Hello lovelies!

You know, I originally planned in life to send these out on Tuesdays, but with my teaching schedule plus the day job I think I should just make them Wednesdays, because I have yet to get one out on the day I'm supposed to.

*insert your favorite facepalm gif here (mine is a tie between Jean Luc Picard and Alice in Wonderland, in case you were wondering)*

But I'll keep telling myself to do it on a Tuesday for at least the next month because change is hard, yo.

But that's not why you're here, right? In my last email I promised you some news on release dates, right? Keep reading!

What's New?

Guess what I finished writing on Sunday? If you guessed Heart to Heart (that's book 4) you would be correct! Let me tell you, it was a struggle. Hannah was being dumb and driving me bonkers but we got to our Happily Ever After in the end. Heart to Heart is going to be the last book in the series and saying goodbye to the girl squad and their boys was harder than I imagined it would be. Tears were shed, wine was drunk, celebratory gifs were sent.

It was a pretty teary weekend in general. Not only did I finish the series, but on Friday night I got to watch my mini-me dance on a real stage in front of an audience for the first time in over a year! Watching her and her teammates fill the stage with pure joy had me crying like a baby most of the way through the show. I missed being in a theater so much! Keep being safe, wear your mask, get your vaccine when you can, and let's get the theaters open again!

What's Next?

So what does this mean? It means that I can give you those release dates I promised! The plan is to release Face to Face on April 30 and then get Heart to Heart in your sticky fingers by May 13 (you only have to sit with the terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad cliffhanger for 13 days, PLEASE DON'T HATE ME!).

Why May 13? Because it's my birthday! Join my reader group on Facebook or follow me on Instagram or TikTok for some fun birthday treats when we get closer to release.

I'll be revealing the gorgeous cover of Face to Face on Instagram later this week so head on over there if you want to see it!

Looking for Something New?

I have an author-crush on Danielle Keil and I love her books with a deep and abiding passion. She very generously let me read her newest book in The Pact series early and I'm in love. Beneath All the Layers releases on April 15 but the paperback is available now!

𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲: amzn.to/2YromHq⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘑𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴?⁣⁣⁣

The colorful world around seventeen-year-old Jennie Song has descended into a dark, chaotic mess. ⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣All Jennie wants to do is work on her art and be left alone. Instead, she has to deal with high school drama and perceptions.⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣That means fake-dating the popular boy, so the other guys at school stop hitting on her. ⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣And keeping secrets for her older brother, who might be more involved in a dangerous and illegal world than she realizes. ⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣Jennie’s becoming someone she doesn’t recognize, and losing everything she’s worked hard to create. ⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣As all the carefully constructed layers of her life begin to unfold, Jennie falters. When her world is shattered and her confidence fails, she has no one to turn to except herself. ⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘑𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘮, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺?⁣⁣⁣

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Check out this free short from author Keelan Storm

I haven't had a chance to read this yet but from this first paragraph it sounds like my cup of tea:

Isabel had known the void would be bad, but she hadn't realized how intense it could be...

Knocked off their feet by unrelenting grief, Isabel and Annabel Dearly are facing their first holiday season without their father. Izzy holds tightly to her best friends for support, but she can’t shake the feeling that everything still steady in their life seems like it could unravel at any moment...

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keep being amazing,

Penelope