I'm so excited to announce my first romance novel!

We’ve all fantasized about dating our favorite boy band member and for one young divorced woman, that teenage dream comes true—but is falling in love with the “bad boy” whose posters lined her bedroom walls and now needs her to redeem his reputation worth the consequences?

Cailin McCall spent her teenage years chasing boy bands, particularly 5 Leo Hearts. After she finds herself divorced, and recently fired from her unfulfilling job at age 29, Cailin vows to stop settling and start living life to its fullest. When her friend offers her a job working as a music publicist, Cailin figures she has nothing left to lose…except she ends up risking her credibility, vows to herself, and her heart.

Jax Slater has been dubbed the “bad boy” of 5 Leo Hearts, a boy band worshiped by millions of fans worldwide. He garnered a reputation for his womanizing ways until he settled into a relationship with a female pop star. When she broke his heart, he retreated from the public eye for a decade until now: the release of his solo album and tour. He’s determined to break out of all stereotypes, show he’s a true artist who can write hit songs and play guitar, and find lasting love with a normal girl… except the one he wants is his new publicist and she’s off-limits.

Once they start working together, Jax can’t help but fall back into his flirty ways with Cailin. With years of built up yearning for Jax lingering, Cailin can’t resist. They agree to keep their romance a secret and Cailin finds herself in pinch-me moments that seem too good to be true. And they just might be.

After making it through one crisis after another, the pair are caught off guard and their road to romance comes to a screeching halt. Cailin realizes that she might not really know Jax after all. Jax must confront the fact that his reckless past might be catching up to him.

Can Jax give the biggest performance of his life, and remind Cailin that their love is off the charts?

Illustrations by Cindy Ras.

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I know how to get attention—and keep it.

A storyteller at heart, I specialize in creating and promoting compelling angles and as a publicist have gained national coverage for my clients including Good Morning America, The Today Show, TIME, Tamron Hall, New York Post, Life & Style, In Touch, Forbes, The New York Times, MSNBC, Real Simple, Wall Street Journal, MTV, SheKnows, Reader’s Digest, and APlus.

I’ve been self-publishing since college, when I started a music ‘zine turned blog/ online site and then Web TV show (This was before they were cool. Am I dating myself here?) Our all-female staff brought audiences “What’s Hot & What’s Important.” I’ve interviewed national acts including 30 Seconds to Mars, Butch Walker, David Garrett, Hanson, The Used, Good Charlotte, Silverchair, and 311. I’ve conducted backstage investigations on the treatment of circus animals, produced web series Going Vegan and The Road to SXSW, and gotten up close and personal with endangered tigers.

Prior to becoming a book publicist (specializing in non-fiction and memoirs), I secured celebrity judges for The Independent Music Awards, was a casting associate for Animal Planet’s It’s Me or the Dog, worked in corporate healthcare PR, and even represented popular consumer brands. 

I love writing books that empower and inspire people. My memoir/ self-help book, Trash the Dress: Stories of Celebrating Divorce in your 20s, has been featured on International Business Times, The Sydney Morning Herald, Maclean’s, Glamour, Cosmo Middle East, The Globe and Mail and Dr. Oz’s YouBeauty.com. Lately, I have been writing children’s books for–and inspired by–my kids. Get my books.

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I cried, I conquered and I’ve told it like it is in my book, Trash the Dress: Stories of Celebrating Divorce in your 20s. That was over a decade ago. Isn’t that wild?! I’m now re-married with two amazing kids and three dogs and on my Trash the Dress Substack to digitally release every chapter of my book! That’s right. I want to reach NEW divorced women, open up our private Facebook divorce support group to those that don’t know about it, and share some very big news about NEW BOOKS I am working on (but those details will come another time).

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