The Published Club
The Published Club
Kris Kendall
Discover your next favorite book by new authors across the genres
Rachel Blume - Black Water Wolf
Rachel Blume is working on her Master's of Fine Arts degree at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and is currently shopping her literary fiction novel to agents.Look for Black Water Wolf in 2025.
Apr 27, 2024
19 min
Natalia Hooker - Are You...
Natalia is an author of children's books with a passion for pets and travel. That's why she combined those two loves into a series of adorable books featuring the traveling puppy, Misha. These books are so cute and fun and I can't wait to get a few sets for all the little ones in my life.Grab a copy wherever books are sold or reach out to Natalia directly.www.alayabooks.com@alayabooksforchildren@alayabooks
Apr 27, 2024
13 min
Brooklyn Dean - Meet Me in Moonshine
A Small Town Australia RomComDear Reader … Are you the one I’ve been searching for?Florist Jillian Maitland is a ‘hot zombie’. At least, that’s what she's heard. The death of her mother has left her shuffling around in life, passive and introverted. But with Valentine's Day looming, Jillian aches for connection.With the discovery of a mysterious note in a local history book, Jillian must venture into the world once more to piece together the writer’s adventurous, romantic puzzle. A lonely mystery man is leaving her clues, and Jillian must rediscover the wonders of the town of Moonshine, or else face another year alone.Can she uncover the identity of her mysterious note-writing gentleman? Or will she find herself alone as the entire town celebrates this Valentine’s Day?Join Jillian and her Mystery Man in this romantic novella.Website: www.brooklyndean.com Insta https://www.instagram.com/brooklyndeanwrites Facebook https://www.facebook.com/authorbrooklyndean Free novella – Meet Me in Moonshine https://books2read.com/u/b6VKDJ 99c preorder for The Insufferable Adam James https://mybook.to/insufferableadamjames Moonshine Romance Series: https://mybook.to/moonshineromancebooks Once Upon a Fairytale Signing Event – 9th June, Western Sydney https://www.tickettailor.com/events/kristendovnik/978198?fbclid=IwAR2xTOMf_Pa4_8VDqmG2mqlJ9_x2g_Kljm_C9zSGt9Rlh1FcFTXroV_x5r0 The Ever After Charity Anthology – 11 fairytales reimagined and retold.Paperback preorder: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4mRAsynWIHh-sz5eXGjYCEezx_RqLrDJJjLp3yDevj25dKA/viewformEbookEbook preorder: https://amzn.asia/d/8aNXe9q Subscribe for ARC opportunities, bonus chapters, and insider info at https://www.brooklyndean.com/contact/
Apr 20, 2024
10 min
Jen Dodrill - Birds Alive!
The Empty Nesters Book 1Peg -- widow, mom blogger, and empty nester, is desperate for a new hobby. After a late-night blog post leaves her dedicated Mamma Birds followers fearful that she’s closing her blog, she adopts a reader’s suggestion and forms the Empty Nesters Birding Group. On their first outing overlooking beautiful Pensacola Bay, a birder dies from an allergic reaction to peanuts in the birdseed. Seed that should be peanut-free.A hurricane barrels toward the Gulf Coast, and Peg’s overbearing, animal-collecting, but well-meaning mother-in-law crashes Peg’s empty nest. After the hurricane passes, Peg checks on her new birder friends and finds one wounded and dying. The assailant is still there and knocks Peg down a steep staircase. Stuck in a boot with a broken foot and still reeling from the two murders, Peg recruits a fellow birder and her mother-in-law to help solve the crime. She even teams up with the detective investigating the case, whose dimples draw her in a way she hasn’t experienced in years.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jendodrillwrites/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JenDodrillWritesAmazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jen-Dodrill/author/B0CSDW3CHRGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/47887511.Jen_DodrillBookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/jen-dodrillAbout the AuthorJen Dodrill is married and is the mother of five adult children and grandmother of three, two girls and a boy. She homeschooled for thirteen years, taught Oral Communication for her local community college, and is a ‘retired’ Navy wife. After her youngest graduated high school, Jen started writing her first book. Her inspiration comes in many forms, and she loves incorporating humor and personal experiences into her stories. Her first book, Birds Alive! An Empty-nesters Cozy Mystery, released February 27, 2024.Jen is an avid fiction reader with an eclectic collection of novels, many of which sit in an old embalming fluids box belonging to her great-grandfather, Captain Alfred, MD.When she's not writing, you'll find her spending time with her family or curled up on the couch with her favorite black cat, reading and drinking a mug of dark roast coffee.For more information about Jen, her books, writing info and tips, and author interviews, check out her blog: https://jendodrillwrites.com/  
