tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49285190151797543852024-03-14T02:41:17.146-07:00Alexa LandMM Romance Author AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comBlogger314125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-6260139270010007322024-01-14T17:49:00.000-08:002024-01-14T18:06:17.141-08:00A look back, and a look ahead<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> 2023 was a rough year. I lost my mom suddenly and unexpectedly at the end of August, just 8 months after losing my dad, and I'm just starting to find my way out of all that grief. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Writing was always my comfort and my happy place, but when faced with that much sadness, the words stopped flowing. I still managed to publish three novels in 2023, in addition to expanding, re-editing, and publishing a short story that was previously included in a charity anthology. But that all happened prior to August.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTgW9xv4eod8DHRJBOGUs7w11GYV1fj27IRAtfTivvxGhDfIMwBWs4nJ5lEgtUFEZZA82dMz1ZVSejqJ3DUFIV-dj0efaOM_Wk4tkrPJ_wNFKZpNWFvzIvUZyjoVlk86rogM0jEl_JzQ4KIg1gFT5iBXYlL6YsmDWS0loc4QCx3UX-XzxmkgSroJOuDU/s940/2023%20year%20in%20review.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTgW9xv4eod8DHRJBOGUs7w11GYV1fj27IRAtfTivvxGhDfIMwBWs4nJ5lEgtUFEZZA82dMz1ZVSejqJ3DUFIV-dj0efaOM_Wk4tkrPJ_wNFKZpNWFvzIvUZyjoVlk86rogM0jEl_JzQ4KIg1gFT5iBXYlL6YsmDWS0loc4QCx3UX-XzxmkgSroJOuDU/s320/2023%20year%20in%20review.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I spent last fall spinning my wheels--trying to write but getting nowhere. I finally had to set aside my work in progress (for now--I <i>will</i> be circling back to it), which was the latest installment in my Firsts and Forever Stories collection. I took some time off at the holidays and made the decision that as of January first, I was going to work on something brand new--something light and fun and totally different. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">That was the best decision I could have made, because the words are flowing again, and it feels SO good to have my writing mojo back! I can't share any details about the book, because it's part of a multi-author shared universe project that hasn't been officially announced yet. I'll just say you can expect it before summer, and I think it's going to be a very fun read. I'll post more information just as soon as I can.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">In the meantime, I'm sending you nothing but the best wishes for the year ahead. <3</span></p>AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-76847121556435330892023-08-18T21:01:00.002-07:002023-08-18T21:01:39.423-07:00Payback is LIVE!<p><span style="font-size: medium;">If you're in the mood for a lighthearted, low angst beach read, check out Payback. It's now available on <a href="https://geni.us/AlexaLandPayback" target="_blank">Amazon and Kindle Unlimited,</a> as an ebook and paperback. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZ0h1hOCe7SozkfZr2DZNUC2xUvZMhhuQXFWgnP-_1dG-S7_GNn6lfSMcVRSyO49iQ2Wn6FQU0pS8mIjvsEXHDj2og4fG5sMXLN9azVAoIiFmgVNW1dtUJI9hYxSadUKCFZhUADjlmY04DtpqkaSkUopoHEX9AYh7by2gCBGq7zDNzFfXR9fsSEYM0wo/s1905/1691709150.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1383" data-original-width="1905" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZ0h1hOCe7SozkfZr2DZNUC2xUvZMhhuQXFWgnP-_1dG-S7_GNn6lfSMcVRSyO49iQ2Wn6FQU0pS8mIjvsEXHDj2og4fG5sMXLN9azVAoIiFmgVNW1dtUJI9hYxSadUKCFZhUADjlmY04DtpqkaSkUopoHEX9AYh7by2gCBGq7zDNzFfXR9fsSEYM0wo/w400-h290/1691709150.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's the blurb:</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700 !important;">What do you do when your ex-boyfriend breaks your heart? You get revenge, of course.</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />It wasn’t just that my ex cheated on me. He also humiliated me and treated me like dirt. But I know how to get back at him.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />All I have to do is catch the eye of Malcolm Sterling—my ex’s dad, who happens to be a sexy, single silver fox. Since we’ve never met, he’ll have no idea who I am when I make my move. My goal? Arrive at a swanky, upcoming family wedding on Malcolm’s arm, and make my ex totally regret his life choices.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />But Malcolm may prove to be more than I bargained for--and he just might have a plan of his own.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic !important;">Payback is a lighthearted gay romance full of bad ideas, a sketchy plan for revenge, a misguided main character, and a smoking hot older man with a few tricks up his sleeve. It’s set in the world of Alexa Land’s Firsts and Forever Series, and it can be read as a stand-alone.</span><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-3152968404693216952023-08-05T12:06:00.001-07:002023-08-05T12:06:21.111-07:00Short Story Now Available<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Set in the world of my Firsts & Forever Series, The Escape Room was originally included in one of the Heart2Heart charity anthologies. It’s been re-edited, and an epilogue has been added. This short story about two total opposites finding love when they least expect it is now available on <a href="https://geni.us/EscapeRoom" target="_blank">Amazon and KU.</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0itZ3o5BmyjLo5e3Q3SyXlvZQ38dmgNDsMOA_aznIgtBBBaL79u5FhpT8yvRCEej-dYNNUEmT0s85pmwahH-r_upFPPdgkk8TcDVjWAjw2qJ7PjtY6W5auPcqVc09DxCP0fykBf4JhKXF8W4bdIeFcC1Ku5jO7enn3pIeex6jY3lLWsMjHuzt1BCWebk/s2800/escaperoomcover2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2800" data-original-width="1867" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0itZ3o5BmyjLo5e3Q3SyXlvZQ38dmgNDsMOA_aznIgtBBBaL79u5FhpT8yvRCEej-dYNNUEmT0s85pmwahH-r_upFPPdgkk8TcDVjWAjw2qJ7PjtY6W5auPcqVc09DxCP0fykBf4JhKXF8W4bdIeFcC1Ku5jO7enn3pIeex6jY3lLWsMjHuzt1BCWebk/s320/escaperoomcover2023.