Saturday, May 31, 2025





UPDATES
WOW! May has been CRAZY! We've weathered a tornado and flooding and we've barely tapped into the usual storm season. But since I haven't been able to get out much to play in the yard, I've been working on my edits of the first book of my new romantic suspense series. It's set at a beachside community and I'm hoping to have it out before the end of summer so you can take it with you to maybe......read it on the beach somewhere. 
I love it when I get an idea for a story and then start to research the elements within it. I always learn something. Then once I have the story completed, the edits come and my editor is amazing so she helps me make my stories the best they can be. And when the cover comes together just right and I know the book is almost ready for publishing, it's just such a rush. And this new series is definitely going to be an escape. 

REVIEWS

I absolutely adored Eden and Kaleb. I had been waiting for Kaleb's story and it did not disappoint. This book had love, romance, and suspense, and a dramatic conclusion to the series that had me on the edge of my seat. -Kelly



Fantastic book. This is not my typical genre, but I can honestly say I will read more of DeDe Ramey’s books after this. This book hit all the emotions. -Johanna









UPCOMING EVENTS
I've got a few Book signings and events on the horizon.

BOOK SIGNING
June 6th from 4-6 at the Northstar Apartments located at 2401 Westinghouse Rd in Georgetown Tx
We are going to have snacks and drinks and I'll talk and maybe do some reading and hopefully be able to sell some books!

BOOK READING
June 28th from 6-8PM at Le Visage Spa located at 3540 RC Luttrell Dr. Norman, Ok. I will be reading some passages from my books.

BOOK SIGNING
August 16th I will be at the BOOK ME ROMANCE book signing at the Ft. Smith Convention Center in Ft. Smith Arkansas

BOOK SIGNING
August 23rd I will be signing at the Lubbock Book Festival at the Overton Hotel. I did this one last year and it was AMAZING

If you want to pre-order your signed copy for one of the book signing events or if you can't attend any of the events but would like a signed copy,  just click on the link below 

PRE-ORDER

SHATTERED MELODY by Heather Andrews
 July 1st


A second-chance, enemies-to-lovers, rockstar romance.
Book 3 of the Bold Melodies series.


Warren, the brooding, near-silent force behind Warpath, will do anything to keep his band—and his foster brother Clay—together, even if it means facing down a predatory record label. Raised in the perils of foster care, Warren’s past has forged him into a man who dominates without speaking, haunted by rejection and a decade-old wound inflicted by the one person he can’t forget: Amelia Clarke. Now, he must beg her for help, baring the soft underbelly he’s hidden since the day he walked away from her.

Amelia, the stilettos-and-steel CEO of Clarke Records, rules her empire with a vixen’s charm and a boss’s bite, chasing her father’s elusive approval. But when Warren barges into her office, the rambunctious girl he abandoned resurfaces, her walls cracking under the weight of old sparks and new desire.

She agrees to help Warpath get free from their contract—if War bares his soul for a documentary. As they tangle in a dance of dominance and submission, from boardrooms to shadowy clubs, their past unravels: foster care scars, a broken heart, and a father’s control that tore them apart ten years ago. Passion ignites, but love? That’s forbidden—by contract and by fear. Can two broken melodies harmonize, or will their shattered pasts silence them forever?

COMING SOON

THE DRUMMER by Aly Stiles

 June 12th

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Everyone knows about the chair.


The troubled rockstar. The lonely poet. The moment of inexplicable kindness that rewrote destinies.

Even ten years later, Luke and Callie’s story is legendary—a testament to love, loss, and the power of one small act.

I’m not saying it doesn’t deserve the hype.
But when a 
chair is more famous than you, maybe it’s time to set the record straight.

Because I was there too.
The best friend. The brother. The lover.

What I wasn’t? The star of the story.

Until now.

Hi, I’m Casey Barrett, and this is what really happened the day three damaged souls collided over an ugly diner chair.

THE DRUMMER is a full-length companion novel from Casey Barrett’s POV in Night Shifts Black. While it can be read as a standalone, reading Night Shifts Black first is highly recommended to fully appreciate its depth. Please note, these books explore mental health with compassion and realism.


NEW AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT

I love to shine the spotlight on new authors to help them get their name out there. This month's new author is 


CATHRYN LYONS  

Author of Heartstrings and Arches





Cathryn Lyons loves novels. Seriously loves them. Especially romance. Reading (often devouring) them…and writing spicy contemporary romance novels of her own. She has been writing since before she could even properly hold a pen.

She is happily married to her real-life MMC and they share three sons and the world’s best and derpiest rescue Golden Retriever (from Turkey!). She is a lifelong Marylander, but wonders if her short stint in London counts as being cosmopolitan (the attribute, not the drink; although those are quite delicious).

Cathryn fills her creative bucket by writing steamy stories she hopes bring as much joy, laughter, escapism…and sexy feelings…that she herself has experienced through the gift of others’ words. She hopes you love her stories, and welcomes hearing from you.



















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AUTHOR EVENTS AROUND THE STATES

Beyond the Read Author Event

June 19-22 in Columbus Ohio

AUTHOR CM SMITH will be signing

Festival of Books and Creativity

June 29th 10-5 Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk Novi, MI

AUTHOR MAREN JENNER will be signing

ARC OPPORTUNITIES

Maren Jenner also has a book coming soon called The Wrong Move and she is currently seeking Advance Readers. If you enjoy helping authors by reviewing and promoting books you've read you'd be a great ARC reader. To sign up to be an advanced reader for Maren's book click the link below.

ADVANCE READER SIGN UP


AUTHOR SHOUTOUT

Author Terry Cole has had several of his short stories published in the Elgin Chronicles

LINK TO ELGIN CHRONICLES


WHAT'S IN MY TBR

One of my favorite authors Avery Maxwell has a new book that just came out.

