Love and Misadventure
I’m starting to think that publishing three books three months apart was very ambitious of me. It’s a trait that Daphne and I have in common: we don’t know we could fail at whatever we attempt. Not that I’m failing! Just that, with the little experience I’ve gained so far, I already see an easier way to do it. Will that stop me from charging ahead anyway? Does it ever?
I finally figured out how to get a GoodReads author account for my pen name. It took trickery and mischief and misdirection, which is usually how we have to wrangle technology into compliance. So, good news! I set up a GoodReads Giveaway for Starlight and Cinnamon. If you have a GoodReads account and haven’t gotten a copy yet, or want to take your chances at winning a signed physical copy, hop on over here and enter the contest:
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/423311-starlight-and-cinnamon
Over 1400 people have entered and there are only eight copies available. I’d also love if you could leave a review, or even a rating, for Starlight and Cinnamon. On GoodReads, or Barnes and Noble, or wherever you buy your books.
And for A Courtship in Quarantine: the cover is complete! You can check it out on the Jem Spears website HERE. I’ll also give you a sneak peek of the back copy, so you can start getting excited about the story. Enjoy!
LOVE IS JUST A ROOM AWAY
Mattie Redgrave has no doubt that her isolation in an Auckland quarantine hotel will be the most enjoyable part of her brother’s wedding. She won’t have to see her terrible family, can catch up on all her freelance work, and can finally dive into her to-be-read pile. But when her neighbor in the adjoining room slides a letter beneath their door, Mattie can’t help getting swept up in the romance of starting a correspondence with a handsome stranger.
Raphael Callan is fully aware of the irony of finding escape in a locked room. But New Zealand should be far enough away to sidestep the pressures of his increasingly public acting career and the continued unwanted attention of his ex. When he realizes the intriguing woman he sat beside on the plane is staying in the room next door, he sees an opportunity, at last, to get to know someone without his celebrity getting in the way.
As their letters become more personal, their days in isolation dwindle. Real life presses in, and soon, they’ll have to face it. All their scandals, bad choices, bullies, and exes are waiting to test whether the romantic bubble of their courtship can withstand their neglected real-world problems in the swiftly changing world of a global pandemic.