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p>AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-41580966709826033342023-06-10T05:36:00.004-07:002023-06-10T05:41:11.407-07:00A New Release and a Pre-Order<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://geni.us/Boyfriend" target="_blank">Boyfriend by the Hour</a> is now available to buy on Amazon or to read on Kindle Unlimited! As soon as I finished writing that story, I immediately jumped into Daniel's book. When you read Boyfriend by the Hour, I think you'll see why! Daniel is a supporting character in my new release, and he was so much fun that I had to give him his own story right away. You can check it out <a href="https://geni.us/AlexaLandPayback" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcGWN2Z2fmQ3w2ZVmIeW9NKPxgAYP1OD2NElj_VBqbtetvX1a-J40XNv1-OMAFkmIhcUaG95yI3w70Mk0B4V53PR8SQeO2Ba5MmuCFvrGv58D0SZmtV8-vF0_0MgmvnsNL9vbgMnz5B5hy43W56DgBgQphY5fXpdwbWMhSVOI1ZAzN87mnq_FHXvm/s940/New%20Release.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcGWN2Z2fmQ3w2ZVmIeW9NKPxgAYP1OD2NElj_VBqbtetvX1a-J40XNv1-OMAFkmIhcUaG95yI3w70Mk0B4V53PR8SQeO2Ba5MmuCFvrGv58D0SZmtV8-vF0_0MgmvnsNL9vbgMnz5B5hy43W56DgBgQphY5fXpdwbWMhSVOI1ZAzN87mnq_FHXvm/w400-h335/New%20Release.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-3789874441643593542023-05-20T19:25:00.003-07:002023-05-20T19:27:53.310-07:00Meet Aleksei<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwK0nSFzwVvfsFRQircu1xdfZuGA2BnFwlyDkM2GgWY-HH02cZqeYTS1G4E8dxZKfPcwEIfJTWeeKtoXj5A8Sbn9QwdE59Foji9qUMmUuSnDv4EJ7h95sMqBL3h56CXtlBvgPi37vjLnxc5Fa7Aw0VI9X7y2dCus1ViLg5e-Ldfu3Oa5JVKjfDhH9j/s600/Aleksei.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwK0nSFzwVvfsFRQircu1xdfZuGA2BnFwlyDkM2GgWY-HH02cZqeYTS1G4E8dxZKfPcwEIfJTWeeKtoXj5A8Sbn9QwdE59Foji9qUMmUuSnDv4EJ7h95sMqBL3h56CXtlBvgPi37vjLnxc5Fa7Aw0VI9X7y2dCus1ViLg5e-Ldfu3Oa5JVKjfDhH9j/w400-h266/Aleksei.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I first started working on <a href="https://geni.us/Boyfriend" target="_blank">Boyfriend by the Hour</a>, I was planning to write it just from Timothy's perspective. He's the upbeat, 29-year-old waiter we got to know a bit in my last book, <a href="https://geni.us/MyBrothersEnemy" target="_blank">My Brother's Enemy</a>. But then I realized I really wanted to know what his love interest Aleksei was thinking, so I switched the book to dual perspective. I'm so glad I made that change!</span></span></p><div class="x1e56ztr" data-block="true" data-editor="3pklm" data-offset-key="bhnrk-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin-bottom: 8px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="bhnrk-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="bhnrk-0-0"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br data-text="true" /></span></span></div></div><div class="x1e56ztr" data-block="true" data-editor="3pklm" data-offset-key="6h4po-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin-bottom: 8px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="6h4po-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="6h4po-0-0"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We haven't met Aleksei before, so here's an inspiration photo and a little bit of background. He's 44 and works ridiculously long hours as the president and CEO of an investment firm. He's also a Russian immigrant who grew up in poverty, so financial stability is very important to him. But he's spent so much time building his company and supporting his family that he's forgotten how to cut loose and have fun.</span></span></div></div><div class="x1e56ztr" data-block="true" data-editor="3pklm" data-offset-key="2dk7q-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin-bottom: 8px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="2dk7q-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="2dk7q-0-0"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br data-text="true" /></span></span></div></div><div class="x1e56ztr" data-block="true" data-editor="3pklm" data-offset-key="7bbn7-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin-bottom: 8px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="7bbn7-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="7bbn7-0-0"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Aleksei is newly divorced and has always wondered what it's like to be with a man, so he hires Timothy as an escort. He's in for so much more than he bargained for, because Timothy totally rocks his world. Aleksei's transformation from the start of the book to the end is probably my favorite character arc I've ever written, and I'm really looking forward to introducing him to you when the book goes live on May 31st. </span></span></div></div>AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-88594062192104853842023-05-20T15:40:00.002-07:002023-05-20T15:40:38.517-07:00May 31st!<p>The release date for the next book in my Firsts and Forever Stories collection has been moved up almost month! It's called Boyfriend by the Hour, it's now on pre-order, and it'll go live May 31st. Here's the <a href="https://geni.us/Boyfriend" target="_blank">link</a> if you'd like to check it out.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlXJlFkqF1ooMIckpZqLg8MuWGk0jItJ224DFK2xyDwMFx8b5_e98yYUTviowNMO4l-rO4HQ6GhabwjygVFCMKQDMpK4XjBVLlxtKgFFhicyndgiMjw0-9I1Hefk1g1NSEprzblZCWIvKo6uTrgc1zGWEc74dSQtpi0HUg1UlxMUSRduEnIKbbxZbM/s1905/hour%20covers%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1383" data-original-width="1905" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlXJlFkqF1ooMIckpZqLg8MuWGk0jItJ224DFK2xyDwMFx8b5_e98yYUTviowNMO4l-rO4HQ6GhabwjygVFCMKQDMpK4XjBVLlxtKgFFhicyndgiMjw0-9I1Hefk1g1NSEprzblZCWIvKo6uTrgc1zGWEc74dSQtpi0HUg1UlxMUSRduEnIKbbxZbM/w400-h290/hour%20covers%202.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-24128322400390224992023-04-11T20:45:00.006-07:002023-04-11T21:07:12.796-07:00Pre-Order is Now Available for Boyfriend by the Hour <p><span style="font-size: medium;">The next book in my Firsts and Forever Stories collection is called Boyfriend by the Hour, and it's now on pre-order. It's about a first-time escort and a wealthy client who's never been with a man before. If you'd like to check it out, you can find it <a href="https://geni.us/Boyfriend" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>This story features Timothy, who you might recall if you read either of my two most recent releases, Cabin for Three or </span><a href="https://geni.us/MyBrothersEnemy" target="_blank">My Brother's Enemy</a><span>. Timothy's love interest is a brand new character, a Russian immigrant and successful CEO named Aleksei. Here's a look at the cover:</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZAk27MSofUbcsZ0TGhF-z8ULHsmbg5811Pn9XK17Utyjt5druBo8JVBarXxbcFqCLjxERzmj5CurwYsXJqvxAoi9rYE29TYVyPCEF51sbS-uDzWzOKQlLFp56sM9EBCIdZrh9YFd-ILNysoiE9hQHiOqpzPDL_8WjI_xsyMSfgKoA6CH_OMTQyyT/s1905/hour%20covers%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1383" data-original-width="1905" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZAk27MSofUbcsZ0TGhF-z8ULHsmbg5811Pn9XK17Utyjt5druBo8JVBarXxbcFqCLjxERzmj5CurwYsXJqvxAoi9rYE29TYVyPCEF51sbS-uDzWzOKQlLFp56sM9EBCIdZrh9YFd-ILNysoiE9hQHiOqpzPDL_8WjI_xsyMSfgKoA6CH_OMTQyyT/w400-h290/hour%20covers%202.