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Two college friends, a playboy CEO and a fresh off a long-term relationship scientist, bump into one another at their fifteen-year reunion, only to find out that both are still single and are trying to have a kid. They write up a contract where they list their co-parenting expectations, move next door to each other, and try to have a baby together without falling in love. FULL DESCRIPTION in chapter 1. Ongoing. Updates on Fridays. This is an arranged relationship romance. Book 5 in Love in Chicago series (standalone)

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**THIS BOOK IS FREE WITH PAID BONUS CHAPTERS** Linda Baxter's trust fund makes life easy, but she learned that things in pretty packages are not worth her time. By twenty-nine, she tried marriage, fabricated a fake relationship, and failed at both. To her, that's proof she's better off alone, but the words in her heart insist she needs to try love. Artem Serov can wear gray sweatpants and his oldest T-shirt and get signed to a modeling agency. That's exactly what happened when he was sixteen. Twelve years later, he's graced magazine covers, runways, and billboards. The world loves his face and his body, but no one cares about his words. Sparks fly when they come face-to-face in a competition where words matter most. They loathe what the other stands for, but their hearts have a different agenda. And love is on it. Ongoing. This is an enemies-to-lovers slow burn romance. Book 4 in Love in Chicago series (standalone)

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At twenty-seven, YouTube sensation Ben Leonards is married to his work. If he's not whipping up lasagna with a side of science experiments, he's running statistical analysis of bitcoin during explosive behavior periods. When a friend asks him to organize a baby shower, he's quick to jump on board, however, there's a catch. His co-host is Amelie D'Amico, the girl who moved to France and left him holding the pieces of his heart. Ben has never stopped loving her, but knowing and saying it are two different things. In the past, Amelie has put her career above her heart, but after adding a PhD to her name and landing her dream job at a top-notch university in Chicago, a string of mishaps are not enough to distract her from the whirlwind of emotions she still holds for Ben. Both are too stubborn to make the first move. Both are convinced it will never last. Yet, wild combinations can make for the most delicious recipes. THE GIRL HE USED TO KNOW x NORMAL PEOPLE - a contemporary second-chance romance.

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Angie, a live-in-the-now singer-songwriter on the cusp of fame, sweeps Mike, a proper Mama's boy and a structural engineer by day, off his feet the moment they shake hands. They can't deny the chemistry between them, so they start with a boom. What's next, is up to them to figure out, because the force like theirs can create stars or destroys lives. Which one would it be? Full blurb inside. Warning: This story contains cursing. It touches on alcohol and substance abuse, mental and physical wellbeing, and there is a mention of a car accident (not graphic or significant but present). Please do not read if any of these topics are triggering for you. COMPLETE

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Tug-at-your-heartstrings new adult first love story. What starts as a bet to avoid cleanup duties at her minimum wage cashier job, wins Amelie D'Amico more than she's ever hoped for. When Ben, a cute customer who always checkouts at her register, finally speaks to her, his interest in cooking make her only more curious. Amelie's always been terrible at recipes and trust, but with each passing day, Ben proves that when the right person comes along to show the way, it's easy. As their friendship grows, he confesses that he's never dated before and asks Amelie to be his relationship coach. Flattered as she is, she should say no. Her love life is a disaster, and she's hardly the best person to assist him, yet she can't resist his smile or his searching blue eyes. Preparing Ben for his first ever date with a woman who clearly likes him seems simple enough, until helping him score his first kiss becomes the last thing Amelie wants to do for her...friend. How could she begin something she's unable to finish? Telling Ben she wants to be more than his buddy wouldn't be a problem if leaving the US at the end of the semester to pursue a PhD in France wasn't her focus. And what will happen to their friends-with-benefits arrangement if what actually stands in their way is not her plan but her heart? NORMAL PEOPLE x LOVE QUOTIENT Tropes: Friends to lovers, matchmaker, fake dating, opposites attract, secrets, first love, ticking time-bomb BOOK 1 IN LOVE IN CHICAGO SERIES OF STANDALONES.

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One ! per 50,000 words. This was the first editing/writing advice I scribbled in the notebook I had started as a dumping ground for my ideas and observations. I checked the ten chapters I had completed by that point to discover they had over 100 exclamation points. That was the beginning of my interest in learning about self-editing. On my creative writing journey, I've collected advice from books, blogs, mentors, courses, and articles. They've trickled down into the lined pages my notebook, jotted between coffee stains, doodles, and an occasional to-do list. The task of completing my first novel occupied eight months of my life, but the time came to go to the beginning and self-edit. That's how this list was born. I've centralized the disjointed advice and knowledge I have absorbed and I plan to use it to edit my own writing. Maybe you will find it useful as well. I expect this list to grow and change as I find out more. Please, let me know what I am missing. I have a hard time saying no to learning new things.

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Poetry and Flash Fiction Collection. My mom was a writer and a poet. After her death, I inherited all of her notes, finished and unfinished work that she never got to share with the world. This collection started as my interpretations, reflections, feelings, and thoughts about her writing, life and how she impacted mine. Now it's whatever comes to mind: life, death, motherhood, childhood, love, and everything in between. March 18th, 2020 #126 in #deathandlife March 27th, 2020 #873 in #writing April 4th, 2020 #30 in #wordsofwisdom, #513 in #mother Cover is based on an image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

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Lovely, the bunny, lives on a farm with his brothers and sisters. His life is quite different from theirs, as he became a pet bunny of the family after he was injured as a baby. This will be a collection of little slivers of Lovely's life. These are exercises I need to do for a writing class.