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Darci Ann Baker
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Romance Author, Scorpio, sailor, animal lover, professional shower, member Chicago North Romance Writers, she/her 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Debut novel, Separation Game,
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#WIPsnips | week

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Okay, I might have fucked up. Come on a little strong. I don’t know. I was going on instinct. How was I to know my grocery-store angel was the same woman Grace mentioned last WEEK? At least, I didn’t know who she was when I first walked up to Lyric. Secrets We Keep
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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#WIPsnips | build

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Zane squeezes my hand, turning in his seat to face me. My mouth dries and my skin prickles with awareness. Without even looking, I can feel the weight of his gaze and the expectation building as the seconds tick by. Shit, he's going to kiss me. Secrets We Keep
November 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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#WIPsnips | shirt

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A quick glance up told me what I already knew. Travis looked good. Today he wore a pair of thigh-hugging worn jeans—not the trendy kind, but from actual wear—and a cranberry-colored t-SHIRT topped with a charcoal tweed sport coat that complemented his silver eyes and salt-and-pepper hair. Professor porn.
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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#WIPsnips | burger

Searching for burgers in my wips has made me hungry!

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"Yeah. I miss the sun and the heat. I miss Leo's tacos and In-N-Out BURGERS. I even miss the Santa Anas, the May Grays, and the June Glooms. But I can't risk it. I have to make it as hard as possible for Gray to find me. I've a new life here and I'm making the best of it." Secrets We Keep
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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#WIPsnips | local

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This wip will be released Feb 1!
I bolt to my feet, my eyes widening a fraction as I reassess my opinion of Zane Brody. His music the other night was good—better than I had expected for a LOCAL bar band. But the music inked on his skin hints at so much more. Who is this guy? Secrets We Keep
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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#fridayspark from my wip Secrets We Keep

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The sleeve of his jacket shifts revealing scrolls of ink that disappear under the leather. This time my sigh is harder to hold back, and so is my curiosity to discover how much art lies under this man's clothes. Why must I have a weakness for tattoos? Secrets We Keep
November 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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#WIPSnips | movement

I shortened today's word to Move

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The urge to kiss the daylights out of Cynthia was just about overwhelming. But I needed to bide my time. Wait for her to make the first move. Far be it from me to break her rules. No, she will have to willingly break them herself.
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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#WIPsnips | penultimate

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Ugh. This was a tough one. This quote is as close as I could get.
The easiest thing would be to send Zane home. Never see him again. Never challenge my fears. But Kelly's words ring loud in my ears, making too damn much sense. My ex-husband's been in jail for the last three years, but so have I. Without even realizing it, I've turned this house into my self-imposed isolation cell. This is my chance at freedom. Secrets We Keep
November 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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#WIPSnips | trail

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"First time in three years a man has me on my back, and I'm covered in mud and grass clippings and God knows what else. I was hoping for something a bit more romantic." Zane's fingers TRAIL along my jaw and his thumb brushes across my bottom lip. "You look beautiful in mud and grass clippings." Secrets We Keep
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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#WIPSnips | steel

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There was nothing cool about Cynthia Jacobs. She was molten STEEL and burning flame, and by morning I would be nothing but a pile of cooling cinders at her feet. And God help me, I wanted to be the ash she swept away once she had her fill. Engagement Game
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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#WIPSnips | nice

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I'm playing catch-up today. I apologize for checking out for a bit, but I've been preoccupied with the final edits of my next book:)

This quote is from my debut novel (link in my bio, for anyone interested)
"My granny always said, 'There's ain't nothin' like a NICE glass of justice and a thick slice of revenge to put everythin' right.'" Separation Game
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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#WIPSnips | bear

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I don't write about bears. My characters do drink beer, tho. I apologize if this is taking my creative license too far.
"Wise the fuck up, big brother." "I don't need to wise up. I am wise," I defended, dropping down on one corner of Trent's squishy sectional and taking a swig of my ice-cold BEER—the second one since I walked in the door, because apparently drinking at three a.m. was my new thing. Engagement Game
September 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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#WIPSnips | leave

