The Furlough Has a New Cover & A Free Promo!

August 1, 2026August 1, 20261 Comment

Way back in 2019, I published “The Furlough: A Short Civil War Story” for Kindle, It was mostly an exercise in learning to use KDP, so I didn’t think too much about the cover art. I put together something that didn’t look totally awful on Canva, using a photo I’d taken at a reenactment.

I decided it was time to give it a facelift.

After being wounded at the Battle of Peachtree Creek, Micah Langley is granted leave to return to South Carolina. But as he makes his way home, he realizes that things are not what they seem.

Because it’s just a 99-cent short story, I didn’t want to spend a ton. So I went to GetCovers and I’m very happy with the result. A couple rounds of revision and swapping out stock photos that the designer did some Photoshop magic on, and here’s the final result!

To celebrate, “The Furlough” is FREE for Kindle August 1-5.

Then, as always, it’s just 99¢ to buy, or you can read it through Kindle Unlimited.

A Sweet Summer Sale and Other Announcements

July 10, 2026Leave a comment

Are you a fan of Smashwords for ebooks?

Right now, the Smashwords Summer Sale is going on, and the entire Sweet Somethings series is 25% off through the end of July.

(This is only for Smashwords, not other ebook retailers.)

Other News and Announcements

My final beta reader sent me her feedback on my historical romance, which means…

Drum roll please

I can officially finalize, format, and prepare for a mid-September release! Stay tuned here and on my socials for announcements and the cover reveal.

Also, perhaps less fun but still important, you’ll be noticing some changes here over the next few months as I move away from a “blog first” format to a traditional website. If you haven’t already noticed, my URL has changed as well.

Last, I’m breaking up with MailChimp for my newsletter. It’s gotten cumbersome to work with, and it takes a surprising amount of extra time to set up a newsletter campaign. Intstead, I’ll be migrating to WordPress’s newsletter feature. If you’re already subscribed, you don’t have to do anything. I’ll share info on how to subscribe if you’re new, and there might be a little something special in it for you as well.

A Sweet Update

May 10, 2026Leave a comment

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!

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026Leave a comment

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

January 24, 2026Leave a comment

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.