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span>Right now, it's scheduled to go live at the end of June, but writing it is going so well that I should have it done early. If that's the case, I'll definitely move up the release date.</span></span><p></p>AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-89659086926890098272023-03-12T16:37:00.004-07:002023-03-12T16:38:08.442-07:00Announcement!<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">My upcoming book is going live EARLY! The pre-order for My Brother's Enemy was originally scheduled for the 25th, but I moved it up to this Thursday, March 16th. I'm so excited to get this hidden identity/opposites attract MM romance into your hands! </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here's the </span><a href="https://geni.us/MyBrothersEnemy" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">link</a><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"> if you'd like to check it out.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5HTBvsR5UL3IxBdN8mD8t773zYy6lgVoA8I720pAZJRg_vVnVkQN6FWqh8_l19mHhZM9FOVZUNt7W95t92lRJF-hjldPsW-TSBZhvkAam6GY8QkVE4qTWkePlVPD-qA4wpnrhULGSroyGdlGgvg1jewG0RVMQ1_H0-jPnlq5fv3bc1aaWA2iELaN/s1905/1675106572.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1383" data-original-width="1905" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5HTBvsR5UL3IxBdN8mD8t773zYy6lgVoA8I720pAZJRg_vVnVkQN6FWqh8_l19mHhZM9FOVZUNt7W95t92lRJF-hjldPsW-TSBZhvkAam6GY8QkVE4qTWkePlVPD-qA4wpnrhULGSroyGdlGgvg1jewG0RVMQ1_H0-jPnlq5fv3bc1aaWA2iELaN/w400-h290/1675106572.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p>AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-84623272459695616432023-03-09T12:44:00.005-08:002023-03-09T12:48:00.802-08:00When Characters Feel Like Family<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;">I've had so much fun writing my two most recent full-length novels, and I've realized it's because they take me back to the early days of my Firsts and Forever Series. Just like my early books, they include a lot of my favorite things-- romance, action, found family, and characters that might seem like bad boys, but that always manage to redeem themselves. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-wrap;">They've also given me the opportunity to revisit some of my all-time favorite characters, the Dombruso family. Adriano </span><a style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="-1"></a><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dombruso, one of the main characters in <a href=" https://geni.us/ThiefAndGangster" target="_blank">The Thief and the Gangster</a>, is the half-brother of Dante, Vincent, Gianni, and Mike Dombruso, which gave me the perfect opportunity to touch base with those characters. The Dombrusos, especially Dante, continue to play a part in <a href="https://geni.us/MyBrothersEnemy" target="_blank">My Brother's Enemy</a>, because one of the main characters is Adriano's younger half-brother Romy. </span></span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is why I love writing a series--I get to keep checking in with characters who own a piece of my heart, while continually bringing new characters into the family. </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFUovmCY3Z_IRtuHP_xh9-cYo80U7I_6uVRkSAcYzl9Or7f8PhFQ7R7-OA86d91YOiJxTQ4RO-GKmihD8iyZu6nU9iuP9cVygPoMMG5xr5QacEs5tSVPOonICQwjzLHR3RnvjOKSYVypUh9b0GUwD-UmWy1mfhr7rhnP5PJpGhNJyPWRI-bYw4j3U/s940/Firsts%20&%20Forever%20Stories.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFUovmCY3Z_IRtuHP_xh9-cYo80U7I_6uVRkSAcYzl9Or7f8PhFQ7R7-OA86d91YOiJxTQ4RO-GKmihD8iyZu6nU9iuP9cVygPoMMG5xr5QacEs5tSVPOonICQwjzLHR3RnvjOKSYVypUh9b0GUwD-UmWy1mfhr7rhnP5PJpGhNJyPWRI-bYw4j3U/w400-h335/Firsts%20&%20Forever%20Stories.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: georgia; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p>AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-48603503693588871142023-02-23T04:24:00.003-08:002023-02-23T04:24:40.510-08:00Sale! 99 cents worldwide<p><span style="font-size: medium;">If you haven't had the chance to pick up my most recent full-length novel, The Thief and The Gangster, now's the time. It's on sale for 99 cents in every Amazon marketplace worldwide, for a limited time only. Here's the <a href="https://geni.us/ThiefAndGangster" target="_blank">universal link</a> if you'd like to check it out.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPvRZ9L-1P_af2Wl0EqKUuPrisCbX68wpA-0H9KQ0HV_hhomVb4OWMV5TILxccFGM1ByWF5UDJ3BfsExmolvWxy2Jnd56_f0Hi7rlIG0wWWZV6irLW5krZP2G0Jh_hfyyjjwp_XZQ4AXZowR-ThmQZD7A8yYf4ajZxNDlAlFaeWwkjGDfxCd6xg4N/s940/Modern%20Karaoke%20Night%20Party%20Facebook%20Post-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPvRZ9L-1P_af2Wl0EqKUuPrisCbX68wpA-0H9KQ0HV_hhomVb4OWMV5TILxccFGM1ByWF5UDJ3BfsExmolvWxy2Jnd56_f0Hi7rlIG0wWWZV6irLW5krZP2G0Jh_hfyyjjwp_XZQ4AXZowR-ThmQZD7A8yYf4ajZxNDlAlFaeWwkjGDfxCd6xg4N/w400-h335/Modern%20Karaoke%20Night%20Party%20Facebook%20Post-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-43881813100233845972023-02-10T06:13:00.004-08:002023-02-10T06:15:12.207-08:00Firsts and Forever Stories<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">Two years ago, I began writing Firsts and Forever Stories, a spin-off collection set in the world of my long-running Firsts and Forever Series. These low-angst, </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">opposites attract romances mostly center around an eclectic group of friends living in a pink Victorian in San Francisco. Long-time readers will also recognize familiar faces from the original series in both cameos and supporting roles.