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Secret Love is LIVE and FREE to read with Kindle Unlimited! I’m so excited for you to read Henley’s story and see how he interacts with his three beautiful girls, his love Tru, and of course, his bromance with the guys. This story was SO FUN to write and I hope you love them as much as I do! I have a release day giveaway happening on my IG page and tomorrow, I will have a fun giveaway with some of my author friends so keep an eye out for those posts!!!

XO,

Willow

🏈🏈 ℕ𝔼𝕎 ℝ𝔼𝕃𝔼𝔸𝕊𝔼 🏈🏈

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐔𝐒𝐀 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥-𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐝, 𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐩, 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝!

Audio narrated by: Savannah Peachwood and Sebastian York

Who meets their soulmate shopping for bagels in a supermarket bakery aisle?

Before I moved to the small town of Silver Hills, I would have told you no one.

But the second I meet Henley Ward, I'm swept away. 

He is everything I look for in a man: tall, strong and so handsome.

Our instant attraction, spirited banter, and heated glances leave a lasting impression...

Until I see him again.

Like a raging tornado, he storms into the school ready to take on the teacher who has crushed his daughter’s spirit. 

The dedication this man has to his three daughters could be the sexiest thing I have ever seen. 

Before we know it, we are stealing kisses in his kitchen and secretly getting together any chance we can. 

I know I should stay away from Henley so I don’t lose my job, and his focus is on raising the girls and being the best wide receiver in football, but our attraction is intense and the draw between us is too tempting to resist. 

I can only hope our secret love will survive when our truth is revealed. 

Secret Love is book two in The Single Dad Playbook series. Each book can be read as a complete standalone.

Secret Love on ebook and paperback Secret Love on Audio

The audio for Secret Love is now available for preorder!

Preorder Secret Love on audio

Secret Love is now available for pre-order in audio!

Narrated by: Sebastian York & @savannahpeachwood

Releasing: October 10, 2024

Who meets their soulmate shopping for bagels in a supermarket bakery aisle?

Before I moved to the small town of Silver Hills, I would have told you no one.

But the second I meet Henley Ward, I’m swept away.

He is everything I look for in a man: tall, strong and so handsome.

Our instant attraction, spirited banter, and heated glances leave a lasting impression…

Until I see him again.

Like a raging tornado, he storms into the school ready to take on the teacher who has crushed his daughter’s spirit.

The dedication this man has to his three daughters could be the sexiest thing I have ever seen.

Before we know it, we are stealing kisses in his kitchen and secretly getting together any chance we can.

I know I should stay away from Henley so I don’t lose my job, and his focus is on raising the girls and being the best wide receiver in football, but our attraction is intense and the draw between us is too tempting to resist.

I can only hope our secret love will survive when our truth is revealed.

Secret Love is book two in the Single Dad Playbook series. Each book can be read as a standalone.

Secret Love Excerpt

“I’m so glad you’re here.”

He leans in and kisses me once. So soft and sweet. 
He steps back and I want to pull him in again, run my fingers through his hair and kiss him until we’re both breathless.
But he takes my hand and leads me into the kitchen where I can tell he’s been working hard. There’s a pile of dishes in the sink, a massive wooden bowl of Caesar salad and bottles of alcohol on the island, with limes and lemon zest in pretty little glass bowls.


I inhale and sigh. “It smells so good in here.”


“I hope you meant it when you said you like spinach and mushroom lasagna. I made my mom’s recipe.”


My stomach does a little flip-flop. “You remember everything, don’t you? I think I said that during one of our first texts.” 


“I remember everything about you.” He smirks.

“Are you trying to seduce me, Henley Ward?”

“Is it working?”
Now I’m the one smirking.

“Spinach and mushroom lasagna sounds delicious.”


“Would you like a cocktail or wine?”


I point to the lemon vodka. “I can’t resist anything with lemon.”
“

One lemon drop coming right up, tiny dancer.”

My heart cannot take all this swoonworthiness. Made-up word, but it’s entirely how I feel.
“Can I do anything to help?”


