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I’ve written two contemporary romance manuscripts (and counting!). I’m currently querying one to literary agents while editing the second one. Check out what I’m working on below!

Summer by the Book

Little Free Library next to palm trees
This is a photo of the real house on my island that I used as inspiration for the house in the book.

Bookstore owner Lucy Sullivan is a third-generation resident of tiny Heron Island, and she’s tired of outsiders coming in and destroying their small-town charm in the name of progress. The town wasn’t enough for her mother—or more recently, her ex-fiancé—but it’s been the one constant in her life and she’s not going to sit by while it’s destroyed.

Logan Lancaster was brought in to find a profitable solution to the town’s failing budget. Lucy is a worthy opponent, and he knows he can help both the town and her struggling bookstore if only she wasn’t so stubborn. He can’t make the mistake of mixing business and pleasure again though. After all, choosing love over business had blown up in his face back in San Diego, and this is his last chance to salvage the career he worked so hard to establish.

When Logan finds out Lucy is Golden Age Girl, he hatches a plan to win her over—just for the sake of his career, he tells himself. Lucy can’t help but be charmed by Logan as they spend more time together and he helps her with her business challenges. Between him and the advice she’s been getting from Gatsby’s Ghost, she’s taking bigger risks than she’s ever taken in her career.

But she knows he’s leaving as soon as the project is over. He’s moving on to bigger and better things like everyone else she’s watched leave the town—and her—behind.

When he wins her trust as Logan, finding a way to save the waterfront, will he destroy it when he tells her he’s Gatsby’s Ghost?  Is she prepared to take the biggest risk of her life and trust that he’ll be the one to stay?

The House That Built Me

The House That Built Me
This is a photo of the real house on my island that I used as inspiration for the house in the book.

Pop superstar Callie Jackson wants to return to her country music roots, but it means leaving the label she’s been with since she was discovered as a teenager. Raised to value loyalty above all else, she wants to honor her parents memory by making the right decision. As if that weren’t enough, Callie returns to her small hometown of Alice Island to try and stop her Uncle Lonnie from selling her childhood home to a mystery buyer and finds the annual Beach Bash that launched her career is in danger of being canceled.

Thirteen years ago when Callie left town to move to Nashville, she broke up with Jesse Callahan just as his whole world was falling apart. Forced to take on investors to save the family construction business his uncle nearly ruined, Jesse’s tired of tearing own the island’s history to make way for new homes. Now he’s hatched a plan with Lonnie to prove that historic preservation can be just as profitable as tearing down for new builds. There’s only one catch: Callie doesn’t know he’s the buyer and now she’s back in town poking around. As their spark is reignited, can he forgive her for leaving him all those years ago and convince her that his motives for the house are good?

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I write small town romance novels set in beachy locations. Stick an umbrella in your drink and go on a mental vacation with me!

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Two years ago, I sat in the same spot in Breckenri Two years ago, I sat in the same spot in Breckenridge I'm sitting in right now and started my second manuscript, a take on You've Got Mail where enemies in real life were falling in love via anonymous notes left in a Little Free Library. 💌

Yesterday, after two years of editing, parting ways with my agent, months of querying and wondering if this book would ever make it out into the world, I signed a contract that gets me one step closer to that goal! 🎉

I can't wait to be able to share more with you, but what I can tell you now is that you have to believe in yourself and never give up.

"If you got a dream, chase it, 'cause a dream won't chase you back." - Cody Johnson ('Til You Can't)

I know it can feel like the power to make your dream come true lies in someone else's hands (agents, publishers, etc.), but just because they can say no doesn't mean you have to listen. Remember: it only takes one yes.

What dream are you chasing right now? I'm rooting for you! 👊
I might feel differently if I didn't live at the b I might feel differently if I didn't live at the beach...but it's skiing for me! ⛷️ 

I'm currently in my happy place: Breckenridge, Colorado! This week, I'm probably doing more writing than reading, but I might start an ARC I have from a favorite author. 

What's your favorite type of spring vacation? Any particular destination?

And what book are you packing?
After an incredible Friday night seeing Taylor Swi After an incredible Friday night seeing Taylor Swift in Vegas, last night we went to see Miranda Lambert. She was also fantastic!

Loved getting to experience The House That Built Me live. ♥️ The first novel I finished writing is based on that song. I'm currently editing it in the hopes of getting it published after writing a second novel and feeling like it was the stronger one to query to agents and publishers.

Experiencing the entire crowd last night sing along with Miranda, I'm reenergized to edit and find a home for this book. I've wanted to write a book based on that song since I first heard it, and I'm not ready to give up on it!

Also...she might have another song I now feel compelled to turn into a book! 😉
Sometimes the writing I do for my day job as a spo Sometimes the writing I do for my day job as a sports business reporter turns into opportunities to be on TV. Yesterday was one of those days!

I spent yesterday in Connecticut filming with the crew from Nightline for their weekly show IMPACT x Nightline on Hulu. 🎥 For those who follow college sports, we were talking about the evolution of name, image and likeness rights for student athletes. 

My episode will drop next Wednesday, March 30th on Hulu! 

Until then...I'm off to Vegas for Taylor Swift and Miranda Lambert for my bestie's birthday! 🎲
Headed on a 10-day epic work/play trip to NYC, Veg Headed on a 10-day epic work/play trip to NYC, Vegas and Breckenridge! 🛫

Twelve years ago, I started a sports business blog on a free little WordPress site. Tomorrow, I'm filming with ABC for Nightline's weekly Hulu show IMPACT x Nightline!

I never imagined my little writing hobby would take me away from practicing corporate law to being a national sports business reporter, published nonfiction author and hopefully soon-to-be fiction author! ♥️

Dream big, my friends. ✨ I'm rooting for you!!
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