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The Runaway (Hideaway Springs 1) by Roxanne Tully-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 30, 2024

Runaway bride seeks cover in the last place her politician fiancé and his people will ever think to look – the small town she grew up in. Now all she needs is a place to stay and a disguise as the bride-to-be of Denver Kings star hockey player.

When Pepper Woods left Hideaway Springs nearly a decade ago, I said good riddance.
The polished homecoming queen and class president was far too “city girl” for my likes.

I couldn’t care less that she got engaged to the President’s son. I barely even noticed.
But now she’s back.

Racing into the only Inn in town. With a veil tucked in her purse and running shoes on her feet, ranting like it’s the end of the world when my father tells her we’re sold out.

I should walk away. I’ve got practice in one hour and not going to let Perfect Pepper distract me.

So, how does she end up on the back of my motorcycle on my way to the arena?

And why—of all the insane things I could have done—did I offer to disguise her as my fiancé to throw off Mr. Politics and his search party?

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REVIEW:The Runaway is the first installment of a new sports romance series by Rozanne Tully. The Hideaway Springs series I’m guessing is going to revolve on Chase and his brothers and I am here for it. The vibes for this book range from small town romance to second chance love, to one bed, to sporty-suspense, what a world-wind.

Pepper has a past like most do, but her past is riddled with drama and heartache. When she runs out on her wedding, she runs straight back to the one place she always felt safe, but left behind all those years ago. Back to her small town of Hideaway Springs. A perfect name for the place where she wants to do just that; hide away from everything.

Chase is the King of the Denver Kings Hockey Team; the captain to be precise; and a hometown native to Hideaway Springs. With their chance encounter; the pair find themselves drawn to one another, and as happened stance, Chase turns out to be just the person she needs to get her out of her current situation.

Enter into the world of small town drama, hockey and slow burn romance and mystery. Can Chase and Pepper learn to trust one another long enough to get them out of their newest lie? Will Pepper ever come clean? And what about the brothers? Too many questions to not read and find out. Overall the book was interesting and easy to keep up. The main characters had a good, fun chemistry and enough laughs to give a good giggle now and again. I would happily recommend it to other readers.

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Roxanne writes contemporary romance with strong realistic heroines and a healthy dose of angst. When she’s not writing, she enjoys hiking, baking and traveling with her real-life male hero.

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The Lies About Forever by Claudia Burgoa-review tour

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The Lies About Forever (Decker Family / Impossibly Possible Duet 1) by Claudia Burgoa-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 29, 2024

Lightning can strike the same place more than once.

The first time, it robbed me of my high school sweetheart. Shattering our forever.

I was just sixteen. Too young to understand the medical jargon that meant she was gone. Too naĂŻve to see that forever was nothing but a fairytale.

Now, years later, I meet Ameline. I tried not to fall in love, but it was impossible. She gathered all my broken pieces and put me back together. I knew the only way to keep myself intact was never to love again. But I fell for the illusion of forever once more. At least until I lost her.

Now I’m left questioning everything. What does forever mean when it’s built on a foundation of pain and loss? How do you move on when lightning keeps targeting your heart? Why bother believing in forever when tomorrow isn’t guaranteed?

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REVIEW:The Lies About Forever is the first in the Impossibly Possible series by Claudia Burgoa. The blub for this book was the most perfect grab to get my attention, and get my attention it did.

TLAF is a quick emotional read that keeps its reader on their toes through the very end. This book, in what I would guess would have to be at least a duet, is filled with love, family drama and hot smexy men. It does start off with a feeling of reading a young adult/new adult romance as the main characters are in their late teens and early twenties.

The Decker family really starts feeling like family as the story progresses, and the siblings make it what it is. In this book we get Gabriel and Ameline’s story to start, it is fast paced and interesting as the plot unveils itself. So much happens so quickly, but overall the story is easy to keep up with.

“She gathered all my broken pieces and put me back together” This sentence was one of the best parts of this book, and I think the most relatable too. The cliffhanger got me, and wow how ready was I to throw my kindle across the room! (I didn’t) Ms. Author, I would like to politely request book two as soon as possible please.

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Reviewed by Sarah

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Claudia is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author.

