It's all about the #MeetCute

 

Boy meets girl. It’s the way romances usually begin . . . and while we all love a happy ending, it’s the #MeetCute that wins our hearts.

How did you two meet?

The #MeetCute Books each have a unique answer to that query. Some might make you swoon, others might make you giggle . . . and some may make you blush.

Twelve authors. Twelve stand-alone contemporary romance novels. Twelve stories that will make your heart beat a little faster.

Because it’s all about the #MeetCute.

We are excited to announce the #MeetCute Books!

Starting on June 27th, we'll release one #MeetCute Book a month for a year. The release months and featured authors (and titles if available) are below. Please visit all the authors and get to know them, if you're not already a fan--this is a treasure trove of romance talent right here!

June: Tawdra Kandle FIFTY FROGS

July: Rene Folsom BY CHOICE (A Playing Games Spin-Off Novel)

August: Olivia Hardin WHAT I WASN'T LOOKING FOR

September: K.S. Thomas

October: Heather Hildenbrand

November: Sylvie Fox WITH OR WITHOUT YOU

December: Lyssa Layne DEUCE OF HEARTS

January: Anne Conley KISS OF FORTUNE

February: Lisa Hughey

March: Anie Michaels

April: Violet Howe

May: JK Rivers IT HAPPENED ON A TUESDAY

Visit our website to find out about the latest releases, cover reveals and more! Like our Facebook page to keep up. And sign up for our #MeetCute Books Breaking News so that you never miss a release or update--or a special prize!

The first release under the #MeetCute Books logo is FIFTY FROGS by Tawdra Kandle. More information about this book will be on our website and newsletter on May 2nd . . . and the awesome cover will be revealed on May 16th.

(But psssst . . . it's already up for preorder on iBooks. You can read the blurb there!)

Until then . . . keep it #cute!

Book Boyfriends - They do exist!

In my line of work I see a lot of men. A lot of men. That sounds misleading. I see a lot of images of men. 

All day long my Facebook news feed is one half-naked pretty man after the next. I'm not complaining, but I have wondered where in the hell these images are walking around in real life. Because it's not in my neighborhood.

But, with this current trend of 'bad boy' men covered in tattoos and rocking full beards - I have good news ladies. They are real and they're all hanging out in one place. I know this for a fact because I had dinner with all of them on Tuesday night.

For real.

The reason for my outing was to watch my brother perform. He's been a stand up comic for years, and after taking some time off, he was finally hitting the stage again. Needless to say, I didn't want to miss this.

My brother is exceptionally funny, if in a rather brutal fashion. He has perfected the art of making you laugh out loud while shaking your head mouthing the words 'that's fucked up' to yourself as tears of joy begin to stream from your eyes. He's twisty and dark and sick and damn funny while doing it.

So, there I was, ready for a night of laughs and good times. He'd warned me that some of his friends would be joining us and I'd spent a week mentally prepping myself for this (being uncomfortably shy and knowing that I'll spend all night wondering if I seem like a total bitch by not talking or making eye contact with anyone does tend to stress me out a bit). When I arrived however, he informed me that the party had grown substantially. We now had dinner reservations for twenty.

He would have called me to let me know ahead of time...but he wanted me to come, so he didn't.

Turns out, sitting down at the table with all of his friends wasn't half bad. And when I say half bad, I mean I was basically in current romance writer heaven with a surplus of future book boyfriends to choose from. Tall, tatted and bearded men sat all around me. Sanford, Ladies. That's where it's at.

So, I sat there, just taking it all in, watching and listening to this group of guys who have apparently become my brother's surrogate family over the last few years. They're good guys. Maybe even the kind of guys we write about (you can only tell so much from one dinner).

There were moments of conversation when the rose colored dream vision I was enjoying began to get a bit murky, primarily when it came time to examine the menu and order food.

"What's a shit-take mushroom? Anyone?"  Seriously.  

But then the best looking one in the bunch scowled at the idea of bowling and all my faith in real-life book boyfriends was restored in an instant.

So there you have it - the previously believed to be mythical bearded, tatted book boyfriend is real. They do exist. And all conveniently located in one place. 

Now...where are those pretty billionaires hanging out?

Indie Bookfest Gift Guide

Ready for some help with your holiday shopping? Stock up those new kindles or get some paperbacks for under the tree. Support these Indie authors for your book buying needs.

Learn all about Indie BookFest which takes place in Orlando October 7, 8, & 9 2016

Click on the picture to purchase.

Young Adult Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, and Fantasy

Young Adult Sci-Fi

YA Dystopian

Young Adult Contemporary

New Adult Contemporary Romance

Contemporary Romance (Adult) and Chic Lit

Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy

Romantic Suspense

Science Fiction Romance

Mystery Thriller and Thriller

Historical Romance

Erotic Romance

Horror

Reasons I'm super stoked about #IndieBookfest2015...and you should be too!

For starters, the name pretty much says it all:

Indie - As in independent. Doing their own thing. In control of their own destiny - that shit's exciting right there!

Book - Oh the many wonderful things I could say here...but I'll limit myself to thee awesome quotes:

"I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” 

― Jorge Luis Borges

“There is no friend as loyal as a book.” 

― Ernest Hemingway

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” 

― Stephen King,

And, of course, FEST - festival, gala, party, celebration - you get the picture!

But, let's move on to my actual list of reasons...

1. I get to see a ton of my bookish friends in person (AKA - readers, writers and bloggers galore)!! This is huge since they spend most of the year trapped in an alternate dimension most people refer to as Facebook...but on Friday, they're all just going to start showing up...

2. Then, there's the panels. THREE DAYS of panels talking about anything and everything book related! So much to learn, so much to share :-D

3. FANFARE which is a fun word for LOTS OF FREE SWAG!!! Seriously. An entire portion of the day is devoted to hanging out with tons of awesome authors and having them hand you gifts. 

Yes. Really.

4. Did I mention the parties?? Yup! Parties. MULTIPLE! And I don't know about everyone else, but I'm planning on getting my dance on...

5. Let's see. Oh right...BOOK SIGNING with like, a gazillion awesome authors (okay, that's not the actual number) writing all different genres...and cover models. That's right...men...abs. Need I say more?

That's what I thought...

Mind you, this is just the short list...there are a slew of other reasons why I'm bursting at the seams to get there, but I'm thinking many of those will just be fun for me (because I'm weird...not because I'm special)

Meanwhile, if you're feeling like this...and I know that you are...

Snag your ticket here and come and play!!

We'd love to see you  - ♥ -

New Release ~ Two Princes by Victoria Danann

Some of my favorite writerly quotes...

I'm not going to go so far as to say that my hair has fallen out or my teeth have decayed, however, I wholeheartedly agree, that while fiction is a great deal of making shit up, the foundation of every piece of writing lies in total, sometimes soul crushing and/or soul baring, truth.

Absolutely not. Characters are real people, people! They've been known to show up uninvited, steal the girl who was meant for someone else, and even, on occasion, turn out to be the villain you never saw coming. So, when a character says something rude or offensive, seriously, that's like the least of our worries. 

This. All of this. The man's a genius. Period.

I love this. Not just in regard to the women I write, but also in regard to the woman I strive to be in my 'real' life.

This may be my favorite of all. For many years I wrote at least a poem a day because it gave me such insight into my own feelings and thoughts. 

Writing heals the spirit, clears the mind and frees the heart. 

(That one's all me by the way )

All of these awesome quotes and many more can be found right here.