I’m so excited this day is finally here! Download Someone Like Me for just $3.99 on Apple Books, Kindle, Kobo, Nook, or Smashwords.

For those of you paperback lovers, the book will be available in print on Amazon in a matter of days. I will post the link on all of my media outlets.

I’m so proud of this book, and I love these characters fiercely. I know this is my best novel to date, and I can’t wait for readers to fall in love with Evie and Drew.

If you get it, thanks for buying. If you read it, thanks for reading, and if you review it, bless you and thank you for reviewing. Reviews give a book wings!

Fall in love with Elise & Cole on Kindle, Smashwords, Nook, iBooks, and Kobo.

Shelter is a bit of a departure for me. For one, I’ve used first-person POV, and this story begins when my main characters are children. Check out the back cover blurb:

Elise Cormier has hated Cole Whitehurst since she was five years old. He’s always known just how to make her feel dumb, shabby, and — worst of all — invisible.

Even when they live under the same roof.

But that’s where Elise learns Cole’s terrible secret and why he is the way he is. Despite how he’s always treated her, Elise becomes his ally.

Cole Whitehurst has the weight of the world on his shoulders. Day in and day out, it’s up to him to keep his mother and sister safe. He’s used to giving up everything he wants in order to protect them.

And there’s nothing he wants more than Elise Cormier.

Cole has no business falling for his housekeeper’s daughter, but how could he resist? She’s funny. She’s real. And he trusts her with his life.

But, as Cole knows, loving someone comes with a price, and it may take him years to pay it.

If you buy a copy of Shelter, I humbly thank you, and if you read it, I ask you to please post a review. Honest, plentiful reviews are critical to any book’s success, and I’m tremendously grateful for each one.

Happy Reading!

Shelter, my seventh full-length novel, releases Thursday, Aug. 16, and I’ve put together a little playlist on Spotify to get readers ready for Elise and Cole’s love story.

I probably could have started the playlist off with “A Girl Worth Fighting For” from Disney’s Mulan since Shelter begins when Elise and Cole are kids, but I don’t think Elise and Cole as adults would have appreciated that.

If you have 22 minutes, give it a listen, and look out for references to these songs — subtle though they might be — as you read the book. Just a few more days to go!

My sixth full-length novel, Drive, releases today for $2.99!

I’m in LOVE with Jacques and Rainey, and I can’t wait to share them with the world! Here’s my back-cover blurb:

Growing up as the daughter of a world famous blues legend, Rainey Memphis Reeves learned everything she needed to know about musicians. They are phony, unfaithful, and never home — even when it matters.

Six years ago, an accident left her shattered, and even now, Rainey can’t trust herself behind the wheel of a car.

But when she meets Jacques Gilchrist, the sweet, soulful, and heart-stoppingly handsome Uber driver, Rainey discovers she can forget her fear when she’s with him.

Until she learns he’s a musician. And worse than that, he’s good. Too good.

Jacques Gilchrist has tried for years to break out of the small-town music scene, but as soon as he meets Rainey, he can’t stop writing songs about her. He’s about to take the world by storm, but if he wants Rainey by his side, Jacques will have to prove he’s nothing like her father.

He’s determined, even if he has to drive her across the country to do it.

If you read it, PLEASE post a review! Good, bad, or ugly. Reviews help writers more than you know!

Block & Tackle, featuring my novella Off Guard, releases today!

Find it on Amazon, Nook, iBooks, and Smashwords for $2.99.

I’m proud to be published in this collection along side the wonderfully talented Elise Faber and Kristin Vayden.

Here’s a glimpse of what each love story has to offer:

Offsides by Elise Faber

Job title:
Executive Assistant for CEO of Prestige Media Group

Job description:
(1) Deal with a massive amount of emails.
(2) Schedule conference calls and meetings with top athletes and other hugely important people.
(3) Pick up dry cleaning and food, consult on tie selection, make dinner reservations, and book flights . . . basically act as a wife-on-steroids.
(4) THE IMPORTANT ONE: Do not, under any circumstances, fall in love with Devon Scott—demanding boss, former NHL player, and all-around gorgeous specimen of the male persuasion.

Job performance:
Failing.
Absolutely failing at number four.

Off Guard by Stephanie Fournet

Life couldn’t be better for Charlie Woodruff.

After a year of holding out, she’s finally landed the job she’s always wanted in the city of her dreams. An apartment she can afford and new friends at work make the transition easy.
When she meets a gorgeous stranger who makes her laugh and steals her breath, it seems like the icing on the cake…

Until Charlie discovers he’s a client.

Hutch Barlow — newly drafted wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders — looks like an avenging angel, hangs on her every word, and is completely off-limits. The trouble is he also refuses to take “no” for an answer.

And if she’s being honest, Charlie doesn’t want him to.

But seeing him means she could lose everything — including her heart.

Off Limits by Kristin Vayden

Everything about Ava screams off limits.
To want her is to invite disaster.
To pursue her is to risk my job.
To kiss her might cost me my best friend.
But all those risks seem small in light of the first problem.
She hates me.

To her I’m a sell out, choosing to advance my career rather than protect my biggest client.
Her brother.
And my best friend.
She hasn’t spoken to me in over a year, but that ends now.
Because I’m done with holding back.
To hell with the consequences.
Wish me luck . . .

You First, my fifth novel, releases today!

Find it on Amazon, Nook, iBooks, Smashwords, and Kobo for $2.99.

