This was the chapter we’d all been waiting for, and hopefully it didn’t disappoint.

The moment Hassani was finally faced with the reality of his work relationship with Harper.

The moment she confessed to sabotaging a massive building project just to get close to her “work husband.”

Throughout My Only, readers were practically yelling at Hassani to open his eyes. To see what was happening. Or maybe more importantly… to see what he was allowing to happen.

And in Chapter 14, everything came to a head—in his office, late at night—with the kind of clarity that leaves no room for excuses.

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Home for Christmas is hands-down my favorite Christmas romance I’ve written. There’s something about this story that’s soaked in Christmas magic—both in the storyline and the characters.

Chapter three may be short, but it gives us a powerful glimpse into the love Eva and Jaleel built—one that’s not as easy to walk away from as Eva once believed.

This is the chapter where Jaleel returns home for Christmas. And while the focus is on a simple dinner table moment, there’s nothing simple about how it feels for Eva to have her man back home, even if only for the night.

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Sometimes, home isn’t a place you return to. Sometimes, home is a feeling—a warmth, a comfort, a light you lean into when you’re near the right person.

For Maven and Kai, home had long been disrupted, fractured by timing, ambition, and pain. After learning in Chapter 6 that they’d be stuck under the same roof for Christmas, the tension was sky-high. But in Chapter 7, something unexpected happens: the reminder that their story once felt like forever. That their chemistry, when left to simmer, was more of a slow burn than a clean break. And that their almost kiss? Felt more like returning home than making a mistake.

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Chapter 10 is the chapter I was waiting so patiently to write. I am, without question, Dominick’s biggest hater… Dallas’s brother Dominick, to be clear. From the moment we met him in Ayanna’s short story from Forbidden: An Anthology, I just knew he wasn’t going to be my kind of character. And that was by design. I poured everything I personally don’t care for in a man into Dominick and ended up creating a villain readers would love to hate.

So when the time came to humble him—and put him flat on his ass—I was all fingers and keyboard. This moment, set around the Thanksgiving dinner table at the brothers’ childhood home in Jersey, was necessary. It was history in the making. The day Dominick wrote a check his mouth couldn’t cash.

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All throughout When Luke Met Juliette, we’re waiting for the moment these two finally share the page again.

We get a glimpse of their spark in the prologue… two college students from rival schools with instant, undeniable chemistry. But every chapter after that hints that something went wrong between them. We see it in Juliette’s reaction to finding out she’ll be interviewing Luke. And we see it in Luke’s reaction to learning Juliette will be his interviewer.

What we don’t know is how it’s going to go when they’re face to face for the first time in years. But when that moment finally comes, it is not pretty. Their reunion? It’s awkward. Tense. And emotionally charged. And it makes for one of the most uncomfortable—and pivotal—scenes in the book captured over dinner… or lack of one.

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In Love, I Trust is one of my few stories set outside of the five boroughs of New York City. When my writing partner for this series, ShanicexLola, pitched the idea of writing a small-town-ish romance, I jumped at the chance. I’d been wanting to explore a story in a quieter city setting for a while, and I knew exactly which characters I wanted to bring to life for it.

Trey and Serenity had been sitting in my story folder for some time, waiting on the right moment. This was it. And the chapter I couldn’t wait to write? The one where they meet in person for the first time. Because in that moment, everything changes. That first meeting? It tells them everything they need to know: they’re falling… and they’re falling hard.

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Out of all the chapters in Loveless, this one is both one of the shortest and one of the most impactful. Chapter Eleven shifts everything for Joi. It’s the moment she begins to see Jeremiah differently… not just as a man who treats her kindly, but as someone who sees her.

From the beginning, Joi sensed there was something different about Jeremiah. He wasn’t like the other men she’d been entangled with. He kept his eyes on her eyes. He spoke with care, intention, and respect. But in this chapter, that truth becomes undeniable. His words—not just what he says, but how he says them—steal her breath and start to unravel the walls around her heart.

