by Amelia Simone | May 31, 2024 | Blog
Match Play is reader for your e-reader! If you want early access, you can grab it via my direct store. Match Play will release via Amazon on 6/7, and it’ll go into Kindle Unlimited about that time if you prefer to wait. (I’ll be sitting in a corner, giggling, while I wait for y’all to read the speed dating scene.  )
Also, *cough* chapter 1 may be an ode to my cooking skills… or lack thereof. lol There’s a reason all of the men in my books cook, y’all. 
Match Play may be featured in the June KU Obsession newsletter. If you haven’t heard of KU Obsession, it highlights new KU romance releases, and you can sign up here: https://kuobsession.com/
The photo hit me like a softball to the face, and I stopped scrolling. She wore a glittery silver dress and had flowers in her hair, a lanky boy wrapped around her like a pretzel, mugging for the camera. How were we old enough for Rob and Eva to have a teenager going to Homecoming? Seeing their daughter so happy and carefree reminded me of the days before their betrayal. Had I ever been that open and trusting? Their daughter’s sweet smile and cherubic cheeks hinted at an unguarded childhood at odds with my own.
I suppressed a flash of envy. Resentment and anger had faded to disappointment long ago. I didn’t really want what Eva had, but I wished I could think of our past with something other than disillusionment.
Rob had been my first love. Eva, my college roommate. Them together? My first heartbreak. As much as my life had changed since we lived together, Eva’s had changed more. It was tempting to see if she and Rob were still together. After so long, it shouldn’t matter.
Slowly, a high-pitched beeping broke through my trip down memory lane, and I bit back a curse, sprinting from the couch to the kitchen, my heart in my throat.  Keep reading 
 Amelia
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by Amelia Simone | Apr 7, 2024 | Blog
Don’t miss out! Forbidden Flame is available through Book Funnel for newsletter subscribers for a limited time: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/cr6rkhhfmo
FORBIDDEN FLAME by AMELIA SIMONE
I ran off to Vegas because I wanted to start a family, even if it meant parenting solo. But I didn’t expect to run into my brother’s best friend my first night out.
He blocked my best prospect and made me an offer I couldn’t refuse: he’d do daddy duty. The catch: I had to marry him first.
He’s the high school football coach, and a charmer with testosterone to spare, but will he make a good dad?
One quickie ceremony and a knee-weakening honeymoon later, I can’t help looking at my new husband differently. He’s more than the heaux he claims to be.
But what happens when we return to our small town? I can’t afford scandal, and Campfire *loves* a good story.
Keeping my marriage on the down-low is my best bet for self-preservation. Too bad my husband wants to make me his for real…
Keeping secrets in small-town Campfire is a losing proposition. Can Ivan and Izzy form a real family, or are their vows destined to be nothing more than tinder for the gossip fires?
Join us around the campfire, where you can pour out your troubles and seek solace in friendship and love.
Forbidden Flame is book one in the Campfire Council Series but can be read as a stand-alone romance. The book is first person, dual POV. The newly elected city council of Campfire, WA, is ready to win hearts and rebuild their small town, but can this sisterhood of the wine-soaked campfire find love amid the flames?
❤️ Brother’s best friend
❤️ Marriage of convenience
❤️ Romcom with low angst
❤️ Banter and spice
❤️ Small town romance with found family
❤️ Dual POV
by Amelia Simone | Oct 7, 2023 | Blog
Tinder Embrace, book three in the new Campfire Council Series has a gorgeous cover that features one of my favorite things: hot air balloons!
I grew up crewing for hot air balloon pilots in the Willamette Valley and recently had the opportunity to check out the Prosser, WA balloon rally. It was gorgeous! 
Most pilots try to Splash & Dash on the Yakima River nearby, and visitors have a great view from the bridge or the water. It was the first time I’d gotten to see so many pilots Splash & Dash, and so cool!
I drew on my hot air ballooning experience quite a bit while writing Tinder Embrace. Sophie is a teacher with a piloting side-hustle who crash-lands on Davis’s farm. (Side note: while members of my family have been in a crash of sorts, they’re not common, I promise!)
Tinder Embrace is up for pre-order now and releases 11/17/23!
You can grab a chance at an early copy on GoodReads between 10/16/23-11/15/23.
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Love takes flight when a crash-landing beauty meets a grumpy farmer.
When Sophie Dunham crash-lands her hot air balloon on Davis Pruitt’s hops farm, she vows to help him heal and keep up with chores as penance, even if her secret crush on the grumpy farmer twists her in knots.
Davis can’t believe his bad luck. Sophie, the bubbly second-grade teacher with a hot-air ballooning side-hustle, crash-landed, and now she won’t leave. The attraction between them is hot enough to lift twenty balloons, but he’s been down the commitment road once before. Davis’s first marriage failed, and he’s not ready to open himself up to love again. Plus, she’s one of his sister’s best friends.
Love is in the air, but will Sophie and Davis let past mistakes keep them grounded, or can they find the courage to take flight together?
Join us around the campfire, where you can pour out your troubles and seek solace in friendship and love.
Tinder Embrace is book three in the Campfire Council Series but can be read as a stand-alone romance. The newly elected city council of Campfire, WA, is ready to win hearts and rebuild their small town, but can this sisterhood of the wine-soaked campfire find love amid the flames?
by Amelia Simone | Aug 25, 2023 | Blog
Love takes center stage when Eve and Brady team up to co-direct the high school play. Will their students learn more about love than their lines, watching passion ignite between their chaperones? Find out in SMOKE SHOW, available now!
