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South Beach Security K-9 Heroes
I shared some exciting news with you the other day about accepting an offer to write four more romance novels featuring K-9 heroes for Harlequin Intrigue. The books will be part of the South Beach Security series which debuts in December 2022 with Lost in Little Havana. Here’s a teaser for the heroes of the South Beach Security: K-9 Division. I thought I’d share you the K-9 heroes of the series! It was so much fun picking the dogs for the stories and giving them names that I hope will match their personalities in the books.
K-9 hero lovers can also check out Deadly Chase, a free read on Harlequin.com and Decoy Training, the first book in the K-9s on Patrol series! All books are standalone and I’m so excited to be working with my fellow Harlequin Intrigue authors Elizabeth Heiter, Maggie Wells, Cindi Myers, Leslie Marshman, and Lena Diaz.
Man Candy Monday Decoy Training
Decoy Training was special for me because not only does hero veteran Shane get his HEA, military widow Piper also gets to find her happiness. Since it’s a K-9 story so does Decoy, the stray dog befriended by our hero Shane. Decoy helped rescue Shane after an IED exploded and buried Shane in the rubble of the building where he was training fellow soldiers. As for Decoy’s Happily-Ever-After, not only does he get to live a life as a rescue dog, but he gets to meet Piper’s new pup Chipper. Happiness all around! If I had to cast someone to play Shane in a movie, I think it would be Jake Gyllenhall! I’ve liked Jake since we first saw him in October Sky.
You can find out more about Decoy Training at https://www.caridad.com/books/suspense/decoy-training/.
Asbury Park and Bradley Beach Fireworks
Because of bad weather, the Asbury Park fireworks were postponed until last night which was the night for the Bradley Beach fireworks. The towns along this part of the Jersey Shore try to spread the fireworks to different days which we love because it means lots of fireworks to watch! In the photos, you can see the Asbury Park fireworks which are the ones closer to the horizon and smaller. The bigger ones are from Bradley Beach since we were closer to them. Happy 4th of July!
Jersey Shore Fireworks Photos
Sharing photos from last night’s fireworks in Belmar! Hoping the rain holds off so we can go see the Asbury Park and Bradley Beach fireworks tonight.
Great News About a New Series
In December I have a new series from Harlequin Intrigue featuring a family-run agency: South Beach Security. I’m happy to say that I just accepted an offer to do another 4 books in the series featuring the agency’s K-9 partners! Thank you to my amazing editors at Harlequin for this wonderful opportunity and to my agent for always believing in me!
Writing is its own reward
Henry Miller said that “Writing is its own reward” and I would add that writing conferences are lots of fun too! I had a great time at the Space Coast Book Lovers Conference and would recommend it to both writers and readers. I met a lot of really nice people and had a great time at the various events that were held as well as the book signing. Writers are often a solitary lot and it was nice to be able to break out of that and engage with people. I came back recharged and ready to get started on some new projects, especially some new K-9 stories. I loved including the dogs in Decoy Training and am hoping to write more stories featuring law enforcement officers and their dogs!
