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Today’s first line comes from book 2 in the MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN series, TODAY, TOMORROW, ALWAYS.

“Cathy, don’t forget you’ve got the historical society luncheon today,” my secretary-slash-office-manager-be-all-end-all Martha told me as she placed a client brief on my desk.

TODAY, TOMORROW, ALWAYS

Lawyer Cathleen O’Dowd wants to break free from her boring image. Widowed young, she’s toed the good-girl line but now wants a little fun and laughter in her days…and nights. Living in a small town, though, she can’t do anything that would tarnish her professional reputation.

Mac Frayne’s tragic past has turned him into a sullen loner. In town to write a book on the city’s founder, his plan is to get it done, then head home to his solitary existence.

When circumstances force them to work together, their opposing personalities clash, but the sexual attraction between them is palpable.

Can a simple affair with an end date be just the thing to brighten up their lives?

THIS book earned a BEST BOOK RATING from Long and Short magazine.

What do you think are on those polaroids??

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So, are you looking for a little sweetness this Valentine’s Day that doesn’t involve thousands of calories in chocolate or allergy-inducing floral arrangements? If so, I’ve got a deal for you.

3 WISHES is my Valentine’s Day romance and it’s the first book featuring the San Valentino family.

Valentine’s Day is chocolatier Chloe San Valentino’s favorite day of the year. Not only is it the busiest day in her candy shop, Caramelle de Chloe, but it’s also her birthday.

Chloe’s got a birthday wish list for the perfect man she pulls out every year: he’d fall in love with her in a heartbeat, he’d be someone who cares about people, and he’d have one blue eye and one green eye, just like her. So far, Chloe’s fantasy man hasn’t materialized, despite the matchmaking efforts of her big, close-knit Italian family.

But this year for her 30th birthday, she just might get her three wishes.

The ecopy is just 99cents, or if you prefer print, 5.99

Either way you read it, it’s a nice way to celebrate Valentine’s Day without and excess calories! Heehee

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I’m so excited to announce my first official reader meet/greet/booksigning is coming up in 2 short months.

THE NEW ENGLAND BOOK BALL willo take place in the beautiful Mountain View Grand Resort and spa from April 25-26.

There will be over 55 authors, 3 narrators, and a few vendors all pariticipating in the weekend.

Multiple author panels on topics important to the book community are scheduled throughout the two days, in addition to a huge Ball planned for the night of Saturday, April 26th.

All in all, this weekend is sounding like it’s going to be, well, A BALL! lol.

So, I told you the other day that A CHEF’S KISS CHRISTMAS was a finalist in the New Jersey Golden leaf 2025 contest.

I’ve already ordered stickers for the front of the books from Vistaprint!

But I wanted to share the entire finalist list because I have some friends who are very talented writers who are also finalists.

Congrats to Jennifer Wilck, Clair Marti, Gracie Guy and Diana Rock and to all the other finalists in this great contest. You are all winners in my book! ( See what I did there, LOL?)

but March winds are coming.

And that’s not only a reference to the weather.

Right now I am participating in another chapter writing challenge to motivate me to finish the two books I’m currently writing. I need more motivation than just 1 month, though, so I am participating the NHRWA MARCH WINDS writing challenge to keep me going!

If you’re in a writing slump, or need to finish or start your next book project, please consider joining us for the challenge. Here’s the link to do so:

Let us help you stay motivated on your writing journey!

Today’s first line Friday comes from book 1 in the MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN series, DEARLY BELOVED.

“9-1-1 Colleen! I’ve got a 9-1-1 in the Bawl room!”

(Why not start off with a bang, right? LOL

DEARLY BELOVED

Colleen O’Dowd manages a thriving bridal business with her sisters in Heaven, New Hampshire. After fleeing Manhattan and her cheating ex-fiancé, Colleen still believes in happily ever afters. But with a demanding business to run, her sisters to look after, and their 93-year-old grandmother to keep out of trouble, she’s worried she’ll never find Mr. Right.

Playboy Slade Harrington doesn’t believe in marriage. His father’s six weddings have taught him life is better as an unencumbered single guy. But Slade loves his little sister. He’ll do anything for her, including footing the bill for her dream wedding. He doesn’t plan on losing his heart to a smart-mouthed, gorgeous wedding planner, though.

When her ex-fiancé comes back into the picture, Colleen must choose between Mr. Right and Mr. Right Now.

DEARLY BELOVED was voted a 2019 TOP PICK in the BBB – the Book Buyers Best – contest.

Here a just a few of the 5 star reviews for the book:

and it’s not for the reason you think!

So this happened today:

See that big black dot? It’s next to my name as a finalist in the 2025 New Jersey Romance Writers Golden Leaf contest! The finalist book is A CHEF’S KISS CHRISTMAS, my very last Dickens Holiday romance book.

To say I’m honored it too small a statement. I’m thrilled to be a finalist in this prestigious contest.

Even after 11 years of writing full-time, and over 70 books in print, entering writing contests is still a way for me to offset the horrible imposter syndrome that cripples me on certain days. And it’s a real thing. There are some mornings I worry that the words I put down that day are going to be trite, cliches, and worst of all – boring.

But then something like this happens and serves to validate that I can still tell a good story – so good, it’s a finalist in a writing contest.

So…yeah, I’m gonna keep entering contests, keep writing my books, and keep hoping someone, somewhere, is moved by my words.

Happy day, kids. A happy day.