The grand prize winner of my LOVE ON THE ROCKS Valentine’s Day contest is…
EVELYN MCKINNON!!!
Pamela Yaye
Check out my MALE ON MONDAY blog post over at The Pink Heart Society. http://pinkheartsociety.blogspot.com/search/label/Male%20on%20Monday/
And, be sure to tune in to CBC’s Next Chapter with the lovely Shelagh Rogers. Kayla Perrin and I had a blast talking about men, romance, and the creative process. The link is down below. Enjoy!
http://www.cbc.ca/thenextchapter/
Finally, be sure to enter my LOVE ON THE ROCKS contest. It ends on February 28th, so get those contest entries in.
Have a great Monday!
Pamela
This months release, LOVE ON THE ROCKS, is a reunion story featuring vivacious flight attendant, Tangela Howard, and her first love, Warrick Carver. One lucky reader will receive:
a $100 American Airlines travel voucher, an autographed copy of Love On the Rocks, heart-shaped chocolates, Michael Jackson’s This Is It DVD, a satin robe, a Bath & Body Works gift set, this month’s issue of Essence magazine, and if that isn’t enough–a bottle of designer perfume (Guess for Women)
To enter, all you have to do is answer the following five questions:
1) What national magazine does Tangela Howard appear on?
2) What is Warrick Carver’s occupation?
3) What is the name of my November release and who are the characters?
4) Finish this sentence: The most romantic thing I have ever done (or had done for me) was…
5) Bonus Question: How many points did the New Orleans Saints win the 2010 Superbowl by?
Send your contest entries to pamelayaye@aol.com
The contest ends on February 28th, so enter today!
Here are some reviews about the 4-book HOLLINGTON HOMECOMING SERIES that readers have been nice enough to post on-line. It’s not too late to get the series. My copies just arrived in the mail yesterday, and since I am now deadline free, I am going to spend the next week reading about these 8 love-starved friends in Atlanta for their 10-year college reunion…
We are introduced to 4 men and 4 women with a connection that spans a decade and that connection is Hollington College the class of 2009. What these individuals don’t know is that their reunion is going to bring some feelings and some closure to parts of their lives that they never thought would come to.
RSVP WITH LOVE (SANDRA KITT RATING 5)
Chloe Jackson was the girl who no one knew in college because she prefers it like that she was always about getting her education and keeping to herself. She graduated as the class valedictorian and now ten years later, she owns her own event planning business and she has been handpicked to organize their ten-year reunion. However, there was one person she would never forget her classmate Kelvin Slayton.
Kevin Slayton is the owner of a large enterprise which consists of multiple restaurants and clubs and when she finds herself being position to persuade him to let her use the club to host the reunion she finds herself in a relationship that throws her off her balance. Kevin has been feeling like there is something in his life that has been missing and he realizes it when he meets Chloe Jackson. However, when Chloe past causes her to retreat she puts Kevin in the defense to get the women he loves back in his life.
Chloe was the girl no one in college knew but Kevin takes notice of her right away and finds it a mission of his life to get what got away from him in college because he didn’t pay attention.
TEACH ME TONIGHT (JACQUELINE THOMAS RATING 4)
Tamara Hodges never forgot her best friend and math tutor in college Micah Ross but when words are exchanged between her and some of her classmates and the situation from her past arises she finds herself passing judgment on Micah before she could really ask him questions. Micah had found the women he loved in Tamara but when she ends their relationship after rumors, he finds himself hurt and devastated never getting to express his love for her. Now ten years later he is out for revenge or so he thinks. Tamara now writes for a local Atlanta paper and he is a major producer. When Tamara gets the call that she has been offered the interview of a lifetime and the opportunity to apologize to her friend she, jumps at it but never with realization that the situation was actually a poly but the poly went for bust when the two realize that their feelings were deeper than they thought. Micah is the record producer and has found a way to get back at Tamara for the hurt that she had caused him. The revenge was going to come at the cost of her job but after thinking back to the fourteen years of friendship he finds himself falling all over in love with her but not before some more misunderstandings and secrets tear them apart.
