My Writing Companion

If you follow me on Facebook then you know I post a lot of pictures of my French Bulldog, Ella. I just can’t help it. She’s so stinking cute. She’s my writing buddy (sitting next to me on the chair right now), my office mate (sleeping under my desk daily), my cuddle bunny (she sleeps on my pillow at night).

In a world of uncertainty, sometimes we just need something that makes us smile. That makes us feel good. Something to cheer us up or make us laugh.

For me, that is Ella. (Not to be confused with one of the Fierce Books I wrote with the title Ella.) I had the character developed before my husband decided to shorten Eleanor to Ella.

Where did Eleanor come from you ask? If you’ve watched the Nicholas Cage movie Gone in Sixty Seconds, then you’d know Eleanor was the most prized car they needed to steal at the end. To me and my family, that is Ella. We had to go to another state to get her and it’s been worth every second of time and penny as she is the light of our life.

So to brighten your day, I’m going to share some of my favorite pictures of my baby girl. (And I’m trying to talk my hubby into getting her a little brother. I’m hoping to wear him down someday!)

Oh and if you want to follow along on my writing you can check out my Facebook Group Natalie’s Nation.

The Bond Of A Sister

I’ve never had a sister. Not by blood but I feel like I do from friendship. And my best friend, well she has two sisters that I consider sisters of mine too. It’s a bond I never had or felt until I met Lori when I was sixteen. We were both working at the local grocery store but went to different high schools. That didn’t seem to matter though. We hit it off and when I found out she was going to the same college as me, we were thrilled.

We’ve been best friends for thirty-two years now. Our husbands are best of friends now too. Her kids are my kids and she feels the same about my son.

When it came time to start a new series, I told myself it had to be about sisters. I had to write about that bond I always wanted and didn’t get until later in life.

So I bring you the Bloom sisters. They own and operate Blossoms. Lily, Poppy and Rose. They had a hard life and older sister Lily had to make some difficult decisions and sacrifices at eighteen to keep the family together. The first in the series, A Lover For Lily, will be released in just a few weeks. I love this series. I normally focus more on the heroes than the heroines. Not always but the majority of the time.

Not this series. This is all about the women. Their life. Their loves. Their failures and successes. Their journeys to find the love they never thought they’d have.

And all the while, their sisters are going to be by their side.

The first two books are up for preorder. This is more than a three-book series, but for now, you get to meet the sisters and I hope you enjoy them as much as I have writing them.

Amore Island…A Place For Love

I’ve never been much of a traveler as I tend to get carsick. And airsick. Any kind of sick when the ground is moving under my feet faster than I like.

But I always find it great to lose myself in my writing. That’s where Amore Island came from. A fictional island off the coast of Boston that allows me to travel whenever I want in my mind.

The Bond family has become part of my family it seems. I’ve been building them up since the first book was released over a year ago. In a few days, the sixth in the series will be live. Eli Bond and Bella Kingston.

This series is turning into one of my favorites to write and read. If you’re looking for love on a remote island, then check out Family Bonds!

Amore Island…The Start of Something New @Natalieann121 #mgtab

Starting a new series is always daunting for me. I’ve got all these ideas in my head and I have to make sure they come out clear and concise to lead the readers to the next book and then the next. That is always the goal, to get them addicted and wanting more!

I think—I hope—I accomplished that with my Amore Island series. A series based on a fictional island off the East Coast founded by the Bond Family hundreds of years ago.

The series takes place in modern times following brothers, sisters, and cousins all trying to find their mates. Or avoiding them? Maybe even hiding from the lore and legends of ‘love at first sight or fate’.

Venture along with me to the island of love…Amore Island. Starting with Hunter and Kayla.