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Brand New Release!

Let Me Count the Ways

Emma makes lots of reckless decisions, like sleeping with Theo, the rule-obsessed sheriff who’s SO not her type. Then again, he’s got this knack for making her feel seen, heard, and desired…

In Sugar Pine, Colorado, Emma Jacobs can sell you the perfect romance novel, but she can’t write her own happy ending. When a rival bookstore threatens her beloved shop’s survival, she transforms it into The Pretty Pinecone, a haven for love stories, complete with wine tastings and poetry nights. There’s just one problem—Theo Baird, Sugar Pine’s infuriatingly handsome yet uptight new sheriff. He’s determined to shut Emma down over every minor infraction.

What begins as a battle of wits quickly becomes an attraction neither can deny. As Emma’s Valentine’s Day event approaches, featuring anonymous love confessions and Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s passionate verses, the line between adversaries and lovers begins to blur. But when disaster strikes, both must decide if they’re brave enough to risk their hearts on the most daring venture of all—falling in love.

LET ME COUNT THE WAYS is a sparkling, small-town romance about finding courage in poetry, passion in the unexpected, and the one person who makes breaking the rules worthwhile.

        

 

 

And please check out my novella, which is also set in Sugar Pine, Colorado.

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I Bet You Think About Me

A Sweet, Contemporary Novella inspired by Jane Austen’s Persuasion

“Ali Hazlewood meets Jane Austen in this super-sweet rom com.”

 

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Welcome to Laurellit.com! I write contemporary romance and women’s fiction. My books and short stories are influenced by a smorgasbord of awesomeness — like classic literature (especially the Brontë’s), 90s rom coms, true crime, and Taylor Swift. 

 
 

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About Me

I’m a high school English teacher and novelist. I love boots, chocolate cake, cooking spicy food, running, and BOOKS! I live in Minneapolis with my husband Rich, son Eli, daughter Pauline, our kittens, and guinea pigs. This blog is about life, love, and all things literary.

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