Tag: reading
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July Wrap-Up & August Goals
I know it’s been a minute since you’ve heard from me beyond book recommendations, friends. Since my last monthly update, I’ve attended book events on both sides of the country, visited my old hometown, gone on an Alaskan cruise, gotten a second tattoo, celebrated a short story acceptance, renovated my…
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Con Report: RomantiConn 2025
After attending RomantiConn last year as Rory Maxwell‘s assistant, I was thrilled to be invited as an author in 2025! This event focuses on romance, but the organizers have done an amazing job of mixing various subgenres and gender pairings. Though we were only signing on Saturday, Rory and I…
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Five-Star Reads for July 2025
Note: Reviews are listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Like my reviews? Little Did We Know Cara Dee (Mclean Tales #1) After a dozen books in the primary Game series (and so many delicious cameos across probably a dozen more books set in the same world), I hope Dee isn’t surprised…
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Five-Star Reads for June 2025
Note: Reviews are listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Like my reviews? Remade Cara Dee (Hillcroft Group #3) This second half picks up immediately where we left the action in the first half, creating a complete romance and external plot arc by the end, but not without putting us through the…
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Con Report: Pride Litcon 2025
A mere week after getting home from my epic West Coast adventure, I hit the road again! This time, for another new event a little closer to home. Pride Litcon was a single-day book signing in Richmond, Virginia, and yet another new event that I hope continues for years to…
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Con Report: Queers & Quills 2025
When this brand new event was announced in spring of 2024, I submitted an interest form simply because you miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take. I was both shocked and thrilled to be accepted as a signing author to the first Queers and Quills! I hadn’t been…
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Five-Star Reads for May 2025
Note: Reviews are listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Like my reviews? Unmade Cara Dee (Hillcroft Group #2) Dee has lured her loyal readers into her latest romantic suspense series by promising (and delivering) a ton of the crossover potential that makes the sprawling shared world of her books so much…
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Queers & Quills 2025 Schedule
Later this week, I’m hitting the sky to attend my only signing for the year on the West Coast! I was incredible honored to be invited as an attending author for the very first Queers and Quills, along with so many of my favorite authors and a bunch more who…
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April Wrap-Up & May Goals
Another month, another late start. I promise to try not to make this a habit. Lots happened in April, including two trips, a major deadline, a household milestone, and a long-time dream! The spouse and I briefly escaped to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic for a long weekend with…
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Con Report: Read the Rainbow 2025
A year or so ago, a queer romance book convention made a questionable decision to change the location of their annual event. In response, multiple new events celebrating queer fiction (romance or otherwise) have sprung up. As a fairly new author to this genre, I’ve been excited to take advantage…
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Five-Star Reads for April 2025
Note: Reviews are listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Like my reviews? Shifting Ties Abrianna Denae & Leigh Kenzie (Crimson Bonds #2) One of the authors in this co-write team told me before release that this was the “nice” book in this series. Either nice is a relative term, or we’re…
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March Wrap-Up & April Goals
Let’s start this month (which started almost a week ago, appropriately) with a question and a statement. Okay, now that we’re on the same page, the rest of this monthly update will make a lot more sense. My work productivity levels were pretty low because I’ve been white-knuckling the world…
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Five-Star Reads for March 2025
Note: Reviews are listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Like my book reviews? Destruction Abrianna Denae & Leigh Kenzie (Crimson Bonds #1) What’s better than one sprawling, kinky, interconnected mafia family? Two, obviously. Though the individual series by Denae and Kenzie have distinct themes and vibes, these authors combine them brilliantly…
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February Wrap-Up & March Goals
I gave myself a bunch of goals this month…which promptly hit the wall of the real world. Here in the United States, it’s a pretty depressing time to work in public health, much less focused on LGBTQIA+ sexual health. Special shout-out here to Taylor J. Gray, with 22 novels from…
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Five-Star Reads for February 2025
Note: Reviews are listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Mutual Possession Aurora Crane (Nine Tenths of the Law #1) With this book, Crane not only sets a new record high for possessive characters, she obliterates the competition. The way Kendrick and Spencer think of each other isn’t necessarily sane, but that…
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Con Report: Farpoint 2025
Last weekend I had a great, chill time at one of my favorite SF/F conventions, Farpoint! Since this is a local event for me, a mere 20 minutes from my house, I commuted instead of staying at the event hotel. I also had a relatively light schedule, compared to most…
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January Wrap-Up & February Goals
This may be the dumbest timeline ever, or a roller coaster I’d really like to escape, but I’m hanging in there for now. Early last month, I had some resolution about doing more yoga, but scratch that. New 2025 resolution: Keep writing, reading, and championing stories that feature love, queer…
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Farpoint 2025 Schedule
I’m kicking off my 2025 schedule with one of my favorite local SF/F conventions before I hit a string of romance events that will take me through the spring and summer. Farpoint 2025February 7-9, 2025DoubleTree by HiltonPikesville, Maryland Because this is a local event and I have a pretty light…
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Five-Star Reads for January 2025
Note: Reviews are listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Juvenalia Jennifer Burke (Valerius Mystery #2) I was immediately swept into this book once again by Burke’s amazing talent at making the alien world of ancient Rome so incredibly relatable to a modern perspective. Valerius falls headfirst into another combination of mysteries,…
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Fur and Honor is LIVE!
Fur and Honor, an MM paranormal romance standalone novella, is now available to buy or borrow. Fur and Honor features… ✨ werewolf/human✨ boss/employee✨ worst personal assistant ever✨ fated mates (in a world without fated mates) 🐺🌃 I heard you wanted Hal’s story. Hal wants his new personal assistant. 🐺🌃 About…