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LUNCH TALES: TEAGAN goes out in the world on January 22, 2026

Dec 15, 2025

This is my fourth book—one self-published, three traditonally published—but it never gets old. I still cry. There’s no way around it. It’s as fresh as the day it was imagined.

It begins with that first spark, then my brain does mental gymnastics, moving and bending words around, until my eyes strain from the blue light of my laptop at midnight when I can’t tear myself away. And that’s just the first few pages, which will undoubtedly get edited dozens of times! Does the first line grab the reader? Should I change it? Maybe I should begin with the third paragraph, or perhaps the second chapter.

Since I’m mostly a pantser writer (writers who write by the seat of their pants as opposed to planners and plotters), I never fully know the story’s trajectory. But every time I write a novel, there’s this moment when it all comes together, when my characters feel real, and they talk to me. No, I’m not going to say that. Or, This is how it’s going to go. I adore that moment! That’s when I can start following their lead. Stephen King said it best: “A good novelist realizes he (she) is a secretary, not God.”

Teagan and Luke’s chemistry and passion were so strong that it blossomed into a heartfelt, sensual story far beyond my expectations. They were entirely responsible for it!

Click on the link below to watch a short video scene from Lunch Tales: Teagan:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZmtCytAXoPGok-iTWoZVXB7oaJJsGKr9/view?usp=

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