Teri Wilson's Blog
August 31, 2023
A special reader treat from the vault: Chihuahuas are Better than Facelifts
I thought it would be fun to share these old stories in my monthly newsletter. Reading them again was like opening a time capsule. The fashion references are hilariously retro. I’m republishing them again exactly how they were, with zero editing. If you’d like to read them, just visit the link below to get started. Make sure to subscribe so you can keep up with each installment. I’ll be putting one out every month for the next year and a half!
Click here to read Chihuahuas are Better Than Facelifts Part 1: https://teriwilson.substack.com/p/chi...
xoxo Teri
August 22, 2023
Grab a cupcake and pop the champagne! FAKING A FAIRY TALE is out today!
This book is chock-full of some of my favorite things: major Cinderella vibes, a swoony single dad hero, a pretend engagement, a fabulously fashionable girl gang, a sweet Golden Retriever pup named Buttercup, and a heroine who bedazzles her hair! And did someone say cupcakes??? 🧁
I’ve got a sneak peek excerpt for you below, but first, if you get the book, don’t forget to snap a photo and tag me on social media. Charm loves seeing pictures of your pets with “our book.” *wink face*
Okie doke, I promised you an excerpt, so here it is. FAKING A FAIRY TALE is the second book in my Love, Unveiled series. Each book can be read as a standalone, but if you missed the first book in the series, HER MAN OF HONOR, you can still get a copy here!
Drumroll…here we go!
FAKING A FAIRY TALE
She always dreamed of being Cinderella…
Just not with him
Bridal editor Daphne Ballantyne despises her handsome yet infuriating colleague Jack King. In fact, their workplace feud is legendary. But when a juicy magazine assignment requires going undercover as a blissfully engaged couple, both Daphne and Jack say I do. Fake affection soon leads to very real kisses, authentic emotions…and undeniable attraction. But will their high-profile marriage charade lead to a new romantic beginning for Veil's most combative employees?
EXCERPT:
What was she doing here?
Jack King blinked against the assault of glitter sparkling at him from Daphne Ballantyne’s hair. As per usual, the beauty editor looked like she’d had a run-in with a chandelier on her way to work. Also as per usual, she was glaring at him as if he’d just kicked a puppy.
Jack hadn’t kicked a puppy, obviously. Never had and never would. Not that Daphne cared, as she seemed to have somewhat of a loose relationship with actual facts.
“Jack,” she said as she took the seat beside him. For some reason, she appeared to be trying her best to smile at him. Clearly it pained her.
Jack couldn’t help feeling the slightest bit amused. Was that an immature reaction? Probably. Then again, Daphne herself hadn’t exactly been a beacon of professionalism yesterday when she’d barged into his office, accused him of being a control freak and purposely rearranged his carefully organized office supplies in an attempt to rattle him.
Jack had definitely been rattled. Fine, he could admit it: he liked things orderly and predictable. Was that really such a bad thing? The last time he checked, neatness was a positive trait in the workplace. Daphne might want to try it sometime. Earlier this morning, when Jack tried to stick a Post-it note to her desk, there hadn’t been a square inch of available space to affix it to. Her cubicle was filled to overflowing with makeup brushes, cosmetics, hair products and more bottles of hand lotion than he could count. And glitter! Glitter everywhere.
Jack had very carefully pressed the Post-it note to her pages and left them on the seat of Daphne’s chair. Even so, he’d somehow found himself plucking specks of glitter from his necktie half an hour later.
“Daphne,” Jack said to her in return. He stood while she took her seat, because in addition to liking things neat and orderly, Jack also had manners.
“Oh, were you just leaving?” Daphne asked as he towered over her. Her smile suddenly seemed more genuine.
“No.” Jack sat back down, spine ramrod straight. “I was simply being polite.”
She snorted and then tried to cover it with a cough.
Jack’s jaw involuntarily clenched. The woman was a bewitching, bedazzled, thorn in his side. He truly didn’t know why he let her get to him the way that she did.
He swiveled to face forward, focusing all of his attention on Colette. Still, Daphne shimmered in his periphery, about as easy to ignore as a disco ball.
“Good morning,” Colette said. She folded her hands on the surface of her pristine, cream-colored desk. There wasn’t a laptop or even a pen in sight—only a tasteful bouquet of white roses in a vase on the desk’s far right-hand corner. Minimalism at its finest. With any luck, Daphne was taking notes.
“Morning, Colette,” Daphne gushed beside him.
Jack cleared his throat. “Good day.”
A trickle of unease snaked its way up his spine as Colette’s gaze flicked back and forth between them. What was the purpose of this meeting, exactly?
“Thank you for coming in. There’s something very important I need to discuss with both of you,” Colette said.
“Yes, of course,” Daphne said.
