LATEST NEWS & UPDATE:

Y'all. I don't know which way is up right now.

It's May 4th, which means it's not only the day before one of my favorite holidays - CHIPS AND QUESO AND MARGARITA DAY (AKA Cinco de Mayo) but that also means that next week, book two in my new series, the Cedar Rapids Raccoons, Pulling the Goalie drops into Kindles and y'all can finally get to meet the youngest of the de la Pena brood, Ares, and his girl, Eloise.

This book put me through my paces. Poor Ares has a lot going on with him, and he's setting the stage for the rest of his three siblings to get their books. The twins Apollo (book 3) and Artemis (book 5) and reader favorite Athena (book 7) all feature heavily in Ares's book, and I have to say, I'm living for their family dynamic. It is unfolding differently to how I imagined it last year when I started plotting the series, but I'm loving their vibe.

From the writer cave, May sees book 3 Crashing the Net heading to Editor Jess for the last pass at heavy edits. For those of you who haven't read the blurb yet - you might want to hold onto your hats, it's a doozie!

She’s lost her mobility, her career, and her dreams... Can she risk losing her heart to her best friend as well?

Edith:

In the blink of an eye, everything I’ve worked my whole life to achieve is gone, maybe forever. I’m not prepared to accept that I’ll never dance again. It’s all I’ve ever known, and I’m scared to find out who I am without it.

The only person still in my corner is my hockey playing, son-of-a-billionaire best friend, but no amount of money can help me walk again. His intentions are admirable, but I can’t risk falling for him.

What if I lose him, too?

Apollo:

Waking up after a near fatal car crash, I realized I’ve been in love with Edith for as long as I’ve known her.

Nothing matters anymore. Nothing but my beautiful, smart, funny best friend who is convinced we’re doomed to fail.

Money can solve a lot of problems, but not this one.

How can I persuade her to take a chance on me, on us, when she’s lost so much already?

I KNOW, RIGHT? Honestly? This couple may be my favorite that I've ever written. Or at least they come pretty damn close.

I've also broken the seal on getting words down for my September release, Control, book 1 in the Protocol series which will be published under the penname Lasairiona Lewis.

So basically, I'm busy AF, freaking out about Ares, Apollo, and Thor all in one go. But it'll all come good, it always does. And once I get Thor and Adi written, then I get to start working on next year's releases - and I can tell you, I have some corkers in store for y'all!!!

Tell me this: what is a trope or two you'd love to see me tackle in an upcoming release?

Until next time,

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Justin

I thought I’d left my past in Minnesota when I moved to Iowa, but it was right there waiting for me.

Long blonde hair, curves in all the right places, and a death glare that hits harder than a slap shot to the solar plexus. On the ice, I’m a pro at blocking shots, but Savannah Bowen has slipped behind all my defenses and made a home in my heart.

I had no intention of revisiting the past, but when she’s damn near everywhere I go, I’m a goner.

Savannah

Hell freakin’ no.

It doesn’t matter that Justin Ashe is seven feet tall and sexy as sin, or that I’ve had a crush on him for years. He cheated on my best friend in high school, and that makes him off limits.

I can’t be with him, but damn, it’s impossible to stay away from him. Girl Code says uteruses before duderuses.

He’s supposed to be my enemy, but the more I see of him, the blurrier the lines get.

Welcome to UCR hockey, where fierce AF heroines and hot as puck heroes find their hockey ever afters. If you pucking love college hockey romance series, you’ll adore UCR Raccoons hockey.

FREEZING THE PUCK is a delicious slow burn, enemies-to-lovers, ovaries before brovaries sports romance. This interconnected full-length stand-alone is the first in a new series with no cheating or cliffhangers and has a guaranteed happily-ever-after.

Bookish. Bold. Beautiful. And entirely out of his league.

On paper, all-American boy next door, Lincoln Scott, has it all. But behind his slap shots, straight-A report card, and easy going charm, Linc hides a secret only his best friend knows.

When he attempts to return a misplaced bra, a wrong number gets him way more than the hook-up he bargained for. No one has ever looked beyond the star hockey player, until the mysterious woman he can’t stop texting sees him for who he really is.

Does Linc have the skills off the ice to keep up with her? Will he follow in his father’s footsteps? Or will he step out from the shadows and chase his dreams?

If you’re pucking obsessed with Helena Hunting, Pippa Grant, and Elle Kennedy, you’ll love this hilarious, hot-as-puck, secret identity, opposites attract, curvy girl sports romance. Two for Interference is a full length standalone with no cheating, cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

Welcome to the Minnesota Snow Pirates, where skilled and sexy mother puckers’ lives get turned upside down by strong and badass heroines. Curl up with your next book boyfriend today.