She writes alluring, thrilling stories about complicated women and the men who take their breaths away. Her books are the perfect blend of steamy and heartfelt, filled with emotional characters and explosive chemistry. Her writing takes readers to new heights, providing a variety of tears, laughs, and shocking moments that leave fans on the edge of their seats.

She lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, her youngest two children, and three fluffy dogs.

When Claudia is not writing, you can find her reading, knitting, or just hanging out with her family. At nights, she likes to binge watch shows or movies with her equally geeky husband.

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Moments for You (Wilder Brothers 7)by Carrie Ann Ryan-review tour

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Moments for You (Wilder Brothers 7)by Carrie Ann Ryan-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 22, 2024

A wedding dress is meant to be worn only once.
When a stranger finds herself in need of a miracle at the last minute, I do the unthinkable: I offer mine to her.
The same one I wore down the aisle for my late husband.
Now I’m invited to the wedding and finding myself wondering why I shut myself away from the world for so long.
I’m only meant to be at the Wilder Retreat for a single day except I go home with not only a job offer, but the promise of something more.
Ridge Wilder is hiding secrets of his own. And the undeniable chemistry between us burns before we even contemplate taking that first step.
Only I’ve already had my happy ever after. I never planned on finding another.
And Ridge is even far more broken than I am—with a past that might come back to haunt us both.

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REVIEW:Moments For You is the next installment in the Wilder Brothers series by the ever radiant Carrie Ann Ryan. MFY is the seventh book in the series, and as always, I recommend reading a series in order to get the most out of it, but if you so choose the book can be read as a standalone.

Oh the feels with this one!

Aurora is a widow, one stuck in a limbo of her own making. On the anniversary day of her lost husband, she is mindlessly scrolling Insta, and sees a post from a desperate bride in need of a wedding gown. Aurora takes this as her long awaited sign that it is finally time to move on with her life and start living again. So she allows the new bride to wear her dress, this singular act brings more into her life than she could ever know. It brings her Ridge Wilder.

Ridge and his brothers are cousins of the original Wilder brothers, and so they bought the land across from their retreat to start their own business. Little does the rest of the family know the heartbreaking pain that Ridge is in. -No spoilers- He thinks he hides it so well behind his gruff exterior and surly attitude, but when he meets Aurora he finds himself drawn to her by their familiar pain. Between the two Wilder businesses, most know of Aurora’s loss, and give her the space she wants, but when she donates her dress, they start to think that maybe she is ready to move past it and start living again.

Ridge and Aurora’s story was so emotionally moving. I loved how they supported each other through everything, it was so moving how they bonded over their pain, but even more so that that is how they really start to get to know one another. As the story progresses, the characters evolve more and more, but Aurora is truly my favorite. She starts living again, really living and doing things that she loves again. Overall, I am pleased with the book and can’t wait to see what the other Wilder Brother-Cousin have coming for them.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
One Way Back to Me
Always the One For Me
The Path To You
Coming Home For Us
Stay Here With Me
Finding the Road to Us

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Reviewed by Sarah

 

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Carrie Ann Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary, paranormal, and young adult romance. Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Redwood Pack, Fractured Connections, and Elements of Five series, which have sold over 3.0 million books worldwide. She started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry and hasn’t stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over seventy-five novels and novellas with more in the works. When she’s not losing herself in her emotional and action-packed worlds, she’s reading as much as she can while wrangling her clowder of cats who have more followers than she does.

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Mr. Wicked (Hooked 2) by Marni Mann-review tour

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Mr. Wicked (Hooked 2) by Marni Mann-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 23, 2024

Grayson Tanner has had better days. Coming off the successful international launch of Hooked, the hook-up app he cofounded with his two best friends, and a night with one of the sexiest women he’s ever met, he’s now in a PR nightmare. A video of him has gone viral—a toast to the indulgence of bachelorhood. It’s a bad look for the creator of the app’s marriage arm. As memberships plummet amid a media firestorm, his PR firm has a new narrative to quell the flames: Grayson has to get married. Fast.

Hello, Jovana Winters—social media influencer and Grayson’s former one-night stand. The one-night stand he has yet to move on from mentally. Their immediate connection is undeniable. In front of the camera, they’re charismatic and passionate, and social media is calling them the It couple. But off camera, Grayson doesn’t trust women or believe in commitment.

