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Hello everyone,
What a hectic couple of weeks.
The Queen of England passed away. The worldwide coverage of her funeral.
Busy with different clients and creating their digital files for their print and ebooks. Plus, also attempting to add words to my own WIP’s.
Then there is the audio side of things.
This week has also seen the release of my 4th book in the Sex, Lies and Family Secrets, series – It’s You, became an audio book! Yes, and audio book. Currently it is only on GooglePlay store – audio books.
Turning all of my published books into audio will be a slow process. But I will get there. Next will be my contemporary – Insta Bride, followed by the other works in the vampire series, and then my urban fantasy – Kept in the Dark of Love and Lust.
The only reason why I am leaning towards audio in GooglePlay, it is something I can do for myself. As an indie author I would like to keep control of my books.
It’s You is now available as an audio book!
Fate has a funny way of interfering in one’s paranormal life. From the day I was born, I was predestined to be the next Queen of Darshia — me, Princess Alley Smithlyn. The catch is I’m now betrothed to some Dark One prince from another kingdom. If I don’t find my soul mate by my twenty-fifth birthday, I’ll be walking down the aisle with this prince to prevent war between our two kingdoms. I thought I’d discovered not one, but two soul mates while competing at the paranormal games until assassins swarmed the venue, capturing and slaughtering paranormals, especially those of royal blood. Determined to survive, I managed to escape back to Darshia, and thanks to fate, my life was changed forever. With a small child to care for and my betrothed arriving for our engagement party, all seems lost — until a handsome ghost from my past arrives. Can a man I once loved with all my heart save me, or am I destined to continue to live in a world of lies with the wrong man? The life of a princess is never easy… but I must survive at all costs and protect not only my daughter but also my heart if I’m going to be the next Queen of Silver. It’s You – This is the fourth book, in the Sex, Lies and Family Secrets, series.
My contemporary – Insta Bride is available wide! Yes, it is. The ebook is available at all good ebooks store.
Missy wants passion and no strings. Adrian is looking for love. Can love work or will their past pull them apart?
Secrets, lies, love, and revenge.Slide between the pages and submerge yourself in this sexy, contemporary romance.
The CEO and owner of Jamés Advertising, Missy Jamés, has worked hard to become the best and successfully wealthy. Avoiding men since her last failed relationship with a money-hungry cheating ex, she’s determined to keep men at arm’s length.
Celebrating the completion of a lucrative business deal, she contemplates letting her hair down in Vegas. After all, what happens there stays there, right?
Introducing herself as Oliviér, Missy meets the sexy Tanner Steel. Fingers crossed he’ll live up to her expectations and fulfill all her fantasies. Can she trust him with her body and enjoy a no-strings night of passion?
Adrian Steele, known as Tanner to his friends, despises his “New York’s, most eligible billionaire playboy” title and travels to Vegas to celebrate his friend’s buck’s party and meets the beautiful Oliviér.
Could she be the one the woman he can trust with his heart? Or will Oliviér be like all the other social climbing, females who grace his bed?
Thanks to his friends, Tanner’s secret lifestyle is revealed, causing Oliviér to turn her back on the one man she thought she could trust. The question is…can Tanner reach Oliviér in time, or will he be too late and lose her forever?
A Billionaire – Secret baby – Revenge – Second chance – Novella.
One wants their fantasies fulfilled, as for the other – they require a date for a wedding.
In other news, The Bodyguard’s Convenient Marriage will be leaving Kindle Unlimited soon. If you haven’t already read it there be quick. By the end of the month – The bodyguard’s convenient marriage will be going wide and will be available at all good ebook stores.
It is that time of the day. Time for a cuppa.
Make sure to keep safe.
Read a book and leave a review.
M. L. Tompsett
September 15, 2022
September is halfway through.
The year is flying.
Well, that is how it feels to me, anyway.
So back to the start of this September newsletter –
Hello everyone.
How have you all been?
