Tangled In His Embrace Is On Sale

 The countdown to Christmas is on, which means its time to search out those HOT holiday stories that will not only have you feeling the festive season, but will also turn up the heat.

To celebrate the upcoming holidays, I've lowered the price of Tangled in His Embrace to 99 cents. 

Jax Brooks has made a lot of mistakes in his life, but the only one he regrets is when he walked away from Gabby and their newborn daughter. Now he's back in St. Louis and he's determined to make things right. No matter what it takes. 

Having Jax in her life again is both a blessing and a curse for Gabby Lewis. He's gone out of his way to spend time with their daughter, but it's also meant facing some hard truths—like the fact that she's never gotten over him.

Can Jax convince Gabby to give him another chance? Or has he left a hole in her heart too deep to repair?

Tangled in His Embrace is a standalone erotic holiday romance. If you like second chance romances full of heat, then you'll love Tangled in His Embrace.

Click HERE to get your copy for only 99¢ before December 31, 2023.

Ohio Authors Kickback Event Tomorrow

 

Tomorrow's the big day. My books are already in my vehicle ready to go. Now, all I have to do is hope the rain misses us.

It's been raining on and off today, and they're calling for scattered showers tomorrow. Cross  your fingers it waits until after the event is over and I'm back home before the sky decides to open up.

The event tomorrow is supposed to be pretty laid back and it sounds like the food vendors are going to be really good. It's taking place at the Ohio Selfie Museum. I've never been there, but it should be interesting. We've been told they have all sorts of different selfie booths.

There will be over 20 authors there in a variety of genres. Over 200 people attended last year's event and we're hoping for more this year.

For more information, or for tickets (free for readers),  CLICK HERE.

Book Signing Mania

 

On Sunday I participated in the Fall Festival in Marysville, Ohio at the Union County Fairgrounds. As an author, you never know how these types of events are going to go. They’re not book focused, in fact, I’m often the only author there.

I brought what I thought was a good amount of books with me. Then, I brought a few extras to keep in the car just in case I needed them.

I needed them.

An hour into the event, I’d sold out of Strictly Professional. A half hour after that, I sold out of Seducing Janey. So I went to my vehicle and got the reserves I’d brought with me.

I should have brought more.

Another thirty minutes, and I'd sold out of Strictly Professional again. Cali and Matthew were really HOT!

One reader who visited my table said she’d found Red Zone on TikTok. She read it. Loved it. And was there to buy more of the series. She ended up leaving with signed copies of Behind Closed Doors and What Might Have Been.

Another woman walked by my table with her family, then came back a while later by herself. She’s a huge reader of my kind of books, but she was trying to be discreet around her kids. Her husband, however, hadn’t missed my books either and told her he’d occupy the kids while she went back to my table to get some books. She ended up getting my entire Serpent’s Kiss series.

By the end of the day, I’d sold out of What Might Have Been, Burning for Her Kiss, Longing for His Kiss, Strictly Professional, Seducing Janey, and Slave.

It was a great day!

Good thing I have three weeks until my next book signing. I need to order more books!

What I Love About Fall

 

It's officially fall. The nights are getting cooler and the leaves are already beginning to change. There have even been a few days when I've been able to turn off my air conditioning!

While I'm not thrilled fall means winter is right around the corner, there are some things about fall I love.

1) The colors. I love seeing the leaves change into oranges and reds. As my husband's family lives on the east coast, we've been fortunate enough over the years to make several trips through the Appalachian Mountains during the fall. Driving through the mountains when the leaves are an array of beautiful colors is quite the sight to see.

2) Pumpkin. I don't go crazy over pumpkin spice everything like some people do, but I do like pumpkin. Pumpkin pie, pumpkin rolls, and even pumpkin cookies. It's hard to find pumpkin flavored items outside of fall, so I enjoy it while I can.

3) Apples. Yes, of course I can get apples all year round, but there's something about getting apples in the fall that makes them taste different. Especially if you have the opportunity to get them at an orchard. Not to mention, there's apple cider in the fall. I'll take a warm apple cider above a pumpkin spice anything.

4) Big bulky sweaters. We're not talking coats here. Purely sweaters. I love the ones that hang below your hips where the leaves are just a little too long. On chilly mornings, I can snuggle into them and feel surrounded by everything cozy.

5) S'mores. Okay, Bonfires and s'mores. I have such fond memories growing up of bonfires in the backyard, roasting hotdogs and marshmallows. Growing up in the country, fall was an excuse to hang out after dark around the fire and enjoy the contrast between the heat of the fire and the cool night air.

What are some of your favorite things about fall?

Escaping The Dreaded Reading Slump

 We've all been there. You set a reading goal for the year, create a list of books you want to read, and dive headfirst into your reading with gusto.

But somewhere along the way....something happens. The books you're picking up just aren't holding your interest. You're struggling to finish reading the story. Even if its a good story, you find yourself not caring whether the hero and the heroine get their happily-ever-after.

It's frustrating.

I've been in one of these reading slumps over the last month. Even though I go into the book excited to read the story, I find myself lacking the desire to pick it up even when I have time to read.

So what can I do?

Unfortunately, this isn't the first time this has happened. When I was in my late teens, I went two years without reading anything for fun. Back then, it was because I was being forced to read things I had no interest in for school and it killed my desire to read for recreation.

As an adult who hadn't had to pick up a text book for years, that isn't really an issue.

In recent years, the usual culprit is either stress or my schedule is overloaded. I need time to get into the story, to allow it to build and hook me with the plot and the characters. If I'm trying to grab five minutes of reading time here or there, that doesn't really do it for me, you know?

Does that mean I accept my fate and stop reading until the craziness has passed?

No. If I did that, I might never read again.

The best way I've found to get out of a reading slump for me is to pick up an old favorite. Returning to a book I already love can rekindle my passion for reading.

One of my favorite stories is Shadow Dance by Susan Andersen. It's one of her first novels and it hooked me from the beginning. I loved the characters, the story, and the mystery added an element of danger to the characters interactions.

After trying to read several stories and not being able to get into any of them, I'm turning to an old favorite.

How do you deal with reading slumps? Do you turn to old favorites? Try reading in a different genre? Switch to audiobooks? 

Leave a comment down below and let me know what works for you.

What I'm Currently Reading - Just Say Hell No

 

 

Next on my TBR is Just Say Hell No by Rosalind James.

 

Even a hard man needs a soft side.

Marko Sendoa isn’t a beach man. He’s not an Auckland man. He’s a hard man. Born Basque tough, raised in the heart of New Zealand’s Southern Alps, and bred on hard work, discipline, and getting the job done. It’s not easy for a rugby flanker who’s played 13 bruising seasons to make it to age 32 at the top of his game, but he’s done it. Next year is the Rugby World Cup, and he’ll do whatever it takes to be on the field in the black jersey when the anthems are sung.

He doesn't need a kitten. He doesn't need a pregnant cousin. He definitely doesn't need a too-short, distractingly curvy, totally unimpressed Maori barista and part-time pet portraitist who fills his house and his life with too much color, too much chaos, and too many secrets. He’s getting them anyway.

 

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Free Steamy Romance Reads For September

 The weather is changing, and fall is right around the corner. It's the perfect time to get some books that will heat things up.

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