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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 29/09/2026

Happy release day to False Start, available today wherever you get your books! A sweet grumpy/sunshine romance where love is a four-legged word, featuring: 🎉 - a reformed party girl 🔥 - a wounded firefighter 🐾 - a Dalmatian therapy dog #writingcommunity #uglydogs

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 14/09/2026

We had some amazing go-getters who understood the assignment and immediately guessed the whole title! I can’t wait for everyone to meet Willow, Jack, and Bailey! Quarterback Sneak, coming Summer 2027, featuring: 🐾 - A Therapy Dog 💉 - T1D Rep 🤫 - Secrets and Lies 👩‍❤️‍👨 - Fake Dating

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 13/09/2026

You guys are amazing and while I didn’t think it would be this soon, I’m so excited to share the title reveal for a Book 3! Wheel of Fortune Style, so guess a letter, and if you think you know the title, shoot me a DM! (I’ve given you a few letters but not the entire R, S, T, L, N, E pack.)

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 11/09/2026

Y’all, it’s only been a couple days I already need to update the graphic and, apparently, release some super secret info! 👀

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 10/09/2026

False Start is coming and it’s only been a few days but I already need to update the graphic! (And apparently release some other info, as well! 👀) want all the info? Check out rebeccaminelga.com/1911-2/ and order wherever you get your books! #writing #indieauthor

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Sharon C. @theeclecticreview.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

"I definitely recommend giving this book a try." False Start (Paw Prints on My Heart #2) by @rebeccaminelga.com #romance #grumpysunshine #oppositesattract #bookreview at eclecticreview.com/?p=60247

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 07/08/2026

It’s just temporary, I swear, but it’s been *a year* and I need some time to rest and recharge before school begins. What are you doing today to care for yourself?

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Things you can do to support a local indie author over the next couple of weeks.

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 30/07/2026

False Start Coming September 29th! She’s sunshine and sweetness. He’s a fallen hero with a plan. And the dog? He might be the only one who can teach them both how to love again. Including: 🐕‍🦺 - Therapy Dog 🔥 - Firefighter 🩼 - Disability Rep 🎉 - Reformed Party Girl

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Pink background and book cover. Need more goodies and pre-order info coming soon text.

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 29/07/2026

Are you looking for your next #bookclub read? Third and Long is a clean sports romance where love is a four-legged word, but it also has themes of mental health representation, recovery and resilience, and complex, post-divorce family dynamics. Comment “BOOKCLUB” or sign up here: tr.ee/BxnsxBqK-W

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 26/07/2026

Photo drop of Athena at our Raiser Appreciation Event for the #uglydogs!

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Helli on Wheels @antigrinch.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

#uglydogs we know her! @rebeccaminelga.com

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Courtney Floyd @courtney-floyd.com · 17/07/2026

Apropos of too many things lately, here's a spite poem I wrote a few weeks ago **makes unflinching eye contact while jamming more em dashes in** full disrespect to anyone writing with AI and also to the idea that we should change our voices and styles because the plagiarism machine is copying us

I will not cede my em dashes
I gathered them over countless afternoons in the languorous haze of foxing pages––breathing in the must of bygone times.

I unearthed them in a hundred many-branching conversations––no eye contact, just enthusiasm and did you know that rabbit trailing bliss.

I knelt at Emily Dickinson’s feet, and Emily Brontë’s, felt the press of punctuation against each shoulder––a knighting. A charge.

I will not cede them. I am oath-bound, sworn in fealty to complexity, to the broken, never-ending word. I must wield––.

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Samantha @samanthakm.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Hey #UglyDogs, do you want to name a baby Highland Coo calf? £2 per entry/suggestion. If you win, you name the baby and you win tickets to go meet it. Or maybe to donate to someone slightly more local 😂😇😁🐂

noahsarkzoofarm.digitickets.co.uk

Buy Competition Tickets online - Noah's Ark Zoo Farm

View Competition from Noah's Ark Zoo Farm.

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 10/07/2026

So excited to have joined Laurie on Calling All Creatures yesterday for this very special episode where we talked everything hopeful, inspiring, and canine! Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 03/07/2026

Congratulations, Laney! Phase 8 and Class Ready, so now we just wait for a partner! #uglydogs

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 26/06/2026

That awkward moment when the Chicago style guide says both navy-blue and navy blue are correct, but in different contexts, and you scramble to rewrite a half-dozen sentences because even though both are right, you don't want your readers to think you wrote inconsistently... #amwriting

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 25/06/2026

Page 226 and counting! Hoping to finish tomorrow!

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 24/06/2026

Happy Birthday to Third and Long! A whole year and such a ride it’s been. I’m also so excited to announce that TODAY the audiobook is FINALLY available!

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 23/06/2026

This week's goal: finish line editing False Start so I can format and upload for ARC's. Progress so far: p. 138 of 356. #amwriting #writingcommunity

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 19/06/2026

Ooh! Look what just showed up on Spotify! I know an audiobook option was something a lot of people asked for, and I'm so excited to announce mine will be dropping on the 1-year anniversary of Third and Long's original publication date! #writingcommunity #audiobook open.spotify.com/show/7a6qBLB...

