Pining for You is now available!

I’m thrilled that Pining for You is out today!

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Chloe

Left high and dry and deeply in debt by a con artist ex, the only way out is a job I swore I’d never do again. Manual labor. It is the opposite of my dream job, plus I don’t want my parents pressuring me to take over their tree farm. But the pay at Pine Ridge Prunery is good, as are the benefits. One of which is hella-sexy arborist Brad Calhoun. We make a good team—in more ways than one—but I plan for this job to be temporary while Brad’s angling to settle in for life. The last thing I need is to depend on another self-employed man for a job.

Brad

I’ve never believed in love at first sight. Then I met Chloe. What’s not to love about a strong, confident woman who can wield a chain saw with ease? When I discovered she needed a job, I had no hesitation in recommending her for the open position at the tree service where I work. Except I’m stuck with two problems: dating coworkers is against company policy, and Chloe insists we aren’t compatible despite our chemistry. Then why does my heart float whenever she’s around?


This set-in-Canada (in the fictional small town of Port Paxton, the same as Spark of Attraction) story is available through Amazon both in digital to buy or through Kindle Unlimited, and as a paperback. (It will be available as a paperback through other worldwide online bookstores shortly; it just takes a little longer to populate through Ingram Spark so it may not show up at other stores for a few weeks.)

I came up with the concept of Brad and Chloe and started researching and jotting down notes for their story last December, and started writing it in January. Then real life took a dark turn and I found myself unable to work on it except in short segments, sometimes weeks apart. There was more than one time that I texted a friend, certain I was going to have to withdraw from the collaboration and maybe get it written by next year. Luckily my friend had more faith in me than I did, and I managed to finish Brad and Chloe’s story–and get it edited–in time for its regular release day. Thank heavens for good friends and my fantastic editor who was equally supportive of my abilities to meet this deadline.

Pining for You — Coming July 23!

Cover Reveal… Coming this July!🩵

I’m so thrilled to finally be able to share this with you!

PINING FOR YOU by LEAH BRAEMEL

Part of the 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗦: 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟮 – 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲-𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀

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PINING FOR YOU

Chloe

Left high and dry and deeply in debt by a con artist ex, the only way out is a job I swore I’d never do again. Manual labor. It is the opposite of my dream job, plus I don’t want my parents pressuring me to take over their tree farm. But the pay at Pine Ridge Prunery is good, as are the benefits. One of which is hella-sexy arborist Brad Calhoun. We make a good team—in more ways than one—but I plan for this job to be temporary while Brad’s angling to settle in for life. The last thing I need is to depend on another self-employed man for a job.

Brad

I’ve never believed in love at first sight. Then I met Chloe. What’s not to love about a strong, confident woman who can wield a chainsaw with ease? When I discovered she needed a job, I had no hesitation in recommending her for the open position at the tree service where I work. Except I’m stuck with two problems: dating coworkers is against company policy, and Chloe insists we aren’t compatible despite our chemistry. Then why does my heart float whenever she’s around?

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𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗦: 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟮 – 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲-𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀

Whether he’s a carpenter, mechanic, electrician, framer, forklift driver, logger, farmer, high-voltage lineman, cement or masonry worker, tow truck driver, oil rig worker, pool contractor, septic system technician, arborist, or a welder, these blue-collar heroes all have two things in common:

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘆. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮, 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘆.

 

Join your favorite instalove authors for 16 steamy love stories featuring blue-collar men who work hard and fall hard when they meet the women who steal their hearts.

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Do you like books with cats featured in them?

I’ve joined up with over a dozen other authors who have written books that feature cats and having a giveaway. Cats that talk, cats that stalk, cats that balk (don’t all cats?), cats that walk…all over you, probably. In all genres. Mysteries with cats, paranormals with cats, sci-fis with cats. And my contemporary romance. With cats.  All you have to do is decide which book or books you wish to download through Bookfunnel and sign up for the author newsletters to get your free copies.

If you haven’t read my Texas Hook-Up yet, now’s your chance to download it (legally) for free. And don’t forget that there’s a link at the end of Texas Hook-Up for a second novella featuring Jeff and Brian, the two cats who get up to more mischief in Gettin’ Hitched.

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A tale of misjudgment, forgiveness and a second chance at love.

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I am a woman in a male trucker’s world, which means I’ve developed a thick skin and a potty mouth over the years. When an EMT that I sorta kinda like decides he doesn’t like me, no skin off my nose. I can take Quinn’s snark and dish it right back at him. Until he finally realizes he’s in the wrong about me, and he goes and does something decent, like apologizing. Now what do I do with him?

QUINN

I come from a screwed-up family that I admit affects how I judge people. When I overheard Mia talking about living with someone named Jeff while she was dating my buddy Brody, I jumped to the wrong conclusion and I’ve been giving her grief ever since. I’ve finally realized I screwed up. Big time. So I’m trying to prove how sorry I am but she’s making me jump through hoops. Rightfully so.

