Short and Sweet...


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 April! I’m coming to you live from Headacheville where I’ve resided for the last few days. It’s… not pleasant. So with that in mind, I’ll be keeping this month’s newsletter short and sweet.

Last week was my birthday (35, yay!), which I spent in the best way possible: spending time with the kiddos and Husband. I even recreated one of my absolute most favorite dishes from a restaurant I haven’t gone to in 4 years (because of course they don’t have a place here. Rude.) Then Easter happened, and can I just say—I don’t ever want to hide almost 250 plastic eggs of candy ever again. Finding them was even more difficult. (We’re still missing, like, 8…)

And hey, it might have been MY birthday, but I wanna gift YOU something. You can have a digital copy of any one of my books. Just reply to this email with the title of the book you want, and I’ll send you a link to download it.

𝑺𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒔 & 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒓𝒔 (book 1)

Max has a choice: Keep running or trust someone for the first time.

(Note: This book contains sensitive material that may trigger some readers (DV, PTSD, mental health).
𝑫𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝑹𝒆𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒏 (book 2)
No one ever told Clay how much a phone call could change a life.
𝑳𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒏𝒆
How does one move on when so much of their history is entwined with someone else’s?

𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝑵𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒔
No one warned Harley that a job could change her life.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒂𝒅 𝑩𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝑯𝒐𝒎𝒆
Sometimes, someone will show you there's more to life than just responsibilities... and sometimes, you learn love is a responsibility all of its own.

Writing wise: I wrote myself into a corner for one book, so I pivoted and am trying to get more progress done on my grumpy/sunshine so I can get that into beta stages within the next month or so. The second part to Letters from Home is plotted out, which means I just need to sit down and focus for more than 5 seconds to get words on the page. Hopefully, that’ll actually happen lol.

Alright. I said this was gonna be short and to the point, so… I’m logging off and going to lie down for a bit. Maybe that’ll help this headache go away.


Wild Wager by Sofia Aves

A wounded cowboy billionaire meets his match in a fierce wolf biologist who turns his empty ranch—and guarded heart—upside down.

The Night You Should Have Left by Elara Voss

He thought he was the one watching.

Falling for You... Again by Kathy Coatney

A marriage on the brink. A family shattered by loss. A love that refuses to give up.

When I Met Elena by Desiree Span

Will they be able to reach the shore together, or will they drift apart and lose each other forever?

His Reluctant Nanny by Tiffany Daniels

Take one millionaire business man and single father, add one young, jobless, soon to be homeless single mother, and finally add two precocious children. Put them all together at an amusement park and watch the sparks fly.

A Cut Above by Rebekah Dodson

Who's cut and who's doing the cutting?

Beneath a Restless Sky by Dove Grey

I wasn’t planning on staying. Not here. Not anywhere. Until her.


Music Corner

This month’s Music Corner is Ceasefire by Skydxddy


Finley K. James writes
contemporary romance that
has both heart and heat.
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Long Time Gone
Love Notes
The Road Back Home


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I'm an 80-year-old woman in the body of a not-so-80-years-old woman. I write stories that bring heart and heat to the pages. My newsletter covers updates about my life, my writing, and book and song recommendations.

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