Aimee Brown's Blog
August 4, 2020
Countdown to Release!
45 days until the release of Love Me Like You Do.
Liam & Parker are MFEO.
Love Me Like You Do: an emotional story of love and finding yourself
Thank you for preordering your copy today!
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April 18, 2019
Thank you!
I thank you for your comments, emails, reviews, and support. If you leave a review here on GoodReads I'd LOVE to request that you please copy and paste it to Amazon as well. <3
-Happy Reading!
-A
February 27, 2019
Publisher’s Weekly reviewed The Last Dance!
To some authors this is probably just standard for their new releases. But for me, a girl who’s only written two books and am still considered a newbie in the author world, I’m thrilled to have been chosen for a review AND to have gotten a starred review at that!! Keep reading to see that fabulous review.
I’m so excited for this books official release in just 7 weeks (April, 16th). The early reviews from readers have been amazing to say the least. I love this book so much, and I love these characters so much I miss spending everyday with them. I hope you guys love them as much.
You can pre-order the eBook right now at any of the following sites and have it on your kindle and ready to devour on release day. I can’t thank you enough for your pre-orders as they are SO important to how well a book does when finally out in the world. The paperback will be available for order on release day (April 16th).
And if you’re a book blogger, book reviewer, literary site, scriptwriter, producer, or just interested in the book, shoot me an email – authoraimeebrown@gmail.com
Pre-Order your copy at any of the links below –
Amazon – http://mybook.to/LastDance
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Kobo – https://bit.ly/2S5Jd2j
GooglePlay – https://bit.ly/2BhjutD
Add the book to your ‘want to read’ list on GoodReads.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42940074-the-last-dance
Publisher’s Weekly starred review of The Last Dance.
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☆ The Last Dance
Aimee Brown. Aria Fiction, $4.23 e-book (347p) ISBN 978-1-78854-726-0
Childhood friends brave a new relationship while dealing with death in Brown’s emotional, heartwarming standalone set in Portland, Ore. When Ambri Jennings’s sister, Rory, married Ambri’s friend Henry Decker, it only cemented Ambri and Henry’s friendship—but when Rory died, it tore them apart. As they leaned on each other in grief, Henry started feeling romantic yearnings for Ambri for the first time. They made love only once, and then Henry, feeling guilty and depressed, left town to “start a new life.” Deeply wounded, Ambri vowed to never forgive him. Two years later, Ambri’s dating someone new, and Henry returns to Portland with a live-in girlfriend. The two must deal with the connection they now realize was never broken. Brown does a superb job of individualizing the relationships between Henry and each sister, leaving no doubts about their faithfulness or love. Witty, loyal friends add some comic relief to a sensitive subject. The flow is smooth, the pace is steady, and the plot is original; social, romantic, and work issues are masterfully balanced. Brown has created beautiful, complex characters with big hearts who will win readers over instantly.
Thank you SO much for this review! You can see it on the Publisher’s Weekly website here – https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781788547260
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A starred Publisher Weekly Review for The Last Dance!
☆ The Last Dance
Aimee Brown. Aria Fiction, $4.23 e-book (347p) ISBN 978-1-78854-726-0
Childhood friends brave a new relationship while dealing with death in Brown’s emotional, heartwarming standalone set in Portland, Ore. When Ambri Jennings’s sister, Rory, married Ambri’s friend Henry Decker, it only cemented Ambri and Henry’s friendship—but when Rory died, it tore them apart. As they leaned on each other in grief, Henry started feeling romantic yearnings for Ambri for the first time. They made love only once, and then Henry, feeling guilty and depressed, left town to “start a new life.” Deeply wounded, Ambri vowed to never forgive him. Two years later, Ambri’s dating someone new, and Henry returns to Portland with a live-in girlfriend. The two must deal with the connection they now realize was never broken. Brown does a superb job of individualizing the relationships between Henry and each sister, leaving no doubts about their faithfulness or love. Witty, loyal friends add some comic relief to a sensitive subject. The flow is smooth, the pace is steady, and the plot is original; social, romantic, and work issues are masterfully balanced. Brown has created beautiful, complex characters with big hearts who will win readers over instantly. Agent: Sarah Hershman, Hershman Rights Mgmt. (Apr.)
Thank you Publisher's Weekly for this amazing review. I'm so honored!!
