Y'all, I'm on deadline. I've got a collab contemporary rom-com due to a publisher tomorrow (more on that later). And an editor deadline for ICE MATCHED a few weeks after that. So I've been a little absent here lately. That's about to change. Once I hit tomorrow's deadline, Imma be so happy I'm gonna wanna chat about. So be prepared. ❓❓ >> In the meantime, WHAT'S EVERYBODY READING? And WHY DID YOU PICK UP THAT BOOK? 👇🏽 ⚠️ NOTE the two-part question here! Those habits I picked up during my brief stint as a high school English teacher die hard. Ha!) Also, note that your book selection does NOT have to be one of mine. But brownie points if it has diverse characters written by a marginalized author. 📚 I'll start. I'm currently listening to an ALC (advance listener copy) of the audiobook for BIG GIRL BLITZ by Danielle Allen (Pub Date: April 14, 2026). Oh yeah... If you haven't preordered this book, go do so now! This is Book 3 in Danielle's "Curve" series. I've read the other two books. Book 1 (CURVY GIRL SUMMER) got me out of a deep malaise regarding contemporary romance. So if you like 'em sexy + funny and with deep emotions + hot hero + a curvy heroines who bring it like Lizzo, go check out this series.

With all the cover reveal activities for ICE MATCHED, I completely forgot to promo the author chat tonight. It's still on, however. Hopefully, some of you can make it, and I won't be talking to myself. Come get some advance tea on my upcoming ice skater romance and a few more surprises I have coming this year. Zoom details are now on the group calendar. Talk soon.

Happy Wednesday, y'all! Whew it's been a ride. A lot going on behind the scenes right now, so gear up for some exciting stuff over the next 18 months. First order of business this week, you may have noticed that your community membership comes with a Leaderboard. How do you progress, you wonder? Engage. Engage. Engage. When someone likes your comment or post, then you get a point. So the more beneficial comments you share, the more 👍 ("likes") you're likely to get. Let's get your (and my 😂) Leaderboard movement going. Start with these activities👇🏽: (1) "Like" (after reading, of course!) my posts in the General Discussion category. (2) Introduce yourself in a comment on my Intro Yourself post. (3) Go "Like" the intro comment by one or more other people. (4) Drop a comment below about what you'd most like to do, share, or enjoy in this group. (For instance, I'm planning to use the Leaderboard as a way to do giveaways and give out prizes periodically. What kinds of prizes would y'all find exciting? Tell me in a comment below.)

[Be sure to do the engagement activity below upon joining to start earning Leaderboard points.] Got my newsletter out this morning, and I can see some of you opened it fairly early. Thanks for not only opening the news but actually reading it and finding me here. 😂 I recognize some of your names from engaging with my emails or hanging with me in Facebook groups. But surprisingly, I've already gotten some spammer accounts in the join requests. :sigh: They're everywhere. Anywho, know that I'll be building this as we go. The more we communicate with each other, the more fun we'll have. The platform has a really cool incentive system called a Leaderboard. I'll be using that from time to time for games, prizes, and giveaways. The more you engage with my and others' posts (respectfully, of course), the more points you'll get over time. So let's get y'all started earning points. 👇🏽 Drop an emoji in the comments for how you learned about this group: ❤️ = Lisa's Newsletter 🧵 = Threads 📸 = Instagram 🙂 = Facebook ⭐️ = Other (and tell me how)