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05/02/2025

Melina Druga’s Rock Star Romance is a contender in AllAuthor’s February Cover of the Month contest.


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10/12/2024

It’s launch day for The Trail Blazers, a collection of historical fiction novellas.

A pioneer. An abolitionist. A feminist. Three generations of one family. Three stories spanning 19th century Canada in this striking collection of novellas from the author of Angel of Mercy.

Book 1: Journey of Hope

An idealistic young couple set out across country in search of a better life for themselves and their young son in this sweeping historical novella set against the rugged backdrop of early-19th-century British North America.

Book 2: Rose’s Assignment

This Good Samaritan may be completely out of her element, but her dedication to her patient increases to meet every ounce of resistance she encounters. And still the question remains: Will it be enough to save Judith?

Book 3: The Unmarriable Kind

In 1880s Ontario, the arrival of a new, forward-thinking headmaster forces a young teacher to wrestle with her heart’s conflicting desires.

Order now: https://www.amazon.com/Trail-Blazers-Hetties-Ancestors-Omnibus-ebook/dp/B0D55L2C3R/

02/11/2024

Reviewers wanted for multiple historical fiction and nonfiction books. These are permanent review campaigns. However, reviews must be completed within the timeframes specified.



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31/10/2024

Join Cassandra's Crew, the official review team of The Rock Star’s Wife, a contemporary fiction series about s*x, family, and rock & roll. The series is comprised of eight novels and four holiday novellas publishing between Feb. 2023 and Dec. 2025. The review team also will serve as the future home for other rock star romances. Cassandra's Crew is recommended for readers 18+ as the books feature open door s*x scenes, coarse language and adult themes.

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The official review team of The Rock Star’s Wife, a contemporary fiction series about s*x, family, and rock & roll. The series is comprised of eight novels and four holiday novellas publishing between Feb. 2023 and Dec. 2025. This review team also will serve as the future home for other rock star ...

15/10/2024

Where Poppies Grow, the WWI Trilogy Omnibus, launches today.

Melina Druga’s stunning WWI trilogy follows a young nurse and her family as they navigate the challenges and heartbreak the Great War brings. Now read the entire trilogy in one volume.

Book 1: The War Front Story: Angel of Mercy

Book 2: The Home Front Story: Those Left Behind

Book 3: The Homecoming Story: Adjustment Year

https://www.amazon.com/Where-Poppies-Grow-Trilogy-Omnibus-ebook/dp/B0D54CR1Q2/

04/10/2024

Things come full circle for erotica author Cassandra Hardwick as her teenage kids wade into the mire of dating and s*x, in the final chapter of The Rock Star’s Wife.

Cassie thought she’d handle her kids’ comings-of-age differently than the conservative Economos family dealt with hers. But she finds herself at a near-total loss when faced with parenting teenagers — an endeavor that includes accidentally walking in on her son exploring himself, helping her younger daughter shop for bras, and discovering that her oldest may have just as high a libido as she does.

Of course, she’s not the only Economos dealing with s*x-related drama. Her brother’s stressing out over his unmarried daughter’s pregnancy. And just as Chris stops worrying that their unfaithful father has left an indelible mark on his descendants, the Economoses learn they may have even more half-siblings in Illinois.

It’s been a long, crazy journey for Cassie, and there’s still plenty of track left on this roller coaster ride. You won’t want to miss the stunning conclusion to this 33-year adventure.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCZKYQVN

02/10/2024

Cassandra and Nat Hardwick never let his demanding touring schedule get in the way of their romance. But will spending lockdown together put their relationship on the ropes?

Nat Hardwick’s career has kept him away from home for much of his marriage to Cassie, but the two have never had trouble keeping the spark alive. Now that COVID-19 has shut down the country, Nat’s band has been forced to suspend its current tour, which means he’ll be home for the foreseeable future.

Not that anything feels “foreseeable” with the pandemic ravaging the globe. The Hardwick kids are in existential crisis, and their parents aren’t faring much better. Carving out privacy has never been a problem before, but being packed in the house like sardines frustrates Cassie and her husband at every turn.

With COVID closing in, the Hardwicks must weather all the pandemic’s greatest hits, including a toilet paper shortage, a scandalous Zoom call, the rising death toll, and the realization that things may never go back to “normal.”

As heartfelt, hilarious, and high heat as its predecessors, this new installment in The Rock Star’s Wife series takes readers through the ups and downs of pandemic life, as seen through Cassie’s ever-observant eye.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6RMS9CJ

30/09/2024

Family drama is the name of the game in this emotional follow-up to S*x and Surprises, as Cassandra Hardwick is forced to deal with the fallout when a casually taken DNA test turns up some life-changing results.

