Tasha Zima
Contemporary Romance Author | Ashby Lake Novels
• Grew up trading romance novels with her mom like sacred artifacts, rereading dog-eared paperbacks until the spines gave out.
• Never planned to write one herself—until a stubborn small-town heroine refused to leave her imagination.
• That heroine became Katie, and However Much or Little—a debut novel that poured out like a love song she’d been humming for years.
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The Making of a Storm
A wild pianist. A controlled heir. One blind date changes everything.
Roxanne Childs is chaos in red lipstick, pouring grief into her piano and refusing to bow.
Alex Wolfe is control in a tailored suit, raised on duty and restraint—until Roxanne crashes into his world and rewrites every rule.
She’s too much for everyone else.
He’s the one man who can’t let go.
But passion collides with past scars, family secrets, and the terrifying freedom of being truly seen.
Bold, sexy, and emotionally raw, The Making of a Storm is a steamy opposites attract romance—perfect for readers who love chaotic heroines, magnetic banter, and love that refuses to be silenced.
January 2026 – Chanticleer Chatelaine International Romance Award Short List
- Publication date : May 26 2025
- Language : English
- Print length : 469 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-1069893437
However Much or Little
Book One of Ashby Lake Novels
Katie Quinn has never had time for soft things. Not when the bills pile up, and the dreams she once had feel a thousand kilometers away. She keeps her hood up, her head down, and her heart out of reach—especially when it comes to men in suits with perfect smiles and lives she can’t afford to want.
Bennett Rhodes wasn’t supposed to stay in Ashby Lake. But something about the stubborn, fiercely capable woman with grease under her nails and fire in her eyes keeps pulling him back. He’s not looking for trouble—or a future—but Katie makes him want both.
When a track day turns into something real and the world starts paying attention to Katie’s raw driving talent, everything shifts. Possibilities and feelings neither of them saw coming are on the table (or track).
But how do you build something real when life keeps reminding you how easily things fall apart?
Heartfelt, slow-burn, and fiercely romantic, However Much or Little is a story of grit, trust, and choosing love—even when it scares you.
Official Entrant | Firebird International Book Awards
Women’s Fiction • Romance • Most Likely to Make You Cry
Winners announced April 25, 2026
- Publication date : May 14 2025
- Language : English
- Print length : 380 pages
- ISBN-13 : 979-8283544236
For media inquiries: ashbylake@tashazima.com