Pride + Bisexuality + Men’s Mental Health Y'all, it's June! Naturally that means I've been sharing Pride memes and graphics on social media, but it also makes me pause and reflect - about Stonewall, how far we've come, how far it feels we've fallen, and how it feels to be bi+ in a hetero facing…

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10 came home from school today and asked where people can buy my books. Me: Why? 10: *band director* said his wife likes books like you write so he was wondering. Me: Oh, if she's interested, I have copies here she can buy. *goes back to what I was doing* #parenting #author

Today I have done everything BUT author stuff and I hate it because this morning I was ABSOLUTELY going to be productive. Now I'm at my computer and can't function. This is most certainly a me issue. Maybe binge watching alien documentaries will help ... #indieauthor #butalsoburnedout

Digital vs Paper: Which do you prefer? I've been thinking about books a lot lately (duh), but not the way you might think I've been thinking. I have a huge collection of physical books, but I also have hordes of ebooks. I've kind of fallen off the audiobook wagon, but I have a lot of those, too.…

Hearing, "Oh ... wow. There are 70 codes in here. This is going to take a while. We'll probably need to keep your car at least a couple days to figure out what's going on," is not the way I wanted to start my day, or even my very busy week, at the dealership. *internal screaming* *external too*

May is for Mental Health Awareness Last week I mentioned Harper's character is going to have a mental health arc, but let me dive a little deeper, because there's a reason I want to shine a light on her struggle. I have been a huge advocate for mental health for as long as I can recall. It started…

“She wants me to be her dad,” I say. “I know,” she says. “I’ve known for a while.” “Do you?” I ask. I wait. “I can’t want what I already have, Damian.” Grab The Perfect Plan during the Contemporary Romance Sale! books.bookfunnel.com/maydayromanc...

I can't wait to have to owe $0.08 to D2D when they pull my $12 fee tomorrow ... when I literally have enough to pay the entire thing sitting *right there* but it hasn't been paid out to me yet. I know there's a grace period. It'll be fine. Everything is fine. #indieauthor

It's been a solid week of not being able to focus on anything when it comes to writing and, you know what? I blame perimenopause. This is fucking stupid and I want my brain back. *sigh* #author

Mother's Day is right around the corner and to celebrate, we've got a promo for you! Each book contains at least one "mom" figure who pulls the story together. Visit to find your next read: books.bookfunnel.com/herdaytoshin...

If you'd like to understand how chaotic my life can be ... The dogs locked me out of the house. I had to wait for my husband to drive home from work 30 minutes away to let me in. Yes, they are huskies. No, this is not the first time it's happened. Could this end up in a book? Absolutely. #author

Being an author is researching where the overlap between Stewart's and Byrne Dairy is and then wondering where the last 45 minutes have gone. #author

I could really use this day as a work day and not a "stare at my computer getting nothing done" day. My brain needs to do the thing. It is currently not doing the thing. 😭 #author

Quick reminder for all my author friends: It is the first day of a new month. Those dashboards are back at $0. Do not panic. Drink your water. Take your meds. Breathe. #Authors #books

Why do I always do this? I come to the office, sit in my chair, and then ... nothing. I have a whole book I'm supposed to be writing right now. 🤦‍♀️ #books

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Join hundreds of authors today in a 1-day only event to stock your TBR for FREE! Summer will be here before you know it - vacations, beach days, lazy weekends, evenings by a fire pit - and I can't think of anything that would make all of that better than a reading list that's ready to go. #books

Every time I see a social media post that's like, "Hey, you, author person, drop your book below!" I panic and do not drop my books below. Typically that happens when I see the post has more than 100 comments already and it feels like everything I could post is trash. Please tell me I'm not alone. 🫣

They say you can do anything if you put your mind to it. Well, Boy Wonder is out of town for work and I hate wasting coffee, so I'm putting my mind to drinking this entire pot. ☕️💜 If you see me vibrating, mind ya business. 😂

After this trip to Dick's for baseball pants, softball pants, cleats, and belts, I'm gonna need some of you to buy my books. 😭 Thanks so much. #sportsmom but also an #authormom

Romance in CNY was amazing ... and I took exactly zero pictures of my actual table. BUT! I got a tattoo and I sold some books and I got to spend time with people I rarely see, and those are the things that matter.

