I know you’re probably confused about why my newsletters have been so erratic lately, but life has been a little wild. Some good, some bad. My migraines were truly terrible at the end of August. Thank you for all of your kind words and suggestions. The wild shifts in barometric pressure have settled a little in the past week and I don’t want to jinx it, but my migraines have been better since. Not gone, but a lot better. That’s one of the really positive things. The other p

As soon as I finish writing Christmas at O’Neill’s, I’ll be diving into The Neutral Zone Series! It’ll be a six-book series featuring the New York Rockets. The first book will be called Game Delay and features Nicholas (Nicky) Calhoun and Beauregard (Mac) Major McCann III. Nicky, a (semi) closeted gay man, is captain of the NY Rockets. Following a terrible concussion, he struggles with persistent post-concussion symptoms. When he returns from a prolonged absence, he realizes

Pretty soon after I started writing the Scoring Chances series I got a vague idea for a Christmas story set at O’Neill’s Pub. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to work it into my schedule last year. When I looked at the second half of this year though, I realized it would fit perfectly! It’ll be a cozy holiday novella set in the pub featuring a hockey player and cute but nerdy accountant who knows nothing about hockey. When O’Neill’s Pub owner Liam retires and sells the place to

I’m alive! Still battling periodic migraine attacks as the weather shifts back and forth but this week was much better than last week. I’ve been heavily prioritizing rest and gentle exercise. I got a super cute puzzle that is the front of a flower shop! The name of the shop is Wonder & Bloom, which of course reminded me of Seb’s shop, Twig & Bloom in Cheap Shot. I couldn’t resist buying the puzzle when I spotted it in Home Goods a few week ago. It’s only 500 pieces (about h

I hope you love the illustration that Colleen did for Luke. We originally had a different pose picked out but just before she started working on it, it hit me that Luke needed to be fighting! I asked her if she could do that and she said she absolutely could. I LOVE the way it turned out and I think she really nailed Luke’s look and personality. The gloves on the ice are the perfect touch. We are taking pre-orders for the gorgeous special illustrated editions of Cheap Shot

It’s officially August! If you read last week’s newsletter you know that there was a plumbing disaster. It has now been fixed knocks on wood, the bathroom’s clean again, and I was even able to take a nice relaxing candlelit bath in there the other night. Things did NOT go as smoothly when it comes to the cover image, so check out yesterday’s post for more on that. The important thing is, Game Misconduct is live and you can read the book readers are calling a “definite must-r

They squabbled for a few moments before Tanner sank to his knees. "Please, Princess. Stay," he said, looking up at Leif through his lashes. "And like ... let me give you an apology blowbjob." Series: Scoring Chances Title: Game Misconduct Book #: 6 Couple: Tanner Clayton & Leif Rasmussen Team: The Boston Harriers Release Date: August 7, 2026

Writing, editing, and releasing Game Misconduct has been unmitigated chaos from beginning to end. I should have predicted this, because if we thought Jesse Webber was chaos, it’s nothing compared to the natural disaster that is Tanner Clayton. Tanner is joyful in every way but he does tend to disrupt things wherever he goes. Including every part of this book. If something can go wrong, it HAS gone wrong. If something can be more complicated/difficult/confusing than it needs t

I really feel for Leif when, early on in the book, he thinks the following about Tanner: Trying to keep him on track would be a full-time job, Leif thought. Thank fuck it’ll never be me who has to worry about it. Wrangling Tanner really is a full-time job! Writing his book has been a lesson in taking a lot of deep breaths, being okay with side quests, and just trusting that everything will happen in the right time. I can’t blame him for my migraines (which have also slowed d

As his teammates piled on to celebrate their win, Leif glanced over at Tanner who was staring at him with narrowed eyes. Allowing himself a moment of pettiness, Leif puckered up and blew him a kiss across the ice. Series: Scoring Chances Title: Game Misconduct Book #: 6 Couple: Tanner Clayton & Leif Rasmussen Team: The Boston Harriers Release Date: August 7, 2026