</span></span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">These books can be enjoyed as stand-alones or read in order. The eighth book in this set is called My Brother's Enemy, and it's now on pre-order. All the other books are available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. Here's the <a href="https://geni.us/Firsts-ForeverStories" target="_blank">link</a> if you'd like to check them out! </span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmm_K2JrwtKtYmaMhQJ8ghSRGlsuwyKJ4OI9F6rQ4EqkIbxfThpkGuj76-DDNX6X82qObflhJfbp2kGJcdRpCMBYliB_Q93aDonB919RAff9ExbXjXwWk1M6zH2TAgvYyV4q2S_N2PE7PGsjo0kqKXuZJj8VrOQtgtOb7904jpNUf0oexE4-JqG9tV/s940/ON%20Amazon%20&%20KU.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmm_K2JrwtKtYmaMhQJ8ghSRGlsuwyKJ4OI9F6rQ4EqkIbxfThpkGuj76-DDNX6X82qObflhJfbp2kGJcdRpCMBYliB_Q93aDonB919RAff9ExbXjXwWk1M6zH2TAgvYyV4q2S_N2PE7PGsjo0kqKXuZJj8VrOQtgtOb7904jpNUf0oexE4-JqG9tV/w400-h335/ON%20Amazon%20&%20KU.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div>AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-19980084988163113392023-01-26T11:41:00.001-08:002023-01-26T11:43:42.788-08:00My Brother's Enemy is now on Pre-Order!<p><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I'm so excited to announce the next book in my Firsts and Forever Stories is <a href="https://geni.us/MyBrothersEnemy" target="_blank">up for pre-order</a>! It's called My Brother's Enemy, and it's set to release on March 25th (though I'll move up that date if I finish it sooner). It follows the events in my last novel, <a href="https://geni.us/ThiefAndGangster" target="_blank">The Thief and The Gangster,</a> but I wrote it to also work as a stand-alone.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqvdZ4Q9Ypgp4xWvFiYR4_pwWApL-AoN8M8mjz7oaIxlWpUqZslA-hjG9oTdWLsVXfl97s3dsQ10svUfmfZp4GlDd-T66ilkbWwbexIy6Z8TkQb7L-NqlAR5m-3N_y-lnCQiVQUuB5riZwegNyPLIKScpw6-F8pSq1RbHTemw1P5ZzPNvI65uaBl5/s1905/1674681657.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1383" data-original-width="1905" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqvdZ4Q9Ypgp4xWvFiYR4_pwWApL-AoN8M8mjz7oaIxlWpUqZslA-hjG9oTdWLsVXfl97s3dsQ10svUfmfZp4GlDd-T66ilkbWwbexIy6Z8TkQb7L-NqlAR5m-3N_y-lnCQiVQUuB5riZwegNyPLIKScpw6-F8pSq1RbHTemw1P5ZzPNvI65uaBl5/w400-h290/1674681657.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here's the blurb:</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b>Marcus<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b>I never planned on falling for my worst enemy’s younger brother<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">…but Romy Russo is beautiful, sweet, and totally irresistible. We’ve been growing closer day by day, even though I’ve been keeping a huge secret from him. He has no idea I’m Mario Greco, the criminal who’s been waging a turf war with his gangster brother. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">I know Romy deserves the truth. I also know I can’t keep dodging his family forever. But if he finds out who I am, he’s going to hate me. Then there’s the very real possibility of ending up in a shallow grave out in the Nevada desert, courtesy of his mobster relatives…<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">The smart thing to do would be to end this and get the hell out of Vegas while I still can. But I’m falling hard for Romy and can’t seem to walk away, even though this whole thing’s about to blow up in my face. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b>Romy<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Marcus is everything I’ve ever wanted. It’s not just that he’s gorgeous, or that the heat between us is off the charts. He’s also kind and gentle, and he took care of me when I needed it most. No wonder I’m falling for him. But I can’t shake the feeling there’s something he’s not telling me…<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b>So, what’s his big secret? And what’s it going to do to us when it’s finally revealed?<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><i>This is a dual point of view, hidden identity, opposites attract gay romance. It's set in Alexa Land’s Firsts and Forever universe, and it can be read as a stand-alone.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><i> </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p>AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-31770626224853199772022-12-20T15:30:00.003-08:002022-12-20T15:30:52.729-08:00Ten Year Anniversary!<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Ten years ago today, I took a leap of faith and published my first book. It was called Way Off Plan, and it began my Firsts and Forever Series, which lives on to this day. I've published 39 books over the past decade, and I'm so grateful for my readers. Thank you for taking a chance on my books. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rZ0tMBMJLm022f5KURELZu9cCHiIvERgAkbc3S7wp-XACP1bGa7_lrJOsogx7D5_Jvb4dHyLaRtE-FIpxr1zk1Gki2U8fDk4P4v_QA4CGMBnwNk8okBdEkLWB1u6DsFNspsvKx9uLxY8SdYY6NXdOM8WxPuDRNVyj5Y4sYRAAl9eA0BOEHKHHK6p/s940/Alexa%20Land.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rZ0tMBMJLm022f5KURELZu9cCHiIvERgAkbc3S7wp-XACP1bGa7_lrJOsogx7D5_Jvb4dHyLaRtE-FIpxr1zk1Gki2U8fDk4P4v_QA4CGMBnwNk8okBdEkLWB1u6DsFNspsvKx9uLxY8SdYY6NXdOM8WxPuDRNVyj5Y4sYRAAl9eA0BOEHKHHK6p/w400-h335/Alexa%20Land.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-91113041510657519022022-11-29T07:01:00.001-08:002022-11-29T07:01:33.153-08:00Now Available - My new MMM holiday novella!<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I just published my first ever MMM story! It's a lighthearted holiday novella featuring Kel, Hudson, and Noah, who've all been supporting characters in my Firsts and Forever Series. It can also be read as a fun little holiday stand-alone. Here's the <a href="https://geni.us/CabinforThree" target="_blank">universal link</a>, it's available as both an ebook and paperback. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_82cLK9HjRYC2FR51DsnJnv0VdaiP7TsoaMhEwgPjEhr7ZN9bgxA_jKFNfqeYEHcniOWVI-OCNeiYhKK5Xx9OAhgSr5mCZ25CQ5eEwN8xbLArnqXBLGNrh8Zmp3x8b-PiSdjtFbX36IbvJyKUfojbaN5Li3aHulk1TBVBsk2P6gac-dmRv04u2xt3/s1905/1669474736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1383" data-original-width="1905" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_82cLK9HjRYC2FR51DsnJnv0VdaiP7TsoaMhEwgPjEhr7ZN9bgxA_jKFNfqeYEHcniOWVI-OCNeiYhKK5Xx9OAhgSr5mCZ25CQ5eEwN8xbLArnqXBLGNrh8Zmp3x8b-PiSdjtFbX36IbvJyKUfojbaN5Li3aHulk1TBVBsk2P6gac-dmRv04u2xt3/w400-h290/1669474736.