Join me this Saturday for Romance in CNY! This bookish event will be April 18 at the Delta by Marriott Utica in Utica, NY. We're looking forward to a day filled with passion and excitement as we bring together romance authors, readers and a variety of vendors. General admission is free! 💜 #books

Not only do D2D and B&N want to give me stress, but tomorrow is the deadline I gave my ARC readers to post reviews. I was really hoping for at least half of the readers who downloaded a copy to review, but 🤷‍♀️ I can't force people to follow through. #indieauthor

What's in this series? ✨Found family ✨Queer/queer affirming characters ✨Friends (and sometimes not friends) to lovers ✨Cinnamon Roll MMCs ✨Mouthy FMCs ✨Small town romance Find it here: bit.ly/MLP_Books2Read

Can you believe it?! We're only 5 days away! Are you ready? Are you coming? Join us for: ✨60+ romance authors & vendors ✨Nevermore Tattoos ✨@rovers_do_over with rescues ✨Interactive panels ✨@edgypages workshops ✨Food trucks It's going to be amazing! #RomancelnCNY #BookEvent #UticaNY

Surprise! A brand new release What begins as an unexpected meeting on the beach becomes the chance at a whole new life. Devoted teacher and musician, Alexander Makris is creating the life he wants. Things couldn’t be more perfect between teaching, going to school for his doctorate, and hooking up…

At #RomantiConn you can also meet @mlpennock.bsky.social , author of the romance series "To Have" and "Famous in a Small Town"

Author event prep is underway. #booksky

I wrote 750 words this morning between making banana roll ups, logging into tablets, arguing about why we don't mess with things on Mommy's desk, getting kids dressed ... It's not even noon and I want to go back to bed. Happy summer break to my kids. RIP to my scheduled author time. #authorsky

What, exactly, are we celebrating tomorrow? Our cutting off healthcare to the needy to enrich the greedy? Our new concentration camps? Our dying economy? Our ditching due process? Our corruption? Our broken legislature? Our corrupt SCOTUS? Our ridiculous buffoon president? #FourthOfJuly

We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.

Seriously, they're the worst!

Today is the day we honor those who died overseas stopping the same thing many of you are ignoring here at home--fascism.

Looking for an event to attend this summer? Come to CT! RomantiConn, a Romance Author Signing Event, will take place July 25 & 26 at the Marriott Hotel in Trumbull, CT. Tickets: available through Eventbrite or at the door. For further details of the day, visit: www.romanticonn.com #booksky

For those of us in America......that actually READ some of the books they want destroyed......

My husband passed his PE exam! This is something he's been working toward since he got his first job as a fresh out of college electrical engineer and I am so fucking proud of him I just need to tell everyone.

Grief is weird. I sent my mom a text today - I love you.- because that's all I could manage ... because grief comes when it will and this year it's coming hard. It's not a Bud Light, and it's not in a bottle, but it's beer and cold and for Nana.

There are dogs in my books. I promise none of them die. Ever. They'll live eternally. I did kill a bad guy and gave a mom cancer, though, so ... BUT THE DOG LIVES. #booksky

Meet Stephanie Barbieri and police officer Max Wyatt in To Hold: books2read.com/ToHold #booksky

Worked on my website more today and only got mildly frustrated (read: did not throw my laptop). Trying to use the Pomodoro Method did not help as I started late and didn't set a timer, but par for the course. Canva files were also sorted into folders. Will write ... later? 🤦‍♀️

I finished putting together my newsletter and started working on some website updates while my kid was at karate tonight. That's the most productive I've been in days after *big feelings* entered the chat Monday. #booksky

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Book Conventions: Yea or Nay? Today kicked off my 2025 signing/event season, and despite a swag mishap, it was amazing. Chrissy's Conventions & Creations put on such an amazing inaugural convention, I never would have known Romance in CNY was a first time event if I had no prior knowledge. She did…

A hot shower after a full book event day + dinner and drinks with friends was exactly what I needed.

It is really bothering me (understatement) that the message is “bring back that one innocent guy” and not “WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK SHUT DOWN THIS WHOLE OPERATION IMMEDIATELY.”

Good morning✌️🍀

Brockport: What do you mean it’s a real place? (c) Joe Pompili Photography I was having trouble coming up with what to talk about last week so I went to one of my trusted advisers (the husband) and whined to him about it. He suggested giving you a little layout of the town, which is great and I…