Being around Mia, away from her truck, has let me see the soft squishy parts behind the thick armour she’s donned. But going from hating someone to trusting them is a long swing. Now I have to convince her—and myself—I’m worth the effort.

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Over 2 dozen Canadian Christmas romances!


I’ve joined with other Canadian romance authors  Elle Rush, Donna Alward, Karla Doyle, Jackie Lau, Freya Barker, Kelly Jamieson, Toni Anderson, ‘Nathan Burgoine, Elena Atkinson, TB Mann, Kimberly Ann, Kimberly Hanson, and Suzanna Medeiros to share over two dozen Canadian Christmas romances and romantic thrillers.

My book All I Need for Christmas is a super spicy erotic romance and is available as an ebook, paperback and now also as an audiobook through Audible and Apple Books.

So if you love Canadian-set romances, don’t miss these books!

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In the past three years, Megan has only been sexually satiated a few times. A few glorious, hot, submissive times, with an emphasis on submitting.

Oh, it’s not because she’s single. It’s because her  sexy, dominant sculptor boyfriend, Ryan Porter, lives half a country away. She spends her time patrolling the Arctic as a Mountie, while Ryan spends his time creating art in central Ontario. Ryan bends metal and wood to his will to reveal their hidden beauty, the same way he does with her…in the bedroom.

But Megan wants—needs—more from their long-distance relationship than phone sex and longing, and Ryan, too, has realized he craves more from Megan than her occasional submission. With their annual holiday sex-fest upon them, can they stoke the flames that burn between them into the best Christmas gift of all?

Prefer to Hear Your Books?

If you prefer audiobooks so you can listen to them while driving or just relaxing, my super-steamy All I Need for Christmas is now available  for order as an audiobook from Audible and also from Apple Books. This erotic romance is one you might want to put your earbuds in or wear headphones while listening if the kiddies are around. Just sayin’ 🤣

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In the past three years, Megan has only been sexually satiated a few times. A few glorious, hot, submissive times, with an emphasis on submitting.

Oh, it’s not because she’s single. It’s because her sexy, dominant sculptor boyfriend, Ryan Porter, lives half a country away. She spends her time patrolling the Arctic as a Mountie, while Ryan spends his time creating art in central Ontario. Ryan bends metal and wood to his will to reveal their hidden beauty, the same way he does with her…in the bedroom.

But Megan wants—needs—more from their long-distance relationship than phone sex and longing, and Ryan, too, has realized he craves more from Megan than her occasional submission. With their annual holiday sex-fest upon them, can they stoke the flames that burn between them into the best Christmas gift of all?

Spark of Attraction is now available at all your favourite vendors

As the title says, Spark of Attraction, my small town blue collar romance is now available at all your favourite vendors: Barnes & Noble, Kobo (including the Kobo Plus subscription program), Scribd, Smashwords, and all your favourite libraries (though you may have to request your library order a copy.)

To the hundred people who have already left at review for Spark of Attraction on Amazon, thank you, thank you, thank you! To my wide readers, please don’t forget that leaving a review helps other readers find it too! It doesn’t have to be a long 3 paragraph statement, just a simple “I loved this book” or “Mal and Ellie were really cute together!” That’s all it takes. Thanks!

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Malcolm
I always keep my promises. Like the one I gave to my best friend that I’d never date his little sister, Ellie. While I got my electrician’s license and started my own business in my home town, Ellie moved away to the city and got married. Now widowed, Ellie has returned to Port Paxton and discovered the house she’s moved into has electrical problems, so I’m the first one she calls. That’s when the sparks really fly. Looks like my promise is about to go up in smoke.

Ellie
When I moved away from Port Paxton to the city, I thought I’d like the opportunities, the festivals, the faster pace. I quickly learned city life could also be lonely. Now I’ve moved back to my hometown and taken over a gorgeous Victorian house that needs tender loving care. When my secret high-school crush Malcolm Walsh walks in to solve my electrical issues, a spark of attraction flares between us. But will that spark grow into a smoldering long-term affair or will it sputter and fade away?


Apple

Nook

Kobo

Smashwords

Please drop me a note if you want to purchase it through Google Play. Also, Spark of Attraction is still available to purchase through Amazon, but will no longer be downloadable through the Kindle Unlimited program. If you downloaded it before I removed it from the KU program, it should still be in your library and you will still be able to read it so you don’t need to buy it again.

 

It’s Stuff Your eReader Day!

Or this time, DAYS, plural. Because this promotion has become so popular (thanks to Tiktok readers), instead of being forced to scroll through the numerous choices in a single day, Zoe had extended the promo so you now have three days, starting today, to choose your favourite free titles.

