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Even though I still can't talk--seven days and counting--I have started on my next book! The One Timer starts with a one-night stand. It happens just before Christmas, so it has a holiday vibe. And the heroine (currently nameless!) disappears before morning and he wants to find her, so there's a Cinderella vibe going too!

I would tell you more, but...

I need a NAME for my HEROINE--and you know I want your help! You're better at coming up with names than I could hope to be!

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🔥🔥🔥 'adult audience only' 🔥🔥🔥excerpt from Big Man on Campus

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At SQ's House

I want to do a quick shout-out to my sister because today is her birthday!

Happy Birthday, Cindy!😘

Update: As you know, I remain mute but I was supposed to do an interview about hockey romance with the reporter from the Boston Globe, Meredith Goldstein. She contacted me last week and I thought for sure I'd be able to talk by now! sheesh. Luckily, she took pity (she was really very nice about it) and agreed to do the *interview* by email... I'll keep you posted!

In the meantime, I missed my 50th high school reunion which was last night. This is me from high school, circa 1973 (note the darker hair). ➜➜➜➜➜➜

Wicked disappointed that I couldn't make it.

So... I posted in the Reunion FB group to tell everyone.

Was it too braggy of me to say that I'm living my dream life as a romance writer? I figured I'd catch people up with my post since I wouldn't be there in person, but in retrospect.... I'm not so sure...

Heck--what else is a reunion for if it's not to tell everyone where you ended up in life, right?

Right! The answer is Right! Right?

My diet, you ask? I've managed to keep the 6lbs off that I lost due to sickness--the gold lining.

And now that my stomach has shrunk, I'm trying to keep my portion sizes down. But I got all these meds yesterday and the problem is I have to take multiple doses daily for 12 days WITH FOOD!

We'll see what happens after eating all that pill-accompanied food.

I think I see a renewed commitment to the gym in my near future... 😘💜

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NAME THAT CHARACTER CONTEST!

Help me name the HEROINE in The One Timer!

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“With a name like Chase, I should have known you’d catch up with me,” NAMELESS HEROINE says.

Sporting a wry smile, she pretends to be all casual, like she doesn't care. But it's easy to see through her act, especially after spending that one night together.

There was nothing casual about it, or her.

That night was certifiably special, everything about it, from start to finish.

Only problem is I’m dying to re-live the night. And she’s not.

Chase Whittier, just up from the minors to join the NHL's new Portsmouth Whalers, is riding high and out to celebrate in Boston after their win against the Brawlers.

In a departure from his usual behavior, he takes a woman home for a one night stand. 

Except this woman and this night are not what he expects from a one-night-stand. He connects with her on a level he’s never experienced before. This can’t be normal.

But when she disappears before the morning without a trace, he's more than disappointed because he didn't get her number--or her last name. And though he doesn’t expect to ever see her again, she stays on his mind. 

Until two weeks later when he goes to his grandma’s in Boston for Christmas and finds her there.

She's his grandma's caretaker. And not happy to see him. At all...

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WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT!

🔥🔥Today's Sizzling Snippet 🔥🔥

from Big Man on Campus

Joni

Isabelle has me jump into a group photo and we do a sorority squat. Jack laughs and pulls me away, telling me I need a cold drink. It’s hot in here and he’s right so I follow him into the kitchen.

George is there saying something about girls who eat carrots and Jack laughs. 

“What’s so funny? What about girls who eat carrots?”

“You don’t know?”

I shake my head, instantly realizing it must have a dirty meeting and connecting the dots belatedly. My face turns hotter than it already was and Jack hands me a bottle of water from the fridge. 

“Take this and I’ll explain it to you,” he says. He leans in. “It really turns me on that you don’t know. Makes me want to teach you.” He whispers in my ear. “Girls who eat carrots love to suck dick. Is that you, Joni? You a carrot lover?”

I turn away and take a long drink of water then hold the cold bottle to my cheek. His eyes watch me, unrelenting, repeating his question.

“What if I am?” My previous limited experience isn’t great, but I somehow think it would be a different matter with Jack. He pulls me to him, pressing his hips into mine.

“If you are, I’m hard and ready.” Is he serious or teasing? He’s flirting, but his hard cock is definitely serious. I shouldn’t be, but I’m shocked and turned-on and horrified in equal measures. I catch Dooley in the corner of my eye and turn away from Jack. Dooley winks and gives me the OK sign as if he’s my conscience granting me permission to taste the forbidden fruit. And I want to, forgetting why it’s forbidden in the first place. Why can’t I hook up with Jack? Why can’t I have a night of lusty fun?

“Are you with me?” he says. I nod. “Let’s get out of here, then. I’ll take you home.”

He takes me back to my dorm and he’s quiet at the wheel of his truck, not looking at me, not touching me. It feels like he’s cooling off.

“Second thoughts?” I say, feeling ridiculous, because I should be the one. He grunts and I don’t know how to take that. He pulls to the curb and jumps from the truck, comes around to open my door.

“Your home, Princess.” He walks me to my door, his hand lightly touching the small of my back, not that same possessive hold he had at the party. It’s like the cool night air outside of the party house turns him back into the cool, controlled man who has no problem resisting me.

He’s ready to leave me at the door with a pussy-teasing kiss and I hear myself say, “Don’t go.”

Jack studies my face with those eyes, like he’s eating me up, like he can see through me, and I hope he does. I hope he sees what I want from him. Now, before the night changes to the cold light of day. I feel like the pumpkin in Cinderella, wanting to go for the wildest ride possible while I have wheels.