I hope you guys ALL love the book as well!
-A
December 20, 2018
The Last Dance is now on NetGalley!
Request yours today and don't forget to mark it as 'want to read' or 'am reading'!
I hope you all love this one as much as I do!
NetGalley link - https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/boo...The Last Dance
December 18, 2018
The Last Dance ... releasing in April!
The eBook is on preorder now and I'd LOVE if you'd add the book to your 'want to read' shelf!
I'm currently on the hunt for readers and bloggers who want to be early ARC reviewers, you can find more info about that in the link at the bottom of this post.
Now for more info about The Last Dance.
Blurb: Can you truly forgive and forget?
Ambri and Henry have been best friends forever. They've been through the highs and lows of life with each other by their sides. The worst? When Henry's wife, and Ambri's sister, died. Together, they can face it all. Until one night destroys everything.
Two years after he stepped out of it Henry walks back into Ambri's life and she's more than a little shocked. But as old friends fall into even older habits they need to decide whether they can forget the past and embrace their future.
Perfect for fans of Nicholas Sparks, Jodi Picoult and Anna Bell.
Preorder on Amazon here - mybook.to/TheLastDancePreOrder
Sign-up as an early ARC reviewer here - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA...The Last Dance
November 23, 2018
The Last Dance – Can you truly forgive and forget? – #CoverReveal #RomanceBook
I am SO excited to finally introduce you guys to this book! I’ve been waiting nearly a year for this moment (since I wrote it) and it’s finally almost here. This is another book set in Portland, Oregon, with a bit of a heavier subject but still with laugh out loud moments and two main characters I hope you guys fall in love with as much as I have.
To be honest, this book has been such a huge part of my world for the last year and it’s definitely something I’m incredibly close to at this point. It’s taken me a long time to finally move on from these characters so I could start book three (my third book will be the ‘Liam’ book).
I’d love if you could share this post, preorder your copy and get ready to love this story! If you love books that are both heartbreaking and heartwarming, you might love this one.
I bring you, my second book…
The Last Dance
Author: Aimee Brown (me!)
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Aria Fiction
Official Release Date: April, 16, 2019
PreOrder your eBook copy now: Amazon (universal link)
Blurb:
Can you truly forgive and forget?
Ambri and Henry have been best friends forever. They’ve been through the highs and lows of life with each other by their sides. The worst? When Henry’s wife, and Ambri’s sister, died. Together, they can face it all. Until one night destroys everything.
Two years after he stepped out of it, Henry walks back into Ambri’s life and she’s more than a little shocked. But as old friends fall into even older habits they need to decide whether they can forget the past and embrace their future.
Perfect for fans of Nicholas Sparks, Jodi Picoult and Anna Bell.
*Paperback available on above release date.
**Want to be a part of the upcoming release day book tour or be an early reviewer? Email me – authoraimeebrown@gmail.com
November 19, 2018
Almost ready…
When I decided to do NanoWrimo this year, I knew I wasn’t ready to write the book I wanted to write. Almost, but not quite. My main characters are there, and they’ve mostly revealed their personalities to me over the course of the last year when I started and trashed this story five hundred thousand times. I have no idea who my side characters are or what my ‘subplots’ will be but I’ve got a good idea on what I want this story to be. For some reason though, I just can’t seem to get it to that place. And that’s OK, even though being OK is not easy for me to accept. I wanna write it! I want to get this story on the page and start fixing what needs fixed even though it’s not releasing until late late 2019 or even early 2020. I’m not ready to write this story yet. Not in it’s entirety at least. I’ve written two ‘tenative’ drafts one making it to 36k words and another making it to just over 20k (so technically, I’ve won another year of NanoWrimo, just not how I expected to) and while I can see the path I’m headed towards, I haven’t quite cut away enough brush to make it down that path. But with each attempt I make, I see it a little more clearly. Every sentence I write I get to know these characters a little bit more. I know how they fall in love and why and I’ve even come up with some scenes that I know will make the final book because I’ve fallen in love with them. I want these characters to fight getting together though and while they are hella good fighting me against what I want, they are all too quick to want to fall for each other when they’re on the page together.
