Meg's the co-host of the First Dates & Soulmates podcast, where two avid romance readers discuss their love of the genre, the writing process, and share their favorite book recommendations.
She writes in the time confetti of client calls and her kids' swim team practice and music therapy classes, finding a balance of SEO by day and HEA by night.
When she's not escaping into her Kindle paperwhite, she's probably doing yoga and/or hanging out with her husband, 2 boys and 80lb pit bull. She has an insatiable appetite for s’mores and Broadway musicals.
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All Twerk, No Play (Victoria & Cruz)
Anticipated release: January 2025
Victoria & Cruz's black cat-golden retriever, neighbors-to-lovers, fake dating spicy romance
Title TBA (Kate & Nick)
Anticipated release: July 2025
Kate & Nick are thrown back together in Grace & Alex's bridal party in this second chance, celebrity, best friend's brother spicy romance
Title TBA (Mallory & …?)
Anticipated release: January 2026
Mallory meets her match (want to guess who they are? Email me with your predictions!) in this workplace enemies-to-lovers spicy romance
Acknowledgements
"Peppermint Bark, No Bite" was a labor of love and a collective effort, and I'm so incredibly fortunate and grateful for the following team members:
To Ben, my husband: Thank you for supporting this project without hesitation, refilling my coffee when I lose track of time, and listening while I rant about plot points and character arcs. I’m so lucky you’re my HEA (and my Cruz prototype).
To Maureen, my mom: Thank you for watching the kids many Sunday afternoons so I could hide in your guest room and type uninterrupted. Well, mostly uninterrupted. Sometimes. And also for showing me, through parenting, teaching & volunteering, what it means to love & advocate for all kids.
To Kristen, my bestie: Thank you for being the even-keeled Kate to my impulsive Mallory, and leting me steal her family structure for the Clarkes. You've been a huge cheerleader & supporter through the whole process.
To Megan Flatt & Stacy Spensley, my Nanowrimo allies: Thank you for walking beside me every step of the way, from the first chapter through the last, and for every last Voxer, helping these characters become fully fleshed-out knuckleheads.
To Jamie Jensen, my writing coach & assistant creative director; Thank you for holding the vision for what Peppermint Bark could become and helping me mold the narrative & marketing to make it something other people wanted to read.
To the Writer-Preneur group: Lacy, Jamie, Alexa, Megan, Sarah & Dusti: Thank you for showing me that my marketing experience is directly applicable to my new adventure … and also coaching that Alex & Victoria HAD to be clearly broken up by Chapter 6.
To Sam Palencia, my cover illustrator: Thank you for taking my Pinterest boards and descriptions and turning Grace & Alex into real people. The first time I held this book in my hands, I felt your love on the pages.
To Sydney Fowler, my sensitivity reader & developmental editor: Thank you for your gentle guidance to make sure Grace’s story was told with care and compassion, while remaining true to lived experiences … and also sharing Ships I’d never imagined. (A throuple with Kate, Paul & Connor? Bring on the fan fic!)
To Dr. Jane Pardee, my kids’ pediatrician: Thank you for spending those swim practices brainstorming Ruby’s heart condition and sharing firsthand experience as a Heart Mom.
To Reddit and all the brave souls on /r/AskTransgender, /r/StraightTransGirls, /r/Transgender_Surgeries, /r/MTF: Thank you for letting me into your communities to bear witness to your honest lived experience. I hope that this book has done justice to Grace's story from your perspective.
And to you, gentle reader: Thank you for taking a chance on a debut novel and reading straight through to the end. Whether we’ve known each other since kindergarten or never met, I appreciate your support. All my love to you. I can wait to bring you Victoria & Cruz's story next!