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At the start of Last Comes Love, it almost seemed like Rylee and Lennox would have the hardest time going from just friends to something more. These two had known each other since they were kids and had never crossed that line… at least Rylee hadn’t. Even when Lennox’s date once questioned the nature of their friendship and whether they’d ever been involved, Rylee gagged at the idea.

Lennox, on the other hand, had seen her that way once when they were teenagers, but he let those feelings go, choosing friendship over something he assumed would be fleeting. All of that shifted after they had their daughter. That shared experience opened the door for Lennox to finally fall for the person who had always been right there… his best friend.

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Girl Code is one of those stories I always say is one of my favorites. All of my stories are, honestly. But Girl Code is one of them ones for me! And it’s because of this scene between Melodee and Amir in Chapter 3. While the entire book has moments worth remembering, their reunion—the first time they see each other after years apart—lives rent-free in my head. It set the tone for everything that happened after, giving us a love we were rooting for from the very beginning.

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With this month’s theme being all about the very first time the FMC and MMC see each other (or reunite) in their story, I had a lot of stories to choose from. The very first sight of each other—the meet-cute—is, to me, like the moment we see Morris Chestnut for the first time in The Best Man. It’s a moment of pause. You feel it and you remember it. And I wanted to deliver that in all of my stories, especially in One Mic.

One Mic was the first of its kind for me. A series that reads like a reality show competition? Who does that? Me, lol. And to make the first look between Jaide Belair and Lucas “Lucky” Cassidy stand out took a lot of coordination and focus, and quickly became one of my favorite scenes to write.

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Wrath, the sixth book in the Love is Cure series, was full of moments that made my heart do leaps. I was very intentional with creating scenes that would be progressive happily ever afters for a character who had gone through enough and had been tested. Though this moment in Wrath may have seemed like a burden at first, it ended up being a true blessing. Sticking with the theme of “when they knew,” this “when they knew” showed itself in Lauryn and Asher deciding to accept a life milestone they didn’t plan for, but chose to embrace—embarking on the journey of parenthood together.

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We’re back talking about my favorite sisters, and this time, it’s Maliya’s turn again. There are a few chapters I’ve been looking forward to creating commentary for, and with this month’s theme centered on “when they knew,” this moment from Love, Hate & Revenge, Pt. 3 felt right on time. Told from Maliya’s point of view, this chapter marks a refreshing and emotional shift for both her and Eli. Each had experienced their own version of devastation… Maliya discovering the truth about her fiancé, Omari, and Eli still grappling with the loss of his wife and unborn child years earlier. So watching their connection evolve from wedding logistics to something deeply personal was both necessary and beautiful. A turning point in more ways than one.

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If you’re familiar with my writing (which you probably are if you’re here), then you know I love to plug in the unexpected. Much like life, we have our plans… and then we have what actually happens. And if we’re lucky, those two align. That wasn’t the case with the events in chapter 16. Because Clarke thought she was in for another pleasure-filled moment in Maui—this time in Yusuf’s rental condo—but instead, she got a hard realization: this amazing man she met on an island might be nothing more than a fling. Because as much as Yusuf was trying to move forward, it was clear he still loved his late wife just as deeply in death as he had in life.

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My friends-to-lovers story, Raising Love, had a lot of key moments that moved the storyline along. But one scene in particular was one we all knew would eventually happen… though if I did my job right, you didn’t expect it to happen in this chapter. It’s the hookup between Ivy and Leo, a mix of grief and earned affection, even between friends. It’s the moment that seemed random, but ultimately pivots the story in a necessary direction. And personally? It’s one of my favorites.

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If there was one chapter in one book that gave me the most anxiety writing, it was chapter twenty in Last Comes Love. Chapter twenty was such a pivotal moment in LCL… it was the pivotal moment. The chapter that shocked everyone but still left a lot in question. Though Lennox had a scare earlier in the book—one where Rylee found him unconscious in the kitchen of their new brownstone—this chapter showed everything through Lennox’s point of view. And the latter half of it was truly a shocker.