I’m so excited to share the love story of Meredith and Gray. (If you’ve read Leave a Mark, you’ll recognize Meredith Ryan as one of Dr. Lee Hawthorne’s patients from Chapter Sixteen.) If you read it, please consider posting a review!

Driven. Private. Insanely talented.

Gray Blakewood is the most successful crime writer under the age of thirty—and he has a secret that could cost him his life.

He just wants to finish his latest novel before his world unravels, and the last thing he needs is a beautiful distraction.

Meredith Ryan, his new personal assistant, has seen more than her fair share of hard knocks. And, still, she’s the sweetest person he’s ever met.

She deserves a lifetime of happiness—which he can’t offer.

But he can’t seem to stay away.

Okay, so this may be the most unusual playlist ever assembled. This is largely due to the fact that Dr. Lee Hawthorne has both a jukebox and a sense of humor, so why can’t we mix Simon and Garfunkel with a little Pitbull? The Wurlitzer, naturally, only holds 45s, so most of the songs that come up in the novel are much older than Lee and Wren, but I can see Wren punching “Under Pressure” and Lee following with the confidence of Sam and Dave and whimsy of The Police. Lee and Wren both love antiques, after all, so why wouldn’t they share a love of old music? And with as many self-doubts as Wren carries, who else but Hozier would she have on her playlist? The list ends with Diana Krall’s version of “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” for obvious reasons. (Make sure you read the Epilogue.) Click the image to listen.

“Cecilia” by Simon & Garfunkel

“Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)” by Pitbull feat. T-Pain

“Under Pressure” by Queen & David Bowie

“I Thank You” by Sam and Dave

“Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” by The Police

“Too Busy Thinking About My Baby” by Marvin Gaye

“From Eden” by Hozier

“Like Real People Do” by Hozier

“It Will Come Back” by Hozier

“I’ve Got You Under My Skin” by Diana Krall

Here’s a peek from Chapter Eight in Butterfly Ginger.

As they passed the stairs on the way to the kitchen, Blythe chewed her lip. When would they go up there? Would it happen right away? How much would it hurt?

“Where are your parents?” she asked, unable to stop the rush of fears that crowded into her head.

“In St. Francesville, visiting Nana Grace — Richland’s mother,” Nate said, taking down two glasses from the cabinet. “They’ll be back tonight.”

Tonight. By then, everything would be different. Would this change them? Her palms felt like dishrags, and she tried to dry them on her shorts.

“Blythe…?” Nate was staring at her. He stood at the open fridge door, and Blythe realized she had missed something.

“Huh? What?”

“I asked if you wanted sweet or unsweet.” His voice was even, but as he studied her, the look of confident ease faded to one of concern.

“Oh… sweet, I guess… or unsweet,” she stammered. “It doesn’t matter.”

Nate shut the fridge door and crossed to her in two strides.

“Stop it,” he said, taking both her hands.

“Stop what?” she said, understanding him all too well but feeling damned ridiculous.

“Stop pretending that you’re okay when you’re not,” he said gently. He squeezed her hands and drew a long, slow breath as though he could breathe for her. “We don’t have to do this today, Blythe.”

“Yes, we do!”

The startled look he gave her must have matched her own.

Where did that come from?

“We do?” he asked, clearly teasing her. “I’m pretty sure it’s optional, Blythe, but if there’s some rule I don’t know about —”

Her index finger jabbed his ribs.

“Don’t joke,” she said, masking her embarrassment with irritation. It wasn’t his fault she was such a mess, but Blythe didn’t know what else to do. How could she screw this up any worse?

“Hey, hey,” Nate whispered, dropping his humor and pulling her against him. “I’m sorry. I just want you to relax. You look miserable, and that’s the last thing I want.”

His brown eyes, the color of warmth, searched hers, and Blythe finally remembered what it was like to be with him. She had thought and obsessed and stressed so much about what they would do, she had forgotten what it meant to be with Nate. Thinking had wound her tight with worry, but being with Nate always settled her like nothing else.

She breathed.

“I’m sorry,” she said, holding his gaze, circling her arms around him and squeezing back. “I’m too much in my head.”

“You seemed far away. I didn’t like it,” he told her. Nate swallowed and appeared to weigh his words. “I want you with me when you’re with me. There will be enough distance once school starts.”

It always came back to this. Time was running out for them. It was why she felt like they had to make the most of this one day alone.

“You’re right,” she conceded. “It doesn’t have to happen today, but, Nate, I want it to. When we go away to school, I don’t just want to be your girlfriend. I want to be your…”

Blythe lost her nerve. She couldn’t say the word out loud.

A wicked smile crept over Nate’s mouth.

“My pen pal?”

“Nate!” She giggled in spite of herself, and Nate trapped her arms with his so that she couldn’t swat him. His lips found her neck, and he teased her between kisses.

“My Facebook friend?” he breathed, making the hairs on the back of her neck stand up, even as she laughed and wanted to kick him all at once.

“Mmm… I love you,” Nate whispered, his breath tickling against her skin. “Would you be my lover?”

The word on his lips made her knees weak. How come he could say it and she couldn’t? And when he did, it sounded perfect. Not cheesy. Not strange. But intimate. A secret just for them.

“I love you,” she whispered back, drowning in his heat. She stretched up and pressed her lips to his neck, tasting a hint of salt and the crisp bite of grass. Even after a shower, Nate smelled like fresh air and green grass, as though he were made of it.

“Is that a yes?” he asked, smiling against her skin.

“Always.”