Is it a little warm in here? I'm feeling a little flushed!

The photo below could be a scene from The Billionaire's Shrubbery ... Will Power giving Virginia Beach the gift of a new plant to care for and help grow. Ahem. Dear, oh dear...

Hello fabulous !

I'm vibrating with excitement and anxiety today since I put my The Billionaire's Shrubbery, the first book in my new series, out to ARC readers on Friday ... yesterday was nerve-wracking since I knew the first reviews would be quick. Gotta love what we call "whale readers" in the romance author biz (they're the folks who read a book a day)!

I was worried ... will people love Will Power, the grumpy, insomniac billionaire as much as I do? Will you love him as much as Virginia Beach, the sunshine-y plant whisperer does, despite his chronic bad mood? 🫣 I hope so!

The first reviews came in yesterday and so far, so good! I mean ... so far, SO good because I've had my writing compared to one of my all-time favourite authors. Well, two authors who go by the one name of Christina Lauren! OMG!

Have you read The True Love Experiment yet?

I listened to the ebook last weekend and let me tell you—it's one of my top five, favorite rom-coms of all time. That book is the reason I didn't write to you last week. I love the story so much, I'm going to buy the paperback so I can lie in the sun next month and read it again.

So, to have anyone say they could see The Billionaire's Shrubbery sitting on a shelf beside any book written by Christina Lauren? That made my day, week, and month!

Are you active on socials?

I've decided that for the month of June, I'll try to be active on Instagram, something that feels very brave to me! If you're active on IG, please pop over and say hello on a post. Let me know you read my emails. It would mean so much since I feel like the person at the party who wore the wrong outfit!

I'm @authordanikabloom. Easy-peasy!

If you're in any Facebook groups that are focused on recommending new romance books to other readers, hit reply, tell me which group you're in and I'll send you a free copy of The Billionaire's Shrubbery. My hope being, you'll let your friends in the Facebook groups you're active in know about Will and Virginia's rom-com HEA.

Enough about me, me, me!

A couple of my friends recently released new books that I think you should check out to read right now!

If bingeing 90's TV shows like Seinfeld and Ally McBeal have you jonesing for a time when email and cell phones were strange new things, and an app was something you ate before dinner, then Karen Grey's steamy, slow burn, fake relationship, entertainment biz romantic comedy is just what you need!

I've listened to all of the books in this series on audio and am loving being pulled back to my university days and age through the cultural references. ☎️

I Want It That Way by Karen Grey

Fake relationship? As if.

 

I don't need a man to complete me, but to get my tubes tied before I turn thirty, I do need a husband. So when former child TV star Lukas Keith's desperate for a favor, the exchange of my services for his seems like a great idea.

 

I help him relearn how to drive a car, and he acts as my fiancé for a few doctor's visits.

 

What could go wrong?

I want it!

I actually haven't read Jamie's book yet since it releases on June 6th. So soon!

Jamie writes amazing cowboy romance! And this is a full-length novel that she's got on sale for just $0.99—so jump on your horse and gallop over to Amazon to get your copy right now. 🐎 (Did I have too much coffee this morning? You can honest 🤪)

Casanova Cowboy by Jamie Schulz

She’s used to the glitzy, big-city life. He hides behind country-boy charm.

Will these total opposites spark unquenchable flames of attraction?

This is a standalone suspenseful, western romance with adult content. The perfect read for fans of strong heroines, broken heroes, cowboys, horses, slow-burning love, and small-town romance!

Let me ride!

And last, but not least, I've got a book for the dirty talkers in the room!

Doggy Style by Alana Albertson

When it comes to doggy style, he's behind you 100%.

Preston Evans. I hate him. I hate his stupid puppy store, Doggy Style. Every dog bred means a shelter dog dead!

I chain myself to his store in protest, but instead of calling the cops, he throws me a bone.

If I spend one week with him in Hawaii pretending to be his fiancée, he will transform his store into a shelter dog adoption center, saving thousands of dogs’ lives.

One week and I never have to see this sexy, dirty-talking jerk again. How hard can he, uh I mean it, be?

Come and get it!

Not much more to say from around these parts. So, go enjoy some you time with one of these stories!

Oh, and don't forget that if you're on social media (not just Facebook or Insta) and want to tell your people about my new grumpy-sunshine, boss/employee, twin swap billionaire rom-com—The Billionaire's Shrubbery—just hit reply and I'll hook you up with an ARC copy.

love&happyhappyhappystuff,

Danika

xo