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Maid of honor Cara Nguyen wants everything to go smoothly for her best friend's wedding, yet almost immediately, the wedding turns into a fiasco. Kate and Kyle deserve to have the wedding of their dreams, and Cara wants to make it happen. How can she pull off the wedding of their dreams when the flowers are delivered to the wrong location, the groom is missing, and the lovely sunny day has become a sweltering hot mess? There’s a lot to do, and so little time to do it. She definitely doesn’t have time to get distracted by a sexy groomsman in a kilt.
Kyle Donovan is ready to marry the love of his life, but first he has to get back to the church…
Dash Helms is in the small town of Chester, California for his friend Kyle’s wedding. This should be a happy event, yet It seems everything is going haywire. A caravan of wedding guests breaks down on their way to the venue, one of the groomsmen misses his flight, and the wedding has to be moved inside. Yet the beautiful maid of honor is the only thing he can concentrate on. When Dash is asked to step in at the last minute as a replacement groomsman, of course he says yes. While the striking brunette walking down the aisle ahead of him wants nothing to do with him, even she can’t deny the sparks that fly between them.
With everything seeming to go wrong, what can go right?
In this wedding short story written for Kate and Kyle from Dark Past, the cast of the Fatal Instincts series comes together to celebrate their friends. With everyone in the same place at once, and romance in the air, can this small town handle them?
K-Pop Demon Hunters Is On Your To-Do List
Okay, you guys need to go watch K-Pop Demon Hunters on Netflix, and then immediately after, jump into the K-Drama called My Demon.
All of my Paranormal Romance readers, these are for us! Let me emphasize you do not have to be a K-Pop fan, or a K-Drama fan. These work for any lover of forbidden romance, enemies to lovers.
The fantastic heroines, the sexy demon boy band, the last song, the line, "you gave me your heart, now I'm here for your soul." I mean, just go watch it.
As for My Demon, I don't have words for how obsessed I am with that show. It's 16 episodes, and it's complete. Imagine a dark and broody demon who loses his powers when he meets a human woman. Now imagine a human woman who wants nothing to do with the sexy demon, until an assassin comes after her. The Demon wants to make a deal, the woman just wants to live. And poof! His powers transfer into her accidentally. Now he needs to get her to give him the time of day, and she still has an assassin after her. Whatever will they do?
We need more good PNR in our lives, and this really hits all the high notes for me. I need more recs, either K-Dramas, or books, but seriously, go watch them and then come back and spam me with how much you loved it!
Come See Me! Book Signing On May 17th!
I have a book signing coming up! I am so excited to share this with you all! If you're in the Las Vegas area, please stop by!
I'll be showcasing my Paranormal Hockey Romance, especially seeing as my team is in the running for Lord Stanley's Cup!
I'll have paperbacks of all 3 New York Empires books.
I also have the pleasure of sharing with you that we have another Empires book releasing next Fall!
Inspired by this tweet:
That's right, we are auctioning off hockey players! In our book, obviously, not in real life. But inspired by real life! And if you want to get caught up on the New York Empires, all 3 books are available in both ebook and paperback. If you're new to my hockey series, I write as one half of Kenzie MacLir with my friend and co-writer Heather Lire. We picked up the series after the first book, so while my stories aren't in Going All In, I still like to tell everyone about it, and share the entire series. Our series is about the New York Empires hockey team and each player is a bit...more. We have hockey gods, werewolves, and even some magic stuffed in there. So if you're ready for some hot ice hockey, check out The New York Empires!
And swing by my book signing if you're in the Vegas area! ;)
I Have No Shelf Control
How do you store your books? Are you lucky enough to have a home library? Are you someone who has boxes of books? Or are you like me where you don't have the space for all the books?
One thing I have is a TBR shelf dresser. It's full of books I want to read but haven't gotten to yet. I have bookshelves for my keepers that I've already read, but I honestly don't know how to store the TBR books. You can see I have my actual clothes in my clothing dresser...and books. Where do you store your TBR?
Am I the only one who doesn't put them in a bookcase? I have 2 very full bookcases, and several very full shelves, and one very full nightstand...But those are all books I've read and want to keep. What do you do with books you plan to read?
Holiday Traditions
He wanted a real tree. I wanted fake. He wanted a star, I wanted an Angel. We had maybe 10 ornaments for the tree. We were young and had just enough money to afford a small Charlie Brown Christmas tree (look it up if you’re too young for that reference).
