Update: Thank you to everyone who liked my Facebook page and participated! Ree Cee, a new Facebook follower, was the winner of the e-ARC. Make sure to follow me on all my social media and never miss a giveaway!

Thrilled to announce that Lush Money is now available on NetGalley. What’s NetGalley? It’s a site that distributes Advanced Reader Copies (ARCs) to book reviewers and other influencers before the sale of the book. These early reviews help develop “buzz” and early excitement for the book.

Update: Thank you to all my newsletter subscribers, new and old! DC Evans was the winner. But no worries if you didn’t win; subscribers will be the first entries into many giveaways in the future!

Thanks to my phenomenal friend and fellow writer J.T. Bock, I have a video of my reading from Lush Money at Lady Jane’s Salon in New York City. It was an incredible night, reading with debut authors and the incredible Brenda Jackson in front of a full house. It’s about 7:30 minutes and I drop a couple of f-bombs (of course I do). Enjoy!

How do you take care of yourself at intense conventions and conferences? I asked fellow romance author and friends for their suggestions.

I am so glad to finally share with you the first pages of LUSH MONEY, my debut romance novel. If you're planning to buy it, preordering it is hugely appreciated.

It’s surreal and awesome to see my name mentioned in publications and beside authors I deeply admire. It’s surreally awesome.

Creating a cover is an intricate process of me giving suggestions and then the smart people at Carina Press -- art, editorial, marketing and publicity -- putting together their much-more-experienced heads and coming up with a cover that defines the book and leaps out among a million romance novels.

For several months, the main push of my publishing journey was writing the second book in my three-book series. But in recent weeks, as Carina Press puts the final touches on my first book to get it ready for publication, the big news has been coming fast and furious. Here’s a round-up!

On Sunday, April 14, I gave the closing speech for the Washington DC Romance Writers annual writers’ retreat. This is a meaningful weekend for me: since I was a wee-aspiring writer, this weekend was where I learned from bestselling romance writers, mingled with industry heavyweights, and found encouragement among a sisterhood of supportive authors. To be asked to give the closing speech was a knock-me-out honor. I wanted to do a good job for them. I hope I did. - Angelina