Category: Book Recommendation
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New (To Me) Author Book Rec: Rose in Chains
Book recommendation! 📚🤓🔥 Finding new (to me) authors is like Christmas morning as a child: a wonderful, magical, cherished moment. Julie Soto’s writing and storytelling is inspired in Rose in Chains. Romantasy is all the rage right now, but she managed to create a magic system that feels fresh and deep. And the tension, longing,…
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Rom-Com Book Rec: Love on the Brain
As my summer romance with Ali Hazelwood slides into autumn, I continue to fall head over heels with her stories! Love on the Brain was delicious, witty and delightful, and I devoured every word. I was smiling so hard mid-read, that a friendly stranger at the beach asked me what I was reading because I…
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My Favorite Trope | Enemies to Lovers in Day Reaper
In today’s My Favorite Things video, I discuss my favorite trope: enemies to lovers. Day Reaper is the fourth and final installment in my Night Blood series, and it completes the full arch of Cassidy and Dominic’s journey from fierce enemies to even fiercer lovers. “Let’s burn our pain to the ground and scatter it…
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Labor Day Reading: The Love Hypothesis
Happy Labor Day! I’m celebrating the holiday with my favorite weekend activity: beach reading. Continuing down the Ali Hazelwood rabbit hole, I’m enjoying The Love Hypothesis – this book is so funny and fresh, resurrecting the age-old trope of fake dating and making it come alive in new and lovely ways. I clung to every…
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Down the Ali Hazelwood Rabbit Hole I Go!
Before a summer thunderstorm chased me off the beach, I started a new to me book! I first fell in love with Ali Hazelwood’s writing while reading Bride, but I never went down the rabbit hole of her STEM rom-coms. Well, it’s finally time to get my nerd on. 🤓🥰😍 Happy reading to me!
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Beach Reading “A Rebel Without Claws”
I love a double beach weekend! The sand, surf and sun were perfect both Saturday and Sunday. I wrote several pages in Romantasy Book 2 while walking the coast and found a new to me author! A Rebel Without Claws by Juliette Cross hooked me with its snappy title and too cute cover, and it…
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Enjoying a Favorite Author: Tricia Levenseller
It’s finally warm enough to lay in the sun and read! I’ve been holding onto this goodie by Tricia Levenseller for a while, having fallen in love with her other YA Romances: The Shadows Between Us and Warrior of the Wild. It’s so exciting when a favorite author has a book release, and you anticipate…
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New Favorite Author Discovered: Kerrigan Byrne
I found a new favorite author in Kerrigan Byrne! Although Tempting Fate is a mid-series book, I was really in the mood for a historical bodyguard romance – and this story did NOT disappoint. Looking forward to re-starting at book 1!
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Recharging with Sand, Sunshine & a Favorite Author
The last 10 days have burned me out: working my 9 to 5, developmental edits on Romantasy book 1 (which are proudly back with my agent and have GREATLY improved my story!!), launching Brewing Tricks Before Treats, and yesterday’s craft fair book signing. All exciting stuff, but my engine was running on fumes. Today, I’m…
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Monsterously Romantic Book Recommendations
Who doesn’t love a good monster in their romance novels? Especially this spooky time of year, romance with a side of giant anglerfish, man eating Venus flytraps, and zombie vampire brothers can get you in the Halloween spirit! The more monstrous the villain, the higher the stakes, the harder the hero and heroine must fight…
Author Melody Johnson 