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What To Read Next: Bedeviled, Book 3 of the Beguiling Bachelor Series
This book is pure romance, the story of Charlotte and Alex, both hiding their pasts and keeping secrets. When Charlotte is injured in a suspicious accident Alex comes to the rescue, moving her into his home and his heart. As the couple grows closer, keeping secrets becomes more difficult and less appealing. But how to reveal everything without jeopardizing their friends, careers and relationship?
Time is running out when the past threatens their doorsteps. Alex and Charlotte must learn to tell the truth or outrun their lies. With help from characters in the first two books of the Beguiling Bachelor series, Bedazzled and Beholden, the lovebirds set out to face their pasts and build a future – together.
This romance is full of luxurious settings smart hunky millionaires and sassy women ready to tackle bad guys. Each novel in the Beguiling Bachelor series is standalone, but for the maximum pleasure, I suggest you read them in order.
Grab your FREE copy of Bedeviled, and the entire Beguiling Bachelor series, exclusively on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.
Gems of the Week: Two Outstanding Promotions for More Free Reads
Seriously Sexy Stories– Now through November 17th, this promo is for all romance subgenres, as long as they are hot, hot, hot and available on Kindle Unlimited. Included in the list featuring 35 authors is the fully reedited version of Bedazzled, book one of the Beguiling Bachelor Series.
Two-Week Romance Shout Out – Running now through November 20th. With more than forty free romances to choose from, including the prequel to the Beguiling Bachelor Series, Bewildered, you can download plenty to keep you warm on a cold autumn night.
Spice Up Your Fall – Running now through November 10, Spice Up Your Fall offers almost 40 contemporary and new adult romances. Included is the first book in my B&B Billionaire Romance Series, Desire & Dessert. D&D is a steamy reverse billionaire romance set on the shores of Chicago’s Lake Michigan, based on my actual home town.
For Authors: Motivation, Organization and Good Habits for #NANOWRIMO and beyond
One week into Na-No-Wri-Mo and personally I am ahead of my goals for both my writing and editing project. The trick is to keep this pace past week one. We all run into walls, I do it far more frequently than I would like. So staying motivated, organized and habit driven is the key for me.
To that end I have three recommendations for this week:
1/ Motivation – Joanna Penn, my go-to resource for all things on the business of being an author, hosts Grant Faulkner, the executive director of NaNoWriMo on this podcast “How To Write a Novel In A Month.” The most critical aspect of the discussion for me was about why its important to write novels in these difficult times. As a romance writer, I struggle with this every day – shouldn’t I be doing something more meaningful with my time. Grant puts these questions to bed, along with the other doubts that keep you from writing like feeling creative – or not, finding time to write, working well with others and the all important pantser versus planner question when it comes to writing a book in one month. You won’t want to miss what Grant has to say. Listen or read the transcript here.
2/ Organized – I swear by my Day Designer organizer and I believe you will too. With annual goal setting right up front and tied to your values, the Flagship Planner starts you off in the right frame of mind. But unlike many organizers, that theme carries through to each month, and then each day. Motivational quotes top each page and a spot to record your daily gratitude finishes each day. In between, priorities, to-do lists and even dinner and dollars are accounted for. The covers are fun, colorful and made to last all year long. And whoever at Day Designer recommended they add a pocket for invitations, or receipts, was a genius. Get your Day Designer Flagship Planner here. Available in many designs and sizes.
3/ Habit Driven – For those of you following my blog and newsletter (sign up here and get free romances), you know what a big fan I am of James Clear and his Atomic Habits. His concept of making tiny changes daily to affect big change in the long run is eminently doable and it works! That’s why his book, Atomic Habits, has sold millions of copies and continues to do so. Learn small habits that make you a better writer, or better anything else you set your mind to. You may not have time to read the book during #NANOWRIMO, but get it now and skim it between bouts of writing. You’ll thank me next November when you are ready to hit the ground running for NaNoWriMo.