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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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To celebrate the upcoming release of Fragile Heart To celebrate the upcoming release of Fragile Hearts, book 3 in our Hibiscus Hearts series, book 1, Broken Hearts is currently FREE! This angsty, new adult romance brings all the feels and all the steam! Grab it now on all platformsโ€ฆlink in our bio! ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐ŸŒบ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ
Owen and Sloane might be our slowest burn Hibiscus Owen and Sloane might be our slowest burn Hibiscus Hearts couple, but when they finally give in, theyโ€™re on FIRE.

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Here are the first four couples of our Hibiscus Hearts series! This angsty new adult series is set in beautiful Hawaii and has plenty of found family vibes with a healthy side of steam and spice! Book one, Broken Hearts is currently FREE! Book two, Reckless Hearts is already released and book three, Fragile Hearts is dropping in just two months! Book four, Mended Hearts will be our first release of 2026!
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So yep, we know Fragile Hearts is dropping in two So yep, we know Fragile Hearts is dropping in two months, but surprise, hereโ€™s the cover for book 4 in the series!! Mended Hearts belongs to Daisy & Miles and OMG, do these two need their second chance romance! Dropping early next year, we will be back with pre-order links and the blurb! ๐Ÿ’š
Nate & Sage are all sorts of enemies to friends to Nate & Sage are all sorts of enemies to friends to lovers, broken, grieving, but oh so hot when they finally give in. We love the first couple in our Hibiscus Hearts series and guess what, you can grab their book Broken Hearts for FREE right now!!
First. Time. Freebie!!!! To celebrate the upcomin First. Time. Freebie!!!!

To celebrate the upcoming release of Fragile Hearts, book 3 in our Hibiscus Hearts series, we dropped the price of book 1 to zero! Yep, for the first time ever it is FREE! Go grab it while you can and get ready to fall in love with our Maui found family crew. ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐ŸŒบ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ
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