Apr 14, 2024
12 min
S.M. Radjy - Flight of an Orphan Thief
Inspired by her D&D character... Here is Ayla's origin story.Living on the streets of Thapis, Ayla doesn’t know where she really comes from—and she tells herself she doesn’t care. Her only concerns are to survive until the next day and keep her fiery temper in check. When she is framed by a redhead rat-excrement-for-brains who barely even qualifies as her nemesis and gets in trouble with the law, Ayla is given an unexpected second chance as a messenger for the wealthy Hammond merchant family that seems too good to be true. But just as she starts believing in fresh starts, Ayla finds herself ensnared in a cobweb of intrigue between Hammond House and their rival, Rouka House. When she embarks on her most critical mission yet, she is betrayed and caught. That’s when her feral nature, so far dormant, emerges. It puts Ayla on the wrong side of history, and she realizes she cannot go back to her old life until she figures out who—and what—she really is.Grab a copy on Amazon Follow S.M. on Insta @smradjyauthorlinktr.ee/smradjyauthor
Apr 14, 2024
12 min
Meg Fitzpatrick - Shield and Savior
Single mom bodyguard romance (The Four Families series Book 1) Mafia Rom Com She feels unwanted and alone. He never thought he needed anyone. Will a simple job unlock a match made in mafia heaven?Izzy Marciano hates being the prodigal daughter. But with her ex getting too stalkery for comfort, the competitive single mom grabs her nine-year-old son and retreats to the safety of her mob-boss dad’s East Coast stronghold. And when her father hires a smoking-hot bodyguard, she has to constantly remind herself that the chiseled guardian is supposed to be totally off-limits.Lance is loyal to the core. So the skilled security specialist forces himself to ignore the sizzling attraction between himself and his adorable new assignment beyond some laid-back flirting. But when she erupts after being denied cake at a tension-filled wedding, amusement at her over-the-top frustration leads him to offer a delicious kiss as the perfect dessert.Delighted by the fierce man’s gentle embraces, Izzy is brought harshly down to earth by a disturbing message from the past. And while Lance would do anything to make her smile, he fears that continuing to break the rules could leave them both lethally exposed.Can they dodge an oncoming tragedy and arrive at happily ever after?Shield and Savior is the playful first book in the Mastodon Security bodyguard romance series. If you like page-turning chemistry, dark humor, and lighthearted suspense, then you’ll adore Meg Fitzpatrick’s forbidden love story.Order Now or visit her website at MegFitzpatrickAuthor.comMeg has been writing for twenty years but has recently taken the leap into publishing. She likes her characters to feel real and situations to feel outlandish. She lives in Maryland with her two cats, an adorable dog, husband, teenager, and Roomba that can never make its way home. Her novels have won awards, including Twin Tale Publishings Romance of the Year 2022. She is on the board of directors of the Maryland Romance Writers.
Apr 5, 2024
18 min
Natalie Griffin - Twins in Time
A hidden murder. A forced engagement. And a doppelgänger. She can’t run—not anymore.Ellie should’ve died in the accident, and she knows it. Yet she wakes downstream with a head wound.Instead of her small hometown, she finds herself trapped in land run era Oklahoma—complete with bonnets, corsets, floor-length dresses, and covered wagons.Realizing this isn’t some cruel joke, she’s scooped up by a man who’s convinced she’s his missing sister. Despite her plans to get back to her real time, Ellie takes the place of this missing doppelgänger to survive.But her newfound family has other plans.To settle a land dispute, there’s to be a wedding with the malicious neighbor.And she’s the bride.Ellie is determined to escape before they make her say “I do.” But when she meets Sam—the only man who truly believes she’s from the future—she questions if running is the only option.A fast-paced time travel novel set in 1894, Twins in Time is brimming with rousing stakes, endearing romance, family tragedy, and stirring imagery of the Old West.Order Now on Amazon or visit NatalieGriffin.comNatalie Griffin is a historical fiction author, dog mom, and pianist.As a toddler, she’d scribble illegible words on paper, then recite her fanciful stories to her mother. Born and raised in Oklahoma, she can’t stand the triple-digit heat, but she does enjoy the excitement that comes from tornado season. If you talk about the storms, you’re guaranteed to have a long, animated conversation ahead of you. She mainly writes stories set in the 19th century, believing she always belonged there, with corsets and log cabins. She’s a sucker for anything involving fairies. Anything. She stays busy with her hunter husband, daughter, three dogs, and two cats.
