The review is in from Romance Junkies! Here’s a snippet of what the review says:

“With characters who practically pop off the pages, attitude that infuses the reader with a need to roll your head and eyes, and a romance that’ll have you sighing in longing this is one story that’s sure to earn its place on your keeper shelf. ”

You can check the full review out here:

http://romancejunkiesreviews.com/artman/publish/contemporary/Make_It_Last_Forever.shtml

RT Rating 4.5

MAKE IT LAST FOREVER by Gwyneth Bolton: Soul mates who find one another lifetime after lifetime is a great concept! An outstanding plotline, well-written characters and a perfectly paced story make for a book that must be read several times in order to catch all of the nuances. Community activist Karen Williams runs a center to help local youths. She has no time for a serious relationship, especially with someone who does not share her beliefs. When rapper/movie star Darius “D-Roc” Rollins shows up to volunteer his time and resources, she’s not convinced he’s there for the right reasons. Then they start having dreams of couples from different time periods who seem eerily familiar.

Reviewed By: Debbie R. Sims

Thanks to my husband Cedric for taking the time to learn a new program and make my first book trailer. You’re the best! I love you!

Please join me in welcoming my friend and sista-author, Shelia Goss to Gwyneth’s Blog. If you haven’t read her new novel, Hollywood Deception, then you don’t know what you’re missing! I LOVED it! I’m so glad she decided to make my blog a part of her blog tour. So without further ado, here’s Shelia…

Real Signs of Falling in Love

By Guest Blogger Shelia M Goss

As a reader and writer of romance, I love the scenes when the characters realize they are actually in love with the other character. They try to reject the idea of love, but underneath all the denials, love is there. Like in fiction, there are signs when a person falls in love, even if they want to ignore them. Here are a few:

1. You can’t stop thinking about him or her.

He/She crosses your mind throughout the day no matter what you’re doing. They are a part of your thoughts whether you’re sleeping or awake. No matter how hard you try, you can’t stop thinking about them.

2. You get butterflies every time you hear his/her name.

You haven’t felt this way since your first love. The strange feeling leaves you feeling a little fluttery. It’s a feeling that comes over you every time you hear their name.

3. You see yourself dating him/her exclusively.

You’re at a point you want to commit You’re willing to take a chance in an exclusive relationship.

4. You walk around with a silly grin on your face.

Your friends and family comment that you have this goofy smile on your face–for no apparent reason. You try to curb your enthusiasm about your new love interest, but it’s unavoidable.

5. You hear a love song on the radio and it reminds you of your man/woman.

Every slow jam that comes on the radio reminds you of how you feel about your man/woman. You download old school slow jams to your mp3 player.

Love is a beautiful thing; especially when it’s reciprocated.

Shelia M Goss is the national best-selling author of six women’s fiction novels: Hollywood Deception (2010), His Invisible Wife, My Invisible Husband, Roses are Thorns, Paige’s Web, Double Platinum and three young adult books: The Lip Gloss Chronicles series: The Ultimate Test, Splitsville, and Paper Thin.

For more information, visit her website: www.sheliagoss.com or www.thelipglosschronicles.com.

Hollywood Deception is Shelia Goss’ ninth book. It’s available in hardcover and paperback.

What readers are saying about Hollywood Deception:

“With Hollywood Deception Shelia Goss has done it again. Love, lies and delicious drama! Pick this book up and you won’t be able to put it down. Be ready though – this fun novel is not a passive read. You’ll be yelling at Hailey, relating to her, wanting to slap her and cry with her all at the same time. Hollywood Deception is an all around good read full of scandal, just the way we like it. Well done, Ms. Goss!” ~Abiola Abrams is an Author & Media Personality. Viewers also know Abiola as the host of BET’s short film show and Miss Picky of VH1’s Tough Love. www.abiolatv.com

“Glitz, Glamour & LOADS of Drama…Ms. Goss once AGAIN keeps me turning the pages with another ENTERTAINING, yet fictional glimpse into the fast-paced lifestyle of a celebrity.” ~ Sweet N Sassy, Book Reviewer

My August 2010 release, Make It Last Forever is available for pre-order on Amazon.com. You can pre-order your copy by clicking the book cover or clicking here:

Also the cover and blurb are available for my November 2010 release, Rivals in Paradise.

