Hello, buttercup! I’m excited to share the upcoming release of my latest novel, KILLER LOVE, included in the FINDERS KEEPERS: THE PURSE boxset. This anthology features eight authors, eight books, and all the feels!

Curl up with eight romances where each heroine discovers a surprise in her purse that sends her on a wild ride to her happily-ever-after! https://amzn.to/31wzeU7

FINDERS KEEPERS releases on September 10th in eBook format. You can pre-order now—8 books!—for only $0.99. That’s a deal!

I’m thrilled to be included with this group of talented authors. Here’s a first-time look at KILLER LOVE, my contribution to this fun project:

When the past and present collide, love can be a real killer.

Carly Brenner is a recovering alcoholic fighting to keep her life on track after a divorce left her financially devastated. New to the Gulf Coast island of Kiss Key, she works three jobs to make ends meet and struggles with “leaping before she looks”, a habit that gets her into continuous trouble—especially as it pertains to the handsome man who rescues her from a “killer critter” hiding in her tote at the park.

Nolan Maddux is a dedicated veterinarian who has fallen for his share of interesting and beautiful wide-eyed creatures, but they’re usually covered in fur. He’s not prepared for Carly’s striking baby blues, and his attraction is undeniable even after a misconception on her part brings her claws out. But after removing a harmless kitten—which she incongruously names Killer—from her tote and taking the brunt of her misplaced sass, his fuse is lit.

Following a series of mishaps, misunderstandings, and false starts, Carly and Nolan’s romance blooms and they arrive at what they think is solid ground. But Nolan’s former fiancée and Carly’s ex-husband arrive on Kiss Key, bringing with them serious trouble including arson and an assault on Carly delivered with such cunning that she believes herself guilty of something unforgivable.

It will take Nolan’s unshakable faith in Carly, even when she has no faith left in herself, to uncover the truth and use it to find justice—for herself, for him, and the precious love they feared was lost forever.

So that’s the scoop on KILLER LOVE! And here’s an introduction to the other authors whose books you’ll get to curl up with:

JEN TALTY: Welcome to my World! I’m a USA Today Bestseller of Romantic Suspense, Contemporary Romance, and Paranormal Romance.

I first started writing while carting my kids to one hockey rink after the other, averaging 170 games per year between 3 kids in 2 countries and 5 states. My first book, IN TWO WEEKS was originally published in 2007. In 2010 I helped form a publishing company (Cool Gus Publishing) with NY Times Bestselling Author Bob Mayer where I ran the technical side of the business through 2016.

I’m currently enjoying the next phase of my life…the empty NESTER! My husband and I spend our winters in Jupiter, Florida and our summers in Rochester, NY. We have three amazing children who have all gone off to carve out their places in the world, while I continue to craft stories that I hope will make you readers feel good and put a smile on your face.

Jen’s book is WINE WEDNESDAY: What started as a reunion ends in a deadly twist and an unexpected finish.

CASEY HAGEN: USA Today Bestselling author Casey Hagen pens her snarky, passionate stories from the salty air of Kennebunk, Maine. She’s a born and raised Vermont native, a New England girl to the core, with Ben & Jerry’s in her heart and real Vermont maple syrup pumping through her veins.

She’s the proud mother of three girls and a new, first-time grandma with an insatiable addiction to Fall Out Boy, and a new, rather concerning obsession with tattoos and piercings. Can you say “cool grandma?”

The inked and pierced grandma spends her time tucked away in her office, coated in cat hair, alternating between tearing her hair out trying to find the perfect words and being one step ahead of her three scheming fur babies she is positive are plotting her demise with every swirl around her ankles at the top of her office stairs.

She loves writing stories about real people, with complicated histories, relatable everyday problems, and giving them the hard-won happily-ever-afters they deserve.

And she thanks every last one of you who picks up one of her stories.

Casey is done talking about herself in the third person.

*Casey out*

Casey’s book is THE MISS ADVENTURES OF MABEL LEE: Mama always warned her that her sense of adventure would only lead to trouble. Tall. Dark. Delicious. Trouble.

NICOLE S. PATRICK: Nicole S. Patrick has always loved to read, and in her teenage years, she “borrowed” her mom’s books to sneak away and become lost in the world of romance. After more than ten years in the corporate world of tech recruiting and HR management, she decided to stay home and raise children. But with so many romantic stories and characters floating around in her head, when the kids napped, she was compelled to put those words on a page and pursue this crazy dream of becoming published. Nicole writes romantic suspense and her heroes are those alpha males in uniform. She lives in New Jersey with her real-life hero, her husband, and her two sons.

Nicole’s book is FLUTTER: He’d cracked the wall around her heart.

STACEY WILK: Stacey Wilk wrote her first novel in middle school to quiet the characters in her head. It was that or let them out to eat the cannolis and she wasn’t sharing her grandfather’s Italian pastries.

Many years later her life took an adventurous turn when she gave birth to two different kinds of characters. She often sits in awe of their abilities to make objects fly, it snow on command, and remain dirty after contact with water. She does share the cannolis with them for fear of losing her fingers.

Because of the extraordinary characters now in her home instead of in her head, including a king who surfaces after dark and for coffee, she writes novels about family: those that we are born to and those that we pick up along the way. You can find her message in her middle-grade fantasy novels as well as her women’s fiction novels. Family are those that love you when you need them.

When she’s not creating stories in make-believe places, she can be found hanging with the cast members of her house, or teaching others how to make make-believe worlds of their own.

Stacy’s book is NO MORE DARKNESS: When a chance encounter warms the heart and lights the way home.

RAVYN SALVADOR: Rayvn Salvador is a lifelong bibliophile who left her eighteen-year IT career to live her dream: getting paid to read and write. She lives in Florida with her hellion kitten and her incredibly supportive beau, dreaming about the Midwest’s changing leaves as she perfects her yoga poses on the beach.

Rayvn’s book is YOUR MOVE: Their past is the key to everything, but the move to unlock the future has yet to be made.

ROBIN STONE: Robin started writing stories when she was five years old. She wrote essays, articles, and over a million words of nonfiction before turning to fiction in 2011. She watched erotic romance authors having way too much fun, and after writing her first erotic romance, she was hooked.

She writes erotic romances starring handyman heroes. Robin’s imagination is filled with delivery men, landscapers, and carpenters. Her sex-positive books (M/F, M/M, and M/M/F) are emotional stories that keep readers coming back for more.

Robin lives near Boston and likes reading, travel, and eating good chocolate. She loves hearing from her readers.

Robin’s book is THE LETTER: He lost his true love. Will he ever find another?

JUDY KENTRUS: I was born and raised in NJ and moved to PA ten years ago. I’m a romantic at heart, having married my high school sweetheart and we raised a wonderful son and daughter. My books are fun, romantic suspense that will make you laugh, cry and sigh from their HEA’s.

Judy’s book is UNCHARTED LOVE: Their journey to love is battered by secrets from their pasts.

Thanks for being here! I appreciate you reading. Remember to pre-order FINDERS KEEPERS: THE PURSE while it’s still only $0.99!

So now you know what I’ve been doing with my summer. What have you been up to? Please leave a comment. You know I’ll comment back!

Romance is good for your heart! To purchase your copy of Love Built to Last, Love to Believe, Love to Win, or The Write Man click the book cover on this blog’s sidebar. Autographed copies are available for purchase on my HOME page. The audio versions of Love Built to Last, Love to Believe, and Love to Win are available HERE now!