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04.11.2014 Carina Press, In The Zone Series, On The Surface, Reviews, Sports Romance

Harlequin Junkie Review – FIVE STARS and a TOP PICK!!!

I cannot express how excited I am that Heather at Harlequin Junkie gave On the Surface five stars! Not only that, they chose it as an HJ Top Pick. Thank you, Heather. I’m so glad you’re a Barracuda fan!

Here’s the last line of the review:

“If you are a sport romance fan then I highly recommend this series. I’ll be on the Barracuda bench – cheering them on.”

And check out the cool little banner she pasted on my book cover! I love it.

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04.09.2014 In The Zone Series, On The Surface, Reviews

Lush Book Review: 5 STARS!!!

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I’m super excited! Lush Book Reviews gave On the Surface five stars. Here is a juicy quote from the review.

“I have a thing for sports romance books and this one made the list of a must read. Tim and Erin are so right for each other. The love scenes in the book are hot! Kate Willoughby writes her men really well and the banter between his team and Tim were very enjoyable to read. I loved how Tim falls for Erin right away and doesn’t hold back his feelings for her. I am excited to read the next book in the series!!

On the Surface is truly one of the best books I have read this year and it happens to be the first book in this new series. If you want a good contemporary romance this is the book for you!! A must buy!”

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03.06.2014 Giveaway, In The Zone Series, On The Surface, Websites

A Celebration and a Giveaway!

Here is what Dustin Brown looked like when the Kings won the Stanley Cup. Happy, right? That’s how I feel too!

After weeks of working closely with Melissa Bandera of Jelly Design Studio, my new website is finally live!

I’m thrilled with it. It’s so bright and cheery. It looks fresh and inviting and I hope it’s easy to navigate.

Here are some things, other than the cool design, that I’m really excited about.

I now have a home page so people aren’t shuttled directly into the blog.

I have a (long!) list of appearances coming up to commemorate the release of my first hockey romance, On the Surface.

On the sidebar you can see my beautiful cover art for On the Surface and it stays there no matter what page of the website you’re visiting.

There are social media buttons!! Quick, go follow me on Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. I try to post fun stuff.

My book pages are really easy to navigate now and there are handy links in case you feel like buying one of the books. (You know you want to…!)

You can now get my “authorgraph.” It’s a cool widget that allows readers to get their electronic book autographed by me.

Amazing site, right? I’m so in love with it. My designer Melissa was wonderful to work with. The process was so painless and she was very patient with all my requests as we tweaked and modified, tried different options, until it was the beautiful site I had only imagined before.

To celebrate the unveiling, I’m giving away a copy of On the Surface, In the Zone Book 1 from Carina Press. Good luck!
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02.24.2014 Blurbs, Carina Press, Hockey, Hockey Book, In The Zone Series, On The Surface

Back Cover Copy for On the Surface

Yours truly wearing her favorite piece of clothing

I’m so excited to share with you the back cover copy for my first hockey romance, On the Surface, Book 1 from the In the Zone series which chronicles the lives and loves of the fictional San Diego Barracudas. I hope it sounds interesting to you. If so, feel free to pre-order it!

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Book one of In the Zone

NHL player Tim Hollander lost his temper one time and threw a water bottle at an abusive fan. After “Bottlegate,” he’s traded to the San Diego Barracudas, where he’ll need to keep the bad publicity to a minimum while proving he can still compete with the younger guys on the ice.

Erin Collier is a pediatric nurse who’s never seen a hockey game, but gets in line for Tim’s autograph at a PR event in hopes of impressing the doctor she has a crush on. When an obnoxious fan gets pushy toward Erin, Tim rushes to defend the pretty stranger, throwing a punch in the process.

Grateful for the rescue, Erin agrees to stand by Tim during the resulting press conference and host him at a hospital charity event. Their chemistry is palpable, and soon their lives are intertwined. But Erin doubts a hockey player is capable of anything resembling a real relationship. And if Tim can’t get her to see beyond what’s on the surface, they’ll never last longer than a single season…

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USA Today Bestselling Author Kate Willoughby happily writes her contemporary hockey romances in Southern California. She is married and has two sons and a Chihuahua. When she’s not writing, she’s watching hockey. When it’s not hockey season, she whines a lot.

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