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Have you started the Lake Shore University series yet?

2/25/2018

The second novel for my Lake Shore Uni series, Midnight Rain, has just been released into the world, and I can't tell you enough how much I adore these characters! Bree, Jase and Eth, have literally taken over my life and I can't wait for them to take over yours too! Some early reviews have come in, and it's amazing to see that so far - you all feel the same about these awesome bestfriends!

"Kathleen Maree delivers another emotional punch with the Lakeshore University saga that leaves our hearts a tangled mess for these three amazing characters and has us begging for so much more!"

So if you haven't started this series, and delved into the LSU world - here are some teasers to hopefully get you to reconsider ;)

Much love

KM xo

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Lake Shore Uni 2 ..... Join the cover reveal tour for Midnight Rain!

11/14/2017

The time is coming....

I am excited to reveal the title for the next book in the Lake Shore Uni series, Midnight Rain. Eeek! Its almost time peeps! Midnight Rain will be here early in 2018, and the lead up to this novels release starts right now.

I am participating in a blog tour to reveal Midnight Rains cover, and I cant wait to hear your thoughts. I am so beyond excited, relieved and eternally grateful, that I have this novel ready for you all. The response to the first Lake Shore Uni book has just blown me away, and like you, I have been eagerly awaiting the second instalment to this amazing group of characters.

So sit back, eat a Reese, and fill in the tour form to participate in the cover reveal, and be the first to see this new cover!

Click here to participate

Much love,

KM xoxo

Back from a little hiatus <3

10/12/2017

Well I am back from my little hiatus, where my 'author' self had to take a back seat to the other five sides of me. I have spent the last few weeks being a 'mother-wife-wag-worker-traveller-and-overall-multitasker' of a human being that saw me literally travelling from one side of the country to the other, which unfortunately meant I needed a little break from writing (and blogging). But now I am back, and ready to see out the rest of 2017.

First though, to everyone emailing me about the second Lake Shore Uni book... do not fear :) I have still been working on it on the sly ;) and I am hoping to get it out by the end of the year. I am just as keen as you are to keep reading about Bree, Jase and Eth, so I promise I am definitely still working on it and it won't be too far away!

What have you all been up to? I love reading your emails and social media posts about your fave books and quotes. It has honestly been the best part of my author journey, just getting to meet so many amazing people. If you haven't already, come and join my Facebook 'Krew' where we really just chat about anything from books to boys, and everything in between. Its a bit of fun and we are meeting new people and that makes it just awesome.

Stay tuned for some Lake Shore Uni #2 teasers, cover reveal and TITLE :) I am super, super excited, and cannot wait to start sharing this new book with you all.

Keep dreaming, stay true to yourself and always believe.

Much love,

KM xoxo

Have you got your copy of the first Lake Shore Uni novel yet?

8/21/2017

Just 3 days.

3 days and the first book in my brand new series, Lake Shore University, will be hitting kindles everywhere! Excitement doesn't even cover it. The ARC reviews are slowly coming in, and I am blown away by the response and the love you are already feeling for Ethan, Jase and Bree. Thank you!!

The link to the preorder is here, and you must hurry, because in 3 days time once the novel is released, the sale price will no longer be active. So if you are thinking about reading it, now is the time to order it! Like I said...

Just 3 days.

To wet your appetite a little, here is another teaser for you. If you are following me on Instagram and facebook, you may have already seen this circulating... It just means you get a second look ;) ;)

Much love,

KM xoxo

In this Breeze - TEASERS!

8/10/2017

ARCs are being sent out in a matter of DAYS!

Days people!!

I am so, so excited about this release as I have a special place in my heart for college-set stories. With ARCs being sent out, that means release day is only two weeks away!

So, please enjoy the teasers, and if you haven't already - make sure you pre-order the book before the price increase on release day!

KM xoxo

Inviting YOU to join my advanced reading group!

7/17/2017

I am inviting readers to join my private reading group, for those interested in reading my novels before they hit the shelves! This group is a place where fellow readers and bloggers alike, can discuss my new material in a safe environment and as a thank you, you receive my new stories - absolutely free.

If you are an avid reader of Contemporary, New Adult and or Suspense Romance novels?
If you enjoy stories about emotional journeys and character growth, and that are NOT all about sex.
If you are a fan of my work already, or would like to read one of my stories?
If you have facebook, so you can join in this little community of fun...

If you said a Hell Yes to all of those things above, then I would love to have you come and join us.

All you need to do is fill in this form, and I will add you by email into the group. (So make sure you don't leave that blank!)
Or if the link isn't working, copy and paste the below link into your browser.
http://docs.google.com/forms/d/18knNySpQ-tPVBxUnmVMpn1lbPnX0CBAKn7odaTwyxdU/

I look forward to discussing the stories with you!

Much love

KM xoxoxo

In this Breeze (Lake Shore University series)

7/6/2017

I am trying to contain the pure excitement that is literally trying to burst free right now, because the first novel in my brand new Lake Shore Uni series is about to hit virtual book shelves everywhere! I LOVE reading college-based books, and cannot wait for you all to read my very own take on it. I may have already mentioned how in love with these characters I am, but now, after the first reads have come back - I am even more eager for you to meet them.

I will be posting some teasers and excerpts over the comings weeks, but for now, I have posted the synopsis below. Please keep an eye out for the cover reveal as well, which will be launching at the end of the month!

Until then... xo

In this Breeze...
A Lake Shore University novel

A nerd. A quiet art student. A nobody.

Or perhaps, just some girl.

These were the non-spoken titles I was known as since I started at Lake Shore Uni almost two years ago now. When given the chance to leave my horrific childhood behind - I didn’t hesitate. In fact, I was ecstatic to have the door hit me on the ass on my way out of town; because the only two things I actually loved in my traumatic life…

Were coming with me.

