Made is LIVE!

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Just for release week, Made is on sale for $3.99. Make sure you grab your copy! Events: Release Day Blitz w/ Xpresso Book Tours Interview with The Author Daily Podcast Where to find more information about: The Book Section All vendors Where can you buy Made: AMAZON APPLE IBOOKS BARNES & NOBLE GOOGLE PLAY KOBO […]

Be a Boss

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Made, the second book in my Trinity Series, is live but, have you read Boss yet?  The first book in The Trinity series is available now.    Events: October 23-27 — Blog Tour with Indie Sage PR   Where you can buy Boss : Amazon   BAM   B&N  Google Books  iBook   Kobo    

Hey There Beautiful Friend,

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Welcome to my website. Have you seen the USA Today Cover reveal for Made? Go check it out!  USA Today Happily Ever After It’s been a whirlwind year for me. My first novel, Boss, released on March 6. Since then a lot of firsts have been happening for me. First signing at Girls Night Out […]

Join me and Fall In Love with Books

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So what are you doing on September 23? Why do I ask? The Fredericksburg Independent Book Festival is happening that day at Riverfront Park in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The event is free and geared toward single readers and families as well.  I’ll be there with copies of Boss and promoting book two of my Trinity Series, Made. You […]

Ten Spring Reads to Feed your Heart and Mind

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[dropcap]M[/dropcap]arch sent me over the moon, April has started out sad but, I’m turning to May with a hopeful heart and loaded with good reads. I’ve come to share with you my list of 10 books I’m reading in Spring 2017. I’m especially excited because some of the books on list are written by friends. […]

Grateful for my Team of Hidden Figures

[dropcap]Team [/dropcap]is my word of the month. I recently sat down with Kini Allen for her Romance Romp Podcast. We talk about Boss, romance, our favorite heroes/heroines and so much more! Go listen to it if you get a chance.  We talked about my journey to publishing. It got me thinking a lot about the […]

The Moments That Live Forever … in the Embarrassing Vault of Memories

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[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen something embarrassing happens to you, it feels like you’re the only person in the world. That only you would make that stupid mistake or leave that kind of foolish impression. While on training today, the instructor discussed embarrassing moments and for a second, while he talked, I was treated to a memory slideshow of […]

The Siren Call of Romance

[dropcap type=”square or circle”] W[/dropcap]hen did you first start reading romance? I was asked this question twice last week. I thought about it a lot, especially on my way to a romance pilgrimage with my critique partners Cate Tayler and Laralyn Gill. We attended the author signing at Turn the Page Bookstore. Did I mention it was 15 degrees? […]

Fanfiction Brought My Dream Back

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I’m thinking fanfiction today, and not only because of my interview with Denny S. Bryce for her Happily Ever After column on USA today, but fanfiction as a gateway to a dream. When Denny asked questions about the fanfiction I love to read and write, I couldn’t help but think back about how it’s been […]