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January 25, 2020
[The Third Best Thing] Sneak Peek! (Copy)
I have another yummy taste of Berk and Jules for you! Check it out down below and don’t forget to enter to win one of five signed paperbacks of The Third Best Thing!
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His lips were soft and unyielding all at once. Fireworks erupted in my head. A colorful, sparking display with a new road lit up with each press of his lips and swipe of his tongue, which was nearing the grand finale.
I sank into him like I’d lost all motor functions.
He cupped the back of my neck and controlled the kiss. Delving deeper and deeper into my mouth and stealing away every breath like it would be his last. His tongue danced with mine like we had out on the dance floor, only his tongue wasn’t nearly as polite. A raging heat burned in my stomach and that traveled lower, creating a throbbing ache between my legs.
I squeezed my thighs together and moaned. The sound escaped the seal of our lips. If anything, it spurred him on.
His hand tightened against the small of my back, pressing me against him.
I was sandwiched between him and the cool concrete.
“Your lips make me forget about everything else. They make me forget about losing, about the hundred people in the hallway beside us, about anything not centered on this mouth. How’d you get so fucking sweet, Jules?”
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FIVE DAYS LEFT!Enter to win a paperback of the Third Best Thing!
[The Third Best Thing] Sneak Peek!
I have another yummy taste of Berk and Jules for you! Check it out down below and don’t forget to enter to win one of five signed paperbacks of The Third Best Thing!
Enter to win a paperback of The Third Best Thing!
His lips were soft and unyielding all at once. Fireworks erupted in my head. A colorful, sparking display with a new road lit up with each press of his lips and swipe of his tongue, which was nearing the grand finale.
I sank into him like I’d lost all motor functions.
He cupped the back of my neck and controlled the kiss. Delving deeper and deeper into my mouth and stealing away every breath like it would be his last. His tongue danced with mine like we had out on the dance floor, only his tongue wasn’t nearly as polite. A raging heat burned in my stomach and that traveled lower, creating a throbbing ache between my legs.
I squeezed my thighs together and moaned. The sound escaped the seal of our lips. If anything, it spurred him on.
His hand tightened against the small of my back, pressing me against him.
I was sandwiched between him and the cool concrete.
“Your lips make me forget about everything else. They make me forget about losing, about the hundred people in the hallway beside us, about anything not centered on this mouth. How’d you get so fucking sweet, Jules?”
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January 22, 2020
[The Third Best Thing] Get your sneak peek of Berk and Jules!
Paperbacks, anyone? There are so many fun things coming in the lead up to the release of The Third Best Thing and here’s another one!
You can add Berk to your shelf with a paperback of The Third Best Thing!
Enter to win a paperback of The Third Best Thing!
Dear Letter Girl, I need to see you. When can we meet?
Her response never came. My secret pen pal with a dirty mind has ghosted me. I've roped Jules, my sweet as pie next door neighbor, to help me track her down.
There's only one problem--I'm falling for her. The tortoise shell glasses, out of this world curves and delicious treats are making the search for The Letter Girl even harder.
My notes were supposed to be a one time thing. A little too much wine and naughty thoughts on a winter's night. I never thought Berk would write back. I wanted to tell him it was me, but the fear of rejection kept my lips sealed.
Now he’s enlisted my help to track down The Letter Girl and our search has him hot on my, ahem, her trail.
She's the girl next door.
He's my secret pen pal.
Truth is on a collision course with their hearts and it’s only a matter of time before one of them gets wrecked...
Are you ready? The semester starts at Fulton U on January 30th!
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EIGHT DAYS LEFT!Enter to win a paperback of the Third Best Thing!
January 19, 2020
[The Third Best Thing] Paperback Giveaway!
Paperbacks, anyone? There are so many fun things coming in the lead up to the release of The Third Best Thing and here’s another one!
You can add Berk to your shelf with a paperback of The Third Best Thing!
Enter to win a paperback of The Third Best Thing!
Dear Letter Girl, I need to see you. When can we meet?
Her response never came. My secret pen pal with a dirty mind has ghosted me. I've roped Jules, my sweet as pie next door neighbor, to help me track her down.
There's only one problem--I'm falling for her. The tortoise shell glasses, out of this world curves and delicious treats are making the search for The Letter Girl even harder.
My notes were supposed to be a one time thing. A little too much wine and naughty thoughts on a winter's night. I never thought Berk would write back. I wanted to tell him it was me, but the fear of rejection kept my lips sealed.
Now he’s enlisted my help to track down The Letter Girl and our search has him hot on my, ahem, her trail.
She's the girl next door.
He's my secret pen pal.
Truth is on a collision course with their hearts and it’s only a matter of time before one of them gets wrecked...
Are you ready? The semester starts at Fulton U on January 30th!
*****
TEN DAYS LEFT!Enter to win a paperback of the Third Best Thing!
