Sometimes Sweet, Sometimes Suspenseful…Always Romance
Melt With Me, my first contemporary romance in Kristen Proby’s With Me In Seattle Universe, is now available on Amazon.com. It is offered by Lady Boss Press and is part of the Kindle Unlimited Program. This story is very close to my heart and I hope you will enjoy it!
Announcement for my next novel with Lady Boss Press is coming soon!
Thank you so much to Janna Mashburn at MashUp Productions for this gorgeous book trailer! You can find MashUp Productions here
Wife Number Seven will arrive on July 20th!!!
I am so excited to share the cover for my upcoming release, Wife Number Seven.
I was lucky enough to have the amazing talents of Heather Bowser and Melissa Perea at Heather Bowser Studios who shot these amazing photographs.
Regina Wamba of Mae I Design took it the rest of the way and designed this gorgeous cover.
I’m so proud of it and so excited to share.
Wife Number Seven will be available on all platforms on July 20th.
Click here to add it to your TBR now:
It’s time for a blog makeover!! My super secret, fabulous friend Melissa surprised me with this new blog format and I couldn’t love it more!!!
Here are some updates:
WIFE NUMBER SEVEN will release on July 20th. Here is the synopsis:
Lipstick. Bright, red lipstick. Nothing but lipstick.
Even though it’s against our faith to wear a color that screams of sexual promiscuity and deviant behavior, I’m not allowed to protest.
But, I want to.
So badly.
You see, there’s more to me than the braid that spills down my back.
More to me than the layers of heavy fabric that maintain my modesty.
And so much more than the oppressive wedding band that adorns my finger–the same band that each of my sister wives wear.
So much more.
To protest would be sinful.
I must keep sweet, that is my duty.
So I’ll wear the lipstick. I’ll do as I’m told.
And I’ll do my best to silence the resistance within me, to push him from my mind.
If only my heart would do the same.
SORORITY OF THREE: FRESHMAN 101 is currently being shopped to publishing houses. Unfortunately, I have no news thus far, but will update as soon as I know more about when/how it will be released!
I signed with an agent!! I am being represented by Jessica Watterson of the Sandra Djikstra Literary Agency.
I am starting a new romance novel that takes place in California and involves the entertainment industry. More to come on that very soon!!
A lot can happen in a year….
Since becoming a mother, I’ve been hyper-aware of the passing of time. Watching my babies grow into children, developing their unique personalities, senses of humor and ways of looking at the world has been one of my greatest joys in life.
Almost eight years ago, I became a mother…and the passing of time had anything and everything to do with my babies….
But, last year, my world exploded. I will always be a mother—I will always be aware of how quickly our lives continue to change as my children develop and grow and learn so much more about the world. But, in this past year—I became more than that.
I became an author.
Again.
Many of you don’t know this about me, but here goes—-I wrote a book a lonnnnng time ago. It was published in 2006 and tanked. Like really badly. So badly that I didn’t think I’d ever write again. So badly that I felt there was no way that I was meant to be a writer in any way, shape, or form….But, that all changed in 2012.
In 2012, I discovered Indie authors. I was inspired, motivated, wrapped up in the characters they had created. I admired their determination to do this on their own—to get their stories out into the hands of readers. And the more I learned about the indie community, the more I felt my resolve strengthening….I stopped punishing myself mentally for the lack of success my first book had achieved. In other words, I put on my big girl panties….logged into my computer…..and found the file originally called “Catching Bouquets and other Grown Up Adventures”—-I read through it and I started thinking….a lot. I thought about my main character (originally named Jane) and the one who got away. I thought about how I wanted her story to end….and I reflected on how different my own life had turned out than what I’d expected….but that I wouldn’t change a thing. And the theme of the story was born. And a domino effect began, which led to my pressing publish on September 4 for Bouquet Toss.
So much happened since that day.
I was lucky enough to assist in hosting a book signing for Indie authors—in fact, all of my favorite authors were in the same room. It was amazing. And I got to talk to them, celebrate them, learn from them, and enjoy each of their unique personalities.
I was able to meet other readers, bloggers and aspiring writers who have CHANGED MY WORLD. They’ve become my best friends, my co-workers, my sounding board, my blessings.
