Hey friend! Come on in, get comfy, and let’s catch up.

First things first… I have a question for my sports-romance readers.

How much actual sports do you like in a sports romance?

I'm asking because the final Sugar Creek book features an NFL hopeful who is training while waiting on the draft. There will be some football—mostly behind-the-scenes stuff, workouts, the emotional pressure of “what if this is my one shot?”—but definitely not pages of play-by-play. I’m curious where you fall on the spectrum:

• Love all the sports! Give me drills, stats, all of it.
• Give me the romance with a sprinkle of sports.
• Somewhere in the middle—I’m here for vibes and swoons.

Hit reply and tell me. Seriously. This helps me so much as I polish the book.

Now… can we talk about the absolute circus happening in my sunroom?

I’m trying to write, minding my own business, and meanwhile, the squirrels and birds have declared a full-on turf war over the sunflower seeds. It’s like reality TV out there, and I’m supposed to focus on my fictional chaos instead of the feathery/fuzzy drama? Impossible. Completely unreasonable. I think the blue jays and cardinals are forming alliances. I’ll keep you posted.

And before I let you go, the audiobook for Ellie vs the New Year’s Kiss will be available any day now! I cannot WAIT for you to hear it. I’ll send out the link the second it’s live, but just know I’m doing the excited wiggle dance over here in the meantime.

Thanks for hanging out with me today. I hope your week is cozy, calm, and filled with something delicious (which I’m absolutely pretending I baked myself).

Big hugs and happy reading,

River 💛

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