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Top Tips: Nail Your Beginning

Posted on June 21, 2021

You don’t have much time to grab a reader’s attention. But if they like your cover and blurb enough, they might just make it to the first page to see if they like your writing. All of which means, you’ve got to make your first page sing like no other. You’ve got one chance. Ready to find out how to draw your reader in? Continue reading » “Top Tips: Nail Your Beginning”

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Welcome to my corner of the bookshelf: where sapphic footballers play hard, fall harder, and always get their happy ending.

I've written three British-set lesbian football romances with proper wit, plenty of spice, messy flawed characters you'll fall for, and feels that'll wreck you (in a good way).

Three standalones. Same universe. All the sapphic soccer yearning your heart can handle.

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🇮🇪⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Rivals To Lovers Era
🇺🇸❤️⚽️ US Soccer Star Era 

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Shop here: clarelydon.shop

All available is ebook, paperback & audiobook! 

#lesbian #sapphic #lesfic #lesbianromance #wlw
9 things you'll find in all my best-selling, award 9 things you'll find in all my best-selling, award-winning lesbian romance books...

-Spice
-Messy, flawed characters 
-British wit
-Bad decisions
-An occasional cute pet
-Women falling in love
-Fabulous UK settings
-Award-winning first kisses
-Always a happy ending

Shop here: clarelydon.shop 

All my books are available in ebook, paperback & audiobook.

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-Messy, flawed characters
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-Deliciously satisfying happy endings

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Abby Porter has a high-flying job and the perfect fiance in Marcus Montgomery.

But Abby's world is turned upside down when he hires a professional bridesmaid to help her in the run-up to the wedding. When Abby meets Jordan, she can hardly breathe. 

Marcus is oblivious.

The wedding is weeks away. 

Now, the only question is: will Abby make it to the altar? 

Read Before You Say I Do today: https://clarelydon.shop/products/before-you-say-i-do 

#lesbian #sapphic #lesbianromance #lesfic #wlw
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