“You standing there looking the way you do in my kitchen is extremely helpful. Except you’re taking my breath away, so I suggest you keep a safe distance. I want to feed you, but these hands have a mind of their own.”

He holds up his hands and waves his long, thick fingers. 
My mind goes straight to the way those skilled fingers worked me over, and I flush. He smiles like he knows exactly where my mind is. It’s the sexiest thing when he mixes the drink in the shaker; his forearms make my mouth water. He pours the drink into a pretty glass and garnishes it with a twist of lemon zest.


“You’re not having one?” I ask when he hands it to me.


He grabs a glass and lifts a bottle of Jameson. “I’ll have this.”

He pours the amber liquid into the glass and taps it against mine. “To a spectacular date.”


“Oh, this is a date?” I can’t stop smiling.


“It’s absolutely a date.” He can’t stop smiling either. 


“Good to know. To a spectacular date then.” I tap his glass again and we take a sip of our drinks.

“Oh, that’s so good.”
He leans over and kisses me.

“Agreed,” he says. “So good.”

He points to the table. “Have a seat. You’re tempting me with those pretty lips.”

Secret Love Narrator Reveal!

Narrated by: Sebastian York & Savannah Peachwood

Releasing: October 10, 2024


Who meets their soulmate shopping for bagels in a supermarket bakery aisle?

Before I moved to the small town of Silver Hills, I would have told you no one.

But the second I meet Henley Ward, I’m swept away.

He is everything I look for in a man: tall, strong and so handsome.

Our instant attraction, spirited banter, and heated glances leave a lasting impression…

Until I see him again.

Like a raging tornado, he storms into the school ready to take on the teacher who has crushed his daughter’s spirit.

The dedication this man has to his three daughters could be the sexiest thing I have ever seen.

Before we know it, we are stealing kisses in his kitchen and secretly getting together any chance we can.

I know I should stay away from Henley so I don’t lose my job, and his focus is on raising the girls and being the best wide receiver in football, but our attraction is intense and the draw between us is too tempting to resist.

I can only hope our secret love will survive when our truth is revealed.

Secret Love is book two in the Single Dad Playbook series. Each book can be read as a standalone.


Pre-order today!
https://geni.us/SecretLove

Add to Goodreads: https://bit.ly/47sH6Jk

ℕ ℝ !!!

Hi Readers!

I'm so excited to announce that Savannah Peachwood and Sebastian York are narrating 𝑆𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑡 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒! These two did an AMAZING job at bringing Henley and Tru to life and I can't wait for you to listen!!! This will be a simultaneous release, so the ebook, paperback and audio will release on 10/10.

Preorder Secret Love

𝐀 𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐝, 𝐚𝐠𝐞-𝐠𝐚𝐩, 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐔𝐒𝐀 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫

𝙒𝙝𝙤 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙡𝙚?

Before I moved to the small town of Silver Hills, I would have told you no one.

But the second I meet Henley Ward, I'm swept away.

He is everything I look for in a man: tall, strong and so handsome.

Our instant attraction, spirited banter, and heated glances leave a lasting impression...

Until I see him again.

Like a raging tornado, he storms into the school ready to take on the teacher who has crushed his daughter’s spirit.

The dedication this man has to his three daughters could be the sexiest thing I have ever seen.

Before we know it, we are stealing kisses in his kitchen and secretly getting together any chance we can.

I know I should stay away from Henley so I don’t lose my job, and his focus is on raising the girls and being the best wide receiver in football, but our attraction is intense and the draw between us is too tempting to resist.

I can only hope our secret love will survive when our truth is revealed.

Secret Love is book two in The Single Dad Playbook series. Each book can be read as a complete standalone.

Secret Love Cover Reveal!

Releasing: October 10, 2024

Couple Cover Design: Emily Wittig

Alternate Cover Design: Kira Sabin

Photographer: Aisha Lee



Who meets their soulmate shopping for bagels in a supermarket bakery aisle?

