Let's go back... back to the beginning
Nov 13, 2025 1:31 pm
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Happy November everyone!
I usually try to send out a newsletter every week, but last week I was busy reuniting with both of my best friends--the first time we'd all been together in fourteen years! Life is too short not to savor moments like that when they come around.
Now I'm back at it again, AND this week is the 4-year anniversary of when I published my first book, Faking It for the Holidays! Thank you SO MUCH for going on this ride with me for the last four years. I'm excited for what my fifth year will bring 💖
Faking it with Sam & Kaila
Faking It for the Holidays is a cozy, steamy, slightly cheesy, whirlwind of a small town romance. Let me set the stage...
Two best friends made a pact never to date. Now they're fake dating for the holidays. What could go wrong?
... or what could go right?
I love Sam & Kaila so much, and even though it was definitely my first book (yay for how much my writing has grown in four years), it's warm and cozy like a cup of hot cocoa.
P.S. Technically this is book 2 in the Ida Romance series because I expanded Reckless for You, which was originally a free prequel novella, but Faking It for the Holidays (along with all the other books in the series) can be read as a standalone story.
Want more cozy romance?
If you want cozy, feel-good, and steamy romances to curl up with as the cold weather hits, look no further than the Ida Romance series. Besides Faking It for the Holidays, there are 4 other full length books, 1 free novella, and 1 free short story. All the books are set in the same small town with in the same meddling & chaotic family/friend group. Except for the short story, all the books take place in the late fall/winter.
The full length novels are available on Amazon & Kindle Unlimited
❤️ Reckless for You- takes place November- December
Tropes: Former boxer × Yoga teacher, Curvy + body positive FMC, Workplace romance, Instant connection
🤍 Faking It for the Holidays- takes place November-January
Tropes: Childhood best friends to lovers, Fake dating, Holiday romance, Surprise pregnancy
💜 Everything for You- takes place November- January
Tropes: Opposites attract, Fierce & outgoing FMC, Nerdy in the street, dirty in the sheets MMC, Dealing with grief & loss
🩷 Running Back to You- takes place in January
Tropes: Broken up but still in love, Secretly married, Healing from traumatic pasts, Messy, closed-off FMC × protective, hurting MMC
💛 Caught Up In Your Love- takes place October- December
Tropes: Friends to lovers, Fake dating, Age gap (9 years), Introvert x Extrovert
The novellas/short stories are available on my website
🩵 Waiting for Your Heart- takes place January-February
Tropes: Best friends to lovers, Mutual pining, Drunken confession, Valentine’s romance
💗 Stealing Your Perfect Heart- takes place in July
Tropes: Best friend’s brother, Single Mom, Friends to lovers, Everyone sees it but them
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That's all for me today! If you haven't yet, I hope you'll check out Faking It for the Holidays or other books in the Ida Romance series.
What are your favorite cozy reads this time of year?
Until next time, take care & happy reading! 💖
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