Melissa Maygrove

Today is STUFF YOUR KINDLE day, a one-day event with over 2,200 free romance books! It's the 10th anniversary of STUFF YOUR KINDLE. For one day only, Dec 26th, you can choose from over 2K romance titles and download them for FREE. These e-books are free to buy & keep , not just free for KU subscribers (so be sure to click the correct buy button. But check the price first - glitches happen). Books are grouped by e-reader type (Kindle, Nook, Kobo, etc.) and by genre, with a list of keywords under each title to help you choose. This year, the books are also grouped by 'vibe,' which bypasses genre and lets you search by the overall feel of the story. I included my latest book, Battered Pride , this time. If you or someone you know has it on their wish list, now's the time to grab it. To see the list, go to www.romancebookworms.com .  If the categories aren't specific enough, and you wish to narrow your search further, you can type Ctrl+F once you get on the page to ...

  This is my   Insecure Writers Support Group   post for December 2024. Alex's awesome co-hosts this month  are:  Ronel, Deniz,   Pat Garcia,   Olga Godim,   &  Cathrina Constantine! Please stop by their blogs and say thank you .  💻💻💻💻💻 Can you believe it's December already? Where did the year go! December 4 question: Do you write cliffhangers at the end of your stories?  Are they a turn-off to you as a writer and/or a reader? I write romance, so, no, I do not end my books on a cliffhanger. My readers expect a happily ever after. Reader-me enjoyed a series of short works many years ago that ended with hooks and formed a complete story as a set, but they were appropriately priced for the page count, and the author rapid-released them (one every week or two?), so I didn't have to wait long for the next.  As a rule, however, I prefer full-length novels with happy or, at least, satisfying endings. I hope 2024 has a happy...

November turned out to be a busy month for me, so I'm skipping IWSG. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

I'm over at L. Diane Wolfe's blog, celebrating the release of Battered Pride with a guest post on doing research for novels set in the 1800s.  Please visit and give Diane some blog love.

Come see me show my age. 😀 Our favorite ninja, Alex J Cavanaugh, is hosting me today with a guest post to celebrate the release of Battered Pride . He asked me to choose some movies that are similar to my story. Pop on over and see which ancient flicks I dredged up . Natalie Aguirre over at Literary Rambles is also giving the book a shoutout.  Thanks, Natalie!

H. R. Sinclair was kind enough to mention my new release on her blog. Please visit and   show her some blog love . :)