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Breathless: a Love Serial, Part IV

Hello everyone!I'm sorry that this is coming to you a day late - a friend of mine is moving out of state, and I realized that yesterday was the last day I had the chance to see her before she went off! With that said ... Jake may be one of my favorite heroes I've written so far. *Sigh*But this week there is something a little different to tell you, because this is the first time Love Serial history (ha! It's been a month) that we had a tie.Yes, a tie - between Jake going after Claire vs. Max...

Breathless: a Love Serial, Part III

Hello, dear fabulous readers!I hope you are ready for ourthirdinstallment of Breathless!Now, for the most epic of drum rolls... *insert the epic drum roll here*...............The highest vote went to: "I want to know what in the h*** Jake is thinking right now. Like, RIGHT NOW. Make it happen, Maria."So that's what I've brought to you this evening! And, I'm going to be honest with you, this chapteractuallyhad me in stitches laughing. I don't think I've had quite so much fun with a couple in a...

Breathless: a Love Serial, Part II

Hello there!I'm so glad to see you again, and I hope you're ready to see what will happen to Claire after last week's first chapter of Breathless.*drum roll*With over 30 votes, there was a request to see the hot and sexy Jake .... and, trust me, he's sexy. Definitely bold. And, from what it seems like so far, a perfect match for our feisty Claire.As always, be sure to tune in at the bottom of this post, where I will list the link for my Love Serial Alerts, so you can always stay up to date on...

Breathless: A Love Serial, Part I

Hello there! You might be wondering how exactly this works - well, if you are, then you've come to the right place. For months I've toyed with the idea of a story that is completely reader-based. Do you remember those Choose Your Own Adventure stories you may have read as a kid? Where you were given a choice as to what happened at the end of each chapter?  Well, this is exactly on the same idea.Each Tuesday (like today!!), I will post a chapter of Breathless, which is a sexy rom-com with all...

Sneak Peek into Say You'll Be Mine!

We are so close toSay You'll Be Mine'srelease date - April 27th!Honestly, I can't even believe it - not quite yet. This is a book I've been working on for over a year - since I realized that I wanted to wait on releasing it until I had Book 2 and Book 3 of the NOLA Heart series almost ready to go.(For those wondering, Book 2 in the NOLA Heart series will be out at the end of June, and Book 3 will hit e-retailers at the end of August...don't ask mewhyI like the end of months for releasing book...

Power Play & Jump Into Love Giveaway

So, perhaps I should begin with the fact that it has been a whirlwind of a few months. It's been utterly crazy sauce behind-the-scenes, that's for sure. But, in a good way. And there's only more crazy sauce coming up!This blog post is going to be a bit quick because I'm eager to jump into my new work in progress - a WIP that I quiteliterallydecided must be written this morning while I was taking a shower. Originally, I planned for POWER PLAY to be a standalone novella.Honestly, I wanted to ki...

2016 in Review

It's that time of year again. You know what I'm talking about -- the start of a new year, when hope seems plentiful and you may or may not feel slightly dejected from the previous 365 days.I'm not sure about you, but I've always been one of those people who adores the start of a new calendar year, and generally never pauses to think, "You know, I wouldn't mind a do-over."(As you might imagine, I'm not one of those folks reliving their high school days or their college days or their postgradua...

Book Review | Miracle on 5th Avenue

Name:Sarah MorganBook:Miracle on 5th AvenueGenre:Contemporary RomanceRelease Date:November 29, 2016Grade:AThe PlotHopeless romantic Eva Jordan loves everything about Christmas. She might be spending the holidays alone this year, but when she’s given an opportunity to housesit a spectacular penthouse on Fifth Avenue, she leaps at the chance. What better place to celebrate than in snow-kissed Manhattan? What she didn’t expect was to find the penthouse still occupied by its gorgeous–and mysterio...

Book Review | The Danger of Desire

Title:The Danger of DesireAuthor:Sabrina JeffriesGenre:Historical RomanceRelease Date:November 22, 2016Grade:A+To root out the card cheat responsible for her brother’s death, Miss Delia Trevor spends her evenings dancing her way through high society balls, and her late nights disguised as a young man gambling her way through London’s gaming hells. Then one night, handsome Warren Corry, the Marquess of Knightford, a notorious member of St. George’s Club, recognizes her. When he threatens to re...

5 Top Romance Novels : : October 2016

Never fear! My monthly round up of the top five romances for the month is back!(I know, you can profusely thank me ... for missing the months of July - September.  What was I doing during this time that I was not reviewing books? Working.  Sleeping.  More working.  I lead a very,veryexciting life, didn't you know?)In any case, we are back to it today, my lovelies.  I read a lot of books this month, perhaps because when I am stressed I either read or write.  When I can't focus, I read.  When I...