I Blinked and There Went January

Good golly, we're already 1/12 of the year down? How did that happen? Sheesh. You take one measly little nap...

In our newsletter today:

1) Happy New Year! (Yes, I'm one of those people)
2) Valentine's Day Cake Poll
3) Clickable Sweet Treats and Cover Reveal
4) Follow Me on BookBub

Happy New Year!

The last Saturday of January every year, my work holds its annual convention. Picture a family reunion with people hugging and exchanging news and beaming at friends they may not have seen in person since the last gathering. It's a happy day. I can’t tell you how many times I said, “Happy New Year!” at our most recent one--even though we were nearly a month into 2024. It got me curious: how late in the year do you go before you stop greeting folks with that particular opening line?

Me, I figured I could squeeze it in one last time here before trading blue and white decorations for the red and pink ones...

Which brings us to Valentine’s Day.

Valentine's Day Cake Poll

As a romance lover, you’d think I’d be all about Valentine’s Day. And I am! I mean hearts, flowers, chocolate? Who’s really going to grump about that? Not moi, that’s for sure. (I adore that we have Galentine’s Day, too, a global holiday celebrating women’s friendship.)

But February 14th has always had an additional significance for me: it’s my big brother’s birthday! We disagree about the best cake to celebrate birthdays with. He’s team Cherry Chip and I’m all about the chocolate cake with chocolate almond frosting. He’s clearly in the wrong, but hey, it’s his birthday, right?

Which cake would you prefer to celebrate with on Valentine’s Day?

1) Red Velvet Cake
2) Prosecco Cake
3) Raspberry Spice Cake
4) Chocolate Cuddle Cake
5) Strawberry Cake

Hit this link to my Survey Monkey poll and lemme know! I'll share the results in our next newsletter.

Clickable Sweet Treats and Cover Reveal

Now, if we’re looking to treat ourselves without the calories, what could be a sweeter non-sugar treat than a good book?

Craving My Roommate, a limited time anthology, is available for pre-order at 99 red hot copper coins. The book will drop on July 23 and then the price will jump. Just look at that luscious cover!

Pre-order now!

Here's the blurb for my short story, The One That I See:

Celia’s inner bully tells her she’s not ready for bikini season. Can a sexy intervention involving a mirror and David’s firm hand convince her she’s beautiful at any size? It’s a theory worth testing…

Can’t wait for summer to gobble up all the book goodies? Why not give one of my other stories a nibble?

My sexy hot contemporary The One That I Want pairs well with chocolate chip cookies (okay, back to full sugar, oops!). Connor definitely has a thing for Kiera’s… cookies.

And you couldn’t go wrong biting into a slice of chocolate lava cake while reading A Really Big Dawn in the Love at Dawn romance anthology. The attraction between Elyria and Dec is absolutely molten as they race to catch an arsonist.

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I invite you to follow me and while you're there, take a peek at my recent recommendations! (FYI this is not an affiliate link, simply a path to my author profile for your convenience.)

Ciao for now,

Keely

J. Keely Thrall
Thrilling, Enthralling Romance

Hi! I'm Keely.

I Blinked and There Went January