• Random

    Win a $150 Amazon Gift Card!

    The LOVE AT FIRST BARK series will be here June 1st! I’m so excited for this fun must-love-dogs romance series. 

    When it comes to love, everybody has hard limits. Lines that can’t be crossed. Boxes that must be ticked. For the heroes and heroines in this series, there’s just one limit, line, and box: “Love me, love my dog.” (or dogs!)

    Join fifteen of your favorite romance authors for stories that’ll tug on your heart, tickle your funny bone, and heat up your Kindle! It’s more than puppy love for these couples, it’s love at first bark!

    My book in this series releases June 3rd. You can preorder DOGGY STYLE for 99¢ (price goes up to $2.99 USD on release day).

    When Dev sees his missing dog in an online advertisement for pet clothing, his only goal is to get his dog back…until he meets the dog’s new owner.
    Sometimes, you have to let your heart off the leash…

    ESME

    Just when I think my life’s finally coming together to form something other than a tangled mess, an angry stranger marches into my shop and demands I hand over my dog. The dog I rescued from a country road. The dog that rescued my soul, then inspired me to create Doggy Style, my new business.

    Mr. Angry From the City insists my dog is his dog. He demands to take Angel back. Over my roll-over-and-play-dead body. I’d tell Dev to march his infuriating you-know-what out of my shop and never come back, except…Angel loves him. Like, can’t get enough of him, loves him.

    So I let him stay. In my one-bedroom apartment, where I’m forced to see his mostly naked body sprawled on my too-short-for-him couch every morning—but only so he can spend time with Angel while we sort things out. Not because he’s handsome and actually very sweet once I get to know him. And not because I haven’t been close to a decent man for the equivalent of fourteen dog years. I don’t need a man in my life. I don’t want one.

    Dev can’t sleep on my couch forever, but I can’t let him take Angel home with him either, even if he was her original owner. It’s not my fault Angel was stolen from him. The trouble is, the longer Dev stays with me, the less I want him to march his taut you-know-what back to the city, even if he forfeits our dog and leaves alone. I don’t need a man in my life, but I might want this one, after all…

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    Head over to the Google form to enter today!

  • Random

    Audiobook News!

    Well, this is exciting news! If you’re an audiobook listener, CUP OF SUGAR is now available from Audible!

    It is such a treat to hear Conn and Nia brought to life by Bradley Ford and Lu Banks. These narrators did a fabulous job! 

    Cup of Sugar is a standalone romance with lots of heat, heart, and humor. The audiobook is 6+ hours, and I know you’re going to love it!

    Nia has one rule—don’t date neighbors. Simple, except the guy next door is single, handsome, and not inclined to close his blinds while naked. When her car dies, Conn takes “being neighborly” to a new level by offering a ride to her long-distance destination. Nia has resisted his looks and charm for months. Surely she can handle a few hours in his truck…

    For months, Conn has blatantly put himself on display, hoping his pretty blonde neighbor would tire of secretly watching and come knock on his door for a cup of sugar—or more. No such luck—until an unusual opportunity arises. After a six-hour drive turns into a sweet-and-sexy weekend, Conn wants more than neighborly status with Nia. To get it, he must convince her to break the rule protecting her heart—by putting his on the line.

  • Contest,  Giveaway

    Karla’s Birthday Week Giveaway!

    🎉 It’s my birthday and you’re getting gifts! Join my mailing list and follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and BookBub to earn ballots in the draw for two $5.00 USD Amazon gift cards. 

    No purchase necessary, just connect with me, and you’re entered to win. Two winners will be randomly selected by King Sumo, a third-party platform hosting the raffle. Winners will be contacted at the email address provided upon entry.

    Good luck, and happy reading! 💗

     

  • Gift Wrapped,  Kindle Unlimited,  News

    Gift Wrapped is in Kindle Unlimited

     

    🎁 ❤️ 🎁

    Gift Wrapped is one of my most popular books, and one of my favorites. It has never been available in Kindle Unlimited, until now! 

    It doesn’t have to be Christmas to enjoy all the sexy goodness in this hot romance. Go check it out!

