Jen in Bookland

Available on Amazon * Amazon.de * Barnes & Noble * Goodreads Synopsis: “I knew you were running the first time I saw you…" Devon didn’t have a game plan when she decided to leave St. Louis on a Chicago-bound train for the summer. Just a reason.  One she couldn’t share with anyone. Not Hadley, her best friend from college, who lets her stay in the guest bedroom; no questions asked. Or Brennan, the bartender at the local restaurant they frequent, who she actively tries to avoid. Or Garrett, Hadley’s boyfriend, who befriends her when she has no one else to turn to. "I just didn’t know what you were running from...." Desperate to hide at all costs, Devon plunges into her new life in the city. Everyone around her starts to reveal sides of themselves Devon never expected. And just when she starts to get comfortable, her world flips upside down… "...but I think all along you were running toward me." Review: Following M...

Available on Amazon * Amazon.de * Barnes & Noble * Goodreads Synopsis: Evangeline loves Micah, Micah loves Evangeline, and it seems like a perfect Summer – so why is he acting off? Withdrawn, distant, not talking about whatever it is that’s bothering him. He won’t tell – and she won’t give up, not until she sees him smile again. *Warning: this book contains graphic language, sex, and violence. Mature readers only. Not intended for young readers.*  Review: After reading Micah I was looking for more books in the series and found this one. The Things I Never Said is a short novella, just a short glimpse into what happened after Micah . What happens with Micah and Ev. It was cute and sweet, super short, but fun. Ev and Micah are in love. Things are going great until Micah starts acting strange. He won't talk to Ev about what is bother him so she doesn't know what to think. Is he over her? Does he want to break up? Or is there something on his mi...

Available on Amazon * Amazon.de * Barnes & Noble * Goodreads Synopsis: THIS IS A STORY ABOUT SACRIFICE... DEATH... LOVE... FREEDOM. THIS IS A STORY ABOUT FOREVER. Haven Antonelli and Carmine DeMarco grew up under vastly different circumstances. Haven, a second-generation slave, was isolated in the middle of the desert, her days full of hard work and terrifying abuse. Carmine, born into a wealthy Mafia family, lived a life of privilege and excess. Now, a twist of fate causes their worlds to collide. Entangled in a web of secrets and lies, they learn that while different on the surface, they have more in common than anyone would think. In a world full of chaos, where money and power rule, Haven and Carmine yearn to break free, but a string of events that began before either of them were born threatens to destroy them instead. Murder and betrayal are a way of life, and nothing comes without a price-especially not freedom. But how much will they have to sa...

Available on Amazon * Amazon.de * Goodreads Synopsis: Friends:  One moment.  One wrong choice.  That was all it took to destroy a friendship.  *takes place before Sempre*  Review: Friends was my first introduction to this author. I picked up the two novella book when it was free figuring if I enjoyed Friends then I would get Sempre to read, while if I didn't then it was a quick easy way to check out a new author. I enjoyed this super short story and am looking forward to reading more!  Friends is the short backstory of Carmine and Nicholas and how one night changed everything. They used to be friends, but they are young and stupid and just messed everything up. I can't wait to read Sempre now and see what happens with Carmine! I know I still have the Forever novella that is bundled with this to read, but I am going to wait until I have read the other books first since it comes after. Really short, but drew me in and...

Available on Amazon * Amazon.de * Barnes & Noble * Goodreads Synopsis: Being confronted on the beach by a sexy stranger wasn't part of Natalie Conner's plans for a peaceful morning taking photos. And why on earth would he think she's taking pictures of him, anyway? Who is he? One thing’s for sure, he’s hot, and incredibly romantic, feeding Natalie’s wounded soul. Luke Williams just wants the world to give him a break, so seeing yet another camera aimed at his face has him ready to pounce on the beauty behind the lens. When he finds out she has no idea who he is, he's intrigued and more than a little tempted by her. Natalie has a body made for sex, a sassy mouth and Luke can’t get enough of her, but he’s not ready to tell her who he really his. Natalie is a no nonsense girl who doesn’t do well with lies and secrets. What will happen to this new relationship when she discovers what Luke’s hiding?  Review: Come Away With Me was not a ver...

Available on Amazon * Amazon.de * Barnes & Noble * Goodreads Synopsis: I don't believe in fairy tales.  I don't believe in glass slippers.  I don't believe in Prince-Freaking-Charming.  Cinderella can kiss my ass.  I kiss frogs, sometimes even toads.  I've given up on meeting Mr. Right, instead it seems all I meet is Mr. Wrong, Mr. Very-Wrong and even, Mr. Lets-Not-Even-Go-There.  Fairy tales are for morons.  Well, that's what I thought until Gabriel Black barged through my life, turning everything upside down.  He's hot, sexy and little rough around the edges.  But, he's hiding something, something deep. I can feel it, taste it and smell it.  Now I'm left wondering if he's my Prince Charming or my fairy tale villain.  Will I ride away safely into the night, dreaming of happily ever afters?  Or, will I stumble and fall in ridiculously high heels only meant for women with a...

