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Ungrateful – a chapter from Dear Jon

I am currently re-reading all of my books. It’s not a selfish pursuit; I’m digging for “the past” to include in some future stuff. Whatever the reason, though, I stumble upon some parts of my books that I’m – well – super proud of. This chapter is one of those. If you haven’t read the entire Choisie series, this has a minor spoiler, but it’s nothing that should discourage you from checking out…

If you're new here, start here. I've updated the page about my books to offer my recommended reading order.

A quick reference guide to reading my books

If you’re new here, start here. I’ve updated the page about my books to offer my recommended reading order.

Lost and Found Excerpt | Triple Date

If you follow me on Facebook, you may have seen my post last night about how much I love Chapter 7 of Lost and Found. It’s a very full chapter with plenty of content to love (11,311 words?!)… why I didn’t break it up, I’ll never know. It was my first book, and it admittedly has its quirks.

Anyway, I’m not here to apologize for lengthy chapters. I am here to give you a big, juicy excerpt from…

This is a super short post, but I want to let all the wonderful bloggy people know that I finished A Holland and a Fighter much sooner than I expected and decided to release it nearly a month early on Sunday, June 16.

As I’ve said in other social posts, this one is a love letter to the most devoted of readers. This isn’t a stand-alone by any means. To get the most out of it, read allthe other…

A Holland and a Fighter Excerpt: Burgers with a Side of Eggplant and Peaches

Honestly? There’s nothing quite like Jon and Livvy being in love. It’s been AWESOME “being in love” with them, too. I think you’ll love every moment of this book, but this night is particularly special for our lovebirds… so here’s the first excerpt. I don’t want to give too much away of A Holland and a Fighter–in a way, it’s a love letter to my most devoted readers: the Holland bubble.

Jon’s…

A Holland and a Fighter is coming July 15 - you can preorder your Kindle ebook or signed paperback today!

The 18th book is coming right on the heels of Make Waves. The release date will be July 15, 2019! If you like to feel your books, you will want to read this one.

Here are the preorder links for the Kindle ebook and the signed paperback. You can add it on Goodreads, too!

Want to know what it’s about?

Holland. It wasn’t the name I was born with, but it was a gift that was given to me at the age of…

Make Waves is ON SALE NOW!

Today is the day! My 17th book is now on sale on Amazon.com in both ebook and paperback formats! If you’re a Kindle Unlimited subscriber, you can also read it free with your subscription, just like you can most of my other books!

If this is the first you’ve heard of Make Waves, this full-length novel is a continuation of Max Scott’s story–so yes, that means there are books you should read before…

First off? If you came here from LinkedIn, this is my PERSONAL blog… and this character, Max Scott? He has no filter and no boundaries. Read at your own risk. I’m not remotely joking. Also? He might be my favorite character. Judge me if if you will. And with that…

I try to maintain a neutral expression as I look over the menu. I never pay the check when Callen and I go out. Ever. And when I go…

Make Waves: an excerpt narrated by Max Scott

I haven’t put out snippets or anything for Make Waves, and I thought, “That’s not fair…” So, today’s the day I fix that. Here’s a scene with the Scott brothers and their mom. The narrator for this is Max.

The next night, Will, Jon and I are at Mom’s for dinner. She didn’t cook; Will brought something that smells amazing from Shea’s test kitchen. It doesn’t really matter what it is–I know it will…

In Memory of Ben…

Benjamin Noahwas born in New Braunfels, Texas, in the spring of 2002. Due to catastrophic flooding there in early July, he was relocated to the Dallas SPCA. After the sudden loss of my wire fox terrier, Ruby, my mom and I found ourselves in the SPCA in mid-July–just looking, of course, and only for a female dog, which we found. The cute, black terrier puppy was adopted, but the man at the…

On MARCH 31 ONLY, I’m GIVING AWAY the first books in four of my series! Click on any of the links to learn more about each book. And for Kindle Unlimited subscribers, all of my books are in the program, so you can read for free anytime! DON’T MISS OUT! DOWNLOAD TODAY AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS! -`ღ´-   LOST AND FOUND | Emi Lost & Found – Book 1   -`ღ´- This series can be read as a standalone series!…

So, for those of you who don’t know, NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month. It happens every November, and the challenge is to write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. Well, we all know my novels don’t fit in 50,000 words, so I just aim to write part of a novel in 30 days. Mathematically, that breaks down to 1,667 words-per-day. I normally try to stay on pace with this, at least, but being the…

(It Happened) One Friday is here!

I tried to be proactive. I wanted the book to publish on Friday, and Amazon says it can take 72 hours to publish… so I was giving it plenty of time. And then it took one whole hour. It took less time for Trey and Zaina to… well, you know. Or wait! You don’t! You haven’t read it yet! Why are you still here!!? Go read it! http://amzn.to/2vYEiRs (IT HAPPENED) ONE FRIDAY  | $0.99 ebook He did it.…

Cover Reveal: (It Happened) One Friday

Daniela at DCP Designs is amazing. What can I say? I told her I wanted a text-y cover because I had looked for the perfect image for over a year, and what did she go and do? She found the perfect image AND produced the perfect text to go with it–and only by knowing the bare minimum about the book. Needless to say, I feel blessed to know this incredibly talented woman. So I won’t make y’all wait…

Reflections on Naming Characters

I’ve been meaning to write this post for a long time now–years, actually. I do something rather self-indulgent when I write. I know many people (friends, acquaintances, readers) think I do it for them, but I get something out of it, too, that’s pretty special. I name characters after people I know. When I first started writing, the first character I named after a friend was Teresa, who was Emi’s…

All of my books are now exclusively on Kindle!

This means that if you are a Kindle Unlimited subscriber, you can read them ALL for free! The Emi Lost & Found series? Free to read in KU, or buy the whole series for under $12. The Choisie series? Free to read in KU or under buy the whole series for under $16. All of the brothers’ books? Free to read in KU or under buy all five for under $17. And don’t forget about Number Seven and Hollandtown…

A look back at young Will

I’ve had a little trouble writing recently. I don’t think that comes as a surprise to anyone. So I decided to write something that was a little self-indulgent. Something that would make me feel good. I was happiest when I was writing Will, so I returned to him. This is just a little short story in what may become a compilation. I have this title… Belong: Love Letters to the Hollands. The concept…