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May 29, 2018

Grab your copy of SCHOOLED IN LOVE for $2.99

I've talked a lot about my next full-length book -- THE DISTILLER'S DARLING -- but what I haven't mentioned much is a short story I've written for a great new anthology called SCHOOLED IN LOVE.











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Linwood High and St. Martin’s Academy. Rival schools that unintentionally end up sharing a venue for their ten year reunion.Fists - and sparks - will fly.

Meet the jocks, the gamers, the mean girls, the student council members, the geeks, the nerds, and all the others who wanted to fit in, blend in, and otherwise survive high school. This limited edition anthology contains fifteen original reunion stories. Pre-order your copy today to read all the makeups, breakups, and hookups from the bestselling, award-winning, and up-coming authors listed below.

Schooled in love features fifteen new and exclusive stories.

Participating authors include:

Emma Nichols | Monica Corwin | Rebecca Norinne | Taige Crenshaw | McKenna Jeffries | Jennifer Millikin | Aliyah Burke | Maggie Dallen | Regina Morris | Bethany Lopez | Tracy Ellen | Monica Donnelly | Kacey Hamford | Michelle Irwin | Emma Tharp | Tarina Deaton | Melissa Stevens



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Price jumps to $2.99 on release day

Want to know more about my contribution for this great anthology? Keep reading.

RETURN TO ME
A McClintock Security Novella

She was my best friend. My only friend. From the moment we met, there was an undeniable connection. Over time, she became my everything. But then life happened, and we went our separate ways. For ten years, I’ve tried to forget the way she made me feel. But there’s no forgetting someone who’s stamped on your soul, so here I am at our high school reunion, ready to try again. I just pray she feels the same.

 

He was my best friend. My only friend. First, I gave him my heart; then I gave him my body. Now, ten years later, I've returned to the town that nearly broke me to attend our high school reunion. I hadn't planned on coming, but when I heard he might be here too, nothing could have kept me away. I've tried to move on, but no one compares to the way he made me feel. Cherished. Adored. Heard. I just pray he feels the same.

 

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Published on May 29, 2018 03:51

May 24, 2018

GDPR Compliance and my newsletter

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Published on May 24, 2018 06:34

May 23, 2018

The River Hill Series Gets a Makeover

When we first released The Vintner's Vixen, our cover featured a handsome man standing in a vineyard appreciating a glass of wine. Let's just say while we loved that version of Noah, readers did not. It was one of the worst releases I've ever had. I asked my newsletter subscribers where the disconnect was and it came down to the fact that the cover wasn't what they expected from me. So we changed it up and put a dude with his head cut off and his six-pack abs on display. You know the type. Nearly every contemporary romance out there has something similar. Then we paid for a whole new round of ads and waited for the sales to come in. Suffice it to say, they didn't. In fact, sales dropped. So here we had a book we were both incredibly proud of that reviewers overwhelmingly enjoyed ... and no one wanted it. Clearly there was a disconnect somewhere. 

After several long discussions about tone and feel of the book, which authors we thought were a good match for our characters and the small and charming town we'd created, it was back to the drawing board. What came out of those discussions are new covers that are unlike anything I've personally ever put out, but which fit the book perfectly. I'm hoping over time audiences find The Vintner's Vixen and The Distiller's Darling and give these charming couples a shot, because I really think these books are good and worth picking up.
























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Published on May 23, 2018 02:55

March 29, 2018

Introducing Noah, Angelica, and River Hill

Welcome to River Hill, where the only thing more intoxicating than the wine is the man who makes it.

With movie roles for "curvy best friend" drying up fast, actress Angelica Travis is happy to be leaving Hollywood behind for a project she's truly passionate about: renovating an historic bed and breakfast in peaceful wine country. She's got plans and power tools ready, but an inconvenient attraction to her obnoxious new neighbor is NOT on the agenda.

Winemaker Noah Bradstone wants nothing more than to cultivate his grapes and win awards for his wine. But when construction on the B&B next door threatens his vines, Noah goes on a rampage - and comes up hard against the sexiest starlet he's ever seen. Exactly the sort of woman he's vowed never to get involved with again. 

Angelica and Noah might be able to resolve their differences over a glass of some very fine wine, but when her opportunity at breakout stardom comes calling, all bets are off.