For those of you who are Kindle Unlimited users, my contemporary laugh-out-loud ebook – Insta Bride, will be leaving this platform and will become wide! Yes, finally, after all this time and many reader’s requests. I will be making Insta Bride available to all platforms for ebook users.
My other fast-action-paced with drama and a laugh-out-loud packed contemporary – The Bodyguard’s Convenient Marriage, will also be moving from Kindle Unlimited to wide before the end of September.
So, if you have not had the chance to read either ebook, do it now.
The last chance to read it for free.
What is happening in the writing world!
Busy writing and adding more chapters to my next contemporary. Adding more words and chapters to my paranormal fantasy.
Don’t forget – both of these two books are available in print and ebook.
Take a look at your online print bookstore for my books.
Insta Bride: https://books2read.com/u/bwveVe – Amazon universal link. Also, available print.
Be quick and enjoy the journey with Missy and Adrian. What happens in Vegas does not always stay there. Passions burn, secrets revealed, and vengeance comes out to play.
The bodyguard’s convenient marriage – blurb.
https://books2read.com/u/4DPxAk
Contemporary second chance at love.
What does an independent, strong minded ex-FBI woman have in common with a wealthy businessman-playboy?
A marriage of convenience.
What could go wrong?
Blurb:
Too busy for love. A woman scorned is deadly.
Three rules to stand by:
Don’t mix business and pleasure.
Don’t get involved with a client.
Don’t get married.
Never one for relationships, hard-working retired-FBI agent Essy Raiker has made it her business to follow her rules. Her priority in life is – to be the best and keep yourself and your client safe. Complete your contract. Don’t get attached. That is until the day Declyn Bianchi hired her, and everything changed.
Rules… what rules!
More than bullets fly hot and fast when Essy faces her estranged husband.
Essy will stop at nothing when unexpected enemies emerge.
Can Essy overcome her pride, exposing her heart to win Dekk’s love, or has he replaced her with the blonde at his side?
Declyn Bianchi is fed up–with his high society family controlling his life–including his trouble-seeking identical twin. Dekk’s prayers were answered in the form of a sinful-looking body—his new bodyguard, Essy Raiker. She’s perfect at protection, in every way, especially from poaching females and disgruntled business associates.
With a family curse hovering dangerously over his head, Dekk turns to Essy for help.
Free from the so-called curse, Dekk must face reality when the family he thought he could trust betrayed him the most.
Protecting himself from heartbreak, can Dekk reveal his feelings to Essy?
Who is behind the attacks against the Bianchi family?
Will passion burn deep in this second chance story at love?
Not all secrets remain dead and buried.
#InstaBride #BodyguardRomance
Available at #Amazon and soon #googleplay #Kobo #iBook plus many other ebook platforms
#SecondChanceAtLove
If you would like to read one of my many books but prefer to borrow one from your local library – see if they have it on their shelves. If they don’t – REQUEST one or all of them.Start off with the contemporary books and see how you go.
Author: M. L. Tompsett
Title: Insta Bride
Publication date: 8-JUL-20
ISBN: 9780987614759
Author: M. L. Tompsett
Title: The bodyguard’s convenient marriage
Publication date: 30-JUL-22
ISBN: 9780987614797
Don’t forget if you would like to pre-order Ghost of a chance in love for .99 cents the ebook is only available on Kindle.
https://books2read.com/u/mqEPG8
Ghost of a chance in love
As a teenager, her life changed forever.
Her parents were murdered, and she was taken into protective custody.
Started a new life, a new name, new family and gained a new sister with interesting skills and abilities.
As an adult, Laini Raiker is highly sought after as the editor and reporter for a popular international women’s magazine.
Laini was happy. Had everything in her life. A husband she loves and adores. A precious daughter and to complete their family a baby on the way until the day she woke up in the hospital looking down at her unconscious body.
With missing memories, Laini is relieved when her sister Essy can see her ghostly form and together they work to discover how Laini ended up in hospital.
