THE ISA PROJECTIntended Audience:
New Adult
Ideally, college-aged readers and above. Please use your best judgement when gifting/recommending to younger audiences.Content Warnings:
Alcohol consumption, profanity, intrusive thoughts, post traumatic stress disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, drug use, death of a young adult, death of a friend, grief and loss depiction, bullying, racism, as well as brief mentions of adoption trauma (birth mother perspective), adult-minor relationship, Alzheimer's Disease, cancer, and homophobia. Spoiler CWs: teen pregnancy, addiction, abortion, sexual assault, suicide and attempted suicide


RUMINATING DAISIES (sequel to THE ISA PROJECT)Intended Audience:
New Adult
Ideally, college-aged readers and above. Please use your best judgement when gifting/recommending to younger audiences.Content Warnings:
Intrusive thoughts, post traumatic stress disorder, sexual situations, depression, bipolar disorder, drug use, addiction, death of a young adult, death of a friend, death of a sibling, grief and loss depiction, suicide, as well as mentions of birth trauma and sexual assault (actual event not depicted).


PORCH LIGHT ONIntended Audience:
Adult (18+)Content Warnings:
Abandonment, adoption (birth mother, adoptive parent, and adoptee perspectives), church hurt, eating disorders, intrusive thoughts, post traumatic stress disorder, alcohol consumption, infertility, cancer, miscarriage, pregnancy, grief and loss depiction, death of a grandparent, death of a child, disappearance of a loved one, racism, as well as brief mentions of NICU hospitalization and disrupted adoption. Spoiler CWs: sexual assault, murder, concealing a body/destruction of evidence, drugging, intimate partner abuse and violence, childbirth

She’s desperate for motherhood.
She’s missing her mother.
She’s missing.Blake, a resident of Port St. Joe, Florida, wants nothing more than to be a mother. But chasing a perfect family has only damaged her marriage and shattered her faith. When an unwelcome message threatens to fracture her curated life, she must decide if righting a decades-old wrong is worth the risk.Lily is an outcast in Damariscotta, Maine; the “girl whose mother ran away.” With dreams of meeting a real-life Romeo, she easily falls for the new guy in town. When Lily's sliver of stability is taken away, she's plunged deeper into this all-consuming relationship.Their worlds unexpectedly meld and friendship blossoms. But this kismet connection comes at a cost; Blake's haunted past and Lily’s paralyzing present throw them into a missing person’s case that jeopardizes what they cherish most. The women must reckon with everything they've lost to save themselves and find justice.Porch Light On is a women’s psychological fiction novel sure to become a new favorite for fans of Jodi Picoult and Kristin Hannah.


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What happens when your second chance at happiness forces repressed memories to the surface?K Statham was a bookish introvert determined to shake her anonymous “new girl” status when she joined the drama club. In the theatre, she discovered not only her buried artistic side, but her ride-or-die best friends. A trio of misfits was born: K, the ethereal flower child Isa DeLuca, and her brother, Lincoln.But after four years of both the best and most painful kind of chaos, the friends find themselves scattered. It’s not until an unexpected phone call in her freshman year of college that K is reacquainted with the DeLucas—and shipwrecked by grief.Isa is dead.Resolved to compartmentalize her trauma and make it to the other side of graduation, K stores her shame in a filing cabinet in the back of her mind.Until… Enter Lincoln.Isa’s brother transferring to K’s university only means one thing: It’s time to dig up the past. This could be the second chance K has longed for, but only if she’s ready to figure out what really happened to Isa.The mental health rep of Perks of Being a Wallflower meets the sweet romance of Eleanor & Park in this coming-of-age saga. The Isa Project examines the complexity of friendship and how art-making can heal even the deepest wounds.


Digital book club guide and bonus content included in the back of the book. Physical book club guide booklets are also available for sale.

A fragmented play and a heap of whimsy paint a portrait of three perspectives with one shared rumination:
“What if she never left?”Revisiting the beloved characters from her New Adult coming-of-age saga, The Isa Project, Gina R. Briggs tosses readers into the deep end of nostalgia with themes of life after loss, estranged friendship, and growing older in this sequel-like novelette collection.It can be tempting to romanticize the past—the hardships that once kept us awake at night are now fleeting, and what was good is all the more rose-colored in hindsight. Each character in Ruminating Daisies contends with a story from their past that won’t let them go: Lincoln wonders if he could have altered the inevitable; past mistakes torment Isa; and K is determined not to let history repeat itself.The three must find a place to store the bittersweetness of their youth, if only in dreams.


