{"id":26822,"date":"2021-03-26T10:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T15:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=26822"},"modified":"2021-03-19T09:08:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T14:08:17","slug":"wotr21-review-melt-anthology-with-attending-authors-harley-easton-and-marie-piper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=26822","title":{"rendered":"#WOTR21 #review &#8211; Melt Anthology with attending authors Harley Easton and Marie Piper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wotr-aa.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25687 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wotr-aa.png?resize=474%2C267\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wotr-aa.png?resize=1024%2C576 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wotr-aa.png?resize=300%2C169 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wotr-aa.png?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wotr-aa.png?resize=1536%2C864 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wotr-aa.png?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wotr-aa.png?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wotr-aa.png?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Harley Easton and Marie Piper are our attending authors.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.gr-assets.com\/books\/1479509869l\/33008528.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Melt\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25369\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kick off the holiday season with this sexy collection of five brand new romance novellas.<\/p>\n<p>Rocky Mountain Meltdown by Harley Easton<br \/>\nWriter Tessa Hazel can&#8217;t stand the cold, so when her agent banishes her to a Colorado ski lodge in January, she&#8217;s far from happy. To make things worse a surly hotel worker and her favorite frienemy are working to keep her out of the arms of a sexy ski instructor. Will a little extra snow fix everything or cause Tessa a major meltdown?<\/p>\n<p>Body Heat by CM Peters<br \/>\nWhether it&#8217;s in the green valleys of Ireland or the cool land of Maine, love can bloom and wither as fast as a snowflake. Is it a good omen when two lonely hearts meet on a stormy night? Can they make it through when everything pulls them apart?<\/p>\n<p>Off-Season by Marie Piper<br \/>\nWinter in a rafting town means blessed solitude as far as Eva is concerned, until sexy rafting guide Charlie shows up on New Year&#8217;s Eve. If the two of them can survive an ice storm, a bear, and each other, they just might realize they&#8217;re perfect together.<\/p>\n<p>Finding Home by Sienna Saint-Cyr<br \/>\nWhen Marina scheduled her long overdue vacation to Leavenworth, Washington, all she\u2019d wanted was a chance to sip her tea in the adorable Bavarian village and forget about her ex. But her plans quickly went awry when a hipster in a beanie stormed into the teashop demanding his rental manager fix her mistake\u2026 for she\u2019d rented his cabin to Marina, while he\u2019d planned to be there.<\/p>\n<p>Damsel by Stephanie Bissette-Roark<br \/>\nCassandra never wanted to return to that old, converted barn atop the hill. But when her estranged father leaves it all to her in his will, she journeys home to discover if any part of her broken past still remains. She didn\u2019t expect to find Ethan Bailey waiting for her, a strange man who kindles in her powerful\u2014but unwanted\u2014feelings of familiarity. When a treasured childhood toy transports her into an imaginary world, Cassandra will come face-to-face with a man that looks just like Ethan, but whose medieval garb tells a different story. As the lines between make-believe and reality blur, will her new companion bring healing love and open her heart in the real world or will the monster of her past consume her?<\/p>\n<p>All proceeds from this collection will go charities that support mental health research and aide.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25373\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/33008528-melt\">Goodreads<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25375\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=twintalk-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B01MRHJBXN&amp;asins=B01MRHJBXN&amp;linkId=0c4b7349fc0f4a39a9afd31463ef7af4&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/angie.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25377\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/angie.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/angie.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/angie.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/angie.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was gifted this book by the author after winning it in an author takeover.<\/p>\n<p>Rocky Mountain Meltdown by Harley Easton<\/p>\n<p>This was a sweet and quick read.\u00a0 The story is about an author who along with her rival are checked into a ski resort for the weekend of writing and working.<\/p>\n<p>Tessa is none to thrilled for the burly lumberjack, Bryce, who seems to keep judging her but is thankful for the hot as heck ski instructor, Kevin\u2026.or is she.<\/p>\n<p>It seems our burly and grumpy lumberjack has a few secrets in the closet in regard to Tessa and her writing.<\/p>\n<p>The story made me laugh at the antics of our rival author because who doesn\u2019t love to see an enemy get their much deserved paybacks!\u00a0 But seeing the connection between Bryce and Tessa develop and the ending chapter was a sweet ending to the story.<\/p>\n<p>Off-Season by Marie Piper<\/p>\n<p>This story was probably my favorite of the set of stories.<\/p>\n<p>Eva was left her uncle\u2019s diner in a small rafting town.\u00a0 Eva is quite happy to live her life in solitude because she doesn\u2019t feel she is good enough to be with the person she really desires.\u00a0 Her fear and insecurity make her push him away at every turn.<\/p>\n<p>Charlie is the owner of the main rafting group in the area and he is head over heals for Eva.\u00a0 He has no idea what he did in the past to make her run but he is dead set on claiming her for the new year.<\/p>\n<p>The couple have major issues because Eva thinks so many wrong things about Charlie is doesn\u2019t really believe him when he tells her the truth.\u00a0 When a scary situation with Charlie makes Eva run to help him, she slow opens her heart to what he might be\u2026.a really good guy.<\/p>\n<p>I really enjoyed seeing Eva open up to Charlie and seeing him help her overcome some of her insecurities within herself.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25376\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Harley Easton<\/p>\n<p>Harley Easton is a Renaissance woman dabbling in everything life offers. She&#8217;s worked at a major theme park, found expert witnesses for legal cases, been a guest lecturer at a well known national museum, and worked with medical students. Putting experience and insanity to good use, she&#8217;s become an author specializing in erotic, romantic, and speculative fiction.<\/p>\n<p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n<p>Marie Piper<\/p>\n<p>The full-length steamy Western trilogy, FIRES OF CRICKET BEND, and the gothic dime store serial, MAIDENS &amp; MONSTERS, are available now. Marie&#8217;s short pieces are featured in a variety of anthologies.<\/p>\n<p>The brand-new western romance series, THE GILDED BRIDES, will kick off on Novermber 13, 2018 with the release of HIS BLUEBIRD BRIDE.<\/p>\n<p>When Marie isn&#8217;t writing, she&#8217;s likely out exploring the Windy City, gathering more books for her towering hoard, or happily drinking coffee and wasting her time on Twitter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harley Easton and Marie Piper are our attending authors. Kick off the holiday season with this sexy collection of five brand new romance novellas. Rocky Mountain Meltdown by Harley Easton Writer Tessa Hazel can&#8217;t stand the cold, so when her agent banishes her to a Colorado ski lodge in January, she&#8217;s far from happy. 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