See You in Paris for RARE 2022!!
See You in Paris for RARE 2022!!

I’m not gonna lie: I’m suuuuuuper excited about this news. I’ve been invited to sign at RARE 2022 in Paris! This is so, so good on so many levels. For one, I love meeting readers. Like, LOVE meeting readers. And 2020 + early 2021 have me feeling more than a little cooped up. I also love Europe. Like, LOVE Europe, Paris in particular. Have I ever told you that I used to live in Paris? And that I haven’t been back in 20 years? Well I did, and I haven’t! So here’s what I want you to do. If you are a reader living in France, please consider coming. There will be a tremendous lineup of amazing romance authors other than me.

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Today is Release Day for "Friended" on the KISS App!
Today is Release Day for "Friended" on the KISS App!

I'm thrilled to announce that many of my stories will soon be available on the KISS app! KISS is a new all-Romance app that lets you read serialized stories (including some originals!) from NYT and USA Today bestselling authors. It is a great option, especially if you love reading on your phone. Best of all, since it's serialized fiction, you can choose just how much to read with its pay-as-you-go format. No more paying full price for a story you don't love, only to abandon it a few chapters in. So here’s the deal:…

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I Sat Down with Crime Writer Aime Austin. And We Talked About Evvvvrrrrything....
I Sat Down with Crime Writer Aime Austin. And We Talked About Evvvvrrrrything....

Now, you know I’m no stranger to podcasts. I’ve been on some amazing ones, like the Kobo Writing Life podcast, The Good Story Podcast, How do You Write?, and The Misfit’s Guide to Writing Indie Romance. Most of the ones I’ve been on in the past have been author advice podcasts, but in November, Aime Austin invited me to be on A Time to Thrill. And we talked about evvvvvvvrrrrything…

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ICYMI: Kilby's 2020 Year in Review + Big Thanks
ICYMI: Kilby's 2020 Year in Review + Big Thanks

I know what you’re thinking. Do we really want to review 2020? Or is 2020 the year we should never, ever speak of again? Yes, 2020 was trash. But it can be good to take a look back. Also, in case you were a little, erm…absent yourself in 2020, here is a digest version of all the things that happened in Kilby-land.

And don’t forget to keep scrolling. Down bottom is where I thank everyone who got me through.

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Kilby Q&A: 10 Things You Always Wanted to Know About “A More Perfect Union” (But Were Afraid to Ask)
Kilby Q&A: 10 Things You Always Wanted to Know About “A More Perfect Union” (But Were Afraid to Ask)

It's time for another installment of Kilby Q&A! This week, I answer 10 questions about A More Perfect Union, the new voting-oriented anthology I’m involved in. I may or may not talk about how I used to write fan fiction, and how I wrote fan fiction for The West Wing. And how Josh and Sam were my favorite couple. And how I wrote a few Donna and Josh, too. And how I studied political science and thought I would be a diplomat. Yeah, I may or may not talk about those things.

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I love K-Dramas So Much that I Created a Spotify Playlist
I love K-Dramas So Much that I Created a Spotify Playlist

That’s right. I love K-Dramas. Here is a Spotify list of my favorite songs from my favorite K-Dramas. The list will continue to grow as I watch more and more . So far, songs from Crash Landing on You, What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim?, Itaewon Class and Healer are on my humble list. You’re welcome.

Are there iconic K-drama songs I’m missing? If so, let me know and I will add it to my playlist. Is there a K-drama that I absolutely must see if for no other reason than the music? Tell me too!

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Thank You For Making The Jingle Balls Anthology a USA Today Bestseller!
Thank You For Making The Jingle Balls Anthology a USA Today Bestseller!

I'm sending a huge THANK YOU to all of my readers and friends who supported the Jingle Balls Anthology, the limited-release collaboration I contributed to in support of the Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation. Not only did you (my lovely readers) help raise a ton of money for the foundation: you helped Jingle Balls become a USA Today Bestseller! It ranked #99 on the list the week of October 8th, its debut week!

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I Was Just Nodded For my 50th Award! "Spooning Leads to Forking" is a Finalist in the Golden Leaf!
I Was Just Nodded For my 50th Award! "Spooning Leads to Forking" is a Finalist in the Golden Leaf!

Huge thanks to New Jersey Romance Writers for honoring Spooning Leads to Forking as a finalist in the 2020 Golden Leaf Contest in the Romantic Suspense category. This honor is particularly sweet because it's my 50th award and my first award for Spooning Leads to Forking. All of my books are a little autobiographical. In Spooning Leads to Forking, heroine Shea is a food critic (I used to be a food, wine and travel writer myself.) It was a great time in my life and I loved reliving it through writing the book.

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The Jingle Balls Anthology is Top 100 in the Kindle Store! (Have You Read It?)
The Jingle Balls Anthology is Top 100 in the Kindle Store! (Have You Read It?)

I’ve been telling you about my holiday story called Sleigh My Name, a special epilogue for Snapdragon and Chrysalis fans, which features an extension to Darby's and Michael's story. It is available exclusively through the Jingle Balls Anthology. Tuesday was release day and the collection has been selling like hot cakes. Today it’s top 100 in the Kindle Store! This is the very first and the very only place that this story will be on sale. Based on how Chrysalis ended, you won't believe what Darby and Michael are up to…

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Love in the Time of COVID-19: Why We Need Romance Novels Now More than Ever
Love in the Time of COVID-19: Why We Need Romance Novels Now More than Ever

Join me as I drop in (virtually!) to Napa Bookmine on Saturday, August 15th at 5:00PM PDT for a special Bookstore Romance Day author panel: Love in the Time of COVID-19: Why We Need Romance Novels Now More than Ever. I’ll be joined by fellow San Francisco authors Aimee O'Brian and Rebecca Hunter, and moderator Sue Brown-Moore. Since this is a virtual event, readers from all over the world can join, though, you must RSVP to attend.

