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In 2017, several authors expressed interest in writing stories for a theoretical “Pennyverse” (author Penny Reid’s Universe) in some capacity (whether that be writing a canon story about new characters within the Pennyverse, writing a continuation of a current couple’s story within the Pennyverse, writing a fanfic in an alternate timeline using Pennyverse characters, etc.) We collated the data we received, marinated in it, and created this collaborative business model.

Smartypants Romance is a small publisher that is indie-minded. It is a business whose mission is:

1) To be self-sustaining.

2) To be value added to: a) the authors and professionals (support personnel) who are published by/within/work for the SRU, b) the Penny Reid Brand, and c) the romance community and world at large.

3) To set an example of best practices, inclusion, representation, professionalism, mentorship, and craft-excellence.

4) To be drama free and efficient.

Kilby Blades is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance. She is an RWA Vivian Award finalist, a Publisher’s Weekly BookLife Prize Semi-Finalist, a HOLT Medallion finalist, and has been lauded by critics for “easing feminism and equality into her novels” (IndieReader) and “writing characters who complement each other like a fine wine does a good meal” (Publisher’s Weekly).

During her fifteen year career as a marketing executive, she moonlighted as a journalist, freelanced as a travel writer and lived it up as an entertainment columnist. She has lived in five countries, visited more than thirty, and spends part of her year in her pied-à-terre abroad.

When she’s not writing, Kilby goes to movie matinees alone, where she eats Chocolate Pocky and buttered popcorn and usually smuggles in not-a-little-bit of red wine. She is a cinephile, an oenophile, a social justice fighter and—most of all—a glutton for a good story.

To hang out with Kilby online, check out her Facebook fan group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/kilbyskorner

Please route any subsidiary rights or other inquiries through kilby@kilbyblades.com.