I just got started reading it and it already has made me laugh so hard I had tears streaming down my face.

GRAB IT


WHERE TO FIND ME

I'm just about everywhere!

FIND ME





Thursday, May 1, 2025


 UPDATES

We took a trip to Massachusetts to visit our daughter and her family and OH BOY did we see the sights! I'm only posting a few photos just because you'd be reading this for days if I posted all of them! 

This is the USS Constitution. Did you know that the NAVY was started in Boston? This sailing ship dates back to the 1700s and it is still commissioned with the NAVY! Isn't that COOL!

We Also took a drive to Maine while we were there. Ha! It's only took us an hour. I'm used to Texas where you can drive for eight hours and still be in Texas. This lighthouse is in Portland(there is actually two lighthouses in the photo) and we just happened to go on the day they were remembering those lost in the sinking of Eagle 56 off the coast of Maine by a German U boat during WWII. Only thirteen survived of the 62 on board.




And...I got to see a CASTLE! Who doesn't enjoy taking a tour through a castle. This is Hammond Castle in Gloucester Massachusetts. This place was truly AMAZING. It was build with pieces of other castles and buildings from all over the world. There are artifacts throughout the castle and the guy who built it was considered a mad scientist. Unfortunately we didn't get to go into his laboratory. It was being restored. 
I'll have more photos on my social media soon.


And then when we got home...
We woke up to a TORNADO! Seven in the morning, the day after we got home,  the sky got extremely dark and the wind and rain hit. There were no sirens, but I knew it was a tornado. Later tht evening they confirmed is was an EF1. 

IN OTHER NEWS
A Life of Illusions released April 30th. And I am so excited! This is the finale to my Dalton Skies series so it's a bit bittersweet but I've got more stories spinning around in my brain so I'm not done yet and who's to say who will show up in my later books! 

CHECK IT OUT
Also, as part of the release party, I am hosting a HUGE author GIFTAWAY BLITZ!
Check out these authors! And they are all holding contests and giving away TONS of stuff so be sure and stop by. It continues through Saturday. You can fill up your kindle. TRUST ME! 
Click on the link and join the fun!

FREEBIE
From May 2-6th 
you can pick up Beautiful Scars by Kelly Seibold for no pennies!


He doesn't want to be her hero. He wants to be her everything.

Landon Jordan doesn't know why he is drawn to the biological mother of his sister's child. Still, from the first moment he touches her, he wants more of her. But he has his own issues to deal with from being injured overseas. Besides, she's too young for him. But when she is put in danger, he realizes that life is too short, and he vows to make her his.

Courtney Gaines's life is falling apart. After almost killing her unborn child with her drug use, guilt pushes down so heavily she's feeling crushed. She definitely doesn't deserve the former Marine that has appointed himself her protector. He can't possibly have genuine feelings for her, so she tries to tamp down her growing feelings for her new hero. But he's getting harder and harder to resist, especially when he's making her feel safer than she's felt in her entire life.

Trigger warnings: This story depicts a heroine with mental health issues such as: Bipolar disorder, alcoholism, drug use, ADHD, OCD, and suicidal thoughts.

NEW RELEASE

After twenty-four years of marriage, I'm starting over. A colorless condo and a cat I never wanted, an empty existence that reminds me of everything I've lost. Work keeps me tethered to reality, but it's the distance from my teenage boys that haunts me the most. Agreeing to keep a custody agreement out of the courts is a decision I regret every day, especially now, as I haven’t seen them in almost a year.

Enter Charlize Campbell.

She’s the last distraction I need, one my boys encourage. A tiny blonde with a mouth like a trucker, and a lifetime of hard-earned strength to back it up. I've known her family for years, but I’ve never truly seen her. Until now.

The pull between us is undeniable. But when strange, menacing signs begin to appear, I can’t ignore the gut feeling that someone wants her gone—and I'm the only one who seems to take the threat seriously. The deeper I get into her world, the clearer it becomes she’s tangled up in a dangerous turf war that could cost her everything.

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WHAT AM I READING

I got an early copy of this beauty. Brittney Sahin is one of my favorite authors and I have read every single one of her books and trust me she has a few. 
The Best of Us arrives May 15th


One night. A lifetime of consequences. And a love worth fighting for.

✨✨✨✨✨

A man driven by duty and a woman who never gave up hope are thrust together by fate and a secret he never saw coming in a captivating novel of love, danger, and sacrifice by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brittney Sahin.

Constantine Costa has spent his life shielding others from harm. As the eldest brother and a former clandestine operative, he’s made it his mission to help those who can’t help themselves. But despite his strength and dedication, there’s always been something missing—a void he’s never been able to fill.

Juliette Carmichael had her future mapped out with medical school, a bright career, and a stable life all within her grasp. But on her twenty-first birthday, she threw caution to the wind and embraced a moment of freedom. No names. No expectations. An unforgettable connection with a stranger who made her feel truly alive. A night that left her with more than just memories . . .

Seventeen years later, Constantine’s world shatters after the thief he tracks down turns out to be his own son. And when his latest mission collides with his son’s troubled world, reuniting him with the woman who left a mark on his soul, all their lives are thrown into chaos.

As the intense attraction between them ignites once again—fierce, raw, and impossible to resist—so do old wounds, doubts, and unspoken fears. The past they never confronted threatens to tear them apart as danger closes in.

Protecting his family becomes Constantine’s only mission. But surrendering his heart to the woman he never forgot may be the only way to save them all.





  UPDATES YES! Rowdy McCall is on his way and trust me on this one, you will want to meet him. He was known in his small town of Elena as a ...

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