The World of Sophia Sinclair

Let's get real about fake marriages! There are so many great books about fake relationships/fake marriages out there. There's something extra angsty about reading the story of two people pretending to be a couple while each of them is secretly pining for the other, but trying so hard to stay cool and not let on. There is a whole romance subgenre devoted to this trope. Here's a quick look at a few currently popular titles: Faking Ms. Right by Claire Kingsley,  Unexpected Gift from R.S. Elliot, Fake Marriage by Ajme Williams, Backup Bride by Melinda Mink, A Cowboy and his Fake Marriage by Emmy Eugene, The Billionaire's Fake Wife by L. Steele ... and there are many more. Add in the secret baby or accidental pregnancy trope, and you've really got a hard-to-put-down read. Claiming Haley in my new series,  Babies and Brides , is in this tradition. Here's the blurb:  I’m a pregnant wedding planner who has less than two weeks to throw together a real wedding for

So I'm reading the good old New York Times Sunday paper yesterday and there's a business story that knocked my socks off. It's about people doing exactly what Ashley did in Crazy Little Thing . It is, in a word, crazy. Here's the story , which is pretty interesting. It's about old motels being turned into upscale destinations ... which is, if you've read Crazy Little Thing, exactly what Ashley did!  I did quite a bit of research to explain how a small-town bartender could save and invest her money and buy the motel and bar where she worked. I had to pretty much put together her business plan to make the whole thing believable! (Follow me for more great business ideas — my characters tend to do a lot of cool things!) In case you haven't read it, here's the blurb: Ashley Butler is everyone’s favorite bartender at The Clipper. She’s seemingly always there to remember your favorite drink and offer a sympathetic ear. But Ashley has plans that go far beyond ba