Before I moved to the small town of Silver Hills, I would have told you no one.

But the second I meet Henley Ward, I'm swept away.

He is everything I look for in a man: tall, strong and so handsome.

Our instant attraction, spirited banter, and heated glances leave a lasting impression...

Until I see him again.

Like a raging tornado, he storms into the school ready to take on the teacher who has crushed his daughter’s spirit.

The dedication this man has to his three daughters could be the sexiest thing I have ever seen.

Before we know it, we are stealing kisses in his kitchen and secretly getting together any chance we can.

I know I should stay away from Henley so I don’t lose my job, and his focus is on raising the girls and being the best wide receiver in football, but our attraction is intense and the draw between us is too tempting to resist.

I can only hope our secret love will survive when our truth is revealed.

Secret Love is book two in The Single Dad Playbook series. Each book can be read as a complete standalone.


Pre-order your copy today!
https://geni.us/SecretLove


Add to Goodreads: https://geni.us/SecretLoveGR

Henley's cover and blurb are here!!

I’m so excited to share the cover of Secret Love with you! I can’t wait for you to fall in love with Henley and his girls like I did! Secret Love releases on October 10th!

🏈🏈 ℂ𝕆𝕍𝔼ℝ ℝ𝔼𝕍𝔼𝔸𝕃 & 𝔹𝕃𝕌ℝ𝔹 ℝ𝔼𝕍𝔼𝔸𝕃 🏈🏈

A sizzling small town, single dad, age-gap, sports romance in The Single Dad Playbook series, from USA Today Bestselling author Willow Aster

Who meets their soulmate shopping for bagels in a supermarket bakery aisle?

Before I moved to the small town of Silver Hills, I would have told you no one.

But the second I meet Henley Ward, I'm swept away. 

He is everything I look for in a man: tall, strong and so handsome.

Our instant attraction, spirited banter, and heated glances leave a lasting impression...

Until I see him again.

Like a raging tornado, he storms into the school ready to take on the teacher who has crushed his daughter’s spirit. 

The dedication this man has to his three daughters could be the sexiest thing I have ever seen. 

Before we know it, we are stealing kisses in his kitchen and secretly getting together any chance we can. 

I know I should stay away from Henley so I don’t lose my job, and his focus is on raising the girls and being the best wide receiver in football, but our attraction is intense and the draw between us is too tempting to resist. 

I can only hope our secret love will survive when our truth is revealed. 

Secret Love is book two in The Single Dad Playbook series. Each book can be read as a complete standalone.

Cover Design: Emily Wittig

Photographer: Aisha Lee

Cover Artwork: Kira Sabin

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This Mad Love Collector’s Box includes:

Embroidered Colorado Mustangs Cap

Map of Silver Hills Notebook

Mad Love Ballpoint Pen

Sticker/Postcard Pack (Fairy Hut sticker, Single Dad Playbook sticker, Mad Love pink cover postcard, Mad Love teal cover postcard)

Mad Love special edition paperback with signed bookplate

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Audio Release and July Sales!

Audio Release!

Narrated by CJ Bloom and Vincent Skye, Don't Cry Over Spilled MILF is now available on audio!

"𝐼. 𝐴𝑀. 𝐷𝐸𝐴𝐷. 𝐺𝑢𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑙𝑎𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑐𝑟𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 (𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑟𝑦 𝑙𝑎𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔?) 𝑠𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑗𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘, 𝑢𝑛𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑚𝑒 𝑢𝑝 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙𝑠. 𝐺𝑢𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑑𝑎𝑚𝑛 𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑡. 𝐻𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑚𝑦 𝑓𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝐺𝐷 𝑇𝑎𝑦𝑙𝑜𝑟." ~ 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑦 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑠 𝐵𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑠


𝘼 𝙝𝙤𝙩, 𝙨𝙚𝙭𝙮 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙤𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙜𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙞𝙢.
𝘽𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙚 𝙪𝙥, 𝙎𝙪𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙖𝙝 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙤𝙣. 𝙂𝙪𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙉𝙤 𝙥𝙪𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙.