Jack remained silent. He was beginning to get a bad feeling about where this conversation could possibly be headed.
“How would you say the two of you get along?” Colette asked.
And there it was.
He and Daphne had been hauled into the editor in chief’s office like two schoolchildren who’d been ordered to see the principal. Jack didn’t know whether to be mortified or furious.
Both.
Definitely both.
This wasn’t him. Jack took his job seriously. He didn’t engage in petty work squabbles. In prep school, he’d been voted “most likely to become a workaholic,” and he’d been the top-ranking student in his class at Yale. His work ethic was legendary.
He was a model employee, damn it. Or he had been…
Until his world had been turned upside down six months ago.
Jack was getting back on track, though. He really was. The only visible cracks in his composure came about when Daphne Ballantyne was in the immediate vicinity.
“We get along great.” Daphne beamed at him. “Jack is wonderful. So fastidious.”
He narrowed his gaze at her, ever so slightly. “Yes, we work very well together. Daphne is undeniably…colorful.”
They sat staring at each other for a beat, gazes locked in silent warfare. Then Daphne licked her lips, and Jack’s attention strayed toward her mouth—accidentally, of course. But for a strange, nonsensical moment, he couldn’t bring himself to look away.
“Good, I’m glad to hear it,” Colette said.
Focus, Jack’s subconscious ordered. He snapped his head back toward his boss, tugging slightly at his shirt collar.
“Because I have to say, I’ve sensed a bit of animosity between you a time or two, and this is never going to work if that’s the case.” Colette held up her hands.
“What?” Daphne sputtered out a laugh. “Animosity? No, absolutely not. Honestly, Colette, I’m not sure where this is coming from. Right, Jack?”
“Correct.” He gave a wooden nod. Jack had always been a terrible liar—again, something he’d always considered to be a positive attribute.
Not so, if the momentary spark of fury in Daphne’s aquamarine eyes was any indication.
She sighed and turned her gaze back to Colette. “Please don’t fire us.”
Jack pinched the bridge of his nose. They couldn’t pretend to like each other for longer than two minutes, even when both of their jobs were at stake. What was this? Kindergarten?
“Fire you?” Colette’s brow furrowed. “I’m not following.”
“You just said this is never going to work if Jack and I don’t get along.” There was an unmistakable tremor in Daphne’s voice that made Jack’s body feel leaden all of a sudden. Or maybe that was simply a by-product of his pending unemployment.
“We can make it work,” he said, tongue tripping only slightly on the word we. As if the very thought of being part of a collective with Daphne was so inconceivable that his mouth refused to cooperate.
“Still not following.” Colette shook her head. “At all. Regardless, I have no intention of firing either of you. You both do excellent work.”
Daphne’s knee, just out of Colette’s sight, gave Jack’s thigh a sharp nudge. He could practically hear her internal squeal of triumph. Did you hear that, Jack? I do excellent work.
He sighed mightily. What was it going to take to get Colette to cut to the chase so he could get out of here? He longed for the solitude of his office, where his stapler was always situated precisely one inch to the left of his leather desk blotter, and he knew exactly what was expected of him from one minute to the next. Fact-checking suited him. Verifying information was black and white, with no room for gray. No room for confusion. No room for surprises or chaos.
Which had a lot to do with why he excelled at it.
“Colette, if I may…” Jack said, ignoring Daphne’s invisible eye roll in response to his formality. “Clearly there’s been some confusion. What is it, precisely, that Daphne and I need to make work?”
“Your engagement,” Colette said, as if that made a lick of sense.
“Our w-what?” Daphne sputtered. She’d gone deathly pale, those luminous, blue-green eyes of hers huge in her delicate face.
Jack’s chest went so fiercely tight that he couldn’t breathe. Maybe they’d both heard Colette wrong. Maybe he’d just had some sort of stress-induced auditory hallucination. Maybe he needed to pack up his stapler and his desk blotter and find a new job.
“I beg your pardon?” he managed to utter.
“Your engagement,” Colette repeated, this time with a sense of finality that settled like a rock in the pit of Jack’s gut.
He didn’t dare look at Daphne. In fact, he preferred to pretend she didn’t exist altogether. Whatever this was couldn’t be real. In no universe could Daphne Ballantyne be his fiancée.
“I’ve chosen the two of you to go undercover for a Veil special assignment,” Colette said, as if they’d both just won the lottery. Then, oblivious to their mutual suffering, she flashed Jack and Daphne a wink. “Congratulations! You’re betrothed.”
July 24, 2023
Her Man of Honor: Summer Discount & Free Excerpt!
Today is the perfect day to treat yourself, lovelies!
HER MAN OF HONOR is only $1.99 in eBook format for a limited time!
To celebrate, keep scrolling below for a free excerpt and purchase links. 🧁🐾📚
Have an amazing week!
