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Optimist. Childhood Trauma Survivor. Invisible Illness Advocate. Anxiety Warrior. Dog Lover. Food Allergy Manager.
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My Romance Novel, The Comeback Tour, is available now
I’m so excited to share my first novel, The Comeback Tour, with you! While watching Big Time Rush—a group my daughter and I discovered after binge

Title Reveal of My Romance Novel- THE COMEBACK TOUR
📖Title reveal! Ahhh! I’m announcing the name of my romance novel right here!!! Stay tuned and follow @thecomebacktourbook and @thejoellesperanza on IG for all the updates!

Forming the Pack- Trash the Dress Excerpt Chapter 6
Today I bring you chapter 6 of my book, Trash the Dress: Stories of Celebrating Divorce in your 20s. This is where I form my

Cut Away the Past- Trash the Dress Excerpt
Hi friends, Here’s chapter 5 of my book, Trash the Dress: Stories of Celebrating Divorce in your 20s—and this is where I take scissors to

If I were a fiction character
If my life were fiction, these would be some of my character traits. 👑Illustration from the children’s book I wrote for my daughter featuring

Make a Dating Checklist- Trash the Dress Excerpt Chapter 4
Hi friends! Today I bring you chapter 4 of my book, Trash the Dress: Stories of Celebrating Divorce in your 20s. Please share and be

Ode to Unwritten Law PLUS I Reveal a Big Secret
🤫Big secret at the end of this post. 🎶We all have bands that define parts of our lives. This is the story of how one

One of my favorite quotes Butch Walker told me
This is one of my favorite quotes that Butch Walker told me during one of our interviews. It has always stuck with me when I

I Finally Figured Out a Title for My NOVEL
Big news! It took me almost a year, but I FINALLY figured out a title that I ❤️ for my novel!! It came to me

Write a Good Riddance List- Trash the Dress Excerpt Chapter 3
Hi friends, Today I bring you chapter 3 of my book, Trash the Dress: Stories of Celebrating Divorce in your 20s. This is one of

My So-Called Marriage – Trash the Dress Excerpt Chapter 2
Hi! Here’s chapter 2 of Trash the Dress: Stories of Celebrating Divorce in your 20s. In this chapter, my personal story continues, but soon we