Afternoon Book Lover,

I hope you're well. I'm doing alright, now. Our house caught the C-bug last week. We'd held out until then but it finally hit us, unsurprisingly with all the restrictions now lifted.

It took it's toll and I ended up a bit behind on my workload--as expected--and so I've had to push my June 1st release back by a month since it won't be ready in time. That said, how is May almost over?! Wasn't it Christmas like yesterday?

I feel like I've blinked and lost 5 months of my life haha. Not that my release schedule shows that. It's the 24th of May and I've already published 9 books this year! Woo hoo! Hopefully, by July, you'll have a few more.

Speaking of, I wanted to let you know of a couple pre-orders I have up now.

BEXLEY

When my manager told me they booked me a residency for the summer, I expected Vegas, not Virginia. And I certainly never imagined that I'd be performing more Frozen than my own stuff.

But here I am, working at the Kids' Club at the Mountain Ridge Resort for the summer until Sebastian Lowe, the hottest music producer, walks in with his two little cubs in tow.

Sparks fly when our eyes lock, and then he asks me for a favor ... Saying yes means getting up close and intimate with a man who could make or break my career.

But will he make or break my heart at the same time?

SEBASTIAN

I did the marriage and babies thing. I even have an incredible career that I'm so proud of. But then my wife died, leaving me with two under two, and five years later, I'm still struggling without her.

My parents insist I need to find a mom for my kids. In fact, insist might be putting it nicely. They're unbearable. And stupid me told them I was seeing someone just to get them off my back.

Asking Bexley to be my fake girlfriend is asking for trouble, especially when she eagerly agrees. But seeing her with my kids makes me yearn for something I didn't think I was missing.

It's only supposed to be for a week ... but what if it's forever?

Faux Holiday is a short, steamy romance featuring a sexy, single dad and a fake relationship that becomes more. This is a safe read with no OW/OM drama and ends with a guaranteed HEA.

SKYE

When my best friend suggests spending the summer following Renaissance Revival on tour, I can't say yes fast enough. I've been in love with Ryder Knolls for as long as I can remember. 

Then it happens, we have one blissful night together, and ... it's all over. He doesn't want to talk to me again, and I'm left with more than just the pieces of my broken heart. I've got two lines on the pregnancy test too.

I'm just a groupie to Ryder, another woman he can use and move on from. But for me, this is so much more. And now there's a baby mixed-up in all this too. I don't want to do this on my own.

But Ryder wants nothing to do with us, so maybe I'll have to.

CASH

My place is at the back of the stage, focused only on my guitar. I'm not the frontman, and I don't want to be either. Until I see Skye, then all I want is to be in her spotlight. 

It doesn't bother me that she slept with the lead singer of my band or that she's pregnant with his baby. Mostly, I'm just pissed that Ryder is treating her the way he is. She deserves so much more than that. 

She deserves the world. 

So if Ryder can't see what's right in front of him, what's stopping me from stepping up and being the man Skye needs? It's not like I don't already play second-fiddle to Ryder, so this really won't bother me.

I mean, if I keep saying it, it's gotta be true - right?

Finally, I wanted to share a story from a friend if you love shifters you need to check this out!

For the Brockdale pack, mating wasn’t just for pleasure or even for love.

It was for survival.

Quincy needs a mate to make him invincible, but his inability to speak clearly has made him an outcast. So when the matchmaker chooses him for the first of the female candidates, no one is more surprised. Even more shocking is his animal’s immediate possessive reaction to her. Without a doubt, he knows…

She is his to protect. His to serve. His to keep.

Amber is sweet and caring, and looking for a place to call home. He knows he can give it to her, even if his packmates don’t believe in him. With his flaw, he never thought he’d be worthy of a mate. But now is his chance to show Amber that he was created to treasure–and pleasure–only her.

That's it from me today. Hope you have a great week!

Kylie xox