[The Third Best Thing] Naughty Note
Naughty notes play a part in The Third Best Thing. Jules finds herself writing them one winters night and they take on a life of their own that now she’s trying to hide from.
Have you ever written a naughty note?
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Dear Letter Girl, I need to see you. When can we meet?
Her response never came. My secret pen pal with a dirty mind has ghosted me. I've roped Jules, my sweet as pie next door neighbor, to help me track her down.
There's only one problem--I'm falling for her. The tortoise shell glasses, out of this world curves and delicious treats are making the search for The Letter Girl even harder.
My notes were supposed to be a one time thing. A little too much wine and naughty thoughts on a winter's night. I never thought Berk would write back. I wanted to tell him it was me, but the fear of rejection kept my lips sealed.
Now he’s enlisted my help to track down The Letter Girl and our search has him hot on my, ahem, her trail.
She's the girl next door.
He's my secret pen pal.
Truth is on a collision course with their hearts and it’s only a matter of time before one of them gets wrecked...
Are you ready? The semester starts at Fulton U on January 30th!
*****
ELEVEN DAYS LEFT!Add The Third Best Thing to your goodreads!
January 18, 2020
[The Third Best Thing] Take a bite!
It wouldn’t be a Fulton U cover reveal without the cookie reveal for The Third Best Thing!
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Dear Letter Girl, I need to see you. When can we meet?
Her response never came. My secret pen pal with a dirty mind has ghosted me. I've roped Jules, my sweet as pie next door neighbor, to help me track her down.
There's only one problem--I'm falling for her. The tortoise shell glasses, out of this world curves and delicious treats are making the search for The Letter Girl even harder.
My notes were supposed to be a one time thing. A little too much wine and naughty thoughts on a winter's night. I never thought Berk would write back. I wanted to tell him it was me, but the fear of rejection kept my lips sealed.
Now he’s enlisted my help to track down The Letter Girl and our search has him hot on my, ahem, her trail.
She's the girl next door.
He's my secret pen pal.
Truth is on a collision course with their hearts and it’s only a matter of time before one of them gets wrecked...
Are you ready? The semester starts at Fulton U on January 30th!
*****
TWELVE DAYS LEFT!January 17, 2020
[The Third Best Thing] The Cover Reveal! So much yum!
The cover for The Third Best Thing is here!!! Which means the release is less than 2 weeks away! OMG!!
Dear Letter Girl, I need to see you. When can we meet?
Her response never came. My secret pen pal with a dirty mind has ghosted me. I've roped Jules, my sweet as pie next door neighbor, to help me track her down.
There's only one problem--I'm falling for her. The tortoise shell glasses, out of this world curves and delicious treats are making the search for The Letter Girl even harder.
My notes were supposed to be a one time thing. A little too much wine and naughty thoughts on a winter's night. I never thought Berk would write back. I wanted to tell him it was me, but the fear of rejection kept my lips sealed.
Now he’s enlisted my help to track down The Letter Girl and our search has him hot on my, ahem, her trail.
She's the girl next door.
He's my secret pen pal.
Truth is on a collision course with their hearts and it’s only a matter of time before one of them gets wrecked...
Add The Third Best Thing to your Goodreads
Are you ready? The semester starts at Fulton U on January 30th!
*****
THIRTEEN DAYS LEFT!
January 14, 2020
[The Third Best Thing] The Cover Reveal is coming!
Your emails, messages, tweets and IG comments are telling me ONE THING! Berk and Jules is one of my most anticipated books ever and it’s coming January 30th!
This secret admirer, girl next door romance is filled with so many swoons and laughter. And okay, you know me, so there are a few tears in there too!
JULES
He's been raiding my cookie box—again.
Literally. Berk is my next door neighbor who devours anything I bake. Big man on campus. And the guy I've been sending secret dirty notes to all semester.
Only he doesn't know the curvy baker next door and his secret pen pal vixen are one in the same. And there's no way I can let him find out.
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SIXTEEN DAYS LEFT!Add The Third Best Thing to your Goodreads
Are you ready? The semester starts at Fulton U on January 30th!
December 12, 2019
How are you surviving the Holidays?
Maybe find a quiet corner with your favorite romance and a hot cup of chocolate?
November was a whirlwind for me. I had a writer conference followed by a retreat. It was energizing! I am so excited for what I have planned in my writing schedule in 2020 and beyond.
I'm working on my current WIP to get it to readers in early 2020. In the meanwhile, enjoy this little snippet:
His head shot up and the half of the cookie sticking out of in his mouth broke off and dropped onto the counter. “There you are.” His words were muffled behind about two manhole cover-sized cookies.
“Did you think I was hiding in my cookie box?”
“Is that what you’re are calling it these days?” Killer smile and a direct hit.
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The Third Best Thing
October 28, 2019
Trick or Treat from your couch and fill up on bookish goodies!
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