Hey there, fellow sufferer of June in Florida,
It is hot.
I know. Groundbreaking observation.
But I need you to understand that I stepped outside yesterday for approximately forty-five seconds and came back a different person. A sweatier, more humbled person who has made peace with never leaving the house again between May and October.
Mr. Mav, who grew up here and has apparently evolved past having normal human temperature responses, looked at me dripping in the doorway and said "it's really not that bad today."
I closed the door. I went back to my desk. I did not engage further.
The AC is my best friend. The dogs agree. We are all staying inside and reading books and I have never felt more correct about a life choice.
Speaking of books β the summer solstice is here and the Darkling Collective is celebrating with a limited time blast of free and 99Β’ deals from their archives. And I may or may not have a certain grumpy hockey player making a very rare appearance at 99Β’.
He did not consent to being a deal. He is not happy about it. I told him to take it up with someone who isn't currently hiding from the Florida sun.
π TLDR:
π THE SUMMER SOLSTICE BLAST
The Darkling Collective has pulled together a curated collection of free and 99Β’ deals from their archives to celebrate the longest day of the year β which, if you live in Florida like me, just means more hours of ungodly heat and more reasons to stay inside with a good book.
There are some genuinely great reads in this collection across subgenres, and the deals are only available for [X days/hours β confirm before sending], so don't sit on it.
And yes. One of my books is in there at 99Β’.
I'm not going to tell you which one. What I will tell you is that he's grumpy, she's sunshine, he plays hockey, and he has approximately zero chill and an embarrassing amount of feelings he refuses to acknowledge.
If that sounds like your kind of problem β go find him.
β‘ Browse the full Darkling Collective Summer Solstice Blast: darklingcollective.com/blastβ
π₯ WHILE YOU'RE CLICKING THINGS β
Jack "Hotshot" Henderson is the NHL's most celebrated playboy and he would like you to know he is completely fine. Great, actually. Never better. The smile says so.
The smile is lying.
"I'm a hockey fan. I'm just not a fan of men who expect their name to do the work for them." β Skylar
Skylar Noir has a system, boundaries, and exactly zero interest in Jack beyond what's in his medical file. She also has a memory. So does he.
July is coming. These two are going to be a problem for each other in the best possible way and I need you ready.
β‘ Preorder Puck & Play 2: Hotshotβ
Still believing in happily ever afters β from the comfort of my heavily air-conditioned home,