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When we write our books, we never really plot and we don’t write to deadlines either. This is mainly because we don’t like to feel constrained and we also tend view our stories as an ever-changing work in progress. We did try to plot once, when we started writing the Badger Creek Duet Series, and to say it was a disaster would be an understatement! We had a plan that looked like one of those crime scene murder boards, complete with way too many weird and complex character hook-ups! We spent several hours on the phone to each other trying to unravel it all, but ultimately we ditched the whole thing and went back to our standard “fly by the seat of our pants, hot mess” approach! And we’ve never looked back.

In any case, as a result of this “wing it and see” approach we use, sometimes things get cut and sometimes things get re-written. And sometimes, we might write some bonus stuff too, which usually goes out first to our newsletter subscribers (along with a bunch of other cool stuff!).

If you’d like to read some of the deleted, re-written, or bonus scenes we’ve put together, this is the place to find it! Just click on the links below and happy reading!

Rockport Beach Series Bonus Content

Please note, the Rockport Beach Series is erotic romantic suspense, meaning it’s super steamy and hot! 18+ all the way on these scenes!

Beginning With You – A bonus Rockport Beach prequel

Finding Home with You – Deleted Scene ~Chapter 9/10

Finding Home with You – Alternate Epilogue

Making Home with You – Original Beginning

A Rockport Beach Christmas Bonus Scene

Dirty Hollywood Series Bonus Content

A Dirty Hollywood Valentine’s Day with Aiden & Julia

A Dirty Hollywood Valentine’s Day with Lewis & Ava

Beautiful Flirt: A Dirty Hollywood Novella

Love & Wine Series Bonus Content

A Jack & Lulu Baby!

A Love & Wine Christmas

Hawthorn Hills Duet Series Bonus Content

Confuse Me – A bonus Hawthorn Hills prequel

A Hawthorn Hills Thanksgiving

One Effed Up Holiday Series Bonus Content

A One Elfed Up Christmas Incident

The Memory of Us Bonus Content

An Update on Elliot & Nora

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Our first release of 2026 will be Mendes Hearts, b Our first release of 2026 will be Mendes Hearts, book 4 in the Hibiscus Hearts series. This angsty, second chance romance brings all the feels. We can’t wait for you to get reacquainted with Miles and Daisy…so here’s a teaser to get you started! 🤙🏻💚
Our holiday rom-com One Elfed Up Christmas is curr Our holiday rom-com One Elfed Up Christmas is currently on sale for just 99c. This enemies to lovers, forced proximity romance sees our co-workers sent to a retreat (or cult?) following an incident at last year’s Christmas party! If you want to know exactly what happened, check out the free scene on our website to find out exactly what Wes and Reagan got up to! 🎄🥂😛🥵
🍹 FREEBIE ALERT 🍹 To celebrate the upcoming 🍹 FREEBIE ALERT 🍹

To celebrate the upcoming release of Mended Hearts, book 4 in our Hibiscus Hearts series, we’ve dropped the price of book 1, Broken Hearts to FREE! Hurry, this won’t last for long! 🍹🤙🏻
Are you looking for the perfect festive read? Our Are you looking for the perfect festive read? Our enemies to lovers, forced proximity, holiday rom-com, One Elfed Up Christmas is on sale for just 99c! Grab it now on all platforms! 🎄
A little stopover on our road trip home to Chicago A little stopover on our road trip home to Chicago. This place is simply stunning. Highly recommend! ~Raye 🌲🌲
Happy Thanksgiving! Looking for that post-lunch fo Happy Thanksgiving! Looking for that post-lunch food coma distraction? We’ve got you covered with our FREE laugh out loud rom-com, One Forked Up Thanksgiving! Grab it now on all platforms. 🦃🧡🍁
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so why no Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so why not grab our holiday rom-com, One Forked Up Thanksgiving while it’s FREE! This one is perfect if you love…
🦃 friends to lovers
🦃 fake dating
🦃 secret crush
🦃 crazy family antics
🦃 sexy tequila shots
🦃 steamy bedroom scenes
Our Thanksgiving themed rom-com, One Forked Up Tha Our Thanksgiving themed rom-com, One Forked Up Thanksgiving is currently FREE!! This is for a very limited time so go grab it now on all platforms! 🍁🦃🧡
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