Join me at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books happening April 22-23, 2017. I will be a panelist in the conversation: Romance: I’m Too Sexy for this Book on Sunday, April 23rd at 1:30PM.
Reese Ryan
Lights! Camera! Action! Arts Festival
Have fun, learn and grow at this unique event. Literary Agents will be taking book pitches. Saturday is full of panels discussions, movie screenings, signings.
Hotel rates will be $99 dollars a night with a free Marmot Courtyard Breakfast. Book your hotel at http://bit.ly/2fBcknK.
Lights! Camera! Action! Girls Night Out
Lights. Camera. Action. Girls Night Out Party
Hang out with fellow readers and some of your favorite authors during the Lights. Camera. Action. Girls Night Out Party on Friday night. The evening will feature live music, spoken word, paint party, swag bag, food and a few other surprises. A.C. Arthur, Iris Bolling, Sabrina Jeffries, Tony Clever Black Johnson, Vanessa Miller, Victorious Ladies Reading Book Club, Deborah Mello, Misha Elliott, Ana E Ross, Reese Ryan and more will be in the house.
RT Booklovers Convention
The RT Booklovers Convention is the book-industry event where you can mix business with pleasure. Attend more than 200 workshops as well as numerous parties and reader events that will keep you informed and in touch while having fun. It’s where friends new and old come together to learn about the industry we love and to have fun with authors and fellow book lovers.
**Pricing details on RT website!!**
Make a Date With Harlequin Booksigning at RT
**Pricing details on RT website!!**
Make a date to meet your favorite Harlequin authors! Join over 20 Harlequin authors as they sign and give away copies of their latest titles. No restriction on the number of books you can receive; first come first serve basis. A variety of smoothies will also be available for take-away.
Appearing(s):
- Jennifer L. Armentrout (AKA: J. Lynn)
- Karen Booth
- Susan Carlisle
- Melinda Curtis
- B.J. Daniels (AKA: Barbara Johnson Heinlein)
- Zuri Day
- Delores Fossen
- Heather Graham
- Scott Hildreth
- Brenda Jackson
- Elle James (AKA: Myla Jackson)
- Geri Krotow
- Nana Malone
- Jo McNally
- Linda Lael Miller
- Nicki Night
- Tiffany Reisz
- Alexa Riley
- Alexa Riley
- Sheila Roberts
- Reese Ryan
- Yahrah St. John
- Dani Wade
Celebrating Our Local Stars of Romance Fiction
Barnes & Noble
Cary, North Carolina
Enjoy an evening celebrating North Carolina’s own stars of romance fiction including Sawyer Bennett, Sabrina Jeffries, Kianna Alexander, Samantha Chase, Reese Ryan, Erin Knightley, Deb Marlowe, Tammy Falkner, Erica Monroe and Catherine Gayle.
Baby Be Mine Goes Live + Playing with Temptation Cover Reveal
I’ve got so much good news to share with y’all. Seriously! After three years of writing, planning, and plotting that didn’t include a single book release, this year I’m coming at you with seven releases.
Yes, I said SEVEN.
Check out the graphic below and stay tuned for news of an eighth, super-secret project I’m working on as we speak.
First up…
Baby Be Mine is Now Live
Baby Be Mine, a free, serial novelette, begins TODAY on Harlequin’s Extras site. One chapter of the serial will drop each weekday for four weeks. So go back daily for the latest installment of the story through February 17th.
Here’s the story:
When Mitchell Johnston returns to Pleasure Cove for the holidays, he finally gives in to his long-held passion for Monique James–his best friend’s flirtatious little sister. But after their memorable night together, they’re torn apart by the revelation of secrets and lies. Will the unexpected consequences of their night together finally lead them to the love they’ve been longing for?
Read it online here now and come back tomorrow for the next chapter. And if you like the story, don’t forget to vote at the bottom of the page.
Playing with Temptation Cover Reveal
I know Pleasure Cove Book #1 hasn’t launched yet, but Book #2 is already on deck and available for pre-order. Here’s the cover for Playing with Temptation, Book #2 in my Pleasure Cove series.
Here’s the story:
When compromising video of a star wide receiver goes viral he must rely on his ex, a savvy media consultant, to help him repair his reputation and secure his last big contract, but keeping their relationship strictly business will be more difficult than either of them imagined.
Pre-order your copy here.
2017 Publication Schedule
Share Your Review of
Playing by the Rules
Have you downloaded your copy of Playing by the Rules? If you enjoyed Hunter and Merrie’s story, please consider sharing a review on your favorite platform—Amazon, iTunes, B&N, Kobo or Goodreads—to help other readers find their story.
Pre-order Playing with Desire
We’re on the countdown! Playing with Desire hits bookstore shelves on February 21st. Buying an electronic version? Pre-order your copy now. It’ll be delivered on my birthday, March 1st.
Lastly, stay tuned for news of the Playing with Desire Facebook & Twitter launch parties, including a chance to win some great prizes.
Happy reading!