    Gift Wrapped is also available to purchase on Amazon, and as a paperback at multiple retailers. 

  • News,  Sale Price,  Shifting Gears

    Shifting Gears is Almost Here

    Shifting Gears by Karla Doyle

    ← I think this might be my favorite cover ever.

    The widowed mechanic’s newest customer wants him to do a lot more than fix her car. She’s beautiful and smart—she’s also twenty years younger than him. Can their connection heal his broken heart?

    SHIFTING GEARS is my newest book, and it’s coming your way on July 27th! The pre-order sale price is 99¢

    This romance has the perfect balance of heat and sweet. I love Granger and Dove, and I think you will, too.

    • instalove
    • novella / short read
    • mature characters 
    • hot sexy times
    • sweet moments
    • happily ever after

    SHIFTING GEARS is my first instalove novella. If you’re unfamiliar with “instalove,” it’s a romance term for characters who are drawn to each other immediately, and know they’re meant to be together. There’s less conflict, and the road to happily-ever-after is less rocky in an instalove romance.

    The paperback edition of SHIFTING GEARS is live early, so you can get it now. (And you definitely should, because this cover is even better in person!

    ❤️ 

  • Promo & PR,  Sale Price

    450+ FREE Romances

    JUNE 24th Only!

     

    Today’s the day, romance-loving friends! It’s the semi-annual “Stuff Your E-Reader” event at Romance Bookworms. Head over there and get clicking, because there are over 450 FREE romances to choose from.

    You can search by romance genre, or retailer platform.

    If you’re searching for a specific author, title, or keyword, you can open a search window on the website by pressing Ctrl +F (or Cmd +F on a Mac).

    You’ll find TWO of my books in the Steamy Contemporary list!

    For the first time ever, I’m giving away two of my favorite titles FREE. No strings attached, just go get them!

    2booksfreeJune24
  • Random

    A New Cover for More Than Words

    More Than Words by Karla Doyle

     

     

    As much as I loved the previous cover for More Than Words, the social media gatekeepers heartily disagreed. Any time I tried to promote this awesome book, I received a hand-slap email, denying my attempt to share because of the “sexually suggestive” cover. And they’ll get no argument from me, it absolutely was sexually suggestive. And beautiful.

    However, it’s more important to me to get Travis and Calli’s “dirty Scrabble” romance in front of readers, than it is to dig my heels in on an argument that I will never win.

    So, a new cover it is! Even though it’s not as spicy as the previous cover, it’s still steamy and romantic. I love this new version. I hope you do, too!

    Drop me a comment or message me to let me know what you think.

    If you haven’t read More Than Words, go grab it now from Amazon, or read it FREE with your Kindle Unlimited subscription.

    MORE THAN WORDS

     

    A brutal mugging two years ago left Calli terrified to go out after dark, and incapable of real dating. Hanging out with a resentful Chihuahua every night hasn’t filled the void, and all the sex toys from the store she owns could never replace a flesh-and-blood man. An online Scrabble-type site promising anonymous, flirty fun sounds right up her alley. A like-minded geek, that’s what she needs. Unbeknownst to her, the man on the other end of the game is anything but geeky.

    Travis is tired of the party scene and women chasing after his bad-boy musician persona. He wants somebody who is drawn to his mind, not his profession, and he might have found her—on the opposite side of an internet game board. After heating up the tiles with Calli online, he’s determined to meet her in person. Touch her in person. And when he does, their chemistry is undeniable. But when he discovers her tragic past he realizes it will take more than words to win her heart…and her trust.

  • Random

    Friends-to-Lovers Read-a-Thon!

    Do you love friends-to-lovers romances?

     

    So do we! From slow-burn to high-heat, all of the books in this group promo have one thing in common: friends falling for each other. You’ll find free and discounted books here, so click to check them all out.

    12 Days is my contribution to this awesome promo.
    Get this sweet, funny, sexy, best-friends-to-lovers book for just 99¢ until May 8th.

     

    Kelly Horne and Adeline Mission have been best friends since the third grade. Yes, he thinks she’s pretty. And hot. Smart. Funny. But they’re buds. Roommates. End of story.

