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New Character Art and Covers for True North!
New Character Art and Covers for True North!
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People Are Offended by This Mention of AI in my Book, and I am Here for It
People Are Offended by This Mention of AI in my Book, and I am Here for It
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Update: Libraries Who Purchased Sarina Bowen Titles for Libby in 2026
Update: Libraries Who Purchased Sarina Bowen Titles for Libby in 2026
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A Guide to Sarina's Small Town Books
A Guide to Sarina's Small Town Books
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Where to find signed Sarina Bowen books: July 2026 edition
Where to find signed Sarina Bowen books: July 2026 edition
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First Chapter: Big Stick Energy
First Chapter: Big Stick Energy
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The Preorder Campaign for Big Stick Energy is Here!
The Preorder Campaign for Big Stick Energy is Here!
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What's Getting Us Through April
What's Getting Us Through April
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First Chapter: My Kind of Guy
First Chapter: My Kind of Guy
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7 Signs Your Small Town Romance Was Written by Someone Who Grew Up There (And Is Still Processing It)
7 Signs Your Small Town Romance Was Written by Someone Who Grew Up There (And Is Still Processing It)
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Top Ten Funniest and Weirdest Moments in Professional Hockey
Top Ten Funniest and Weirdest Moments in Professional Hockey
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That Time the Internet Meanies Taught Me How to Be More Fearless
That Time the Internet Meanies Taught Me How to Be More Fearless
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How I became a coffee shop writer
How I became a coffee shop writer
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The Heated Rivalry Effect: LGBTQ Hockey Scores Big
The Heated Rivalry Effect: LGBTQ Hockey Scores Big
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Gifts for Readers and Writers
Gifts for Readers and Writers
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First Chapter: Thrown for a Loop
First Chapter: Thrown for a Loop
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Thrown for a Loop: An Excerpt
Thrown for a Loop: An Excerpt
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Three City Book Tour! Will I see you in...
Three City Book Tour! Will I see you in...
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So You Want to Visit Portland Maine
So You Want to Visit Portland Maine
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The 10 Rules of Hockey Romance
The 10 Rules of Hockey Romance
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Updated June 2026: Definitive List of Romance Bookstores
Updated June 2026: Definitive List of Romance Bookstores
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The Top Ten Rules of Small Town Romance
The Top Ten Rules of Small Town Romance
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The 10 Weirdest Rules in Hockey
The 10 Weirdest Rules in Hockey
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First Chapter: Dying to Meet You
First Chapter: Dying to Meet You
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Sexism and the Romance Stigma
Sexism and the Romance Stigma
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Six Priceless LGBT YA Novels
Six Priceless LGBT YA Novels

My favorites, all with outstanding writing.

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Ten Years Ago I Saw This Video
Ten Years Ago I Saw This Video
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Signed Books in Stores: Adding so many locations!
Signed Books in Stores: Adding so many locations!
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Signed books in stores: the May update!
Signed books in stores: the May update!

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Dying to Meet You is Here!
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A Guide to Sarina's Small Town Books
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First Chapter: Big Stick Energy
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Top Ten Funniest and Weirdest Moments in Professional Hockey
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The 10 Rules of Hockey Romance
The 10 Rules of Hockey Romance
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The Top Ten Rules of Small Town Romance
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The 10 Weirdest Rules in Hockey
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First Chapters

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First Chapter: Big Stick Energy
First Chapter: Big Stick Energy
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First Chapter: My Kind of Guy
First Chapter: My Kind of Guy
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First Chapter: Thrown for a Loop
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First Chapter: The Last Guy on Earth
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First Chapter: Good Boy (WAGs #1)
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First Chapter: I'm Your Guy (For real though!).
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First Chapter: Good as Gold
First Chapter: Good as Gold
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First Chapter: The New Guy
First Chapter: The New Guy
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First Chapter: A Little Too Wild by Devney Perry
First Chapter: A Little Too Wild by Devney Perry
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First Chapter: A Little Too Late
First Chapter: A Little Too Late
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First Chapter: Love Lessons
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First Chapter: Shenanigans
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First Chapter: The Best Men
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First Chapter: Brooklynaire
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First Chapter: Boyfriend
First Chapter: Boyfriend
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First Chapter: Waylaid
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First Chapter: Bombshells
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First Chapter: Roommate
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First Chapter: Loverboy
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First Chapter: Lies & Lullabies
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First Chapter Friday: Sure Shot
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First Chapter Friday: Heartland
First Chapter Friday: Heartland
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First Chapter: Audio Edition
First Chapter: Audio Edition
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First Chapter: Boy Toy
First Chapter: Boy Toy
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First Chapter: Man Cuffed
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First Chapter: Goodbye Paradise
First Chapter: Goodbye Paradise
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Book Recommendations
Off Course by Julie Cook
Off Course by Julie Cook
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The Delivery by Gregg Hurwitz
The Delivery by Gregg Hurwitz
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Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell
Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell
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After Hours at Dooryard Books and Star Shipped by Cat Sebastian
After Hours at Dooryard Books and Star Shipped by Cat Sebastian
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30 Love by Tom Vellner
30 Love by Tom Vellner
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Sarina's Holiday Romance TBR
Sarina's Holiday Romance TBR
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Crash Test by Amy James
Crash Test by Amy James
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The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles
The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles
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All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells
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We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter
We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter
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Chrysalis by S.E. Harmon
Chrysalis by S.E. Harmon
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Something Wild and Wonderful by Anita Kelly
Something Wild and Wonderful by Anita Kelly
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Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto
Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto
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The Summer Guests by Tess Gerritson
The Summer Guests by Tess Gerritson
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Once Upon You and Me by Timothy Janovsky
Once Upon You and Me by Timothy Janovsky
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New Spring Releases: Mystery and Suspense Edition
New Spring Releases: Mystery and Suspense Edition
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Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz
Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz
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Solstice by Eli Easton and RJ Scott
Solstice by Eli Easton and RJ Scott
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Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh
Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh
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Protecting Mr. Fine by Lucy Lennox
Protecting Mr. Fine by Lucy Lennox
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A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush
A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush
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Sapphire Sunset and Sapphire Spring by C. Travis Rice
Sapphire Sunset and Sapphire Spring by C. Travis Rice
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Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood
Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood
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The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen
The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen
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The Last Party and A Game of Lies by Clare Mackintosh
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The Unraveling by Vi Keeland
The Unraveling by Vi Keeland
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My favorite series by Annabeth Albert
My favorite series by Annabeth Albert
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Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
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Funny Story by Emily Henry
Funny Story by Emily Henry
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We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian
We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian
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Excerpts

