Tag: Book Reading
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Delivery of Joy: New Home Office Bookshelf
New trophy display—I mean, book shelf! Derek and I upgraded our home office furniture, and it finally delivered this week. I’m so thrilled by how it turned out and can’t stop staring at it. Instead of sending me a photo of the new desk while I’m at work, Derek sent me a shot of Mischief…
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Double Beach Day Weekend Reading This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me
My first double beach day weekend of the season, and deliciously, I kicked it off by diving into the new release of one of my all time favorite authors: This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews. Final self edits on Promises of Earth & Poison are progressing well. And to toot my horn…
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Holiday Wishes Sneak Peek: The Hero’s POV
Happy Holidays! A gift for you: check out this sneak peek of The Witch’s Meow, featured in Holiday Wishes!! You can buy this limited edition anthology everywhere books are sold. Shelly Adair has many talents, but accurately wielding her family’s powerful magic isn’t one of them. When she accidentally transforms her cat into a lookalike…
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My Favorite Magic in Fated by Fire: Foresight
In today’s My Favorite Things video, I discuss my favorite magic: foresight. Fated by Fire is a short story featured in Romancing the Holidays, Vol. 2. My Heroine, Jenevieve St. Claire, has visions of the future, many of which feature my hero. Marcus Kyle is sweet, with a “cutie-pie” smile, but Jen’s in-person attraction is…
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Favorite New (To Me) Trope: Second Chance Romance
In today’s My Favorite Things video, I discuss a new (to me) favorite trope: second chance romance. I was never interested in writing about a couple who didn’t work out the first time—all that potential baggage and blame gave me a headache. But for Ash and Terra in Grave Promises, I’m so glad I gave…
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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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My Favorite Sidekick | Eternal Reign
In today’s My Favorite Things video, I discuss my favorite sidekick: Ronny Carmichael. In Sweet Last Drop, Ronny is a night blood, one of the rare humans who has the potential to transform into a vampire. But for Ronny, the thought of transforming into the very monster that haunts her nightmares is a fate worse…
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My Favorite Kiss | Ghostly Intentions
In today’s My Favorite Things video, I discuss my favorite kiss. In Ghostly Intentions, Nannette and Colton have a beautifully deep connection. Their chemistry is off the charts, and through the healing power of love, Colton is able to reconnect with his magic in a way that helps instead of hurts. Available now until Sept.…
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My Favorite Reveal | Sweet Last Drop
In today’s My Favorite Things video, I discuss my favorite “reveal.” In Sweet Last Drop, Cassidy DiRocco is investigating a series of gristly murders in which the victims are all missing a vital organ: their heart. My favorite moment in that book is when the identity of the murderer is revealed, and the monster is…
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My Favorite Monster: Ushelz in Sight Beyond the Sun
In today’s My Favorite Things video, I discuss my favorite monster: ushelz, a colony of person eating Venus flytraps on the planet Havar. Raveno, my hero, never thinks to inform Kinsley, the heroine, about the carnivorous vegetation plaguing his planet because to him, the ushelz are just an every day way of life. But for…
Author Melody Johnson 