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Book Deal News!

I’m over the moon to share this one, readers. This is my White Whale book, the one I believed in the most of everything I’ve ever written. It’s always felt special to me—weird, yes, but special. Ready for your first peek? This whole thing started in 2018. My 16 y/o goddaughter was walking with me down the streets of New Orleans and she said, “I saw my first dead body in Walmart.” I stopped in my tracks and said, “There’s a book in that line.” Then proceeded to turn myself inside out trying to find a story wild enough, beautiful enough, to fit the feeling that blew through my chest when I heard that first line. I’m about to have a new pen name, Nika Grace. This was at my request, because this book is so different from my contemp...
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Romance Author Meet Cute

Need an escape to fill that crusty, dusty creative well? Us too! Desperate to find your people—especially ones who understand the woes of the publishing industry? Same! That’s why the Romance Author Meet Cute is a three-day choose-your-own-adventure writing vacation. Think: low programming, optional activities, tons of writing time, plus unlimited ice cream. On this retreat, you will have 3 responsibilities: Write your face off. Make friends. Do absolutely zero chores (seriously, don’t even look at a dish unless it’s holding peanut butter cookies). This Retreat Is For You If… …you write romance or there’s romance in your [YA / Thriller / Fantasy / Erotic Pirate Chef Memoir]. …you know what “STFUATTDLAGG” means (and also if you don’t). …you’re currently burned out on publishing. …you have an agent, want an agent, or are an agent. …your romance is queer, straight,...
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Grand Prize Winner!

The call came in the middle of the day, and I almost didn’t answer to an unexpected number, but when they told me I had won, I pulled the phone away from my ear to look at it. Everyone that calls you to tell you that you won something is a scam, right? Not this time! You all know me as a romance author, but this little book is one I’ve been sitting on for a while, a thriller about a suicidal girl who puts up an ad for a serial killer on Craigslist…and the person who answers turns out to be a woman…and then they fall in love. I’m extra excited about this contest because several thousand people entered, so it was very competitive and I was thrilled to come out on top in a pool that large. It...
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