A Christmas Wedding. . .A Sweet Happily Ever After!
I CHOOSE YOU
is live now on all venues.
The path of true love was a bumpy one for Ava and Liam. He was her best friend’s ex-boyfriend, son of a local politician and the campus playboy. She was a hard-working, single-minded scholarship student with no time for romance. They were the couple least likely to succeed.
But almost two years later, love is better than ever. Liam’s pursuing his dream of being a college professor, and Ava’s the rising star at a local ad agency. But Liam still has one more goal: marrying the girl who changed his life.
Neither of them realizes that making it to the big day might be their greatest challenge yet. Between his parents’ acrimonious divorce and her family’s ideas of how to plan the perfect wedding, it’ll take the strength of their love—and a little help from their friends–to see them through to happily-ever-after.
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Don’t forget. . .
the first book in the Perfect Dish Novels
Best Served Cold
is FREE right now.
And the second book
Just Desserts
is available at all retailers.
Jingle Bell Hop!
Welcome to the Jingle Bell Book Hop! I’m thrilled to be joining with some fabulous fellow authors to share some holiday fun.
I’m excited to share some Perfect Dishes with you. These are definitely not the type of Dishes you serve on your Christmas dinner table. . .though they are definitely smoking hot. (And if tables are your thing, go for it!) The men of the Perfect Dish Novels are the kind you’d like to find wrapped under your tree. . .unwrapping could be fun.
The first book in the series, BEST SERVED COLD, is ***free*** on all venues right now.
Grab it up.
I’m offering you a chance to win the second book, JUST DESSERTS, just in time for the release of
I CHOOSE YOU, the Perfect Dish Wedding Book (releasing on Sunday, 12/21!!)
All you need to do is comment below, telling me about your favorite Christmas tradition, and on Sunday night, we’ll choose three commenters at random to win JUST DESSERTS in the ebook format of choice.
And ONE lucky winner will win signed paperbacks of all three books. Don’t forget to hop around to all the other authors and see what fun they’re cooking up!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
And Happy New Reads.
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#Free Book and A New Pre-Order
The Perfect Dish: A guy with both sizzle. . .and heart.
It’s almost time for the much-anticipated release of
I CHOOSE YOU
the Perfect Dish novels Wedding Book.
Are you ready to catch up with Julia, Jesse, Ava and Liam?
For a limited time, the first book in the series is FREE.
That’s right. . .BEST SERVED COLD
is up for grabs on all venues, abso-tively free.
So your assignment?
Go grab BEST SERVED COLD, and while you’re there,
pick up JUST DESSERTS
and pre-order I CHOOSE YOU.
Of course, what’s a wedding without a bridal shower?
Join us here tonight at 8 PM EST on Facebook and Twitter (#ICYShower)
as we play games, give prizes and talk about I CHOOSE YOU.
Don’t forget to bring your virtual gift. . .every couple needs a toaster!
Julia worked for weeks planning the perfect surprise birthday party for her boyfriend, Liam, but that night, she was the one who got the biggest shock. He broke up with her in front of all their friends, humiliating her in the process.
Clearly revenge was in order.
The plan is simple. Make him jealous, win him back, and then crush his heart. Fair is fair. However, there is one little hiccup, and he has curly brown hair and dimples.
Jesse is everything she wants. With him, she could almost forget her bruised heart. Almost. Julia has one choice: let Liam walk away after everything he did, or lose a chance at love in pursuit of payback.
When her friend Julia needed help forming a revenge plan against her ex-boyfriend, Ava was happy to lend a hand. She never expected that in the course of 
making Liam pay, she’d be the one to fall hard. . .for the one person who was absolutely off-limits. Crushing on the guy who humiliated her best friend is definitely against the girl code.
Besides, Ava has goals. Her life is all about graduating with honors and landing the perfect job. And Liam Bailey—sweet-talking, complicated son of a well-known local politician—isn’t part of those plans.
But Liam doesn’t give up easily. And he doesn’t intend to let their friends’ opinions, his parents’ disapproval or Ava’s past get in the way of what he wants–Ava’s heart.
