Dear readers,

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I hope the rest of January treats you warmly!

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Maybe it’s wrong to be excited about my second murder this year, but I am just thrilled to…you know…about bringing you book 2 from my Champagne Shores Cozy Mystery series.

Death in Champagne Shores features all the lovable characters you met in the first book, Murder in Champagne Shores. Millie Silver, her dog Sunshine, her analytical brother Darwin and chatty sister Tiffany are all swept up in a new murder. The handsome and elusive Grant Heyward adds a touch of romance in Millie’s life as she’s busy saving the idyllic beach town’s reputation.

If you belong to Kindle Unlimited, you can read both books for FREE or the Kindle version of each one is ONLY $2.99.

In related news, I’m thrilled that the publisher of my romance novels, Harlequin, has acquired the paperback rights to Murder in Champagne Shores. You’ll see a mass market paperback in 2021, and I can’t wait to see what their creative team does with the cover.

I’ve fallen in love with writing cozy mysteries, and I hope you’ll love reading them. Thank you, readers!!

Welcome back to Kenyon Cove for book six, just in time for a Midsummer Love Affair.

Hannah Drake and her beloved dog move to Kenyon Cove for a fresh start. Still stinging from her cancelled wedding six months ago, she’s ready for the fresh ocean breezes to blow away her past and help her stand on her own two feet again. After her experience with her family and friends who let her take the blame for the wedding fiasco, she’s not ready to trust anyone. However, when she arrives in town, an accidental fire at her new not-quite-as-advertised home brings a handsome firefighter right into her new life.

Captain Cooper loves helping people, fighting fires, and being a dependable friend to everyone in Kenyon Cove. His kind of dedication comes with sacrificing his personal life, and he’s never minded…until now. One look at Hannah Drake makes him want to find a place for her in his heart and his life. He knows betrayal has made her cautious, but he’ll do anything to convince Hannah to give Kenyon Cove—and him—a chance.

Everything about that title sounds like a great idea. A romantic interlude at a luxurious island resort? Sign me up. May Williams and I are delighted to bring you the 12th book in our White Pine Island Stories, Meet Me at the Grand Hotel.

Two Springtime romances await you…

Abigail and Chase made a pact to marry if they were both still single at 30. When they meet at the Grand Hotel to celebrate Abigail’s 30th birthday, is it the right time for love?

Lily and Henry have worked together for two years at the Grand Hotel, but she’s hardly noticed him…until now.

If you’re ready for the rush of falling in love, join us at the Grand Hotel.

After writing three dozen romance novels, I had a killer good time writing a cozy mystery. I grew up reading Agatha Christie and watching shows like Murder, She Wrote, and I’ve always loved a good mystery. You know I love a beach town and a quirky female character, so Murder in Champagne Shores is all my favorite things wrapped into one package.

I’m also delighted to tell you that it’s available in paperback, too! I hope you’ll join me on the sunny coast of Florida as our heroine Millie Silver with her family and her trusty dog tracks down a killer.

Sometimes a book cover just doesn’t work, right? The original cover for A Secret Baby on the Billionaire’s Yacht had an alpha-male-type on the front, and I’m afraid it gave off the wrong vibe. Sure, he’s a billionaire with a fabulous yacht, but this story has more heart and humor than the cover implied. So, here goes with the new one that is a lot more in tune with my “brand” of summery fun romance reads. I hope you like it, and I hope it helps readers choose a book they might just fall in love with. A best friend’s sister romance, a secret baby, a shipboard wedding, and a tour of the Greek islands on a luxury yacht…this book deserved a better cover for sure!

Ready for Valentine’s Day? We’re delighted to release book 11 in the Grand Hotel series just in time for February. Kiss Me at the Grand Hotel may be the sweetest, most romantic book yet. It has a swoon-worthy single dad in the first story and a hero won’t give up on the woman he loves in the second story. Welcome back to White Pine Island!