Digital book club guide and bonus content included in the back of the book. Physical book club guide booklets are also available for sale.

FOREVER IN BLOOM: A REMEMBRANCE LULLABYLittle Rosebud lives in a colorful garden with her mommy and daddy. But there was one who came before her--her sister, Poppy, who now watches over her from the stars. Join Rosebud as she describes all the ways she can find comfort and feel close to her forever guardian angel.Told from the perspective of the "rainbow baby," this bedtime story combines ideas to honor the "angel baby" with the alphabet. With dreamy illustrations and vivid colors, Forever in Bloom makes for an engaging pathway for difficult conversations about loss with preschool through lower elementary school-aged children.A story dedicated to their late daughter, Matthew and Gina R. Briggs draw inspiration from their own family's journey of loss and finding the rainbow after the storm. Resources for angel parents are included at the conclusion of the story.

HOW WE MADE LOVE BLOOM: AN ADOPTION STORYLittle Rosebud wants to know all about her adoption story. Who helped Mommy and Daddy find her? How long did they wait before she bloomed? Her parents, of course, are happy to tell the tale!This lyrically written story is a gentle explanation of the domestic infant adoption process. Featuring a lovable cast of garden friends, How We Made Love Bloom is perfect for curious young minds between 0 and 4 years of age.Written by adoptive parents, Matthew and Gina R. Briggs, this delightful tale is sure to inspire, educate, and add joy to the adoption process. Affirmations for waiting families, birth mothers, and adoptees can be found at the conclusion of the story.

Gina R. Briggs is a self-taught writer who refuses to stick to one genre. With a BFA in Theatre and MA in Human Communication Theory, she wore many tiaras (because hats don't have enough sparkle) before finding her creative home in fiction.Currently residing in the Sunshine State, Gina lives with her husband, furry familiars, and daughter. When she’s not writing, she thrives by planning adventurous homeschool activities.After losing her first child, Gina has become an advocate for pregnancy and infant loss awareness. She is compelled to share her unique journey to motherhood with others in the hopes of shattering harmful stigmas. Her publishing house, Poppy & Rose Press, is named for her girls.Gina is the author of the New Adult mystery, The Isa Project and the upcoming women’s psychological fiction novel, Porch Light On. She has also penned and illustrated two children’s books with her husband--How We Made Love Bloom: An Adoption Story and Forever in Bloom: A Remembrance Lullaby. Her prose shines a light on the resilience of the female spirit while boldly broaching “taboo” topics such as infertility, mental health, and more.A proud Quill & Cup "Hedgie," Gina is a pantser-turned-plotter who knows from experience that this whole writing thing is more fun when done in community.

FEATURED INTERVIEWSBold Journey Magazine - Meet Gina R. Briggs
Canvas Rebel - The Creation of Poppy & Rose Press
Journey for Jasmine - Gina’s Motherhood Journey
Florida Authors and Booklovers - How We Made Love Bloom Feature
Florida Authors and Booklovers - The Isa Project Feature

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A fragmented play and a heap of whimsy paint a portrait of three perspectives with one shared rumination:
“What if she never left?”Revisiting the beloved characters from her New Adult coming-of-age saga, The Isa Project, Gina R. Briggs tosses readers into the deep end of nostalgia with themes of life after loss, estranged friendship, and growing older in this sequel-like novelette collection.It can be tempting to romanticize the past—the hardships that once kept us awake at night are now fleeting, and what was good is all the more rose-colored in hindsight. Each character in Ruminating Daisies contends with a story from their past that won’t let them go: Lincoln wonders if he could have altered the inevitable; past mistakes torment Isa; and K is determined not to let history repeat itself.The three must find a place to store the bittersweetness of their youth, if only in dreams.


Digital book club guide and bonus content included in the back of the book. Physical book club guide booklets are also available for sale.

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