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Con Report: Rainbow Readers Cruise 2026
Following on the heels of the Rainbow Writers Cruise, Rory Maxwell and I stayed on the Celebrity Reflection for a back-to-back sailing. Time for the Rainbow Readers Cruise, the biggest year yet with about 50 authors and nearly 200 readers! Monday The mood gets set right away with the “Rainbow Regalia” theme for the first…
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Con Report: Rainbow Writers Cruise 2026
This year, before the Rainbow Readers Cruise, I boarded the Celebrity Reflection a few days early for the Rainbow Writers Cruise! For this 3-day sailing, I enjoyed workshops and activities with my fellow authors, plus time to enjoy being with my “coworkers” in a social setting before the readers joined us. Even more exciting, Rory…
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Con Report: RomantiConn 2026
Last month, I took my last road trip of the summer by heading up to Connecticut for RomantiConn 2026! The scheduling worked out perfectly this year, with me signing on Friday evening and Rory Maxwell signing on Saturday afternoon, so we were able to switch off acting as each other’s table assistant/emotional support human. Thursday…
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Con Report: Pride LitCon 2026
I was delighted to be invited back to Pride LitCon in Richmond, Virginia, earlier this summer! The event expanded to both Saturday (18+) and Sunday (all ages) this year, and my fun variety of books meant that I was able to exhibit at both. Friday Rory Maxwell, travel buddy extraordinaire, and I hit the road…
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Con Report: Balticon 60
I’m here, once again, with a late con report! As always, I had a blast at Balticon this year. This event is a fantastic way to connect with fans, fellow nerds, other industry professionals, and old friends. Though Balticon has phenomenal online programming, I decided to only participate in in-person events this year. Since this…
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Not Your Usual Meet-Cute (Steel Time excerpt)
I hope you are all enjoying Storm and Quill! Since this novella has now been out in the world for a minute, I thought I’d share an excerpt from Steel Time to show what happened when Toria and Liam meet…the first time around. $0.99 on AmazonAvailable in Kindle UnlimitedPaperback version now live! Available in ebook…
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Storm and Quill is LIVE!
Return to Limani in the latest Steel Bonds novella as Toria and Liam finally get their proper happily ever after! $0.99 on Amazon | Available in Kindle Unlimited About Storm and Quill… Unexpected journeys Toria Connor, warrior-mage and professional mercenary, tripped over an artifact in the ruins of Nacostina. She found herself thrust a century…
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RelationSHIP Goals is LIVE! — New Charity Anthology
RelationSHIP Goals is a limited-edition charity anthology featuring brand-new, cruise-themed queer romance stories from nineteen of the 2026 Rainbow Readers Cruise authors. About RelationSHIP Goals… What happens when you drop a bunch of queer romance authors in the middle of the ocean? Turns out, you get a frankly alarming number of plot bunnies, some questionably…
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Balticon 60 Schedule
Balticon is the first SF/F con I attended as an adult fan, and returning as part of programming is one of the highlights of my year. As much as I adore the new romance community I’ve found, speculative fiction remains my passion, and I love having a few days to catch up with the people…
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Five-Star Reads for April 2026
Note: Reviews are listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Like my reviews? Trust Goes Both Ways Aurora Crane (Third Time Lucky #2) The previous book featuring these characters didn’t need a sequel, but I adore Lake and Grady so much that I wasn’t mad when I found out about one! I thought the switch from third-…
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Five-Star Reads for March 2026
Note: Reviews are listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Like my reviews? Breaking the Mold Kate Hawthorne (Club Rapture: Risk Aware #3) Hawthorne proves once again why she’s at the top tier of writing kink power exchange with this latest book. “Experienced Dom and inexperienced sub” is a bit of a cliché in the genre, but…
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Five-Star Reads for February 2026
Note: Reviews are listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Like my reviews? The Memories We Made Cara Dee (Remembering Us #1/The Game Series #16) As a long-time fan of this author, I was entirely unsurprised when a prologue meant to set up the conflict in the main story became a full-length novel in itself. Considering Nathan…
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Con Report: Farpoint 2026
Do I mean to keep letting so long lapse between attending an event and writing up my con report? No. Does life keep interfering, making this task fall far down my priority lists? Alas, yes. Maryland endured an intense, prolonged cold snap from late January into mid February, resulting in my house experiencing a water…
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Five-Star Reads for January 2026
Note: Reviews are listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Like my reviews? Ranger Onley James (Jericho’s Boys #4) James expands her fantastic world once again in this book with a closer introduction to the Conti family, setting up Enzo Contri as a perfect match to Seven and the greater Conti clan as another intriguing and delightful…
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Storm and Quill is LIVE! — New Free Novella
Storm and Quill, a fade-to-black MF paranormal romance standalone novella, is available as a FREE download for the month of February only! I was honored to be part of the Neurodivergence in Queer Romance event, and immediately knew I’d be using the opportunity to finally revisit Toria and Liam’s relationship after the events of Steel Time! However,…
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January Wrap-Up & February Goals
Hi, friends, and belated Happy New Year! I’m excited to be back today with more than book recommendations. Let’s dive right in, shall we? Return to Limani with a FREE Novella! I was honored to be part of the Neurodivergence in Queer Romance event, and immediately knew I’d be using the opportunity to finally revisit…
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Farpoint 2026 Schedule
I love kicking off my first in-person event for the year with one of my favorite pop culture conventions! Farpoint is an amazing blend of all the great stuff you’d find at any comic con, but in a smaller, more intimate setting that allows attendees to do more than pack into a ballroom or shuffle…
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A Year in Reading: 2025
How did I do this year? Let’s look at the stats! Total Books Read: 224 Note: Includes novels, novellas, and graphic novels Of those… Books Read for the First Time: 179Books Read for the Second (Or More) Time: 46Advanced Review Copies (ARCs) Read: 57Total Books Reviewed: 73 Now for the hard part…which were My favorites?…
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Five-Star Reads for December 2025
Note: Reviews are listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Like my reviews? I’ll Tell You What You Are Cara Dee Dee delivers another short, sweet, and sexy take on the intersection of kink and real life as these two best friends finally give a relationship a shot…in the most intense way possible. The weight of Reid…
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Holiday Letter 2025
Happy Cottage Eve!! (IYKYK) The spouse and I leave for the airport in a few hours for the annual family holiday cruise. I’ll be spending my birthday this year in Puerto Rico, where my goal is to eat mofongo and drink mojitos, which sounds like the best way to celebrate turning the answer to life,…
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