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Goodreads Giveaway for Silently

Goodreads Giveaway for Silently

The Kindle ebook format of Silently (Transformation Series Book 1) is part of a Goodreads Giveaway, from March 12 through March 31, 2023 📘🎁

Secretly - author Q&A and chance to win a free ebook

Secretly - author Q&A and chance to win a free ebook

It's release week for Secretly, and as part of the celebration 🥳, there's an ebook giveway and an author Q&A about the story and writing the book.

Secretly - out now and excerpt!

Secretly - out now and excerpt!

Today is the day: Secretly, Transformation Series Book 2, makes its way into the world in ebook and paperback formats. 🎉🥳

Review copies of Secretly are available

Review copies of Secretly are available

Advance review copies (ARCs) of Secretly are available through NetGalley and BookSirens. If you read the book, I hope you love it. But no matter what, please consider leaving a review

Quotes from Secretly: Day 1 countdown to release day

Quotes from Secretly: Day 1 countdown to release day

And the final quote prior to Secretly's release tomorrow: "...she was a blindfolded cliff-dive into an ocean of risk and potential heartbreak." I like this one because...

Quotes from Secretly: Day 2 countdown to release day

Quotes from Secretly: Day 2 countdown to release day

Another quote on the way to release day, this one from Quinn's perspective in Paris: "There was no space in the heat to hold thoughts or feelings, memory, or expectation."

Quotes from Secretly: Day 3 countdown to release day

Quotes from Secretly: Day 3 countdown to release day

Here's another quote from Secretly, this one from Jonathan's perspective. I like it because it gives a glimpse of the issues he struggles with: "He was the lucky beneficiary of a dead man's grieving wife."

Quotes from Secretly: Day 4 countdown to release day

Quotes from Secretly: Day 4 countdown to release day

In the days leading up to Secretly's release on February 28, here's another quote, this one also from Quinn's perspective: "He didn't make her forget the sadness, but helped her be present in it..."

Quotes from Secretly: Day 5 countdown to release day

Quotes from Secretly: Day 5 countdown to release day

In the days leading up to Secretly's release on February 28, here is a quote, from Quinn's perspective, from the novel: "She wasn't the only one whose memory had been etched with their brief history."

Secretly cover ... revealed! (click to see video)

Secretly (Transformation Series Book 2) releases on February 28th, and I'm so excited to show you the cover! THANK YOU to everyone participating in the reveal! 🙏🎉

Book review: The Paper Palace

Book review: The Paper Palace

Some books don't let you go. The Paper Palace is one of those books. From the first lines through the author's acknowledgements, this book had me completely immersed in Elle’s world and life.

Valentine's Day ❤️ cover reveal for Secretly

Valentine's Day ❤️ cover reveal for Secretly

Secretly, the second book in the Transformation series, releases on February 28 and what better way to pre-celebrate 🎉 than a Valentine’s Day cover reveal!

Top romance novels of 2022: Personal favorites from Talya Blaine

year's top romance novels

Top romance novels of 2022: My personal favorites

As 2022 winds down, those gorgeous book-cover collages of the year’s "best" books are everywhere. They inspired me to create my own "Top romance novels of 2022: My personal favorites" cover collage. Enjoy.

It's release day for Silently!

It's release day for Silently!

It's release day for Silently! I'm so excited to finally share this book – and the rest of the series early next year – with you! Here's a short summary:

Silently release countdown: Day 1

Silently release countdown: Day 1

And, the final quote for release week: from Quinn, conflicted.

Silently release countdown: Day 2

Silently release countdown: Day 2

Today, a quote from Quinn: "The more sensation she felt, the more she craved; a need she didn't possess the words to describe hovered just beyond her reach."

Silently release countdown: Day 3

Silently release countdown: Day 3

To follow yesterday's quote, here's another of my favorite lines from Jonathan, in Silently.

Silently release countdown: Day 4

Silently release countdown: Day 4

In the last few days leading up to Silently's release, I thought I'd share a quote from the book...

Silently Advance Review Copies available

Silently Advance Review Copies available

Are you a book blogger or reviewer? BookTokker or Bookstagrammer? Avid reader and review-writer? If you're interested in receiving an Advance Review Copy of Silently, it's available for a limited time on NetGalley. (Membership required.) NetGalleyNetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals.

Silently is now available for pre-order

Silently is now available for pre-order

Exciting news! My first steamy contemporary romance is now available for pre-order on major online book retailers in the United States and several other markets around the world. You can find a list of retailer links here. Want a quick summary of Silently? Her needs. His limits. White-hot chemistry and

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Pleased to meet you. I'm Talya Blaine, the author of intense and emotional, thought-provoking and sexy romance stories with older characters.