view spoiler) [I got the idea from my life! I'm Jenna, just not as well-dressed or brave. Much like her, I'd had a glamorous, exciting career as a magazine editor -- and then suddenly, in my late-thirties, the rug got pulled out from under me (laid off, divorce, depression, the worst). I had to completely reinvent myself, from scratch. I was in a dark place for a couple of years. Then, one day, I decided I needed to invent a superhero alter ego who was going through similar things, but came out on top! That was Jenna, and the story became The Perfect Find. I’m going to be one of the executive producers. We’re in very early stages of production, so nothing to share yet, but I couldn’t be more excited to help bring this book to the screen. I’ll keep you posted. Are you curious about the books and authors Stephen King has enjoyed reading in the last 40 years or so? The second week together is very different as adults. They still have that spark. But there’s plenty of unanswered questions they have to work toward answering if they have any hope of lasting for the long haul. Romance and Steam

With its keen observations of creative life in America today, as well as the joys and complications of being a mother and a daughter, Seven Days in June is a hilarious, romantic, and sexy-as-hell story of two writers discovering their second chance at love. This new Eva, the free Eva, was tired of being rattled by life. How long had she lived being too terrified to show her real self? There was power in showing the messiness of her life and what it took to hold it together.” I gotta be cursed. Almost all of my incredibly anticipated 2021 releases are just not hitting for me. Eva feels betrayed and abandoned when her lover, Shane leaves. Eva has become a bestselling erotica writer , and Shane is an award-winning novelist now. The two met each other again during a literary event held in Brooklyn, New York , after fifteen years.Audre, my protagonist’s 12-year-old daughter. She’s precocious and wise beyond her years, and often she’s smarter than every grown-up in the room. It was so much fun to write her, primarily because she was based on my own precious tween. I loved writing the dialogue between Eva and Audre, because I took so much from my real-life single-mom experiences with my daughter. The constant pop culture references did my head in, and will certainly date this book. I didn't understand many of them, and it just felt like excessive name dropping.

When Eva Mercy, a single mother and bestselling erotica writer, and the enigmatic, award-winning novelist Shane Hall meet at a literary event in New York, sparks fly. But what no one knows is that fifteen years earlier, teenage Eva and Shane spent one week together, madly in love. While they may pretend to be strangers, they can't deny their chemistry.

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I love when romance books have all the typical romance elements but don't feel tropey or formulaic. It took me some time to finish this book but I'm currently in quite a serious reading slump so finishing (and enjoying) anything feels like an achievement.

All of the characters are so well-written and fully dimensional. I loved all of them, including Audre, Eva’s daughter. She’s precocious, extremely smart, hilariously astute, and well rounded. Seven Days in June focuses on two characters, Eva and Shane, who originally meet at a young age and connect for a week. After a tragic incident, the two characters never see each other again until 15 years later where they both end up attending a literature event. They then spend time reconnecting attempting to put the pieces of the puzzle together of where they left off.Draped in a long-sleeve paisley maxidress plunging to her navel (vintage Dior) and shoulder-skimming beaded earrings (Nairobi street market) … In other words: This couple couldn't be together by the end of the penultimate chapter, but in the following one, nothing really changed! A Best Book of the Year: NPR • Kirkus • Marie Claire • PopSugar • New York Public Library • Bustle • Reader’s Digest • Literary Hub

I wrote my books like you were the only one who'd ever read them, my books did what I couldn't." "Talk to you, and when I read yours, I knew you were reading mine."Destigmatizing male vulnerability is the first step toward rebuilding the absolute ruin that straight men have left the world in.” I've been really getting into romances lately with diverse representation, and this book is a perfect example of that. It doesn't shy away from the fact that both of its main characters are flawed individuals. Shane is a recovering addict who has spent time in jail, but he's clean now and is mentoring underprivileged kids. Eva is a single mother to a precocious daughter, but she suffers from debilitating migraines and her pain affects every part of her life. Isn’t it obvious?” “Apparently not.” “I’m not just writing about you,” said Shane. “I’m writing to you.”