The hardest part for me has been creating the lead male character that readers fell in love with in my first book. A character that was meant to just be a filler in his first appearance. He had hardly any page time, hardly any words, and was really a shell of a character yet somehow, it’s all anyone ever talks about. I had to get to know him myself, and I had to figure out what his story is. I’ve got it, and now my worry at times is that he won’t be who readers fell in love with. I’m overthinking it, I know I am. But then right as I start to spiral down the path of, I can’t write this one, I remember how vague that character was and the very few characteristics he had that they fell for (confidence, manners, tattoos) and I know I’ve got him right.
The lesson I’ve learned is that books don’t get easier to write. Sometimes characters allow things to happen as we outlined and sometimes they don’t. Mine don’t. But I’m getting there. So, my point of all this jibber jabber is that even if you don’t ‘win’ NanoWrimo, or you don’t end up with a story you thought you would, don’t give up. Every time you write you will get closer to telling the story you’re trying to tell. Each sentence will reveal something else you didn’t know about your characters. Sometimes you just need a break even when you thought it would be free sailing after finally creating an entire synopsis and thinking you had it in the bag, in order to create a world for readers to fall in love with. Take your time. There is no rush (unless you’re on a deadline) and I promise your book will be better in the long run.
Keep writing!
*and… check back here Friday for the cover and title release of my second book, going on pre-order on Friday!
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September 16, 2018
The Lucky Dress – Now Available!
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Title:
The Lucky Dress
(2nd rebranded & revised version of Little Gray Dress *NOT* a sequel – but there is new content within)
Author:
Aimee Brown
Publisher:
Aria Fiction
Genre: Romantic Comedy/Chick Lit
Ebook Release Date: August 7th, 2018
Pre-Order your copy today –
–AmazonUS: eBook | print
–AmazonUK: eBook | print
*available on Kindle Unlimited!
Book Blurb:
We all have our lucky dress… an irresistibly hilarious rom-com: perfect for fans of Anna Bell, Jo Watson and Sophie Kinsella.
Emi Harrison hasn’t been feeling particularly lucky lately. Ever since her ex-fiancée, Jack Cabot, successfully shattered her heart into a million pieces. She’s managed to avoid him for a whole year, but all that’s about to change at her brother Evan’s wedding…
She will have to face Jack, Jack’s sister, Jack’s parents, and Jack’s new girlfriend: a mean girl that just won’t quit. What could possibly go wrong?
But with her lucky dress on, she might just find new love, life, and maybe even happiness at last!
*This book was previously published as Little Gray Dress*
September 3, 2018
#MusicMonday – Labor Day 2018
Ugh… guys, summer is just about over. I am SO not ready for six months of another Montana winter. It just started feeling like summer!!! Maybe if y’all could just buy my books I could afford a winter home in say south Texas?! Bora Bora would be even better but I’ll keep my goals just above achievable. Just out of reach sounds a hell of a lot better than not ever possible. lol
So, music. This week, I’m working on my playlist for my third book and these songs are all from that list. If you haven’t checked out the playlists for The Lucky Dress, and my second ‘not quite ready to release the title’ book, you can find the links up there ^^^.
Daylight, Blue October
Yeah, yeah, they’ve been on just about every music list I’ve made. What can I say? They are my fav ever. This song was just released on the new Blue October album, I Hope You’re Happy. I adore it. Like seriously, I just can’t get enough of it. It’s definitely got that Blue October feel
Human Right, The Strike
All I can say about this song is thank you To All The Boys I Loved Before movie for using this song on the homecoming dance scene and introducing me to a band I’ve fallen in love with!! Dancing is a human right. Yes, I know this video has writing not in English, but it’s the only one I could find! Ah!
High Hopes, Panic At The Disco
Obviously, these guys have been around for a while. I don’t normally love brass instruments in my music but it works here. I saw them perform this live on the VMA’s not long ago and just loved it. I feel like it could be the writer’s anthem as well. And… come on, he’s not bad to look at either. *swoon*
Long Way Down, Robert DeLong
I really like this guy. His songs are very ‘can’t sit stillish’ And his whole recent album is great! Definitely going on my list of bands to follow.
Champagne, Lindsay Ell
Which of these songs is not like the others? This one and I love it. It completely sums up parts of this book I’m working on so I couldn’t possibly leave it out.
Got a song or band you think I’d love? Leave a comment below and I’ll check it out!
-A
*I don’t own the above videos they’ve all been shared directly from YouTube.