We kept saying we would get a star next time we went shopping, or next time we got paid, but in the mean time, I didn’t love the bare tree top. My grandmother used to put a Santa hat on top of her tree when I was a child, and I did have a Santa hat…so temporarily we threw a Santa hat on top. Well, Christmas on your own is expensive when you’ve just moved cross country.
The Santa hat stayed that year, and we figured we would wait for a sale after Christmas to grab our star or angel. But expenses popped up, and a tree topper after Christmas felt easy to push to “next year.” Oh well get one “next year” or we don’t need one now, but “next year.”
Fast forward 22 years later and we still have a Santa hat on top of our tree. My children get a kick out of it, they love the story behind it, and now, while we don’t have an aesthetic tree like many do, we do have a lovely tree full of ornaments where each one holds a special memory.
So what traditions do you and your family still do for this holiday season? Is it a small tradition like ornament making? Is it a big one like traveling? Ours has become a Santa hat on top of the Christmas tree.
Happy Thanksgiving!
To all of my American friends out there, Happy Thanksgiving!
I'm sharing some thoughts I had over on the Smart Girls Read Romance site.
The other day at work we changed out the Fall/Thanksgiving decorations for Winter/Holiday decorations, and I have to admit, it made me sad. Even my neighbors have put their decorations up earlier this year.
I don't think I'm ready for winter yet! In fact where I am, we've barely had our autumn, let alone winter weather. So I decided to keep up my fall decorations. At least for the next few days.
It made me wonder why I love fall so much when I'm really a summer girl at heart. I really think it's less that I love fall (although pumpkin spice everything is my jam), and more that I love the break in weather, and the last slow days before the crazy busyness of the holiday season starts. I'm enjoying the nice weather, I'm enjoying not having to be everything everywhere all at once. I'm enjoying the last of this year. I'm not quite ready for the end of the year yet.
So for now, today, it's still fall for me, and my desk. At least until Fall becomes Fall-la-la-la time.
What is your view? Are you ready for the Winter holidays? Or are you dragging your feet and in denial like I am? Feel free to post what you are thankful for in the comments! I'm thankful for all of my lovely readers!
A Cover Reveal, A New Story, And A Wedding
I've kept a small secret that isn't a secret. If you've read DANGEROUS PAST, you'll have seen a page with the Fatal Instincts book titles. One of them said "Coming Soon..."
I'm thrilled to share that I'm almost done with edits on a surprise(ish) short story called DREAMS OF THE FUTURE!
This is a wedding story for Kate and Kyle from DARK PAST. And I have a beautiful cover to share. I've included the blurb, however I do want to emphasize that the blurb may change slightly between now and the publication day. That date isn't sorted yet, but it will be soon. Edits won't take me long, however I do need to wait my turn with my formatter, and I'm heading back to work this week, so my writing time will drop from summer break.
This story is based on my own wedding, and all the things that didn't go to plan. I actually cut some things since I was worried readers would say it was too unbelievable! I would like to call this my first non-fiction story! LOL My wedding anniversary is this month, so it feels like I should release it as soon as possible, but I'm realistic. It's easily going to be summer, but I can't give a firm date.
The way to get this story for free is to sign up for my newsletter but it will be available for everyone after that for just $.99 after the first week.
That being said...here is the beautiful, gorgeous, amazing cover:
Kate Landry is soon to be Kate Donovan, if only the groom would show up.
Maid of honor Cara Nguyen wants everything to go smoothly for her best friend's wedding, yet almost immediately, the wedding turns into a fiasco. Kate and Kyle deserve to have the wedding of their dreams, and Cara wants to make it happen. It’s hard to do when the flowers are delivered to the wrong location, the groom is missing, and the lovely sunny day has become a sweltering hot mess. She definitely doesn’t have time to get distracted by a sexy groomsman in a kilt.
Kyle Donovan is ready to marry the love of his life, but first he has to help some stranded guests…
Dash Helms is in the small town of Chester, California for his friend Kyle’s wedding, when he is immediately tasked to help. A caravan of wedding guests break down on their way, one of the groomsmen misses his flight, and the beautiful maid of honor is the only thing he can concentrate on. When Dash is asked to step in at the last minute as a replacement groomsman, of course he says yes. But the striking brunette he’s walking down the aisle wants nothing to do with him.
