My romance and comedy alter ego, Annie Hoff, has a new book coming out soon. Here's a peek.

​Zoe Markham believes the words I love you only spell trouble.  A child of divorce, her family is a cautionary tale littered with broken hearts. She’s never had a relationship that lasted longer than the blink of an eye. In fact, she writes about breakups weekly for her column in New York Today. The only exception to the rule might be Zoe’s friends, Bella and Henry, who have been engaged since college.
Zoe’s first date with a new man, Derek, ends up with him making her breakfast, and she finds herself hoping the affair might be more than a one-night stand. But when Bella shows up at the door crying, the engagement ring she’d so proudly displayed gone from her finger, Zoe is again convinced that true love is impossible. Bella persuades her to write about the breakup with Henry and Zoe does it reluctantly Meanwhile, she sets out to prove she’s wrong about true love, particularly as it pertains to the two best friends she’s ever had. She does everything in her power to get Bella and Henry back together. In the process, Zoe discovers some surprising truths about herself and what she’s been looking for all along. 

Many of you know that I write Romantic Comedy under the pen name Annie Hoff. Annie has a brand-new light and slightly fluffy romance that juuuust about ready to hit the presses as the latest book published by Dream River Press. Secondhand Love is the  story of a young woman who finds love right where she shouldn’t, where it might have been all along.  It’s set in New York and for those of you who read and enjoyed Georgette Alden Starts Over, you’ll find some characters you’ve already been introduced to.  I’ll be revealing the cover very soon and soon there after will be asking for a few good readers who might want to review the book before it becomes widely available. All of that is good, and humming right along.
But one question nags at me. In this time of Corona virus and unrest, when so much is going wrong, do you want to read romantic comedy? In some ways, it feels out of touch to put this book out there, like whistling through a graveyard. On the other hand, my editor reminds me that people enjoy some escape and that a light hearted book might be just what the psychologist would order.
What do you think? Is it a good time for a romantic comedy? Or not?