Jovana is the opposite, a believer in love who knows what she wants. Now she’s on a mission to turn this fake marriage into the real deal, even though she’s hiding the biggest secret of them all.

But with a man like Mr. Wicked, it won’t come easy.

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REVIEW:Mr. Wicked is the second in the Hooked series by Marni Mann. Reading book one (Mr. Hook-Up) is recommended, while Wicked can be read alone, Grayson is part of a trio and is introduced in book one. Wicked is an alpha, billionaire romance filled with funny characters, spicy moments and a he falls first vibe.

Grayson is living the high life. The dating app he and his close friends have designed has exploded all over the internet, now it’s time to celebrate. When Grayson sees the waitress at the bar, he knows two things. 1. She is the hottest thing he has ever seen and 2.She is unlike anyone he has ever met before. When these two meet, the room is on fire with their chemistry, think of it as lust at first sight. Jovana isn’t one for hook-ups, she believes in love, but with Grayson, their lust is potent. She throws caution to the wind and puts her trust in the chemistry they have for one another, too bad that it comes to bite her in the bum. An empty bed in the morning.

Days later Grayson’s face is plastered all over the tabloids with half a dozen different women, all stating how amazing he thinks being single is. The company takes a hit, new enrollers are at a standstill, and their company’s PR is under fire to contain the issues. Their solution? Grayson must get married, and fast. Grayson isn’t one to take things lying down so you best believe the farce of a marriage the PR people are trying to peddle to him is a no go. Finally, after much conversation, Grayson is on board with the plan. Now they must find a woman willing to marry Grayson with the current situation. And of course, who is their first choice? Jovana.

What else is there to say about Mr. Wicked other than how fantastic a read it was. Grayson and Jovana were engaging and fun to read with the perfect amount of spice and character development. Grayson’s story as to why he had his issues is addressed and Jovana really does come into herself. I’m excited to see what our last bachelor has in store for us.

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Reviewed by Sarah

 

Best-selling Author Marni Mann knew she was going to be a writer since middle school. While other girls her age were daydreaming about teenage pop stars, Mann was fantasizing about penning her first novel. She crafts sexy, titillating stories that weave together her love of darkness, mystery, passion, and human emotion. A New Englander at heart, she now lives in Sarasota, Florida with her husband and their two dogs who subsequently have been characters in her books. When she’s not nose deep in her laptop working on her next novel, she’s scouring for chocolate, sipping wine, traveling to new locations, and devouring fabulous books.

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Dead to Rights (Ashland 1) by Jessica Prince-review tour

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🏍️🧡Dead to Rights (Ashland 1) by Jessica Prince-review tour🏍️🧡

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 8, 2024

When I caught my husband having an affair, I picked up what remained of my tattered pride and broken heart and left the city behind, heading for a small town where motorcycles outnumbered cars three to one.

Ashland, Tennessee was where I planned to start over and become the woman I wanted to be; a woman who was fun and just a little bit reckless. The need to break out of my shell led to one wild night with a man I never planned on seeing again. But when the tattooed stranger showed up unexpectedly at my new job, he made it clear that once wasn’t going to be enough for him.

As the president of a motorcycle club with a checkered past, Courtland Pope should have scared me, but no matter how hard I tried to stay away, the pull to him was too strong to ignore.

However, when old rivalries breach the surface and the line between good and bad begins to blur, I find myself stuck in the middle. And as much as Pope wants me, he might not be able to protect me from the past.

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REVIEW:As a long time Jessica Prince fan, I have been DYING to get Popes’ book ever since he stormed into Redemption all those years ago, and the wait was so worth it. Dead to Rights is the first in what I hope will be an expansive series and can be read as a standalone.

Pope is everything you want in a hot guy. He speaks his mind, he tells it how it is and he follows through with everything he says he will. He’s the President of his MC and when he isn’t cracking heads, he’s spending time with his niece. Enter Lennon, and the story is complete. These two are absolute fire from the moment they meet, and the flames they kick off during their story are ones that will have readers coming back for more.

