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A Sweet Update

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Has it really been almost three months since I last dropped a blog post?

It’s certainly been busy. Running back and forth with kid activities, family coming into town, deciding to rip apart our kids’ bathroom and completely rebuild it from the ground up. (Okay, that wasn’t my idea, but I did greenlight the project.)

With summer break just around the corner, I don’t expect things to get less busy than they are now. But I am looking forward to several very exciting things.

What’s the Sweet News?

First and foremost, I am at LAST in the process of reissuing the Sweet Somethings series in paperback. So far, BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE and WHEN IN ROME are both out on Amazon and are also available anywhere that’s connected to Ingram.

THE ONE I’M WITH drops this Tuesday, May 12th…

And HE TAKES THE CAKE will be available in print on May 19th.

Hopefully when I have a moment to look more closely at IngramSpark, I will have direct buy links for all the books in the series so you can basically order from me directly. I’m learning as I go.

I will also be updating my series’ pages with new buy links over the next couple weeks. Books2Read is nice, but the universal book links don’t want to play nicely with updated buy links of late, and at this point it’s almost easier to just provide all the links myself.

What’s Next?

So many things!

First, I’ve been pretty loud on my socials about how I’d planned a short story set in the lead up to the American Revolution, which I then researched myself out of. It’s a full blown novel plot, with two more books for a planned trilogy buzzing in the background. At this point, I’m just neck deep in research and learning a ton of historical context that I’m giddily excited to share. So keep an eye on the socials for those moments when I fully geek out.

Second, I did manage to draft a short story for next spring’s fairytale themed anthology from Carolina Romance Writers. More info on that to come. And don’t forget that we have two other anthologies out now as well – Love in the Lowcountry: A Winter Holiday Collection and Love in the Lowcountry: A Vacation Collection! I have stories in both. My sweet historical, “Let Me Call You Sweetheart”, has a brand new epilogue added when we reissued our winter holiday anthology, and “Forever After at the Ever Rest Inn”, a sweet contemporary romance, can be found in our vacation-themed anthology.

Last, and I have hardly said a word about this… I am planning to release my first historical romance this fall! I’m in final edits and beta reads right now, and hopefully will be getting my cover art info over to my cover artist in the next couple weeks.

So stay tuned!

Wide Re-Releases are Go!

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It’s been a weirdly slow process, but finally, all four Sweet Somethings books are available across multiple e-book platforms, from Kindle to Nook to Kobo to Apple Books and more!

At least they’re in process. Right now, Draft2Digital is being really slow to update the buy links for everything. But things are chugging alone. I’ll keep checking to make sure things are linking properly, but if all goes well, by the end of the week you should be able to see the full list of buy links.

What’s Next?

Right now, I’m planning to get the print books for each title up and running by the end of April. There are more steps and quirks to a print release, and since this is my first time doing this, I want to make sure I take my time to do it right.

Otherwise, I’m kind of going to be disappearing the next month or so.

Why?

Because I have to write two anthology stories.

Carolina Romance Writers is gearing up for our next anthology project, with a projected release sometime in the spring of 2027 (I will say only that our theme this time is FAIRYTALES!).

And I am FINALLY, after four aborted tries, going to write a story for the annual Hearts Through History Romance Writers anthology. Can’t say much yet except that I have been heavily researching 1774 Boston and trying not to get lost in the weeds of plotting a full historical romance.

Also, fingers crossed that I can get my post-Civil War historical romance ready to release this fall! A lot of work to do on that front as well.

Better Than Chocolate Wide Release is Live

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It’s been a busy week, between regular life and preparing for this weekend’s expected storm. But I’m very happy to announce that BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE is officially available across multiple e-book platforms!

Click here to get to my universal book link. From there, you can get to the platform/store of your choice, from Amazon, B&N, and Kobo, to Apple Books, Smashwords, Vivlio, and more.

If you’re a fan of borrowing, Everand is also an option, and soon I’ll hopefully be listed on such library sites as Hoopla and OverDrive.

What’s Next?

Friday, January 30th is Re-Release Day for the next installment, WHEN IN ROME. You can already preorder your copy, and as soon as the release is live on Amazon, I’ll start working on the wide release for the second book as well.

THE ONE I’M WITH re-releases February 5th, and HE TAKES THE CAKE re-releases February 10th.

The print re-release for all four books will be coming in a couple months, hopefully in March or early April. Stay tuned for updates on that front!

Don’t Forget the Anthologies!

Since I’ve been a bit remiss in promoting them, I’ll again remind y’all that I’m featured in not one, but TWO romance anthologies that are currently available from Carolina Romance Writers.

Both Love in the Lowcountry: A Vacation Collection and Love in the Lowcountry: A Winter Holiday Collection are available wherever books are sold!

It’s A Sweet Re-Release Day!

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It’s been quite a road getting here, but BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE is officially available – again! – for purchase!

Is there anything new about this book other than the gorgeous cover? Not at heart – it’s the same sweet story it always was, just some tech (I mean, nobody uses Skype anymore, do they?) and location references were updated.

Be sure to head over to Amazon to grab your copy for Kindle. The wide re-release is in the works (again, there’s a learning curve), and news about that is forthcoming.

(The updated print re-release is coming soon as well. Until then, you can still grab signed copies of the original print editions through my Square store.)

What about the rest of the series?

Good news! The rest of the Sweet Somethings series is available for preorder, AND I have finalized release dates.

Official Release Dates:

I anticipate these titles’ wide re-releases will happen much faster, as I’ll know for sure what I’m doing by then.

I’m so excited, y’all!

Sweet Somethings NEW Cover Reveals & Preorder Info

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It’s been a wild couple of weeks at Casa de Rowan. In addition to the lovely madness of Christmas with three kids and lots of family, I got the final files for my new Sweet Somethings covers!

Are you ready?

I’m so excited to share these with you! Be sure to read all the way to the end for important info on my planned schedule for preorders and release days.

These gorgeous new covers were created by Kim at The Killion Group, Inc., and she absolutely nailed every one of them! I was blown away by how she took my requests and brought the vision and tone of each book to life.

Aren’t these amazing? Which is your favorite – I definitely can’t pick just one.

Now for the important details…

Preorder and Re-Release Info

I’m still ironing out some of the exact specifics of how I’m going to release wide, BUT here’s what I can tell you.

Better Than Chocolate (Sweet Somethings Book 1) will be available for preorder on Monday, January 5th (barring any weird technical glitches) for Kindle, with an anticipated re-release date of January 12th.

Wide release through other ebook retailers will follow. I’m going with Kindle first because I already know how to do that (thanks to my experience with “The Furlough”). But my plan is to also be available at other major retailers (B&N, Kobo, etc.) as soon as possible.

The rest of the series will re-release starting in late January/early February, and specific preorder and release dates will be shared here and on my socials. By then, I’ll have learned the process for a wide release and the ebooks will go live across the board, not just Kindle.

What about print books?

I’m still waiting on final print book covers (because I’m also getting a logo for the first time ever!), and the process to release in print looks like it has a bigger learning curve. Once I have all my ducks in a row, I’ll announce print book releases ASAP.

In the meantime, if you really want to get your hands on print copies, I do still have a small inventory of the original print editions of the full series. The liquidation sale I started before the holidays is still in effect, and you can order the series, autographed, on my Square site.

That’s it! I can’t wait!