XOXO
~Teri
Her bestie would do anything for her—including step in as groom in USA TODAY bestselling author Teri Wilson’s first book in the Love, Unveiled miniseries!
When did her longtime best friend
Become the perfect groom?
Everly England is a bridal-advice columnist. A guru. And unfortunately, a jilted bride! Her ruined reputation and wedding only get more disastrous when her bestie Henry Aston’s sympathetic kiss ignites a desire she never knew possible. Henry knows the glamorous city girl is terrified romance will ruin their friendship. But this stand-in groom plans to win her “I do” after all!
From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness.
Love, Unveiled
Book 1: Her Man of Honor
Book 2: Faking a Fairy Tale
Book 3: Marry & Bright
🛒 eBOOK is ONLY $1.99 FOR A LIMITED TIME! 📚Free Excerpt
✨🚕✨🧁✨📚✨💖
Henry began unwrapping the foil on the bottle of Dom as he made his way straight to the bathroom. He didn’t bother checking the rest of the luxurious suite for signs of life. No need. He’d known exactly where to find Everly after her wedding had gone belly-up smack in the middle of the vows.
He’d always known.
Sure enough, a box of Ritz crackers rested on its side on the slick marble floor, along with her cell phone—encased in silver glitter, because of course—and a generous pile of crumbs. He ground his teeth at the sight of the sad tableau and fought the ever-increasing urge to find Gregory and pound him into the ground. How could he do something like this to her?
Henry wondered briefly if that pathetic fool had any idea that Everly liked to hide in the bathroom when things in her life went topsy-turvy. Of course Gregory didn’t know. No doubt that was part of the problem.
The door to the suite clicked and Everly joined him. Her dress seemed to take up half the room. Henry was no fashion aficionado, but from the moment he’d first set eyes on her in that delicate, ethereal cupcake of a wedding gown, he’d had a strange pang in his chest. She looked beautiful. Always—but something about the way she looked today was…different. Special.
What the hell? This was Everly, for crying out loud. She was the closest friend he had in the world. And yet Henry’s reaction when Gregory had bailed on Everly midceremony had been one of stone-cold relief…
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June 5, 2023
Follow Charm & Me on My New Instagram!
In a plot twist I never saw coming, my Instagram got hacked while I was away at the UK Coronation. 😱 Long story short, it quickly became clear it would be a long time before I could ever—if ever—get my account back, so I decided to, in the immortal words of Elizabeth Taylor, “pull myself together” and start over.
I would be so very grateful if you followed my new Instagram, @TeriWilsonRomance. 🥹 Let’s reconnect over there to keep the cupcakes, couture, royalty, and romance alive! Oh, and of course, CHARM. Lots and lots of Charm! 🐶🧁🩰📚💫
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Dreamy New Cover Reveal for MARRY & BRIGHT!
Have you seen the DREAMY new cover for my November book release, Marry & Bright? 🤩 It’s seriously one of my all-time favorites. This will be the third novel in my new Love, Unveiled series with Harlequin Special Edition.
If a sweet and fun rivals-to-lovers romance set in the world of a high fashion magazine sounds like your kind of book, you will love Addison and Carter’s story!
Mixing business with weddings
Both up for the editor-in-chief position at Veil magazine, Addison England and Carter Payne are fierce adversaries. But despite their bickering, the pair has to work together and prove themselves before the magazine’s Christmas deadline. Stepping in to pose as the bride and groom for a wedding shoot starts the unexpected change from rivalry to romance…until they discover the “fake” vow exchange was entirely legal. Now the newlyweds have to decide if power really is their ultimate endgame.
📚 PRE-ORDER LINKS 🛒
You can can also purchase book one, Her Man of Honor now, and pre-order book two, Faking a Fairy Tale, which will be released in August!
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April 13, 2023
HER MAN OF HONOR: The Buzz is Coming In!
Have you heard what readers are saying about my new book HER MAN OF HONOR? In case you missed the 3/28 release, here are the details and purchase links!
Her bestie would do anything for her—including step in as groom in USA TODAY bestselling author Teri Wilson’s first book in the Love, Unveiled miniseries!
When did her longtime best friend
Become the perfect groom?
Everly England is a bridal-advice columnist. A guru. And unfortunately, a jilted bride! Her ruined reputation and wedding only get more disastrous when her bestie Henry Aston’s sympathetic kiss ignites a desire she never knew possible. Henry knows the glamorous city girl is terrified romance will ruin their friendship. But this stand-in groom plans to win her “I do” after all!
🛒 PURCHASE LINKS 📚
“Brimming with warmth and sincerity, humor and heartache, there is so much to love about Everly and Henry and their story!”
