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Whew, what a month! It’s now been a little over a month since my debut novel Salt and Ice was released, and it’s been… slow. And because I believe in transparency, I want to share some numbers here.

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J.D. Lear wrote a new blog post February Writing Update Whew, what a month! It’s now been a little over a month since my debut novel Salt and Ice was released, and it’s been… slow. And because I believe in Read more of this blog post »
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J.D. Lear liked Saskia Veldhuis 's review of Salt and Ice: "A very enjoyable story, with two very different young men who start off as rivals and gradually grow to be good friends (not a romance). Having figure skating featured in a warm Australian beach town setting was definitely an interesting choice, and " Read more of this review »
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J.D. Lear liked Heidi Marshburn's review of Salt and Ice: "This read was full of well researched information on the world of figure skating. It was well thought out and executed. Even though I am not familiar with the sport on such a deep level, I enjoyed the book and will check out more by this author. "
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J.D. Lear and 2 other people liked Kiso's review of Salt and Ice: "I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review An easy-to-read rivals-to-friends sports novel. I really appreciated the amount of research and care the author put into ensuring that all of the skating-related details were accurate."
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I was lucky enough to read an ARC copy of Y2K Betrayal by Tania Weatherley and it did not disappoint! Y2K Betrayal is a stand-alone sequel to Y2K Love and follows in the footsteps of the antagonists David and Monique. I must admit, I was a bit skeptic ...more
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J.D. Lear is now following Monique Jakobsen and Rukayya
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