    Until he opens a package delivered to his house without checking the name on the label, and finds Addie has ordered a vibrating cock ring for some guy who doesn’t deserve her, because no guy does.

    There’s a gift receipt in the box, meaning she intends to give the sex toy to somebody for Christmas…in 12 days.

    12 days to undo a lifetime of “just friends”. 12 days to change the name she writes on that gift tag. 12 days to win the girl he just realized has always been the one for him.

     

    Once Kelly realizes his feelings for Addie run deeper than friendship, he’s on a mission to win her heart! Here’s a sample from 12 Days…

     

    Addie would be home any minute. Which should be no big deal, yet here he was, pacing the house, trying to figure out how to look as if he’d been casually living his life. In reality, he’d spent the last twelve hours analyzing his feelings. Torture. If this is how it felt to be a woman, he had an even greater appreciation for them.

    The rumble of her van pulling into the driveway drew him to the window. Standing off to one side, he watched her get herself sorted before exiting the brightly decorated, Sunny Daze delivery van. She shifted her purse’s strap up her arm, followed by the dual straps of a fabric tote bag he knew from experience would be packed with paperwork. Next came her insulated lunch bag.

    Everything loaded over one shoulder, she used her free arm to open the driver’s door, then patted her pocket before locking the van with the fob in her hand. He didn’t have to continue watching to find out what’d come next—a second pat at her left pocket, where she kept her phone. She always did that. She’d never forgotten her phone, but she always seemed to doubt that she’d remembered it. One of her quirks.

    He’d seen her go through this ritual more times than he could count. On a few occasions, when he’d been waiting on her for some reason, he’d teased her about it. Mostly, he’d ignored it.

    Watching her tonight, he wanted to kick himself for not taking the time to really see her all those times. The cute way she talked to herself throughout the habitual routine. How she practically glowed, despite the evening darkness surrounding her. How, even loaded down like a pack mule, she still moved with the flowing ease of a confident, beautiful woman.

    He’d always found her pretty. As the years had stretched on, he’d appreciated her body too, though he’d trained himself to focus on her face instead of her curves. Not the easiest thing to do, especially on days she wore ass-molding jeans or painted-on leggings. The times he’d caught a glimpse of Addie in a little camisole top with no bra underneath, or her cut-off sweatpants that showed her sexy ass, had forever imprinted on his brain. But, he’d slapped on figurative blinders and ignored Addie’s womanliness as much as a decent, heterosexual man could.

    He’d been a fucking saint not to ogle her all these years. A saint and a moron. Keeping Addie safely in the friend zone had left the door wide open for the recipient of her cock-ring purchase. Well, it wasn’t Christmas yet, goddammit.

    He hopped over the back of the couch, landing in his usual place as Addie opened the front door. “Hey, you’re home.” Clicking off the TV he hadn’t been watching, he rose and moved to the front hall, where he relieved her of the lunch and tote bags. “I’ll take care of these.”

    “Thanks…” She tilted her head, adding a narrowed gaze when he reached for her coat, before she could hang it up. “Is something going on? Why are you hovering by the door?”

    Not by the door, he was hovering by her. Something he planned to do the remainder of the evening, as a test. But the test wouldn’t work if she got suspicious.

    “Sorry, didn’t mean to crowd you. When I heard you pull in, I realized I hadn’t started cooking anything. Thought I’d catch you before you got your coat and boots off, and I’d take you out for dinner.”

    Her cute features relaxed. “That’s very thoughtful, but you don’t have to cook for me every night, just because you’re home.”

    “I like doing it.”

    “You really miss feeding people during the winter, when The Horne Dog is closed, don’t you?”

    Hearing Addie mention his business brought a smile to his face. She’d been his cheerleader since day one, encouraging him to purchase the grill shack at the pier when it came on the market. She’d also been the one to suggest using his old nickname as the business name, which had turned out great. He owed her for both things.

    “I miss the adrenaline rush of work, but I enjoy cooking for you more than flipping burgers and hot dogs at the booth.”

    “Awe, that’s so sweet.”

