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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.

Love in the Lowcountry Winter Holiday Anthology RE-RELEASE

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I promised an update on the reissue of LOVE IN THE LOWCOUNTRY: A WINTER HOLIDAY ANTHOLOGY from Carolina Romance Writers, and here it is!

Twelve winter holiday themed short romances, with heat levels ranging from sweet to spicy, are ready for your reading enjoyment, including one brand new story and several added epilogues to original stories.

I hope you’ll particularly enjoy my sweet historical, “Let Me Call You Sweetheart”, one of the stories that has been expanded with an epilogue.

You can grab a Kindle copy RIGHT NOW on Amazon for $5.99, and soon we’ll have buy links available for other ebook retailers, as well as info on our print edition release. I’ll be sharing that info here and on my socials as soon as I get final details.

I’ll also be sending out a newsletter before the end of the year with a host of announcements about both Carolina Romance Writers anthologies and, of course, what’s happening with my re-release of the Sweet Somethings series. If you aren’t already receiving my newsletter, please sign up so you don’t miss any news!

Bookish Updates

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After many months of an unintended hiatus (outside of some silliness on my socials), I have several updates of the literary persuasion to share, just in time for fall coziness and holiday preparations.

Anthologies!

In case you missed it, because I totally forgot to take the time to promo it as I should have done, Carolina Romance Writers (formerly LowcountryRWA) released a fabulous vacation-themed anthology this past spring. All stories are set in the South Carolina Lowcountry and range from super sweet (like mine) to super spicy. A little something for everyone!

My sweet contemporary romance, “Forever After at the Ever Rest Inn”, brings together Max and Vivi when Max heads off for a solo getaway near Georgetown, South Carolina, and a stay at Vivi’s bed and breakfast. Having met briefly as children, the two grow close as they explore the Lowcountry and figure out how to save the inn (and Vivi’s family’s legacy).

Love in the Lowcountry: A Vacation Collection, is available for ebook and print and you should pick up a copy ASAP!

In fact, if you want to pick up a copy in person and meet some of our amazing authors, there are two events where you can do that:

And while we don’t have specifics quite yet, keep an eye out for announcements about the re-release of Love in the Lowcountry, Vol. 2: A Winter Holiday Anthology, with a new cover, a new story, and a couple of added epilogues (including one for my sweet historical, “Let Me Call You Sweetheart”).

A Sweet Re-Release (or 4)!

If you recall, Soul Mate Publishing closed its doors last October, which means all rights to my Sweet Somethings Series reverted to me. A lack of time, knowledge, and financial resources have kept me from re-releasing these books to this point.

But that’s soon to change! I am excited to begin the process of getting these books back in print – at least virtual print – with shiny new covers. If all goes as hoped, I’ll have the ebooks available in time for Christmas. That’s my goal, anyway, so stay tuned for announcements about preorders and where to buy.

I won’t be jumping into print re-releases quite yet, as I still have a healthy inventory of print copies from my Soul Mate days. Keep an eye out for info on how to purchase the series in print at a specially discounted price as we head into holiday shopping season.

What’s Ahead in 2026?

I always choose lofty writing goals each year, but going into 2026, I anticipate some projects taking shape.

First, my post-Civil War historical romance didn’t get picked up by the publisher I hoped would be interested. So I’m going to press forward with indie publishing of that story (plus its planned sequels) as we move into 2026.

Second, once the Sweet Somethings series is back up and running, I plan to dive back into the long-in-limbo spinoff trilogy that will follow Marissa’s three best girlfriends, who were introduced in THE ONE I’M WITH.

Beyond that, who knows? Maybe a couple more short stories will be in play. If one shoots for the moon and misses, you’re stilll going to land among the stars. (Okay, I paraphrased Oscar Wilde on that one.)