Because of said friends in this new “book world” I felt ready to continue writing…to dive into another story and a few months later, Champagne Toast was published. By then, the bug had bitten me in a BIG way…
I started working on Picturing Perfect and attended the RT Booklovers Convention in Kansas City where this “book world” continued to widen for me—I was able to meet so many more people share this passion. I was able to spend great lengths of time with friends I’d made—-friends I wouldn’t trade for the world.
In June, I self-published “Picturing Perfect”…and about a month later, was contacted by Montlake Romance—an imprint of Amazon Publishing. Later this month on September 24, it will be re-released under the Montlake imprint. I’m excited to see where this new development will lead.
And now, because of this past 365 days, I now know that, yes, I’ll always be a mother. I’ll always watch the passage of time take place by watching my babies grow up. But, in addition to that, I now have the confidence to say that I’ll always be an author. I won’t be giving up on myself again. I won’t let the success (or lack thereof) of one book define me.
I will always be a mother.
I will always be an author.
And I will always be grateful.
And I have you to thank.
NONE of this would have been possible without readers. You transformed my life this past year, and I can’t thank you enough! I’m so excited to see what this next year will bring!!!!
To say thank you, I’m hosting a ONE YEAR PUBIVERSARY GIVEAWAY!!!
Thank you for reading, entering and for all of your support!!!!!
Champagne Toast has a new cover!!!!!
I have something exciting to share. Lisa Jordan is an incredibly talented photographer who has been gracious enough to take me on as a client. She is also building a cover design business and has remade the cover of Champagne Toast. She shot the pictures with some incredible models who look JUST Like the Kate and Evan in my head. She is incredible!!!! I will hopefully be bringing the new cover to RT Convention which is in just 31 days!!!!
Isn’t it stunning??? Lisa is so talented!!!!!
I like giving things away…I can’t help it. It’s fun to give back to readers…and as a reader myself, I love the opportunity to win books and gift cards because…let’s face it….I’m addicted to reading just as much as I love writing!!!
So, what can you win this time around? I’m giving away four different things:
First, 1 person will win a $25 gift card to either Amazon.com OR Barnes n Noble.com
Second, 1 person will win a signed copy of Bouquet Toss
Third, 1 person will win a signed copy of Champagne Toast
And Finally, the prize I’m really excited for….1 person will win an Advanced Reader Copy (or ARC) of Picturing Perfect as soon as it’s available. It will be a digital copy that can be read on an e-reader of your choice and will be sent when I send ARCs to bloggers this spring/early summer.
How can you win? There are a few ways to get entries. You can earn the most entries by reviewing my books. But, you can also earn entries by following me on facebook and twitter, as well as sharing the giveaway on your facebook page.
This contest will run for two weeks, so if you haven’ tread the books, there’s still plenty of time to read and review.
Happy Reading. Thanks for stopping by my blog!!!
🙂 Melissa Brown
Today was a day to bake cookies. It’s been a while since I’ve baked treats with my daughter, so we decided to bake chocolate chip cookies. To spruce them up, I decided to combine Nestle Original Dark chocolate chips with Heath toffee pieces. They are delicious!!!
Dark Chocolate & Toffee Chip Cookies:
(I’m not exact with my chocolate chips—I sprinkle in a portion of the bag until the cookies look nice and packed with delicious bits of chocolate! )
Preheat oven to 375
Combine ingredients. I always melt my butter in the microwave before combining–makes it easier for my little one to help with stirring. Drop by large tablespoon-fulls or use a cookie scoop like I do, it makes it so easy and the cookies come out nice and round most of the time.
Bake on a cookie sheet lined with parchment for 11 minutes. My oven has a hot spot, so I would put the cookie sheet in for 5 1/2 minutes and then flip the sheet for another 5 1/2 (it’s not necessary unless your oven is crazy like mine!)
Let cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes. They will look mushy while hot, but trust me, after they cool for five minutes on cookie sheet and 10 on a wire cooling rack, they will be absolute perfection.
Enjoy!!!
Thanks to everyone who reviewed on Amazon.com! I now have 75 reviews and am happy to share a teaser from Evan’s book:
“Evan, can you help me?” Kate asks. She’s standing on her tip-toes, her t-shirt rising up her back, exposing her midsection. I do my best not to stare as I walk towards her. She glances back at me over her shoulder before continuing her request, “Vince put the spare key to his office on the highest shelf of the bar and I can’t reach it.” Her hair smells like strawberries.
Melissa Brown 