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Book Details
Contemporary Women’s Fiction/Contemporary Romance
Date Published: November 6th, 2025
Publisher: Acorn Publishing
Faster than details break in a news story, Kennedy Sloane gets scooped.
On a rainy Manhattan afternoon, career-obsessed writer and news producer Kennedy loses the interview that was guaranteed to catapult her to senior producer status. Hours later, revered and feared book editor Muffin Evans, aka the Manuscript Eater, shelves the publication of her promising debut novel.
Over a night of tears and too many glasses of wine, Kennedy responds to an internet ad for a villa on the picturesque island of Hilton Head. She books a five-week “hiatus from life,” to focus on herself, free from distractions.
However, soon after arriving on the island, J.P. Long catches Kennedy’s hesitant eye. Despite a series of serendipitous encounters around the romantic oasis, Kennedy knows there’s no room in her life for a charming professional golfer turned businessman who is battling his own personal and professional insecurities.
But maybe he’s worth the trouble.
If there’s one thing Kennedy’s learned, it’s that life rarely happens as expected, and sometimes, the best stories unfold when you stop chasing the perfect headline.
Author Details
A graduate of Fordham University, Caila Klaiss is an award-winning network news producer who spent seventeen years crisscrossing the country to cover breaking and developing stories for platforms across ABC News. The bulk of her career was spent producing true crime documentaries for 20/20.
Since making the difficult decision to leave a career she loved, Caila has pursued her other life-long dream of becoming a writer. When she is not reading, writing, or researching, Caila recharges by practicing yoga.
Born, raised, and currently living in northeastern Pennsylvania, Caila is a New Yorker at heart whose happy place is a warm sandy beach, under a palm tree.
Author Interview
Tell us about your current release.
Kennedy Sloane Gets Scooped is my debut novel.
It’s a charming, easy to read story that has emotional depth. It is a fun, relatable beach read with a protagonist, inadvertently on a road to self-discovery, whom readers will laugh with, cry with, disagree with and root for.
When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?
From the time I was a little girl, I always loved to write! I studied Journalism in college and spent two decades producing television news. While writing a novel was always a lingering thought in my mind, it
wasn’t until about two years ago that I put pen to paper and committed to making that dream a reality.
Have you published any previous books?
Kennedy Sloane Gets Scooped is my debut novel!
What can we expect to see from you in the future, any books on the backburner?
The biggest lesson I’ve learned from writing Kennedy Sloane Gets Scooped is that I truly love writing. My “ideas” notebook is filled, I’m stocked up with post-It notes and I can’t wait to start my second novel.
What do you like to do when you’re not writing?
When I’m not writing or reading, I like to stay active. I practice hot yoga most days and love to squeeze in long- or short walks-whenever possible.
Did you learn anything from writing your book? What was it?
The biggest lesson I’ve learned from writing Kennedy Sloane Gets Scooped is that I truly love writing. My
“ideas” notebook is filled, I’m stocked up with post-It notes and I can’t wait to start my second novel.
Some writers have something playing in the background, do you and what?
My music tastes are very eclectic and my Pandora stations run the gamut! On any given day, I can be tuned into James Taylor, Billy Joel, Frank Sinatra, Amy Winehouse, Spice Girls, Salt-N-Pepa, Broadway showtunes or Christmas music!
Tell us a little about yourself. Perhaps something not many people know about?
While it’s been too long since I’ve last tickled the ivories, I started playing the piano when I was six years old and even had the opportunity to participate in a recital at Carnegie Hall when I was in seventh grade.
What do you hope your writing brings to your readers?
I hope my writing provides my readers a temporary escape. I hope they can feel the warm sunshine on their skin, taste the salt air, smell the pine, and see the vivid sunsets. I hope readers can close their eyes for a few minutes and picture themselves sitting on a beach in Hilton Head.
Contact Links
Website: cailaklaiss.com
Facebook: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576036797097
Insta: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cailaklaisswrites/
Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/191917241-caila-klaiss
Purchase Links
Coming Soon…
Giveaway
$25 Amazon Gift Card
EXCERPT
Kenny started her day just before sunrise like most other mornings, mentally pumping herself up
for the hours to come atop the saddle of her Peloton, powering through a forty-five-minute hill
climb that was sprinkled with motivational pep talks. Rushes of adrenaline from the Snoop Dogg
playlist and the high five emojis that lit up the scoreboard on the upper right corner of
KennyNYC’s screen had a way of physically waking up her still sleepy body.
For inspirational and aesthetic purposes, the stationary bike occupied one of the front-facing bay
windows of Kenny’s spacious three-bedroom apartment on the fifteenth floor of the high-rise,
doorman building on Riverside Boulevard.
There was no energy like waking up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. On the days Kenny
couldn’t muster the enthusiasm to sign into a vigorous instructor-led class, she’d at least sit on
the bike and peddle at a leisurely pace while preparing for the day. Those mornings she’d allow
herself to get lost in the sight of activity along the Hudson River.
Flashing lights cruising up and down the West Side Highway would make her wonder. Was there
an accident, a fire? Or was the president or Taylor Swift in town? The congestion on the George
Washington Bridge. Were these commuters who transplanted out of the city to make their Jersey
housewives happy? Or was a Yankees game bringing traffic to a screeching halt?
The barges that moved at glacial paces through the current. What were they carrying? The
occasional paddle boarder or kayaker. Were they wearing wet suits? Who would risk falling into
that murky water? The Circle Line cruise ships that glided by several times a day. Were they
filled with awestruck tourists or native New Yorkers falling in love with their city all over again?
The endless air traffic shuttling airbuses of passengers to and from JFK and LaGuardia. Who
were on those planes and where were they going? Would one of those aircraft hit a flock of birds
and descend on the congested river? Captain Sully and his crew made that miraculous landing in
this exact location.
Kenny was endlessly curious. As a journalist, she was trained to be keenly aware of what was
going on around her. Born a news producer, she was inherently interested in people’s stories.
Today Kenny didn’t have time to let her mind wander. She pulled her feet out of her cycle shoes,
hopped off the bike and flung her sweaty tank top over her head and into the hamper. She
glanced in the full-length mirror, assessing if she could ever be one of those girls who was
confident enough to workout in just a sports bra.
She slid into her slippers and shuffled through the kitchen to plug in the percolator. Kenny
always filled the pot with water and coffee grinds the night before. Accustomed to working and
living on deadlines, she valued every minute of her day, especially the mornings; and the three
minutes it took to prepare the coffee pot were best allotted to the nighttime routine.
Tour Schedule
November 8 – Books 1987 – Spotlight
November 9 – Nana’s Book Reviews – Spotlight
November 10 – Sarcastically Yours, Jen – Spotlight
November 11 – My Reading Addiction – Interview
November 12 – Crossroad Reviews – Spotlight
November 13 – Book Junkiez – Excerpt
November 14 – Always Reading – Interview
November 16 – Brittany’s Book Blog – Spotlight
November 17 – Momma and Her Stories – Excerpt
November 18 – Sandra’s Book Club – Review
November 19 –According to Madelyn – Spotlight
November 20 – Novel News Network – Review
November 21 – Tea Time and Books – Spotlight
November 24 – The Faerie Review – Spotlight
November 25 – Sarandipity’s – Interview
November 26 – Liliyana Shadowlyn – Spotlight
November 28 – Lisa’s Book Krewe – Excerpt
December 1 –Texas Book Nook – Review
December 2 – The Avid Reader – Interview
December 3 – The Indie Express – Review
December 4 – On a Reading Bender – Review
December 5 – RABT Reviews – Wrap Up
