Some things in life defy the perfect plan. Cynthia Pritchard-Kennedy strives for perfection, meticulously checking off every step of Momma’s foolproof life plan. But when her best friend Tom asks a simple question about her fiancé, her precisely curated world tilts. Momma’s sudden death tips it further, spurring her to end her engagement. When Momma’s […]
Author’s Note: This first date flew out of my head and onto the page. Adelaide had me laughing as I wrote her meet-cute with Andrew and the resulting first date. I never expected to weave mountain biking and fairy tales into one chapter, but out it came. The problem was that his first date didn’t […]
Author’s Note: I originally wrote this first date as a nod to my love of haiku in grade school. I thought it would be fun to incorporate a character who left clues with haikus, something I used to do when I set up a scavenger hunt for my dolls. The result was Mark, the Haiku […]
She fit like the solution to a complicated math problem in my arms. Everything disappeared. All was right with my world. Adelaide leaned back and looked into my eyes. “You remember all that?” I reached up and swept a stray piece of hair, tucking it behind her ear. My heart skipped a beat. Every fiber […]
1: The Prince of the Playground A simple playdate led to make-believe weekly. Then he moved away! My mom set up my first date. She kinda had to—I was only five. Now, don’t get your T-shirts twisted. It was a playdate—but “date” is literally in the word, so this one counted. We met at the […]
Find happily ever after… one hilariously first date at a time. Paperback | Kindle Unlimited Adelaide Ann Monroe lives for fairytale romance, dreaming of a prince straight out of her childhood storybooks. But when her father’s battle with cancer reveals life’s fragility, she steps up her pursuit. From charming meet-cutes to disastrous dinners—like the one with […]