Look what just landed in my hot little hands! Isn't this cover gorgeous? The Escape team have done yet another fabulous job, and I can't wait for Be My Valentine (The Bridal Shop #2) to come out on the 4th of Feb 2021!

You can preorder Be My Valentine (The Bridal Shop #2) at your preferred retailer.
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​A seamstress. A naval officer. An impossible decision.

Harley Smith has always been unlucky in love, and this year is no different. Even if she can't get her best friend's brother out of her head. It's been almost a year, and with Valentine's Day approaching and no date in sight, perhaps it's time to stop holding out hope on her dreams. Maybe she should make her own happily ever after...

Joey Gray is a sailor through and through. He's been hurt before, and his job has become the only thing he can truly count on. But then he met his sister's best friend - the woman who has filled his dreams for months on end, regardless of how much he has tried to forget her. Now his career isn't as fulfilling as it once was, and he knows who's responsible. He needs to see her again. And what better day to tell her how he feels than on her birthday-Valentine's Day?

But is one week enough time to figure out what they have?

After sitting on it for a little while, I am finally able to announce that Escape Publishing has taken on my next contemporary romance novel that's set in Perth!

This is an exciting new step in my writing career and I'm so excited to be able to share my publishing journey with all of you. 

I've also recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by the lovely Dana Arpquest. You can read the Q&A here.

Keep watching this space!

R.J. 

Well, this website is, for starters!

As you have most likely heard, a lot of the world is currently in isolation/lockdown. And while we're all engulfed in school from home, work from home, excessive baking, putting dents in our TBR piles, PJ days, and turning to our board games and puzzles, the world continues to turn.

I am loving spending more time with my family, cherishing those precious moments, and getting involved with the school work. It's as though my life got busier by staying home, but busy is good. Busy helps the time fly and gets things done. 

So many things have been happening on the writing front, some of which I will share when the time is right. In the meantime, I've just started writing the second book in a new series while working through the edits of the first book and the words are FLOWING. The series is hot, sweet, and exciting. Think sexy heroes with hearts of gold and sassy heroines (firefighters anyone?). And did I mention a dog?

So while we're wading through this global pandemic, remember we're all in this together, and if you're looking for something to do, there's a whole world of books out there waiting to take you on adventures and help make your time at home a lot more comfortable. 

If you've already taken a dive into your TBR piles, tell me what books you've been reading and what books you're looking forward to. I'd love to hear from you!

Until next time,
R.J.