With everything seeming to go wrong, what can go right?
In this wedding short story written for Kate and Kyle from Dark Past, the cast of the Fatal Instincts series comes together to celebrate their friends. With everyone in the same place at once, and romance in the air, can this small town handle them?
Hygge
I wrote a post about being cozy on the Romance Gems blog a few years ago, and this week I was thinking that you know, it's actually still true.
I love being cozy. I mean who doesn't, right? Well the other day I saw a post on Instagram by my local library talking about swinging by and picking up a Hygge Pack. A what pack? That's what I said too! Some of you may be ahead of the game and know all about "Hygge Life" (my sister knew! I guess I'm not cool lol).
Hygge is: "Hygge is a Danish and Norwegian word for a mood of coziness and comfortable conviviality with feelings of wellness and contentment." Well shoot, a mood that is all about being cozy? I am in.
I'd already bought a soft throw blanket, and some very soft slipper-socks now that I'm working from home, and I think I'm ready to level-up to Hygge. I started with fluffy socks, my soft throw blanket, my comfiest yoga pants, a cardigan since my upper half needs to be presentable on Google Meets, my writing gloves, and grabbed a scarf. Not just any scarf...but the softest merino wool scarf ever! It's lovely and warm and I was so cozy it was ridiculous! I grabbed my coffee and dogs and went to work.
I don't know if I'm doing it right, but I don't even care. Coziness for all!
I think I'm going to really enjoy living the Hygge Life...
So what do you think? Hygge for Life? Do you have a cozy fave? A blanket? A candle? Fuzzy socks? What's your cozy must have?
Stuff Your eReader Day! ZoeBub Time
Start your summer with a full eReader!
No signups! No strings at all! Just a thank you to all readers for loving books as much as we do! We’ve got Kindle, Kobo, Nook, Apple, and Google! Stuff your eReader now!
This is a one-day only event, June 20, 2024. 1,000 free eBooks from 1,000 authors, and in many different Romance subgenres.
My contribution is one that has never been free before. ICING THE PUCK is a hockey romance that I write under the name Kenzie MacLir. This is a fun twist on paranormal romance, and since it’s an anthology, you get 3 stories all centered around the team the New York Empires. All 3 stories intertwine, all 3 have the same team and characters, but different couples, and all 3 have a different type of magic.
CLICK HERE to go to the Romance Bookworms website and to download all of your free books now!
The New York Empires are back! This time three new players will find their HEA and maybe a little more...
Light the Lamp by Isabo Kelly
Geneticist Dr. Ann Bell never thought she’d have a normal life or a normal relationship. She moves to New York hoping her “Devil’s spawn” half sister can help her control the fire curse that’s haunted her her whole life. Without help, Ann fears she’ll kill someone. Finding a confusing, handsome, overwhelming hockey player was never part of the plan. But when that man proves to be someone she could love, things get a lot more complicated for Ann.
New York Empires defenseman Brody Evans never expects to find the woman of his dreams wandering the physical therapy center. He’s never met anyone like Ann Bell, and he wants more from her than any other woman before. But Ann’s keeping a secret that could tear them apart. For the first time in his life, Brody feels helpless. He’s a fighter, though, and Ann is a woman he’ll fight for, no matter what it takes.
Crossing the Lines by Stacey Agdern
Kayleigh Emerson knows that she shouldn’t get involved with a teammate of her brother’s. But the chemistry between her and rookie sensation Max St. Laurent is unmistakable.
Max St. Laurent is captivated by the talented violinist who happens to be his captain’s sister. Unfortunately, he doesn’t need his unique combination of empathy and telepathy to realize there’ll be problems if he pursues her.
But when mandatory English conversational sessions lead to a fake date that feels all too real, Max and Kayleigh must decide whether to cross the line between friendship and love.
Change It Up by Kenzie MacLir
Reiner Jahr is in his second year of playing for the New York Empires. As a boy from Setså, Norway, he dreamed of nothing but winning the Stanley Cup, and with his stick-handling skills, it’s close to becoming real. But finding out he’s the son of a god isn’t something he’s equipped to handle, and when he runs into his sister’s best friend at an event for his team, he can’t keep his eyes off her. Suddenly hockey is no longer the only thing on his mind.
