The first 11 episodes of my story are up for viewing with more on the way if anyone is interested!
As a friendly reminder, it’s a college, sports romance between a football player playboy and the true crime loving athletic training student. They both sign up for the schools dating app turned tv show, only to match despite it being forbidden by the school for them to be together.
It’s spicy. It’s a little angsty. It’s giggle inducing.
You can try it out here!
So I did something huge today. I published an episode on Kindle Vella. It’s my first time publishing something I’ve written in the fiction realm. While I don’t think anyone will actually read it because I’m anxious about marketing it and it being me as the author and people knowing that, I am proud of myself for finally doing it.
Shoot, maybe I’ll finally finish the thing too!
However, if anyone is interested, you can find it for free here!
Here’s our cover for it!
Book Mail always makes me feel so special. I love opening up my mailbox to find PR boxes and books I’ve pre ordered. It feels like Christmas year round, ha!
I totally was not expecting to receive Lucia Franco’s books, but I’ve been impatiently waiting for Heaven Breaker and A Curse of Blood and Wolves.
Hush Hush by Lucia Franco
Blurb:
I knew the rules.
Never reveal my true identity.
Play the game, give the illusion.
Don’t get close to the clients.
The dark and glamorous lifestyle of the rich and shameless open my eyes to a lavish world of sin and wealth, and a man I can’t have.
A man I desperately want—James Riviera.
We’re treading a fine line as we live the ultimate double life until we make a startling discovery that tests both our loyalties.
I only had to follow the rules, but rules are meant to be broken.
Find it here!
A Curse of Blood and Wolves by Melissa McTernan
Blurb:
Is it possible to be drawn to someone you’ve never met?
When Ruby feels the eyes of a stranger in the woods, she knows she should be scared, that she should run away, but she can’t. Instead, she feels a thrill, feels drawn to this stranger who follows her in the woods. Yearns for his eyes on her every night as she walks home, hoping to hear the crunch of leaves under his feet that signals he’s there.
Will he ever reveal himself?
After all, fate doesn’t make mistakes …
Spice level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Find it here!
Heaven Breaker by Sara Wolf
Blurb:
Bravery isn’t what you do. It’s what you endure.
The duke of the powerful House Hauteclare is the first to die. With my dagger in his back.
He didn’t see it coming. Didn’t anticipate the bastard daughter who was supposed to die with her mother―on his order. He should have left us with the rest of the Station’s starving, commoner rubbish.
Now there’s nothing left. Just icy-white rage and a need to make House Hauteclare pay. Every damn one of them.
Even if it means riding Heavenbreaker―one of the few enormous machines left over from the War―and jousting against the fiercest nobles in the system.
Each win means another one of my enemies dies. And here, in the cold terror of space, the machine and I move as one, intent on destroying each adversary―even if it’s someone I care about. Even if it’s someone I’m falling for.
Only I’m not alone. Not anymore.
Because there’s something in the machine with me. Something horrifying. Something…more.
And it won’t be stopped.
You can snag it here!
Happy reading, friends!
Cayla
We’re book babes, we love getting cozy and reading, especially when we have things to make that experience better. So…I’ve compiled a list of my favorite accessories to go with reading.
Amazon Kindle (I mean, duh.)
Personally, I prefer the Oasis, but I think they must be doing a sneaky update behind the scenes at Amazon, since it’s currently unavailable. My second choice, though, is the Kindle Scribe, but it is fairly pricey. However, my favorite thing about it is that you can write and annotate your books. It also has a notebook option, which as someone with ADHD, being able to take notes on the Scribe rather than my iPad keeps me from going down a rabbit hole on the internet.
The best bang for your buck Kindle is just the plain old kindle, but the Kindle Paperwhite is the most popular from what I’ve seen on Bookstagram. I get it, I’m a lover of physical books too. I like having my shelf trophies, but it’s so nice to just toss my Oasis into my purse or diaper bag and go. Plus, there’s literally hundreds of thousands, if not more, books at your fingertips––just a click away. Speaking of clicks, that leads me to my next fave.
A Page Turner
The page turner lets you prop your kindle up, or use one of my other favorite accessories, and tuck your hands away under the blanket or grab onto your cup of tea or glass of wine and just tap a button on a remote to turn the page.
Lefties unite, no more stretching your thumb to hit just the right spot on your kindle screen to flip forward, No more aching thumb after a long reading session.
Kindle Holder
This one you have options. For me, I don’t have a bedside table, so the ones with a clamp don’t work for me, I have to use a kindle stand that has a foot to set on the ground or tuck between the mattress and the bed frame. Like this one!
Is it bougie? Sure! But how nice is it to not have to hold your arm up for ages when you’re reading or having to find the perfect pillow and position to prop your arm up?
A Blanket–specifically an electric blanket
I am a big fan of being warm and cozy. Despite it creeping closer toward summer, I am still using my electric blanket in the evenings while I read. This one from Amazon has six settings and is the perfect size to curl up with in my chair at night. It heats up so quickly and stays on for quite a long time. Bonus, it comes in nine colors!
A Coffee Mug
Is this one necessary? No, but well…are any of these actually necessary? I mean, to make things a little easier and more luxurious, yes. I love my heated coffee cup. This one is useful outside of reading too. I have a toddler that I’m always chasing around and next thing you know that coffee I made two hours ago has been forgotten. My heated coffee cup keeps it nice and toasty.
Bringing it back to reading, I love when my tea is still warm after I’ve finished that super intense chapter that makes me forget that I’m even in the real world.
That’s it for now! Hope you guys have a stellar day!
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