Stupid fucking Viking-named asshole, Tanner grumbled under his breath as he got into position for the faceoff. Stupid pretty-faced Viking-named asshole. Leif Rasmussen really shouldn't look like that. It was rude of him. Distracting. Series: Scoring Chances Title: Game Misconduct Book #: 6 Couple: Tanner Clayton & Leif Rasmussen Team: The Boston Harriers Release Date: August 7, 2026

Dear Diary. Fuck Tanner Clayton. He’s been driving me up the fucking wall since we played together in JUNIORS. And he hasn’t gotten any better over the years. Every time there’s a Harriers vs. Rockets game, I swear I lose my mind. I always take so many stupid penalties when I let him rile me up. And after ten years, he’s still the single-most annoying person I’ve ever met. It wasn’t bad enough that I had to spend time with him during the skills camp last summer, but of cours

It was like Tanner knew that Leif was always hanging on by a thread. That every time they argued he came this f*cking close to kissing him. It was like Tanner knew Leif was afraid if he was alone with Tanner again, he wouldn't be able to stop. That sooner or later, he'd give in. Again. Series: Scoring Chances Title: Game Misconduct Book #: 6 Couple: Tanner Clayton & Leif Rasmussen Team: The Boston Harriers Release Date: August 7, 2026

I survived the gauntlet of four days of extremely high heat and thunderstorms and came out alive! I even felt up to going to a 4th of July party at a friend’s house (even though I did not feel like celebrating where this country is currently at) and had a nice time. I got to play with a cute doggo, eat some delicious food, chat with friends, and play games. This week I’ve been putting the finishing touches on Game Misconduct and it’ll be off to edits while I am up north hang

Colleen did a beautiful job with the illustrations for Graham and I really am delighted with the way the Delayed Penalty cover turned out. I also had a blast creating the merch and couldn’t resist making a little backwards cap, movie popcorn, and eggplant sticker with quotes from the book! The hoodies turned out really cute too and are slightly different styles, because the players have one style and the people who work for the team have another. We’re taking pre-orders for D

"I mean it, Clayton. I'm not doing this again. I refuse," Leif said through gritted teeth, turning to leave. He didn't like the person he turned into around Tanner Clayton. "Coward!" Tanner called out after him. 'You know arguing like this gets you hot." Series: Scoring Chances Title: Game Misconduct Book #: 6 Couple: Tanner Clayton & Leif Rasmussen Team: The Boston Harriers Release Date: August 7, 2026

I had a lovely time last week. I got a haircut, walked along the river, then went to the farmer’s market. I came home with black raspberries, asparagus, a little ceramic container, dill Havarti cheese, blue cheese stuff olives, and raspberry & vanilla macarons. I chatted with a few lovely people, enjoyed some dogs, then took myself out to dinner. It was exactly what I needed! This week has been a challenge. Michigan is in the midst of a heatwave and we have four days of storm

Dear Diary, Fuck Leif Rasmussen. I mean, like, literally would be fun too, but also fuck him because he’s such an asshole on the ice. I swear to fucking God if he reads my play, steals the puck, and scores for the Rockets one more time I will sic Crawford on him. Ugh. And the worst part is he’s always so fucking smug about it all too. Oh, I’m Leif and I have a cool name like a Viking. I have a Hall of Fame hockey playing father and I’m growing up to be a fucking top-line cen

Leif never felt like he had any control when Tanner was around. He was ... something about him made Leif's brain burst into flames that threatened to consume everything around him. Series: Scoring Chances Title: Game Misconduct Book #: 6 Couple: Tanner Clayton & Leif Rasmussen Team: The Boston Harriers Release Date: August 7, 2026

Thank you for all of your kind words about my migraines. I really appreciate it. This hasn’t been a particularly exciting week, although I did have a nice time on Father’s Day. My parents invited my second cousin (who is in college, doing research during the summer semester) to dinner and we ate out on the porch. For once, it was lovely weather and it was really nice to spend the time outside and actually enjoy it! I am writing this Wednesday but have plans to get my hair cut