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Release Day - The Hockey Allies Bachelor Bid series

I'm so excited that today is Release Day! This series has been in the works for over a year, and to finally see it out in the world is...

Playlist for Scoring Slater

Slater Knox and Noah Alzado are best friends, teammates, roommates, and secretly in love with each other. This was one of the hardest...

Guests on the Big Gay Fiction Podcast

This week, my fellow Hockey Allies Bachelor Bid series authors and I were guests on Jeff & Will's Big Gay Fiction Podcast, hosted by Jeff...

Cover Reveal for Scoring Slater

RJ Scott, V.L. Locey, Jeff Adams, Chantal Mer, and myself have joined together to create a shared universe, where hockey players find love

A Bliss Bakery Valentine's Day Story

Featuring Jack and Gabriel from SUGAR CRUSH At every floorboard creak, swinging gate hinge, and faint tapping of a tree branch against a...

A Buffalo Bedlam Valentine's Story

Featuring Leo and Kelsey from Fighting For More. The sun shined in the cloudless sky, a deceptive picture of warmth amid the icy cold air.

2020 My Word of the Year

For the past few years, I've been sharing my word of the year. This year is SEEK. As in, seek out the people, places, and things that...

Cover Reveal for Sugar Crush!

I'm so excited to share SUGAR CRUSH's cover with you! This book is the first story in the Bliss Bakery series, which is a spin-of of the...

The Gingerbread Competition - A Philadelphia Frenzy/Bliss Bakery story collab with Chantal Mer

My friend Chantal Mer and I visited a gingerbread competition in Peddler's Village recently, and were inspired to both create our own...

Carving Pumpkins for the 1st Time!

Have you carved a pumpkin before? My friend Chantal Mer and I hadn't... until THIS happened: We had such a great time attempting this...

FREE Hockey Romances - limited time only

Are you ready to shoot, score, and win the biggest prize of all? Love is on the line in this collection of bestselling contemporary...

Plot Bunnies

Story inspiration is everywhere. Seriously. It can be sparked by something you see in real life, or on TV, or social media. Another word...

Sugar Crush's Playlist

SUGAR CRUSH brings together horror novelist Jack and bakery assistant Gabriel. Jack is a huge fan of the horror genre, so I had to add...

Love Is All: Volume 2 is here!

I'm so excited to announce that Volume 2 of LOVE IS ALL is here! Eight bestselling and award-winning authors bring you brand new stories...

2019 Autism Awareness Blog Hop

The theme of this year's blog is childhood toys.

How Hockey Fits in with My Family

For me, family is tied in with almost every hockey memory I have. I went to my first hockey game when I was thirteen. My uncle had season...

Release Day for Hometown Hero

I'm super excited for today! Hometown Hero is here! When tight end Xavier Brennan is asked to participate in a charity baking competition...

My Word for the Year

My 2019 Word of the Year is... Attack!!! As in 'Attack each day with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind'. In thinking about which word I...

Holding On Tight is here!

🌟 Available Now 🌟 If you missed HOLDING ON TIGHT in the Hockey Holidays anthology, here it is! 🎄❤️ 🎄❤️ 🎄❤️ 🎄❤️🎄❤️ 🎄❤️ Joseph...

Hockey Holidays is a USA TODAY Bestseller!

You guys! We hit the USA TODAY Bestseller list! Thank you so much to everyone who bought a copy of HOCKEY HOLIDAYS! I'm sending you ALL...

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