I did a lot of things in the 2nd trimester of pregnancy to get ready for the 3rd and recovery after. I knew there was a possibility I wouldn’t be up to dealing with those things if I left them too late. So along with the typical items like filling the freezer, getting the house ready, stocking baby items and having everything ready to use, I started collecting Rainy Day Reads. Books I knew I could count on to entertain and distract me when the day came that I really needed them, and since I’m on bed rest, that day is here.

I have books by Maya Banks and Larissa Ione and Stephanie Tyler. Ava Gray and Samantha Hunter and Linda Howard. Marjorie Liu and Lynn Viehl and Patricia Briggs (yes, I actually have a few I managed to not read instantly). Jennie Lucas and Maisey Yates are ready to sweep me off on international angst-ridden Presents journeys. Romance in all flavors and settings are my Rainy Day Reads. There’s no other genre I can count on to make me feel better.

And that’s one of the reasons why I keep writing it myself.