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Published on March 29, 2018 04:46

February 17, 2018

Break Down (Dublin Rugby #4) is coming soon!

Wow. Just a few more days and BREAK DOWN (Dublin Rugby #4) will hit your e-readers. Given this is my first m/m romance, I've been really nervous about feedback on this one, but so far so good. In fact, Liam and Lachlan are getting some of my best reviews ever.

I absolutely adored Liam and Lachlan’s journey. It was sweet, smexy, frustrating and real and I savored each step forward and back that these men took in order to find their HEA. - Books-n-Wine

What do you get when you take a hot rugby star who is sexually confused and add in a sexy, chef who knows what he wants? An excellent read! - Que Sara Sera Book Blog

From start to finished i devoured this read and couldn't put it down till i had. I was drawn in and captivated with Liam and Lachlan's story. - Millsy Loves Books

Break Down was everything and more;  all of Rebecca Norinne's words are so beautifully and tastefully written you will not be disappointed with this book. - Scandalous Book Blog

Wow this book! I am having a hard time putting into words how I feel. I absolutely loved this book. This is one of the best M/M romances I have read in a while. - Laid Back Book Bitches

Holy amazing story Batman! This is the first story by this author that I have read. I'm a automatic one clicker for her now. WOW. - The Heathers Blog

This M/M read, is beautifully written. The characters being both sexy & rough, yet emotional & vulnerable. - Dani's Book Review Blog

Have you picked up your copy yet? If so, I'd love to hear what you think of this one.











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Published on February 17, 2018 14:24

February 1, 2018

Diversity in Romance

I was having a conversation with another author in which we discussed diversity in romance, and I mentioned that one of my upcoming heroines will be Mexican-American. She was shocked, and cautioned me to tread lightly because "as a privileged white woman, you have no idea what it's like to be a WOC." I get it, honestly, I do.

Except ...

From the time I was nine, I was raised by my dad and his wife, a Mexican-American woman. Every holiday, every gathering, every day, my blonde sister and I were the minority. I grew up with more insight into how a large Mexican family in Southern California functions than your "standard" white family did. All of my cousins are brown. My half-sister is brown. (Hell, she lives in Mexico, and is married to a Mexican man.)

I don't say this to claim I'm an expert. Hell, I would never claim to be an expert on anything. But ... I do have some insight and some real-life experiences that I think will make the character feel authentic. And if I ever feel like I'm missing the mark, I've always got my family to check in with. I feel good about this one. I hope you will too.

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Published on February 01, 2018 01:31

December 27, 2017

My Favorite Book(s) of 2017

Five days ago, I had my whole "Favorite Reads of 2017" all mapped out. I didn't think I could possibly read another book that was as good as the ones I'd already read.

And then something happened.

A handful of days ago, CD Reiss posted a book recommendation here on Facebook that could not be ignored. Immediately, I downloaded the sample of HOW NOT TO FALL by Emily Foster, and jumped into the story of Annie and Charles. I have spent the last eight waking hours of my life reading both HNTF, and its continuation, HOW NOT TO LET GO, and all I can tell you is these two books are easily my two favorite reads of 2017. (Just under the wire!)

I am not even exaggerating when I tell you I have been laughing and crying for hours, and that I feel wrung out and emotionally depleted, and like I want nothing more than to find my husband and hold him tight and tell him how much I love him. But it's so much more than that too. I feel hopeful, and energized, and after having a really crappy Christmas, I feel like I can put all that behind me and just appreciate everything I have in this life.

And because I'm me and I write what I write, I would be remiss if I didn't also say the sex scenes in these books are HOT. There's one in particular that I'm pretty sure I'll never forget.

The only negative thing I can think to say about this duet is that it filled me with envy and rage, because I don't know that I'll ever be able to write something as emotionally fulfilling as this story. So now I both adore Emily, and I kind of hate her too -- in the best way possible.

Do yourself a favor, and buy these books now. https://emilyfosterwrites.wordpress.com













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Data, research, scientific formulae--Annabelle Coffey is completely at ease with all of them. Men, not so much. But that's all going to change after she asks Dr. Charles Douglas, the postdoctoral fellow in her lab, to have sex with her. Charles is not only beautiful, he is also adorably awkward, British, brilliant, and nice. What are the odds he'd turn her down? 

