🤣🤣🤣

That’s definitely slightly more realistic lol

It helps promo LATTE a little, but it’s mostly just very fun and makes for a lovely memento that I’ll definitely treasure forever!

But because of the coordination and shipping responsibilities required, I can only choose a handful of US readers to participate.

What is a traveling ARC? It’s like a little reading train where everyone annotates and doodles and reacts in a text (like analog AO3 comments) - and then it comes back to me!

You’re not wrong, though: there’s a decent amount of blood in this manuscript!

I DO SLEEP

Just...not enough 😅

Listen, I'm not claiming this is HEALTHY but... 🤣

Shhhh shhhh Gideon would never (yes he would actually, he would maybe even try to kill me if he found out what I've been doing to him all this time)

...it's epic fantasy romance, so....

...

🫠

Thanks, bb 🩷

I’m basically on perpetual deadline until at least next August, though, since I’ll have a third book to (re)draft while editing the second and launching the first AND working full time BUT

Someday I’ll get to sleep again. 🫠

If you're wondering whether or not this is healthy, the answer is NO IT IS NOT 🫠

My current average bedtime is 4am and I FELL ASLEEP SITTING UP *WHILE TYPING* ON A PLANE TWO WEEKS AGO

THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE

(I'm FINE)

In case you're ALSO wondering why I've been so quiet, it's because I'm on deadline and I broke my own personal "highest monthly wordcount" record 🫠

It used to be 67,000.

@cndcrd.bsky.social is so good! 🥰

A LATTE LIKE LOVE releases on March 17th, 2026, and is available for preorder now! It features:

🖌️ an introverted artist
☀️ a sunshiny barista
🍁 New York
🍝 food as a metaphor for love
☕️ coffee
🍬 sweetness
🌶️ spice
🙅‍♀️ no miscommunication trope
🚫 no third act breakup
🤧 but you’ll still need tissues handy

Thank you so much for your kind words! 😭🩷 I'm so glad you loved it!