If you’re an audiobook lover, Go Deep, Deeper, Treble, Surrender and ATE are all on my website at 50% off until Friday, September 12th! Grab the deal while you can. ** Deeper is a free add-on when ‘Go Deep’ is purchased. payhip.com/booksbyrilzy

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Okay… attempt (I’m not sure how many) to be more active on this platform.

Fancy a free read about a woman who’s forced to team up with her ex for a musical performance even though she swore she’d never breathe the same air as him again? She soon finds out that feelings and desire don’t die just because she wants them to.✨✨✨ BookHip.com/ZBRJPWN

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Birthday Shot is on sale this weekend! $0.99!! amzn.to/365iqIn

I know having an iced coffee at this time is a bad idea but I’m doing it anyway 😬

Yesterday was a holiday and I can’t get my mind to understand it is Tuesday and not Monday.

I hope this month takes us all one step closer to fulfilling our dreams.

Weekend starter pack ✨🌻

How gorgeous is this cover in paperback format?! In. Love.

Happy Saturday! What self-care plans do you have for this week? ✨✨✨ I’m doing absolutely nothing. I’ve had really rough week… I’ve been tremendously sad and so today I just want to snuggle in bed with my Switch, YouTube and my Kindle. And lots of coffee haha.

I’m up on Spotify. ☺️ 🎧📚

✨ The kind of love you run towards ✨ - coming soon 💕🐞

Happy book birthday to ‘The Gift’. In honor of its 8th book birthday, it is free today! amzn.to/3ABZl2L

Coming soon. February, 2025

Finally breaking in this book after 2 years. Using it to write down all my author goals / dreams and actually track my progress month to month for 2025!

Looking for a Valentine’s Day read? I got one for you. Imagine showing up to the airport to go on a weekend trip to Turks and Caicos with your best friend only to find out she has scammed you into going on a blind date with the guy she’s been trying to set you up with. Next move? amzn.to/3jLdVZo

I’m so obsessed with the cover of my forthcoming book! Excited.

✨ Journey through the backlist ✨ • The Gift • Could you fall for your best friend’s husband? What if she had died? What if you were pregnant with their child? ✨✨✨✨ Available on Amazon and enrolled in Kindle Unlimited. 🔗 in bio. amzn.to/3ABZl2L

Is it just me or does matcha give a different type of energy boost to coffee?

BREAKING: Debris seen over the Caribbean after SpaceX's Starship explodes during test flight

Definitely this.

Don't skim, read it all, because this year the cutoff is $5,000, but tax year 2026 it'll be just $600. Not really sure how we're going to split rent in my household and avoid this hot nonsense now 😥

So I have a book coming out on February 9th. Get ready for Sweet Turtleberry Jam Volume Three Sweet Valentines. It is part of Cupid's Countdown which starts on February 1st. #romancelandia #BlackBookSky

Roman wants Giselle very, very, very much! “How About Forever?” Is coming this quarter. However if you want Roman and Giselle’s origin story, you can check out “Just For Tonight”! Available on Amazon and enrolled in Kindle Unlimited! amzn.to/3ejHFdK

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2025 will be the year of Giselle and Roman. Watch this space! ✨

This!

This is my keyword for my writing this year! I want to persist through all the obstacles (self doubt, imposter syndrome, the grind of life, the day job) and lose myself in my love for writing.

I miss him so much.

My dog died on Thursday and honestly I’m not okay. I feel like my entire world has turned upside down but I wanted to share him: His name was Zlatan. He was 7 years, 8 months and 12 days. He always made me feel loved. And I love him with my entire heart. I’m shattered.

Shameka the Writer has Christmas covered! Try one of my holiday offerings: Merry Christmas 🎄 UYCBTM- a.co/d/9qLimVa Love Notes- a.co/d/96LsGRg AIWFCIT- a.co/d/ghWKPHI They’re all in KU, by the way. Merry Christmas 🎄

Guilty. As charged.

Happy release day to these cuties! shorturl.at/B3VJ3

I’ve spent the last three years being disappointed by my output but it was nice to step back and be happy about all I’ve done so far.

Streisand effect, incoming.

My office is decorating our tree… look where my mind was at 😂

But you don't really care for diss tracks, do ya?

The entire ‘Falling Like a Johnson’ series is only $0.99 in Amazon US & UK stores, ‘Ho! Ho! Ho!’, ‘Brand New’ and ‘Just for Tonight’ are completely free on Amazon and ‘Until the Last Note Plays’ is free to download on my website! bit.ly/3CPFQF6

Preorder Let's Get It On today. . .release date Dec. 10 tinyurl.com/5dt5m27n

Kobo preorder links are available now! www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...

The amount of money I spent on groceries today as compared to how easily I brought them inside with one trip has me feeling a kind of way. Many, actually. 😭

Y'all, discoverability is harder than ever. With Twitter all but gone and publishing being --in a mood-- your favorite authors are floundering. We don't know how to reach our fans or find new readers. Telling someone about a book you love is a really big deal. That's the #1 reason people buy books!

I was talking to my boyfriend about this just this morning. It must be amazing to be able to sustain yourself writing full time and I’m so excited for everyone who gets to do it. But I’m starting to think that I need to let go of the goal. Still gotta get out of law though 😂😂

• Friends to Lovers • Insta-Love 😊

Have a great week, everyone! What’s the one thing you hope to accomplish?

I have done neither 😩. Well I’ve done some reading. Just not the way I hoped.

Every time I remember I need a full day of the weekend to rest after the week, I start daydreaming of a three day weekend. A day to rest, a day to prep and a day to actually live a little 😭