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Royally Indecent is live!

Yay it’s release day for Royally Indecent! This book is a book of my heart. I had the idea for it so long ago, and I actually started writing it years ago, and only just finished it this spring. It felt overwhelming and intimidating, but I’m glad I got it done!

   

You'll enjoy Royally Indecent if you love:

royalty

forbidden love

military romance

second chance romance

friends to lovers

scandals and secrets

overcoming odds

swords crossing!

WHAT REVIEWERS ARE SAYING:

"without any doubt Kelly Jamieson is the queen of ménage romances filled with heart, substance, and emotion while including some beautiful, tender and also hot intimate encounters." ~ Sharon, www.simplylovebooks.com

"This story was just delicious." ~ Glittergirl, Goodreads

"Wow! What an amazing story! The hotness level for this was off the charts! THIS IS A MUST READ FOR THE SUMMER!" ~ Sharon, Goodreads

Memory by scent

Yesterday I went on an exciting adventure — I went to the mall.

I’ve been to the mall twice…maybe three times?…since the pandemic started. To fully understand how significant this is, when I worked in a downtown office I use to shop nearly every day. Things have changed at the mall —stores have closed down or moved, and there are some new shops. I bought myself a couple of basic tank tops and some baby gifts, and some yummy candles from Bath & Body Works, saving myself the shipping costs I’ve been paying regularly.

Then I went into Sephora, for the first time since the pandemic began.

Image of Sephora store

The smell!

OMG, I stopped dead just inside the door. It was incredible.

I closed my eyes and was transported…I’m not sure where? Back in time? To pre-pandemic when we could travel and shop freely, without worry, when we could try on makeup without a mask and treat ourselves to a new lipstick that people would actually see. To Paris. New York. Los Angeles.

We only got a Sephora store in this city a few years ago — okay, make that a few years pre-pandemic, I’ve lost those recent years. So Sephora was always a special treat when traveling. I was transported to Paris, pre-pandemic, in the summer. To New York — March 2020, the last time I set foot in Sephora. It felt magical and luxurious and beautiful.

Many studies have found a connection between odors and powerful memories. Scientists believe that smell and memory are so closely linked because the anatomy of the brain allows olfactory signals get to the limbic system very quickly. Experts say the memories associated with smells tend to be older and thought about less often, meaning the recollection is very vivid when it happens.

This was so vivid and powerful it brought me to tears. I literally wanted to just stand there and breathe in that scent.

It’s only a cosmetics store but I was experiencing carefree life and travel and glamour and small luxuries I haven’t had the pleasure of for years. And in the midst of a pandemic that can rob people of this sense, I’m so grateful for that ability to smell and have that experience.

You need this stuff!

Check it out! I now have a store where you can buy some fun merch. I’m obsessed with the Booklovers design — isn’t it pretty! And so me!

 MY STORE

NEWS!

I have a surprise release!

I’ve been working on this book for 3 years so I didn’t put it up for pre-order or even talk about it much, because I didn’t know if I’d ever finish it! But I did. and I’m super excited about it! ROYALLED INDECENT will be out July 19, 2022!

  

Pre-order:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3yFWrqN

Apple: https://apple.co/3yKsiXq 

Nook : https://bit.ly/RoyallyBN

Kobo: https://bit.ly/RoyallyK

  

A warrior. A prince. The one woman who can reconnect their broken hearts…

 

Chelsea Alderich

From the moment Ford rescues me from a bad date, I feel a spark. Too bad he’s gay, but he quickly becomes my best friend. And a roommate I can’t stop having hot dreams about. Then, at a charity gala, I meet Prince Griffin of Eria, a reformed playboy who runs a non-profit for veterans. And it isn’t long before flirting turns into falling in love.

 

Griffin Marlow

This American girl is messing with my head. I can’t stop thinking about her. She’s sweet and pure, and I’m falling hard, but there’s no way we can have a future together. I’m only here in the U.S. temporarily. I have to go back to Eria to take my place in line to the throne.

 

Ford Sullivan

Chelsea’s my best friend and my roommate, and even though my feelings for her are more than friendship, I won’t touch her unless she wants it. I know she’s seeing someone else, and to be honest, I’m a little jealous. Until I walk into our apartment and meet her new boyfriend—Prince Griffin of Eria. Then I’m freakin’ ballistic.

Release day for GOOD HANDS!

Good Hands is now available! I’m so excited for you to get to know Brandon and Lola better, after meeting them briefly in The O Zone. But if you didn’t read The O Zone, don’t worry! All the Bears Hockey books can be read as standalones!