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br />And here's the description:</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;">A week in a rustic cabin sounds like the perfect holiday getaway to Kel, Hudson, and Noah. Maybe it’s also the perfect time to finally act on the couple’s unspoken attraction to their best friend. But if they do, can what’s started in private survive in the real world, especially when one of them is a public figure who’s struggling with coming out?</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;">This MMM sweet-with-heat holiday novella features characters introduced in Alexa Land’s Firsts and Forever Series, though it can be enjoyed as a stand-alone.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-83226522174882510332022-10-29T01:50:00.004-07:002022-12-20T15:20:56.816-08:00The Thief and The Gangster is LIVE!<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Both the ebook and paperback versions of The Thief and The Gangster are now <a href=" https://geni.us/ThiefAndGangster" target="_blank">live on Amazon</a>! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk47wxjOQ30YzZkCbgU2n5GyzGP9f656HSIsYfY-skT4-5zNhWgh-SMS_u9Llja_aVO9XlRnwrqcAFSTZbwVtMm9n4uGkn0470ePxkuGGv52KvUlLpzuKnCdKnCGYuBQkDcq2u08O2x5NBc-08K8_ot6BU3mF7V5MP_NU2KhMbL6HqSrcGLsxPzHU-/s1810/ebook%20and%20paperback.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="1810" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk47wxjOQ30YzZkCbgU2n5GyzGP9f656HSIsYfY-skT4-5zNhWgh-SMS_u9Llja_aVO9XlRnwrqcAFSTZbwVtMm9n4uGkn0470ePxkuGGv52KvUlLpzuKnCdKnCGYuBQkDcq2u08O2x5NBc-08K8_ot6BU3mF7V5MP_NU2KhMbL6HqSrcGLsxPzHU-/w400-h254/ebook%20and%20paperback.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Here's the blurb:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-weight: 700;">Adriano</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />It started as the hottest hook-up of my life. Jack was gorgeous, and the spark between us was intense. But the night ended with me chasing him through the streets of San Francisco half-naked, after he stole my late father’s watch. Awesome.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Days later, I finally tracked him down, just as I got the news that all hell was breaking loose back home in Las Vegas. Now I have to bring Jack along while I deal with the mobster who’s targeting my family—as if a road trip with that little thief is even sort of a good idea. But what choice do I have? If I let him out of my sight, he and my most prized possession will disappear forever.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />I can’t deny it, I’m still drawn to Jack—but how can I trust him?<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-weight: 700;">Jack</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />I like to think of myself as a modern-day Robin Hood. I rob from the rich and give to—well, to me. I’m poor, so that counts. Not that I’d planned to rip off Adriano Dombruso when he picked me up in a bar, but that vintage Rolex was just too tempting to pass up.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />It sucked when he managed to track me down. Then, before we could retrieve his watch, an urgent call from home set him in motion. Now I suddenly find myself in Vegas. The bad guys are closing in, and the smart choice would be to escape and save myself—after all, self-preservation is what I’m best at. Somehow though, I hate the thought of leaving Adriano to deal with this on his own.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Am I actually falling for that big, burly gangster?<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-style: italic;">The Thief and The Gangster is a lighthearted gay romance set in the world of Alexa Land’s Firsts and Forever Series. While long-time readers will recognize some familiar faces in supporting roles, this can absolutely be read as a stand-alone.</span></span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></p>AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-29213039001306041272022-10-09T04:54:00.003-07:002022-10-09T04:54:34.518-07:00Coming Soon!<p> My latest release, <a href="https://geni.us/ThiefAndGangster" target="_blank">The Thief and The Gangster</a>, is now on pre-order and goes live October 29th. I've been writing stories in the Firsts and Forever universe for close to ten years now, so this book felt like coming home. </p>While it can definitely be read as a stand-alone, longtime readers will recognize some familiar faces in supporting roles. I loved checking in with many of my readers' favorite characters and seeing what they're up to a few years down the road! <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwG4-6XDmYgU3usmU3SdUKOgYz0aaIQRYycPUHGzCyqovgQSDTVwJUbvdJvMVwnzT-smrrDieCoj1xb_XbFsRjZk5FfIYxMy5sergHblYJtNe3Z5badwe0kI5goyk6rKeiw07zWrxHHp80_IWgmfRTPmHRPoN9Br5JSJET6WmT93-RLnAF-KDGDjrx/s940/stay%20away%20ad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwG4-6XDmYgU3usmU3SdUKOgYz0aaIQRYycPUHGzCyqovgQSDTVwJUbvdJvMVwnzT-smrrDieCoj1xb_XbFsRjZk5FfIYxMy5sergHblYJtNe3Z5badwe0kI5goyk6rKeiw07zWrxHHp80_IWgmfRTPmHRPoN9Br5JSJET6WmT93-RLnAF-KDGDjrx/w400-h335/stay%20away%20ad.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-13717310845598756602022-10-01T02:43:00.015-07:002022-10-01T19:25:48.551-07:00Who is Adriano Dombruso?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6Nm1y6JfPdGhXQSTlVhnjoNr-joCU23TwtcHbhV7gF330XoNnHZPKi-2D3tulKIoJ076uHJHpvoWD2akoDvLCZyeup-n2mbkgusSUPfEjOTDZFOz6NM5sRNOpy8Zg_03wRDIp18hX0Njd_MLGRRESFXi4k7Y_PWKKGTq3oh3MVUelcuJBBZs1T9v/s1800/WhoIsAdriano.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6Nm1y6JfPdGhXQSTlVhnjoNr-joCU23TwtcHbhV7gF330XoNnHZPKi-2D3tulKIoJ076uHJHpvoWD2akoDvLCZyeup-n2mbkgusSUPfEjOTDZFOz6NM5sRNOpy8Zg_03wRDIp18hX0Njd_MLGRRESFXi4k7Y_PWKKGTq3oh3MVUelcuJBBZs1T9v/w400-h266/WhoIsAdriano.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">My latest book, The Thief and The Gangster, will be released on October 29th. <a href="https://geni.us/ThiefAndGangster" target="_blank">The pre-order is up on Amazon</a>, and here's a little information on the characters. If you'd rather be surprised when you read the book, you might want to bail out of this blog post. :) </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The two main characters are Jack Granger, age 34, and Adriano Dombruso, age 37. You''ll be meeting them for the first time in this book. If you've read other books in my Firsts and Forever Series though, you'll recognize a lot of familiar names in the supporting cast. This book has a lot of action and a storyline that includes organized crime, because I wanted it to be reminiscent of the earliest stories in my Firsts and Forever Series. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Despite the cameos, this book can absolutely be read as a stand-alone! You don't need to be familiar with any of the supporting characters or their books to thoroughly enjoy Jack and Adriano's action-packed story.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">But if you have read some of my earlier books, you might notice that Adriano has the same last name as a very prominent family that's appeared throughout the series. So who is he?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Following is a little snippet from the book. This story is told in dual point of view, and this passage is from Jack's perspective:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;">The journal had fallen open to a page with a list of names and addresses, and I picked it up and asked, “Who are these people with your last name? Dante, Vincent, Gianni, Michael—”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;">“They’re my half-brothers.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;">“I thought you just had one brother named Romy.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;">“He’s the only one I grew up with. Those four are my half-brothers on my dad’s side. He went back to his wife after he spent a few months with my mom, so two are younger than me, and two are older.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;">“Are you close?”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;">“I don’t know them at all,” he said. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;"><o:p><br /></o:p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">So there you have it, a fifth Dombruso brother! Adriano's dad, Paulie Dombruso, separated from his wife for six months when Dante and Vincent were toddlers. During that time, he got involved with a woman named Amanda Russo in Las Vegas. Adriano was born after Paulie went back to his wife, and he never got to know his dad, who died just a few years later.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Dante, Vincent, Gianni, and Mike all got their happily ever afters in earlier books, and now it's Adriano's turn. I've had so much fun revisiting the family in this book, and I can't wait to get it into your hands!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-2004934921130232622022-09-12T19:36:00.000-07:002022-09-12T19:36:20.223-07:00A sneak peek at what’s next<p style="text-indent: 28.799999237060547px;"><span style="text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b>In case you missed it, I published the following note and sneak peek at the end of my last book, <a href="https://geni.us/EverySaturday" target="_blank">Every Saturday Night.</a> I'm republishing it here, for those of you who are wondering what's up next.</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;"><i><span style="font-family: Times;">December, 2022 marks my ten-year anniversary as a published author. Over this past decade, I’ve set most of my books—aside from my paranormal series—in my ever-expanding Firsts and Forever universe. While the next book I have planned for you introduces two brand new main characters, it also brings together the Pink Victorian Crew and some favorite characters from very early on in the original Firsts and Forever Series. It feels like a full circle moment for me, and for my longtime readers. </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><i>Following is a little taste of what’s in store for you with that next book, The Thief and the Gangster. It’ll go live this fall, just ahead of my ten-year publishing anniversary.</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: Times;">My heart’s pounding as I race down the sidewalk. At best, I only have a minute or two on my pursuer. He looked furious too, when he caught me stealing the vintage watch out of his dresser. What can I say? If you don’t want to get robbed, don’t invite strangers into your home, then doze off after you fuck their brains out. You’re really only asking to get ripped off.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: Times;">This guy though, he wasn’t just pissed—he looked like he was going to do something about it. When I saw him reach for a gun, that was my cue to get the fuck out of there. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: Times;">I didn’t do myself any favors by jumping off his second floor balcony, though. In fact, I tweaked my ankle pretty good. Now here I am, running down the middle of the street at three a.m., like I want to get caught or something. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: Times;">My solution is to climb over a fence into someone’s backyard, then over another into the yard next door. If I keep doing this, I’ll come out on the other end of the block, and he’ll never find me. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: Times;">Only problem is, when I climb over the next fence, I land in a bad way on my ankle, and that’s it—I just took it from twisted to sprained, and now I’m not going anywhere. I also made the mistake of yelping when the pain shot up my leg, so there are lights coming on in the house attached to this backyard. It’s a pink Victorian, and if houses can look friendly, this one does. Let’s just hope whoever lives here doesn’t own a gun, because one per night is more than enough. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: Times;">I sit up and brush some flowers out of my dark blond hair. I’ve landed in a bed of lavender. It smells like a fuckin’ funeral. Pretty soon, there are a whole bunch of people standing over me. One of them—a petite brunette that someone calls Yolanda—is wielding a baseball bat. I can tell she’s not afraid to use it, either, if she thinks I’m a threat. Fortunately, people have told me I have the face of an angel. I’m small too, so everyone always underestimates me.