“Princess. I don’t know. It’s a hard line, the kind we can’t uncross.” He comes close and slips a hand through my hair as his words flow over me, not sinking in, his voice winding through me. I feel his hot fingers on my scalp. He brings his other hand to curve around my butt, pulling me against him so I feel his cock, still hard. A shudder runs through me, and I barely stop myself from moaning, from falling on my knees in front of him right here and now.

His mouth touches mine, his forehead leans against mine, and he breathes into me. My heart hammers with the impossible anticipation of him, but he stays like that, breathing slow and unbothered, and I don’t know what he’s doing, what he’s thinking. I only know he has complete control. 

Then he covers my lips with his, pulling on me like he’s the thirstiest man in the world and I’m a lake, an oasis, his last hope. He presses me harder, backing me into the door, and I can hardly catch my breath, hardly hear anything but the beating of my heart. I feel the thundering in his chest as he leans against me and I want so much more from him, I need to tell him somehow, to make him come with me. 

He breaks away and says, “You want me inside?”

I’m dizzy from the implication, he’s read my mind, but I’m not sure if he means inside me or my dorm. I nod and breathe into his mouth. “Yes."...

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Coming in 2024!

Two Pucks: Portsmouth Whalers series

a fake relationship billionaire accidental pregnancy hockey rom-com

Sabien

What does a billionaire hockey player and a clueless dog walker have in common?

Besides my dog, we both enjoyed spending one hot night burning up the sheets.

And we both need something desperately enough to strike a deal.

Possibly the stupidest deal ever imagined according to my lawyer.

But once it's done, we're in bed together--literally--for the duration of the season.

The one rule is that we agree to part ways cleanly at the end of the contract. My lawyer insists.

No contact allowed.

No matter what...

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Coming in 2024

Tricky Puck - a fake fiancee hockey rom-com

I'd never heard of a real life matchmaker before, but grandma insists on introducing me to one and makes sure it's really real when she tells me I'm her matchmaker's new client...

Normally, I'd do anything for grandma, but this is a big ask.

I'm not ready to settle down. Not even close. I'm only twenty-five and a rising star in the NHL - otherwise known as a chick-magnet.

After all the hard work and focus I've put in to get to this point, I've barely begun to have fun. No way am I going along with the matchmaking plan.

Sure.

That attitude changes fast when grandma informs me her clock is ticking and her time's almost up.

And her dying wish is to see me settled down with a nice young woman.

Shit.

She goes on about babies, but my mind is spinning with the knowledge that I have no choice. I need to go along with this matchmaking deal for grandma.

Unless I can come up with a way to give her the comfort she wants, the illusion that I'm settled down--without actually settling down...

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Seven Day Switch - Meg Chronis

Seven days to save her twin’s career? Easy. Unless she loses her heart.

A hot wildlife veterinarian who’s as prickly as a porcupine. A hotel concierge who just wants to keep everybody happy. And the twin switch that will force them together for a week of hilarious chaos and slow-burn chemistry.

Ambitious London hotel concierge, Becca Stratton, has put her people-pleasing superpower to good use, building a career that has her on the fast-track to hospitality greatness. But her powers are put to the test when she’s called home to South Africa to step into her identical twin’s uber-glam stilettos…literally.

All she has to do is masquerade as TV presenter Gem for seven days, rehabbing her sister’s celebrity image after a social media disaster. Seven days doing community service at a rustic wildlife sanctuary to save her twin’s career? Easy.

Except that Becca’s powers have deserted her, and instead of repairing the damage, she’s now the one causing it...right in front of the sanctuary’s surly, smug, and far too attractive head vet, Dr Sullivan Scott, who gets a huge kick out of watching ‘Gem’ fail.

As one hilarious disaster follows the next and the sparks ignite between Becca and Sully, she’s forced to choose between risking her twin’s career, or continuing to lie to the man she’s falling for.

With banter by the bucketload, hijinks, a supporting cast of African animals, and a Labrador with a potato fetish, this is a laugh-out-loud, twin-switch romp, perfect for fans of Sally Thorne, Mhairi McFarlane, and Abby Jimenez.

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Arden - S.R. Grey

Confirmed bachelor Arden Troy has no time for love. He’s too busy playing his best hockey for the Atlanta Thunder.

Well, almost his best. He did just blow a perfect chance for his team to move on in the playoffs.

But that’s behind him now. It’s summer, and his teammate Hayden, just asked him for a favor—to spend some time with Hayden’s fiancée’s sister, Willow, who just moved into town.

Whatever, it could be worse. At least it’ll make the off-season more bearable.

Still, Arden plans to keep things platonic, no matter what.

That shouldn’t be hard, as Willow Knight is done with love. She was burned recently and has now vowed never to let that happen again.

Nope, no way.

Even if she does think Arden is hot.

Even if he is the perfect blend of swagger and cool.

Yeah, even if.

But can two people really fight fate?

Especially when everything they ever wanted is right in front of them...

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The Accidental Puck - Shannon O'Connor

Aubree:

One night of risks.

Two broken condoms.

Three positive pregnancy tests.

And the baby daddy?

#4 on the College Hockey Team.

Jace:

I liked Aubree, she was fun and beautiful and had this confidence about her that made her even sexier.

But was I ready to be a dad? No.

The only things on my mind were making it into the NHL and graduating college.

In that order. So when Aubree comes to me with a positive pregnancy test and no where to go, I’m left with no choice but to step up and try to be everything I thought I couldn’t be.

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