Contemporary Romance Review: Katherine Center's THE SHIPPERS missbatesreadsromance.com/2026/05/30/r... via @missbates.bsky.social #RomBkBlog #Romancelandia

Louise V Durham, stained glass and driftwood sculpture, Shoreham by Sea, UK #WomensArt

Witness on the Run is $1.99! bit.ly/46h5nmT

Hey, I participated in something! Here for the Romance Podcast is live. Check out my video chat with @jennilynnwyerbooks.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=otA2...

Last Man Standing review copies are on Booksprout! booksprout.co/reviewer/rev... Coming June 22.

Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Kristin Cast, C. L. Clark, Lori Foster, and more! #bookthreads #booksky

If you don’t occasionally treat yourself to a day of exploring used bookstores, greenhouses, libraries, cafés, and bakeries, then what’s the point of anything really?

every time I say this, someone didn't know: you can get the NYRB, the New Yorker, the LRB, Paris Review, The Spectator (weirdly not New Statesman), The Week, both French & Italian Vogue & New Scientist among many many other magazines FREE via the Libby app from your local library?

So I got scammed yesterday by someone impersonating a festival organizer. They used a real name/photo & maybe the real author guide from the festival. I was asked to submit materials for a print-ready banner, then told it didn't meet requirements--but they could help for a fee.

Hey, I participated in something! Here for the Romance Podcast is live. Check out my video chat with @jennilynnwyerbooks.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=otA2...

NEW RELEASE 🌞 SUMMER HEATWAVE CHARITY ANTHOLOGY Eight romance authors. Eight unforgettable stories. Almost 700 pages of swoon. 100% of the royalties go to the nonprofit FIRE. 💥 Grab your copy for ONLY 99 cents or read with Kindle Unlimited! books2read.com/SummerHeatwave #booksky #romancebooks

This #FridayFling is from Cowboy's Last Stand. The prompt is CONCERN and my characters have a lot of those! bit.ly/3HoVzh6 #romancelandia #booksky

Every Friday, share a #FridayFling snippet from your WIP or published work. :) This week’s prompt is CONCERN! You don’t have to match it exactly, just go with vibes. And if it’s published, drop a link in the post or a reply so people can find it! #Romancelandia #BookSky

Oh my god the book festival invite was a scam! The person said it was free and shared this slick presentation of instructions for sending promo materials. So I agreed to participate and did the prep and guess what? GODDAMN IT

Ugh, typos whatever forget it.

I've done more promo-related things this week than in the past decade. It's been a weird confluence of planned stuff and unexpected invites. If I wasn't on a work vacation it would be impossible! Shout out to authors with full-time day jobs. It's tough double gig am I right?

This week's read is The Rom Con by Devon Daniels. Cute and snappy retake on How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days.

Smh theconversation.com/from-cloning...

A week or so ago, I was looking for a couple books by an author from 10 and 15 years ago and my library didn't have them. I requested them via a library form. Today I got a notification in Libby that they purchased both titles. Asking your library for writers' books is an amazing way to support us.

low tide at Wizard’s Hat rock. #RockinTuesday #TidesOutTuesday #ColorADay #BlueTue #ECK #WCK #Oregon #PNW #Beach #Ocean #Nature #Photography

GAME OF ROGUES is in stores now, lovelies! Guinevere Woodville roars like a bonfire into the life of the "worst man in London," gaming hell proprietor Gabriel Marchand, when her brother loses their fortune. I hope you love it! #palaceofrogues www.julieannelong.com/game-of-rogues #romancelandia 💙📚

Should I join Threads? I have Twitter & Facebook but rarely post. I've never gone on TikTok or Insta. I feel guilty about not getting out there to promote myself but I don't have the time or energy for kerfuffles. Please advise.

Clearing fog at lower Potrero Meadows #potreromeadows #mttamalpais #mttam #mttamwatershed #landscapephotography

Stranded with the Navy SEAL is in this Harlequin box set for $3.99. bit.ly/4bDPeL4 Tropical island survival! They fight sharks, make fire and fall in love.

Add it to your shelf on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

Podcast interview was a success!! I talked about these books

Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Beth O’Leary, Tricia O’Malley, Heba Al-Wasity, and more! #bookthreads #booksky

Ready for beach vibes? Check out these steamy island romances, just in time for summer. bit.ly/3HIY4dX

I am doing a real life promo thing today, a podcast interview! It's my first. I hope it goes well. Either way I'll share it.

I just discovered two legitimate invites in my spam folder. How's an author supposed to get anywhere or do anything when every communication is suspect? The real emails keep going to spam while the fake ones get through.

$328k. 1.2k backers. 47 hours to go. As one of the authors, thank you so much for the love and support of this campaign. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ahp...

I'm at the halfway point (~40k) in my current project, the cabin the woods rom-com. This is really fast progress for me. I started only 2 mo. ago! I'm usually very slow. The last time I finished a book it was, um, 2024.

On sale for 50 cents today! Down from $9.99.

Badlands is on sale for $1.99. amzn.to/3E65Dda

All of the Aftershock books are in free in KU and available on Audible! amzn.to/3EadUwE

I got a haircut and a Hami melon. Life is good

Victoria Dahl’s contemporary romances are so good y’all. If you haven’t read this one it’s a quick read and well worth it!!!!

I saw a sea cucumber at the beach in Oceanside once. It looked like this only yellow. caseagrant.ucsd.edu/seafood-prof... Very phallic and floppy. I was delighted

The secret to immortality may be a sea cucumber.

After 5 years of no books published I suddenly have 3 new releases. The schedule is based on the story season - Cowboy's Last Stand is set in the fall, Sheriff's Honor in spring, and Last Man Standing in summer. tulepublishing.com/authors/jill...

Aftershock ($1.99 ebook) is a "fast paced romantic thriller about two earthquake survivors who team up and fall in love in a twisty roller-coaster ride that keeps pages turning" (Publishers Weekly, starred review). amzn.to/3EadUwE

I bought tickets to see my new favorite author. So excited! www.eventbrite.com/e/the-shippe...

We are only ONE WEEK AWAY!! Get your tickets and info here https://page158books.com/event/2026-06-02/author-event-katherine-center  *This is a ticketed offisite event. Tickets includes a hardback copy of The Shippers* Location: Wake Forest Magnet Elementary School

Aftershock is on sale again, down to $1.99 from $9.99.

I'm trying a combination of sitting, standing at my desk and walking around to help my sore back. Yesterday I took walk-around breaks at the dentist. I felt weird roaming the halls but it worked great for the long appt.

this. book. slaps. THIS BOOK SLAPS. my word it's good. one of my earlier romance reads. what a joy. it's got glaciers, it's got mechs, it's got superb sex scenes (ooh maybe I should do an Anatomy of a Sex Scene from this book.)

Aftershock and Badlands are on sale for $1.99!

Here's my entry for "mine." It's not the possessive kind. #fridayfling #booksky

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 326: Don't let the fear of rejection stand in your way. Every author you have ever admired has been rejected many times. It's not a mark of shame: it's a sign that you dared to put yourself out there. Most people never do.

Romancelandia, this one’s for you! I *know* you all have the perfect snippets for this week’s word, because I didn’t even bother searching my files once I saw it pop up. I picked a book, then searched, and yup, many options to choose from. 😂