Passion burns bright in this sizzling opposites attract romance!
SMOKE SHOW’s unofficial slogan: never mess with an artist proficient in Photoshop. They. Will. WRECK. You.
Bachelor auction shenanigans and artsy pranks make SMOKE SHOW a not-to-be-missed installment in the Campfire Council Series! You can check it out today in KU, e-book, or paperback.
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Kissing your co-director is a sure way to fan the flames of gossip…
Eve Pendleton moved to Campfire for a fresh start. She’s agreed to help the town council with their bachelor charity auction, but hosting it at the high school is a no-go unless she agrees to co-direct the winter play with the principal. Brady Gleason is handsome, but awfully strait-laced for Eve’s tastes. Besides, her fresh start didn’t include plans for a new man… Can she make room in her heart and her new life for a man whose icy exterior hides a flame only she can quench?
Brady Gleason can’t stop thinking about Eve. Loud, chronically late, and generally a thorn in his side, she gets on his nerves—but her prickliness conceals a pain he can’t help but try to soothe. He’s learned the hard way that risk means loss. Can Eve encourage him to open his heart one last time if it means finding love?
Eve and Brady are both skeptical about happily-ever-afters. Will their budding romantic production be a one-night flop, or have they found the roles of a lifetime together?
Join us around the campfire, where you can pour out your troubles and seek solace in friendship and love.
Scroll up and grab your copy today!
Smoke Show is book two in the Campfire Council Series but can be read as a stand-alone romance. The newly elected city council of Campfire, WA, is ready to win hearts and rebuild their small town, but can this sisterhood of the wine-soaked campfire find love amid the flames?
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by Amelia Simone | Jul 29, 2023 | Blog
Smoke Show, book two in the new Campfire Council Series has not one, but TWO new covers! I worked with graphic artists at GetCovers to develop a couple cover and discreet version.
Eve and Brady are about to find out that kissing your co-director is a sure way to fan the flames of gossip…
Smoke Show is up for pre-order now and releases August 25th!
You can grab a chance at an early copy on GoodReads between July 24-August 23.
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Kissing your co-director is a sure way to fan the flames of gossip…
Eve Pendleton moved to Campfire for a fresh start. She’s agreed to help the town council with their bachelor charity auction, but hosting it at the high school is a no-go unless she agrees to co-direct the winter play with the principal. Brady Gleason is handsome, but awfully strait-laced for Eve’s tastes. Besides, her fresh start didn’t include plans for a new man… Can she make room in her heart and her new life for a man whose icy exterior hides a flame only she can quench?
Brady Gleason can’t stop thinking about Eve. Loud, chronically late, and generally a thorn in his side, she gets on his nerves—but her prickliness conceals a pain he can’t help but try to soothe. He’s learned the hard way that risk means loss. Can Eve encourage him to open his heart one last time if it means finding love?
Eve and Brady are both skeptical about happily-ever-afters. Will their budding romantic production be a one-night flop, or have they found the roles of a lifetime together?
Join us around the campfire, where you can pour out your troubles and seek solace in friendship and love.
Scroll up and grab your copy today!
Smoke Show is book two in the Campfire Council Series but can be read as a stand-alone romance. The newly elected city council of Campfire, WA, is ready to win hearts and rebuild their small town, but can this sisterhood of the wine-soaked campfire find love amid the flames?
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by Amelia Simone | Mar 12, 2023 | Blog
Forbidden Flame, book 1 in the new Campfire Council Series has a gorgeous cover and blurb!
The Nemitz family (first seen in Mister Marriage) are back and funnier than ever. Izzy O’Reilly and Ivan Nemitz have their hands full keeping their hasty marriage a secret.
Can Ivan and Izzy form a real family, or are their vows destined to be nothing more than tinder for the gossip fires?
Forbidden Flame is up for pre-order now!
A good girl gone rogue.
A charmer with an overprotective streak.
Are their $49 vows the investment of a lifetime?
Ivan Nemitz:
Spotting my best friend’s sister at the bar in Vegas was the beginning of the end. She wasn’t allowed to be hot, but I couldn’t ignore her once I saw it. Izzy O’Reilly about made me swallow my tongue, all tall blond curves and seduction. Her baby-making mission stalled me in my tracks before I realized it was the perfect opportunity. A quickie wedding to the delectable Izzy would give me everything I wanted. Namely, her. One hot weekend, and we’d both walk away satisfied, my honor intact. But what about my heart?
Izzy O’Reilly:
Making a pregnancy pact with Ivan Nemitz was a terrible idea, but I didn’t have much choice, did I? He was the perfect donor. Handsome, charming, and intelligent, he was the entire package. If only he didn’t come with the baggage of my small town’s expectations. He insisted on marriage first, and I yielded, sure he was the fastest way to what I wanted: a baby of my own. One hot weekend, and we’d both walk away satisfied, my dream of a family intact. But what about my heart?
Join us around the campfire, where you can pour out your troubles and seek solace in friendship and love.
Forbidden Flame is book one in the Campfire Council Series but can be read as a stand-alone romance. The newly elected city council of Campfire, WA, is ready to win hearts and rebuild their small town, but can this sisterhood of the wine-soaked campfire find love amid the flames?
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