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December 13, 2024

Hello, Hungry Readers, I had some day job stuff change recently which switched up my reading and I think I’m starting to get back into the rhythm of it all....

Boxed Set

November 29, 2024

Hey, Hungry Readers, It’s me again. I know your email is likely chock full of things right now, but let me add to the pile. I put together a boxed set of my...

Two Terrific Books

November 22, 2024

Hey Hungry Readers, I confess a combination of drafting and dayjob stuff has made my reading slow. I’m still reading but not at the normal pace and I can...

Third Quarter Reading Roundup

November 1, 2024

Hi, Hungry Readers, I know this has been a lot of me, this month, but I realized I was very overdue with the quarterly reading roundup, and given - shall we...

Surprise Release - Presented with Love

October 20, 2024

Oh, Hungry Readers, This story is almost funny. In fact, by the time you read this, I will have converted this story from that time I goofed into that time I...

Canadian Thanksgiving Sale

October 10, 2024

Hi, Hungry Readers, So, in honor of Canadian Thanksgiving, Repeated Burn is on sale through Kobo in Canada and the US for 1.25 CAD/0.99 USD. The sale is...

Two Terrific Books

September 20, 2024

Hello, Hungry Readers, It’s starting to look just a smidge like fall around here. The humidity is a little lower, the trees are shedding the first round of...

Two Terrific Things

August 30, 2024

Hello hungry readers, We are facing a long weekend here in the US, which is always nice. I, on the recommendation of many, binged the show “We are Lady...

Two Terrific Books

August 16, 2024

Hey, Hungry Readers, Since Bookstore Romance Day is tomorrow we are all romance today. If you need to find a local participating bookstore, tap that link....

Two Non-Book Things

August 2, 2024

Hello, Hungry Readers, My non-day job time is very busy with the hard work of watching sports like it’s a job. But before that I had been enjoying other...

Tattoos and Amnesia: A Short Meet Cute Story

July 29, 2024

Tattoos and Amnesia By Tara Kennedy Content Note: This story contains reference to death and injury that occurred prior to the story. Corey I felt weirdly...

Romancing the Vote

July 1, 2024

Hey, Hungry Readers, Super quick note. Romancing the Vote auction starts today. I donated a handknit shawl that I think is pretty cool:...

Two Terrific Books

June 28, 2024

Hello, Hungry Readers, I don’t know about you, but I really felt like June was a lot. But thank goodness for books to take us to other places. Bookshop links...

New Release - Tricked by Love

June 10, 2024

So, as the title suggests, I have a new release out. And we’ll talk about that. But first, let’s talk research. I think some people assume that because I...

Let's Talk About a Play

May 23, 2024

I have been joking that I read more about TV than I watch it these days, but in fairness I read a lot, even about pop culture. PBS has the “Hamlet” from...

Two Terrific Books and Release News

May 10, 2024

Hi, Hungry Readers, This is going to be a little packed in, but it’s all about books, so yay. It’s May, which in the US is AANHPI Heritage Month, among other...

New Release - Dream Catchers Anthology

April 19, 2024

Hello, Hungry Readers, Something a little different from me. I had the chance to participate in an anthology. We all wrote flash stories around the theme of...

First Quarter Reading Roundup

April 5, 2024

Hello, Hungry Readers, Here's some of the books I read and enjoyed this first quarter that I hadn't yet mentioned. Bookshop links included. Stars in Your...

Two Terrific Books

March 22, 2024

Hello, Hungry Readers, I don't always read Austen retellings, but when I do...I drink tea?...Okay, I don't really have an ending for that sentence. But I...

Sale News

February 29, 2024

Hello, Hungry Readers, So, as the title implies there is or will be a sale, depending on where you are and your preferred vendor. Aloha to You - the first...

Two Terrific Books with a Lunar New Year Twist

February 9, 2024

Hey Hungry Readers, I've never really been a huge Valentine's Day person, but then like hating Valentine's became a personality, and I am contrarian enough...

Reading Stats and Two Terrific Books

January 26, 2024

Hello there, Happy 2024! I compiled my reading stats for 2023 in a super detailed post over on the blog, if you are into that. I tend not to set reading...

Two Terrific Books and a Sale

December 15, 2023

Bookshop links included for my reading recs. Also, I have a lot of reading planned for the end of the year, but will probably stay our of your inbox until...

Narration News

December 3, 2023

Hi Hungry Readers, Just a quick note. I had the opportunity to read a flash story "A Girl Bikes Home Alone at Night" written by Georgie Morvis for the Cast...

NZ and Australia Sale

November 30, 2023

Hey, Hungry Readers, Just a heads up that my book Hot Bartender is part of a sale for through Kobo in Australia and New Zealand. (Sorry, rest of the world....

