happy 1st birthday to IT FALLS APART

Believe it or not, it’s been ONE YEAR since IT FALLS APART first made its debut. And what a year it’s been! All the thanks in the world to my lovely readers for taking the time to read, review, and recommend the story to fellow fiction-lovers. To celebrate, the e-book is currently 25% off over at Smashwords using the promo code RR77G at checkout. Please share the love by sharing this code with anyone you think might enjoy the read. And as always, you can order a paperback copy via Amazon. They make great gifts!

Thank you again, friends! I truly could not have made it here without you 💗

IT FALLS APART sale!

Hello friends! It’s been a while, I know. The Canadian in me apologizes. It’s been a very busy winter as I’ve been working away at building my freelance editing business, but I promise I do have exciting things on the horizon that I can’t wait to share with you all here on the blog! As for today, I just popped on to let you guys know that if you haven't had a chance to read IT FALLS APART yet, now is the time! The ebook is currently 50% off over at Smashwords’ Read an Ebook Week 2019. Please check it out here. And if you’d like to see some of the other awesome titles they have on sale this week, you can find them at the main sale homepage here. It’s a great time to fill your ereader with fantastic books!

Happy reading!


covermaker, covermaker, make me a cover

It's hard to believe it's been nearly three weeks since IT FALLS APART made its debut in the e-book/paperback world. Thank you so much to everyone who has purchased, read, reviewed, recommended, or gifted my book. Your support means so much to me. 

Today, I have another fun little look at what went into publishing IT FALLS APART, specifically with regards to the cover art. I don't know about you, but I love a good book cover, and I'm also a big fan of deleted scenes, alternate endings, and seeing things that almost were. Some people will tell you that once you land on a cover image, you shouldn't bother sharing what might have been for fear that people might like that version better, but I think people are going to have different tastes no matter what you do, so you might as well have some fun along the way, and I found the process of designing cover options for the novel to be a lot of fun. 

When I set out to find a cover image for the Radish pre-release, I wanted something that would stand out without text (Radish doesn't allow covers with text), so I went with the heavily iconic image of two hands barely hanging on because to me, that was really representative of not only Harper and Luke's story (wanting to be together despite the forces keeping them apart) as well as Harper and Chloe's story (two best friends trying to hang on to their friendship despite some major obstacles). It was fitting, and I still like the drama of that image, but when it came time to create the cover for the e-book, I knew I wanted something new, something fresh, and something that very clearly said, "THIS IS A FUN, SEXY, FLIRTY YA ROMANCE". I think I accomplished that with the final cover (which you can see below), but as I said above, I did have some fun along the way; click through the below gallery to see some of the cover options I explored (some are watermarked as these are only mock-ups) on my journey to that final cover, including titled versions of both covers that made it to Radish:

 
 

When all was said and done, the photograph I chose to use was one by Thai photographer, Tirachard Kumtanom, whose work is fun, fresh, and just lovely. Here is the full image I used for the final cover of IT FALLS APART. I love the flirty, youthful vibe conveyed by the white bedsheets, sunlit background, and playful pose of the model. To me, it perfectly captures the way Luke makes Harper feel--carefree and in love despite the world falling apart around her. 

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And here, of course, is the final cover:

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IT FALLS APART release day is here!

IT FALLS APART if officially out in the world in e-book and print formats! Thank you so much to everyone who pre-ordered and who's taken the time to leave a review. I can't possibly tell you how much it means to have friends and family support me in making this lifelong dream a reality. 

If you haven't yet ordered your copy of IT FALLS APART, there's no time like the present! The e-book is available through all of the most common retailers, but please note the print edition is exclusively available through Amazon:

Amazon.com
Amazon.ca
Barnes & Noble
Chapters-Indigo
Kobo US
Kobo CAN

If you've read the book already, please consider leaving a short review on Amazon or rate it on Goodreads. I would appreciate it SO MUCH <3

Happy reading!