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Ten Good Reasons to Read TEN GOOD REASONS — Nos. 2 and 1

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We’re counting down to launch TEN GOOD REASONS tomorrow! Here are reasons 2 and 1:

Reason 2 – Lia

12ed97e7738b40251ab0cf2bc193dbf4Lia was the marketing-minded sister in The Red Bikini who kept Fin on his toes. (He didn’t want to date the sister of his closest friend.)

Now she has her own story, where she brings her talkative attitude, her optimistic disposition, and her problem-solving skills to the Sandy Cove marina, where she manages to make a few more waves than she meant to.

I always had a young Piper Perabo (left) in mind when writing Lia. I’ve actually tried to write her story a few times, but it wasn’t until the character Evan showed up on the page that I really knew I had found her match.

Speaking of which…

Reason 1 – Evan

63a336b19eef13556bd9fa4759cabc38Evan is a completely different hero than Fin, and I’m curious what everyone will think of this brooding, sexy boat captain who has a haunted past.

I thought he was unlikely match for Lia – given her eternal optimism –  so I threw them together on the page and watched sparks fly!

I had so much fun writing these two. I sure hope you like their story.

 

 

COMING TOMORROW!

Available for preorder at:

Barnes and Noble (Nook or paperback)
Amazon (Kindle or paperback)
iBooks/ iTunes
Powells Books
Book Depository (free shipping outside the U.S.)

Want to read the first chapter, see some fun facts, and watch videos about this book? Check out the Ten Good Reasons book page on my website!

Ten Good Reasons to Read TEN GOOD REASONS — Nos. 5, 4, 3

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We’re in the middle of our countdown to launch TEN GOOD REASONS in just a few days. Here are reasons 5, 4, and 3:

Reason 5 – The Bar Scene

There’s a whole bar scene in the middle of the book that I really liked. It wasn’t based on a single bar in Orange County, but kind of a composite of a few places. I meant for it to be a sort of “underworld” that Lia and Evan end up in, and I hope I pulled it off.

Reason 4 – The Disentanglement Scene

I can’t say too much about this one without major spoilers, but this is one of my favorite scenes of the book. After you read it, check out the Ten Good Reasons book page on my website for the video that inspired this scene.

Reason 3 – The First Kiss Scene

I love the “first kiss” scene in almost every romance novel – including my own! The first kiss is usually such a game-changer in the story because it’s when both characters realize something huge is changing between them — when they usually don’t want it to. Lia and Evan didn’t disappoint – their first kiss might be one of my favorites yet! 

So preorder now, and see if you love these three scenes as much as I do!

COMING APRIL 7

Available for preorder at:

Barnes and Noble (Nook or paperback)
Amazon (Kindle or paperback)
iBooks/ iTunes
Powells Books
Book Depository (free shipping outside the U.S.)

Want to read the first chapter, see some fun facts, and watch videos about this book? Check out the Ten Good Reasons book page on my website!

 

More Book Giveaways!

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So who wants a copy of TEN GOOD REASONS?

(I’m telling you, nothing beats seeing this box on my doorstep, and dragging it into the house to open, and seeing all these pretty books. There’s even foil on the cover! Squeee!)

(It makes me so happy, I want to give some away!)

There are two big giveaways going on now:

– Through my newsletter — This weekend I’ll select five newsletter subscribers and will give each a signed copy. You can sign up for my newsletter here. (And if you’re already signed up, you’re already entered! Whoo-hoo!)

– Through Goodreads — The monthlong TEN GOOD REASONS Goodreads giveaway is still going strong, and you have the opportunity to enter there for another 8 days! My publisher is giving away 25 copies there, so be sure to enter! You can sign up for the Goodreads giveaway here.

Good luck!

 

Another 2-Book Deal!

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Time for celebration!

*cue confetti and champagne corks*

My lovely agent Jill Marsal helped get me another 2-book deal! This one to Montlake Romance.

This series will start with the Grant sisters, Natalie and Paige. Their stories will take place on an island off the coast of California, which will be loosely based on Santa Catalina Island.

I’m so excited about this new series!

Here’s the official announcement that ran in Publisher’s Marketplace last week:

March 20– SOLD! Lauren Christopher’s LAWS OF ATTRACTION, in which a young woman having a quarter-century crisis goes on an island “mancation,” only to meet up with a Clark-Kent-nerd-type marine microbiologist who is nowhere near her type, and together they stumble upon a strange epidemic of beached island sea lions and learn all too much about true “chemistry” and animal attraction, to Maria Gomez at Montlake Romance, in a two-book deal, by Jill Marsal at the Marsal Lyon Literary Agency (World).

A Book Giveaway!

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It’s a book giveaway!

Today’s prize is an ebook copy of my friend Wendy LaCapra’s historical romance LADY VICE from the retailer of your choice: Amazon, B&N or iBooks.

To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment below answering the following question:

“What’s your favorite vice: TV, coffee, shopping or wine?”

I’ll pick a winner at random tomorrow!

Doesn’t Wendy’s book sound fabulous?

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