beachside is nearly here!
Hello my raspberries, my papayas, my peaches! I blinked and May started chugging right along, so it’s time for another newsletter. I have all the details on Beachside Book Fest later this week, which I am SO excited for, as well as my event with the lovely Ava Rani this upcoming Thursday, some book recommendations, and (finally!) links to all the Beyond the Play bonus content (so far) on my website. Oh, and my favorite Pilates instructor made me laugh so hard I nearly fell off the reformer with the perfect 50 Shades reference…
beachside book fest
If you’re coming to Fort Lauderdale this week for Beachside, make sure you stop by my booth! I’ll have swag + giveaways, and of course I’d love to meet you! See below for where my table will be set up, and some FAQs. I can’t wait to welcome y’all to my sunshine state! ☀️
FAQs:
What will you sign?
Books (any edition!), sticky notes, notebooks, and memorabilia.
Is there a limit?
Nope! If the line gets long, however, my assistant and I may have to adjust.
Will there be books available to purchase?
I will NOT have books available at my table. However, my books will be available for purchase from the on-site event vendor, Steamy Lit!
Are photos allowed?
YES! I am more than happy to take photos :)
If you have any other questions ahead of the event, please feel free to reply to this email, and I’ll get back to you!
help us celebrate the release of THE CHARMER!
If you’re local, or in the area ahead of the convention, come see the lovely, talented, wonderful Ava Rani, in conversation with me (eek!) as we celebrate the release of the third and final book in her Biotech Billionaires series, The Charmer! Limited tix are still available and can be purchased here:
The entire Biotech Billionaires—think Gossip Girl meets Succession—series is such a fun, fresh take on billionaire romance, and if you haven’t started it yet, dive in with the first in the series, The Spare! (And prepare to fall in love with Sloan and Marcus.)
bonus content: now (finally) on my website!
I know this took me a million years to do, but for my friends outside of North America, the extended epilogues for the first three books in Beyond the Play are finally available for download on my website! Additionally, for everyone, the Valentine’s Day-themed bonus story I wrote for Wicked Serve is there! Dive back into the Callahan family today if you’re missing them like I am:
Also, if you’re on the lookout for a new read, might I recommend India Holton’s Love’s Academic series? The first two books are available, and I absolutely DEVOURED them. Like, I couldn’t sit still, I kept wanting to throw my kindle (positive), they are ROMANTIC and MAGICAL and SO CLEVER, and now my new goal in life is to meet India one day so I can tell her how much I love her. Tragically, it would likely involve travel to New Zealand, and the thought of being on a plane for that long makes me break out in hives, but I loved these books so much that I’d consider it.
The series is essentially Victorian-era romance BUT WITH MAGICAL SCIENCE (dangerous, magical birds! magically-charged weather!) and I’m serious when I say I’ve never read anything like it:
Needless to say, I can’t wait for the third book <3
Pilates is still happening (yay!) and my favorite instructor at the studio, Erin, always puts together a workout that kicks my ass… but it’s totally worth it, because she also makes me laugh continuously throughout class. It’s the first time in my life I’ve felt truly joyful during exercise. The other day we were arching our backs and extending our arms back, fingers laced together, and we’re all quiet, right? Focused. Leaning into the fabulous stretch. And then into the silence, Erin moans, so loudly, “Oh, Christian Grey! I promise I’m a good girl!”
Chaos.
Imagine twelve women ranging from their twenties to their seventies breaking out into startled, roll-on-the-floor laughter. Someone shouted out that Erin would make a fabulous audiobook narrator, which I totally agree with. She knows how to sell it! I’m already thinking about how I can use her as inspiration for a character in a future book…
No one at the studio knows what I do for work, but naturally, it was extra funny for me, the secret romance novelist. Yes Christian Grey indeed 🫡
I hope to see you at Steamy Lit and Beachside, and cheers until next time!