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ARC Team Openings!

My ARC Team has openings!

This doesn't happen very often, so if you're interested in being on the CK ARC Team, now's your chance!

Please read the information at the top of the form carefully and fill it out completely.

Completing the form doesn't guarantee a spot, as we have limited spaces available.

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We really need to talk...

I'm launching a new family series this spring, the Bailey Brothers. And you guys. This series. I'm OBSESSED. If you loved the Miles Family and Bootleg Springs, you're going to adore this new family.

Five brothers raised by their Gram. She calls them a pack of wolves or a bunch of wild animals, and honestly, she's not wrong. There's a quirky mountain town embroiled in a generations-long feud. Town pranks, hot firefighters, crazy rumors, nosy neighbors, an out of control gang of squirrels, and a giant statue of a vintage pin-up girl who occasionally gets "bearded."

Have I mentioned the feels? So. Many. Feels.

I love them SO MUCH.

The series is going to begin a little differently, with a prequel novella. I've never done that before, and I admit, I'm really nervous about it. But Grace and Asher's story is so much richer and deeper with the addition of this novella. There's a lot to their story that you need to experience with them, not just read about as backstory. I really think this is the best way to give you the best possible beginning to this series.

And really, it just means I'm adding MORE to the series, so everyone wins.

As you might guess, the prequel doesn't end with Grace and Asher's HEA. They get an entire, full-length novel for that.

What does that mean for you? Because you're awesome and I love you, I'm going to release both the prequel and book one back to back in May. Double releases, probably two weeks apart. That should give me just enough time to start breathing again after the prequel before I drop book one. But I don't want to make you wait for Grace and Asher's book, so I'm writing like crazy to make sure it's not only the best book it can be, but ready for you this spring.

After that, the rest of those wild brothers need their stories. I'll be working on those in between my Dirty Martini Running Club romcoms.

If you haven't read the Miles Family series, you won't be lost. The first heroine in the Bailey Brothers series, Grace, appears in the Miles Family as a side character, and she connects the two series. But new readers will be able to jump right in to the Bailey Brothers. Having said that, you should read the Miles Family anyway, because it's awesome. So, you know, there's that.

Finally, if you want to add them to your TBR, they're all up on Goodreads. And once again, the prequel and book one are coming in May.

Your date for Valentine’s Day is waiting in Romance Retreat!

I’ve teamed up with over 30 Romance Authors and we’ve decided to hook our readers up with a HOT date for Valentine’s Day. This is one blind date you won’t regret!

If you aren't already a member of Romance Retreat, join HERE. Click on the discussion topic "Blind Date with a Book Boyfriend GIVEAWAY" for a complete list of participating authors and blind date that you won’t regret!

Did you meet "the dads" in Love According to Science and wonder if there's more to their stories?

In case you didn't know, you can read all about Alex, Weston, and Caleb in the Book Boyfriends series. These three interconnected stand-alones, Book Boyfriend, Cocky Roommate, and Hot Single Dad, are fun, steamy romantic comedies.

You'll get a cockblocking cat named Fabio, a bookstore meet-cute that I seriously think should become a cultural phenomenon, an asshole hero you won't believe you'll love (but trust me, you will), an adorable little girl named Bug who'll steal your heart, plus boob jokes, text fails, a grocery store kiss to end all kisses and... I could go on and on, but I think you get the idea.

You don't have to read these books before Love According to Science - the appearance by Alex, Weston, and Caleb is just a cameo. But if you haven't read their stories yet, you totally should!

(Psst, they're all in KU)

Do you wish you had book friends who really get you? I have awesome news! We're in Alpha Ever After on Facebook, waiting for you!

Join HERE.

✓ Teasers, new release updates and discussions with other CK readers.

✓ Weekly Girls' Night with ME. Boys are allowed but they mostly ignore us, since talk of makeup, hair, and jeans with pockets seem to bore them.

✓ Man CRUSH Monday (a hot guy cage match).

✓ CKlandia games, random giveaways from CK and other authors.

✓ Meme war Friday. Stock up on inappropriate memes to send to family and friends.

✓ Saturday nights with a book boyfriend. Tell us about your current book boyfriend, and try to guess who others are reading. You might just find a new book bestie you never knew you had! Or a smoking hot book boyfriend to add to your TBR. Or both!

