies, a rec league softball team is as close as he gets to hedonism. But life throws him a curveball when cocky Ross McTierney sets his sights on getting under Tenner’s skin. One explosion of lust later, Tenner wonders what possessed him to … to have a quickie with Ross, and Ross wonders how to do it again. Tenner has eight weeks to convince his tiny modern family that Ross is…
A Flophouse Story One bootstrap act of integrity cost Henry Worrall everything–military career, family, and the secret boyfriend who kept Henry trapped for eleven years. Desperate, Henry shows up on his brother’s doorstep and is offered a place to live and a job as a handyman in a flophouse for young porn stars. Lance Luna’s past gave him reasons for being in porn, but as he continues his … but as he continues his residency at a local hospital, they now feel more like excuses. He’s got the money to move out of the flophouse and live his own life–but…
Search and Rescue: Book TwoDog wrangler Preston Echo has been in love with his brother’s best friend, copilot, and business partner since high school—and Damien Ward knew it. As Preston grew into a stunning, hard-willed man, Damien began to dream of Preston too. Then Damien almost died in a helicopter crash. While his physical wounds are slowly healing, the blows to his self-confidence and … blows to his self-confidence and goodwill are almost worse. His body is broken and he’s afraid to fly—how can Preston love him now? When Preston’s brother goes on a search-and-rescue mission and disappears in an…
As Clay Carpenter is reexamining his complicated relationship with food, graduate student Dane Hayes is struggling to manage his bipolar disorder. When they meet, they accept each other as they are… Will their budding friendship blossom into something more?
Fish Out of Water: Book FiveJackson Rivers has always bucked the rules—and bucking the rules of recovery is no exception. Now that he and Ellery are starting their own law firm, there’s no reason he can’t rush into trouble and take the same risks as always, right?Maybe not. Their first case is a doozy, involving porn stars, drug empires, and daddy issues, and their client, Henry Worrall, wants to … their client, Henry Worrall, wants to be an active participant in his own defense. As Henry and Jackson fight the bad guys and each other to find out who dumped…
A Beneath the Stain NovelEverybody thinks Mackey Sanders’s Outbreak Monkey is the last coming of Rock ’n’ Roll Jesus, but Cheever Sanders can’t wait to make a name for himself where nobody expects him to fill his famous brothers’ shoes. He’s tired of living in their shadow.Blake Manning has been one of Outbreak Monkey’s lead guitarists for ten years. He got this gig on luck and love, not talent. … gig on luck and love, not talent. So hearing that Cheever is blowing through Outbreak Monkey’s hard-earned money in an epic stretch of partying pisses him off.Blake shows up at…
Snowboarder Tevyn Moore and financier Mallory Armstrong have known each other for years. But when a helicopter crash strands them together on a mountain during a blizzard, they must face their feelings at last…
Seth Arnold learned at an early age that two things in life could make his soul soar—his violin and Kelly Cruz. In Seth’s uncertain childhood, the kindness of the Cruz family, especially Kelly and his brother, Matty, gave Seth the stability to make his violin sing with the purest sound and opened a world of possibility beyond his home in Sacramento.Kelly Cruz has loved Seth forever, but he knows … but he knows Seth’s talents shouldn’t be hidden, not when the world is waiting. Encouraging Seth to follow his music might break Kelly’s heart, but he is determined to see…