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Kristen Helmstetter

(Brisa Starr)

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NEW! Christmas Beauty – My Holiday Romance Novel – NOW HERE!

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My latest novel, Christmas Beauty

It’s here! Christmas Beauty

My fourth and final book, Christmas Beauty, in my steamy hot romantic series, The Young Brothers. This is a standalone book, though, as they all are in the series.

And. IT’S FREE for ONLY 5 Days!

So if you haven’t read the rest of the series, then you can still read this one by itself. Perfect for staying hot... er… warm during the holidays! ♥️💋

This is Lisa’s story, who is Crystal’s best friend (from book #3, Play Time).

Christmas Beauty Book Description

Lisa is a smart, sexy bombshell who sees men only as a source of pleasure. She never dates exclusively, and there’s a reason she never lets them stay all night.

Mark is a lawyer and single dad who’s focused on raising his young daughter. He’s definitely not looking for love.

But when Lisa walks into Mark’s law office, his world is turned upside down. He can’t stop thinking about her. Lisa is everything beautiful, like a holiday gift, wrapped in glitter and bows, and too enticing to pass up.

And Mark isn’t the only one affected. For the first time in Lisa’s life, she finds herself smitten, with a one-track mind for Mark.

Both in uncharted territory, and the holiday season in full swing, they’re falling hopelessly in love.

But when Lisa breaks a promise to Mark’s daughter, it’s more than he can bear.

Heartbroken, Lisa digs deep into her soul and reawakens on a new path for her life. One that is long overdue and will forever change her.

Can Mark ever forgive Lisa for what she did? Will they find their way back to each other in time for Christmas?

Get your copy today and snuggle into a sexy, romantic, holiday love story!

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Two Huge Reasons I Love Being a Writer

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Being an author scratches my creative itch, sure. But I was recently hit with two specific reasons I love it.

1. I look forward to getting older.

Aging? Gasp. Yes!

Because it is through growing older—having more life experiences—that I will have more authentic stories to write. It is the stories woven with direct experience, whether I write fiction or non-fiction, that spill from me the easiest, the fastest. 

2. It makes me super adventurous!

I want to taste, try, explore everything, so I can write a character who will do it, or a scene where I can describe every aspect of it, and not because I read about it online, but because I actually did it myself.

For example, I used to say I’d never learn to surf because of sharks, cracking my head open on coral, etc. But you know what? I want to do it now. And I want to cook octopus so I can properly write about a character doing it. I want to try strange foods, whether they’re awful, disgusting or pure ambrosia, tasting, feeling, and smelling them. I want to go to places all over the world, even if they’re bug-infested (Amazon, anyone?) to accurately write about them, allowing my reader to also feel like they’ve been there! 

The places that might have scared me previously? I now look at them with wildly excited eyes.

And it’s not just having these explorations in isolation. Oh no… it’s the synergy of combining them, spinning them every which way—together—that makes for even more memorable tales.

It’s weaving a blanket, with threads of different colors, textures, and feels(!), taken from different life experiences and times, so when it’s interlaced, crisscrossed, it forms a whole story, complete, and unique in only the way it can be. 

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Free Ebook: Save Me (A Steamy Romance Novel)

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Save Me – Dive into Ash’s and Luke’s world and fall in love.

Limited Time – 5 Days

Save Me is free on Kindle and you can get a copy now by clicking here.

Are you bored during this pandemic?

I know I’ve personally read more books in the past nine months than in the past many years. I love reading, though, and it’s been a never-ending joy this year, more than ever.

Sure, I enjoy some TV and movies (Grace and Frankie, anyone?). But there’s something about reading that makes me feel better, deeper… like the words infuse my DNA and I’m forever changed.

For me, diving into a story, and getting lost in the words and worlds, sets my soul on fire.

So with that in mind…

Do you want a book you can get lost in?

I have one for you and it’s free for a few days. It’s the third romance novel I published, Save Me. It features Ash, a smart physical therapist, and Luke, a clever financial wiz. Their worlds collide, and everything heats up.

Hop on over to Amazon while the Save Me ebook is free. Warning (or maybe it’s a promise 💋… my books get steamy-n-hot! Mature audiences only.

Save Me Description

Luke is a smoldering hot man with a dark past from one night, ten years ago. He swore he would never return to the little town where it happened.

Now his family desperately needs his help, and he has no choice but to go home and face his demons.

But it leads him to Ash, and she’s beautiful, sexy, smart, and just what he wants… what he craves.

But she has problems of her own, and the two can never be more than “just friends.” And although he’s dying to love her, he just can’t have her. And he doesn’t know how to live his life without this woman. She makes his heart whole. 

Can he convince her to be more than friends and give her heart to him? 

*Note: Save Me is a super steamy, standalone, friends-to-lovers romance with a guaranteed Happily Ever After. Enjoy!

Get your copy today!

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Fake It! My NEW Steamy-Sexy Romance Novel! Free!

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New Release!

I’m back at it! Just released another romance novel!

Fake It!

This boss-employee, steamy-hot love story, Fake It, is a bit different, though. It’s the first in a series of four books, The Young Brothers Series! Each novel is standalone with its own love story, but you get to dive into love multiple times as you progress through the love stories of each brother (Ethan in Fake It, Benjamin in Count On Me, and Gavin in Play Time).

Books II and III will be released in October! And book IV, a title special for Christmas, will be released in time for the holidays.

I’ve made the kindle version (ebook), Fake It, FREE for a few days! So hop to Amazon and get yours now.

AND! As always!!! Please leave a review after you read it. :) I would really appreciate it for any and all of my books. XOXO

Fake It Description

Harper Dallas is so desperate for the job, she’s willing to lie on her resume to get it. But she has a good reason, and she’s qualified. So that makes it OK, right?