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Third and Long: Special Edition

Rebecca Minelga · Audiobook

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 10/06/2026

Are you coming to @ecrwseattle.bsky.social’s Reader Event this weekend? @jessicasalina.bsky.social and I will be sharing a table and offering a very special bundle! See you there!

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 05/06/2026

Couldn’t resist jumping on this trend over on Insta and thought my #uglydogs friends would enjoy, too! Show me your pups like men show off their fish!

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 24/05/2026

9 had a performance at the Seattle Folk Life Festival last night, so we took Athena on her first really big outing to the city! #uglydogs

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 23/05/2026

22 years ago I married my best friend. His one request? Chocolate-covered strawberries he didn’t even get to eat on the day. Since then, every year for our anniversary my mom sends a box! 💜

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 20/05/2026

If you're a former @conquestpublishing.bsky.social author and still have access to the Slack, check out the latest posts under "🔒Conquest-Authors." If not and you want to remain in community, reach out to me via DM. 💜

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 18/05/2026

$0.99 won't get you much these days, but it will get you the SPECIAL EDITION eBook of Third and Long through Thursday! 4.8 ⭐️ on Amazon 4.4 ⭐️ on GoodReads #amreading #bookclub

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Information about a $0.99 sale for Third and Long ebook with a cover and dog graphic

Blurb for Third and Long: Trauma survivor, Abby Barclay, finds purpose in her life with her therapy dog, Gen, helping terminally ill children and their families deal with pain and loss. When a playground accident brings nine-year-old Dylan into her life, even Abby is surprised at the depth of the bond between the boy and her dog. Her relationship with him--as well as with his divorced father, Scott--soon grows into something beyond professional.

Threatened by Abby and Gen's close relationship with Dylan, Scott's ex-wife reopens their custody arrangement, forcing Scott to decide between his son and the woman he loves. To make matters worse, Gen receives a devastating prognosis.

As Abby weighs losing Scott, Dylan, and her beloved dog, she must decide whether loving anyone is worth the risk and whether she can find the courage to go on even if she loses everything.

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 12/05/2026

Happy Launch Day to the Special Edition of Third and Long! The ebook will be on sale for only $0.99 until May 19th in celebration!

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Green background with ebook sale info and cover and dog graphic

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 10/05/2026

Holy cow! This might be the best review I’ve ever received for Third and Long! Thank you! 💜🐾💜

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Sharon C. @theeclecticreview.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

A sweet, sports romance where love is a four-legged word. Third and Long (Paw Prints on My Heart #1) by @rebeccaminelga.com #romance #sports #grief #PTSD #therapydogs #booksirens #bookreview at eclecticreview.com/?p=59441

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 10/05/2026

This was the cute announcement I’d hoped to make yesterday, but life has an annoying habit of getting in the way. 😅 Anyway, good news! The Third and Long Special Edition ebook is now on sale until May 19th and makes a great gift for the dog mom in your life! (The dog does NOT die.)

Information about $0.99 ebook sale of Third and Long

Cover and author info about Third and Long

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 06/05/2026

Just in time for Mental Health Awareness month, the Third and Long Special Edition drops NEXT Tuesday, May 12th, and stay tuned for a very exciting announcement on Friday! 👀 #MentalHealthAwareness #amreading

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 03/05/2026

Look at these incredible cupcakes that Beguiled Books in Seattle had made for my signing! 🥰 #writingcommunity

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 02/05/2026

Happening today! Come see Jessica and I at Beguiled Book in #Seattle! 🐾

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 02/05/2026

We've enrolled Santana in a longevity study where her health will be studied for canine welfare, and also for human application, as dogs are some of the closest analogues for our lifestyle choices within our own homes. Feel like #uglydogs might find this interesting! dogagingproject.org

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Dog Aging Project

Join the Dog Aging Project for a healthier future for dogs and humans.

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 28/04/2026

ARC's are now live for the Special Edition of Third and Long! Get your copy today! www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 27/04/2026

So excited to be doing this event with Jessica Salina! Both of us love writing romance, #dogs, and representation from our own lived experience and both books are multi-award-nominated! Come find us on Saturday at Beguiled Books in Seattle! #amreading #uglydogs #RomanceReads

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 22/04/2026

Seriously considering a second series when this one is finished since dog stories seem to be my jam… gonna keep this one in my back pocket as a meet cute...? A meet-ick? A meet-awkward?

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 19/04/2026

It's announcement time! Paw Prints on My Heart is being republished, starting with Third and Long, and I need YOUR help! Want to be the first to get your hands on a free copy? Sign up to be an ARC reader today! (Feel free to share!) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 14/04/2026

So excited to be signing at We Be Book’n in Monroe, WA this Saturday from 12-2PM as part of Snohomish County Indie Bookstore Week! Spend the week checking out local indie bookstores and indie authors, and help support your local businesses! See you in Monroe on Saturday!

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 11/04/2026

You've been waiting for news: what comes next since Conquest is closing? I have answers! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to get the announcement! mailchi.mp/865c61e2277a... #amwriting #writingcommunity

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Rebecca Minelga - Add FALSE START on Goodreads! @rebeccaminelga.com · 09/04/2026

I hate running so much, but my swim group triathletes SHOWED UP registering for my kid's 5K fundraiser, so here we are... 6 weeks til race day. (Also, my family 100% vetoed “F Running to 5K as a title.) 😂 #running #ParentingWin

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