This past week has been a whirlwind packing for my trip to Albuquerque. I always kinda forget how much work it is to pack for a trip where I’ll be gone for a MONTH. Thankfully, since I’m staying with friends that whole time, I can do laundry. But when I’ll be hiking, going to a goth ball, sightseeing, and working, I have to prepare for everything!   Wish me luck.   I use an airline miles credit card for pretty much everything, then pay it off every month, so I accumulate mil

It’s been quite a week! I went to not one, but TWO hockey games on Saturday. I took my parents to a noon game in Detroit to cheer on the Pittsburgh Penguins when they beat Detroit, then met up with a friend who had free tickets to a 7pm University of Michigan game where they beat the USNTDP (national development program) team. If you want to see my adventures, check out my pics on Instagram . I am also preparing for my annual trip to Albuquerque to visit my bestie and her fam

I hope you enjoyed your holidays! Mine were good.   I went to a game night with friends on New Year’s Eve and then hung out with another friend I haven’t seen in a while on New Year’s Day. Nothing too crazy but it was a really fun and relaxing way to ring in the new year.   If you want to read about how I wrapped up 2025 and how I am planning to start 2026, read yesterday’s post here . Want to know what else I’ve been up to?  Writing:   Cheap Shot is coming together nicely!

It’s difficult to wrap up a year like this one.   It was a struggle most of the way through for me in so many ways. Losing my friend Helena at the end of last year, losing my aunt, losing a friend … I carried a lot of grief with me.    The state of the world in general and of the United States in particular caused an enormous amount of stress.   And yet, there were bright spots.    Running the shop in addition to my writing was challenging but fun overall. I had a few misstep

If you celebrated one of the many winter holidays, I hope you had a wonderful, relaxing time! If you’re looking to escape the madness of the season with a book, keep reading for some great promos!   I went to see the Saginaw Spirit hockey game with a friend last weekend. We had a BLAST. As the friend I went with described it, it was a “fast, sloppy, and dirty” game. She wasn’t wrong. At one point, there were three players in each penalty box …   They also did a teddy bear tos

Thank you! It has been a wild and wonderful week since I released Delayed Penalty .   I am blown away by how much you love Thad & Graham’s story. I’ll talk more about that below but first I want to talk about what I’ve been up to lately.   I managed to sneak in a little holiday cheer when I went to see a production of A Christmas Carol and took a day off to do holiday shopping with my parents. They’re both annual traditions and a lot of fun. It really makes me feel like the

We’re gonna keep this one short and sweet because I know you want to get your hands on Delayed Penalty ! Check out yesterday’s post to learn all of the details.  Want to know what else I’ve been working on?  Writing:   I am making great progress on Cheap Shot ! We hit a nice little turning point for the boys and although they’re a looong way from love, it’s coming together really well.   Audio:   James has finished recording Date in a Pinch . I am almost caught up on chapte

Graham swallowed hard as he stared at the lens and hoped that on the other side of it, Thad couldn't see what he was feeling inside. Couldn't see how much he wanted him. Series: Scoring Chances  Title: Delayed Penalty  Book #: 4  Couple: Thad Racine & Graham Pennington  Team: The Boston Harriers  Release Date: December 12, 2025  Cover Model Photographer:  Christopher Correia of CJC Photography    Cover Design:  Brigham Vaughn  Tropes:   Friends to lovers   Bi awakening   Gold

I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving, if you celebrated.   Mine was just my parents and I, but we did the full Thanksgiving spread. We also did our annual family doughnut party on Sunday with the extended family.    I got to see two of my cousins and their families and my parents are continuing the traditions my mom’s parents started, which is really fun. It was great to catch up and the kids (many of whom are in college/graduating now!) have fun helping my dad fry the doughnut

Here’s a little teaser from Delayed Penalty .    Graham tried googling and eventually fell down a rabbit hole of dating advice on Reddit. He’d found it helpful in the past. Why not try it for this?  He found one subreddit that seemed kinda promising and spent some time reading it.  None of the advice really applied to him, but it seemed sensible at least and he began typing up his own question.  So, like, I’m into this guy and we kissed once but we’ve never done anything else