Susannah
I make my living writing romance.
I prefer my heroes to remain fictional.
But Gus Taylor is better than anything I could have dreamed up.
Sexy and funny and dauntingly handsome.
My little girl and I have been on our own for a long time and that's the way I want to keep it.
But Gus Taylor makes me question everything I believe.

Gus
I'm a good-time guy.
I've always worn the title with pride.
But from the moment Susannah Brighton moves next door, I'm a goner.
And she's got a little girl.
In the beginning, I think she's just a mom I'd like to—forget about it.
All that's changed now that I know Susannah and her angelic daughter.
I'll do whatever it takes to win her over.
Because when you know, you know.
And I plan on writing myself into her happily ever after.

**This is book 4 in the G.D. Taylors series. Each one features a different sibling and can be read as a complete standalone. A HEA is guaranteed!**

Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Dont-Cry-O...-




Ebook Sales!

𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞! On sale for $2.49

About the books:
Book 1: Wanted Wed or Alive
From best selling authors Willow Aster and Laura Pavlov comes the first book in a new rom-com series.
A runaway groom. A cautious neighbor. Too many sexually fueled run-ins to speak of.
Mya...
I came to New York for a fresh start.
A new job.
A new apartment.
A new life.
The last thing I'm looking for is a man.
Been there.
Done that.

Jesse…
I flee for my life when I leave Chicago.
Escaping a lifetime of misery.
But from the moment my eyes land on Mya Whitfield—I'm done for.
And don't even get me started on watching her play the cello.
I've never envied anything the way I envy that enormous piece of wood between her legs.
Move over, cello…
There's a new man in town.
**This is book 1 in the G.D. Taylors series. Each one features a different sibling and can be read as a complete standalone. A HEA is guaranteed!**


Book 2: The Bold and the Bullheaded
Bestselling authors Willow Aster and Laura Pavlov return with this laugh out loud, enemies-to-lovers, standalone romance.
A bullheaded alpha. The bane of my existence. I can't escape him no matter how hard I try.
Emma…
I don't do feelings.
Especially not with an arrogant, broody Taylor brother.
But one moment of weakness on an elevator wrecks me.
I curse his name.
I curse said elevator.
Yet I find myself wanting to be trapped in a small space with Spence Taylor again.
And don't even get me started on his day job.
The man can do just about anything with those hands.
Those big hands, and er—big feet.
I digress.

Spence…
Emma Kingsley is the most infuriating woman I've ever known.
Stubborn, arrogant, and sexy as sin.
She drives me crazy.
And she's determined to hate me.
The funny thing is—I can't get enough.
But the woman has more walls up than the royal palace.
Lucky for her, I make a living tearing down walls.
And I just found my favorite project.
Time to renovate, Queenie.

Wanted Wed or Alive: https://amzn.to/45Ypepc

The Bold and the Bullheaded: https://amzn.to/3VZbshl

Mad Love is LIVE!

#1click: https://geni.us/MadLove

Audio narrated by: Connor Crais and Ava Erickson

𝐇𝐞'𝐬 𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞…
For a long time now, I’ve despised Weston Shaw. He’d been someone I’d admired, taking my favorite football team, the Colorado Mustangs, to the Super Bowl.
But that all turned upside down after one night that had nothing to do with me.
We share one undeniable connection: his son, Caleb.
Unfortunately, the circumstances behind that have never been my story to tell.
But now, the truth is out, and I’m left to deal with the consequences.
I’m living under the same roof as Weston, and each day, I discover a side of him I never expected.
He’s not the selfish jock I imagined. He’s caring, thoughtful, and unexpectedly charming.
I find myself drawn to him in ways I never thought possible. It’s terrifying and exhilarating, but I can't deny it any longer…
I’m falling for the one person I shouldn’t…Weston Shaw.
Mad Love is book one in The Single Dad Playbook series. Each book can be read as a standalone.