The next installment in my sweet romance series set in the Golden Isles (Jekyll Island, St. Simons Island, Sea Island) in Georgia is available for pre-order now on Amazon. The book will be released on Tuesday, August 16th.

Civil engineer Kim Meyers has built a solid career on establishing order in the midst of construction chaos. Living off the coast of Georgia as a Midwest transplant, she’s made a life for herself amidst the waves, tourists, and palm trees of the Golden Isles. Keeping her focus on her work and her community, she hasn’t had time to stop and consider how much she’s already lost. Until her former flame, Landon Beau IV, swoops in and snatches up her next project.

Landon never thought he’d set eyes on Kim again, not after she disappeared days before college graduation. But after learning her location, setting in motion a plan to get close to her again is easy. Actually confronting her to get the answers he’s needed for over a decade is difficult.

A returning cast of characters, including St. Simons Senior-itas Marie and Rose, rounds out the story and help these two figure out how to build a future on a sandy foundation.

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A huge thank you again to all the authors who stopped by my blog in June and July! I had a blast getting to know you and will be checking out your books ASAP. If you missed a Tuesday or Thursday post, here are the authors that shared their best romantic ideas for hot summer nights.

Victoria Pinder   Favorite Coffee, Favorite Crush

Tina Gayle   Pregnancy Plan

Iris Blobel   Little Beginnings

Kathleen Rowland   Deadly Alliance

Jacquie Biggar  The Guardian

Mari Manning  Stranger in My House

Linda McLaughlin   Lady Elinor’s Escape

Marianne Rice   Wilde for You

Angela Evans   Hiding in Plain Sight

Katherine Bone   The Rogue’s Surrender

Linda O’Connor   Perfectly Planned

Stacy Juba   Fooling Around with Cinderella

Michelle Abbott   Jem

Barbara White Daille   Cowboy in Charge

On July 12, I boarded a plane and set off for sunny San Diego and my first RWA national conference. Since joining RWA last fall, I’d been mulling over attending. I had plenty of reasons why I shouldn’t go (I haven’t joined a chapter yet, the only people I knew I hadn’t met in person, my hubs would have to take off time to watch the kids, etc) which spurred me to go.

In my life, if I’m feeling intimidated by something I know that’s when I need to (insert your favorite cliche–dig deep, suck it up) and go for it.

And I’m so glad I did.

Heading into the conference, I’ve been kind of hitting a wall with my five year plan. Year one I published three novels in two series. I’m in year two and have published two novels, am finalizing edits on another, and need to write one more. I’m working on novellas for those series too, but then my plan kind of hit a dead-end.

I love self-publishing, I love working with Kindle Press, but I would like to still go after publication with one of the houses as well.

At the conference, inspiration struck for a new novel. My current plan is to finish the books I’m working on for my series and then start this new project and hopefully submit in the winter. I’m really excited about this book and can see how I can develop it into a series that will either be published traditionally or I’ll go the self-pub route again (so sign up for my newsletter for more info eepurl.com/bS6den )

Beyond inspiration, getting the chance to talk to other authors, to meet some of my online friends in person, learning from the workshops, and networking made me so glad that I went. And has me figuring out how to make it to Orlando next year.