✓ Monthly reading challenge.

✓ Always a private group. Only members can see what happens there. Translation? What happens in Alpha Ever After, stays in Alpha Ever After.

Love According to Science is NOW Available

❤️🐧 It's release day!! 🐧❤️

Today is the day!! Love According to Science is LIVE!!

You can snag this hot enemies to lovers romantic comedy on Amazon, and it's free to read with your Kindle Unlimited subscription.



I'm SO EXCITED to share this book with all of you!! Hazel and Corban are hilarious, awkward, brilliant, and so smoking hot. And the ending will totally leave you with happy squishy love feelings

I hope you love it as much as I do! Happy reading, Alphaholics!

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P.S. If you're wondering how this fits into CK-Landia... it CAN be read as a stand alone. But Hazel first appears in Everly Dalton's Dating Disasters (which is FREE), and Faking Ms. Right. <3



P.P.S. Have I mentioned how much I love writing in little Easter eggs and cameos? I do. Just saying.

GIVEAWAY

I have a giveaway open for FIVE signed paperback copies of Love According to Science. The entry is super easy! Click HERE to enter.

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This giveaway is limited to U.S. residents only, BUT I do have some great news for my international readers. I have TWO opportunities for international readers to win a signed paperback of Love According to Science coming up. The first will be in my reader group on Facebook, Alpha Ever After, the second will be in Romance Retreat right here on Goodreads, so stay tuned for those!

COVER REVEAL!

I'm so excited to finally show off the adorable cover for Love According to Science! A huge thank you to Kari March for this fabulous design.

Love According to Science releases January 23rd on Amazon and in Kindle Unlimited (audio coming soon!).

Love According to Science: A Hot Enemies-to-Lovers Romantic Comedy

For psychology researcher Hazel Kiegen, science is everything. Her decision to swear off dating? Totally backed by her own calculations. Just don’t ask about her missing orgasms. She hasn’t been able to science her way out of that little conundrum.

But her biggest problem? Corban Nash. He’s frustrating. Infuriating. And deliciously adorable, but that’s neither here nor there. He claims to have cracked the code to falling in love, and Hazel is determined to prove him wrong.

Corban Nash created the theory of accelerated intimacy after numerous successful tests on his friends and family. Every couple who used his questionnaire fell in love, until Corban found himself the last single guy in his social circle, and a groomsman in dozens of weddings.

The only problem is, it’s never worked on him. And science hasn’t explained why.

Despite being the lone aberrant data point, Corban believes in his research, and with his new job, he’ll have the resources to prove it. Verifying his theory right under the nose of his nemesis, Hazel Kiegen? Even better.

There isn’t a theory in existence that will make Hazel fall in love with Corban. Not even with his sexy half-smile and temptingly muscular body. But from the moment these two rivals meet, sparks fly. And when they put his questionnaire to the test, the results aren’t what either of them expect.

Author’s note: Stand-alone romcom featuring a hot nerdy hero in hate-lust with his sworn enemy. A heroine with book smarts and a fluffy cat named Erwin. So much awkwardness and geeky banter. Super hot hate sex. Badass lady friendships with a widening circle of trust. And an HEA that will leave you swooning with happiness and your heart exploding with glitter.

Need some book recommendations?

Me and some author pals made this list of Fantastic AF book finds from 2019 - books we think more people should know about and read!



You can find all the details in my blog post HERE.

Happy reading, friends!

CK Limited Time Sale on Bad Boys

Have you read the Always series?

These smoking hot, dirty talking bad boys are on sale for just ninety-nine pennies each!

Start with Always Have, a friends-to-lovers story with a sexy alpha hero. Only $0.99 for a few days.



Continue with a sexy adrenaline-fueled office romance, Always Will. Just $0.99, but this price won't last long.



Finish the series with the follow-up novella, Always Ever After. When these dirty talking bad boys fall, they fall hard. This novella is always $0.99 which means you can own all three books for about three bucks!



And if you need Braxton and Ronan to talk dirty in your ear, Always Have and Always Will are available in audio! The Always Will audiobook includes the novella, Always Ever After, so you can enjoy an extended look at both couples' happily ever afters!

(Note: apologies to my readers outside the US and UK. Amazon only allows us to run this sale in the US and UK stores.)