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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...
Two Terrific Books
November 11, 2022
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Recipes
October 28, 2022
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...
Two Terrific Books
September 9, 2022
Hey folks, I'm adding in a monthly piece on two books I wanted to highlight. Likely these books will also appear in my quarterly reading roundup, but the...
How May I Help You - 10 and 11
August 26, 2022
Rita had a healthy concern for DMs. Even in the workplace, the people who wanted to DM you often wanted to do or talk about things they wouldn't do on main...
Sssh - Early Release Maybe
August 19, 2022
So, the official release post is going to go up Tuesday on the blog. But, I made a minor goof uploading to all the various sites. As a result, depending on...
How May I Help You #9
August 12, 2022
Eden had demanded they do a virtual happy hour via video chat. Rita had teased asking if the drinks had to be virtual. “What you think Ben’s deal is?” Rita...
Ripped Bodice Bingo Report
August 11, 2022
Hey, so here's my personal reading for the Ripped Bodice Bingo. Some of these I bumped to the top of the TBR, some I found through the library, some I sought...
How May I Help You - 8
August 5, 2022
“I need to add a child to my coverage," the voice said with a sense of urgency. "Congratulations," Rita said. "We'll just need a copy of the birth...
How May I Help You - 7
July 25, 2022
Rita saw the email pop up, just as she was sending her notes about the errors on a client's medical file. It was from her manager Carla. "Please give me a...
How May I Help You - 6
July 22, 2022
"My spouse lost her very terrible job," the caller sang, "and this is really a blessing in disguise!" Rita felt like she was missing a meme or something. She...
Reading Roundup - Second Quarter 2022
July 12, 2022
Things I've read and enjoyed over the past quarter. I tried to keep this to a top ten, but, well, didn't entirely succeed. Bookshop links included. Winter's...
How May I Help You 5
July 11, 2022
Eden: I got a secret baby! Rita, can you forward me what the process was. Ben: How can a baby be secret? Rita: It's a trope name. Eden: Apparently they only...
How May I Help You - 4
July 8, 2022
"Hello," the caller said, "I have sort of an unusual situation." "Okay," Rita said. "So, I had removed my spouse from coverage last year during open...
How May I Help You 3
July 1, 2022
Quick Note. The prior installment is here. "I would like to make sure my intern is covered on my health insurance," the voice announced after giving her...
How May I Help You - 1&2
June 24, 2022
How May I Help You Rita Ulani Lai checked her headset and answered then phone. "Global US HR consulting, how may I help you?" She had tried to convince her...
How May I Help You - Seven Things
June 20, 2022
So, I teased this story a while back. And here we are. A lot of my story ideas start with a thing that isn't really a story idea. In this case I started with...
LTAFS Addendum: LGBTQ Teens and Sex Ed
April 22, 2022
Lol, I wrote a whole series thinking, cool, I'll never have to soapbox again. And here we are. So I was reading a middle grade where the mom is telling her...
First Quarter Reading Roundup
April 15, 2022
I read a lot of things this quarter, which means the amount of things I read was a little higher than normal. I also quit more things than normal for this...
Reading Roundup - Fourth Quarter 2021
January 7, 2022
The final quarter of 2021, I gobbled up a wide variety of things. Here is my top ten, with bookshop links. [A Phoenix First Must Burn](...
Things That Made Me Happy
December 29, 2021
While the calendar year isn't quite over, so my quarterly and annual wrap up will show up next year because more reading to be done. I thought I would list...
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