Hello!

Hi, my name is Kylee and I'm currently an editor at Literary Wanderlust, LLC. I have had a passion for books since before I could read, and when I grew up, I knew I wanted to work somewhere that my heart would feel happy. Since nobody pays just to read books, editing was my compromise. I currently have three books out that I've edited myself (yes, I'm still a newbie), one collaboration edit with my publisher, Susan, and one more book coming out April 1st. Of which, I'll list them below so you can see what's I've done (if you want), and possibly purchase them (please support starving editors).

This blog is mainly going to be for the purpose of connecting with authors, probably only for the authors I edit with. I will write rants disguised as writing tips because I have to spew that bleh somewhere. I'll try to keep things short, but the length will highly depend on how frustrated I am at the moment. On second thought, I won't write them in the moment. LOL!

I'm going to try to figure out how to put a progress bar on here so my authors know where I'm at. Just remember—I AM HUMAN. Some days I don't feel like editing. Never edit when you really don't feel it. You will always make more mistakes. Speaking of mistakes, this is a learning process, no matter if you've edited four books or four hundred. I'm always open to owning my mistakes, so all my authors, please point them out! I'd rather you did and I be wrong than to put out a book and have it there for everyone to see.

Well, that was my long schpeel. Don't look at my Google picture, it's old. I'm going to be making updates to this blog for the next week or so, so keep an eye out. Happy days everyone (Mom) who reads this!

This was my first official, all-by-myself, edited book. I thought the story was super cute, and I loved how, even though there was a ghost, it wasn't scary. It has the feel good of a Hallmark movie, with a good laugh every now and then. Honestly, I still recommend it to anyone and everyone. Especially if you've lost a loved one because a lot of the book is the main character dealing with her feelings on that.

Back Cover Blurb:

Hannah wants to relocate herself and her cat, Jimi, to the countryside of Calgary. So, when she finds a turn-of-the-century home in a small town at a good price she jumps at the opportunity.

Shortly after she moves in, strange noises, disturbances, and slamming doors hamper her efforts to make any changes in the house. Jimi starts acting odd, and the disturbances only increase in intensity. But Hannah is no quitter. By talking with long-time residents of her town, and with the help of a psychic, Hannah pieces together the tragic story of her resident ghost.

Will this new home and its non-corporeal occupant be exactly what Hannah needs to move on and find new love?
Available on Amazon, the LWL Website, and at Barnes & Noble.

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This was my second book, and wowza it was a hot one. I'm a sucker for a good pirate romance, and this is a great one if I do say so myself. I love how real the development of the main character's relationship is. I also love that the main female isn't shy, retiring, or kidnapped (although I'm not against those things either). Highly recommend to anyone who loves historical fiction and/or pirates.

Back Cover Blurb:

All Sophie Bellard wants is her freedom, freedom to sail the seven seas, and freedom to be her own person without interference from some controlling husband. But an arranged marriage to handsome and dangerous Captain Andre Dubois derails all her hopes. After a disastrous wedding night where a ruinous secret is discovered, the two go their separate ways with hopes of never meeting again.

Sophie becomes a pirate, while Andre sets off for the Orient where he makes a murderous enemy. After escaping with his life, Andre returns to home waters, and in an unexpected twist of pirate fate, reunites with his estranged and unwilling wife.

When Andre’s murderous enemy threatens Sophie’s life, he vows to protect what is his, and attempts to win his wife’s forgiveness and love, once and for all.

Available on Amazon, the LWL Website, and at Barnes & Noble.

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I was thrilled, to say the least, when I got to edit a follow up story for Pirate's Bride. You don't always get a second chance with your favorite characters, and it was nice to see them happy and to tie up a few loose ends from the first book. This is a novella, but well worth a read if you liked the first book.

Back Cover Blurb:

Pirate captains Sophie and Andre Dubois have finally reunited and are enjoying marital bliss. However, their good fortune wanes when Sophie contracts a mysterious illness. Andre is at a loss for how to help his wife, so when she asks to return to La Nouvelle-Orléans to throw a ball for Christmas, he doesn’t hesitate to acquiesce.