The only thing–Essy knows Jaxton was in the car with Laini when everything went wrong. Even though the evidence is pointing, Jaxton is with his mistress. Nothing is making sense. Jaxton loves Laini and his daughter.
Time is of the essence. Can Laini discover the truth in time to locate Jaxton and be reunited with her body? Or is history repeating itself and the ones who killed her birth parents are now after her and the ones she loves?
A newborn baby cries for his parents. Hearts shatter and lives are on the line.
Who can you trust?
The 3rd book in the Second Chance At Love, series. All standalone books.
August 14, 2022
It’s my birthday!
Hello everyone.Thank you for joining me.
As a special treat to you the reader, my ebooks have been reduced in price for my birthday. Be quick the low prices will not last long.
Have you read The bodyguard’s convenient marriage?
Too busy for love and sticking to her three rules, until she is hired by Dekk.
Rules. What rules!
Also available on #KindleUnlimited
Download a copy today and join Essy and Dekk, in this bodyguard billionaire second chance at love, ebook and see what other’s are enjoying.
Keep safe, and enjoy your Thursday.
Escape from reality for a little while and read a book with a cuppa and slip between the pages.
Universal Amazon links.
Insta Bride: https://books2read.com/u/bwveVe – Also, available on Kindle Unlimited
The Bodyguard’s Convenient Marriage: https://books2read.com/u/4DPxAk Available as a free read on Kindle Unlimited.
My new pre-order Ghost of a chance in love is only available on Kindle. Special price .99 cents https://books2read.com/u/mqEPG8
Cheers.
#IndieAuthor#booklover #lovereading
On sale on Amazon – Kindle be quick the low pricing will not last long. .99 cent sale. $1.99 sale $2.99 sale
Make sure to keep an eye out for sales on my ebooks across all the ebook online stores.
Here are some links to my books – enjoy.
My #ebooks are available at most ebook stores, so click away on the universal links.
Insta Bride: https://books2read.com/u/bwveVe – Also, available on Kindle Unlimited
The Guy Next Door: https://books2read.com/u/4A5ndk – Available FREE on most digital outlets
Dark Surprises: https://books2read.com/u/b62XgW
You Never Know: https://books2read.com/u/m2VwrO
It’s You: https://books2read.com/u/mlakdY
Kept in the Dark of Love and Lust: https://books2read.com/u/mdWdrR
The Bodyguard’s Convenient Marriage: https://books2read.com/u/4DPxAk
Don’t forget if you would like to pre-order Ghost of a chance in love for .99 cents the ebook is only available on Kindle.
https://books2read.com/u/mqEPG8
#BirthdayWeekend #sales #ebooks #bookstagram #booklover #lovereading
June 30, 2022
New Release
It is live!
My new book – The bodyguard’s convenient marriage is now live.
The book is available on Kindle Unlimited at Amazon.
For a short time special offer, the ebook is .99 cents for a another day.
Be quick and download your copy today.
New ReleaseToo busy for love. A woman scorned is deadly.
Three rules to stand by:
Don’t mix business and pleasure.
Don’t get involved with a client.
Don’t get married.
Never one for relationships, hard-working retired-FBI agent Essy Raiker has made it her business to follow her rules. Her priority in life is – to be the best and keep yourself and your client safe. Complete your contract. Don’t get attached. That is until the day Declyn Bianchi hired her, and everything changed.
Rules… what rules!
More than bullets fly hot and fast when Essy faces her estranged husband.
Essy will stop at nothing when unexpected enemies emerge.
Can Essy overcome her pride, exposing her heart to win Dekk’s love, or has he replaced her with the blonde at his side?
Declyn Bianchi is fed up–with his high society family controlling his life–including his trouble-seeking identical twin. Dekk’s prayers were answered in the form of a sinful-looking body—his new bodyguard, Essy Raiker. She’s perfect at protection, in every way, especially from poaching females and disgruntled business associates.
With a family curse hovering dangerously over his head, Dekk turns to Essy for help.
Free from the so-called curse, Dekk must face reality when the family he thought he could trust betrayed him the most.