Pope and Lennon’s story is filled with spicy moments, funny banter and small town drama. He’s a bad boy, she’s a woman looking to start over, together they form a bond that people dream about. Plus who doesn’t want a guy that has “touch her a d*e energy? Pope has broken into the top five of my book boyfriend list, and I am totally looking forward to seeing what comes next in this series.

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Reviewed by Sarah

Born and raised around Houston Texas, Jessica spent most of her life complaining about the heat, humidity, and all around pain in the ass weather. It was only as an adult that she quickly realized the cost of living in Houston made up for not being able to breathe when she stepped outside. That’s why God created central air, after all.

Jessica is the mother of a perfect little boy–she refuses to accept that he inherited her attitude and sarcastic nature no matter what her husband says.

In addition to being a wife and mom, she’s also a wino, a coffee addict, and an avid lover of all types of books–romances still being her all time favs. Her husband likes to claim that reading is her obsession but she just says it’s a passion…there’s a difference. Not that she’d expect a boy to understand.

Jessica has been writing since she was a little girl, but thankfully grew out of drawing her own pictures for her stories before ever publishing her first book. Because an artist she is not.

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Roman (Men of the Falls 2) by Melanie Moreland-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 6, 2024

I rescued her because I had to. I fell in love with her because she gave me no choice.
Roman Costas
Powerful. Intensely private.
Cold. Dangerous.
When he unwittingly puts an innocent woman in danger, he does something he never planned.
Becomes involved.
He didn’t anticipate the feelings Effie Warner brought out in him.
He didn’t expect the woman he rescued to become his world.
All he knows is that he’ll burn down the city to keep her safe
No matter the consequences.

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REVIEW Roman is the next installment of the Men Of The Falls series by Melanie Moreland. As always, I recommend reading a series in order to get the most out of it, but each book can be read as a standalone. Roman is a romantic suspense, mafia read with some trigger warnings.

Effie and Roman meet in book one of the series (Aldo) and from the first moment Roman laid eyes on her he was smitten. No matter how much he denied it to himself or others around him, he was. These two couldn’t be more different, Effie is tiny, Roman is massive, Effie is soft and gentle, Roman is a battering ram. Effie is all things good and sunshine, Roman, Roman is his own form of dirty. There is so much to their story and their relationship, parts that make my heart ache. Effie throws the walls that Roman has built around himself to the person he doesn’t show to anyone. Anyone but her. As the plot progressive; it’s easy to see why Effie and Roman work the way they do, and when the spice really gets going, the spicy readers will be blushing.

Ms. Author is newer to me, but I am quickly becoming a big fan. The world building is top notch, the characters are interesting and entertaining to read, and the plot to the stories are easy to keep up with, but suspenseful enough to keep the reader intrigued for more. I only wish there was more!

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Reviewed by Sarah

New York Times/USA Today bestselling author Melanie Moreland, lives a happy and content life in a quiet area of Ontario with her beloved husband of thirty-plus years and their rescue cat, Amber. Nothing means more to her than her friends and family, and she cherishes every moment spent with them.

While seriously addicted to coffee, and highly challenged with all things computer-related and technical, she relishes baking, cooking, and trying new recipes for people to sample. She loves to throw dinner parties, and also enjoys traveling, here and abroad, but finds coming home is always the best part of any trip.

Melanie loves stories, especially paired with a good wine, and enjoys skydiving (free falling over a fleck of dust) extreme snowboarding (falling down stairs) and piloting her own helicopter (tripping over her own feet.) She’s learned happily ever afters, even bumpy ones, are all in how you tell the story.

 

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Last First Kiss by Carrie Ann Ryan-review tour

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Last First Kiss (Montgomery Ink: Legacy 5) by Carrie Ann Ryan-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 4, 2024

One look across the aisle at a wedding and I fell in lust.

He’s on the bride’s side. I’m on the groom’s.

But by the end of the night, we’re against a wall, over a table…and in bed.

I’m prepared never to see him again except in my memories.

Only the next week things become awkward: I’m his new boss.

And it turns out he’s just as demanding outside of the sheets as beneath them.

We need to stay away from each other—he has his demons, as well as an adorable little girl, and I’m trying to heal after a job gone wrong.

I know I need to walk away…even if neither one of us wants to.