Once on land, Sophie regains her strength, and preparations for the party begin. Those plans take a dark turn when an old enemy appears. Sophie is left to make the choice between her honor and her husband’s life. Will she have the strength to make the right decision?

Available on Amazon, and the LWL Website.

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This was the collaboration edit I did with the publisher, Susan. In other words, I bit off more than I could chew and ran for help. Not in this book, the book itself is amazing. It has suspense, romance, and the details about South Africa are so real, you feel like you could be there. I was just working the day job too much, trying to edit multiple books at a time, and just not spreading myself out wisely. Lesson #1 for editors: only take as many books on as you can handle. Honestly though, if you like a good romantic suspense I really hope you'll pick this one!

Back Cover Blurb:

Left with a huge debt by her runaway ex-husband, Lexi Taylor is out of money and out of luck. In search of a new beginning and determined to be on her own, she moves back home to sleepy Graaff Reinet to run the inn at Apricot Farm. Free of the problems of her old life, Lexi finally feels she’s getting back on track—until American Carter O’Brien arrives in town.

South Africa is a long way from his home in Texas, but it’s the fresh start Carter needs—and his last chance. A former musician and the wayward son of an oil industry tycoon, he has been sent to the Karoo Basin to search for shale gas, and is expected to succeed. Harboring some serious mistakes in his past with his work and his ex, Carter can’t afford any distractions, no matter how beautiful.

Carter was prepared for potential problems—fracking protests, angry farmers, violent resistance to his presence—but fighting his attraction to Lexi wasn’t one of them. But as Lexi gets drawn in to Carter’s work and his life, the pair must confront danger from an unknown enemy in the Karoo . . . and from their own hearts.
Available on Amazon, the LWL Website, and at Barnes & Noble.

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This is the latest book, coming to shelves and ereaders April 1st! I loved this contemporary romance with the element of fantasy. I actually read another, similar book recently, Daughters of the Lake, and if you know that one and you like it I would highly recommend this book. The writing style in this novel is unique, and really caught my eye in the submission process. I had to be careful as an editor not to cross the line of letting the author get away with things because that was the style. I think Nicole and I worked really well together, and I can't wait to see how much everyone else loves this story.

Back Cover Blurb: 

Only by looking into the past can Audrey save her future.

Audrey Eames is happy living the wanderer’s life. After a near-death experience in her teens, Audrey can see people’s past lives whenever her skin touches theirs, and afraid of being labeled delusional, she’s never stayed in one place too long or made any deep connections.

So, when Audrey’s estranged aunt dies and leaves her the historic Soberly Inn and Public House on the scenic Oregon coast, Audrey wants nothing to do with it. She is determined to sell the inn and leave town before someone discovers the power she’s been hiding from the world, but clauses in her aunt’s will seem to block her at every turn.

Yet once ensconced in Soberly’s small town life, the people—particularly the bartender, Kellen Greene—start to grow on her, and she begins to feel that maybe she’s finally found a place of her own. As accepting as the townspeople seem, Audrey fears their reactions—and Kellen’s rejection—and decides to keep her visions a secret. But all is not well in Soberly. Soon after Audrey arrives, people in town start dying in the same manner as in their past lives—but in this lifetime it’s murder. When suspicion starts to fall on Audrey and her new beau Kellen, Audrey vows to use her gift to find the murderer and protect the people she loves—before it’s too late.
Available for preorder on the LWL Website, and at Barnes & Noble.

Future Books in the Works:
Origins - A historical fiction about a rebellion in Ancient Egypt
Dirty Cooking - A sexy contemporary romance about a chef who falls for her employer
Blood and Chaos - Book 2 to Origins book 1, and the middle of the Songs of the King's Heart trilogy
Make War - A contemporary rom-com about competing lovers
Alaska Bound - Romantic suspense for days. This really reminds me of the movie Wind River.