Protecting himself from heartbreak, can Dekk reveal his feelings to Essy?
Who is behind the attacks against the Bianchi family?
Will passion burn deep in this second chance story at love?
Not all secrets remain dead and buried.
HEA is included, but, make sure to have the tissues handy.
The second book in the Second Chance At Love, series. All standalone books.
Ghost of a chance in love
3rd book
As a teenager, her life changed forever.
Her parents were murdered, and she went into protective custody. Started a new life, a new name, new family and gained a new sister with interesting skills and abilities.
As an adult, Laini Raiker is highly sought after as the editor and reporter for a popular international women’s magazine.
Laini was happy. Had everything in her life. A husband she loves and adores. A precious daughter and to complete their family a baby on the way until the day she woke up in the hospital looking down at her unconscious body.
With missing memories, Laini is relieved when her sister Essy can see her ghostly form and together they work together to discover how Laini ended up in hospital.
The only thing–Essy knows Jaxton was in the car with Laini when everything went wrong. Even though the evidence is pointing, Jaxton is with his mistress. Nothing is making sense. Jaxton loves his Laini and his daughter.
Time is of the essence. Can Laini discover the truth in time to locate Jaxton and be reunited with her body? Or is history repeating itself and the ones who killed her parents are now after her and the ones she loves?
A newborn baby cries for his parents. Hearts shatter and lives are on the line.
Who can you trust?
June 24, 2022
5 more days!
Hello everyone,
As you can see, my next release – The bodyguard’s convenient marriage, is due to be released on 30th June.
It is on pre-order for .99 cents. Bargain. Especially once the ebook is released the price will return to its normal pricing. So be quick.
https://books2read.com/u/4DPxAk
Contemporary second chance at love
What does an independent, strong minded ex-FBI woman have in common with a wealthy businessman-playboy?
A marriage of convenience.
What could go wrong?
Action
Drama
Passion
Action Fight scenes
Love
Blurb:
Too busy for love. A woman scorned is deadly.
Three rules to stand by:
Don’t mix business and pleasure.
Don’t get involved with a client.
Don’t get married.
Never one for relationships, hard-working retired-FBI agent Essy Raiker has made it her business to follow her rules. She preferred her work protecting people until the day Declyn Bianchi hired her, and everything changed.
Rules… what rules!
More than bullets fly hot and fast when Essy faces her estranged husband.
Essy will stop at nothing when unexpected enemies emerge.
Can Essy overcome her pride, exposing her heart to win Dekk’s love, or has he replaced her with the blonde at his side?
Declyn Bianchi is fed up–with his high society family controlling his life–including his trouble-seeking identical twin. Dekk’s prayers were answered in the form of a sinful looking body—his new bodyguard, Essy Raiker. She’s perfect at protection, in every way, especially from poaching females.
With a family curse hovering dangerously over his head, Dekk turns to Essy to save him.
Free from the so-called curse, Dekk must face reality when the family he thought he could trust betrayed him the most.
Will Dekk have the chance to tell Essy he loves her and win her heart?
Who is behind the attacks against the Bianchi family?
Will passion burn deep in this second chance story at love?
Not all secrets remain dead and buried.
#NewRelease #BodyguardRomance #5Days
Available at #Amazon
#SecondChanceAtLove
Universal Purchase link
I hope you enjoy reading The bodyguard’s convenient marriage, as much as I did writing it.
Take a look at these new releases, by very talented author’s
Title: CROW
Devil’s Murder MC
Universal Link: https://books2read.com/Crow-DMMC
Out Today!!
From USA Today bestselling author Nikki Landis comes a new standalone MC romance and the first book in the Devil’s Murder MC series.
CROW is a full-length, standalone bad boy romance. You’ll love this heart-pounding first book in the Devil’s Murder MC featuring take-charge bikers who adore and fiercely protect their women. CROW has no cheating, no cliffhanger, plenty of heat, and a guaranteed HEA along with a slight paranormal twist.