When their eyes locked a frisson of hot-cold-hot ran across Graham's skin like a physical touch. Fuck. This was going to be a problem. Series: Scoring Chances  Title: Delayed Penalty  Book #: 4  Couple: Thad Racine & Graham Pennington  Team: The Boston Harriers  Release Date: December 12, 2025  Cover Model Photographer:  Christopher Correia of CJC Photography    Cover Design:  Brigham Vaughn  Tropes:   Friends to lovers   Bi awakening   Golden boy/Bad boy (opposites attract)

It’s been a bit of a wild week for me. Lots of things going sideways on me as I try to prepare for the holiday craziness ahead. I’m trying to take lots of deep breaths and just deal with everything as it comes but YIKES. I also have jury duty December 1-19 (which includes my birthday on the 18 th 😿). While I would normally be more than willing to participate, this is the WORST possible timing. I’m crossing my fingers I don’t get picked and if you can send a few good vibes,

"I can't do this, Thad. I can't ... can't be thinking about you when I'm trying to stick to the plan and focus on hockey." Series: Scoring Chances  Title: Delayed Penalty  Book #: 4  Couple: Thad Racine & Graham Pennington  Team: The Boston Harriers  Release Date: December 12, 2025  Cover Model Photographer:  Christopher Correia of CJC Photography    Cover Design:  Brigham Vaughn  Tropes:   Friends to lovers   Bi awakening   Golden boy/Bad boy (opposites attract)   Redemption

Things are humming along around here. I took a couple of days off writing to focus on some admin work that’s been lingering on my To Do list. It feels so good to get that all checked off. I also finished my heirloom pumpkin puzzle and started a woodland wildlife one. I really enjoyed watching the Global Series in Stockholm Sweden last weekend. The Pittsburgh Penguins played the Nashville Predators twice there and it was really fun to see the behind the scenes social media con

Dear Diary,  Graham Pennington is something else.   Don’t get me wrong, he’s hot. In the rich, frat boy kinda way that would have gotten him either laughed out of prison or made him very popular with certain guys.   I knew who he was of course. Top line winger. Golden boy.   The kind of franchise building player who Gavin’s always salivating over.   Squeaky-clean too. The dude’s probably never smoked weed or gotten so much as a speeding ticket.   He’s a decent guy though, I’

Graham couldn't seem to move, to breathe, to push Thad away. All he could do was stare at his face as the laughter faded from it and turned into something sharper. Hungrier ... Series: Scoring Chances  Title: Delayed Penalty  Book #: 4  Couple: Thad Racine & Graham Pennington  Team: The Boston Harriers  Release Date: December 12, 2025  Cover Model Photographer:  Christopher Correia of CJC Photography    Cover Design:  Brigham Vaughn  Tropes:   Friends to lovers   Bi awakening

Hope you’re having a good week. Mine has been a little chaotic (really feeling that Mercury in Retrograde energy right now …) but I’ve gotten a lot done.   I bought and assembled a comfy new desk chair because my previous one was getting so old. The cushion was losing its supportiveness and the latch that lets me lean back in it/lock it upright went on the fritz.  I figured it was time to get something more comfortable.    My humidifier and my garment steamer both died too. L

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It’s been a whirlwind of a week.   My knee is feeling GREAT. The lingering stiffness when I kneel is gone and I’m back to my usual walking sprints on the treadmill.   Finishing the first draft of Delayed Penalty gave me a burst of energy and I checked off some tasks that have been lingering on my list, including shipping out something I’d promised to send to a friend … oh, a year and a half ago?   If you wondered why Kim has taken over shipping signed books … uh, this is it,

Happy Halloween!  I can’t believe October is almost over.   This week my focus has been almost entirely on wrapping up Delayed Penalty  and watching hockey.  There was a really wild Penguins vs. Flyers game the other night where I learned two new rules that I didn’t even know existed! That’s always fun.   Somehow, my Penguins are 2 nd  in the entire league, despite the fact that we have several ancient players (in hockey years) along with some baby prospects, and no one thoug