Category: Books
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New Covers for the Strykers!
When I get stressed I design book covers. I have alternate covers for almost all of my books and over the last week I’ve been messing around with Amazon Ads and decided to run an experiment. The issues I’ve always had with the Strykers is that these boys don’t want to stay in their box.…
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Welcome to Everlake U, Home of the Bruins and Rom Com Fun
I’ve been planning multiple series of Romantic Comedy novels about witchy-artsy girls who fall for hockey boys, and three best friends who ditch love to open a bookshop together, and a network of internet influencers who decide to get back at their exes… All nonsensical sexy fun, complete with outlandish plots, trending tropes, and signature…
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If Our Love Story Was a Romance Novel…
Sometimes I think about how ridiculous my relationship with my husband would sound as a romance novel. I’d absolutely adore it on the page—but I know for a fact it would get roasted in reviews for being “too unrealistic.” Still, it’s fun to imagine, so let me break down the tropes we’d hit if our…
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I Was Supposed to Write a Blog Post, but I Wrote a Book Instead
I’m done being hard on myself about things that in the grand scheme of the world don’t really matter much. few months ago I set myself a goal to publish posts on Tuesdays and Thursdays until I got a nice padding on my bloggish backlist. But I’m also trying to write a book, two books,…
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What I’ve Been Reading: Romantic Comedy Hits and Misses
Romantic comedy books have been my go-to escape for the past couple of weeks, and I’ll tell you, it’s been an adventure. In the last two weeks, I’ve started 12 books, finished 3, and am halfway through another. I’m realizing that while I adore this genre, I’m also very picky about what I like. Here’s…
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