The first Valentine’s Day my future husband and I had together, we were still in college. However, I was about to discover how romantic my boyfriend could be on a budget: he arranged with my roommate to help him fill my bedroom with balloons, streamers, a banner, and a single rose taped to my Anne Geddes plaque-board art to cover the one held by the little boy in the image. In contrast, I think I’d gotten him a card.

I’m still not nearly as good at romantic gestures as my husband is, but I do enjoy a good romance story. Which is why I write romance so heavily in my books–everything’s a little sweeter with some love involved, amiright?

Allow me to introduce you to some of my favourite couples from my books:

Peter and Melinda

The Friday Night Date Dress

Peter is an aspiring photographer from India working as a delivery truck driver in Calgary. Melinda is a grieving diner waitress who buries herself in designing gorgeous dresses during her off hours. She’s invisible to everyone except Peter, who finds in her his muse and the motivation he seeks to take a step forward in his career (with a little push from his meddling sister). And, with Peter’s help, Melinda finds the courage to start living again.

A clean inspirational romance novella with all the feels.

Steve and Sarah

Finding Heaven

While this romance isn’t nearly so sweet, it’s even more heartfelt. Sarah’s life looks perfect on the outside, but she feels trapped in a hell of her own making–an abusive marriage, a lacklustre career path, and now, a cancer diagnosis. But then she meets Steve–the kindest, most honourable person she’s ever met. He shows her it’s not too late to change her life, but she’s not sure if she should trust him. After all, everyone’s hiding something, right? And when she discovers Steve’s secret, it rocks her to her core. Can Sarah and Steve still find heaven?

A gripping romantic women's fiction.

Caleb and Delanie

Every Star that Shines

Ah, second-chance romances–my favourite trope. Delanie has dreamed of being on the stage since she was a child, and her high school sweetheart always knew that’s where she belonged. But instead of heading off to film school together after high school, Caleb stayed behind to help his sick dad with the family farm–and was married with a kid a year later. That was ten years ago, and now Delanie’s back in town helping with the now-divorced Caleb’s daughter’s play. With all the water under the bridge between these two, can they work through the past to find a future together?

A clean & sweet small-town romance with a Hallmark movie vibe.

Osaze and Calandra

Rise of the Grigori series

This story isn’t yet complete, but I have high hopes for these two. Osaze, a human boy raised on the undine (mermaid) island of Sirenia, has loved Calandra since he was a child–before he was forced into Redemption at age twelve, as all human men are. Calandra, the queen’s niece, promised to Release him from the mind-bond, even though she would risk death to do so–and it isn’t until after she manages it that she realizes Osaze’s feelings for her. These two young lovers have a lot of growing up to do (and a world to save) before they can have a happily ever after, but what they’ve been through already is quite the wild ride.

If you love young adult epic fantasy set in an alternate version of our own world, check out Book 1 of the series, The Undine’s Tear.

Valentine’s Day Book Blowout:

Get paperback and print copies of these books for ridiculously low prices.

I need to create space in my storage area for upcoming titles, which means I’m clearing out original cover versions of my books at a deeply discounted price. (Basically, I’m just making sure I cover the portion of the shipping I normally absorb into my own cost.)

This means you get unheard-of rock-bottom prices on all of the OG cover versions of my books. Books labelled "original edition" have also been revised—which means these original versions could be collector's items someday.

Here’s what’s on sale:

The Friday Night Date Dress original edition & cover paperback - $2.99 CAD

Finding Heaven original cover paperback - $4.99 CAD

The Undine’s Tear original edition & cover paperback - $4.99 CAD

The Undine’s Tear original edition & cover hardback - $5.99 CAD

If you live in the US or Canada, check out the discounted books on my website at the links above and pick up a sweet gift for you or someone you love.

You can also see all the books on sale at this link:

Happy Monday! May your week be wonderful!