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The Goddess gave her gifts she didn’t want, and had no idea how to use. The result was scorching for anyone who gave her grief. Evie choses the wrong people to cross when she stood up to the men from the Redbank Clan. She had no idea what a mistake that would prove to be.
Conor has the knack of being where he’s needed most, and that’s when Evie’s in trouble. The lawyer wants to resolve long-running family issues, but Evie interrupts his plans. He has to decide what’s worth pursuing, or perhaps it is who?
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Never before published in one book, this collection includes:
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Make sure to have a wonderful weekend. Keep safe and enjoy.
Happy reading!
June 22, 2022
8 Days to go!
Humpday blog.
Hello everyone. Not long now until my ebook baby will be live.
For a short time only .99 cent offer for the pre-order – Amazon
Release date – 30th June.
The Bodyguard’s Convenient Marriage.The Bodyguard’s Convenient Marriage
What does an independent, strong minded ex-FBI woman have in common with a wealthy businessman, playboy?
A marriage of convenience.
What could go wrong?
ActionDramaPassionAction fight scenesLoveBlurb
Too busy for love. A woman scorned is deadly.
Three rules to stand by:
Don’t mix business and pleasure.
Don’t get involved with a client.
Don’t get married.
Never one for relationships, hard-working retired-FBI agent Essy Raiker has stuck by her rules. She preferred her work protecting people until the day Declyn Bianchi hired her, and everything changed.
Rules… what rules!
More than bullets fly hot and fast when Essy faces her estranged husband.
Essy will stop at nothing when unexpected enemies emerge.
Can Essy overcome her pride, exposing her heart to win Dekk’s love, or has he replaced her with someone else?
Declyn Bianchi is fed up–with his high society family controlling his life–including his trouble-seeking identical twin. Dekk’s prayers were answered in the form of a sinful looking body—his new bodyguard, Essy Raiker. She’s perfect at protection, especially from all those poaching females.
Ready to leave for her next assignment, Dekk turns to Essy when a family curse hovers dangerously over his head.
Free from the family curse, Dekk must face reality when the family he thought he could trust betrayed him the most.
Will he have the chance to tell Essy he loves her and win her heart before it is too late?
Who is behind the attacks against the Bianchi family?
Will passion burn deep in this second chance story at love?
Not all secrets remain dead and buried.
Book one – Standalone
Be quick. Time is running out at the .99 cent offer.
The bodyguard’s convenient marriage, is a standalone read, and the second book in the second chance at love, series.
Insta Bride
The first book in the second chance at love series.
Come and join Missy and Adrian and see what happens in Vegas certain does not stay there. Insta Bride is a standalone novella.
Free to read on Kindle Unlimited.
Enjoy your humpday everyone.
Keep safe.
Big hugs.
May 6, 2022
May is here!
Hello to all you fabulous people.
I have some fantastic news!
My next release, which is due out on the 30th June, is now available for pre-order.
Yes, you heard me correctly.
The Bodyguard’s Convenient Marriage is now available for pre-order over at Amazon – Kindle.
The Bodyguard’s Convenient Marriage is my second, contemporary romance novella. Also, the second book in the Second Chance At Love, series.
The first book – Insta Bride, is available at Amazon and free to read on Kindle Unlimited.
The second book – The Bodyguard’s Convenient Marriage, is on pre-order for $1.99
This price is a special offer for pre-order only.
The third book is, A ghost of a chance in love. Due for release by December.
All standalone books.
Here is the blurb for my upcoming release –
The Bodyguard’s Convenient Marriage
Too busy for love. Family curse or just bad luck. A woman scorned is deadly.
Three rules to stand by:
Business and pleasure should not be mixed.
Don’t get involved with a client.
Don’t get married.
Never one for relationships, hard-working retired-FBI agent Essy Raiker has made it her business to abide by the rules in her bodyguard business. She preferred her work protecting people until the day Declyn Bianchi hired her, and everything changed.
Rules… what rules!
