I spent the Fourth of July weekend at my mountain property, soaking in the quiet. We visited the Little Grand Canyon—Utah’s spectacular hidden gem—and I wasted hours lolling around, staring at the sky. It was supposed to be a decompression weekend. Did I decompress? Not really. Because I knew what waited for me when I got home: The final edit of Book Four.

Hello Friends, July has arrived in a rush of sunshine, late nights, and the kind of busy that makes the days blur. I’m neck‑deep in creating book merch for upcoming fairs — mugs, bookmarks, keychains, stickers, annotation cards — a whole world of Somewhere Aching in physical form. It’s chaotic, but it’s also a joy.

A raw, emotional look at why I wrote the Somewhere Aching series — a dark, trauma‑rooted, character‑driven romance about healing, fate, and soul‑deep love.

New Look for The Somewhere Aching series Original Look for The Somewhere Aching Series I opted for a new book design for the Somewhere Aching series to better align with my genre of dark romance. I had some negative feedback from reviewers on my original artwork and decided, yeah, they might be right. The color scheme is a bit too bright and pretty for the gritty content in the story. It was rather misleading! I liked my initial idea, though, and I was happy to find a way to

I finally got the nerve to put it out there. So relieved (and exhausted!) Getting book two ready to follow shortly. You can read it here: A Daughter to Die For: book one - Kindle edition by Madsen, Tanya. Romance Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.