Emma Chase loves her job with the local Special Olympics organization. Coordinating an event with the New York Empires has been a dream come true. Until she sees Reiner Jahr, her best friend’s big brother. Her teenage crush has developed into so much more. Seeing him again brings all her youthful feelings racing back. Their meeting sets in motion a chain of events that will forever change her.
What can they do when changes happen both on and off the ice?
InstaLove Book Blast $.99 Day
For one day only, that's today, May 30th, you can get over 125 books on sale for $.99! All of the books are Romance, whether it's Paranormal, Contemporary, Historical, Rom Com, you're sure to find many new favorites! The theme for this one is Instalove, and I'm very much a love at first sight, instalove kind of gal, so this is my jam!
My contribution is Dark Past, book one in the Fatal Instincts series. There are no newsletters to join, nothing to download, no strings attached, just one website with all participating books corralled into one place for you. So get to browsing!
Click Here For Over 100 $.99 Books
Kate Landry is tired of running. Thinking she's safe, she settles in the small logging town of Chester, California to manage a cafe. She may be keeping a low profile, but she's hoping to return to a normal life.
When FBI agent Kyle Donovan visits to Chester to stay with a friend, and to recover from his latest case, he never expects to meet sexy barista Kate.
But someone is following Kate...
Kyle worries he brought trouble to her door, while Kate worries her dark past is coming after her.
With danger lurking around every corner, her safe haven isn't as safe as she'd thought. Kate will finally have to trust someone enough to tell him her secrets. Secrets that may just get them killed…
***This is a one-day only event hosted by Violet Rae
My Top 5 Heroes Who Fall In Love First
I am so honored to have been asked to contribute to the Ben Shepherd website, a great resource for readers and about books. This site is full of "Best" lists curated by authors, so it's really exciting to see who thinks which books are the best.
If you're an "Office" fan, I'm hearing Jim ask Dwight which bear is best LOL
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I was given freedom to pick my own topic as long as it fit with the book they were featuring, in my case it is DARK PAST. In this book, the hero definitely falls first. And I wanted to showcase some of my favorites where other heroes fall in love first. I won't spoil them here, though!
So please swing by (Click Here ) and check out my favorites. Let me know if any of them are your favorites? Or if they are soon to become your new favorites!
Instalove Book Blast- 100 Free Books
One Day Only, February 29, 100 free books!
I have partnered with the Instalove Book Blast team to share 100 free books with you!
Today only join me over at the Instalove Book Blast site where you can find 100 free Instalove stories. I’ve included my book Highland Eclipse. There are no strings attached, no newsletters to join, no links to download, literally every book listed will be free for one day only. I’ve chosen to make mine free for the rest of the week, just in case someone misses the 24 hour time frame.
Click on the link to be taken to the 100 free books!
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A member of an elite Time Ops team called the Eclipse Agents, Declan Wallace’s job is to jump through time. He maintains order in the timeline, he hunts down those who would time jump for their own purposes. But sometimes Fate intervenes.
After a lifetime of living with illness, Lady Fiona McClure is proving to herself that she is finally healthy in an attempt to swim across the loch. If she makes it, maybe then her overprotective father won’t treat her as a child anymore. When she is snatched and dragged ashore by a man who thought she was drowning, her heart races for reasons that have nothing to do with the swim and everything to do with the man standing before her.
With a mission to finish, Declan can’t allow distractions, and Lady Fiona is definitely a distraction. But he’s discovering that living for the next mission isn’t as exciting as it used to be. Staying in the past is forbidden, but Fiona McClure is his destiny.
Love and Romance Book Festival
Calling all romance readers! It’s more than candy hearts, chocolates and flowers at N. N. Light’s Book Heaven Love and Romance Book Festival.
There are 36 romance books featured, plus a chance to win a $75 Amazon gift card.
I’m thrilled to be a part of this event. My book, Dangerous Past, will be featured today on February 9, 2024. Wait until you read my romantic tip to enhance your love life. You won’t want to miss it.
Bookmark this bookish get-together and tell your friends:
https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/love-and-romance-book-festival
Celebrate love and romance all month long at N. N. Light’s Book Heaven Love and Romance Book Festival. 36 romance books, 28 authors, a huge giveaway plus romantic tips from today’s leading romance authors!
Direct Link to giveaway:
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Open internationally.
Runs February 1 – 29, 2024
Drawing will be held on March 1, 2024.
Dedications and Dogs
I'm so excited and I wanted to share an excerpt, and the way it came about.
