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Crossing the Lines ARCs and cover are here!

I'm so excited to have ARCs and share the cover for Crossing the Lines (Neighborly Affection #2) with you. It's one year to the day I submitted my first novel, Playing the Game (Neighborly Affection #1) to Lyrical Press and chewed through my fingernails waiting for...

Day trip: Henry, Alice, and Jay conduct their own interview

In an attempt to finish up my current WIP, I've sent Henry, Alice, and Jay off to Brynna Curry's 31 Days of Halloween event. If you have a few minutes to play with the trio, stop by and say howdy. Presumably Henry will keep his pets well in hand. Unless he's feeling...

Two Neighborly Affection stories almost here

It's an exciting week for Henry, Alice, and Jay. Crossing the Lines (Neighborly Affection #2) is through line edits and headed for the galley stage, which means I'll have ARCs (advance reader copies) available for reviewers soon. If you're interested in getting an...

Win a Kindle and a baker’s dozen books with Sizzle and Sass

I'm the first to admit I'm not so great at marketing. Saleswoman, I am not. Mostly, I keep my head down and write. So I'm thankful my fellow Lyrical Press authors (who are way smarter than I am) decided to launch Sizzle and Sass, a Facebook page for romance authors...

First peek at a Neighborly Affection short story

If you spend any time over on Facebook, the new Sizzle and Sass page is a good way to keep up with me and a dozen other romance authors. Today we're sharing snippets from works in progress. I've shared the one from the Neighborly Affection short story below (first...

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