“ENCHANTING…”
“Part classic Audrey Hepburn, part Sex and the City girl gang, glittered with emotional wounds and conflict.”
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April 11, 2023
Happy ROYAL Tuesday! My New Anthology is Here! 👑
Grab your tiaras!
The ROYAL anthology is out today!
This is a special promo project that I put together with some of my amazing author friends! We’ve got 25 all-new sweet romance novellas for you, all with a special royal twist!
There are some really fabulous authors in this line-up and we’ve even got a Foreword from Katharine McGee, the New York Times bestselling author of the American Royals series. 👑
My story in this collection is called GRACE KELLY MOVIE NIGHT, and I can’t wait for readers to get a glimpse of it!
I fell in love with Grace Kelly when I was around twelve years old and saw a photo of her wearing the famous black and white chiffon dress from the movie Rear Window.
I thought she looked like a princess and became even more fascinated with her when I found out I was right! She was real royalty!
Shortly after that, Edith Head, the fashion designer who designed that beautiful dress (and many more of Grace’s iconic looks) came to my hometown to appear on a local television show. My mom and one of her friends took me to the taping, and I got to see Edith in person. Thus, my love of fashion was born! Grace Kelly Movie Night is an homage to this love, and it’s a story I’ve been wanting to tell for a long time.
The ROYAL anthology is available in eBook only, and it’s only 99 cents this week! Hurry and get your copy because it goes up to its regular price of 6.99 next week.
🛒 PURCHASE LINKS 📚
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March 30, 2023
Fun Book Quiz: Which VEIL Girl Do You Think You Might Be? 🤔💭🧁
Here’s something fun I created to celebrate my new Love, Unveiled series! Which of the leading VEIL ladies might you be?
Book One – Click for More!
Book Two – Click for More!
Book Three – Click for More!
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March 3, 2023
Cover Reveal for FAKING A FAIRYTALE! 😍
I am beyond thrilled with the cover for FAKING A FAIRY TALE, book 2 of my brand new series for Harlequin Special Edition!
Inspired by a twisty mix-up of How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days meets 27 Dresses, the Love Unveiled series follows the romantic entanglements of a group of family members and friends who make up the editorial staff of Veil, Manhattan’s premier bridal magazine. ✨💍✨
Book 1 in the series is HER MAN OF HONOR and it comes out March 28!
I *adore* working on these books and am so excited for readers to get a glimpse of the glittering world of Veil Magazine. ✨💍🧁
COVER REVEAL 
She always dreamed of being Cinderella…
Just not with him.
Bridal editor Daphne Ballantyne despises her handsome yet infuriating colleague Jack King. In fact, their workplace feud is legendary. But when a juicy magazine assignment requires going undercover as a blissfully engaged couple, both Daphne and Jack say I do. Fake affection soon leads to very real kisses, authentic emotions…and undeniable attraction. But will their high-profile marriage charade lead to a new romantic beginning for Veil‘s most combative employees?
From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness.
Love, Unveiled
Book 1: Her Man of Honor
Book 2: Faking a Fairy Tale
Book 3: Marry & Bright
🛒📚 Available for Pre-Order!
Amazon | Apple Books | B&N | Kobo
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November 1, 2022
My New Royal Romance is Here!
* Royal wave *
Grab your tiara and a mug of hot chocolate! ONCE UPON A ROYAL CHRISTMAS is out today! And keep scrolling below for a very special announcement from a real-life princess! 😍👑
She pretends to be a princess at children’s parties.
But can she melt a real prince’s frosty heart?
Get swept away by a Christmas story from Hallmark and bestselling author Teri Wilson— the queen of royal romance!
“I’m Prince Nicolas of San Glacera. Oh, you’ve never heard of us? Well, you’re not the only one. Our country relies on winter tourism, but we’re attracting fewer and fewer visitors. I admit it’s a problem. I just don’t think the solution is an American who likes to play dress-up.
You see, while I was away on a trip to honor our military, the palace talked my family into holding a contest. The winner gets to play a character in our annual Ice Village festivities and accompany our royal family to holiday events.
And did they at least choose an accomplished actor? Hardly. This woman, Gracie Clark, runs a children’s party business and performs as—I kid you not—‘Princess Snowflake.’
Of course, I do respect the fact that she volunteers at children’s hospitals. I suppose to some, she might have a certain charm… But the whole cheap spectacle is beneath our dignity.
I’m not going to shirk my duty to my kingdom. I’ll go to every event with her. At least, once Christmas is over, she’ll be gone…”
🛒 Purchase Links:If you need more of a royal fix, you can also check out Teri’s other Hallmark royal read, ONCE UPON A ROYAL SUMMER. And don’t forget to pre-order the upcoming anthology ROYAL: Bite-sized sweet romance reads for just 99 cents!
Special Announcement:
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