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One of the things I love about writing The Bradley Legacy series is that the books' timelines overlap. Backup Plan (Book 6) starts at the beginning of May, also when Archer (Left Field) has returned from the Bahamas but before his suspension is over. It's very nearly the 50% mark in Liam's book before we get to the scene at the end of Left Field that readers are teased with in Left Field!

There's a scene right after Penny moves into Liam's place with her two kids and one of them wakes up with a fever. This was inspired by real-life events as I was writing... my 6 year old tested positive for Flu A and was fighting a fever, and I thought... well, that's parenthood, Liam! Let's push him right into the deep end!

Backup Plan is an emotional and spicy sports standalone romance with a single mom, a secret relationship, and a pro football player who falls first!

Fun fact: I knew right away who I wanted Liam's love interest to be because she was screwed over in an earlier book and needed her HEA! When I started writing Liam with Penny, they just seemed to fit... even though she's his older sister's best friend and a single mom going through a divorce.

Fun Fact: I finished Archer's book at the start of December when I was living off Christmas music and slipper life. I LOVED writing this story! I created an entire resort in the Bahamas and used the Atlantis for inspiration.

People ask if LEFT FIELD is a standalone, and the answer is Yes! It's part of the Bradley Legacy about the seven Bradley siblings. There's a story that moves through each of the book, but Archer is sort of the outcast of his own family, so he tends to stay away from them as much as he can... until he can't! He does appear in SNAP DECISION and has his heart broken in that one. Read this one to see if he gets his HEA!

While I was writing LEFT FIELD, I released PLAY FAKE in October! I met my author bestie in Austin, and we signed at Flutter Romance Bookstore at the end of the month to celebrate that release. Archer's story was never far from my mind, though, and I dove back in full force at the start of November when I returned from Austin!

When I finished writing SNAP DECISION, I knew readers would NEED Archer Bradley's story next since his ex married his brother. He's a mystery, since he tends to stay far away from his family. When the story opens, he's literally at rock bottom. He's heartbroken and he finds out he's suspended from his pro baseball team for the first 41 games. But when he runs into the sunshiney Millie, things start to turn around!

What is your favorite part about this couple? Tatum is a hot mess, and Ford is her complete opposite—always organized, practical and in control. I love opposites attract, but I think the way he has pined after her since high school might be the best part about this couple. When she finally sees him in front of her, it's like a lightbulb turns on for her, and then the pining starts on her end, too. I just love them!

I’m hopelessly in love with Tatum Barker, and I’m pretty damn sure there won’t ever be anyone else who could possibly measure up to her.

I push everything I have into this kiss, as if I can make her fall in love with me through one single kiss filled with delusions.

Fake dating is one of my favorite tropes to write, and I think it's the reasons behind why they're faking it that make it so fun. A good chunk of the time, they're faking it to throw someone (a brother, a dad, a teammate) off the scent of their real feelings that are developing, and helping them navigate the faking while it turns from fake to real is one of the most satisfying parts to write!

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The best thing about writing grumpy/sunshine is watching the grumpy MMC melt for the FMC... even if it takes awhile!

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I favor football romance because I grew up in a football family, but a lot of my decisions are business choices. I love the dynamic of different sports and the found family athletes can find with their teams, so sports is a fun place to be. I've also written baseball, and the 5th hero in the Bradley Legacy will be a baseball player.

This is my first runaway bride and only my second virgin in 79 books! I loved the idea of this sweet, wholesome heroine ready to get married and then pitting her against her best friend's bad boy older brother. Taking that innocence and having the bad boy show his softer side by taking care of her...chef's kiss!

"This is not how I imagined running into my best friend’s hot, pro football-playing older brother."