Tag: Book Recommendation
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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My Favorite Scene | The City Beneath
Today, I’m starting a “My Favorite Things” video series, where I celebrate some of my favorite memories from my books. In this first video, I discuss my favorite scene. Spoilers ahead! I could see the ending of The City Beneath from the very beginning of writing that book. I envisioned the hero, Dominic Lysander, flash…
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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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