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When it comes to Pryce Williams, readers are divided—it’s either they loved him or hated him. No in between, and I could totally see why. Pryce is an unapologetic alpha. Even when he’s done something that might be seen as unforgivable, he’s going to do everything he can to be forgiven. As was the case in Lust. He made decisions in his younger years that resulted in him breaking the heart of the only woman he’s ever loved—and the only woman he believes ever truly loved him. It took him years to come to terms with that and accept that he wanted her back. He made some very major decisions to get her back and show her he’d changed. Unfortunately… they just weren’t enough, inevitably leading us to this breakup scene.

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Much like her brother’s story, Eryn’s story in Sloth was destined to be a slow burn, but hers was a second chance romance. Readers waited one whole book to get to Eryn’s story, especially after it was revealed that her ex-boyfriend was Simeon King—a man readers fell in love with from my friends-to-lovers story So This Is Love. Throughout Sloth and up until this moment, we all wondered how these two would get to where they were here. And honestly, they did not disappoint, giving me one of the most memorable intimate encounters I’ve ever written.

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Chapter 20 captured the third time in Ayla and Hassani’s story when they were intimate. It’s one of the most significant intimate scenes because much like the others, it pivoted the story in a new direction—this direction a little more uncertain. This chapter gave us a moment we’d been waiting for with these two. It creates a false high because we know what happens after it. But beyond the unknown, it’s sincerely a beautiful homecoming-like moment that holds a special memory we’ll see uncovered in the spinoff to this story, My Only.

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The No Fraternizing series was a lot of fun to write as a whole, but this chapter was a culmination of all that fun and really the calm before the storm. By the time we make it to part 3 in the series, a lot has transpired, relationship dynamics have shifted, and Manny and Lila—though still on shaky ground—are moving toward something more than casual. This chapter that captures Lila and Manny’s intimate encounter doubles as both sugar and spice in the most unpredictable way.

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On a list of stories that challenged me as a storyteller, Wrath tops the list. I was sincerely terrified to write this story. Not because I thought it wouldn’t be good, but because of how much I knew I’d have to anchor myself in my character, Lauryn James. My friends-to-lovers love story Last Comes Love took a lot out of me after I wrote it, and I was concerned that Wrath would do the same. And it did—but in such a beautiful way, much like LCL. I told myself Lauryn’s story would be a progressive journey toward happily ever after, with surprising pivots that would feel like the end of the world but were really just part of the necessary path. And one of those pivots happened in chapter 20… the chapter that captured Asher and Lauryn’s first intimate encounter.

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If there was one couple I could say I rooted so hard for, it was Nubia and Naazir. When I originally worked on their summer romance in the short story An Unexpected Love, I fell hard for them. They were truly my introduction to opposites attract. From different worlds but drawn to each other with the commonality of being in love with something deeper than the surface could ever reveal. I really love these two. So it was important they reunited after those very painful chapters we had to endure… which in the future we will tackle. But for now, let’s get into this reunion we so needed between a couple whose souls were intertwined and simply destined to be.

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I love all of the stories in the Love is Cure, Vol. 1 – Vices & Virtues series, but Greed is definitely one of my favorites. I had never written a fake dating trope before this book, and I realized how much fun it is to play with a storyline like that. Even in fake dating though, feelings can get involved—and that’s exactly what happened here. What started off as a strategic plan quickly turned into something real. Bryant, a man who’s all about his money, comes to understand that while money can get you a lot of things, it can’t replace true love. And once that becomes clear, he sets out to get back to the one woman who makes him want to choose love over dollar signs.

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Last Comes Love was a tough read for a lot of readers. It was hard for me too. But this chapter? It was one of the sweetest in the entire book. What I’ve always loved about friends-to-lovers stories is that the history between the characters runs so deep. That history is the core of their love, the foundation underneath all the intimate moments. And that’s also what makes a breakup between friends so hard to sit through—and even harder to recover from. In this chapter, the reunion between Rylee and Lennox is one of those rare scenes that just feels… perfect. It’s almost movie-worthy. And it all starts with Rylee’s water breaking.

