This Saturday, I’m throwing a launch party along with fellow debut author Donna K. Weaver at the Orem (Utah) Public Library. Come join us! We’ll have reading, signing, books, freebies & prizes—and a self-defense demo with Sensei Kim and Sensei Kristi! (And don’t forget: today’s song clues are at the end of the post!)

But today, I’m part of the blog tour for Donna’s book, A Change of Plans! (Remember the cover reveal?)

When twenty-five-year-old Lyn sets off on her cruise vacation, all she wants is to forget that her dead fiancé was a cheating scumbag. What she plans is a diversion uncomplicated by romance. What she gets is Braedon, an intriguing young surgeon. He’s everything her fiancé wasn’t, and against the backdrop of the ship’s make-believe world, her emotions come alive.

Unaware of the sensitive waters he navigates, Braedon moves to take their relationship beyond friendship-on the very anniversary Lyn came on the cruise to forget. Lyn’s painful memories are too powerful, and she runs off in a panic.

But it’s hard to get away from someone when you’re stuck on the same ship. Things are bad enough when the pair finds themselves on one of the cruise’s snorkeling excursions. Then paradise turns to piracy when their party is kidnapped, and Lyn’s fear of a fairy tale turns grim.

I received an ARC of A Change of Plans, and I got to read it last week. As I read the first part of the book, following Braedon and Lyn on the cruise, I enjoyed the romance so much that I really wanted to write a romance (which is funny, because I don’t particularly like writing the warm fuzzy stuff, and that’s exactly what I wanted to write). Donna reminded me of how much fun the first phases of a romance can be.

And then, just when you think the story’s over, you find one twist after another. She definitely kept me guessing!

The publisher provided me with a free copy of A Change of Plans in exchange for a fair and honest review.

There’s also a giveaway as part of the blog tour!

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Find it: Amazon | B&N | Goodreads | Rhemalda Store

Today’s clues!

You’ll find today’s blog tour stops—and clues for the inspiration song contest!—with:

Donna K. Weaver—I know, right?! – I, Spy (Also: using spy skills on a desert island!)

Bonnie Harris – I, Spy (Also: an I, Spy extra inspired by Bonnie!)

Jinky is Reading – I, Spy (Also: a giveaway!)

Carolyn Frank – Mr. Nice Spy (Also: using spy skills with time travel!)