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REVIEW: Last First Kiss is book five in the Montgomery Ink Legacy Series by Carrie Ann Ryan. As always, I recommend reading a series in order, but these books can be read as standalone should the reader choose. LFK is a funny, contemporary romance that CAR fans are sure to love.

Weddings make people two things; happy and horny. For Daisy and Hugh that is even more true. From the moment they set eyes on each other it was pure lust, and a mutual lust at that. Quicker than quick; these two are tearing up the sheets, but when the night ends, they both never think of seeing the other again. Even if they wanted to.

Too bad life doesn’t always go the way you want it to. Now; for Daisy and Hugh, she just happens to be his new boss, and the awkward faze is going to take a while to get over. I feel for Hugh in this book so much. He’s a single Dad, just trying to settle into life in a new place, throwing Daisy into the mix during this time and chaos, pure, fantastic chaos. As a long time CAR reader, and a lover of all things Montgomery, I am so pleased with Last First Kiss.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Bittersweet Promises
At First Meet
Happily Ever Never 2.5
Longtime Crush
Best Friend Temptation
Happily Ever Maybe

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Reviewed by Sarah

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Carrie Ann Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary, paranormal, and young adult romance. Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Redwood Pack, Fractured Connections, and Elements of Five series, which have sold over 3.0 million books worldwide. She started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry and hasn’t stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over seventy-five novels and novellas with more in the works. When she’s not losing herself in her emotional and action-packed worlds, she’s reading as much as she can while wrangling her clowder of cats who have more followers than she does.

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Devil’s Queen (Voodoo City Queens MC) by Avelyn Paige-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 29, 2024

His Little Girl.
The Zulu Kings MC’s beloved little princess.
Until it all ends with a bullet to the brain.

Remington Laveau’s life with her father’s club was one she couldn’t afford to lose. But her father’s death, sends her life spiraling out of control. She and her mother find themselves cast out, as outsiders by her father’s former motorcycle club, before his body is even cold in the ground. Remington is thrust into a world of endless betrayal, corruption, and darkness with nothing. That is until her father’s last request and legacy becomes her own.

Now, Remington is in the fight of her life to keep the business that her father left to her, and her heart protected from the one man who has always held the keys to it. The man who now sits on her father’s throne of lies. The coil of corruption runs deep within their ranks, and Remington will stop at nothing to get what she wants, even if she has to lose everything in the process, including her heart.

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REVIEW:Book one in the Voodoo City Queens MC; Devil’s Queen is the first of what I hope to be an epic motorcycle romance series. DQ is also a second chance romance, which is one of my favorites, so starting this was really exciting for me. The first thing that I can say about this book is that it is INTENSE, but so so good!

Remington has led a hard life ever since she and her mother were discarded by her father’s MC Club, the Zulu’s. Her entire life she was the princess, the apple of her fathers eye, and the one the club would do anything to protect. But that doesn’t mean anything anymore. Not when her father is killed and the club turns on them. All she knows now from them is betrayal and hatred.

Years later, her fathers final wish is made known and becomes hers, and she has to fight tooth and nail to keep it that way. The Voodoo City Queens is her life now, a club that she created to help those who need it, and for that she is willing to do anything for. When Rex reenters Rem’s life, she is more than off kilter, she is thrown off. She never thought she would see him again, and to be honest she was ok with that. These two are like gasoline and fire, mix at your own risk.

VCQ is amazing, I loved seeing an all female MC, I think that may actually be a first for me as a reader. Rem is independent and loyal, ready to take on anything and anyone that is a threat to her club and the work they do. When Rex enters the story, I was really unsure how I felt about it. I wanted to hate him, but it was so hard! You can tell the type of person he is and the weight he puts into making things right with Rem, but the past is hard to forget.

Ms. Author did a wonderful job kicking off this series; the family relationships in the MC’s remind me a lot of another series that I love. I can’t wait to see what we get next!

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Reviewed by Sarah

Avelyn Paige is a Wall Street Journal and USA TODAY bestselling author of romantic suspense and motorcycle club romance. She lives in a small town in Indiana with her husband and four fuzzy kids.

When she’s not writing, Avelyn spends her days working as a cancer research scientist. Avelyn has been an avid reader her entire life, and it wasn’t until losing her father in 2015 that she started turning all those ideas in her head into stories. She hasn’t looked back since.

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