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The amount of readers who said that Ayanna tried their patience with this story was overwhelming. It made me feel really good about the characters I created, because despite the situation these two found themselves in, you all were still rooting for them! I loved Ayanna and Dallas from the time they became more than names in an outline, and my main reason for getting through the frustrating moments in So This is Love was so I could get to this chapter in their love story. Chapter 20 was the reunion we thought we were going to get when Ayanna randomly decided to visit Dallas in Oakland in a chapter prior. And it was worth the wait… at least to me it was lol.

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When I asked readers to let me know which short stories from Forbidden: An Anthology they wanted me to continue, the overwhelming request was for August and Genesis’s story. And that didn’t surprise me. These two were really good on page. Tack on their storyline and how they came to be, and you have an unconventional friends-to-lovers story I couldn’t wait to work on. Their story was so unique, as they were dealing with grief (Genesis had a harder time than August) and this tamed attraction they’d had for each other since they were teenagers. And while they had given into those desires in the anthology, Meant to Be really gave their love roots. But one particular chapter brought this love story back on track—and it came after a moment that seemed too big to forgive.

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We can’t do a month full of grand gestures and not discuss this chapter in Envy. It’s the chapter that marks the ultimate turning point in Mykal’s journey of self-discovery. Before this moment, she was trying to live a life worthy of her father’s love and approval. That need for validation led her down a road of bad decisions—followed by more bad decisions—which landed her crashing an intimate night between Desmond and his friend-with-benefits, Faith. What should’ve been the most mortifying moment of her life ends up becoming the exact thing Mykal needed: a redemptive moment wrapped in one of the most thoughtful grand gestures.

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All of the grand gestures this month have been at the hands of the MMCs, but this one? This one belongs to Joi Friday in Loveless.  

Now, her grand gesture may not have come with a physical price tag, but it definitely cost her something. The moment Joi decided to take a chance on something she never thought was possible—walking away from the life she attached her identity to, giving up what wasn’t serving her, and choosing herself—was the moment she handed her heart over to the man who actually deserved it. And that gesture? Priceless.  

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I could not wait to write Mello’s story. He was a standout character in parts 2 and 3 of the No Fraternizing series, and honestly? I just wanted him to find love. I love a good redemption arc, and They Call Me Mello was his in a way. He left New York to lay low, but in the process, he found a permanent home for his heart. 

And while there were plenty of grand gestures throughout his story, this one in chapter seven? Still warms my heart.  

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If you ask me, every part of Wrath is a grand gesture from Asher, starting from when he first sees Lauryn escaping into her building after getting fired, to him moving into her building. This story truly showed how a good man can make a woman feel soft in a world she always viewed as hard.  

While there were plenty of moments where Asher proved his love through actions, this moment in chapter sixteen was one of the most necessary. It was the grand gesture that got Lauryn comfortable enough to do something she never thought she’d do—find comfort in a man’s company.  

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Ray & Jay was one of those stories where you felt the tension from the start. A second chance romance with so much history and so many unresolved emotions—it was bound to be messy in the best way.  

There were plenty of episodes where Ajani fought his way back into Rayla’s heart, but episode 11? This was the one. The moment Rayla finally let her guard down enough for him to slip back in.  

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Cali & Lee was a story I knew I’d love even as just an idea… after I redeveloped it. The original version followed only Calese, but after writing stories with dual points of view, I don’t think I can ever go back. Both Calese and Levi had something to say, and their perspectives made the story richer.  

There were a lot of moments in this serialized romance where these two were fighting—either for what was happening between them or against it. But this episode… episode 11? This was the one we were all waiting for. And trust me, it was worth it.  

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Mr. & Mrs. Jones had a lot of standout scenes—some that made us swoon, others that made us cry. But this chapter? This chapter in chapter twenty-three made us applaud Amir Jones for going to get his woman.  

By this point, Amir and Melodee’s marriage has reached a boiling point. The emotions, the tension, the loss, the pressures of Hollywood—it all piles up, and Melodee decides that Los Angeles just doesn’t feel like home and probably never will. It’s a breaking point, but instead of signaling the end, this chapter shifts things toward a new beginning for one of my favorite couples.  

