The final tally of Top Ten Romance of 2024 lists is in, and what a year for my first traditionally published contemporary romance! While I will always love the freedom, speed, control, and higher royalty share of self-publishing, exploring this route was a thrill. And hands-down the most exciting part was having trade publications review my writing (they don’t do this for self-published books unless you pay them), because who ever objects to a little external validation?
Thank you to Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Library Journal, and the Chicago Public Library System for choosing Pride and Preston Lin as one of their Top Romances of 2024! Now I might be too worried about a sophomore jinx to try again, but maybe having written twenty self-published books negates that…?