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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 [...]

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!    

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

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 [...]

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.

What a great day! I love May, and I love having a new book out in the world. THE FAVORITE DAUGHTER is my second release with the team at Graydon House and they've done such a fabulous job. The cover is amazing, the publicity team has been working overtime, my editor continues to support me and cheer me on, and now, it's out there. Our jobs are complete - this is where you, as a reader, come in. I'd be honored if you'd consider reading Jane Harris' story. It's a perfect summer read - Jane lives at the beach - and if you like domestic suspense, you've found the right narrator. :-) I'll let Jane introduce herself via a postcard she's hoping to send to suspense readers everywhere. Dear Reader, I can't wait to meet you. As I write this I'm looking out at the [...]

Exhibit A? Look at all of these great endorsement quotes . . . and these are just some of the many friends who read THE FAVORITE DAUGHTER. My thanks to them, and to you, for giving THE FAVORITE DAUGHTER a read. Anxious to get your copy? Pre-order today!

Apologies for my lack of posts since this summer, but it has been an incredibly busy, amazing and surreal time for the Rouda household. My husband ran for political office for the first time. After a long primary, where he won by a mere 125 votes, followed by a tough general election against a 30-year incumbent, where he also won, but not officially for three weeks after the November 6th election, we were swept up immediately into orientation, the holidays, and then swearing in. I’ve truly enjoyed getting to know a little bit about Washington, D.C., and it’s an honor to serve our great country. (Yes, spouses serve, too. Whole families do.) And, since politics is so divisive, be assured I will remain apolitical here, as always. My career is as an author. His career can be all encompassing, even for an entire family. I’m [...]