Waking Up to #2! (And It’s Not Poo!) #thankyou #gayromance

I’d stopped checking the charts on Smoky Mountain Dreams when it fell to #15 over the weekend. I figured the book had played out and I was okay with that, pretty pleased actually with how it had been received.

I woke up this morning to a text from a friend alerting me to this:

I think my reply was, “Holy shit!!!” LOL. But guys, really, this is so unexpected! Thank you to all the readers who have taken a chance on me this year. Between Training Season, The River Leith, and now Smoky Mountain Dreams, I feel like readers have gone on a huge journey of trust with me and I’m honored and thrilled to find that so many believe the books won’t let them down. That’s something I treasure and feel so much gratitude for. THANK YOU!

In important news, Ferguson is happening, protests are happening, and my book is small, small potatoes in the face of it. Still, I needed to say thanks. A book is nothing without readers–you let the characters live in you.