PASSION OVERTIME (PAMELA YAYE RATING 4.5)
Kyra Dixon wasn’t sure she could ever forget her college sweetheart especially since she saw him every Sunday when his team played and he was a reminder of how life didn’t always work in one’s favor. They were engaged to get married until the Majors stepped in and took him away. Now that their college is in need of a football coach and Terrance Franklin her ex-fiancé is free to coach she finds herself spending more time then she would ever want to trying to recruit him.
Terrance Franklin has come to realize that he’s ready to settle down it has taken him ten years to figure this out but only one woman has ever made him think long term in the general idea of marriage and kids with the dog to complete it. However this was the woman who he walked away from to go after his fame and glory but now that they have been forced back together he’s determine to make things right.
Kyra and Terrance have their difficulties where the trust has to be built again but the passion brewing isn’t going to be so easy to make go away.
TENDER TO HIS TOUCH (ADRIANNE BYRD RATING 4)
Two broken marriages and a weekend of fun can turn into a tremendous situation or at least that what it became for Lucius & Beverly. Lucius was a workaholic while Beverly used work to get over all that has gone wrong in her life so when these two bumps heads before their college reunion they find their selves in a no strings attached weekend of fun till Lucius realizes that he’s not happy being apart from her. Beverly isn’t so excited about a relationship she has failed at one and life for her is hard but with a lot of persuasion and her friends throwing her out to dry, she realizes that moping won’t help.
Lucius is delight with the way his relationship is growing with Beverly but his life couldn’t have taken an even crazy turn with the budding relationship on shells and his ex-wife throwing things at him that has him dodging bullets on all sides. However, he will do anything to keep Beverly in his life but will it push her away?
Overall, the series was fun and has me on edge to see what my ten-year anniversary will be like. Kudos to Adrianne, Jacqueline, Pamela, and Sandra for a job well done.
JAMES D. STEWART WRITES:
PASSION OVERTIME is truly a romance novel that displays how the bond of two people gets stronger and deeper overtime. Terrance and Kyra, the two main characters, were made for each other. Though Kyra has been heartbroken, she can’t deny the love that she feels for Terrance because her body will not allow her. Sometimes all true love needs to be rekindled is a reminder. For Kyra and Terrance, that reminder is the atmosphere of their alma mater. Love never dies when it is kept in your heart and never meant to be separated.
It took a lot for Terrence to come back. He was young and listening to other people tell him how to live. Now he is a man who wants a second chance at life. He now has to realize that you can change your life but you must still pay for your mistakes.
When Kyra began to wake up she really woke up. She has forgiven her father, her lover and even herself. Now she can live fully.
I have read two other books that you have written. Keep writing and I will keep reading. God has blessed you with a talent.
4 0ut of 5 books from Tenecia at URBAN REVIEWS
NFL great Terrence Franklin is back at his alma mater, Hollington College. He has been offered the head football coaching position, now that he has retired from the NFL. Everyone is ecstatic about him being back and bending over backwards to make his stay enjoyable. All except the one person he came back to see, Kyra Dixon. Kyra is Terrence’s one true love, although it has taken him 10 years to realize what a mistake he made breaking up with her. He is now back to make things right. PR director of Hollington College and Terrence’s ex-fiancé, Kyra Dixon is stuck with the task of getting Terrence to agree to become the head coach. Kyra is all business because she is not about to get involved with Terrence again, no matter how sexy and charming he is.
PASSION OVERTIME is a great read by Pamela Yaye. Lots of people will be able to relate to and reminisce about their college days. Yaye does a good job of giving background information that ties the plot together. Because this is part of a series written by several different authors, there are several storylines happening simultaneously. Yaye does a great job keeping them all straight. Passion Overtime is a nostalgic read.
Thanks to friend and fellow Harlequin author, Donna Alward, I got to read the Romantic Times review for my February release, LOVE ON THE ROCKS. I think a 4 star review is a great way to start off the year!
LOVE ON THE ROCKS (4) by Pamela Yaye: Commitment-phobic Warrick Carver waits too long to propose to Tangela Howard, who leaves and moves to Mexico for a year. The first time he sees her upon her return she’s on the cover of a magazine, looking thinner and totally different. Tangela is willing to settle for a good husband — even if it means missing out on a great love — but when Warrick makes an all-out effort to get her back she succumbs, believing that things will be different. But he hasn’t changed, and she breaks things off again leaving him devastated. Eventually, Tangela comes to realize that she hasn’t always handled their relationship the right way. Multilayered characters and a story that allows the reader to see their depth make this an entertaining story.