More than bullets fly hot and fast when Essy faces her estranged husband.
Essy will stop at nothing when unexpected enemies emerge, endangering what she loves most.
Can Essy overcome her pride, exposing her heart to win Dekk’s love, or has he replaced her with someone else?
Declyn Bianchi is fed up–with his high society family controlling his life–and his trouble-seeking identical twin. Life has been less than idyllic. Dekk’s prayers were answered in the form of a sinful looking body—his new bodyguard, Essy Raiker, to protect him from poaching females and business enemies.
He turns to Essy when a family curse hovers dangerously over his and his twin’s heads before she leaves for her next assignment.
Free from the family curse, Dekk must face reality when the family he thought he could trust betrayed him the most.
Will he have the chance to tell Essy he loves her and win her heart before it is too late?
Discover the news Essy had kept from Dekk. Who is behind the assassination attacks against the Bianchi family and see if the passion will burn deep in this second chance story at love. Not all secrets remain dead and buried.
Check out the link to the pre-order and order your copy before release day. This special offer of $1.99 will not continue after the release date.
I hope you enjoy Essy and Dekk as much as I loved writing about these two fun characters. You will also see Laini, who is mentioned in Insta Bride. Plus, the third book – A ghost of a chance in love, is her book.
Happy Mother’s Day to all you fabulous people.
Big hugs.
Until next time.
M. L. Tompsett
April 15, 2022
HAPPY EASTER!
How is your weekend going so far?
The sun is shining. I’m behind the computer busy working. The washing machine is busy doing its thing. The kettle is back on and the toaster is about to pop with my next cooked hot cross bun!
You can never have too many hot cross buns, especially with real soft butter.
Have you had the chance to read Insta Bride?
It’s available in all amazon stores as an ebook. The print book is available at all good online bookstores. https://books2read.com/u/bwveVe.
Insta Bride
“You need to get laid,” my best friend says just as I take a large mouthful of scotch.
Shocked and embarrassed by his comments, instead of the smooth alcohol sliding down my throat, it spurts out, burning my nostrils and spraying across the bar.
I cover my mouth and stinging nose. Holy apple jacks—the burning pain.
My not so cheeky friend bursts out laughing at my predicament. Not funny, Neil. It bloody hurts!
Swallowing the remaining spirits in my mouth to take a needed breath, only to discover the all-holy alcohol Gods have not finished with me yet. Oh, no—the burning sensation of the smoky caramel with pear and citrus-flavored liquid travels down the wrong hole, and I began choking.
Holy crunch apples—My eyes bulge as I gasp for air. Oh, apple jacks, I begin to panic with another failed attempt to breathe as my lungs fail to function. If I don’t die, I’ll be amazed!
Neil hits my back as I fight to breathe.
Gray spots linger as I manage to suck in a spluttered breath. Oh, crunch apples. My nose, throat, and lungs hurt.
“Ah, shit,” I hear my so-called friend murmur.
“Sorry, Missy. Are you okay?” Is he kidding me right now?
I continue to wheeze around each painful cough while my friend repeatedly thumps against my back, and I dodge the next bone-jarring whack.
Cheeze burga. I’ll give him, ‘Are you okay?’
My sinus cavities and chest burn from the spirits—I now know how to clean my sinuses, and I don’t recommend it.
I reach for a napkin off the bar and wipe my face and watering eyes. Thank God for waterproof make-up.
As soon as I have my coughing under control and air back in my lungs, my graying vision goes from blurry to nearly normal, and I notice the glass of water before me.
After several sips of water, my throat improves. A sigh escapes when I manage to breathe in without coughing out a lung. I glance up and notice the annoyed, sexy bartender staring straight at me.
Sorry, I mouth as I reach for another napkin and begin mopping up the small puddles of scotch.
What a waste of good liquor!
“Geez, Neil, say it louder, why don’t you,” I rasp on a shaky breath. “Just for that, you are no longer my friend.”
