I love reading reviews!

I’ve been a reader much longer than I’ve been a writer and I love talking about books. Reading reviews is like sitting in on a bookclub anytime I want. I’ll peruse the review section of a book before I pick it up. What about you? Do you read them, write them, or ignore them?

I have an absolutely fabulous ARC team who not only post thier reviews quickly, but they send me typos they find in the books and I’m able to get them fixed before publication. Their input is SO valuable and I value them as a last set of eyes on a manuscript before it goes to publication.

So I read reviews because I want to know if my latest book was up to snuff. 🙂

As I’m reading through, I also get to see the verified purchase reviews. These come in from people who have bought the book and been kind enough to leave a review. I say kind, because taking the time to leave a review is a wonderful service to the author and to other readers.

Here’s a few of the fun reviews for one of my latest books, His Broken Heart Antidote: A McKnight Family Romance.

“This is my first time reading a book in the McKnight Family series. It was soooo good that I must go back and read the earlier books as well. … This book kept me completely engaged and left me feeling uplifted and happy.” ~VVV

“I’m not sure why, but I always thought Carter was a serious type. Must be a surgeon stereotype. I enjoyed getting to know him and see his playful side.” ~Kindle Customer

“There aren’t words! Every time I read one of the books in the series, I am certain it can’t get any better than this! This one was amazing! I absolutely loved reading Carter and Ellise’s story!!” ~RB

You know what’s fun about these reviews? It’s that the reviewer talks about the characters as if they’re real people!! It’s fun to have the people in my head land on the page in such a way that others get to know them too. 🙂

(If you want to read this story, you can find it here.)

A big thank you to all the reviewers out there!

Happy reading,

Lucy

Dear Reader,

Some books flow like sweet, warm caramel. Others are like carving rocks out of a mountain.

Thankfully, I’m in a caramel book right now. 🙂 “Can’t Forget a Love Like That” is a sweet romance that’s going to be part of the Love In The City box set due to release on February 15, 2021.

If it seems like that’s a close deadline, it’s because it is. Don’t worry, I’m almost done.

While the writing went smoothly, the edits are a bit tricky. My internal editor can get hung up on a single word. It’s important to know when to let her dig in and when to pull back. But I guess it’s like that in most aspects of life. If we obsess over insignificant things, we can miss the big picture. The trick is knowing what’s important and what’s not.

When it comes to editing, my top priority is the flow of the story. Does it make sense? Are the motivations clear? Is there enough romance? Are they falling in love too fast? (I have a tendency to rush into love. 😉)

Well, I’m off to get this book done.

Happy reading,

Lucy

P.S. If you’d like to preorder your copy of Love in the City, you can get it here: