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July 23, 2019
IN IT TO WIN IT now available!
Yay! It’s the second book in my Wynn Hockey series. I’m so thrilled with the fabulous reviews this book is getting! Redeeming a hero can be hard, but I love JP and I hope you do too.
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Wynn family bonds bend but never break. . . .
JP Wynn: I admit, I’ve made some bad choices—on and off the ice.
Now all I want to do is show my team I can control my emotions while I’m playing and redeem myself with my family, especially with my brother, Théo.
I hate that I hurt him and I’m determined to stay out of trouble.
But the hot bridesmaid at Théo’s wedding is tempting me into another bad decision.
A little flirting and a hook up with Taylor seem harmless . . . until Manny Martinez jumps me on the dance floor and starts beating the crap out of me.
And just like that I add one more bad decision to my résumé.
Taylor Hart: I always thought hockey players were hot. Now I think they’re crazy.
Manny broke my heart when he got traded to another team and left without even a goodbye.
Then he showed up at my best friend’s wedding. All I wanted to do was show Manny that I was over him.
And the groom’s sexy brother, JP, seemed more than willing to be my distraction.
But after the way everything went down, I want nothing to do with any of them.
Easier said than done. Especially when Lacey’s new brother-in-law is always around. . . .
And I keep thinking about the wedding night, when we snuck away to his room for the best sex of my life.
January 15, 2019
Acknowledgements...
Because I know not everyone will read GAME ON, I’m posting the Acknowledgements here — and I have one more to add, who wasn’t around when I wrote this! HUGE thanks to Heather Roberts at L.Woods PR and all the fabulous bloggers who work with her, for getting my books out there and visible!
This is the end of the Aces Hockey series, but never fear, dear readers, there will be more hockey romance from me! Stay tuned to my blog, my newsletter, and social media for news about my next hockey series, Wynn Hockey . . . some of the Aces may even make cameo appearances in the upcoming stories.
I have so many people to thank for helping to make the Aces Hockey series so successful.
First of all, Major Misconduct was the manuscript that landed me my fabulous agent, Emily Sylvan Kim, who has been such a support ever since. Thank you, Emily, for believing in my Aces and in me!
Major Misconduct was also the manuscript that landed me a contract with Loveswept. I am forever grateful to everyone at Loveswept for all you’ve done for me and my books—Sue Grimshaw, Gina Wachtel, Matthew Schwartz, Madeleine Kenney, and the cover designers and production team who work on my books. My writing career has grown so much because of all of you.
To all the authors in the Hockey with Heart group—you are amazing, talented, generous people who also love hockey like me. We can ask the most arcane questions—about dressing rooms and planes and cellphones and game-day schedules and WAGs and NHL rules and so much more, and everyone shares whatever they can to help each other.
To bloggers and reviewers who share the word about my books, thank you for all that you do.
I also have to thank the sports reporters at the Winnipeg Free Press. Pretty sure you guys don’t read romance, so you’ll probably never see this! But living in a hockey-crazy city with a local newspaper that reports multiple articles daily on the Winnipeg Jets during hockey season, including a lot of special interest stories about the players and their lives, has given me so much information and so many story ideas.
And if I’m going to thank the local newspaper, I might as well thank Mark Chipman and David Thomson for bringing the Jets back to Winnipeg! I started writing hockey romance before we had an NHL team here again, but now that we do, it has made my hockey writing so much more authentic. Now I get to go to actual NHL games—and it’s research!
Another person to thank is Lance Thomson, who was the photographer for the Winnipeg Jets the first four years they were back in Winnipeg. He answered my many questions and gave me interesting details as well as behind-the-scenes looks at things.
Chicago! I love you! I fell in love with Chicago during my numerous visits, when I soaked up the atmosphere, the culture, the history, the food, and even attended an NHL game! The more research I did, the more I fell in love with the city. Thank you for being a wonderful home to my Chicago Aces.
Thank you to the members of my Sweet Heat Reader Lounge, who are always there for me, answering crazy questions about country music songs and kids’ movies and team mascots. I love you all!
Most of all, thank you to all my readers. I am so moved and humbled by your love for the Aces team and these books. Readers and reviewers have complimented my hockey knowledge, and that means the world to me. I love the sport of hockey and take pride in getting it right. But I also want to write engaging characters and heart-warming romances . . . and readers have responded to that too. While my first hockey series made me a USA Today bestselling author, I was thrilled that Icing and Top Shelf also hit that bestseller list. And that is thanks to everyone who bought my books. I am so deeply grateful.
January 14, 2019
GAME ON is now available!
The release of GAME ON makes me both happy and sad. I loved writing this book. I loved Cam and how he grew through the story. I love his dirty mind and his generosity. I love Olivia and both her strength and her insecurities. But IT’S THE LAST ACES HOCKEY BOOK!
I always intended the series to be 9 books; that seemed like a good number. And it was super fun to write the epilogue and connect all the stories up, revisiting the characters from way back at the beginning.
But I’m going to miss all these people and Chicago so much!
I’ve been to Chicago a number of times, and I love it. Last winter I wanted to do a winter research trip, so I booked the trip around a hockey game my Winnipeg Jets were playing against the Blackhawks. I contacted my author friend Kate Meader to see if she wanted to go to the game with me. So we did! We had dinner, went to the game at the United Center, which I’d always wanted to visit, and I spent a few days wandering around and doing the research that appears in Game On – a small tribute to the city that is home to my Aces team.
Now…my internet browser is open to sunny California as I write my next hockey series – WYNN HOCKEY. Not gonna lie – I absolutely loved writing the first book (Play to Win) and that made it a lot easier to say goodbye to my Aces guys. But maybe it’s just au revoir…until we meet again…as some of the Aces could always make appearances in the new series!
December 9, 2018
December Updates!
It’s almost mid-December and time for a few updates!
I recently moved some of my books into Kindle Unlimited as an experiment – I hope that I’ll be able to reach some readers who want to read my back list books but can’t afford to purchase them all, by making them free on Kindle Unlimited.
It’s a little hard to know on Amazon which books they are, though…Amazon’s not helpful that way! So here’s a list of the books that are now in KU:
And the complete Power Series boxed set
Also…do you like to LISTEN to your books?
Click here to see all my books that are currently available at Audible
November 10, 2018
Why we remember...
Today is Remembrance Day in Canada, a day when we remember the members of our armed forces who have died in the line of duty.
This year, it seems more important than ever to remember those who served…and why they served, especially in World War II. That war fought Italian fascism, Japanese militarism and their invasion of China, and the political takeover of Germany by Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party and its aggressive foreign policy.
“World War II was the deadliest conflict in human history, marked by 50 to 85 million fatalities, most of whom were civilians in the Soviet Union and China. It included massacres, the genocide of the Holocaust, strategic bombing, premeditated death from starvation and disease, and the only use of nuclear weapons in war.” Wikipedia
After the war ended, the Allies formed the United Nations in an effort to maintain world peace and adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 as a common standard for all member nations. France, China, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States became the permanent members of the UN's Security Council.
During World War II, the Allies adopted the Four Freedoms—freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from fear, and freedom from want—as their basic war aims. The United Nations Charter "reaffirmed faith in fundamental human rights, and dignity and worth of the human person" and committed all member states to promote "universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion."
Today, it is terrifying and horrifying to see with our own eyes that these fundamental freedoms are under attack, and more important than ever to remember why they fought…for freedom.
October 23, 2018
BIG STICK is out now!
A brooding hockey hunk learns to embrace life—and love—from a single mom who takes the world one puck at a time.
Big move . . . Jodie’s motto is “Don’t wait for the perfect moment—take the moment and make it perfect.” And that’s just what she decides to do when she moves to Chicago with her two-year-old daughter. Now all Jodie needs is a place to live, and her best friend’s boyfriend has just the answer.
Big stick . . . Nick Balachov has zero interest in socializing, partying, or flirting right now. It’s not that he doesn’t like women. He loves them. It’s just that hockey, casual hookups, and hanging out at home are enough for him these days. Now Nick has a big problem—because the woman living in his empty coach house is a major distraction.
Big deal? The more Nick tries to keep his distance, the more Jodie needs him—around the house, that is. First he helps with the snowstorm, then the power outage. Nick even finds himself trying to impress her little girl. What the hell is wrong with him? Jodie represents everything Nick doesn’t want. But maybe she’s just what he needs. . . .
I've been terrible about blogging and I apologize. My summer was completely consumed with moving -- I bought a condo, put the house up for sale (which involved a lot of cleaning, minor repairs, decluttering and staging) then moved into the new place (lots of painting and decluttering again!). I went back to finish cleaning the house and then unpacked in the new place and got things organized. By mid-September I was settled into my new home, and I really, really love it. I love the paint colors I chose and how they go with my furniture, I love my little deck outside and I love how cozy the condo is. But all this put me behind schedule on my writing. I've missed my deadline for book 1 of The Wynns, (first time ever I've missed a deadline) but I've gotten back on track so I'm hopeful we won't have to delay the release (January 15, 2019)
At the end of September I went to Romance Author Mastermind in Houston. What an amazing conference! It was very focused on marketing and branding, which is something I need to do better at, and I learned so much. I came home with a long "to do" list for me, my assistant and my publicist! We're working one some new things, so watch for them!
And I just got back from the Shameless Book Con in Orlando. Wow! What a great time! The book signing was amazing—thank you to everyone who came by whether to buy a book, to get me to sign your awesome creations, or just to say hi. I loved meeting you all! It was also great to meet other authors, some I’ve met before, others I know on line but have never met in person. Now I need a rest! I also need to get writing!
July 16, 2018
Playing Hurt is now out!
Are you missing hockey like I am? Well now you can have your hockey and romance!
Playing Hurt is now available!
Okay, I know not everyone is a hockey fan. But you don’t have to be a hockey fan to enjoy Playing Hurt, because even when my heroes are hockey players, my goal is to write a moving, entertaining romance.
The next Aces player to fall is Chase!
He’s playing hurt. She’s laying low. And they’re both flirting with disaster.
Chase: The last thing I’d ever want to do is let my team down. After overcoming my bad-boy reputation, I was dominating on the ice. But things aren’t going so well this season, and even my parents think I’m partying again. Now I’m really worried about my career. The only bright spot in my life is the Twitter flirtation I’ve struck up with pop princess Jordyn Banks. Turns out she’s a huge hockey fan—and she’s willing to wager a date on her favorite team. . . .
Jordyn: Even though I’m an L.A. fan now, I’ve always had a soft spot for the Aces, since I grew up in Chicago. Then I lose a bet to Chase Hartman, and suddenly I’m up close and personal with a pro athlete who’s anything but soft. Not only is Chase the hottest guy I’ve ever met, he’s secretly super sweet. As if I had time for a relationship . . . yeah, right. But when I suddenly have nothing but time on my hands, he’s the only one who understands. Now, with both of our careers at stake, Chase is tempting me to put my heart on the line too.
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Fun fact about Playing Hurt: Chase and Jordyn’s Twitter bet was inspired by a real life story – a fan made a Twitter bet with Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard and they did go out on a date. Of course my mind went farther than that…what if that was the start of a real romance? That’s a fresh and modern “meet cute” that I wanted to turn into a happy ever after.
My favorite thingsThis summer I'm loving this Sangria! A nice refreshing way to drink red wine, over ice with fruit! You don't even need to add fruit to this one, it tastes so good.
And THIS bronzer! Perfect colour and shimmer!
I’ve been too busy to go shopping so I have no “shoe news” to share with you. ☹ Busy buying a new condo and getting ready to move – eep! Not to mention finishing off the last of the Aces Hockey series and handing that book in RIGHT ON DEADLINE, and planning out the next hockey series, The Wynns. I’m excited to tell these stories!
May 27, 2018
SCREWED IS NOW AVAILABLE!
Screwed is out now!
Yay!
(I'm still in love with this cover!)
I just want to remind folks that this book was previously released as a part of The Sutherlands multi-author anthology a few years ago, so some of you may already have read it. It has been re-edited, updated, and about 20,000 words added.
Check out more about it here!
Other May news…I just signed a contract with Loveswept for a new hockey series! Woohoo! Watch for more news about Wynns Hockey, coming in 2019!
I’ve been happily digging in dirt and planting my flowers. The weather here has been lovely although we could probably use more rain.
If you’re not into gardening and flowers, this might not excite you but YOU GUYS! I found a dream come true plant – a YELLOW MANDEVILLA.
My old auntie, who also used to love to garden, used to buy me a Mandevilla plant every spring—and they were absolutely lovely, but they have PINK flowers. Nothing wrong with pink, but I’m not a “pink” person. I like lots of oranges and yellows in my garden. So when I found this yellow Mandevilla, I had to have it!
Do you like Sangria? I do, especially in summer! I found this sangria that is super delicious and easy since it’s already made. You don’t even have to add fruit, it tastes amazing even without, but adding some is nice.
Enjoy your summer and happy reading!
May 11, 2018
May Updates!
Hello all!
It's the most wonderful time of the year! HOCKEY PLAYOFFS!
I wouldn't be this excited about it, but this year my Winnipeg Jets are IN the playoffs and they just won the second round to move on to the Western Conference final. This is the only Winnipeg Jets team in history that's made it this far in the playoffs, even going back to Jets 1.0, so the entire city is going crazy right now LOL. I'm so excited!!
Other newsHey I'm on Radish now!
Have you checked out this app? It's a pretty cool way to read. There are some free things to get you started including a book by me! I'll be uploading more content soon!
April 27, 2018
COVER REVEAL!!!
This cover is AMAZING!
I absolutely love it. I'm a little sad because it's the last book of the Aces Hockey series (out October 2018) BUT never fear, another hockey series is in the works!
Watch for more details and pre-order links!