Cassie was just trying to support her best friend. Shawna never knew who her parents were, but jumping into the deep end with genetic testing was too scary to go it alone. Neither of them expected to find a bunch of strangers listed among Cassie’s closest relations.

When Cassie was growing up, it seemed like her extended family always had each other’s backs. That’s what tight-knit clans do, after all. Looking back on it, however, maybe things haven’t always been as happy as she thought. How did she miss the warning signs? And what is she supposed to do when she finds out these new relatives might want to get to know her?

Moving through the final years of the 2010s, the sixth entry in The Rock Star’s Wife sees alliances tested and familial bonds broken, as Cassie and her family — those she grew up with and ones only recently uncovered — reckon with their now-complicated history.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6PPGVHB

27/09/2024

Cassandra Hardwick wouldn’t trade having her globetrotting husband home for anything, but will their barely tested parenting plans hold up when a new baby gets added to the mix?

Cassie’s spent the last five years feeling like a single parent to Megan and Josh while Nat was touring the country with Dramatic Sneezer. Now that his wife’s writing career is taking off, however, there’s less pressure on Nat to play show after relentless show, and he can finally offer Cassie some much-needed relief from running the household.

Of course, that’s not all he brings to the table. With no tour dates to stand in their way, the couple waste no time indulging their high libidos. But when Cassie discovers she’s pregnant with their third child, the routine they’ve just begun to establish gets ripped out from under them, and everything suddenly seems to be in a state of flux.

Spanning six years of Cassie’s diary entries, S*x and Surprises follows the eponymous Rock Star’s Wife as she tries to balance a happy marriage, healthy parenting, and a promising career — all while reckoning with the challenges a growing family brings.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW1DLZK1



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25/09/2024

The rock star’s wife is back and better than ever in Rock Star Mom.

When she decided to pursue a relationship with Nat, Cassie knew what she was getting herself into. His responsibilities as the frontman for Dramatic Sneezer keep him on the road for weeks, or even months, at a time. Spending that much time away from him was hard enough when they were dating, but now Nat’s tour dates leave Cassie to raise their infant daughter alone.

Still, she’s totally rocking this whole motherhood thing. Sure, she had to lie to Nat about missing his daughter’s first steps, and Megan might be forgetting how to say “DaDa” while her dad’s out of town, but Cassie’s holding down the fort. She’s got her act together, 100 percent. She might even have the book deal she’s always wanted.

What neither she nor anyone else knows, however, is that there’s a big surprise waiting just around the bend — one that could make her rethink this rock-and-roll living arrangement.

The fourth installment in the Rock Star’s Wife series, Rock Star Mom follows Cassie through her unglamorous daily life in the Chicago suburbs, as she struggles to balance raising a family with the pursuit of her long-held aspirations.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHZPVC2L

23/09/2024

A college grad still reeling from an amicable breakup falls for a rock star who’s given up on love in this contemporary, second-chance romance.

A year after she and her now-ex-boyfriend were forced into a devastating decision when life took them — literally — in different directions, Cassandra Economos is done with men. Or so she thinks. Just as Cassie’s getting bored and starting to think she needs to get back out there, she meets Nat, and everything changes.

Dramatic Sneezer frontman Nathaniel Hardwick hasn’t dated anyone for months, ever since he caught his girlfriend cheating. Weeks away from the launch of the band’s next tour, however, he finds himself falling for his sister’s friend.

Nat isn’t Cassie’s type, but something about him — something more than mere rock star charisma — draws her in. Soon, she’s breaking all her long-standing relationship rules for him.

With tour dates looming on the horizon, Cassie’s already seeing parallels to her last breakup. But what happens if this is more than just a summer fling?

Jam-packed with sizzling scenes and post-Y2K nostalgia, Rock Star Romance is a must-read for fans of Scarlett Cole and Christina Lauren.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHZ9T9HB

20/09/2024

This heartfelt follow-up to S*xual Awakening follows its ambitious diarist to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where her hopes and dreams for the future are further tested by a string of social hiccups.

Cassie Economos has rules. If a new boyfriend can’t wait two months to have s*x with her, he’s not the guy for her. If he refuses to wear a condom, he’s not the guy for her. And if dating him would mean maintaining a long-distance relationship, he’s… well, you get the picture.

She’s got her life planned out, and she knows better than to try to make things work with someone who can’t agree on the basics, like where to live and whether to have kids. But Cassie isn’t perfect, and the more disappointing situationships she finds herself in, the more she wonders if there’s even such a thing as a “Mr. Right.”

But Cassie doesn’t have time to worry too much about that. Her four years at U of I are passing quickly, which means it’s time for her to chart her final course: toward Chicago, the city of her dreams.

Readers are in for a rollicking ride through college life in the ’90s here, as Cassie and her friends wade through continental relationship shifts.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BNWFCQ5G



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