   

I haven’t been as diligent as I’d hoped about keeping the blog updated sad face. Hopefully you are getting my emails. (If not, sign up here!) It will be a while until Scoring Big is out (November). The reason for this is the availability of my editor. I found an editor I love (who happens to be a hockey fan, bonus!) and her schedule gets booked up really fast so I had to take the dates she had in 2022. But…I’ve been working on a few other things, so watch the space for any surprise earlier releases! Hint: I’ve been doing a lot of wine research…

Also don’t forget to check out our livestream - Chippy Chicks! Stacey Agdern, Melanie Ting, Fortune Whelan, Danica Flynn and I talk about hockey from a romance author perspective! We have so much fun! Our next livestream is Sunday, April 24 at 8:00 Eastern.

And remember…I do have a lot of stories on reading apps RADISH and KISS, as well as a couple of interactve games on CHAPTERS!

 

How do I look?

Okay, not me, my website! Did you notice this page looks different? I just had a 2022 refresh and I’m in love with it. Thank you to Lauren Layne at Last Word Designs who got exactly what I wanted.

This week I’m working on edits for GOOD HANDS, coming in April. A fun new trope for me!

   

Fri-yay!

Right now - ON SALE!

TALK HOCKEY TO ME is on sale for just $0.99 everywhere! Only until January 18, so go grab it if you haven’t read it yet!

Amazon: http://bit.ly/talkhockeyaz

Apple: http://bit.ly/talkhockeyib

Nook: http://bit.ly/talkhockeybn

Kobo: http://bit.ly/talkhockeyK

Google: http://bit.ly/talkhockeyG

   

I don’t think I’ve posted here yet about the CHIPPY CHICKS!

We’ve been broadcasting live on YouTube for a few months now — we are five romance authors who love hockey (you already knew that about me!). I was having fun on Twitter one night watching hockey and commenting on games with these gals and we decided to try our own hockey and romance and hockey romance show. Here’s our channel where you can find previous episodes. Our next episode is Sunday, January 23, so subscribe to our channel so you don’t miss it!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbWXLta-xfhpVBIs4_9g7-g

   

Friday!

Here I am, being better about updating the blog!

It’s Friday and it’s colder than a penguin’s pecker here. :) That’s a quote from “Sweet Obsession”: which I was just working on because it’s now up on Radish. So if you’re a Radish reader, check it out! The story is called “Hot in Chicago” and there will be three seasons— Sweet Obsession, All Messed Up, and Playing Dirty.

   

This week I sent “Good Hands” to my editor - yay! I had fun writing this story, it went waaaayyy smoother than writing “The O Zone” which was a disaster until my wonderful editor got her hands on it and helped me fix it up. Speaking of “The O Zone,” that released this week, too!

And I’m playing around with ideas for “Scoring BIg,” the next Bears Hockey book! I also started work on a SEKRET PROJECT that I’m doing with a couple of author friends, so stay tuned for more about that!

I also have new stories on the KISS app, and a new story on Chapters — Major MIsconduct. I don’t have a way to identify those on my website - I wonder if I should add something for that…good timing, because as I type this, I’m working with my web designer on a refresh of the site. Look for that!

I hope you’re staying warm if it’s cold where you are, the weather has been crazy but since COVID is in another wave, I’m not going anywhere anyway!!

Release day for The O Zone!

Yay! I’m so excited about this release, because advance readers are loving this book! I hope you’ll love Emerie and Owen (Cookie!) as much as they have! I loved writing their story - a subway busker and a 6’5” hockey player who’s a giant hockey nerd. Fake relationship! And a big uh-oh!

Amazon: https://bit.ly/ozoneAz

Apple: https://bit.ly/ozoneAp

Nook: https://bit.ly/ozoneBN

Kobo: https://bit.ly/ozoneKo

Google: https://bit.ly/ozoneG

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Happy New Year!

I have been so lax on updating the blog here! I’m going to try to do better this year. That’s not a New Year’s resolution, since I don’t do those, but it is a goal for the year.

   

2021 was a challenging for many of us, in many different ways. I was very happy that I got my writing groove back and every week I try to focus on the positives. There’s always one good thing! I have an exciting release schedule for 2022 and I can’t wait to share my books with you. I just finished writing GOOD HANDS, coming in April, another Bears Hockey story, and it’s off to my editor. Time to get caught up with some other things and start the next book!

I use social media to connect with readers, but sometimes we forget that not everyone is on Facebook, or Twitter, or TikTok! I also have a mailing list where you can sign up to get all my news about new release, sales, and this year I’m giving away a free book every month as part of the Steamy Reads Book Club! You can sign up for that here… https://bit.ly/3qGfQlJ

   

I’m also exploring other ways of getting my books out to readers in some non-traditional ways. I have stories on Radish, which is serialized fiction that you can read on your phone. I also have a lot of stories coming to Kiss, another app for serialized stories. And if you like your stories interactive, I have a couple on Chapters. Fun new ways to access romance stories!

So be sure to check this space for more news in the coming months!