I dedicated this book to my 2 dogs--you'll see why.
Here's the opening to Dangerous Past, and I bet you can see some similarities:
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Lark Seawell had never realized how heavy her dog was until she’d had to carry her. Good grief, Daisy was heavy. As soon as she was healed, Daisy would be going on a diet. Light doggy kibbles only. The mountain trail felt uphill both ways, and she still had a quarter of a mile to go.
She looked down at her other dog, Bandit. “And you’re no help,” she grumbled. “All you’re doing is peeing on things.” He wagged his tail and marked a tree; his goofy doggy smile made her grin for a moment, before Daisy’s weight forced her to stop again. Lark set her down gently. The poor girl didn’t even whimper.
Lark was pretty sure her dog had twisted her knee chasing a squirrel. She was praying nothing was torn or broken. Unfortunately, she didn’t have her phone with her. She grimaced. Not that it would matter; she had no one to call.
She was just passing through on her way to Oregon, and Chester, California had looked like a nice small town where she could grab some food, a coffee, and let her dogs out to stretch their legs. Too bad one of them had other ideas.
“Okay, break time’s over,” she announced to the dogs, arching her back to stretch it. She bent down to pick up Daisy once more when her back protested. Aw crap. Stretching it some more, she wondered if she could get her SUV up here. The path was too small, maybe an ATV, but definitely not her car.
Looking down at Bandit, the idiot was trying to wrestle Daisy. Maybe she could tie Daisy off, and jog Bandit back to the car, so at least she’d only have to worry about one dog? Daisy wasn’t going anywhere with that knee, so Lark tied the leash to the tree, and with a scritch behind the ear, she told her she’d only be a minute, and jogged off. The half a mile felt incredibly long with her sore back, but she covered it quickly. Loading Bandit into the back seat, she cracked the window and hoped no one thought she was a bad dog owner for leaving him there.
Glancing up, she saw three men talking in front of the coffee shop she was parked across from. The Coffee Chaser, she noticed. She was in the same old yoga pants she had worn yesterday and a tank top, her honey blonde hair pulled up in a messy ponytail, but hopefully, she didn’t smell, and she prayed they would help her anyway.
She could use the help, her back could use the break, and they looked strong. This was a logging town after all; they were probably very fit lumberjacks. Although they didn’t look like any lumberjacks she’d seen around. Her instincts were usually pretty good, though, and for some reason, when she looked at them, she saw men who would help her.
She jogged over to them, “Hi, My name’s Lark, and I was wondering if you’d like to help me rescue my dog?” As they looked past her to her car, she stammered, “Umm, my other dog.”
“Of course,” one of them answered. He was tall—they all were, come to think of it. But it was his eyes that she stared into, and it was him she replied to.
“Thank you.”
She led them to where she’d tied her girl off, and luckily, none of them minded jogging.
“Who’s mommy’s good girl? You’re such a good girl,” she crooned to her dog as they got close. The poor dear tried to stand, but Lark was there in an instant. “Oh no you don’t, baby girl.”
“Can one of you guys carry her? I’ve carried her from the top of the trail, and I think I’m tapped out.”
“You carried her?” The man with short dark hair and mocha skin didn’t look as if he believed her.
“Yep.”
They eyed her doubtfully. Lark knew what they saw. A five-and-a-half-foot girl who didn’t look like she could carry a hundred-pound dog down a mountain trail. But adrenaline and stress helped the body do amazing things.
“I’ll probably have to live off Advil for the next month,” she joked, “but yeah, I got her this far down the trail.”
The same man-, the one who’d doubted she could carry her own dog, hefted Daisy up and carried her while Lark chattered.
The hike to her car seemed like it took forever, and since Lark knew how heavy her dog was, she kept glancing at the man carrying her. He didn’t pause once to adjust the weight. He didn’t even look out of breath. Of course, the guy was over six feet tall and looked pretty built. But still, a hundred-pound dog for almost half a mile seemed like he should at least break a sweat.
“Thank you so much!” Lark chirped. She babbled when she was nervous, or anxious, or happy, okay the point was that Lark babbled. And she knew it, so she was trying extra hard not to chatter these men’s ears off. They’d helped her, and the last thing they needed was her chewing their ears off.
