This is going to be a super short Blog. Mainly because the title says soo much!
But yes. Trading Tineel, book 3 in the Dropped Puck Series is now live on Audible. And I honestly couldn’t be happier.
This book was originally put to audition last year. Then I had a lot going on with my stepdad getting sick, followed by Babe’s grandmother getting sick— and both passing away within 12 hours of each other. It was a tough time so I put a lot of things on the back burner.
But in January 2024 I decided to search for narrators for my books again. I reached out to a voice actor who had submitted an audition previously and we set a date for the book to be done by August. That gave them 15+ weeks to complete the project.
I’d check in to see what was new and always saw … nothing! Then, about 2 days before the final deadline, I listened to the bulk upload they had done. It was rough. It sounded like the recording had been done under a conveyer belt. And all the voices sounded the same.
I reached out and they asked for more time. I ultimately decided not to. And some might say that makes me a d-bag.
Do you know how scary it is to think your options towards something you love, a piece of yourself that others will consume and judge…that you could either: a) accept substandard quality and have that be the way some people know you- the only way some people may know you? Or b) delay a project that’s already been postponed nearly a year.
Neither were what I wanted but I took a chance that I’d find the right person to bring Nick & Eve’s story to life.
And that leap paid off. I found that person. Amber Goode is truly an amazing voice actor and I feel lucky that she was able to take on my book.
I remember listening to her be Nick and thinking “this is exactly how it sounded in my head when I wrote it.” I remember crying when I listened to the scene between Eve and Emerson.
Want to know what is blowing me away even more than the fact this book is finally ready for listening readers?
The love it’s already getting!!
Trading Tinsel released officially on 12/9/24. And by 12/11 I had reviews! People were binge-listening to MY book! Mine! What?!? I even had a few readers ask to be ALC (Advanced Listening Copy) readers because they’ve been waiting for it since Power Play.
Thats the sort of thing I say to my auto-read authors. It was my dream to write stories people would say that about. And it’s happening!
If you’re looking for a fun listen this holiday season - hockey and spice and all things nice!- go check out Trading Tinsel on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited , paperback and now on Audible!!
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Just seven minutes younger than her twin sister, Evelyn “Eve” Carter has always felt like the “shadow sister.” She’s fun when her sister is functional, more go with the flow than the structured nature of her womb-mate. Even looking exactly alike, she somehow still managed to come second to the first guy she really crushed on, Nick Atterton. Her sister’s high school boyfriend. Her sister’s near-fiancé. Fleeing halfway across the country to attend college in Miami, FL, Eve hopes to distance herself from that beacon of perfection and the daily soul crushing feeling of inadequacy.
Nick Atterton has loved the game of hockey since he was six years old. The next closest thing to that pure, unfiltered adoration was his high school girlfriend. But when he can’t commit to forever, they end things. Just in time for his trade to Miami.
A quick trip home for Christmas ends up rerouted when Nick and Eve find their flight emergency landed in Nashville due to an unexpected ice storm. Will tinsel and trinkets be the only thing exchanged this holiday season? Or will they be permanently added to the naughty list?
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TRADING TINSEL on Audible!
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