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TIME AND TIDE – Happy Release Day!

TIME AND TIDE – Happy Release Day!

Happy release day to TIME AND TIDE!

This little book has gone on quite the journey!

I began writing it in 2010-2011, under the title “First Impressions”. It was intended to be the sophomore follow-up to my debut novel, but it didn’t land with my first, nor my second agent. After two more title changes and nearly a decade of dabbling with edits, a fortuitous stint on Wattpad, and the utterly unforeseen but gratifying Watty Award win, I was stunned and delighted when W by Wattpad Books reached out to inquire about the rights on the book.

Working with this publishing team has been, without a doubt, one of the most enjoyable experiences of my writing career. I cannot thank them all deeply and earnestly enough for all the hard work they’ve put into my story.

Years ago, one of closest friends called this story my “airport book”, maintaining that this would be the one that was going to be mainstream and accessible enough for the wider reading public. And it turns out she was right!

As of today, TIME AND TIDE is now available anywhere books are sold, including the Hudson Booksellers in most major American airports.

It is quite literally a dream come true.

Happy reading.

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REVIEW: “Time and Tide” in Publishers Weekly

REVIEW: “Time and Tide” in Publishers Weekly
Well, if this isn’t the most flattering thing to wake up to on a Sunday morning! Thank you, Publishers Weekly!Time and Tide
Frey (Nine-Tenths) kicks off this whimsical queer time-travel romance in 2024, when Sam Franklin’s girlfriend, Dahlia, ditches her at the Toronto Airport just before what was supposed to be the couple’s trip to Spain. Sam, who is bisexual, embarks on the journey with only a copy of her favorite historical lesbian novel, The Welshman’s Daughters by Margaret Goodenough, for company. Then, somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean, the plane crashes. Sam, the only survivor, is rescued from the water by a passing ship—in 1805. Her savior turns out to be Goodenough’s seafaring brother, who promises Sam’s hand in marriage to his employer, the cruel aristocrat George Lewis, to cover his debts. Lewis is determined to master Sam, but Sam is busy falling for Margaret, and the two enter into a taboo sapphic relationship. Frey starkly paints the Regency period’s misogyny as Sam butts up against the strictures of the time. A suitable comeuppance for one of the tale’s worst villains offers satisfying catharsis and the heroines’ sweet love story enchants. This should win many fans. (Nov.)
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APPEARANCE: Toronto International Festival of Authors

APPEARANCE: Toronto International Festival of Authors

I’ll be speaking at the Toronto International Festival of Authors!

Hearts and Hauntings
September 21 @ 1:30pm A rom-com about rom-coms and a ghost story about… ghosts? Markus Harwood-Jones‘s The Haunting of Adrian Yates and Lynn Painter‘s Better Than The Movies will make you laugh, make you think and maybe make you nostalgic about all the cringy things you did in high school. Join us for a conversation with the two skilled YA love story writers about what inspired them, what the creation process was like and what they have coming down the line. Moderator: J.M. Frey

 

Swooning for Romance Novels
September 22 @ 1:30pm Meet Mr. Perfect, fall in love and don’t mess it up. Joining forces to discuss their latest hilarious and relatable stories about strong Asian female characters are Toronto-based romance writers Lily Chu and Jackie Lau. In Chu’s The Takedown, Soon Dee is tasked with cleaning up a scandal for intimidatingly chic luxury fashion firm, but she soon discovers her mega-hot nemesis works there and he’s nothing like the man she thought she knew. In Lau’s Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie, a young woman is desperate to fend off her meddling mother intent on setting up her last single daughter—only to find that maybe mother does know best. Moderator: J.M. Frey

 

Writing Queer
September 22 @ 3pm Join J.M. Frey and Markus Harwood-Jones for this panel on bringing queer narratives to life. From romance to the supernatural, they’ll discuss what it means to bring authentic new voices and experiences to long standing genres, how far we’ve come, and how far we have to go. Moderator: Trevor Campbell

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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: In Conversation with Kacey Sophia

AUTHOR INTERVIEW: In Conversation with Kacey Sophia

Kacey Sophia ((@authorkaceysophia) and I talk reviews, the inspiration behind “Time and Tide” and “Nine-Tenths”, trying to find an agent in the middle of the post-pandemic chaos that is publishing, figuring out your own marketing, and the benefits of publishing to Wattpad.

CAPTIONS ARE AUTO-GENERATED. MY PROGRAM CRASHED EVERY TIME I TRIED TO FIX A TYPO, SO I GAVE UP. SORRY FOR ANY ERRORS YOU FIND.

I didn’t realize how … CLOSE cropped the image would be. I swear I was perfectly framed in my own window.

Can you see the moments when I …
-Realize you can see my lamp reflected in my glasses?
-When I pour myself more coffee?
-When I notice that my still-drying hair is curling wonkily?

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