Finley K. James

It's LOOOOOOOVE SEASON! 💘

If you’re new, welcome! So glad to have ya. I’m Finley, and I write contemporary romance with heart, heat, and healing. Welcome to the (middle of the) month of L-O-V-E!! It’s hard to believe January has already come and gone, but alas, here we are. Whether you celebrate Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day, Palentine’s Day , or nothing at all, I hope you have lots of love in your life. Everyone deserves it. Things have been… weird for me lately. Writing took a small backseat, which hasn’t been...

6 days ago • 4 min read

January is here, and so are you!

If you’re new, welcome! So glad to have ya. I’m Finley, and I write contemporary romance with heart, heat, and healing. Haaaappppyyyy (belated) New Year! I truly hope it’s been a wonderful start to the year. And I hope 2026 brings you nothing but joy, peace, and good things. So far, mine has been great—minus a big of a snafu with my laptop at the end of December/a few days into January. Note: Do not put an uncapped bottle of soda anywhere near a laptop. It tends to get… sticky. Thankfully, my...

about 1 month ago • 4 min read

Welcome to December!

If you’re new, welcome! So glad to have ya. I’m Finley, and I write contemporary romance with heart, heat, and healing. Welcome. Hello to the last month of the year. It’s been a wild ride, hasn’t it? I don’t know what it’s been like for you, but I’ve had plenty of ups and downs over the last twelve months. Between a release (The Road Back Home), a potential to be in an anthology (which promptly got postponed), and plenty of back-and-forth between writing and not… I’m surprised I’ve lasted...

2 months ago • 4 min read

It’s NOVEMBER?! 🍂

If you’re new, welcome! So glad to have ya. I’m Finley, and I write contemporary romance with heart, heat, and healing. Holy goshitall, it’s November, which means the year is almost over. 😱 Doesn’t feel like it should be this late into the year, but… It is. Anyway. As you may have noticed, this newsletter is coming atcha a little later in the day than normal. That’s because I spent this morning/afternoon with the kiddos and Husband at my in-laws’, helping them paint/seal walls and get one...

3 months ago • 3 min read

Am I the White Rabbit yet?

If you’re new, welcome! So glad to have ya. I’m Finley, and I write contemporary romance with heart, heat, and healing. You’re welcome to unsubscribe at any time if you decide I’m just not the author for you, and there’ll be absolutely no hard feelings. Well, I’m a bit late with this one. Oops. I meant to get this out Saturday, but I totally lost track of time. Then yesterday was full of helping my in-laws, so I didn’t get the chance to draft this up. Now it’s 6:30 in the morning on a Monday...

4 months ago • 3 min read

It's FINALLY time for some cozy fall vibes!

If you’re new, welcome! So glad to have ya. I’m Finley, and I write contemporary romance with heart, heat, and healing. You’re welcome to unsubscribe at any time if you decide I’m just not the author for you, and there’ll be absolutely no hard feelings. Well, it’s mid-September, which means autumn officially starts in… let me math this up… 9 days! I’m excited. Autumn is my absolute favorite season. Warm days but evenings juuuuuust cool enough to sit by a bonfire, falling leaves in beautiful...

5 months ago • 4 min read

I need to know...

If you’re new, welcome! So glad to have ya. I’m Finley, and I write contemporary romance with heart, heat, and healing. You’re welcome to unsubscribe at any time if you decide I’m just not the author for you, and there’ll be absolutely no hard feelings. I know, I know, I just sent a newsletter like, not even two weeks ago, but I have a question for y’all that I need answered. First, though, some backstory. “Scars & Souvenirs” was my debut, and for that, I’m beyond protective of it. I’m beyond...

6 months ago • 1 min read

🎶 Back to school, back to school... 🎶

If you’re new, welcome! So glad to have ya. I’m Finley, and I write contemporary romance with heart, heat, and healing. You’re welcome to unsubscribe at any time if you decide I’m just not the author for you, and there’ll be absolutely no hard feelings. Bye-bye, summer, and helloooooo, back-to-school!!! Middlest’s birthday was a few days ago, and the older kids start school in 2 days (and I. Can’t. Wait.). Summer has been an absolute blast, though, even if my writing HAS taken a bit of a hit...

6 months ago • 3 min read

Spoiler: My kid's older, I'm tired, and books are brewing.

If you’re new, welcome! So glad to have ya. I’m Finley, and I write contemporary romance with heart, heat, and healing. You’re welcome to unsubscribe at any time if you decide I’m just not the author for you, and there’ll be absolutely no hard feelings. It’s July 12th, and you know what that means? One: It’s Oldest’s birthday (yay, he’s 14 now!), aaaaaaaand two: It’s two weeks until The Road Back Home is released! (Well… roughly 17 days, but close enough, right?) I’m so excited. It’s been...

7 months ago • 3 min read

Happy June! 🌈

If you’re new, welcome! So glad to have ya. I’m Finley, and I write contemporary romance with heart, heat, and healing. You’re welcome to unsubscribe at any time if you decide I’m just not the author for you, and there’ll be absolutely no hard feelings. Less than 2 months to go~ Who’s excited? Wait. Let’s back up a bit. Deep breaths… Deep breaths… Okay, hello, welcome to June! (I know it’s been June for literally 2 weeks, but shhh.) Happy Pride and Happy Juneteenth! This past month has been...

8 months ago • 3 min read