February Update
Feb 07, 2024 2:00 pm
Hey y'all!
For those of you who are new to my newsletter, welcome! I appreciate you all! I have exciting news to share as well as books you should read from my author friends.
What's going on?
Award Nomination
While I was in New Orleans this past weekend, I received the awesome news that Draft Pick Season I: Carver has been nominated for the It's Lit Literary Award in the category of Best Interracial Romance Book by a Black Author.
I'm super excited to be amongst these other great authors. If you could go cast your vote for Carver and Alyssa's story, I would greatly appreciate it. It would be even more awesome to make it to the next round of voting. The first round is active through February 14, 2024.
https://www.blackgirlswhowrite.com/bgww-2023-awards
Subscription Service Launch
I've launched subscription services through Ream and Patreon! Since the beginning of my writing journey, I've looked for ways to connect with readers without being intrusive. The subscription services are a way for me to share my writing journey as well as behind the scenes looks with readers who want to be updated more frequently and desire to peek behind the curtain at my writing process. I will still share snippets and exclusive content through my newsletter. However, those who subscribe to my services will receive more content with greater frequency. If you're interested, please go take a look. If you don't want to subscribe, following will also give you more contact than is allowed through the newsletter.
So, if you want early access to my Kindle Vella stories before I put them on Amazon, my current WIPs as I'm writing, and the opportunity to offer feedback through comments, you should subscribe to at least the lowest tier which is priced at $5 per month.
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Writing update
I finished The Glassmaker's Helper. It's been through edits, betas and proof and is ready for release day on February 20th. So, if you haven't pre-ordered, you still have time.
For those of you who've asked and waited patiently, I've officially started on Rosco's story for the next book in the Central Valley Pack series. If you don't know Rosco, you can meet him in Book One, Chosen.
I haven't schedule a release day yet because I have few irons in the fire and I want to be certain I can meet it before I put it up.
Now...
I can finally tell you about the anthology I'm a part of through Writers on the River Author and Reader event. Love on the River is a collection of short stories penned by twenty(ish) attending authors for the event. Proceeds benefit Thistle Farms a non-profit dedicated to helping women who are survivors of human trafficking, prostitution and addiction.
AMAZON E-BOOK PRE-ORDER - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPYWFTFL
PAPERBACK PRE-ORDER (for EVENT PICKUP ONLY) - https://forms.gle/oarzp1rzBKB1XjHJ7
RELEASE DATE April 1, 2024 (ebook and paperback available this date on Amazon)
LAST DAY TO BUY July 31, 2024
Thank you for rocking with me!
Until next time, happy reading! Keep scrolling below for some awesome book recommendations and free downloads!
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The Glassmaker's Helper
Rylan is a Glassmaker. One whom the goddess has chosen to proclaim the special gifts, blessings, she bestows on special persons within the realm.
Ophelia was born under a prophecy. One which said her blessing would one which hadn't been given in millennia.
Only Rylan is able to read the sparks and declare her blessing. But once he does, he's not willing to let her just walk away.
Draft Pick Season II: Andrei
Andrei Antonov spent years on the ice honing his skills as a Defensemen in the Professional Hockey League. His life as a professional athlete taught him many things and afforded him many more. Now, he’s putting those lessons to work as the owner of his own hockey team as well as one of Las Vegas’s most exclusive casino resorts.
Zaria Coleman has her life worked out exactly as she wants it. As the managing partner of her own successful law firm, she aims to live life to the fullest. That doesn’t include getting mixed up with the elusive Andrei Antonov.
When they meet through mutual friends, sparks fly between them. They have one passionate night together. But when Andrei awakens, Zaria is gone. Can Andrei convince Zaria they can have more than a passing fling? Can Zaria move past her fears to give their relationship a real chance?
Draft Pick Season III: Denzel
Denzel Reyes went from breaking records in the NFL to breaking barriers in boardrooms and on camera as a sports analyst. What he can't afford to break is the heart of the woman who stole his...Dominique Truman.
Dominique is accustomed to breaking barriers. A super star on the rise, she's kicking down doors previously closed to actresses who look like her. Plus-sized. Dark skinned. With natural hair. She has no plans to become one of Denzel's many conquests, but Mr. Reyes has other plans.
Things That Go Bump by Dani M. Ward
Abandoned and left as an orphan, Wren Williams is on a search to find where she comes from—a difficult task since she's the only siren in The Hartlands, a city in The Upper Hollows.
When Shifter Homicide Detective Kai, her friend's older brother, says he'll find her family, she jumps at the opportunity. While she's always sensed a level of attraction between them it was something Kai and Wren ignored for professional reasons because their jobs tend to overlap. When bodies with missing organs begin to show up at the morgue, Wren worries her first job as a forensic pathologist is colliding with her part-time job as a monster tracker.
Then the unthinkable happens: a friend is murdered, intertwining Wren and Kai even more, taking them on a journey to solve the case.
Can Wren find her family while juggling a possible relationship, solving murders, and tracking monsters? Or will she perish when the things that go bump come for her?
Running from Love by Teal Rose
Jasmine Grant, the retired superstar, stands at a crossroads - family ties or an electrifying opportunity. Tycoons Gabriele, Antonio, and Wren yearn for more. As their destinies intertwine, anticipate passion and surprises.
Heartbeat by Terreece M. Clarke
A deeply emotional story of love in extraordinary circumstances, developing the courage to be vulnerable after devastating life events, and the ruthlessness of one man's obsession. Maya Anderson only knows success: set a goal, create a plan, achieve. Everything she can control she does, down to her color-coordinated closet. Then someone tried to kill her. Now, she has a new goal: stay alive. New town. New identity. No men. A decent, three-step plan to give her a fighting chance, until a run-in with a local detective with haunted green eyes leaves her vulnerable in more ways than one.
Sexy Scenarios by Midnight Locke
A collection of short stories following different couples in sensual/erotic scenarios. These aren't sweet stories. The subgenres and tropes will vary, but they are all steamy, bite-sized shorts.
Right (Family Secrets and Lies Part 2) by Niccoyan Zheng
A brother he betrayed... A son he denied... The woman he lied to... A family he's just discovered... Leonardo Baldi's life is one full of regret. He has a lot to make up for. It's tempting to walk away from all the upheaval he's caused. He has so much to make right. Can he correct it all and claim what should have been his? Disclaimer: Although this is a standalone, it is strongly recommended you read the Kindle Vella Left prior to reading this one.
Nikkō by Brianna Q. Price
Fallon fell hard for the tall, quiet Ryo Watanabe only to find out that it had all been a game. Now, he made it his mission to get back the first woman to ever get under his stoic exterior, whether she wanted him or not. She'd made him a promise and he would hold her to it. As Ryo faced the challenge of earning Fallon's trust again, he delved into a journey of self-reflection, determined to confront how his past hurts had influenced his actions and were hindering his potential future with her.