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: Times;">To discourage her from clocking me with the bat, I start crying. I’m good at that, I can do it on cue. I introduce myself as Jack and spin a sad story about a date gone wrong and how I needed to get away from some jerk. They’re buying it. Next thing I know, I’m in their kitchen with an ice pack on my ankle, and a cute guy named Lark is making me a cup of tea. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: Times;">They suggest spending the night on their couch. Why not? Frankly, I can think of worse places to hide out until I can walk on this ankle. They don’t have a thing to worry about, either. These are good people. Working class, like my Ma. I’m not going to steal from them. I’m like Robin Hood in that respect—rob from the rich and give to…well, to me. I’m poor, so that counts.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: Times;">While a big guy named Dylan goes to make up the couch for me, I glance at my new watch. It’s a beauty, a platinum vintage Rolex. I decide I’m keeping this one for myself, instead of pawning it for a few bucks. Something like that doesn’t come along every day.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: Times;">Then, just because I’ve already forgotten the name of the watch’s former owner, I fish his business card out of the pocket of my suit jacket. He gave it to me when he picked me up in a bar a few hours earlier. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: Times;">I flip the card over and read what it says. Turns out his name’s Adriano Dombruso. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: Times;">He was sexy as fuck, too—tall, dark, and Italian, a combination I find irresistible. Not that it matters. After tonight, he’s someone I need to avoid at all costs.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: Times;">And yet I can’t shake the feeling our paths are destined to cross again someday.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p>AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-1983133999236195482022-08-17T11:25:00.000-07:002022-08-17T11:25:33.125-07:00Checking In<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> <span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">I'm SO excited about my work in progress! It's called The Thief and the Gangster, and I'm having the best time writing it. </span></span></p><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">For only the second time in 38 books, I'm going with dual perspective because it suits the story I want to tell, and the main characters are stealing my heart. There's Jack, who's 34 and snarky and makes terrible decisions, and 37-year-old Adriano, who's tough and controlled, and whose world is totally thrown off its axis when Jack smashes <a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a>into it. In a lot of ways, it's a throwback to some of my earliest books with a sprinkling of crime and action and just a little grit, but it's also lighthearted and so much fun! </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">It'll be out probably in early October, though late September would make me a happy girl. I'll pin down that date for you as soon as I get a little farther in my first draft. Stay tuned for a cover reveal and more info in the next few weeks!</span></div></div>AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-65178933224418031302022-07-23T01:48:00.002-07:002022-07-23T01:48:14.952-07:00Every Saturday Night is LIVE! <p><span style="font-size: large;">The sixth book in my Firsts & Forever Stories collection is LIVE! It's available as both an ebook and a paperback, and it's also on Kindle Unlimited. You can find it on <a href="https://geni.us/EverySaturday" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This opposites attract romance is about a young single dad and a smoking hot Cuban-American motorcycle mechanic with a secret. It can be read as a stand-alone, but if you've read some of my other books you'll recognize some familiar faces in supporting roles. I sincerely hope you enjoy it!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHO7lV2xk0K3ltmh5chfqYvUt2epQujrazAEQ5VhzS5md0pI7bjA_Nisjs4J4mhufeRE1QP8oCHSIrgRpE9EQulRmUdKqSmykavhnsouCTd4nxYp3hGmmAFBemN3TJDLXCqhrzRw94cR8FFTT3gsbfakuzw0g5SSuoi_w2FdAi_WOjA47F4OeW0lR/s700/bikead2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="700" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHO7lV2xk0K3ltmh5chfqYvUt2epQujrazAEQ5VhzS5md0pI7bjA_Nisjs4J4mhufeRE1QP8oCHSIrgRpE9EQulRmUdKqSmykavhnsouCTd4nxYp3hGmmAFBemN3TJDLXCqhrzRw94cR8FFTT3gsbfakuzw0g5SSuoi_w2FdAi_WOjA47F4OeW0lR/w400-h264/bikead2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-86478093823622529242022-06-27T18:39:00.000-07:002022-06-27T18:39:48.062-07:00Now on Pre-Order!<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: var(--primary-text);">M</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: var(--primary-text);">eet Logan! <a href="https://geni.us/EverySaturday" target="_blank">His book is now up for pre-order on Amazon</a>, and it goes live July 23rd. He's Lark's younger brother, and I love the fact that there's a bit of a family resemblance.</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: var(--primary-text);"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliZzCbj1s-fwt-jFxswIQ21aKTHgGdldZPotq4VLuyxAN0cz3xSOpa9eVi3JyuhakgOTjZhwHMdAQuxRP7OtVLMl1CMXXU4xhMgWaFnmWJQTFtGYtayijRWkwkT4JDvLnRYQ4PPuxG8J-D5Js7MbzAHJbvcW1ZWKjXXWa8dPT5v9OLECK3lzHdXpM/s2777/Logan%20cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2777" data-original-width="1839" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliZzCbj1s-fwt-jFxswIQ21aKTHgGdldZPotq4VLuyxAN0cz3xSOpa9eVi3JyuhakgOTjZhwHMdAQuxRP7OtVLMl1CMXXU4xhMgWaFnmWJQTFtGYtayijRWkwkT4JDvLnRYQ4PPuxG8J-D5Js7MbzAHJbvcW1ZWKjXXWa8dPT5v9OLECK3lzHdXpM/s320/Logan%20cover.jpg" width="212" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><p></p><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-size: large;">Here's the blurb:</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"></span></span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As a young single dad, my life’s all about raising my sweet baby boy. But every Saturday night while my family babysits, I get to go out, cut loose, and act my age. Hey, we all need a break from time to time.</span></span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"></span></span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And every Saturday night, I keep winding up in bed with a gorgeous, Cuban-American motorcycle mechanic named Lucky.