A Damned Gift, A Steel Announcement, and Holiday Calories

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Happy Holidays! I hope you are ready to spend time with your loved ones and celebrate. It’s time to say goodbye to 2017 and l0ok forward to a beautiful 2018. This year, I laughed, cried, and put a check-mark on two big items in my goals list. The first two books in my Trinity Series, […]

Black Friday Book Bonanza

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Black Friday wouldn’t be the same without a book giveaway!   I am joining Book Bonanza hosted by hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer and Marlene @ Reading Reality   THE CHALLENGE: To enter the giveaway, sign up for my newsletter. THE PRIZE:  Win a $5 Amazon card and a Made Notebook.   Winners will be announced […]

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 […]

Meet Cross Donati

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You didn’t get one last month, so our October Bae is a total treat! Cross Donati is the star of Bethany Kris’ Always. He’s  unapologetic, gorgeous, passionate, and Mafia royalty. Cross loves like he lives, rough.  And we have him all to ourselves for a while. 1 — Cross, tell us a little about yourself. […]

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 […]

Beat the Block: Kick Your Writing Tormentors Where It Hurts

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[dropcap]W[/dropcap]riters are weird, quirky people with unique ways of thinking, writing and going about our writing. While some can’t find anything more exciting than a blank page, others are terrified of the zero-word count on Scrivener.   Every time I start a new writing project, the same old doubts surface. Can I do this again? Will […]

Meet Jake Ross

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I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this before but I’m a huge baseball fan. So, you can only imagine how excited I am about our July book boyfriend. His name is Jake Ross and he’s the star of Rina Gray‘s Crazy for You. Jake’s a pitcher for the most storied franchise in sports, The New York […]

Meet Laird Alec MacLean

[dropcap type=”square or circle”] O [/dropcap]ur guest this month is Laird Alec MacLean of the Isle of Mull. He’s tall, broad-shouldered with pale blue eyes “the color of a cloudless sky on a cold winter day.” In other words, the pure embodiment of a Book-Bae if you ever met one! I’m are so excited to have […]