Settling scores has never been this hot…

Cicely Stevens needs the vacation of a lifetime. After being cheated on by her boyfriend and passed over for a promotion, she’s off to the Caribbean for a weekend of hot island fun. And there’s no sexier bad boy than her old college rival Chase Yearwood, who’s on the same plane en route to his lush estate…and whose kiss Cicely never forgot. When he takes her in his arms again, he’s more irresistible than ever. But will she lose her heart before this fling is flung?

They call him the “Wolf” because of his legendary skills in the boardroom—and the bedroom. Now is Chase’s chance to even the score with the woman who once beat him at his own game. But can rivals in business become passionate partners in love? Under a romantic tropical moon, he’ll seduce her with a passion that will have her begging for more!

Today’s throwback is all about a one hit wonder. Have you ever had a song running through your head and you can’t remember who sang it or even what the title of the song is? Have you ever kept singing parts of it to people and nobody else can remember it either? Was the song a one hit wonder?

I had that problem with Aleese Simmons’ “I Want To Be Your Lover.”

I was singing various parts of the song, goggling the parts of the lyrics I could remember, everything. And I couldn’t find the song. I mean, I was singing “Don’t be afraid to let your loving shine, shine, shine, shine… I’ll give you what you want if you will be mine… And feel your love one more time…” I even tried to get the hubby to remember the song. Y’all should have seen me with my no-singing self singing these lyrics to him, trying to get him to remember! But he claimed he couldn’t remember. I goggled the lyrics and found a dang website with other people looking for the same dang song. Luckily had responded on the website with the name of the song and artist. So I went to iTunes thinking I’d just purchase it right away. But it wasn’t available! I found the video on You Tube though. And now at least the song isn’t haunting me anymore. And do you know when I showed the hubby the video on You Tube, he had the nerve to say “Oh yeah, I remember that song.” Y’all should have seen the side-eye I gave him!

So, have you all had lyrics from a song in your head that you can’t remember the artist or the title for? Any one hit wonders that make you wonder what happened to the artist? Do you remember Aleese Simmons’ “I want to Be Your Lover”? And if you do, where were you when I couldn’t get the song out of my head and couldn’t remember who sang it! Enjoy…

I’m blogging over on the Harlequin Blog today. You can check the post out here.

See you there!

The Lifetime Movie Network’s adaptation of Carleen Brice’s amazing novel will air this Sunday 2/21/10 at 8:00 pm. The book was amazing! Here’s what I wrote in my Shelfari review after reading it:

“This was an amazing tale of forgiveness and personal growth. From the first page, Shay jumped of the page at me and the powerful prose refused to let me go. I laughed out loud, felt extreme sadness, and had moments of deep thought and contemplation as I read this novel. The relationship between black mothers and daughters is such fertile ground for amazing story telling and Carleen Brice has given us a winner with Orange Mint and Honey. The characterization is crisp. The voice is powerful. And this novel is a must read. I plan to read it again and again. It’s a keeper.”

Even though I have a love hate relationship with Jill Scott, the trailer for the movie looks like they’re going to do this amazing story some justice in Sins of the Mother. Here’s the trailer:

Be sure to watch and support Black literature and film!

Sunday February 21, 2010
8:00 pm on Lifetime Movie Network

I figured I throw out a Throwback Thursday for old times sake. Today’s throwback is an artist who actually went by two different names. (Hey… sort of like me… LOL)

She did house/club music as Ceybil Jefferies…

And she did a hip-hop soul/R&B as Sweet Sable…

Her Sweet Sable CD, Old Times’ Sake, will always be a classic, in my opinion. It’s one of those CDs that you can play each and every track without skipping. The funny thing is I actually loved her club song “Love So Special” and had no idea that she was the same woman who made one of my all time favorite hip-hop soul CDs. She certainly is talented and I wish she’d come out with something else. I guess it’s hard to top a classic and the Old Times’ Sake CD was certainly a classic. So, are you familiar with her work as either Ceybil Jefferies or Sweet Sable? Any other artists that you can think of who only released one or two good albums and then disappeared? Who do you want to see make a comeback? Check out my favorite club song from her, “Love So Special” and my favorite hip-hop soul song from her, “Old Times’ Sake,” below…

“Love So Special,” Ceybil Jefferies

“Old Times’ Sake,” Sweet Sable

I’m hanging out with ChickLitGurrl today! So, please take a minute to go check out the interview and leave a comment! I’ll see you there…

You can find the interview here:

http://chicklitgurrl.blogspot.com/2010/02/color-of-romance-with-author-gwyneth.html

much love and peace,

Gwyneth