But she did need to know if there was a local vet she could see. This would mean her savings took a hit, but her pup needed an x-ray, well, hopefully that’s all she needed. An x-ray she could afford, but something like an MRI would be out of her budget. Ugh, she’d have to make it work.
“So, can I buy you amazing dog rescuers a coffee and perhaps get the local vet’s number while I’m at it?” Coffee for her personal heroes was absolutely in the budget, though.
The man who had held Daisy hadn’t stopped staring at her. It was either creepy or cute, she hadn’t decided yet. Maybe he recognized her?
“Yes, thank you,” the other man said, drawing her attention back.
He didn’t seem to recognize her so at least there was that.
“Great!” Lark hesitated and looked back at her car. “I don’t want to leave my dogs, though,” Lark murmured, more to herself than the men.
“How about vet first, coffee after?”
Lark bit her lip. “I don’t actually know where the vet is.” Her big eyes met his. “Do you?”
He laughed. “I don’t. How about while we very quickly get coffee, we ask them where the vet is.”
That would work. “It’s a plan!”
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Dangerous Past Updates
I have some very exciting news! Dangerous Past is up on Netgalley, so if anyone is a reviewer, feel free to request (I'll link it here).
I'm slowly getting it up as a pre-order, but there are 2 typos I've found that I want to fix first, so remember, if you are a reviewer for Netgalley, those ARCs are advanced copies and sometimes go through more editing.
The only place it's up for pre-order now is Smashwords (linked here).
That all leads to the most exciting news: we have a release date! I wanted to make sure it came out this fall, so November 21, 2023 is our scheduled release date!
I have some more exciting news! I have what was supposed to be a very short story for my newsletter subscribers that has now become a long short story/short novella that will still go out free to my newsletter subscribers first, but after that will be wide. It's called Dreams of the Future and because it's gotten so much longer than a bonus freebie should be, it's also spawned off another novel in the Fatal Instincts series! So as of now, we have a couple new things in the Fatal Instincts world coming to you all.
Keep an eye on this website and my newsletter, they don't have the same content, so it's best if you subscribe to the newsletter as well. It's free and I send out like 4 or 5 a year so I won't spam you ever.
And without further ado, here is Dangerous Past, a story USA Today bestselling author Katie Reus has called a "thrilling romantic suspense."
A one night stand with an FBI agent puts Lark in the cross hairs of an investigation into a serial killer. Is she the victim? Or is she the killer...
Life Happenings...
My 14 year old girl Lily passed. I've been a bit quiet on the socials, and wanted to share why.
She was and amazing dog, and such a good girl. She was there with my babies, she was there for my babies, like the nanny dog in the Peter Pan cartoon, she was definitely the children's dog. Conan is lost without her, and we are giving him all the best scratches and snuggles possible.
I'm going to dedicate Dangerous Past to her, because the very opening scene was inspired by real events with my Lily girl. She was out hiking with us, and went to chase a rabbit. She tore a ligament and had a brand new knee afterwards! She had 5 more years with us after that surgery, and my old girl was a fantastic dog, and such a good girl. She is missed.
Some Updates...
Hello Lovelies!
At the end of December, my publisher New Concepts Publishing announced that they will be downsizing, and I was given the opportunity to get the rights back to Highland Destiny, Highland Games, and Highland Warriors.
This is amazing news! This means I can update the covers and I have so badly wanted to do that.
Some big decisions need to be made though. I don't think I want to edit it much. I originally thought I would do so, but the more I think about when other authors have re-edited their books, I realized it kind of annoys me to see the book changed. I may do some light editing, but I do think I'm leaving in the flip phone, especially as the books are time travels, and we see the changes in each story. I will be writing an author's note, though, to let readers know that it has been lightly edited and I'll let you all know if anything changed (beyond the one typo that has always bugged me!).
I have already engaged a cover designer and I'll be using my amazing editor Rebecca Cartee, so I think that's half the battle.
Some more good news is that I can self publish these books and I'll be able to do another print run! Back when Amazon bought out Create Space, New Concepts Publishing stopped selling the books in print, and if you have one of the original out of print copies of Highland Destiny, you are one of the lucky ones!
The only downside to this is that now I'm in charge of everything. I'm in the middle of getting my masters, I work full time, I have children and a life, so time is precious to me right now and I don't have much of it. I would like to make this my summer project, so fingers crossed and all the prayers I can have the books up and ready this summer.