I give my best friend I love with all my heart the evil eye and slowly force air back into my lungs.
“Come on, Princess, I’m serious. I am more than your best friend, and you know it. Anyway, when was the last time you got busy between the sheets?” He attempts to whack my back again, and I dodge his outstretched hand. “Any sheets, for that matter?”
I cringe at his words. Why do eligible men seem to place me in the friend zone, use me, or run the other way?
I carefully wipe my face one more time, paying a little more attention to my burning nostrils, and eye my best friend up and down. All sexy six-foot-three hunk of muscle, with his short dark hair, chiseled jaw with a dimple, and Kingsman suit… and he bats for the other team.
The carefree, fun-loving, annoying man has probably had more action in the last week than I have in the past year or more.
With my eyesight back to normal, I continue admiring his body. If only I could persuade Neil to turn Bi.
With my raspy breathing under control and payback in mind, I wait for him to take another mouthful of scotch. Then, with a cheeky smile and a fluttering of my eyelashes, I innocently mumble, “Can’t you close your eyes and do me from behind?”
Neil bursts out laughing between half swallowing and half spitting his drink out, just missing me.
He wipes his mouth with the back of his hand and shakes his head. “Oh, Princess, you might have a fine ass, but girl, no offense, I would never tap you.”
I frown at his hurtful words and force my chin up, knowing I should not take his comments personally.
He places his empty glass on the bar’s surface, gently reaches for my hand and sighs. “Look, Princess, if I tried tapping your ass with my granite long cock, it would melt quicker than soft-serve ice cream on a thirty-eight-degree Summer’s day in Sydney.”
“Thanks a bunch,” I grumble, yanking my hand free and turning my back to him, unsure whether to feel relieved or insulted. “You know, I could have had Laini meet me here,” I innocently mutter, knowing full well, whenever Laini, my old college friend, and I get together, trouble follows.
“No,” he barks. Here we go. Mr. High and Mighty. “I put my foot down, Missy.” My eyes roll and I smirk. “I will not spring you from lock-up again. You and Laini together are nothing but trouble.” Yeah. Well, I will not dispute that. It’s not our fault men act stupid around us. Laini’s due to arrive in Vegas tomorrow night for an author’s conference and a book signing. I was hoping to catch up with her for a few hours. It will be great to see her happy smiling face again. “Has she told her family that she’s a published author yet?”
My female bestie is a successful fiction author. At least she writes under a pseudonym. Her family will have a stroke when they discover little Laini is a famous published romance author. I throw my head back and laugh, visualizing her parent’s faces if they knew. “Nope.” This is one secret we’ve kept to ourselves.
If these short snippets have you eager for more – download Insta Bride using the universal link.
I hope you all have a fabulous and safe Easter with family and friends. Don’t over eat. But, remember to enjoy yourself.
Until next time.
Keep safe and look after yourselves.
M. L. Tompsett
A few other ebooks – I am not recommending, just passing on the book and link for you to make up your own mind. Most are free ebooks. Amazon-Kindle.
April 12, 2022
A Perfectly Paranormal Easter – Release Day!
Another fantastic book by talented authors.
Read all about it on the the blog.
Drift looked down at the collection of pastel-clad rabbits slowly climbing his legs, and quirked just enough lip to show the tip of a fang. “Are your bunnies going to throw me out?”
Foiled, Samantha Marshall
A Perfectly Paranormal Easter
Hello, everyone!
It’s here! It’s here! IT’S HERE!!
*ahem*
Today is the official release day for A Perfectly Paranormal Easter, coming to you just in time for a lovely bookish session on the couch with a hot chocolate, some actual chocolate, a blankie and some blessed peace and quiet.
Yes, please, I’ll take six!
Better than anything the Easter Bunny will bring!*unconfirmed*
Together with the other three fabulous authors who make up the Perfectly Paranormal Anthology crew, I am beyond thrilled to bring you this latest installment in the series.
This anthology contains four unique, original, full-length novellas in a variety of styles, so there’s bound to be something…
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