The path of true love was a bumpy one for Ava and Liam. He was her best friend’s ex-boyfriend, son of a local politician and the campus playboy. She was a hard-working, single-minded scholarship student with no time for romance. They were the couple least likely to succeed.
But almost two years later, love is better than ever. Liam’s pursuing his dream of being a college professor, and Ava’s the rising star at a local ad agency. But Liam still has one more goal: marrying the girl who changed his life.
Neither of them realizes that making it to the big day might be their greatest challenge yet. Between his parents’ acrimonious divorce and her family’s ideas of how to plan the perfect wedding, it’ll take the strength of their love—and a little help from their friends–to see them through to happily-ever-after.
#Thursday Thoughts: A Chat With Vincent
So this happened yesterday, while I was writing I CHOOSE YOU, the third (and what is supposed to be the FINAL) book in the Perfect Dish series. (Yes, it started out as the Perfect Dish Duo. Now it’s a trilogy. But hold onto your hats. . .)
If you read JUST DESSERTS, you might vaguely remember Vincent, Ava’s brother. He’s not the one who got married in that book; he’s the brother who was single. Since I CHOOSE YOU is written from Ava and Liam’s points of view and is mostly about their wedding, Vincent shows up there, too.
I was just minding my own business. . .writing away, like a good author. . .and in strolled Vincent. Our convo went like this:
Vincent: Yo.
Me: Hey, Vincent. (continues typing)
Vincent: So another book about my sister.
Me (glancing at him distractedly): Yes. This is about Ava and Liam’s wedding.
Vincent: Why do they get another book? I thought the last book was theirs.
Me: Well, it was. But then people wanted to read more about them. . .listen, I don’t have to explain myself to you. I’m busy.
Vincent: But if you’re keeping track, Julia got Jesse. Ava got Liam. Even Giff got Jeff. My brother Carl got Angela. What about me?
Me: Yeah, what about you, Vincent?
Vincent: Why’m I still flying solo?
Me: Because, Vincent, you’re a side character. You’re not the main focus. You’re just there because Ava needed another brother to balance things out.
Vincent: But I don’t want to be left out in the cold.
Me (sighing, rolling my eyes and finally turning from the computer screen): Okay, Vincent. You want me to hook you up in this book? Fine. You can meet a bridesmaid or someone and get together with her. There you go.
Vincent (shaking his head): Nope. I want my own book.
Me (throwing up my hands): Vincent! I have no time for another book in this series. Honestly. Do you know how many series I’m juggling? Ongoing ones? Four. Four! And then there’s the non-series books I committed to write next year. Remember the historical romance set in Gettysburg? Does that ring a bell? And the stand-alone New Adult, and the middle grade book, and the big apocalyptic book that the kids’ve been begging me to finally get around to writing for them. . .oh, and the anthology for the King Series people. They’ve been waiting a long time.
Vincent: You can fit me in. I have faith in you.
Me (grumbling): Sure you do. Come back and talk to me in 2018.
Vincent (crossing his arms over his broad chest): Nope. It’s gotta be sooner.
Me: Even if I could fit you in somewhere, I have no idea who’d you end up with. There aren’t any more unattached females in these books.
Vincent (nodding smugly): Yes, there is.
Me: Oh, yeah? Who?
Vincent (leaning closer): I’ll whisper it in your ear. (proceeds to do just that)
Me: Really? Really? Wow, I never thought. . .but what about. . .hmmmm. Hmmmmm. . .
Vincent: Is that a good hmmmm?
Me (as my head hits the keyboard): It means you’re getting your own book, you big doofus. Now go away and leave me alone so I can finish your sister’s book, okay?
Vincent: Sure. But what’s the book going to be called?
Me: I have no idea.
Vincent: It should be something cooking-related since I’m a pastry chef. Hot and Sweet? Rolling Boil? Simmer This?
Me: You’re not very good at picking out titles. Just saying.
Vincent: Hey! I got it. Just Roll With It. Get it? Roll with it? Like a rolling pin?
Me: Hmmm. It’s got potential. I’ll think about it. Now please go away and let me finish this book.
Vincent: Okay, I’m going. But I’ll be back.
Me: I’ll just bet you will be.