on November 1, 2019
National Novel Writing Month! Many of you are starting NaNoWriMo today. I wanted to share my story, hoping that it will inspire or encourage those of you who are hoping to write that first book this month. When I was 37 I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl we named Emerson Blythe. I decided… Read More
on September 10, 2019
Happy Almost Fall, everyone! I’m in reflective mode the last few weeks as I begin writing the ninth Cliffside Bay novel. Writing Cliffside Bay has been one of the highlights of my career. Since the fall of 2017, I’ve been living and breathing with the ten couples of my little seaside town. The concept started… Read More
on August 12, 2019
Hello friends, I hope your summer is going well and you’ve had a lot of fun time with family and friends. I know some of you already have kids back in school. Mine don’t go back until after Labor Day but the girls start sports this week. For me, summer flew by with two trips… Read More
on June 19, 2019
Happy June! I don’t know about you guys, but the spring flew by. My 16 year old daughter got her driver’s license in March and has already had her first fender bender in the high school parking lot. Sigh. This mothering of teenagers is no joke. Bonus Son 2 just arrived home from college for… Read More
on May 3, 2019
Last week my sixteen-year-old daughter got her driver’s license. She immediately went out that night to visit friends. I’m fairly certain I had a few more gray hairs by the time she arrived home. It’s such a rite of passage for a young person. I remember being so excited the day I passed my test… Read More
on March 3, 2019
Same charming small town.Brand new heartwarming characters! Missed: Rafael & Lisa by USA Today bestseller Tess Thompson arrives on March 24th.DON’T MISS IT – RESERVE A COPY TODAY: Amazon → https://amzn.to/2WZWGrnApple → https://apple.co/2X9TEB4Kobo → http://bit.ly/2HSrB5jNook → http://bit.ly/2SrHhAK BLURB:Return to the beloved beach town of Cliffside Bay, where USA Today bestseller Tess Thompson spins another emotional, intriguing tale about overcoming… Read More
on January 12, 2019
I thought I’d share a bit about my writer journey today, hoping it might interest you to hear some of the background of my latest book. The third in my romantic mystery series, BLUE INK, releases on January 21st. This is the book I thought might never see the light of day. It started in… Read More
on January 2, 2019
I gave Princess Two a puzzle for Christmas, hoping it was something we could do together during break. My mom used to get one for us every holiday and putting it together was always fun, even though we almost never finished before it was time to return to school. To my delight, the entire family… Read More
on November 27, 2018
Bestselling author Tess Thompson debuts her latest novel Tainted on NOOK! Love takes a village… The Village of Cliffside Bay to be exact. The fifth installment of The Cliffside Bay Series follows the interwoven stories of five best friends, the beach community they love, and the women who captivate them. Prepare to get lost in a wave of… Read More
on November 21, 2018
Brace yourself for ALL THE FEELS and an excerpt from Tainted: Lance & Mary Amazon → https://amzn.to/2S00NB9Apple → https://apple.co/2pVvs62B&N → http://bit.ly/2EemQ4wKobo → http://bit.ly/2PtutVF Ten seconds before the clock struck midnight and tossed them into a new year, Lance Mullen had only one wish. He wanted to kiss Mary Hansen. Not a friendly peck on her… Read More