Claim Your Advance Copy of PLAYING BY THE RULES
So things for me have been a little crazy. (I know I’ve been saying that all year, but it’s true. Really.) Despite another minor surgery and a few other issues, there has been a lot for me to celebrate in a year that has otherwise been sucky for so many reasons. (RIP George Michael and Carrie Fisher.) Since I inked the four book and holiday novella contract with Harlequin Kimani Romance this past spring, I’ve been offered a few additional opportunities with them. News I’ll be announcing to my VIP Readers soon.
I’ve been busy with my Pleasure Cove series with Kimani–debuting on bookstore shelves on February 21, 2017, my London-based novella series Playing by the Rules and a new short story I’ll share more about soon. However, I’m peeking my head out of my writing cave for another helping of holiday cake and to tell you that at long last, I’m delivering on my promise to give all of my VIP Readers a complimentary copy of Playing by the Rules Book 1.
Not currently a VIP Reader? No worries. Claim your free, advance copy of Playing by the Rules and join my VIP Reader list in one simple step over at instaFreebie.
Your advance copy of Playing by the Rules will be available now through January 8th, then it goes on sale at online booksellers on Tuesday, January 10th.
About Playing by the Rules
When Meredith Jane encounters her ex’s elder brother at a saucy Valentine’s Day party for singles, the last thing she expects is to spend “seven minutes in heaven” with him or to discover that he has deep feelings for her.
Hunter Westbrook adored Merrie long before his competitive younger brother asked her out. Now that Merrie’s relationship with his brother has ended, he faces the hardest decision of his life. Will he risk his relationship with his brother and jeopardize the future of their family’s luxury resort empire by pursuing the woman he loves? Or will he suffer in silence to keep peace in the family and risk losing her forever?
Merrie discovers a startling truth: She’s been with the wrong brother all along. But as one of the few women on the management team at her firm, she can ill afford to get caught up in the gossip and scandal sure to come if she chooses to be with Hunter. Nor does she wish to hurt Liam’s family or disappoint her own.
Hunter and Merrie have spent their entire lives playing by other people’s rules. In a society where perception is everything, is true love worth risking everything they’ve worked so hard for?
Claim your free advance copy of Playing by the Rules in your preferred format today.
Playing by the Rules Release Date
Playing by the Rules, the first book in my Playing by the Rules series is available at Amazon and other online retailers.
Say It With a T-Shirt
I’m in an awesome writers group that posts writing challenges each month. Members share how much they intend to write during the week, 2-week or 1-month period to follow and how they plan to reward themselves.
I’d like to make my reward something yummy (like an entire pineapple upside down cake), but that won’t help my other cause, which is getting healthier by working out daily courtesy of DailyBurn.com. So this time I opted to go with something I’ve always wanted but hadn’t gotten around to getting: graphic T-shirts.
Why haven’t I purchased them before? One: for a long time it was rare to find one that wasn’t designed for anyone whose shape was more eraser than pencil. Second: When you did find one, the price was more than this penny pincher frugal person was willing to pay.
Enter the age of do-it-yourself T-shirt websites.
Now you can find T-shirts for everyone that support any cause or share just about any sentiment. It’s also super easy to make your own. I created a to-buy list of graphic tees I wanted and I’m rewarding myself with one or two whenever I hit a new goal or deadline. When I turned in Book #2 of my upcoming Pleasure Cove series with Harlequin Kimani Romance, I bought myself the following two graphic tees:
SUCK IT UP BUTTERCUP
Fell in love with this shirt the instant I saw it. It’s perfect for those moments when:
- I don’t feel like working out.
- I’m working out but I feel like I can’t do one more squat/pushup/crunch/plank move, etc.
- I should be writing or revising, but I’m not (like now)
- I am procrastinating about doing what I need to do, preferring to do just about anything else (seriously…like now)
I chose purple because…Prince…and the purple and green are a throw back to Lou Ferrigno’s Incredible Hulk with those crazy purple pants and his you-done-made-me-mad-now green skin. Makes me feel slightly invincible and like I could do a split in heels while playing a guitar. I’m just sayin’.
A LITTLE HOOD, A LITTLE HIPPIE
Anyone who knows me well knows that though I grew up in the hood, I have always been very much a hippie. So, as noted in the conversation with my husband (see below), it would be more accurate to say a little hood, a lot hippie. And as if I didn’t love this shirt enough for the graphic, the fabric is so soft. I could live in this thing. I’m thinking of belting it and wearing it as a dress. Just kidding! (Or am I?)
Anyhoo…my husband, whose obsession with Aldo shoes is one of the many reasons I lovingly refer to him as GQ Jones, and I had the following conversation this morning:
GQ Jones: Can we change that to A Little Hood, A Lot Hippie? *smirks*
Me: You do know this refers to a flower child, philosophical hippie, not someone with a lot of hips?
GQ Jones: You do know I’m not the only one who is going to be confused about that.
Me: *shrugs* Either way, A Little Hood, A Lot Hippie still applies. If someone makes that shirt, I’ll definitely buy it.
Okay, time for me to get back to work so I can earn my next graphic tee.
How do you reward yourself for a job well done? Or are you more of the just-shut-up-and-do-it type who doesn’t worry about rewarding yourself? (If so, I wanna be you, but I’m totally okay with the fact that I never will be.)
Happy Reading!