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Living Out a Love Song delivers one of the most highly anticipated moments in the story with this chapter. Up until this point, we were clued in on the secret romance between main characters Danyelle Hayes and Clyde Ali. We knew they had been seeing each other behind closed doors, unbeknownst to Danyelle’s best friend, Clarke—who also happens to be Clyde’s younger sister. We had also been given glimpses of how their love story began, dating back to their teenage years. But in this chapter, Clyde decides he’s done loving Danyelle in secret, and when he makes his move, it’s a moment neither she nor the readers will ever forget.

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Just Friends is my first self-published friends-to-lovers story, and it’s the one that sparked my love for the trope. Chapter three perfectly captures why I adore this theme. It’s more than just two friends reconnecting—it’s about the comfort and ease of two people who feel so natural around each other, even after years apart. While this story recently underwent a creative reboot with the release of the Author’s Cut, chapter three still holds the charm that makes friends-to-lovers stories so lovable. And it all starts on the night of Noah’s surprise birthday party.

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Second Serving is my first Thanksgiving short story, and I couldn’t be more excited about how it turned out. I’ve wanted to write a Thanksgiving-themed story for a while but wasn’t sure what storyline would be interesting enough to write—and read. Themed stories are my thing; I love how they provide a cohesive foundation for every part of the story to flow seamlessly. That was definitely the case with Second Serving. From the title to the leftovers, every moment served a purpose (pun intended), moving the story forward toward a satisfying conclusion. Chapter three is where things truly take off, as main characters Alexis and Keith share the page for the first time.

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For at least two books in the Love is Cure series, readers have been eagerly awaiting Eryn Peters’ story. She’s danced around conversations about her past relationship with her ex-boyfriend, Simeon, for long enough. In Chapter 9 of Sloth, the very thing Eryn vowed to avoid happens—she reunites with her first love, the man she believes broke her heart. It’s one of the most memorable reunions in my book world.

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Reconnecting with the Gordons had been on my mind from the moment I typed “The End” on their Christmas short story, Home for Christmas. I fell in love with this young couple even before I started writing, just from the outline. The way their love unfolded felt so organic, making it a joy to bring them back for their second chance romance. So when the idea of writing a New Year’s Eve story came to mind, Eva and Jaleel were the first couple I thought of. Their love is intentional—expressed through both words and actions—and Home Before Midnight showcases that beautifully, especially in chapter six.

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Home for Christmas holds a special place in my heart as one of my favorite Christmas stories in my catalog, right alongside Rekindled. This story came to me completely out of the blue. As the holidays were approaching, I wanted to write something that captured all the Christmas vibes while being undeniably heartwarming. The premise? A separated couple brought together by their son, who asks for just one thing for Christmas: to celebrate the holiday with his parents under one roof. From that setup, you already know you’re in for a good time.

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Rekindled was honestly a dream come true for me to write, especially as a close proximity romance. In fact, it’s because of Rekindled that I ended up working on another close proximity story—a friends-to-lovers tale that I can’t wait to share with you soon. But back to Rekindled: this story was part of a collaboration I did with a group of amazing women during Christmas 2020. It has one chapter in particular that I absolutely love and looked forward to writing because it’s exactly where the story takes off. It’s the moment when two exes discover they’ll be spending the Christmas holiday together… under the same roof.

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Unsilent Knight was my very first Christmas-themed short story. But let me tell you, this wasn’t your typical holiday read. It was more of a story that just happened to take place around Christmas rather than being drenched in the hallmark-style, Christmas-y vibes you might expect. And honestly, that’s why I wrote it. Unsilent Knight was meant to be a holiday side treat—a way to promote Girl Code, which was released shortly before Christmas. I even included a sneak peek of the first few chapters from Girl Code in Unsilent Knight. 

So, please know, this story wasn’t supposed to become “the moment.” But somehow, Cadence and Meki stole hearts. Readers fell in love with them, demanding more—and I delivered with A Love Deferred. But before ALD, there was Unsilent Knight and this pivotal chapter that turned what was supposed to be a side story into one readers couldn’t stop talking about.  

