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Pop-art style illustration of a white man with dark hair, wearing red swim trunks and scuba goggles on top of his head, and holding a red-haired white woman in a pink two-piece bathing suit and swim flippers, set against a light blue starburst backdrop. Down in the corner, in red font that looks like writing, a caption to look like it’s autographed “xo, Opal and Adrian” with a red lipstick kiss.

Dive into the Vault!

Cover of Sea Creatures Prefer Redheads. An illustration of two hands, one a white woman with red nail polish and the other a purple, scaly, iridescent monster hand. A dark blue background with assorted floating bubbles, and a purple band across the bottom. "Sea Creatures" is in green wavy letters, while "prefer Redheads" is in red and pink letters, respectively.

 

The Phoenix Pictures Vault opened just in time for Scary Season…but you can enjoy it all year! My first dip into the monster romance waters is Now Swimming!

Meet Opal—a talented specialty makeup artist with a secret fondness for monsters—and Adrian—a heartthrob actor who secretly IS a sea monster—as they fall head over fins while making a movie…and wind up breaking a years-long curse! Read more…

Get your copy of SEA CREATURES PREFER REDHEADS here!

 

 

 

 

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A pink silky fabric background, with the cover of my book, Single Indemnity, in the center. Surrounding the book are arrows connecting it to the following features and tropes in the book: Wise-Cracking Dame; British Sexy-Nerd Cinnamon Roll; An Imaginary Husband; Forbidden Relationship (pesky Imaginary Husband!); Workplace Romance at a 1940s Hollywood Studio; Steamy Screwball-Noir Shenanigans; Cary Grant cameo (yes, *that* Cary Grant). A caption across the bottom reads "Available Now!"

 

Nate & Colin’s screwball-noir love story is here! SINGLE INDEMNITY, book 2 in the Phoenix Pictures series, is available in both eBook and Paperback. Grab yours HERE!

Want a sneak peek? Check out this Exclusive Excerpt along with my big Cover Reveal (thanks to Silvana Reyes!) at Frolic.

 

 

Anthology News!

Photos in 4 boxes: On the entire left side is the cover of the Flames, Flirts & Festivals Anthology. Top right is a close up shot of a woman’s mouth with bright red lipstick, singing into an old-fashioned silver microphone. Center right is a maroon block with the text (in white) “First Harvest of Love” by Brianne Gillen. Bottom left is a loaf of Irish soda bread resting on a wooden board, with a few slices cut.

 

I’m thrilled to be a part of the FLAMES, FLIRTS & FESTIVALS anthology, available now! My short story, First Harvest of Love, is set in 1930s New York, on the eve of the Irish festival of Lughnasadh. Meet Linda & Ronnie–for these two friends who become lovers, the path ahead looks bright–if they can find the bravery to embark on that journey side-by-side. Read more about it…and get your copy HERE!

 

 

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Image of the book cover for Difficult by Brianne Gillen. A classic film poster-inspired image of a dark-haired woman smiling over her shoulder at a brown-haired man smiling cheekily at her, against a blue, red, and yellow background.

 

 

See how it all began!

DIFFICULT, book 1 in the Phoenix Pictures series, about fierce dames & cinnamon-roll gents finding love in late-1940s Hollywood. Get your copy HERE!

 

 

 

 

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