    “It’s true.”

    “Then I’m the luckiest girl in town,” she said, smiling up at him. “You can return to duty as my personal chef tomorrow. Tonight, I’ll just grab a plate of veggies. Or maybe that salad I saw in the fridge, if there’s any left.”

    “Yeah, it’s still in there.” And would be until she ate it, since he’d made it especially for her. “But forget the salad. Let me take you out instead.”

    Hands planted on her hourglass hips, she drilled him with a narrowed gaze. “Are you trying to make up for what happened yesterday?” Women and their trick questions, where both a yes or no answer had equal potential for getting a man into shit.

    “I just want to take my favorite girl out for dinner,” he said, opting for the non-answer answer. His focus dropped to her mouth as she pulled her bottom lip between her teeth, then let it slide free, all glistening, plump, and inviting as hell.

    “Will it be the two of us? Or will Rick be tagging along, or joining us once we’re seated?” A rosy pink crept across her cheeks. “Because I don’t think I can handle more of his teasing about…you know.”

    Oh, yeah, he knew. “Definitely no Rick. Just you and me. I promise not to let anybody else near you.”

    “When you put it that way, how can I say no?”

    “You can’t.” Heat swelled in his chest. The need to take care of her, yes, but more than that. He curled his hands around the bags’ straps before succumbing to his urge to pull her against his body. “I’ll put your stuff on your desk, then we can go.”

    “Sounds like you’re hungry.”

    “More than I realized.”

    “Okay.” By her innocent smile, she was clearly oblivious to the double meaning in his words, or the growing bulge in his jeans. “Mind if I change my clothes and freshen up quickly?”

    “Yeah, go ahead, do what you need to do.”

    “I won’t keep you waiting long.” She squeezed past him in the small entryway, her ample tits brushing his biceps in the process.

    A couple of days ago, the sensation wouldn’t have registered. He wouldn’t have noticed the blush on her face as she hurried away. His cock wouldn’t be rising to attention at the thought of her nipples hardening beneath her formfitting sweater. He wouldn’t be fighting the urge to follow her to her bedroom, where he’d speed up this test by kissing her sweet little mouth.

    Test.

    He snorted while taking her bags to the den. Who was he kidding? The fact he wanted to kiss Addie proved as much as the kiss itself would. He was physically attracted to his best friend. But that only answered his half of the test. The other question was on Addie’s page.

    Her reaction to their accidental contact in the front hall could’ve simply been embarrassment. Or, it could’ve been something more.

    He hadn’t cared much about test results while they were in school. Tonight, he had his sights set on getting an A.

     

  • Random

    My First TikTok Video!


     

    I’ve never been a trendy person. By the time I *think* I’ve figured something out enough to be adequately cool-ish, everyone else has already moved on to the next big, shiny thing. Such is (my) life. 😝

    Which brings us to TikTok! I confess, I have fallen down the TikTok rabbit hole, and I don’t want to get up. We won’t talk about how much time has disappeared down that hole already… 🙄

    So, without further, typically longwinded adieu, here’s my first TikTok video. Do I have a clue what I’m doing? No. Will I do it again? Absolutely!

    Drop a comment and tell me what you think, or what kind of videos you’d like to see. 

    Follow me for more attempts at figuring it out. (Please. Because I’m Canadian. 😉)

  • Close to Home Series,  Cup of Sugar,  Icing on the Cake,  Kindle Unlimited,  New Covers,  Sweet as Candy

    Fresh HOT Covers!

    As much as I loved the previous covers for the Close to Home series, Facebook, Instagram, and Amazon refused to show ads with those “sexually suggestive” images. 🙄 Sometimes change is good, though, and with these three sexy men looking out at us from the new covers, I’d say this is one of those times. 

    If you haven’t read the Close to Home series yet, I hope these handsome hunks will inspire you to dive in and enjoy!

    Each book is a complete standalone story with a separate couple, and satisfying happily-ever-after. You don’t have to read all the books, or read them in order (though I think you’ll get even more enjoyment out of the series if you do!). 

    Available from Amazon, or read free with your Kindle Unlimited subscription.