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Cover Reveal for UNBREAK ME and first peek inside!

Ooh, exciting news today, people! I finally get to share my cover for UNBREAK ME! I’ve always felt really sorry for those authors. You know, the ones we all know must exist but we all pretend DON’T exist. The ones who hate their covers and have to pretend like they don’t. I’ve always been afraid I might end up being one of them, and I’m so, so glad that isn’t the case. Berkley Books’ art department knocked it out of the park so hard that I may have proposed collective marriage to the entire team when I saw it. I cannot confirm or deny anything. UNBREAK ME takes place in two glorious locales: New Orleans and Montana and I desperately and illogically wanted them both on the cover. Instead, I got one better because it features, as the hero, LJ,...
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Getting Better at Good News

Do you immediately knock on wood whenever anything good happens? I know I do. Nothing makes me more paranoid than when I get positive news. I immediately assume there’s a catch, refuse to think about it at all because it’s too scary to hope, or assume if it really is that good, I’m about to be hit by a train. Basically, I totally ruin it for myself. I’ve had this tendency as long as I can remember, and I know a lot of writers have the same problem. But then I realized two things that changed the entire way I look at the world. 1. Life isn’t a movie. People look to stories to make sense of our lives, and we’ve been trained by every book and movie we’ve ever seen to expect that good will be IMMEDIATELY followed by...
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2018 PitchWars Wishlist

Hello, prospective Pitch Wars mentees! Are your eyeballs ruined from blog hopping yet? Please take a moment to blink and have a sip of water (a cocktail is okay, too, because hey, we’re not monsters). I’m so excited to be co-mentoring Adult Pitch Wars with Katie Golding this year! You can learn all about us and our llama and/or snacking preferences below. First, let’s talk about what genres we’re taking. GENRES: Romance Women’s Fiction   SUBGENRES: Contemporary Romantic Comedy/Chick Lit Paranormal Suspense Western Sports romance Fantasy and Urban fantasy (ONLY with strong romantic elements) Light sci fi (think post-apocalyptic okay, but not full space ship laser battle) New Adult (though we may recommend you age up or down into Adult or YA)   We are NOT a good fit for: Hard sci fi or space opera Epic fantasy Fantasy with...
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