Two Terrific Books

November 24, 2023

Hey, Hungry Readers, I'm deep into drafting a new story, but I still need to read, even when drafting. (I am absolutely no fun when I don't read. You can ask...

Two Terrific Books

November 10, 2023

Hello Hungry Readers, Well, I had a family event last month (what is time?) and so I got a lot of reading done, thought not quite as much as I...

Two Terrific Books

October 6, 2023

Bookshop links included. I read Megan Kamalei Kakimoto's Every Drop a Man's Nightmare. I seriously considered reading it in paper form on the train, to see...

New Story in CommuterLit

October 4, 2023

Hey Hungry Readers, I've got a story appearing in CommuterLit this week. It's an ezine that focuses on fiction or poetry that is commute sized. (Your commute...

Available Again

September 20, 2023

Hey, Hungry Readers, My short romance, Cocker on the Porch, was originally part of the Cocky Cockers anthology. It's about Wendy who finds cocker spaniel on...

LTAFS Addendum 4: Body Preferences vs. Body Shaming

September 12, 2023

And we are going to talk a little bit about the difference between body preferences and shaming. I think one of the things that can be really hard to...

LTAFS Addendum 3: Workplace Romance

September 12, 2023

So, my lovely romance authors, we need to talk. As readers of my Let's Talk About Fictional Sex know, I am a big believer that fiction is not real life. And...

Two Terrific Books

September 8, 2023

Bookshop links included. I read Ashley R. King's Painting the Lines because there is tennis afoot and why not read about tennis. I confess as an author, the...

Auctions, Books, and Things

August 16, 2023

Hi, Hungry Readers, Acouple of things are happening now and/or soon. There is an auction to raise money for folks affected by the fires in Hawai'i. I have...

Subscription Reads - Kobo Plus

August 4, 2023

Hey, Hungry Readers, A couple of reminders. Troubled By Love comes out in a few weeks. I'll talk more about that later, but if you feel moved to pre-order,...

New Bonus Short Story!

July 21, 2023

Hey, Hungry Readers, I couldn't resist writing a little short story with Jia and Ken. It's short, like one cookie long. And it may include a peek at some...

Second Quarter Reading Roundup - 2023

July 7, 2023

Some great things I read last quarter with Bookshop links where available. Shirlene Obuobi's On Rotation was a great story of a med student trying to balance...

New Story Starting Now!

June 24, 2023

Hi, Hungry Readers, I've got a new story for you. I'm going to be releasing it as a serial over on Ream, and then releasing it as a full ebook in August....

Two Terrific Books

June 9, 2023

Two books I read and enjoyed recently, with bookshop links. Sing Anyway By Anita Kelly was a delightful novella about the night they finally chat - and okay...

New Release! Of Kings and Queens

May 25, 2023

Food, fun, flowers and even a holiday (spoiler - it's King Kamehameha Day). Jia and Ken's story is out in the world. Jia has been focusing on work. Working...

First Quarter Roundup - 2022

May 5, 2023

Very delayed first quarter round up, but what is time, really. (Those of you pointing out that I was the one who decided to do these quarterly...

Cover Reveal!

April 6, 2023

I know, very chatty this week, but before it starts populating on the various sites, wanted to give you all first look. Cover reveal for my next book. Jia...

Kobo

April 5, 2023

Hey, folks, Kobo Plus just added two new countries, aka the US and the UK, so if Kobo is your preferred book purveyor, you can pick up my books that way. And...

Two Terrific Books

March 24, 2023

Light Years From Home by Mike Chen was just amazing. It's about a family where the hapless older brother disappeared fifteen years ago along with his dad....

Read an Ebook Week Sale

March 5, 2023

This week is Read an Ebook Week over at Smashwords. And so, you can pick up ebooks of mine (and tons of others) at a discount. My books* are 25% off. Between...

4th Quarter Reading Roundup

February 10, 2023

Hi, folks, Yes I mean 4th quarter that ended like a bit over a month ago. January is a lot. Anyway, here's some great things I read. Bookshop links. Batter...

I thought I would share some recipes I've been enjoying lately. I recently made this mushroom black bean chili, since it matched a bunch of ingredients I had...

Third Quarter Reading Roundup - 2022

October 8, 2022

Hi folks, I discovered a glitch in the way I was publishing newsletters, so if this is the first arriving to you, oops, and hi. Here's some of my top reads...

Not an Ending - Bonus Epilogue

September 23, 2022

Hello, folks, A bit a admin before we get to the good stuff. First, while this epilogue is told from Sienna's point of view (last seen in Clear as Ice), it...