Signing Events and Where to Buy A Courtship in Quarantine
The problem with waiting until I have lots of news to share is that I wait too long and end up with too much news to share. I just encountered a similar problem with my wardrobe, where I put some clothes aside to try on when I lost weight, and when I went to try them on they were too big because I waited too long. So I guess this is a characteristic that spans every facet of my life.
Let’s start with Starlight and Cinnamon. I ran a GoodReads Giveaway for it that ended earlier in the month and sent the eight winners their signed paperback copies. Over 3,000 people entered to win a copy, so the title is on over 3,100 to-read shelves. And somehow, a stranger has already read, rated, and reviewed it.
A few Saturdays ago, I participated in an author meet-up at Mulberry St Books in Lebanon, OH. If you live in the area, you should visit them, their many books, their wall of local authors’ books, and Winnie, their spherical store calico. The event coincided with Lebanon’s Girls Night Out, and me and a dozen other local authors had tables outside to hand-sell our books to everyone out and about. Lebanon (and Ohio in general) isn’t exactly known for being queer- or poetry-friendly, but the people surprised me and bought both Starlight and Cinnamon and my poetry. Networking with my fellow authors yielded some good leads on other signing event opportunities, and I took notes from the charismatic people who seemed to sell their books effortlessly.
A Courtship in Quarantine will be available in paperback on its release date, December 9! I had to do some fancy footwork to get to this point, with one distributor inexplicably holding the title hostage and the other not allowing me to do preorders. But! You CAN preorder the kindle ebook now! And the paperback will be available through Amazon on December 9. As for finding it at other bookstores and other ebook sites and the library…that’s going to take a little longer. I said before that I suspect these distribution problems stem from companies trying to shove AI into everything and messing it all up. I stand by that theory.
Order A Courtship in Quarantine for kindle HERE! And check future newsletters from me for updated links to other places you can buy it.
If you’re on GoodReads, you can enter the giveaway to receive it as an ebook HERE!
It’s also time to share the title of book three, which comes out in March 2026. Ready?
Paper Roads.
In the two years since their break-up, Luke and Rin haven’t made any progress: not in their careers, not in their family or social lives, and certainly not in the romance department. When their well-meaning friends coordinate a “chance” meeting for them, the former couple dive in and embark on a road trip together. Between the chaotic moments of imminent car destruction, attacks by animals both wild and domesticated, getting lost in the woods, and escaping a possibly murderous eccentric, Luke and Rin explore what they got right together, what they got wrong, and what it will take to fall in love all over again.
I’m so excited for you all to read this one! And to share the cover in a few weeks. I love all my books, but Paper Roads is my favorite.
UPCOMING EVENTS
I added a new page to my website to let everyone know where to find me for signings over the next couple months. That’s HERE.
The next event is the A Courtship in Quarantine launch event, December 16, 2025 at Bell, Book & Comic in Dayton, OH, 6:30-8pm. I like having my signing during their weekly Magic the Gathering night, because when people walk into the room and my table is the first thing they see, I can ask them, “Are you here for romance or magic?” Which. Is such a romantic question. It’s very on-brand for me.
The event after that is February 7, 2026 at Half Price Books in Mason, Ohio, from 1-3pm.
And finally, the launch event for Paper Roads will be in late March. The date is pushed a few weeks after its pub day so my parents can attend while they’re here to celebrate my birthday. That one isn’t finalized yet because I have so much more to do between now and then.