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Camp NaNoWriMo: Day 1

For Day One’s Challenge, I decided to start an ongoing series of short(ish?) stories around what the characters of the Dark Little Town series would be doing during Quarentine. Please keep in mind that these are not edited (at all!). For these, I’ll just share excerpts. Short Stories will be published in full.

Remember: These are being written as a self-challenge and are not really up to my usual par or editing standards. They may change drastically from any future official publication.

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Honest Lies is Here!

First, you can find Honest Lies for sale by going to the Books By Sam page, OR find your favorite vendor here (including my PayHip). If you want to take a chance on winning a free copy though, you can do that over here on GoodReads!

I am so excited that Honest Lies is dropping to the public today. I wrote almost the entirety of both books in December of 2020, so this was the fastest turn around I’ve done on a book –and I doubt I will ever do it again!

I’ve taken a little bit of a break, b...

Beta Reader Applications Open

Do you like reading books before they’re available to the general public?

Do you have opinions you like to share with authors?

You might make a great beta!

I’m trying something a little different this time around for Beta Reading on my newly announced Dylan Duology. (Yes, you read that right –Dylan Montgomery is back, and he’s filling TWO BOOKS. Don’t even get me started). If you’re interested in giving beta reading a try, you can apply using the form at bit.ly/larosebeta

Beta Re...

Book Giveaway Challenge!

If you don’t know, I’m on TikTok now.

It’s a rabbit hole I never meant to fall into. But too late now!

Yesterday, January 14th, 2021, I issued a challenge via the platform in a quest to give away some ARC copies I have lying around of Real Talk (before the rather extensive correcting that happened to it). I now have CLEAN copies on the way, but I have almost a DOZEN in a box that are otherwise useless to me.

All in all, these copies are fine. They just have 1 particular scene between T...

Real Talk: Free eBook for the Holidays!

As you know, I try to make free copies available quite regularly. So, with the holiday season upon us, it seemed like as good a time as any to put Real Talk up for FREE. Except Amazon, which forces me to charge 99 cents.

So, dont use Amazon, I guess?

To find Real Talk for Free, you can go my UBL: books2read.com/RealTalk OR go to my Book Page on the website. Links for paperbacks are also up! If you want to make sure youre supporting me, please consider purchasing from my PayHip shop.

Real...

Something More ARCs!

Have you been waiting for me to finish Jordan’s story?

Well you’re in luck! It will hit e-stores (with print copies being available very soon as well!) November 9th!

But you (maybe), are lucky enough to see that I am giving away 25 ARC editions of Something More!

“You’re cute. ” T hey had pinned him against the wall between the juke box and pinball machine. “What are you into?”

“Into?” He’d asked dumbly. “I…I don’t know.”

“You don’t know? You’re friends with a person like Mora. ...

Real Talk: Revised Edition

So.

I did a bad thing.

I published a book that hadn’t been as thoroughly edited as I thought it had been. To be honest, the number of eyes that saw my novel before it was published were minimal at best.

So, when I ran a freebie promotion with Voracious Readers (Spoiler Alert: I probably won’t do that again; I gave away 10 copies of my book, and only netted 1 review…What happens when I pay for a campaign?). One of those lovely readers left me a review, which I greatly appreciate. But the...

Happy Birthday to Me!

I’m not one to make a huge deal out of Birthdays. I’m more a gift-giver than a gift receiver.

Which is why, I’m offering 25 copies of the Real Talk ARC, completely free. You know, which is my jam.

What can you do for me on this celebration of my 32nd summer? You can review it. No, really. I’m so appreciative of the people who have reviewed my book –even those that had less than stellar things to say.

(Y’all, I -know-. I really do. But I hope you still check out Pants Optional, but IMHO,...

Pick up Real Talk for FREE!

Hey everyone! To celebrate the pending publication of Book Two: Pants Optional of the Dark Little Town series, I’m offering REAL TALK for free until July 15th via Prolific Works!

(Marketing Image: Real Talk cover in an e-reader. Reads: First in Series! A conversation: “You think I was a bully?” “You called him Little Emo.” “I could have called him a lot worse.”. Available from Apple Books, Amazon, B&N, and others. http://www.books2read.com/realtalk.)

To sweeten the deal, I am also offerin...

Real Talk: Print Editions coming!

I am SO excited to announce that the first Print Edition of Real Talk is on it’s way! I’ve just finalized the cover, and am waiting to order an author copy for review before I release it to the world.

This first print release will also feature some typo corrections (…although, I’m sure y’all will help me find more!), and an adjustment to the Texting Conversations.

To celebrate that as well as Pride (really more so for Pride, but I’m SO EXCITED), I’ve put the Real Talk e-book on sale for j...