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What I’m Watching: Unfamous

Unfamous isn’t exactly new but I’ve been sitting on it awhile, mostly because I had other things I wanted to watch. But finally, I sat down to watch it. And I was… impressed? The question mark is only because I don’t normally do ‘new-adult’ style dramas. I usually like my characters a little older and […]

Sometimes Love Starts With A Contract

Some romances start with love at first sight, others start with a blind-date. This one started with a contract. The Love Contract is finally live. Now that Alvina ‘Vina’ Song has hit the dreaded 30s, her family are desperate to get her married. She, however, is in no hurry to walk down the aisle. It’ll […]

7 Things You Didn’t Know About The Games We Play

Okay, you already know that The Games We Play is published, right? You don’t? What? Stop playing with me. I know you already have it. But if you don’t, then get it HERE. You’d think that by now I’d have stopped planning my books down to the last chapter in advance. After all, things never […]

WHAT I’M WATCHING: W- Two Worlds

I have an obsession – a crazy obsession. It’s called Korean dramas , and I’d like to ruin you by introducing you to one of the most interesting ones out there. It’s called W. I haven’t seen anything quite as unique as W. Most Korean ‘travel’ dramas have characters moving between the past and present, […]

The Writing Never Stops

The second book in the Sizzle & Burn series, The Games We Play, is on the burner and almost done. I’ve finished writing and editing it and now I’m just waiting for my editor to do her thing. When it’s cooked, I’ll let you know but you need to be in My Book Club if […]

7 Things You Didn’t Know About Yes, Chef

So yeah, you know I recently published a little something, right? It’s done pretty well on the market and I cannot express how grateful I am to everyone who took the time to check it out and/or buy it. If you haven’t… well, what are you waiting for (Learn More Here)? Writing Yes, Chef was […]

New Release: Yes, Chef

It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I missed you too. I got caught up in life, work and everything in between then forgot to check up on you. But, oh well… Here’s wishing you a Happy New Year.

While I was away I did manage to jot down a little something. It’s called Yes, Chef:

 

[image error]Chef Greyson Teller has had a thing for Snow Harrison since the moment she walked into his kitchen asking for a job. When she breaks up with her longtime boyfriend for what has to be the millionth time, he decides that this is finally his chance to show her that he’s the one who truly knows the way to her heart.

It’s about to get hot in the kitchen.

To get your copy today, just click on the  link to your favorite store below.

Amazon US  │  Amazon UK  │

NOTE: The book is also available for borrowing through Kindle Unlimited.

Enjoy, and let me know what you think by leaving a review after you’re done reading.

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And Another One Begins

I know. I know. You’re wondering where the hell is The Bridal Candidate 2. After all I did promise that it’d be done by March and April. I’d say that life happens sometimes but that would be only half the truth. The whole truth is that I did a bit of bad planning. I forgot that I still needed to finish the Hollis Brothers series. Because that series was halfway done, I decided to postpone TBC2 and finish it up officially. Good news; now that Wicked Surrender is finally published and the series has drawn to an end, I can now focus on The Bridal Candidate 2.

Now about TBC. Initially I was just going to write one book.  But while I was writing the book I realized that Lincoln was just sitting there ‘dead’. In my head  he’s such an important part of Aiko’s life that I felt it would be important to find out more about not just their relationship but what actually happened to him. I’m not going to give any spoilers, but I assure you the book will be an emotional, tangled mess. Get ready.

If you’d like to receive sample chapters and/or get an immediate notice the moment The Bridal Candidate 2 is available Join My Reading Group.

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It’s Wicked. It’s Sexy. And It’s Here

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In case you didn’t get the news yet, Wicked Surrender is here.In this third and final book in the Hollis Brothers’ Series, Mr. Ezekiel Landa-Hollis a.k.a. Zeke gets his happily ever after. And it’s about time. He’s the oldest after all.

The h is called London Pistol. Yup! London Pistol. So you already know you’re up for a wild ride.

Get it. Get it. Get it.

Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ECNCY72/

Amazon.uk: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01ECNCY72/

iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1104702635

Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1123671569/

Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/wicked-surrender-4

Filed under: Books, New Release, Writing Tagged: billionaire romance, bwwm romance, enemies to lovers, linda verji, wicked surrender

YouTube – The Procrastinator’s Playground

Yup! I got sucked in.

I got sucked in so hard I didn’t write for a whole week. 7 Days. That’s 21,000 words in Linda Writing Pace. I’m all about taking responsibility for your actions but I insist this is the work of the devil – And that devil has a name. YouTube!

Screw you, YouTube!

 

Okay, let’s start from the beginning so you can all understand why I blame that devil up there. Sooo – I decided to move. My ex-flat was quite small. Actually, small is a generous term. It was tiny – like Howard Wolowitz tiny without all the funky clothes and Jewish humor to make it at least bearable. This place was TINY.

