Hope Bolinger

Hope Bolinger is an autistic acquisitions editor and a multi-published author. Her 20th book will be releasing this year, and she's honestly not sure how her fingers haven't fallen off yet from typing so much. She's experienced a parallel relationship of her own: having met a guy 2400 miles away on a meme (yes, a meme) and is getting married to him this summer. When she isn't falling in love, or just falling over because she's really clumsy, she likes to do local runway/modelling photography gigs, theatre, and getting lost in Ohio's Metroparks. Find out more about her at hopebolinger.com

Author's books

Parallel

A Laurelville college dropout and aspiring model, Sonja swore off men and dating apps, and especially men on dating apps…until she met Jonas.

 

A straight-A student and prospective counselor, Jonas had no time for dating and women…until he met Sonja.

 

They spent three hundred hours, ninety days, three months, in the talking phase—and now they’re finally ready to meet in person.

 

A first date at their local favorite café Out of This World sounds perfect—but when Sonja shows up at the decided time and day, she finds Jonas missing from the café. Did they get their wires crossed? Was it a different location? Or worse…did he just not show up?

 

Little does she know, Jonas is experiencing a similar fate at his local Laurelville café.

 

The two assume they’ve been stood up, and although it may be the trend of the times, it hurts nonetheless. However, a quick video call turns their despair into confusion. As Jonas shows he is indeed in the café, so does Sonja…so who’s in the wrong? If it’s the same time, date and place…what’s different?

 

Are there forces beyond their understanding lurking in their universe, wreaking havoc on their dating life? And are they the only ones affected?

After

Cinderella in a banana suit at a Comic Convention?

 

Jack reverting to a life of scamming dates instead of giants from beanstalks?

 

Your favourite fairy tales are reimagined with a modern twist.

 

Explore your favourite characters interacting in college dorms, on coffee dates, and yes, even at Renaissance fairs.

 

Happily Ever After gets a twist in the After.

 

Virtually in Love

A former hitman who wants to reconnect with someone he failed to kill, a ghost who hopes his old flame can fall in love with his best friend, a frost giant, and a Minotaur adjusting to immortalization… and inevitably falling in love. What do all these stories have in common? They all follow couples who fall head over heels virtually. From Facetime to Zoom and everything in between, these lovers will discover that love doesn’t know what distance is. And you can find your soulmate, yes, even on a screen.