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Ramseys Boxed Set
10 Explosive Novels by AlTonya Washington
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When Ice Melts by AlTonya Washington
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Between Love and Hate by AlTonya Washington
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Embrace My Heart (Kimani Hotties)
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Treasure My Heart by AlTonya Washington
Dream and Pretense: The Ramseys by AlTonya Washington
Trust In Us by AlTonya Washington
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Secrets In Love by AlTonya Washington
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Eternal by AlTonya Washington
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Texas Love Song by AlTonya Washington
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In The Midst of Passion by AlTonya Washington
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Silver Screen Romance by AlTonya Washington
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TABOO TREE by AlTonya Washington
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Intoxicated by Ally Fleming
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Conquered by Ally Fleming
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Her work is influenced by an infatuation with powerful heroes, irresistible heroines, gritty story-lines, intriguing villains and the heat those forces generate.
She’s an award-winning author, with over 10 years in the business. Her writing creds span the historical and contemporary romance genres as well as contemporary and paranormal YA. She also dabbles in Erotica.
Ally Fleming is her pen-name for interracial (BWWM) suspense fiction.
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Intoxicated is a BWWM Suspense Thriller. For an enhanced reading experience, add “Conquered” to your collection. These titles contain scenes of intense language and sexual situations. Intended for mature readers.
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Conquered is a standalone BWWM Suspense Thriller. For an enhanced reading experience, add “Intoxicated” to your collection. These titles contain scenes of intense language and sexual situations. Intended for mature readers.
NOW The Ramsey Saga Is At Your Fingertips!
TEN Explosive Novels
ONE Complete Package
The Ramseys are Seattle’s most provocative family. Become immersed in the scandalous realm of these seductive gods and the women they hunger for. This collection features all ten titles in the Ramsey Saga, from the devastating twins Quest and Quaysar Ramey to their equally devastating and dangerous cousins Fernando, Yohan, Moses and Taurus Ramsey. There’s even time to drop into Scotland where we’re introduced to the gorgeous and charismatic Kraven DeBurgh. Even members of the Tesano brood make appearances.
The Ramsey short “Lover’s Muse” is also included in this complete collection of AlTonya’s explosive family saga. Lose all sense of inhibition and decorum while tumbling deeper into the intriguing, seductive and deadly world of The Ramseys.
Box Set Includes:
Book 1: A Lover's Dream
Book 2: A Lover's Pretense
Book 3: A Lover's Mask
Book 4: A Lover's Regret
Book 5: A Lover's Worth
Book 6: A Lover's Beauty
Book 7: A Lover's Soul
Book 8: Lover's Allure
Book 9: A Ramsey Wedding
Book 10: Book of Scandal: The Ramsey Elders
The Ramsey short “Lover’s Muse” also included
Excerpt: The Ramseys Boxed Set by AlTonya Washington
County smoothed her hands across the sleeves of her wool jacket and shook her head. She supposed love and happiness could battle the ugliness of the world if it was strong enough. Her smile faded and she acknowledged that she really wouldn’t know. Love and happiness hadn’t seen fit as yet to pay her a visit.
Clearing her throat, County focused on her friend Mick and her husband, Quest Ramsey. Ahh...more love and happiness, she smiled again. If anyone deserved to be happy it was her best friend.
Mick stopped next to County where she stood near the limo’s open door. “How long can you stay?” She asked, her eyes filling with apprehension.
County patted her cheek. “Only a few days and no more,” she added when Mick opened her mouth to argue. “You need to focus on resting and the baby and not cackling with me or worrying over any of this other mess.”
Mick rolled her eyes and flicked a windblown curl from her cheek. “And I suppose you won’t be coming down to Savannah for Quay and Ty’s wedding, either?” she knowingly asked.
“Oh honey, I can’t. I can just imagine the work that’s waiting for me,” County said in excuse, not about to tell her friend that she was in no mood to attend a wedding. “I’ll be giving Quay and Ty my gift before I head back to Chicago,” she said.
Mick sighed defeatedly and accepted that County’s mind was made. Looking back at Quest, she gave a slight nod and let her husband help get her settled in the back of the car.
County leaned against the back of the limo, letting the brisk wind hit her face a second or two longer. She was about to join Mick when she felt a hand cup her elbow. Turning, her lips parted as she looked way up to find Fernando Ramsey at her side.
“Mr. Ramsey,” her luminous brown eyes narrowed a bit as she studied his incredible features.
“She alright?” Fernando inquired of his cousin’s wife while nodding toward the limo’s interior.
County glanced across her shoulder. “I think so. Quest says her doctor may put her on a few weeks bed rest.”
Fernando’s translucent brown gaze became fixed on County’s face then. “Will you be staying with them?” he asked.
“Only for a few days. Then it’s back to Chicago and work. Two things I’ve missed way too much of.”
“Hmph, yeah, the world of the Ramseys can be a bit much.”
County’s brows raised a notch. “Hmph, a bit.”
“Would you have a cup of coffee with me before you leave?”
County wondered if any other man could make a simple request for coffee sound like a request for seduction. She shivered beneath her quarter length jacket as though her spine had been kissed by a freezing breeze. “Didn’t I cut you down enough on the plane?” she asked after ordering herself to calm down.
Fernando smiled and Contessa found herself returning the sentiment in reaction to the way his mesmerizing eyes crinkled at the corners.
“Obviously I survived,” he surmised.
County smoothed one hand across the sleeve of her jacket. “Whatever would we talk about?” she playfully sighed. “Somehow I don’t think your family is the most fun topic.”
Fernando bowed his head and County took a moment to admire the crop of gorgeous brown curls he possessed.
“I think we could come up with quite a few fun things to talk about,” he predicted.
“And you won’t take no for an answer?” she guessed.
Broad shoulders rose in a slow shrug as Fernando stepped closer. “I’ll take no if I really, really have to. But I really, really don’t want to,” he eased massive hands into the pockets of his black overcoat. “Besides, I may never see you again and I’d regret not asking you to come with me forever.”
Lord, did all the Ramseys have such a way with words? County thought, shocked by a stab of something scandalous that stirred someplace unmentionable.
Again, he stepped closer. “Well?” he taunted.
The scent of his cologne enveloped her and County swallowed as though the action would do something to diminish it. This man was beautifully overwhelming and so very tempting. What harm could talking do?
“Just let me say goodbye to Mick,” she said and watched as he strolled away. Shaking her head, she bent into the car and snapped her fingers to get Michaela’s attention. “I’m gonna come to the house later, okay?”
“Why? What’s wrong?” Mick wanted to know, a frown already marring her brow.
“Nothing, nothing. The trip was just so intense and the day is so refreshing. I guess I want to be out in it a little longer before heading inside,” she explained coolly.
“You’re sure you’re okay? Do we need to get another car for you?”
“Mick, Mick, I’m fine. Stop worrying.” County leaned close to plant a kiss to her friend’s cheek. “I’ll be to the house in a couple of hours. I promise.”
“Okay...well, be careful,” Mick ordered and then handed Contessa her purse from the opposite seat.
County accepted the purse, blew a kiss to Mick and stood. She took in the sight of Fernando standing a few feet away. Careful? Ha! That word and that man were clearly a mixed match, but she was far too intrigued to turn back.
( Continued... )
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Meet the Author
AlTonya Washington has been a romance novelist for 14 years. She’s traditionally published with Harlequin’s Kimani Romance imprint, winner of the Romance Slam Jam EMMA Award and two time winner of The Romantic Times Magazine Reviewer's Choice Award. AlTonya is a mom and works as a College Reference Librarian. In 2015, she received scholarly publication for her article An Indie Author in a Library World which appeared in “Self-Publishing and Collection Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Libraries” published by Purdue University Press. She enjoys a successful indie author career and is best known for her Ramsey/Tesano romantic suspense series.
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Intimate Conversation with AlTonya Washington
AlTonya Washington has been a romance novelist for 14 years. She’s traditionally published with Harlequin’s Kimani Romance imprint, winner of the Romance Slam Jam EMMA Award and two time winner of The Romantic Times Magazine Reviewer's Choice Award. AlTonya is a mom and works as a College Reference Librarian. In 2015, she received scholarly publication for her article An Indie Author in a Library World which appeared in “Self-Publishing and Collection Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Libraries” published by Purdue University Press. She enjoys a successful indie author career and is best known for her Ramsey/Tesano romantic suspense series.
BPM: What made you want to become a writer?
I decided to become a writer the summer after I graduated college. I attended the HBCU Winston Salem State University. I believe it was that experience that made me look at the romance novels I’d enjoyed since age 13, with a more critical eye. I still enjoyed the stories, but I craved seeing characters that looked like me. As the great Toni Morrison says “If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it”. These words have been a driving force behind so many of the stories I’ve created. How long have you been writing? I penned my first story in the summer of 1994.
BPM: How do you think you’ve evolved creatively?
I believe I’ve learned how to write the story my characters are showing me instead of the ones I want them to act out. I listen to them more which has enabled me to create some pretty unforgettable people.
BPM: Do you view writing as a kind of spiritual practice?
I don’t know if I’d say spiritual, but it is therapeutic. There’s a feeling I get when I’m writing that just soothes me. Whatever is going on around me or in my life, writing creates this…bubble that protects me from all the angst. Then, it rejuvenates and inspires to give me the strength to go and face the angst.
BPM: How has writing impacted your life?
It’s made my house a cluttered mess! I write everything in longhand so you can imagine the notebooks I’ve got piled. Seriously, it’s not that bad-I try not to let my ‘hobby’ put my home in too much of an uproar. To be honest, writing has ‘impacted’ my life in beautiful ways. I continually evolve as a more thoughtful person, more observant, more detail-oriented and definitely more focused!
BPM: What was one of the most surprising things you learned in creating your books?
I’ve learned that my characters’ personalities deeply impact the way I craft a story. There are times when I need a scene to play out in such a way and I find that I have to have another character handle that issue because the character I intend to have in that scene just won’t fit because of who I’ve created them to be. A certain way of handling things just won’t work for a particular character unless I tweak the way the scene plays out to fit them.
BPM: Where do you see yourself as a writer in five years?
Five years…Wow…lots of changes. I pray they will be wonderful ones. My best guy will be in college I hope. I’ll be a free woman with even more time to write-yaaaay!! My biggest personal goal though, is to be writing full time. I hope to make this a reality before 5 years, but definitely by then.
BPM: How do you find or make time to write?
I HAVE to write. It’s like a vitamin. I don’t feel quite right until I have it in my system. Unless I’m out for the day with my best guy, there are few places I go without having work with me. I’m usually up by 5am, and start writing after my morning workout before I head off to the day job. On the weekends, I usually sit down to write 2-3 times a day and put in 2-3hrs per session.
Are you a plotter or a pantster? I’d say both terms relate to me. I rely heavily on plotting, though I wouldn’t consider my books to be plot driven but character driven. I begin each writing project by taking a wealth of notes and gathering tons of research about the places and topics I plan to cover in any given story. I create a “What Has To Happen” document that can run anywhere from 15-20 pages in length and can contain as much as 75-100 different items I want to cover in the story.
My title “A Lover’s Return” contained almost 200 notes in this document. Still, I enjoy the freedom that is associated with being a ‘pantster’. When it’s time to craft my rough draft some of this won’t make it into the story-the final decision always rests with my characters.
BPM: How did you choose the genre you write in?
I think the romance genre chose me. I have been an avid reader all my life. From the children’s classics like The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Secret Garden and more to the teen dramas like the Sweet Valley High series and the Flowers in the Attic series by VC Andrews, I was a fan of them all. Romance however was the only one that sparked my desire to write.
BPM: Have you considered writing in another genre?
I would enjoy crafting a mystery novel and have already plotted out a crime fiction title that I hope to start on later next year.
BPM: Is there a certain type of scene that's harder for you to write than others?
Not really, but for me love scenes depend on the kind of scene it is. For instance, with an ‘almost’ love scene, I can pretty much write that anywhere-they’re fun, quick, sexy scenes in route to the rest of the plot and can be used to advance the story in an incidental way. For the ‘all the way’ love scenes, I prefer to write those at a time and place where I know I won’t be interrupted. If you’ve read my work, you know that sometimes those scenes can go on for a bit. I write from beginning to end with those and strive to make them as intense as a scene of dialogue. It’s important for writers to understand that love scenes are part of the plot as well and really begin from the first moment the characters meet in the story. They should not be written simply as sex tossed in for good measure, but have a true connection to the work.
BPM: Is there a specific place/space/state that you find inspiration in?
I can write pretty much anywhere, but being at home on a rainy day continues to be my absolute favorite time, space, place to create. A gray, rainy day with the lamps on, a mug of hot tea and the kettle simmering on the stove means Tonya is somewhere in comfy clothes writing and smiling.
BPM: Are there certain characters you would like to go back to, or is there a theme or idea you’d love to work with?
Well I just adore all the characters in my Ramsey/Tesano series and I’ll probably write stories featuring them for as long as I’m able to write. My Sleeping Giants characters are becoming especially satisfying as are a few others I’ve yet to introduce to the reading public. As for recurring themes, the ‘mad scientist’ element has been drawing me in deeper and deeper. I’m having quite a bit of fun exploring that in my romantic suspense titles lately.
BPM: Do you want each book to stand on its own or do you prefer to write series?
I enjoy both. I make a conscious decision before starting a new project on whether I intend for it to be a standalone or a series. I enjoy series which allow me to plant those little seeds that I can watch spring up during the course of the books-as with the Ramsey/Tesano saga. I enjoy the standalones as well. Standalones give readers the closure they want without the fear of a cliffhanger.
Now, I’m hooked on creating standalones within a series- which follow a particular theme. These are stories that a reader can pick up from anywhere in the lineup and not feel the need to read the other titles in order to enjoy the story in hand. I’m having great fun exploring this in my new Sleeping Giants interracial romantic suspense series.
BPM: Does writing energize or exhaust you?
Writing energizes me all the way! I don’t write when I’m exhausted-I never try to push past it because I don’t feel it produces my best work. If I’m not feeling energized, I recognize that I need a fresh brain. I refuel (with sleep) before going back to the drawing board.
BPM: Do you believe in writer’s block?
I believe in exhaustion. I really believe that’s what hinders so many writers and they misdiagnose it as a block. Not saying it doesn’t exist, only I think a writer should first examine their fuel gauge.
BPM: Do you try to deliver to readers what they want or let the characters guide your writing?
I think what readers want is a good story. I try to provide one with every project. It doesn’t work for me not to listen to my characters-getting into their heads, discovering who they are and presenting those layers to my readers is one of the great joys I get out of writing. My readers expect a dynamic plot but they also want to experience that connection to the people (the characters) who live the story.
BPM: How can readers discover more about you and your work?
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