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22 03, 2022

Happy Spring! Here’s some fun book news!

By |2023-06-06T12:10:54+00:00March 22, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Happy Spring! Here’s some fun book news!

It's a busy, fun time over at Kaira Rouda Books as we celebrate the second month birthday of SOMEBODY'S HOME, and the rights have just been acquired by a publisher in Albania! That's fun. I also just saw the amazing cover and preorder link for THE GOODBYE YEAR audiobook out the end of April, but ready for preorder now. I hope you'll take a look. And in what is the most fun news, THE WIDOW, my next suspense novel coming your way this fall, will have a cover reveal with Bookish on Thursday, March 24th! I cannot wait for you to see it. It's stunning! Big thanks to Thomas & Mercer and cover designer Damon Freeman for another amazing cover. If you haven't yet, there's still time to sign up for my newsletter and receive a free copy of the prequel to SOMEBODY'S HOME, called [...]

3 02, 2022

Prequel to Somebody’s Home, Over the Edge, out now!

By |2023-02-07T00:06:35+00:00February 3, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Prequel to Somebody’s Home, Over the Edge, out now!

Hopefully, you've had a chance to read my latest, Somebody's Home. If you have, thank you. If you haven't, sign up for my newsletter and I'll send you the prequel, Over the Edge, free so you can meet the characters and find out what happened to them two days before Somebody's Home starts! And as always, thank you for reading my stories! The Prequel to Somebody's Home!    

2 09, 2021

SOMEBODY’S HOME is available for preorder!

By |2023-02-07T00:06:37+00:00September 2, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on SOMEBODY’S HOME is available for preorder!

Excited to announce that my latest suspense novel, SOMEBODY'S HOME, is now available for preorder! I'd love for you to add it to your TBR pile on Goodreads and BookBub, and a preorder would be great. Here's a little more about the book! A quiet neighborhood. A lovely home. A promising new beginning. In a heartbeat everything can change in this propulsive novel of suspense by USA Today bestselling author Kaira Rouda. Julie Jones has left her suffocating marriage. With her teenage daughter, Jess, she’s starting over. Their new house in Oceanside is the first step toward a new life. Even if it does come with the unexpected. The previous owners, a pastor and his wife, have left something—or rather someone—behind… Tom Dean has a bitter hatred for the father who considers him a lost cause, and for the woman who’s moved into their family’s house. The [...]

9 07, 2021

Summer Reading: The Next Wife

By |2023-02-07T00:06:46+00:00July 9, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Summer Reading: The Next Wife

Have you read The Next Wife yet? I’m thrilled to say that more than 20,000 reviews have been left for the book so far. Would love to hear your opinion! Thanks and happy summer! Photograph by: @Wherethereadergrows

11 03, 2021

The Trade Paperback of The Favorite Daughter is Out in the World!

By |2023-02-07T00:06:47+00:00March 11, 2021|blogs|Comments Off on The Trade Paperback of The Favorite Daughter is Out in the World!

Yippee! She’s finally here. The trade paperback of THE FAVORITE DAUGHTER is out in the world. My publisher kept the same cover and I love it, so I’m very glad. And, for a limited time to celebrate, the ebook is only $1.99. I am grateful to have a release after a year of pandemic delay. If you haven’t read THE FAVORITE DAUGHTER yet, I’d love for you to consider it. Happy reading!

13 01, 2020

I don’t believe in resolutions, but I do believe it’s up to you to make your dreams come true

By |2023-02-07T00:06:51+00:00January 13, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on I don’t believe in resolutions, but I do believe it’s up to you to make your dreams come true

I was cleaning out a storage closet last weekend and found a lot of things. Call it my New Year’s clean out. Among other things: An article about my husband and I written in 2007 when we were building the Real Living brand together. Seems so long ago, but then again, like yesterday. I also found a printed copy of one of the speeches I gave when I was traveling the country after my first book, REAL YOU INCORPORATED: 8 Essentials for Women Entrepreneurs came out in 2008. I travelled all over the country to promote the book, speaking to groups of women entrepreneurs. It was fabulous. I often ended my talks by urging people to put their passions into action, and that it’s up to you to live the life of your dreams. And I took my own advice. In  2009, we sold our [...]

16 12, 2019

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

By |2023-02-07T00:06:56+00:00December 16, 2019|Christmas, DC|Comments Off on It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

And the White House is no exception. Last year was my first chance to experience the Executive Mansion decked out for the season and it was spectacular. No matter your politics, it’s important to note that for florists and designers across the country, the chance to be selected to decorate one of the rooms is a career highlight. Of course, the California tree was my favorite!! So as you go about your day, stop to think about the people who are bringing beauty to the holidays behind the scenes: the window designers, the florists, the decorators and the rest of the creative people who help us all get into the mood. Happy holidays!

9 12, 2019

Thanksgiving was so wonderful. I hope yours was, too!

By |2023-02-07T00:07:05+00:00December 9, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Thanksgiving was so wonderful. I hope yours was, too!

I know, we’re into December and a couple other big holidays are on the horizon, but I just wanted to do a shout out to my favorite reason to gather the family together: Thanksgiving. I am so blessed to have all four kids living near me, and able to come home and spend the holiday with us. I know, I’ve heard it from plenty of others, that it gets increasingly complicated once there are husbands and wives added to the mix. So, for now, I’m thankful, grateful and feeling blessed to have the kids to myself, with some great significant others in the mix. And now, with everybody back absorbed into busy twenty-something lives, my heart hangs onto the memories of our long weekend together. That’s what life is all about.

2 12, 2019

DC days. And now, it’s cold

By |2023-02-07T00:07:06+00:00December 2, 2019|DC, husband-and-wife, Rouda, Washington DC|Comments Off on DC days. And now, it’s cold

Sure, Southern California has perfect weather. So why, you may ask, are you in Washington, DC when it’s gearing up for winter? Good question. The answer is, of course, I like to be with my husband and his new job finds him in DC quite often. Also, there are so many fabulous INDOOR things to do in this wonderful American treasure that I can almost pretend like it’s fine outside. Our apartment is in this fabulous neighborhood on Capitol Hill that gets all decked out for the upcoming holidays. So, yes, it’s brisk. But it’s also always exciting here in the nation’s capitol. When is the last time you visited? Put it on your bucket list. And when you do, take my advice and wait for spring. Stay warm out there!  

25 11, 2019

Wildfires and Creative Sparks

By |2023-02-07T00:07:12+00:00November 25, 2019|authors, Real You, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Wildfires and Creative Sparks

It’s Santa Ana wind and wildfire season out here in California and I must admit, it’s terrifying. My home burned down when I was in high school. The fire started early in the morning and my whole family was asleep inside at the time. I’ve always been afraid of fire–but now, with these catastrophic episodes igniting all around me, it’s a whole new level. I very much feel for all who have been in these fires paths, and for the first responders working so hard to keep them contained. I’m also asthmatic, so the smoke from these immense fires sends a cloud of particulate pollution into the air that lurks around for weeks, even after the flames are doused. So what does this have to do with writing? I’m forcing myself to imagine this edgy time as being filled with creative sparks. (Non-combustible and imaginary [...]

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