Well, we can't have a Mevember without Vanni, can we?
Y'all probably already know the story of my first bestseller. As a lifelong groupie myself, I wanted to indulge a bit in the fantasy of romance sparking with a sexy rock star. I meant it to end on one book after a relationship grew after hooking up with said rock star over a cross-country tour, but the characters had their own ideas of how things should be done. And Vanni was a fixer-upper for sure. Maybe that was why I couldn't resist him and had to keep going back for more.
I'm still going back for more. Vanni pops up in my newest book THE DUKE TAKES A BRIDE for a special performance in a royal wedding. If I can find a reason to write him in somewhere, I'm going to take it.... which is why he's already outlined in THE DUKE BECOMES KING.
I kinda love him. And having him in the periphery enables me to help built the foundation for how his story continues next year, ten years after the publication of GROUPIE. For those waiting to see what happened after FFF, the answers are coming thanks to a missing piece of the puzzle that introduced itself to me two days ago. Pin the name Aidan Knight, s'all I'm sayin.
The Groupieverse is vast and keeps on growing, much to my joy.
GROUPIE is where it started. It also remains a painfully honest book, because I was working out a lot of personal angst as I wrote it. I guess I still am. I'm still a Groupie Gal at heart, maybe even more so. Is it perfect? No. Is it full of over-the-top, Kindle-breaking angst? Oh, yeah. But I tend to think that's why it's been a reader favorite for over a decade.
Today, enjoy GROUPIE for free. If you've already read it, maybe entice your new book friends to join along for a re-read.
Because next year, the RENOWN series is coming....
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