Ethan Young is her devastatingly hot and sexy new boss, and he hired her based on her lie. He’s wonderful, and he’s falling hard for Harper. But office romance is forbidden, so he can’t touch her, no matter what his heart and hormones say.

But when the boss and employee take a business trip to Las Vegas, well… what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!

Eventually, Harper knows she must tell Ethan the truth, even if it means risking everything… her newfound happiness, her amazing job, and the man of her dreams.

Her lie is eating her alive. If she comes clean, will their love survive?

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His Secret on NetGalley! You Can Read It For FREE!

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Hello! For the next month, my steamy romance book, His Secret, is available on NetGalley for FREE download and review! Check it out!

NetGalley: His Secret!

The goal with NetGalley is to make my title available so people can download it for FREE, read it, AND go to Amazon to leave a review. :)

His Secret Description

“What a GREAT romance novel!!!!” ★★★★★ (Amazon review)

If he tells her, he’ll lose her forever.

Alyson is bold, beautiful, and homeless by design. She travels the country doing housesits, and she likes her attachment-free life just fine. She’s a firecracker who’s always up for an adventure, even if it gets her in hot water more often than not. Including her current housesit in a small desert town.

She doesn’t believe in romance, and she vowed to never give her heart away. But when she meets Adron, the sexy, mysterious neighbor with a hard-muscled body, an intriguing tattoo, and piercing dark blue eyes, he’s just too enticing for her to pass up. 

She’s more than happy to have a fling without strings, but that’s not what he needs. 

Adron is the heir to a billion dollar fortune, but only if he fulfills two special requirements. And although he can’t get Alyson out of his mind, she can’t possibly be the woman for him. 

But there’s a reason their worlds collided, and he has to get her to understand. She’s all he’s ever wanted. Her lightness is the only language his darkness will speak. 

Can he find a way to have both his fortune and the woman he’s fallen so hard for? 

Click here and enter Alyson and Adron’s world today.

*Author’s note: His Secret is a super steamy, standalone love story, with plenty of sexy tension, adventure, and a guaranteed Happily Ever After. Enjoy!

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Summer Goal to Publish 5 Books: Update

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My three steamy romance novels available on Amazon.com, pen name Brisa Starr

The Good News!

It’s July 30, 2020, when I’m writing this. Coronavirus is in full swing in the U.S., and especially in Arizona (where we’re holed up), because the state reopened too soon. Our family has stayed locked down, even as the rest of the state opened, because math.

That’s not the good news. Here’s the good news: As of yesterday, I finished writing my 5th steamy romance novel, titled, Fake It.

That means I reached part of the goal!

In order to have FIVE books PUBLISHED on Amazon before we leave for Italy (mid-August), I’d need to have my 5th one written by August 1. CHECK! DONE! Crack open the pink champagne!

The Other News About the Goal…

I won’t call it “bad” news because that would be a shitty affirmation.

You see… once I’m done writing my books (the process includes my writing the book, and then I go through about four rounds of edits on my own), I then pass the book to my editor.

And, you see, right now my editor is working on my 4th book, Sweet as Pie, which I’m happy to announce will be on Amazon in another week or so.

What does this mean?

It means my 5th book will get published in August… BUT not before we get on the plane back to Italy.

So, a worthy effort and we almost did it!

It required intense focus on my part, and here’s what I learned.

When I focus, like laser beams, my word count goes up.

What did “focus like laser beams” mean for me? It meant not checking book sales. It meant not checking email more than twice a day. It meant not getting on social media except 2-3 times a week. It meant Go Go Go! All day, every day.

I also learned through the process that the intense focus gave me more time in my schedule, either to relax or do even more work. By focusing so strongly, I reached my word counts earlier in the day.

But…

It also created a bit more stress. It’s easy to get obsessed when you’re pursuing goals and want to crack the whip on yourself and everyone around you.

I liken it to driving a car. If I drive fast, I have to be extra careful on turns and not to crash. With greater speed comes greater responsibility — something like that.

I managed it though with meditation and self-talk. I remembered the roses and forced myself not to only see the mountain in the distance.

What’s next for me?

For the next week, I won’t be writing my next book! (Book #6 is churning in my mind, though!)

I am blogging, reading-reading-reading, editing my non-fiction book, Coffee Self-Talk (it describes one of the main reasons I’m even able to write fiction!), writing an email newsletter to my Happy Sexy Millionaire Tribe (you can sign up under my bio over there –>), and I’ll dive into placing ads on Amazon for my books, as well as reaching out to bloggers to see if they’d like review copies.

Goal: Getting Reviews

One of the most important things for authors is getting reviews. If you have read any of my books, whether carnivore books by K. Suzanne, or my Brisa Starr romance novels, I’d be truly grateful if you’d leave me a review.

I’ve also started to become active on GoodReads, which is another place that is helpful for leaving reviews and stars. I’m under the author name Brisa Starr over there, so if you’re there, too, let’s be friends!

Future blog posts — coming soon — 1) update on our return to Italy, 2) 3 Ways I Add Glitter to My Life, and 3) The Magic of the Phrase “I Prefer.”

If you’d like to check out my romance novels… Lockdown Love (opposites attract, romantic comedy, medical romance). His Secret (billionaire romance). Save Me (friends to lovers, medical romance)

I’ll leave you with a great quote from the author of Atomic Habits (this book just made the #1 spot on the NYT Bestseller list). I highly recommend it!

“What looks like a talent gap is often a focus gap.

The ‘all star’ is often an average to above average performer who spends more time working on what is important and less time on distractions.

The talent is staying focused.”

James Clear (weekly email newsletter)

See you later!

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