Kate Willoughby – USA Today Bestselling Author

08.18.2021 Other

Five Things

I’m currently working on A Room with a Dude, a rom-com that, for the first time in a long time, does not feature a hockey player. I LOVE what I’ve written so far. Here are five random things in the book so far:

1. A canine mishap at the Oscars

2. A taciturn, Japanese-American pro surfer

3. A fixer-upper hotel with a nostalgic link to Hollywood

4. A madcap, sassy ex-maid masquerading as a hotel manager

5. A shark or two

Sounds like a fun read, right? Watch this blog and/or join my Facebook reader group (Kate’s First Liners) for excerpts and updates!

04.23.2021 Other

You’re invited!

Join me in The Locker Room on Facebook

to celebrate the release of Darkroom! There will be fun and prizes, including a Kindle Fire 7!

Monday, April 26, 7:45 pm EST

https://www.facebook.com/groups/lockerroomromance/

04.14.2021 New Release, Reviews

Set it and forget it

Darkroom is releasing on April 26, but why not just pre-order it so it appears magically on your Kindle? Early reviewers are raving about it…

“I loved Indi and Hudson! They both had important goals to achieve, and became each other’s biggest supporter. They also helped each other cope with their weaknesses. I loved the easy connection they had, not to mention the incredible chemistry between them. This is the first book I have read in this series, and the first by Kate Willoughby, and I look forward to reading more in the future.”

—Sharing My Book Boyfriends

“Darkroom is a wonderful addition to the world of Moo U Hockey. Hudson combines swagger and sweetness—he’s that hunky book boyfriend who will do anything to make you happy. This book is filled with all the great things I expect in a Kate Willoughby book: hilarious guy talk, scrumptious food descriptions, and enough heat to melt a Vermont winter. Highly recommend!”

—Melanie Ting, USA Today Bestselling Author

“Darkroom was such a refreshingly original story! The characters were multi-dimensional, the banter and dialogue were smart and sparky, and the emotional depth was on point. I was sucked in immediately, and found Indi and Hudson’s story to be the exact sort of fresh air I’d been craving! It was engaging and fun, but also tugged at my heartstrings and gave me that delicious ache in my chest.”

~Bookgasms Book Blog

And while you’re at it, enter my contest to win a Kindle Fire 7! All you have to do is be following me on two of the following platforms: Amazon, Bookbub, Facebook or Goodreads. That’s all!

Click here to preorder Darkroom on Amazon

Click here to preorder the audio book

02.12.2021 Other

Save the date!

I’m happy to announce that I have a book coming out from Sarina Bowen‘s HeartEyes Press in her amazing World of True North universe. If you haven’t read any of Sarina’s books, I heartily recommend them. I’ve always enjoyed her hockey romances and the first True North book of hers I read, Heartland, was excellent.

My hockey romance, Darkroom, is in the World of True North Moo U series. The Moo U books all take place in Vermont at the fictional Burlington University, affectionately known as Moo U and they’re all hockey romances!

I loved writing about a Chinese heroine with a port-wine stain birthmark who was adopted by white parents and brought to America. Sprinkled into her journey are quite a few of my own experiences and feelings about being a fourth-generation Chinese-American who is not as dialed into my heritage as I feel I’m supposed to.

Look for this book to release April 26, 2021, or better yet, preorder it now so you don’t have to remember. It’s starting out on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited, but will release wide eventually.

Add to Goodreads: https://bit.ly/2KHVqI4
Pre-Order: https://amzn.to/3adkLDC
Moo U Hockey: https://hearteyespress.com/wotn#/moo-u-hockey/
Cover Design: Christine Coffey

Indi

I’m not gonna lie, being a twenty-one-year-old virgin is ridiculously embarrassing, bordering on pitiful. And if there’s anything I hate, it’s being pitied. So I’m getting my V-card punched this semester. It’s time to stop dreaming about being swept off my feet. Instead, I’m planning a down-and-dirty one-nighter with a certain hot hockey player I’ve been eyeing.

Hudson

As a top draft pick from a family of hockey royalty, I’m under so much pressure that I’m losing my edge on the ice. I need something to snap my brain out of this self-destructive stress-loop. Like a hot night of fun. That’s where Indi Briscoe from my photography class comes in. She’s flirtatious and funny one moment, sweetly shy the next. But then she wants me to pop her cherry.

Jesus. Did I mention the pressure thing? Am I crazy for starting something with her? Or would I be a fool for saying no?

Warning: this standalone novel contains heat, heart, familial expectations, extreme milkshakes, and a hamster with deep thoughts.