In the meantime, I'm leaving the books up on my website because I don't want to confuse readers who come here looking for them. I'll update the covers as I get them, and I'll always keep you all in the loop. That being said, I do have Dangerous Past coming out soon, along with a surprise bonus that will probably go out to my newsletter subscribers first. So don't forget to sign up, and I'll make sure you're the first to know!
Book Dango Promotion for Highland Eclipse
Hello my lovelies! If you want book deals delivered to your inbox, you should sign up for the Dango book recommendations newsletter. You can curate the genres and sub-genres you prefer, and you get the deals straight to your email inbox! I love them, and I think it's a great way to keep up with the deals I might otherwise miss.
And Dango Books has included Highland Eclipse in their newsletter today! This is so exciting! It will be free across all platforms through the week.
Fatal Instincts Book 2 is called...
My Fatal Instincts series has a new installment. Dangerous Past is book two, coming after Dark Past and Dreams of the Past. This one is a full-length novel, and it's so good. You guys are going to love this one.
Coming up after that is another short story/novella (12,000 words-ish) that is a happy surprise story. I can't wait to share this with you all! I have a title thanks to super amazing author K.T. Grant, and I'll share that once I get a cover ;)
Speaking of covers... we've got a cover for Dangerous Past!
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She’s running from her past…
Lark Seawell is the daughter of a serial killer. His reputation has long been a shadow looming over her since his arrest when she was a child. Especially since she’s the one who called the police. She has spent her entire life trying to live as anonymously and quietly as possible. She is not her father’s legacy.
He wants to be her future...
FBI agent Jay Sutherland is visiting a friend in a small mountain town when free spirit Lark asks for help with her injured dog. He is instantly enamored with her, and their one night stand stays with him far into the next morning, though Lark is long gone. When his partner realizes that she is the daughter of The Highwayman, Jay refuses to believe Lark is anything like her father.
What happens when she stops running…
When a trail of dead bodies follows Lark on her cross-country drive, the FBI believes she’s the killer. How can the sweet woman who rescues injured animals and makes him feel things he hasn’t felt in years be a murderer? The bodies don’t lie. Jay knows there’s more at play. If he’s wrong, and Lark is as much a monster as her father, he may be the next target…
Sunshiney heroine, gruff hero, one night stand leads to more…
What Started Your Love of Reading?
I recently shared over in the Romance Gems Facebook group about my youngest's newfound love of reading and Harry Potter:
We spent the whole first week of summer break bingeing the series. She’s reading the second book now, and as I found, she bought herself a couple of things (thanks one click amazon LOL).
She one clicked herself a cursive practice book! I’m not even mad!
(Pardon my laundry which I covered for you all) but seriously how cute is she? So she’s watching the movies dressed as Hermione, has a wand, her cursive practice books, and the books themselves!
Her love of reading bedtime stories has always been there, but this year we’ve seen her love of reading alone emerge. It used to be mom or dad reading to her. Now she’s her own little person reading her own choices. Luckily our library is fantastic and we can keep up with her addiction.
But it got me to thinking. This might be the memory she looks back on and says, “this is where my love of reading began.”
But I don't know as I've ever really shared my own "moment" with you guys.
Picture it, Sicily...just kidding, it was Eagle Lake. My parents used to take us camping all the time when I was little, and when I was 13, I fished a little, but I don't really love camping, so I was wandering around the campgrounds when I discovered a small library at the campsite. It was full of Harlequin categories. My little heart was in love. I had been a reader since I was about 4 years old. When I was 10, a library was built within walking distance of my house and I lived there, so I had always read. But I had read what was available, and what was familiar. And in my house, that was my dad's Science Fiction and Fantasy collection.
Reading Romance that three day weekend meant I read 3-4 books per day and did zero fishing or hiking. I was fully okay with that. I took home one of the books (sorry, Eagle Lake!) and I used the Harlequin post card to sign up for their monthly book subscription service. I don't think I ever really missed the Sci Fi/Fantasy books my dad had. Romance is where my heart lies.
The first actual book I remember reading after that camping trip was one I found in my mom's nightstand. A Laurel O'Donnell book called The Angel and The Prince. This book was everything. And the heroine was a warrior! She wasn't just the damsel in distress! My little teenage heart was in love.
So, tell me now, do you remember your first Romance book? Do you remember when your love of reading really set in? Or was it always just there, a part of you? Tell me in the comments!
