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February eBook Deal!

After what felt like the longest January in recorded history, here’s some good news: If We Were Villains eBooks are on sale for $3.99 in February! To buy a copy, follow the link below, select ‘eBook’ in the dropdown menu on the right, and choose the retailer you prefer.

If We Were Villains  eBook Sale

Happy reading!

–M

Holiday Giveaway Winners

[image error]Winners of the IWWV Holiday Giveaway have been contacted! Check your email if you entered and be sure to respond within 48 hours if you won.

Congratulations to winners and thank you to everyone who participated!

–M

IWWV Holiday Giveaway

[image error]Because we’ve been seeing so many wonderful holiday snaps of If We Were Villains on social media, we decided to do a seasonal giveaway! Between tomorrow and January 1st, you’ll have the opportunity to enter to win your choice of (1) a signed US hardcover, (2) a signed UK paperback, or (3) a US audiobook. All you need to enter is your email address, but you can improve your odds by following me on social media or sharing your favorite quotes and photos from Villains (no spoilers, please). Just...

Superstition Review 20

If you need something a little less dire to read than the ongoing tax debacle in the U. S. Senate, I did an interview with Superstition Review where I talked about If We Were Villains, writing, writing If We Were Villains, acting, authorship, and everything in between. You can find it here!

–M

#Politics

Normally I don’t use this platform for politics. But it’s a platform, and presumably you’re following me here because you (1) like to read and (2) want authors to keep writing books. If that’s the case, please scroll down! If not… as you were.

Here are a few photos from the #SaveGradEd rally at UMD today. If you haven’t been paying close attention to it–and a lot of people haven’t, what with the big distraction of Thanksgiving–the proposed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act going to vote in the Senate...

Campus Novels Off the Beaten Path

If you’re ready for an autumn read, you can check out a list of campus novel recs I put together for The Attic on Eighth here.

Wishing you cool weather, hot coffee, and lovely autumn leaves.

–M

Interview with The Attic on Eighth

The ladies over at The Attic on Eighth asked some great questions about art, writing, and If We Were Villains. Read here!

–M

IWWV on the Rocks

[image error]Photo by Raquel Reyes

Need a little something to spice up your Saturday? Head back over to The Attic on Eighth for a custom cocktail recipe tailored to If We Were Villains and the oft-inebriated fourth years.

Happy drinking!

–M

Attic on Eighth Review

Rory and Eliza from The Attic on Eighth gave Villains its most inventive review to date. Read it here, and keep an eye on their page for the next few days for a few more features.

–M

Dallas Morning News Feature

I am, as ever, awkward in front of a camera, but excited to be interviewed by the Dallas Morning News. Read here!

–M