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Hayley Elliott

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My Flash Fiction

Would you love to read a little something to brighten your day? And I do mean, little. Flash fiction is classified as stories less than 1,500 words, and in this case—less than a 1,000. Pop on over the Spark’s website to read my FREE stories.

Theme: Destination: Love

Summer Issue 2024

Romances from on the road and around the world. Nicole Deese is the featured author for this issue.

Marooned with You is about two college friends who become more when drastic circumstances thrust their feelings to the surface. This piece won the Editor’s Choice Award for all of 2024’s issues.

Theme: Love in a Small Town

Fall Issue 2023

Sweet small-town love stories. Rachel Hauck is the featured author for this issue.

Apple Pies and Cherry Kisses was a contest finalist about friends to more and a small town that gets a little too invested in their love life.

Theme: Love on Any Level

Summer Issue 2023

Includes stories where love transcends social and economic circles. Pepper Basham is the feature author for this issue.

Hiding the Hollywood Cowboy won the reader’s choice award. This story features a young man who’s got himself in quite the pickle.

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No shade to what anyone likes to read, it’s just No shade to what anyone likes to read, it’s just not what I share here. I’m here for the fun and flirty, and /or emotionally deep romances. If that’s what you’re into too, then you’re in the right place! 😉

My go-to contemporary romance authors to recommend are: Abby Jimenez, Sarah Adams, Annabel Monaghan, Courtney Walsh, Nicole Deese, Jenny B Jones, Ashley Poston, Devon Daniels, Katherine Center, Allison Ashley, Sarah Monzon, Jessica Kate, Cara Bastone, and Sariah Wilson 🫶🏻
My girls spoiled me this Mother’s Day. 🥰 Fir My girls spoiled me this Mother’s Day. 🥰

First, we started with donuts and gifts, followed by a mani/pedi while drinking my coffee and reading my book. (Granted, they got nail polish on the carpet. I had to clean it up, ruin my nails, and then repaint them myself. But still. It’s the thought that counts. 😜)

They picked out my clothes (we all matched, of course 😂). I was gracious to them for not picking out a ballgown of some sort for our casual lunch. We did each other’s makeup, too. 

We went to a bookstore and browsed books. I ended up buying them books, but it’s okay, several are ones we’ll read together (again) with my oldest. 🥰

We had a lovely lunch with my mom. We were so tired from all the pasta carbs, we came home to snuggle. (Mama took a power-nap while the girls watched a show. 🤣)

We regrouped for a rousing game of tennis (not really, they’re complete newbies and I haven’t stepped a foot on a tennis court with a racket in…fifteen years. 😳)

We were going to round out the evening with a Hallmark movie 😏, but we ran out of time and took a family walk instead. It was a perfect Mother’s Day. 😍

Love my little cuties. 😍😍😍
It’s getting REAL, real, you guys!! 🥰🥰🥰 It’s getting REAL, real, you guys!! 🥰🥰🥰

First wave of ARCs go out soooon!! Thank you so much to so many of you for supporting this newbie author by joining my launch team!! 🤗

#debutauthor #debutromance #sweetromance #cleanromance #closeddoorromance #goodreads #indieauthor #indieromance #indieauthorromance #kindleunlimited
I’m SUPER late posting about Indie Bookstore Day I’m SUPER late posting about Indie Bookstore Day, but we have some pretty cool ones in our OKC metro area. 🥰 If you’ve never been—you’re missing out!!

Commonplace Books
Second Story Bookstore
Lost and Bound
Knight’s Nook
Best of Books 
(And more! I just didn’t visit them all recently.)

#indiebookstores #okc #oklahomacity #okcmetro #bookstore #shoplocal
Can any TRUE romance reader tire of simple, feel-g Can any TRUE romance reader tire of simple, feel-good, fun romance??? What say you? (Do you know the saying about a cookie and a romance…?)

Dear friends, meet your future favorite read. 🥰 A super sweet and cute romance you’re sure to love. Ashton and Griffin are an adorable pair you’re going to want to root for! (And their dogs, too 😉)

⭐️ Contemporary romance
💕 The sizzle without the spice
⭐️ Celebrity hero
💕 Low angst
⭐️ Reverse fake-dating trope
💕 Flirty and fun
⭐️ Set in Hollywood
💕 A feel-good read
⭐️ Friends to more 
💕 A sweet escape 
⭐️ Dog lovers 
💕 Humorous 

#indieauthor #indieromance #ku #kindleunlimited #romancebook #romancebooks #romancereader #romancebookstagram #sweetromance #cleanromance #closeddoorromance
Do you need a Mother’s Day gift??? I recommend t Do you need a Mother’s Day gift??? I recommend this one! One of my favs. Such a sweet story!! 

#adoption #adoptionstory #romance #romancebook #romancebookrec #romancebookstagram #sweetromance #cleanromance #christianromance #nicoledeese
How cute is this little cup I spotted at @secondst How cute is this little cup I spotted at @secondstorybooksokc last week?!
 
I count 11 movies. Can you guess them all???

#romcom #romancereader #romancebooklover #romancebookstagram
Is this cringe? Absolutely. But if it brought a sm Is this cringe? Absolutely. But if it brought a smile to your face and the message resonated—WORTH IT.

It’s a great reminder: only YOU can make yourself have a good day. So, try CHOOSING to have one. As someone who struggles with anxiety and chronic pain: it’s not always easy, but I truly do find dancing helps brighten my perspective—especially to the music you grew up with. 😄

#justforfun #reducestress #reduceanxiety #havefun #beplayful #dancelikenooneswatching
Welcome, welcome. To my little corner of honesty a Welcome, welcome. To my little corner of honesty and transparency. 

For a while, I felt like authors gave the impression that there’s specific paths to success and I have to follow exactly what they do. But over time, I’ve learned the writing journey looks different for everyone!

Indie vs trad
Writing every day vs writing when you feel like it 
Publishing 1 book a year vs 3, 5, 10 books a year 
Writing to make an impact vs writing for fun

Each author possesses unique skill sets that not everyone else has. Plus, everyone’s lives—their circumstances, their mental and physical capabilities, their financial situations—look different. What works for them—may not work for you. If there’s anything I could ever convey to any aspiring writer is: you do YOU. Writing—whatever the journey looks like—is hard enough on its own. You have to find your comfort level or you’ll burn out exhausting your energies just to be something you’re not. After all, no one is JUST like you. So stop comparing and just enjoy writing for the sake of writing. 

(Also, friends, remind me of this when I forget again as I pull hair out and bang my head on my desk when I’m in the depths of drafting. TIA. 😏😉)

#debutauthor #hayleyelliott #yamefr #youandmeforreal #romancewriter #romancesuthor #writingtip
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