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I am a native Houstonian, with a deep love of Texas, especially our gorgeous Hill Country. I am mother to five awesome children who, like their mom, are all weird and quite possibly a little bit nutty. I attended the University of Houston and have BA in Business Administration. By day I am a Treasury Analyst in the Oil & Gas industry but by night, I let my inner freak-flag fly.

I have always been an avid reader. I distinctly remember begging my poor mother to paint my room lavender so that it would coordinate with my Harlequin romance novel collection that had taken over my room. My love of romance has evolved over the years to a passion for darker, more dangerous love that is hard fought. After stumbling upon my first M/M novel I was blown ...more

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Long Road Home (Hill Country Heat, #1)

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New Year, New Opportunities

At first I think that I am so happy to see the back of 2016 and then I think... stop it, I'm just wishing my life away.

Lately, this time of year I think back to this day 2010. I didn't know at the time I would only have 23 more days with my best friend and it would be the last time I woke up on Jan 1 raring to meet the new year.

So now when I begin to wish the work week away or wish to hurry thro Read more of this blog post »

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Entangled: The Omega and the Bounty Hunter (Briar Wood Pack #1)

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Primal (Wrong Side of the Tracks, #2)

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A Family Chosen: Volume 6: Crossover Books in Chronological Reading Order

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