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Ready or Not is the first book in a new series that spins off from a story that nearly took me out. Last Comes Love, the story Ready or Not branches from, was such a difficult but necessary story for me to write. It captured a friendship and showed how time can often be taken for granted. It was a story that made us all experience a loss we likely will always remember. So, when it came time to start Rylee’s journey without Lennox, I knew I had my work cut out for me. I was fully prepared for readers to refuse to believe Rylee could find love after Lennox. Much like time played a major role in Last Comes Love, it continues to be a central theme in Ready or Not—something that becomes evident the moment Rylee meets Xander.

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The amount of fun I had writing the Love, Hate & Revenge series cannot be explained. These sisters were a pleasure to spend time with, and I made sure to find every way to check back in with them. To do so again might be too much, but thankfully, we get these chapter-by-chapter commentaries to relive some of the craziest moments… one of which is chapter 8 in LHR, pt. 3. This final installment in the series had a lot of conclusions and beginnings, and chapter 8 serves as one of those beginnings—despite how insane it happened. But what did we expect when it involves the infamous Mikayla and Philip?

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Readers loved Romello “Mello” St. Claire so much in the No Fraternizing series that I had no choice but to give him a spinoff. The number of readers telling me that Lila better end up with Mello in part three was overwhelming. Suffice it to say, I was a little worried because that was not the plan at all, lol. Manny and Lila had history, and the love between them left no room for Mello, no matter how lovable and amazing he was. But I knew Mello had a love story out there waiting for him. And not just any woman would do—she had to be special enough to catch Mello’s attention and make him ready to commit. Chapter 3 introduces us to that woman at the exact moment Mello meets her, and it’s a scene to remember.

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I love a good meet cute. If the meet cute isn’t memorable, I’m not doing it! I want these moments to be unforgettable, the kind where, if the characters were real and aging like fine wine, they’d be telling this story to friends who lean in every time, ready to hear it for the fifty-leven time. Joi and Jeremiah’s meet cute in Loveless is one of my personal favorites. Getting pulled over by your future husband for speeding just has that little something special. And in their case, it really sets the tone.

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Chapter ten in Last Comes Love is a pivotal moment, one that shifts the story from “just friends” to something much deeper. Rylee and Lennox have done the one thing they thought they’d never do together—sleep together to make a baby. While they both felt something that night, they’re still in denial, wasting time they don’t realize is in short supply. This chapter, the third in Part Two: Next Comes, is a key transition. To move forward, Rylee and Lennox have to break the news to their families that they’re having a baby, and the reveal is everything you’d expect when two lifelong friends share this kind of news with their parents.

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The No Fraternizing series was my first completed series, and Part 1 was my very first self-published story. When I first published No Fraternizing, Pt. 1, I didn’t know what I was doing. It started as a short story with no plans to make it a series. But after readers loved it and wanted more, it grew into a full series, giving us one of my favorite chapters. By the final book, things had changed a lot since the start. Feelings and emotions are at a boiling point, especially in Chapter 8, where we find ourselves caught in the heat of a love triangle.

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Gluttony was one of the stories in the series that made me a little nervous before I started writing. The title isn’t exactly sexy, and Gluttony as a sin is often viewed in a very one-dimensional way. But once I got into it, the characters made the story a lot of fun. Everett and Apryl, the MMC and FMC of Gluttony, were attracted to each other the moment they saw one another. But when they were finally thrown together in Chapter 14, things got heated, and the clash of two alpha personalities gave us a chapter to remember.

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In Love, I Trust stands as one of my very few small-town romances—my first and only, if I’m not mistaken. And honestly, I wouldn’t have wanted any other characters to be my first. It was also a first for me in terms of writing about a couple who met online, specifically in the comments section on Instagram. There are several chapters in In Love, I Trust that I truly love and that move the story forward. But this chapter? This chapter is where everything is laid out on the table regarding Trey and Serenity’s relationship. Most importantly, it’s the moment where the wall Serenity has been holding up is addressed—the wall Trey has been consciously working to break down. Of all places, it’s a pre-wedding dinner that forces them to confront their issues, holding up a mirror to their relationship and pushing them to get real about its future.

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