Also I had this brilliant blue couch that seemed like a good idea when I had it made. However, hardly three days later looked like the sea had puked on my living room. It made me want to lock myself in my bedroom, crawl under the bed and pray for the monsters underneath to swallow me up. Seriously, don’t buy a colorful couch unless you want to get stuck with that couch’s color scheme for the rest of your life. In my case I melded the blue with some greens and yellows. Worked for some time but I get bored really easily and with this blue couch I couldn’t just flip the house design at the drop of a hat. Which totally killed me.

My bedroom was okay. But I had little to no storage for my butt-load of books. Plus I’d collected a load of crap in my short stay in that flat and most of it got shoved below my bed. #HoardersAlive lol.

Anyway it was time for a change.

First things first, I sold everything I hated – with the couch leading the way. The carpet, extra DVD player, blender that never gets used, portable closet, books that I’m done with and don’t think I’ll ever read etc By the time I was done said flat looked… well, flat. Then I moved.

My new place is still small, but it’s more Leonard-small. It will cut it for now. But a new practically empty place meant time to flex my non-existent interior design skills. And where did I start my research?

YouTube. YouTube. YouTube

Yassss!!!!

There is no better place to look for decor ideas, diy tips etc, or to gawk at all the fantastic things other people have done with their own spaces. Miss So Focused a.k.a Linda decides the best place to start is with apartment tours.

Incidentally, I wonder how people can do that. It has to be one of the bravest things anyone can decide to do. There are some needlessly cruel people out there who are always looking for someone to criticize, and anyone who can brush off the weird comments like; “Oh, you have too much money. You’re so spoilt. I bet you don’t even know a kid in Africa.” “Your house is so clinical and lifeless. I couldn’t live there.” “God, that thing is tiny. Is that a doll house or a real house?” “Oh, your house is so filled with clutter. Yuck!” – is a hero in my book.

Anyway, back to the apartment tours. That’s where I started, but it didn’t stop there. Somehow, house tours led me into the DIY black hole  where I was learning how to make my own picture frames (why? why would I do that when I leave a stone’s throw away from a big supermarket with many, many cheap frames), build closets (again, why?), restore old cabinets (I don’t even have space for a cabinet). Somehow all that nonsense led me to BBC’s design rules ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os02K3VP8-I ) which in all honesty was probably the least waste of my time in this whole endeavor.

But of course it wasn’t enough. We need to see these design rules put into use in real-life situations, right? Why not check out  The Great Interior Design Challenge ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKrfkRylqtw ) and see how other people are using these rules, huh? Okay, okay! They’re doing it well. But wouldn’t it be fun to follow some ‘real’ amateurs like me who don’t know squat about design rules. Voila – Your Home In Their Hands ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-g9AOq7Ves )

Two days later, I’m like ‘Ugh! That was godawful’, why did I just waste all my time watching hacks massacring those poor peoples homes. Ooh! The train wreck. I must cleanse my palate with something more professional.

Well, hello HGTV’S Design Star (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND3B-BE158w ). I’m Linda and you look like a sexy, smexy show. Wanna waste some more time with me?

I did not come up for air until I’d watched every single HDS episode on the internet. One of those episodes had someone playing around with Asian themes and it looked fantastic. So of course I had to look for houses decored with Asian themes in mind. But they weren’t what I was looking for. So I had the bright idea to check out some Korean shows and maybe I’d  pick out something from there.

I started off with Boys Over Flowers ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWvzfV4HfIg ). I came for the interior design but I stayed for the humorous teenage angst. Then because I was so smitten by Lee Min Ho, I followed him over to Personal Taste ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw1y_xd4vgg ). Then since I was now officially addicted to Korean soaps, I of course had to see Rain’s Full House ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwk7tnCQlx4 ), which of course made me wonder how the Pinoy version was different from it. So I ….. I COULD NOT STOP!!!

You know what I’m just going to stop the confessions right there lest my internet provider shuts down my connection.But one thing is clear YouTube is crack. Crack so good you don’t even notice when it’s ruining your teeth. You see now, don’t you? None of this was my fault. That red, black and white whore totally trapped and seduced me. How was I supposed to resist all those endless videos? Hell, I didn’t even notice when she was sucking my writing time. I just went ahead and tilted my neck so that witch could have her fill. Blame her for the delay in publishing Wicked Surrender :-) :-) :-)

I’m beginning the No-Youtube diet today so I can finish Wicked Surrender (whose cover has already been made). Pray for me, because I don’t know if I can overcome.

 

PS: I got the light grey couches and I’m now rocking the red drapes and burnt orange, green and patterned throw pillows look.

PSS: If you’ve clicked any of the links above. It’s over for you. You’re officially a member of the Hell Squad. Sorry, not sorry :-)

 

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