Mar 31, 2024
13 min
Addison McKnight - The Vineyard Remains
Two women, brought together by tragedy, strive to find themselves on Martha’s Vineyard. But it’s not easy to heal old wounds in a powerful novel about family, secrets, motherhood, and the cold grip of the past.A desperate murder committed by Angela Miller’s mother tore Angela’s life apart and brought her to Martha’s Vineyard to live with her wealthy grandparents. It’s where her cousin, Kiki King, was born and raised, and Kiki now wants nothing more than to see the world beyond its sandy perimeter. Kiki’s mother escaped it. She took a late-night swim off Tashmoo Beach and was never seen again.Once bound by broken childhoods, Angela and Kiki have grown up divided—by their obsessions, their love for the same man, and their own conflicted journeys of motherhood. But when a small box of bones is unearthed in the woods, Angela and Kiki discover there’s so much more to learn about each other, their families, and the dark side of the picturesque island they call home.It’s time for Angela and Kiki to expose their secrets, to finally end a cycle of family drama and anguish, and to forgive and make peace with the past on their own terms.Order Now or visit AddisonMcKnight.comAddison McKnight is the pen name for Nicole Moleti and Krista Wells. After over a decade of writing nonfiction, their common interests in women’s emotions and the cultural obsession with perfection sparked an idea for their debut novel, An Imperfect Plan. With six jobs and six children between them, they wrote their first book on Saturday nights and on the sidelines of their children’s games. They reside in West Hartford, Connecticut with their families.
Mar 31, 2024
11 min
The Havoc in My Head by E. D. Hackett
A Novel Based on True EventsShe had all she expected to achieve. But a surprise hidden in her head was about to change everything…Ashley Martin has it all. With a high-paying job, a devoted husband, and impeccable children, the ambitious woman is living the dream life she envisioned for herself. So determined to maintain her perfect existence, she hides her odd vision problems, headaches, and confusion… until one morning she wakes up blind.Diagnosed with a brain tumor, the terrified professional faces two difficult surgeries and a year-long recovery. And as she struggles to cope with her sudden reversal of fortune, Ashley begins to see truths she never had before.Can this tenacious woman reclaim her health and redirect her happiness?The Havoc in My Head is a powerful and moving women’s fiction novel. If you like deeply personal journeys, overcoming impossible hurdles, and inspirational turnarounds, then you’ll love E.D. Hackett’s tale of extreme courage.Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08MCJ5RJVShop: https:/www.payhip.com/edhackettauthorWebsite: https://www.edhackettauthor.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/edhackettwritesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/e.d_hackettwrites/About the AuthorE.D Hackett is a Speech-language pathologist by day and a writer by night. She writes novels that investigate layers of self-expectations, family dynamics, love and self-acceptance. She hopes that her novels create a safe and cozy environment for her readers to fall into and explore. She writes women’s fiction with one foot in romance.She lives in New England but in her heart, she feels that she belongs in Ireland. She reads women's fiction and romantic comedies, prefers books to movies, loves ice cream over cake, and thrives in fall and spring.
Mar 22, 2024
13 min
Trust Me by Ann Rudesill
Romance and the Rossi Crime Family Book 1Andy Escaping the hands of an abusive boyfriend in the middle of the night was something I never thought I'd be doing, but it happened. Now I was finally free and starting over. Then I met him, Anthony Rossi, the head of the largest organized crime family in the country. I may have escaped hell only to land directly in the devil's lap, but what a gorgeous devil he is! Anthony As head of the Rossi family I have enough shit to deal with on a daily basis, the last thing I need is a woman complicating it even more. The moment Andy, or Andrea as I prefer to call her, walked into my restaurant, I should have sent her and her cute ass packing, but I didn't. There was something about Andrea that made me want to protect her, and it might just be my undoing.Follow Ann Rudesillhttps://www.facebook.com/AnnRudesill.author/https://instagram.com/annrudesillauthorhttps://amazon.com/author/annrudesillhttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18563131.Ann_RudesillAbout AnnI'm a stay at home mom, and avid reader turned author. I pour a little of myself into everything I write. I truly hope you enjoy reading my books as much as I have enjoyed writing them!
Mar 22, 2024
16 min
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