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Book Riot Just Called "Snapdragon" One of The Best Books You've Never Heard Of!
Book Riot Just Called "Snapdragon" One of The Best Books You've Never Heard Of!

Squee! I went to Twitter to post something this morning only to find that Book Riot listed my novel, Snapdragon, as one of its best books you've never heard of! I will admit, I wish that a LOT more people had heard of this book. Thanks to this article, and to Carole, the reader who thought to give it a nod, a few more people have. Yea for good newsy things!! Snapdragon is right here, BTW. Because, shameless self-promotion: http://bit.ly/kb-snapdragon

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The Biggest, Bestest, Fangirliest News Ever: I'm Working on a Future Project for Smartypants Romance!!!
The Biggest, Bestest, Fangirliest News Ever: I'm Working on a Future Project for Smartypants Romance!!!

The headline says it all! The three exclamation points at the end show you how unbelievably excited I am. And it is thrilling to finally let the cat out of the bag. I have the extreme honor of working on a project with Smartypants Romance! Yes, that Smartypants Romance. The publishing entity run by one of my favorite authors of all time, Penny Reid. Through Smartypants, a handful of amazing authors has…

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Next-Level Issues on Diversity in Publishing - My Interivew on The Good Story Podcast!
Next-Level Issues on Diversity in Publishing - My Interivew on The Good Story Podcast!

First things first: you need to check out The Good Story Podcast. It’s new(ish) but great-already source for rich discussions about meaty topics in authoring. It is also the brainchild of Mary Kole. She is the founder of The Good Story Company, a multidimensional career and craft blog and resource center for authors. After meeting her virtually, we quickly realized we had much to discuss about diversity in publishing.

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"Crocodile Tears" is a Finalist in the Rising Star Award given by the The Women's Fiction Writer's Association
"Crocodile Tears" is a Finalist in the Rising Star Award given by the The Women's Fiction Writer's Association

Exciting news! My debut Women’s Fiction Novel, Crocodile Tears (working title) has been named one of five finalists in the Women’s Fiction Writers Association Rising Star Awards. The Rising Star Awards are open to all unagented authors of Women’s Fiction who are unpublished in the genre.

Crocodile Tears is Hatfields & McCoys meets Romeo & Juliet. An enemies-to-lovers story steeped in a century-old family feud.

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I'm Proud to Participate in #AuthorsAdopt2020 in Support of Frontline Health Care Workers Battling COVID-19
I'm Proud to Participate in #AuthorsAdopt2020 in Support of Frontline Health Care Workers Battling COVID-19

Usually, on Mother's Day, I post gratitude for the mothers in my life. Today, I'll post a different gratitude, for all the mothers who are working on the front lines of the COVID crisis, taking care of all the mothers who are sick and who can't be visited by and comforted by their own loved ones—the mothers who are taking care of so many people and not seeing or being able to hug their own mothers and their own kids.

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Kobo Interviewed Me for their Podcast! (I Geeked Out on Alternative Storytelling Platforms)
Kobo Interviewed Me for their Podcast! (I Geeked Out on Alternative Storytelling Platforms)

It seems like a million years since early January, when I sat down with Kobo to record this podcast. I’m so excited to announce that the recording is live! The good people at Kobo had initially asked me to share my thoughts on what I call “emerging story platforms.” Those of you who know me well know that I geek out on technology, and on the business aspects of authoring. 2019 was the year I got to know…

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Kilby Q&A: 10 Things You Always Wanted to Know About “Spooning Leads to Forking” (But Were Afraid to Ask)
Kilby Q&A: 10 Things You Always Wanted to Know About “Spooning Leads to Forking” (But Were Afraid to Ask)

It's time for another installment of Kilby Q&A! This week, I answer 10 questions about my newest culinary romance!

Q1: First of all: yay! This is the follow-up to your much-loved novel, The Secret Ingredient! Why did you decide to turn it into a series? A: Mostly, because I’m a huge foodie and there’s no way for me to not write about food.

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Kilby Q&A: 10 Things You Always Wanted to Know About “Adam Bomb” (But Were Afraid to Ask)
Kilby Q&A: 10 Things You Always Wanted to Know About “Adam Bomb” (But Were Afraid to Ask)

It's time for another installment of Kilby Q&A! This week, I answer ten questions about my award-winning gay romance novel, Adam Bomb! There’s always a story behind the story…

Q1: First things first: Adam Bomb is about a guy who can’t fall out of love with his best friend. Has that ever actually happened to you? A: Ummm…kind of? I was best friends with a woman I later ended up in a relationship with.

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Hidden Gems Just Named "The Secret Ingredient" One of its Hottest Romances of 2019. Here's Why I'm So Excited...
Hidden Gems Just Named "The Secret Ingredient" One of its Hottest Romances of 2019. Here's Why I'm So Excited...

I am a-okay with the fact that Hidden Gems put The Secret Ingredient on its list of the Hottest Romances of 2019! I am even more okay with the reader review they put in the article. If you’ve ever sat with me and talked books, or listened to interviews with me in which I talk about my reading preferences, you’ll know all about a pet peeve of mine when it comes to romance novels.

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