Be sure to enter my VALENTINE’S DAY CONTEST that begins on January 15!!!! More great prizes coming up!
Always,
Pamela Yaye
Today, is the 3rd Annual Black Butterfly Review Chat and your truly will be on hand to talk about books, men, and anything else that comes up (I’m sure we’ll weigh in on the Tiger Woods mess, celebrity drama and all the yummy new music that’s our right now!) so stop by for a visit. Below is a copy of the chat scedule and link. I look forward to seeing you there!
Chat Schedule
7-7:30pm Authors: A C Arthur ~Cheris Hodges
7:30-8pm: Celeste Norfleet~Sabrina McAfee ~Pamela
Samuels Young
8-8:30pm Authors: Niobia Bryant ~Dara Girard
8:30-9pm: Gwyneth Bolton~Barbara Keaton ~Pamela Yaye
Another great review from Romance In Color. Passion Overtime received 4+ stars and the reviewer had this to say:
Kyra Dixon is the PR rep for Hollington. With the homecoming festivities heating up, the last thing Kyra needs is an unwelcome blast from the past. But she’s been given the plum job of helping sign hunky pro-football star Terrence Franklin as Hollington’s new head coach.
Ms. Yaye introduces two energetic, determined characters. Kyra has a successful career, her own home and is doing well for herself. Her problem is she can’t get over how her ex-fiancée dissed her. Add to the list, her issues with her father and Kyra doesn’t trust men or feel she will never find the right one. Terrence has a bit of an ego, but he soon learns that you can’t always be on top. He knows he has skeletons in his closet, but that we all have learned from our mistakes in life.
I found the main characters simmering on again off again relationship intriguing. I really understood Kyra’s dilemma and sympathized with her. But there are always two sides to the story and Kyra was carrying baggage when she and Terrence were together. Terrence is a prime example of big name athletics and their egotistical attitudes when they get put on celebrity status. Not hating at all, but some definitely go overboard. Just look at the divorces and paternity suits out there.
I enjoyed the twists and turns Ms. Yaye did throughout the story. Terrence actually became a guy I rooted for in the end. Their chemistry together could not be denied. The setting is nice and really added to the story. If you attended college and returned to your alma mater, this brought back memories. The secondary characters were an inspiration to the story as well. I really enjoyed reading this book and definitely recommend reading it along with the other series. You won’t be disappointed.
Thanks to all those of you who entered this month’s, Passion Overtime, contest! Some people aren’t comfortable with their names being posted on-line, so the email addresses that won were:
Kchilde, the originalmmm, ladysilver915m, nanny91, lakeshaturner, kourtneyjunie, yinkachocolate, tmanns, kantrisha, and jasminemorgan.
Congratulations to all you lucky ladies! Contest prizes will be mailed out on Thursday December 24, so be sure that you respond to the email I sent last week requesting your home address. Be sure to check back in February, as I will be running a SUPERHUGE Valentine’s Day contest!
Always,
Pamela Yaye
CONTEST:
Hey everyone! It’s about that time again. Time for another GREAT contest! In the past, I had one grand prize, and two prizes for the runners-up, but this time around I have decided to spread the wealth.
PRIZES:
There are 10 great prizes up for grabs, and each prize comes with an autographed copy of my November release, Passion Overtime, and my August release, Games of the Heart. Here’s what you could win:
Ralph Lauren perfume, Best of Motown 2-disc set, cosmetics travel bag, Godiva chocolates, $25 Amazon gift card, Novelty slippers, Denzel Washington movie pack, Satin nightshirt, Caramal Popcorn tin, and Scented lotion gift set.
QUESTIONS:
To enter, all you have to do is answer the following questions correctly: (when you read Games of the Heart and Passion Overtime you will understand the significance of the questions!!!)
1. How many albums has Michael Jackson sold worldwide?
2. Finish the lyrics to the song Shaft: He’s a ___________man but no one ____________ him but his ______________.
3. Which of my books was nominated for the Best Kimani Romance by Romantic Times magazine?
That’s it folks. Send your contest entries to pamelayaye@aol.com. The contest ends on December 15th, so hurry up and get your entries in.