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THANK YOU!

Sorry, that one needed all caps. Last week, I was unbelievably stressed as release day hit with no one able to purchase or borrow The Last Thing due to an Amazon issue. But then, after unpublishing and creating a new version of the book, the bookish community rallied around me, and y'all made this my best release ever. And not by a little. By a lot. I made it 3000 places higher in the Kindle store than I ever have before from any book, and much more than any other release.

So, if you read, borrowed, bought, shared, shouted about, or mentioned it to a friend... I sincerely can't thank you enough.

With that in mind... this newsletter is filled with goodies. 😍

First, the final Baker Girls cover reveal...

Who's ready for Hardy & Brian?

Tropes

💚Friends to lovers rom-com

💙Extroverted wide receiver

💚Introverted plant daddy linebacker

💙All the pining

💚Forced proximity

💙“I love you, you idiot” vibes

💚Meddling friend group

💙No third act breakup

Blurb

What do you do when you think you might be falling for your best friend and teammate? Move in with him and force yourself to face your feelings, of course.

From the moment I first met Brian Ackley in a sweat soaked football locker room, I was drawn to him. But over the last year, our friendship has grown and deepened into something more. I went from the party guy down to go out and hook up every night to wanting to stay in and spend my evenings on the couch with Brian. The problem is, I don’t know if I’m stuck in a rut, or if Brian is the man of my dreams—the only man I’ve ever wanted.

When we’re both forced to move out of our neighboring apartments, I take a risk and ask him to move into a penthouse—with me. There’s no better way to face my complicated feelings than to confront them head-on, right?

But once we’re living together, it quickly becomes clear, I’m not stuck in a rut, I’m stuck on him. More than stuck. I’m falling hard and fast for my quiet, introverted, plant daddy best friend. Now I just have to find the strength to admit my feelings to Brian, because I’m certain that fate didn’t bring us together to be teammates—it brought us together as soulmates.

The Last Person is a low angst, friends to lovers rom-com featuring an introverted, soft spoken plant daddy who loves to crochet, an upbeat, vibrant wide receiver who loves all things romance and drama, lots of pining and tension, a bi (or pan) awakening, a meddling friend group, plenty of sweet and spicy moments, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

This is book 5 of the Baker Girls series. Though characters crossover and stories loosely interconnect, all books can be read as complete standalones.

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These two have been a long time coming & I think they're the perfect conclusion to the Baker Girls series. They embody all the love and meddling friend group vibes of the Baker Girls tribe.

A new free short story!

This one takes us back to the Abbott family (featured in The Last Lie, The Forever Fight, and the Friends Like This series, plus other freebies, Lost in My Heart and Fake It Till You Fall). But no worries if you've never read any of my other books or freebies, this is a complete standalone.

Meet Cole & Justine

Cole Abbott has been my dream for as long as I can remember. I spent my childhood desperate for a second glance from my brother’s best friend. I’ve held on to these unrequited feelings, even though the hope that he’ll ever see me as more than his best friend’s little sister faded a long time ago. Until we’re in the same hotel for my brother’s wedding, and suddenly I’m questioning everything—whether my unrequited crush has really been unrequited all this time or if Cole could possibly have feelings for me too.

Could one night really change everything?

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*this story was originally published in the One Night in Utica anthology for the 2025 Romance in Central New York signing

If you love a brother's best friend romance...

Did I mention the updated version of Only Ours is finally available?

Read it now!

All three Lacy Creek novellas are available now on Amazon & Kindle Unlimited.

The complete collection featuring a bonus prologue and epilogue will be available soon.

Check out the series

Oh, yeah...

...and if you haven't read Hallie & Wilson's cute & spicy one night stand turned surprise pregnancy turned single dad x nanny romance, grab it right now! (Unless you hate surprise pregnancy, then feel free to run away screaming.)

READ The Last Thing

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Thank you all again. I'm grateful for all your support & I hope you'll stick around! The next few months will be full of plenty of fun and reveals.

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Until next time, take care & happy reading! 💖

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