And whilst the three of us shared the same beat-up truck when we moved here – that’s where the similarities unfortunately end.

Ethan ‘The Mule’ Jones, is kind of a super star on campus. Everywhere he goes he seems to draw attention. I guess that’s what happens when you’re headlining papers as the star basketballer for the LS Eagles. But to me, he’s just Eth. A boy who still spends his Friday nights snuggled up watching movies with me, and who walks me to classes just to make sure I get there okay. He is my best friend in every way, and I can’t imagine my life without him in it.

And then there’s Jase.

The truth is I knew from the moment I met Jase at the local skate park, when he was smoking a cigarette and teasing Eth for his poor skating ability, of how fiercely protective he was about those he cared for. From the time he blew his warm breath over my injured knee, to when he thankfully intervened on the most horrific day of my life. A day, that still haunts me when I am alone in the dark.

He saved me.

But Jase has his own demons too. Even if he doesn’t go looking for it, trouble always seems to find him. Which is why he has been absent from our lives for the past two years.

Sometimes I wonder what he’s doing.

Quite often I worry if he’s okay.

And I always, always, think about him.

Even though I shouldn’t.

Recent Reads

5/18/2017

Wow where has the time gone? I've been a little MIA on the whole blog front lately, but I promise its for a very good reason :) Not only has Camouflage hit the fiction waves, but a new novel will soon be surfing as well :) The first novel in my brand new Lake Shore Uni series will be released around the end of July, with the second book in that series to follow shortly after. So whilst I haven't been that active on the blog writing front - I promise I've been VERY active on the novel writing front :)

Anyway, back to the post...

Like always I have been reading a tonne of amazing novels by some incredible authors. I have posted some below with my thoughts and recommendations, and if you have any stories you think I might enjoy - please comment on the post below and I will be sure to check them out!

KM xoxo

THE WALL OF WINNIPEG AND ME by Mariana Zapata
Well I had no idea what to expect when I went into this one except what I had heard. It was a sports story about an arrogant and quiet football star, and it was a very slow burn. Before I comment on the story I will say this - it was a SLOW burn, like as in a 'snails-pace' slow.

But do you know what? I didn't mind it.

In fact, I actually loved it!

And this was all because I was so in the story with Vanessa and Aiden from the beginning. It was my first read by this author and I have to say I enjoyed the way she created this real story with these awesome characters. Vanessa was a strong woman who had been working for Aiden for many years, an assistant to his every need, until well... she wasn't. She had enough and decided to move on and that's when we begin to really see the man known as the 'Wall of Winnipeg.' We see his fierce loyalty, and extreme dedication to his sport, as well as the love for Vanessa he learns to prove.
Now the slow burn (did I mention its a VERY slow burn?) may not be for everyone, but I connected with the characters 100% and loved there story!

EVERYTHING EVERYTHING by Nicola Yoon
I'll be honest.
I saw the preview at the movies for this film which I believe comes out this month, and instantly fell for the short clip about a cute new neighbour and a teenage girl who was locked in her home due to some severe illness. The short clip hooked me instantly and since I was counting down the days until I could see the film - I read the novel.
This is a typical cute, YA story, but with solid characters and an incredibly sweet teen romance. Maddy is very naïve and yet subtly strong, which I found interesting since she has been house-bound for most of her life - and Olly, her new neighbour, is all things perfection. Seriously, where were boys like Olly when I was 17? Please tell me they exist outside of our stories, because seriously he was the sweetest book bf in YA I think I've ever read about!
This story has all the feels with a little twist which you may or may not see coming (Unfortunately for me, I did predict the twist which meant it didn't wow me). All in all, this is a beautiful story with very sweet moments and a surprisingly strong heroine despite her lack of life experience.
#allthefeels

ARCHERS VOICE by Mia Sheridan
I have been waiting and waiting to do one of these posts just so I could gush about this story.
Oh my did it blow me away!
First off, this has been in my reads list FOREVER and I don't even know what made me pick it up but whatever it was - thank God I did! Archers Voice is a BEAUTIFUL story.
That's it.
This book has everything you could want, a strong heroine, an amazing hero who is authentic and honest; an alpha man on the outside but as soft as butter on the inside. What makes this story so real for me, was the actual story itself. A woman, Bree, running from her past and setting herself up in a small town hoping she can camouflage herself in it and a man, Archer, who has lost absolutely everything in his life and deep down blames himself. This man has no humanity left in him. He is lost. He is destroyed. And the real knife-twister...
He doesn't speak.
So when these two begin a timid friendship and Bree really finds herself enjoying her time with Archer, we see a blossoming romance that is built on words that cannot be spoken out loud.
Honestly, this story was just so beautiful and I loved every page.

Are you on Facebook? You're invited to my release party!

3/28/2017

Wow, countdown is definitely on for Camouflage to hit the book world and I am literally bursting at the seams.

I have been getting a lot questions and emails about the book, and so, I thought it might be fun to host an event on Facebook on release day! So if you have access to facebook, please come and join in the release day fun :)

Camouflage Release Event

I will be answering questions live on the event page, and will be giving away some random prizes, including paperbacks, swag and lots more. We may even be lucky to have some other author peeps drop in to say hello :)

I have never done anything like this before, so please, spread the word and 'attend' the event. If you are reading the book on release day post your quotes from the novel, or even comment as you go. I can't wait to chat to you all!

KM xo

Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/116025878934306/

Teaser Tuesday :)

3/19/2017

2. Weeks.

Camouflage.

Teaser.

That is all :)

KM xoxo

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