</span></span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"></span></span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The fact that I’m developing feelings for him is a problem, because this was only supposed to be a fling. He’s returning to Miami in a couple of months, and my life is here in San Francisco. Plus, I feel like there’s something he’s not telling me, so maybe I don’t even know the real Lucky.</span></span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"></span></span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But I can’t help but wonder--is there any chance this could turn into something real? Or are those few hours we spend together one night a week the best I can hope for?</span></span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"></span></span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Every Saturday Night is a low-angst, opposites attract gay romance and the sixth book in Alexa Land’s Firsts and Forever Stories. All the books in this collection can be read as stand-alones, or enjoyed in order.</span></i></span></span></div>AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-28528664222480264582022-06-23T13:18:00.003-07:002022-06-23T13:20:55.365-07:00Writing Update<p>The next book in my Firsts and Forever Stories is in the home stretch! It's called Every Saturday Night, and I plan to release it in late July, as long as my life doesn't implode between now and then. </p><p>The main character is Lark's brother Logan, a young single dad who moved in with the pink Victorian crew at the end of my last book, which was titled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lark-Firsts-Forever-Stories-Book-ebook/dp/B09XKFT6JJ/" target="_blank">Lark</a>. I'll have more information soon, including a cover reveal and release date. Stay tuned! </p>AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-33319583662318516352022-04-29T23:16:00.002-07:002022-04-29T23:16:32.641-07:00Lark is Now Available!<p><span class="d2edcug0" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><i><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit, serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">What do a widowed firefighter who’s stuck in the past and a carefree sex worker have in common? Absolutely nothing. But maybe the last person they’d ever consider is exactly what they need.</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><i><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit, serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span class="d2edcug0"><b><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit, serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">My new lighthearted opposites attract romance is now available on <a href=" https://geni.us/Lark " target="_blank">Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.</a></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span class="d2edcug0"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span class="d2edcug0"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugi4crDqQLqI1yoNE5vhiBrMiYuqYrlog2dHR7xSIanoxZh3OxoR02F9QCbItt9SlEsZ15Vn6-PKJMHjfRGJe1iMvG4LuHIcSMg9LtEsWgZCLgVmOceA7EiFc9C_H7NrkxmQet3OzzKcm1kw_UwtjOaxNhCvApcwoyQi82jzkOMhTMqzcofLVeJDK/s940/NOW%20AVAILABLE%20LARK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugi4crDqQLqI1yoNE5vhiBrMiYuqYrlog2dHR7xSIanoxZh3OxoR02F9QCbItt9SlEsZ15Vn6-PKJMHjfRGJe1iMvG4LuHIcSMg9LtEsWgZCLgVmOceA7EiFc9C_H7NrkxmQet3OzzKcm1kw_UwtjOaxNhCvApcwoyQi82jzkOMhTMqzcofLVeJDK/s320/NOW%20AVAILABLE%20LARK.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p>AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-23302164136251266602022-04-24T07:12:00.005-07:002022-04-24T07:13:17.132-07:00Lark Paperback Now Available, Ebook Coming Friday!<p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Good news for my paperback readers! The paperback version of Lark went live early and is now available. For everyone else, the ebook of Lark is on pre-order and goes live this Friday. You can find both the ebook and paperback on Amazon by following this <a href="https://geni.us/Lark">universal link</a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5voUfx5kSllveAMTyssJwJWOyFHAPMrkbLm0QbI4NZTGabe_Il2jY1Fc48CmGh-EqHiSR7Py-pAxIdfOkDt5pmwOLUetXrHdQGxQIANQI-L79slRDt0iP_ZZ8g3X6HOTUqgrA0QSyFd2zM8Nui9Izuy35d1EvpwUsoj46OBJXhQY1eILfu_3m8_6O/s600/lark%20book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5voUfx5kSllveAMTyssJwJWOyFHAPMrkbLm0QbI4NZTGabe_Il2jY1Fc48CmGh-EqHiSR7Py-pAxIdfOkDt5pmwOLUetXrHdQGxQIANQI-L79slRDt0iP_ZZ8g3X6HOTUqgrA0QSyFd2zM8Nui9Izuy35d1EvpwUsoj46OBJXhQY1eILfu_3m8_6O/s320/lark%20book.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p>AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928519015179754385.post-2953821171060671382022-04-09T17:50:00.007-07:002022-04-09T19:14:18.729-07:00Lark is Now on Pre-Order!<p>The fifth book in my Firsts and Forever Stories is simply titled Lark, for the dynamic supporting character in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09MZR1WPB">Bad Ideas</a> who captured my heart and demanded I tell his story. One of my very favorite tropes is opposites attract, and it doesn't get much more opposite than widowed firefighter Dylan Hawkins and carefree cam boy Larkin Genardi. Writing their story was pure joy, and I can't wait until it's in your hands!</p><p>The book goes live on April 29th and is available for pre-order. This <a href="https://geni.us/Lark" target="_blank">universal link</a> should take you to Lark on your country's Amazon site. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9i_W5y1s4YIMMO4Tr2wzaj-r0HGZuyIuIX2Y9xfvKfjNti7ZzQ6lFgbFDNoQnpCVUIU7wWlBJ7PbFce9HvtlWJcEHMpps932wGqDixE8sFtAsy20CruX5JC5aT9QqYqacz6r1VpJaw_ifAVaaufv7f1aH1ddO9Z6YjaNyyZGujQofueF3O6YUBMO/s1810/1649551647.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="1810" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9i_W5y1s4YIMMO4Tr2wzaj-r0HGZuyIuIX2Y9xfvKfjNti7ZzQ6lFgbFDNoQnpCVUIU7wWlBJ7PbFce9HvtlWJcEHMpps932wGqDixE8sFtAsy20CruX5JC5aT9QqYqacz6r1VpJaw_ifAVaaufv7f1aH1ddO9Z6YjaNyyZGujQofueF3O6YUBMO/w400-h254/1649551647.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>AlexaLandWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029974049628739396noreply@blogger.com