🐙🍦 Just a little aquarium and ice cream fun to celebrate the launch of my octopus romcom, SUCKER FOR YOU! (Yes, that *is* a goldfish waffle cone from Somi Somi, because I will always commit to a theme. And yes, it was delicious.) 🔬🐙💍

The good ship SUCKER FOR YOU has launched! The “most anticipated 🐙 romcom of 2026” (source: me) is now ready to sail onto your bookshelf and into your heart—and I couldn’t be more excited for you to meet Wes, Isabel, and their rascally cephalopod. 🔬🐙💍

✌️more sleeps until my “delightfully nerdy” octopus romcom comes ashore! Did you know that octopuses change color while they sleep? Scientists theorize that this is because they’re dreaming! 🌈🐙 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

🐙💕 Ready for an octopus romcom that readers are calling “deliciously sexy, “delightfully nerdy,” and “wonderfully weird”? SUCKER FOR YOU crawls ashore and into your bookstore next week! 😱 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

🐙✍️ I just onboarded a marketing assistant for SUCKER FOR YOU! 💬 Help me name her? 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026 The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

☀️😎🔥 Anyone need a very pretty jacket during this heatwave? Good news: you can cool down in beautiful, foggy Monterey, California this August—9 days to go!—with a tattooed wildlife photographer, a meticulous marine biologist, and their rascally “adoptopus”. 🐙 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

🐙🌟 Another review for SUCKER FOR YOU emerges from the deep! Ready to get reeled in by a brilliant-but-grumpy FMC, a “human embodiment of carpe diem” MMC—and the feisty little octopus who steals their hearts? 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

✨Art Reveal✨ A bioluminescent kiss? In my 🐙 romcom?! (It’s more likely than you think!) Artist Boomdafunk has captured Wes and Isabel’s secret, tender moment in the midnight waves so beautifully. And my heart, too. 💕 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

🐙🌟 More reviews for SUCKER FOR YOU are washing up on shore! Are you craving a nerdy, sexy romcom starring an “adorably sassy octopus”? Obviously, so was I! (I’m so glad that readers are loving my eight-armed menace. 💕) 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

It’s Micro Trope Monday! Would you read an 🐙 romcom with midnight skinny-dipping, nicknames from The Princess Bride, and some seriously sassy tentacles? 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

Can I interest you in a MMC who sings along to the Beach Boys, whistles Bobby Darin—and solemnly swears never to play his guitar at the FMC? 🔗 to playlist in bio! 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

🐙🌟 Reviews for SUCKER FOR YOU are coming in—and “wonderfully weird” from best-selling author Camilla Isley is how I’ll be headlining all marketing comms about this book from now on! 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

🐙🎧 The “hottest octopus romcom of 2026” (source: me) is getting an audiobook! 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026 The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

Missed doing a social media song-and-dance for the “official” one-month countdown to pub (my excuse: I was white-knuckling a Cessna in Namibia), but— You can get your hands, tentacles, flippers, etc. on my 🐙 romcom in just 28 days! Want a sneak peek? ➡️👀 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

Happy World Ocean Day! 🌊 Did you know that a new species of octopus was just discovered in the Galapagos? According to NOA, up to 91% of ocean species have yet to be classified! …but you *can* find some trope classifications for the “Most Anticipated Octopus Romcom of 2026” here. 😉 🔬🐙💍

It’s my birthday! 🎥🐙💕: what I’m manifesting for the year ahead—because a gal can always dream, right? SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

✨Art Reveal✨ Meet Wes and Isabel, my MCs from the “most anticipated octopus romcom of 2026”! 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026 The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

Like sailing off into the sunset and living happily ever after. 💕 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

Let’s add “adopting an octopus” and “falling in love” to the list. 📋🐙 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

It’s #independentbookstoreday! ✨📚 One of the best things about my debut year has been having an excuse (as if I need one!) to repeatedly visit so many of my local indies “for work” and play. 💕 This community is beautiful. 💬 What bookstore are you visiting today?

Like otter-spotting! (They hold hands while they sleep.) 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

Like having a mischievous, adorable octopus play matchmaker for you…💕🐙 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

Not in the job description: skinny-dipping with a sexy wildlife photographer. But definitely a perk! 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

Did someone say “kissing my fake fiancé”? 😘 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

Octopus Documentary x Romcom? As you wish. 😉 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026 The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

…but if you’re having a romantic sunset picnic on the beach, watch out for seagulls! 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026 The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

🌊 From the sunlight zone to the abyssal zone, what’s waiting in my octopus romcom? 🌊 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026 The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

When his towel slips and she gets a good look at *every* tattoo…🫣 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026 The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

🐙 Hello! Here’s a list of 8 reasons to add my octopus romcom on Goodreads. 👇 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026 The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

…like having only one shower at the beach house you’re sharing with a hot wildlife photographer. 💦 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026