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July 23, 2022

one more kiss

One More Kiss

A charity romance anthology benefitting suicide awareness & prevention

releases 8.9.22 on all retailers

Having lost two of my siblings to suicide, it’s something I am very passionate about. Not only did I write the introduction, but this anthology has a story of mine in it.

100% of proceeds are being donated to The Keith Milano Memorial Fund at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Over 50 amazing authors have opted to participate in this amazing cause.

Check out the list and preorder your copy today.

A.C. Wilds • Alexa Padgett • Angela Sanders • Anne Mercier • Annie Anderson • April Canavan • April D Berry • Autumn Archer • Beck Knight • Bella Faust • Carmen Bishop • Celia Kyle • Dee Lagasse • E.S. McMillan • Echo Grayce • Elena Gray • Elizabella Baker • Ember Leigh • Eve L. Mitchell • Harlow Layne & Ella Kade • Heather Young-Nichols • Isla Drake • J.A. Hardt • J. Saman • Janine Infante Bosco • Jenn D Young • Jessica Wayne • J.L. Beck & C. Hallman • Julie Anne Addicott • Julie Trettel • Kennedy Fox • Kimberly Halstead • Kristie Leigh • Laynie Bynum • Lesley Hoover • Lexxi James • Linzi Baxter • Lucy Eden • Mandy Bee • Margo Bond Collins • Molly Chase • Morgan James • Neya Wara • Rachel Everly • Rachel Rawlings • Rae B. Lake • Raven de Hart • Ruby St George • Rue Lennox • Sarah Stein • SE Rose • Skye Turner • Sofia Aves • Stephie Walls • Tala Wolfe • Theda Vallee • Tina Glasneck • Vanessa Morse • Zoe Blake

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Published on July 23, 2022 14:33

July 22, 2022

bluebonnet is here

Bluebonnet is here!

Just like the title says, Bluebonnet is here.

100% of the proceeds go to the families affected by Uvalde.

I’m beyond thrilled that some of my work is included in this charity anthology.

You can buy it, or you can read the entire collection with Kindle Unlimited.

No matter how you support Bluebonnet, you’ll be helping those in Texas who need it.

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Published on July 22, 2022 13:55

July 1, 2022

why Rue?

Why Rue?

I don’t like surprises, and I know most of you don’t either. Especially with everything that is happening, and has been happening recently with the world around us. I also don’t normally share this much personal information, but I think you need to understand the backstory of what’s going on, and why changes are coming.

When I first started publishing, it was with a chip on my shoulder. Not about my books (which I knew weren’t perfect) but about my name. I’ve never used a penname, for a really simple reason that used to make me laugh when I got to tell the story – even though now I’m almost ashamed of that fact. My ex-husband did not think I’d succeed, and even asked for the last name back in the divorce. So, I told him and swore to myself that every single book I ever published would have his last name on it.

Which felt great, at the time. It was a really awesome way to rub his face in the fact that I was succeeding. After all. My name is my name, and he couldn’t do anything about it. At the time, my son wasn’t old enough to make the decision not to support it… or even know what I was doing, let alone why.

But he’s getting older, and my ex and I are on good terms. We coparent, and we’ve both moved on in our lives. I no longer even want the last name I have. It wasn’t mine before I married him, and it’s not something I’m connected to now that we’re apart.

There’s also the fact that my child(ren) – both my son and my stepdaughter – are getting old enough to know what I do, the genre I write in, and they are the ones I need to protect more than anything in this world.

I started questioning whether or not to use a penname over a year ago, and I waffled back and forth on it constantly. I came to the conclusion that I should just keep doing what I was doing, because I’d been doing it for years.

With the pause that I’ve put on my publishing to deal with my family chaos and the massive pile of shit life has thrown into my path, it’s the perfect time to take a step back and refocus…

To look at myself, my family, and do the best thing for ME and my writing. To do things the way I would have done them from the beginning if I knew what the fuck I was doing.

With that being said, over the next month or two, you’re going to see a lot of changes. The most important being my name.

I’m not going anywhere, but my name is. I hope you understand, and stick with me through the chaos.

 

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Published on July 01, 2022 14:53