I want a pirate mascot

I have some news.

I'm not sure who's still around that will see this, but I'd never have written this book or gotten here without the years of support I received from fandom for my writing. I am so grateful to everyone who ever commented, shared, left kudos, or messaged me about my fanfics.

If it wasn't for the confidence you all gave me, I don't know that I'd have had the courage on Christmas Day 2018 to sit down and start writing what would become my first original novel. That book didn't go anywhere, but now, on Christmas Day 2025, my debut is currently the most requested ARC for Berkley Romance on Netgalley. The fact that it's 12th in all romance and 22nd for ALL of Netgalley is even more mind blowing. What an incredible, surreal, wonderful full circle moment.

Over approximately 10 days, our Artemis II crew successfully completed a voyage around the Moon. They gave us stunning photos of the far side of the Moon, Earth, and a solar eclipse, along with inspirational messages, laughs, and even a few tears. Let's recap the Artemis II mission.

First step: fit check.

Artemis II astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen got suited up and had their spacesuits checked to make sure they were ready to go to space.

Every Shane & Ilya Kiss: Season 1

things to cry about this morning:

the way shane's eyes fly open when ilya says his name

He remembered being so happy to see him. Even now, just knowing that Ilya had made the trip to the hospital filled Shane with a tingly warmth. Shane was completely in love with him. He would hit his head all over again just to be alone in that quiet hospital room with those careful fingers and those concerned eyes.

shane + relaxing into ilya's touch