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So for the next three days you can download Unashamed, my MFM contemporary romance novella, for free! And better yet, it’s available through all your favourite vendors.

To make it even easier to find my book, when you get to the main Romance Bookworms page, choose which vendor you wish to download your books from (Kindle, Nook, Apple, Google, etc)  then you can find my books by pressing CTRL+F (Windows) or COMMAND+F (Mac) and type in Braemel or Unashamed (or any other favourite authors or titles you wish to look for.)  You can also find it in the Erotic Romance category.

Click on the yellow button below or on the graphic above to be taken to the Romance Bookworms site (that text is also a link) where you can start find Unashamed, along with the 2400+ other titles. Have fun!

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Unashamed

When contractor Max Moretti overhears home owner Hayley discussing a ménage fantasy, he and his partner Noah McNaughton plan to fulfill her fantasy.

One passion-filled night turns into two, and Max and Noah find themselves faced with a bigger challenge—convincing Hayley that forever is better with three.

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Texas Tangle available for 99 Cents!

For those of you who recently found my books, you may not have had a chance yet to read Texas Tangle, a full length, small town, erotic MFM contemporary romance. Originally published by Carina Press, it’s got a new cover, and an epilogue that wasn’t included in the original version. The summer it was released as one of Carina Press’s launch titles, it reached #1 on the Kobo Books site, along with being #1 erotic romance on Amazon for several weeks. So in honour of that accomplishment, and in hopes new readers will fall in love with it too, I’ve lowered the regular price of the digital version from $4.99 to 99¢ for this week only and, for a limited time, is available for that price at all your favourite vendors.

 

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After her cheating ex-husband stole her trust and her brother stole everything else, horse breeder Nikki Kimball is intent on reclaiming her independence. When her carefree neighbor Dillon Barnett and his enigmatic best friend Brett Anderson offer to help her out, both in the stable and the bedroom, Nikki relearns how to trust and discovers joy.

Ten years ago, the two friends fought a bitter battle for their high school crush. Although Brett longs to be the man in Nikki’s life, he is forced to decide if he is willing to lose Dillons’ friendship to gain her heart.

As their unusual relationship progresses, Nikki is faced with a conundrum she never expected to face. While her heart wants them both in her life, in her bed, society demands she choose between the two men. Now Nikki has to decide what price she is prepared to pay to keep the happiness and independence she’s finally found.

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If you already own or have Texas Tangle, but haven’t read the epilogue, you can download your copy here.

Texas Hook-Up now available at all your favourite vendors

After being in Kindle Unlimited for the last six months, Texas Hook-Up, book 4 in the Barnett Springs Romance series, is now available through Apple, Google Play, Nook, Kobo, Smashwords, and all your favourite vendors. It is available through Kobo Plus if you’re a member of that service, and will also be available through most library systems such as Overdrive (Libby), Palace Marketplace amongst others. If you can’t find it at your favourite library, you can ask for them to order it for you.

What’s that? It’s like a Buy One, Get one deal? Yup, I wrote a 70 page short story to follow up on Quinn’s & Mia’s relationship called Gettin’ Hitched. And it’s free! The link to download it is at the back of the book, both on the digital versions and the paperback. So buy or borrow Texas Hook-Up and download Gettin’ Hitched for free!

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A tale of misjudgment, forgiveness, and a second chance at love.

MIA

I am a woman in a male trucker’s world, which means I’ve developed a thick skin and a potty mouth over the years. When an EMT that I sorta kinda like decides he doesn’t like me, no skin off my nose. I can take Quinn’s snark and dish it right back at him. Until he finally realizes he’s in the wrong about me, and he goes and does something decent, like apologizing. Now what do I do with him?

QUINN

I come from a screwed-up family that I admit affects how I judge people. When I overheard Mia talking about living with someone named Jeff while she was dating my buddy Brody, I jumped to the wrong conclusion and I’ve been giving her grief ever since. I’ve finally realized I screwed up. Big time. So I’m trying to prove how sorry I am but she’s making me jump through hoops. Rightfully so.

Being around Mia, away from her truck, has let me see the soft squishy parts behind the thick armour she’s donned. But going from hating someone to trusting them is a long swing. Now I have to convince her—and myself—I’m worth the effort.

What do readers have to say about it? Well, as featured in the graphic above, Sharon from Simply Love Book Reviews  calls it “…fun, steamy, and emotional…”

But Amazon readers have also said:

“WOW! Exciting, intense, drama and romance! Fantastic writing and great characters. “

“Wow I loved this story it is a really awesome read “

“Great fast read with fun banter, some truth and amazing apologies that grabs you with each turn of the page.”

So if you haven’t read it already, now you have multiple places where you can buy it (or borrow it.) And if you have already read it, please do this author a favour and leave a review on your favourite site. (Don’t forget to review/recommend it on Bookbub if you’re a member there.)

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