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"Would you rather I LEAVE?" Would I? "Yes. No. I—I don't know." Zane's small, sexy smile triggers a buzz of attraction that's been vibrating under my skin most of the night. A magnet pull that's way too dangerous inside my tiny, eight hundred square foot house. Secrets We Keep
September 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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#WIPSnips | skill

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I'm going with talent.
I give her a confident grin, as if I know what the hell I'm talking about. "A break buddy. You know, a guy who'll cover for you when you don't want to be bothered. Guys are going to hit on you if they know you're single. With just a few words I made sure the entire bar would respect you. It's a TALENT not every guy has." Secrets We Keep
September 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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#WIPSnips | flurry

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I'm going with rush since everything I have for flurry is a major spoiler!
Fat raindrops pelt against my head as I RUSH under the front porch. Unlocking the front door, I let Sacha in and lock back up. A brilliant flash of lightning gives me a second's warning before the loud crash of thunder shakes the house and the rain comes in earned. If only Zane Brody had come with a similar warning. Would I have been able to avoid him? Secrets We Keep
September 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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#WIPSnips | half

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Up close, half naked, and slick with pool water, TJ Richards was every middle-aged woman's fantasy. In my experience, most men my age had long given up on their bodies, but TJ obviously hit the gym on a regular basis. But even if Nicki wasn't marrying his brother in six weeks—a complication in and of itself—TJ was off limits. Engagement Game
September 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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#WIPSnips | outside

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Cynthia doesn't date clients, but will she marry this one?
"How do you like your steak?" "Charred on the OUTSIDE, bloody in the center. But dinner..." I motioned between Travis and myself. "Isn't happening. Remember, I don't date clients." Engagement Game
September 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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#WIPSnips | coffee

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This is Cynthia, bff in this quote Separation Game, and the main character in my upcoming book Engagement Game
"Don't worry. Pretty soon you will make so much money, you will buy and sell the Derek Robinsons of this world." She sat back, relaxed, sipping her coffee. Black. No messing around with sweetness, she once told me. Separation Game
September 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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#WIPSnips | sane

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Going with insane since that's how my characters roll.
"She was making me insane. Calling me promiscuous and a bad parent. And fucking Dick, just standing there with his jack-o'-lantern smile. My back was against the wall, asshole." Trent chuckled. "So... you decided your best defense was to announce your imaginary engagement?" Engagement Game
September 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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I'm super excited to announce my debut's available to even more readers!

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Now available on Kobo Plus Image of ereader with Separation Game cover (gold and dark brown chessboard. Black queen standing over the white king and simple wedding bands
September 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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#WIPSnips | tired

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This is my favorite quote from this book. (Link in bio)
Back view of a woman in a gray button down shirt and nothing else Quote: My lawyer would have my head. But I wasn't doing anything different than Derek. Life was fucking unfair and I was TIRED of it. Why did I have to obey the rules when my cheating husband got to break them? Separation Game
September 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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#WIPSnips | razor

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Had to go back into Separation Game for today's word.
When did I become a magnet for men in their twenties? Trent couldn't be over thirty. His dark, slightly wavy hair shone in the bar lights with no sign of thinning or gray. No creases around his eyes or laugh lines bracketing his mouth. His RAZOR-sharp jaw showed no signs of softening, either. Why he was talking to me when there was a bar full of women his age was a mystery. Separation Game
August 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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#WIPSnips | enemy

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Zane's mom sends me a challenging smirk that says I may have won this time, but I won't in the end. Or maybe I'm being too sensitive, letting my imagination take over when I should be thinking clearly. Janet Cox isn't the ENEMY, just a messenger. Secrets We Keep
August 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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This is the last week to buy Separation Game at the extended presale sales price. Don't wait! The price will increase next Friday. books2read.com/separationgame
Image of ebook cover. Chessboard with black queen standing over a fallen white king and wedding rings. Pre-order sale $3.99 ebook
August 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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#WIPSnips | update

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The silence of the room has me throwing open the glass wall and letting the crash of the surf in. Still, it's lonely here. I'm totally dependent on my daily calls to Grace, to her UPDATES on life back in Minneapolis. Secrets We Keep
August 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM