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November is here! 🍂 And I have to say it... Los Angeles feels like home again. I’m so happy to be back. I'm also happy that it's not 30 degrees outside. 😊

It’s also the month for being thankful, so I want to say this up top:

I’m so, so, SO thankful for every one of you. Your support makes all of this possible, and your comments make me so happy. I read every single one, and they make my day so much better. Thank you! 💕

This month’s pinup is Edie from The Last Straw! We last saw her in 1953, so I thought we’d jump ahead a few years for a 60s-inspired day at the beach. But why now?

Remember back in the summer I mentioned The Last Straw and gotten some attention, and I was expanding the story into a full novel? Well, I finished a few days ago! And I sent it in! Now we wait. I’m so proud of this one, and so excited. Fingers crossed for Edie. 🤞

Now, here’s what’s on the menu:

  • HOMECOMING - Episodes 39 and 40! Kayla went to the police about Kris and her connection to Ben’s disappearance. Meanwhile, Chris is racing to break out of the prison inside their mind before his memories are erased forever... and maybe him along with them.

  • LIBERATION - Chapter 10! Zoe and I had to skip last month (we bit off more than we could chew), but we’re back. When we last left Hans, he was having some very new feelings about his best friend, Wil. I think we all know that feelings like that don’t stay quiet for long.

  • HALF SISTERS - Episode 86! Lauren wants Sandy on the cheer squad, and Sandy couldn’t be happier about it. But what are they plotting? Meanwhile, Evie locked in a date with Nikki. So now Nikki has a date and a whole lot of feelings she’d rather not talk about (again!).

  • THE SPARE — Chapter 3! Art by the incredible Fraylim. Johann has a bottle of elixir, a corset he can’t lace alone, and now only two weeks to become the bride the emperor was promised. No pressure.

  • FIRST LIGHT, SECOND DAWN - Chapter 2! Written by the amazing Helena. Devon has a new name now: Elaine. But a new name doesn’t change where Elaine is, or who’s watching.

  • SWEATER WEATHER PINUPS — Our girls (and a few special guests) bundling up for the season. Is there anything sexier than being cozy?

Happy November! 💕

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Helena Grace

Exciting month ahead and Edie looks so good here.

Gemma

Looks like a great month. Can’t wait to read all the updates. Nice to hear that the move to Los Angeles has proven to be as great as you had hoped.

Jenny S

Edie! How lovely, never thought she'd get into the pinup game. I'm crossing my fingers everything goes smoothly with the book, and I'm very much looking forward to this month! <3

Pet Jeffery

I'm so glad that your move has gone well. And I hope that Last Straw novel goes smoothly. The best of possible luck with it. Indeed, there's nothing sexier than being cosy. Or do I just think that because I'm old? In the meanwhile, Edie looks very much underdressed for today in England. Perhaps the image will seem more appropriate to your Australian fans. The beachball looks familiar. I think that my family had a very similar ball in the first half of the 60s. Maybe I should look through old photos to see whether I can spot it. Lauren and Sandy plotting, Nikki with a date with Evie, it sounds like an excellent episode of Half Sisters.

Claire

Congratulations on the novel! That is so incredibly great. Actually, I had a hard letting go of Edie. The way you told it and the way you illustrated it really brought those characters to life. Even the secondary characters felt so real. I hope there's more about Keiko, her mother and their relationship with Edie. Keep us updated on the book's future. I am so looking forward to reading it.

Nicegent42

I love that retro bathing suit, its so cute

Emory Ahlberg

Thank you so much, Claire! Edie wasn’t done with me either, which is how a novella turned into a novel. And I love that you brought up Keiko and Hanako. I love them so much... and the people around Edie were always the ones who made her feel real to me. They have a lot more scenes in the novel!

Emory Ahlberg

Thanks, Gemma! LA feels like home again, which is the best thing I could’ve hoped for. Now I just have to figure out what sweater weather means when it’s 75 degrees out.

Emory Ahlberg

Turns out a few years of happiness can change a girl! Who knew?? Hehe. Thank you for crossing those fingers. I’ll take all the luck I can get. <3

Emory Ahlberg

Thanks, Helena! And half the excitement this month is your fault, since everyone gets Chapter 2 of First Light at the end of the month. 😊

Emory Ahlberg

Thank you! The ’60s knew how to do a swimsuit. Cute, and you could still go swimming in it.

Emory Ahlberg

Alex, she was overdue! Edie’s spent a long time in some heavy chapters, so a day at the beach felt very earned!

Emory Ahlberg

Pet, you’re not old, you’re right! Cozy can be sexy, and that’s the whole idea behind the Sweater Weather pinups at the end of the month. I’ll admit Edie would last about five minutes in an English November in that suit, though. And please dig through those old photos! If you find that beach ball, I want to see it!!! As for Half Sisters, Lauren and Sandy plotting together is a dangerous combo, and Nikki is going to handle that date with all the grace of a cat in a bathtub lol

Pet Jeffery

I haven't yet found a photo with the beachball, but I think the pictures at which I looked are too old, 50s rather than 60s. As to a cat in a bathtub, one of my cats, Eric, developed a penchant for parading along the edge of the tub while someone was taking a bath. That was until he slipped and fell into the water. Then, he was not so much ungraceful as fast. He shifted really quickly. The water plastered his fur to his skin and he looked emaciated. Most of what we see of a cat is just fluff.

Crystal Peaches

So much to look forward to, and Edie is seriously looking good in her bikini. Cannot wait to see more of her adventures.