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Thrown for a Loop: An Excerpt
Thrown for a Loop: An Excerpt
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The New Guy: An Excerpt
The New Guy: An Excerpt
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A sample from Bombshells! How Anton met Sylvie
A sample from Bombshells! How Anton met Sylvie
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Try out the audio of Roommate
Try out the audio of Roommate
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The first Loverboy excerpt! Read by Joe Arden
The first Loverboy excerpt! Read by Joe Arden
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The first Heartland excerpt!
The first Heartland excerpt!
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You need this excerpt from Boy Toy!
You need this excerpt from Boy Toy!
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Here it is: The first excerpt from Bountiful
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One Week to Go! Fun excerpt from Pipe Dreams
One Week to Go! Fun excerpt from Pipe Dreams
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Musings

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People Are Offended by This Mention of AI in my Book, and I am Here for It
People Are Offended by This Mention of AI in my Book, and I am Here for It
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7 Signs Your Small Town Romance Was Written by Someone Who Grew Up There (And Is Still Processing It)
7 Signs Your Small Town Romance Was Written by Someone Who Grew Up There (And Is Still Processing It)
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Top Ten Funniest and Weirdest Moments in Professional Hockey
Top Ten Funniest and Weirdest Moments in Professional Hockey
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That Time the Internet Meanies Taught Me How to Be More Fearless
That Time the Internet Meanies Taught Me How to Be More Fearless
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How I became a coffee shop writer
How I became a coffee shop writer
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The 10 Rules of Hockey Romance
The 10 Rules of Hockey Romance
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Updated June 2026: Definitive List of Romance Bookstores
Updated June 2026: Definitive List of Romance Bookstores
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The Top Ten Rules of Small Town Romance
The Top Ten Rules of Small Town Romance
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The 10 Weirdest Rules in Hockey
The 10 Weirdest Rules in Hockey
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Sexism and the Romance Stigma
Sexism and the Romance Stigma
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Ten Years Ago I Saw This Video
Ten Years Ago I Saw This Video
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Reviews Matter! Thanks for all you do!
Reviews Matter! Thanks for all you do!
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What's your word?
What's your word?

What’s your word for 2024?

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Could you please write a book for...?
Could you please write a book for...?
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How to finish a book when your squirrel brain has other plans
How to finish a book when your squirrel brain has other plans
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I finished my book! Which always feels like a miracle...
I finished my book! Which always feels like a miracle...
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How to Write a Romance: Chaos and Order
How to Write a Romance: Chaos and Order
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How readers found me! This is delicious...
How readers found me! This is delicious...
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Thoughts from the Writing Cave
Thoughts from the Writing Cave
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Are the World of True North books considered canon?
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A letter to my young unpublished self
A letter to my young unpublished self
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My last decade... began with a flop!
My last decade... began with a flop!
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Is this pandering? Or is it progress?
Is this pandering? Or is it progress?
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How Success Happens
How Success Happens
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Deleting one third of a book isn't easy...
Deleting one third of a book isn't easy...
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My Little Sticker Habit
My Little Sticker Habit
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How to Co-Write a Novel. (Is that even possible?)
How to Co-Write a Novel. (Is that even possible?)
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Why Your Favorite Authors are Raving About The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
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Why I Collaborate
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That time I responded to an email that made me mad...
That time I responded to an email that made me mad...

I shouldn't have responded to her email, and here's why.

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World of True North

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First Chapter: Dauntless
First Chapter: Dauntless
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First Chapter: Wonderland
First Chapter: Wonderland
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First Chapter: Underdog
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First Chapter: Unmanageable
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First Chapter: Counterpoint
First Chapter: Counterpoint
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First Chapter: Wildfire
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First Chapter: Firefly
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