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Details on the process are at the bottom of the email. Don't forget to email me a link or a screenshot of your review on at least one of the above sites.

Once again, thank you so much for being part of this important process!

BTW:

I'll be sending out the links for the ARC download of the next in series--

The Last First Touch

in a day or two.

Book 4 is scheduled for release early next week so don't wander off!

Thank you!

~Rox

Sierra:

His voice is luscious. Deep and melodic with a hint of accent that's not from anywhere near here.

He takes my hand in his for a brief shake and lets go all too fast.

I liked the feel of his hand around mine. Warm and callused and large enough to make me feel dainty.

I don't feel dainty very often.

Spence is still rambling on about us missing each other at dinner last Saturday but Trevor's eyes are on mine in a way that makes me feel seen for the first time in my life.

Really seen.

"It was really nice to meet you," Trevor says quietly, as if he's telling me a secret, "I'm looking forward to seeing you again."

When Spence taps his boss on the shoulder and indicates he's ready to leave, it feels like they take the air out of the building with them.

For a long moment, I stand and stare at the empty place where Trevor was standing just a minute ago while I try to catch my breath and figure out what the hell just happened.

Trevor:

The woman that Spence calls "Sea" looks over at us and I forget to breathe.

She's not the kind of beautiful that Hollywood uses to sell everything from a blockbuster movie to toothpaste. She doesn't have long blonde hair or an hour glass figure. The woman climbing down from the ladder and making her way across the room isn't the ideal pin-up girl-- she's better.

With wild hair that can't be tamed by the single band attempting to hold it in place. Her unruly curls escape the elastic in multiple directions and there's bright orange paint caking a particularly ambitious strand that hugs her chin.

Her skin is tanned, her body is lean and strong, and all I can think is that "Sea" is the perfect name for a woman who looks like she's made of earth and waves.

Welcome to Landsburg:

Bottomless mimosas, bitchfests, and brunch.

That's what we do on Sunday mornings.

The Lakeside Laundry & Boat Dock Cafe is the quirky sort of place you'd expect to find in a much trendier city like Seattle or Portland-- or at least some place that actually had a lake.

But no. There's no lake, no laundry, and no boat dock but there is a pretty damn good cafe...

Welcome to Landsburg and five girlfriends who make a pact to step back, slow down, and get a do-over on their dating history.

From here on out, they're saving themselves for someone special.

The Do-Over Pact is the new series of short stories featuring a group of close girlfriends and the third-pitcher-of-mimosas decision they make during one Sunday brunch that ultimately kicks off the chain of events that leads them all to their happily ever afters.

It's amazing how fast the Right One shows up once you're done wasting time on all the wrong ones.

I'm so excited to have this little series (almost) completely done! Thank you so much for being such an important part of the publishing process! You guys rock!

~Rox

New to the ARC team or Just forgot how it works?

Greetings and thanks for joining Rocklyn Ryder's Review team!

If you're new to the review team (or just need a reminder,) let me explain how mine works:

Take a look at the book description here in the newsletter and/or on the Bookfunnel landing page, and decide if the book being offered is one you're interested in reviewing.

If not, no sweat, don't download it and I won't wonder where your review is.

If you decide to download the advance copy, please review it.

Once the book is available, I'll send out a second email with links to all the places where you can leave your review.

Once you leave your review, please send me proof of your review. A link, a screenshot, the little "thanks for your review" receipt that Amazon gives you, whatever is easiest. Just something so I know you followed through on your end so I don't remove you from the team.

I'm pretty easy going: It really helps to get reviews posted as soon as possible. I ask that you get them posted in the first 30 days. If it takes you a little longer or if you space out on sending in your proof of review-- don't stress out. Just don't make a habit of waiting six months to get around to it. I do remove members from the team after several downloads and no reviews.

About my ARC files:

It's important to understand that I send my review copies out rough. That means that I'm an impatient author! I get all excited about finishing a book and I want to share it with you as soon as I'm done.

I do two full read throughs when I finish a book, making sure the story makes sense and doing all the major edits and fixing as many typos as I can find.

When I'm satisfied that the story is final, I send it off to you.

So you are reviewing the story, not my spelling. Please.

I know my ARC files are filled with typos. While you are reading the advance copy, the final draft is going through another set of eyes for the final edits and another set of eyes when the book gets formatted for publishing.

I welcome your feedback! If you find typos, grammar problems (sometimes those are on purpose though,) or consistency errors, feel free to let me know about them.

About your ratings:

Of course I love having enthusiastic readers who love my books.

However, the goal is your honest opinion of the story. Always.

Reviews help other readers discover new authors and books to love, so it only makes sense to ask you to be authentic in your review.

I understand that not every reader is going to love every story I tell, however, if you find that you don't like anything I write-- that's a good indication that we just aren't a good fit for each other and you shouldn't be reviewing for an author you don't like.

No hard feelings. If you want to leave the team but stay on the mailing list, you can update your subscription perferences or send me an email and I can do it on my end. If you choose to leave the mailing list entirely, it's easy to hit the unsubscribe link included with every email.

Thank you so much for your participation.

I hope you enjoy the book!