Very high, as it happens. Something to do with that whole student/teacher/ethics thing. But in a few weeks, Annie will graduate. As soon as she does, the unlikely friendship that's developing between them can turn physical--just until Annie leaves for graduate school. Yet nothing could have prepared either Annie or Charles for chemistry like this, or for what happens when a simple exercise in mutual pleasure turns into something as exhilarating and infernally complicated as love.





























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How Not to Let Go





Once upon a time, med student Annie Coffey set out to have a purely physical fling with Charles Douglas, a gorgeous British doctor in her lab. It didn’t quite work out that way. Instead, secrets—and desires—were bared, hearts were broken, and Annie knew she had to leave this complicated, compelling man who remains convinced he can never give her what she needs.
 
Walking away is one thing. Staying away is another. Annie and Charles reunite at a London conference, rekindling a friendship they struggle to protect from their intense physical connection. Little by little, Annie gets a glimpse into Charles’s dark past and his wealthy, dysfunctional family. Soon, she’s discovering what it means to have someone claim her, body and soul. And she’s learning that once in a lifetime you find a love that can make you do anything…except let go.

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Published on December 27, 2017 12:37

November 29, 2017

Injecting atmosphere into a story

I'm working on a scene in my next rugby book where an aging player leaves Dublin to play for another team to close out his career. I've spent hundreds of pages weaving together thousands of words giving readers a feel for what it's like in this city, and how the lads interact with each other so that when you open a Dublin Rugby Romance, you know what you're in for. You can picture these men and where they are.

With BREAK DOWN opening with Liam heading to Edinburgh, I've lost all that and I don't have a lot of runway with one book to build that same sense of place. To offset some of that void, I find that I'm itching to add little extras here and there that I wouldn't otherwise include. Like in a scene where he's adjusting his tie, I want to tell you that it's not just any old tie. It's a silk tie where the team's colors have been weaved together to form a special tartan that is completely unique to their location. When he develops a taste for scotch, I want to describe the smokey, briny flavors of an Islay peated whisky. When he walks through Old Town on his way to his favorite restaurant, I want to describe the way the buildings form shadows on the cobbles, and how shadows lurk in the closes.

But every time I do, I re-read the paragraph and shake my head. It all sounds TOO MUCH, like I'm throwing that all in to add extra words. But if you've ever been to Edinburgh, you know it's a city unlike any other, and that from the moment you step outside, it's like you exist on a different plane. I want people who've never been there to feel that through my words, and for those who've been and loved it, I want them to read this book and recapture those feelings.

We'll see how it all plays out. You guys know I'm a wordy bitch so I may just include it and hope my editor doesn't rip it to shreds.

Wish me luck!

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Published on November 29, 2017 10:00

November 21, 2017

Preorder ASHES to ASHES On All Platforms

Coming December 13 from USA TODAY bestselling author Rebecca Norinne is this sexy new standalone romance about addiction, redemption, and the healing power of love.











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HE OWNED HER PLEASURE AND HER PAIN

I had it all, or so I thought. Until my husband betrayed me and my entire world came crashing down. I turned to alcohol and sex to numb my pain—a different city each night, a new man in my bed. But I’m sober now, and I’m working my way back up the country music charts.

But then the death threats started and I needed protection. When my new bodyguard walked in the room, I couldn’t believe my eyes: the one man from my long spiral down who I never forgot. The one who played my body like an instrument.

Now we’re on the run from a madman and all I want is to forget about everything. To pretend this isn’t my life. To lose myself in him. So I let him take control. I tried telling myself it was only sex, but I've done the unthinkable: I've fallen in love with a man who can never love me back. Because Ash has demons of his own—ones he never talks about and never will.

I know I should walk away before it’s too late. But I'm an addict, and I need him. How do you give up the best thing you ever had, even when it's bad for you? How do you walk away from a man like Ash Devereaux?

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Published on November 21, 2017 03:00

November 19, 2016

Print cover for Trying Sophie

I wasn't going to even do a print version of Trying Sophie but then a handful of book bloggers asked me to, so the other day I spent several hours creating the print file and updating the cover to be a full print wrap version. I'm kind of in love with it, and I especially like that Sophie makes an appearance on it as well.

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Published on November 19, 2016 00:52