  Today is the reveal for the cover for Bend Me, Break Me by Chelsea M. Cameron. This book is a New Adult Romantic Suspense title. Release date will be announced soon. Add to your to-read list in Goodreads Synopsis: One girl. Lonely. Broken. Lost. One boy. Determined. Guilty. Lost. Two hearts. One terrible secret. It will either bring them together or tear them apart. Teaser: “I get it,” she said. “I finally get it.” She wouldn’t look up at me, instead concentrating on her hands. There were a few freckles on the backs of them. I wanted to take one of her purple pens and connect them to make constellations on her skin. “Get what?” I asked. Her eyes came up to my face.  “Why you’re so obsessed with me.” I raised both eyebrows, but inside, I was panicked. What if she figured me out? That would be disastrous. It would be the end.  “And why is that?” I said, trying to be playful.  “I’m mysterious,” she said, she wiggled her finger...

Available on Amazon * Amazon.de * Barnes & Noble * Goodreads Synopsis: My heart belonged to Branch and Brooks Valentine since we were children, when we were all too naïve to know what that even meant. We didn’t understand that when we became adults, love would change us. I had to make a choice and when I did, it ripped our bond apart. Brooks left town, and he took half of my heart with him. It was difficult, but I coped and planned my future with Branch. I thought I’d made the right decision. I loved him and I always had. Brooks showed up to be our best man the night before our nuptials. After drinks and too much reminiscing, I ended up in bed with the wrong brother. To avoid the humiliation and the fact that I’d ruined all of our lives, I left Branch and the only family I’d ever known. That’s where my story should have ended. Two years, one beautiful little girl and an abusive marriage later, I was standing there staring at the man that would always hol...

Available on Amazon * Amazon.de * Barnes & Noble * Goodreads Synopsis: A wedding companion to the New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Harmony Series.  Some dreams are forever just that: a longing void never filled, the desire for something always out of reach. It’s only when fate steps in that your world can be forever changed.  Lovers enter your life in many different forms—a young crush, or an unavoidable collision. Some are hopeless encounters, others sculpting experiences.  But when your soul finds its mate, the bond is…Infinite.  To avoid spoilers start with Inevitable, book 1 in the Harmony series, now free! Review: If you are like me you have read and loved the Harmony series. I fell for Cassandra and Logan right from the beginning, as well as Oliver as he is just too cute, and loved reading their story. When I found out we would get an extra novella for their wedding I was so so excited! I mean I would read any ...

I am so excited to read  Fighting Solitude !! Oh Quarry. I can't wait to read your story. Not long now!! Read on for an excerpt from  Fighting Solitude  and eek! It is so good! Then pre-order your copy so you are ready to go on release day! Releasing Feb 2! Available now for pre-order on Amazon * Amazon.de * Barnes & Noble * Goodreads Synopsis:  **Special Pre­order Pricing!** I was born a fighter. Abandoned by my parents, I spent my life forging my own path—one guided by my fists and paved with pain.  Untouchable in the ring, I destroyed everyone who faced me, but that’s where my victories ended. Outside the ropes, I repeatedly failed the few people who loved me. Including my best friend, Liv James—the one person I’d die to protect.  Even though I didn’t deserve her, Liv never stopped believing in me. Never gave up. Never let go. After all, she understood what I’d lost, because she’d lost it too....

Now available!! Happily Ever Ninja! If you have read Ninja at First Sight then you already know how Fiona and Greg met. I know I have been eagerly anticipating this book and it is finally here!! Go grab your copy now! Now available on Amazon * Amazon.de * Barnes & Noble * Goodreads Synopsis: From the USA Today Best Selling Author of ‘Truth or Beard’ There are three things you need to know about Fiona Archer… I would tell you what they are, but then I’d have to kill you. But I can tell you that Fiona’s husband—the always irrepressible and often cantankerous Greg Archer—is desperately in love with his wife. He aches for her when they are apart, and is insatiable when they are together. Yet as the years pass, Greg has begun to suspect that Fiona is a ninja. A ninja mom. A ninja wife. A ninja friend. After fourteen years of marriage, Greg is trying not to panic. Because Fiona’s talent for blending in is starting to resemble fading away. However, when ...

Available on Amazon * Amazon.de * Barnes & Noble * Goodreads Synopsis: Emily McCarthy is living in fear of a dark and dangerous past. A gifted mathematician, she is little more than a hollow, broken shell, trying desperately to make ends meet long enough to finish her degree.  Through an unlikely friendship with the aging, cantankerous owner of an old boxing gym, Em is thrown into the path of the most dangerous man that she has ever met. Cormac “the Hurricane” O’Connell is cut, tattooed and dangerous. He is a lethal weapon with no safety and everyone is waiting for the mis-fire. He’s never been knocked out before, but when he meet Em he falls, HARD. Unlike any other girl he’s ever met, she doesn’t want anything from him, but just being around her makes him want to be a better person.  They are polar opposites who were never meant to find each other, but some things are just worth the fight. Review: The Hurricane was a fun read. I feel...

Available on Amazon * Amazon.de * Barnes & Noble * Goodreads Synopsis: Ruby has been in love with Ford since their university days, but she hasn't seen her former best friend in years--not since the one unforgettable kiss they shared right before he went off globe-trotting and she stayed behind. When he returns to town unexpectedly for their friends' New Year's Eve wedding, the sparks between them ignite, but can her wanderer ever settle down? Ford has never forgotten Ruby, or the kiss that changed everything between them, despite the many women he has tried to erase her with. His return to England for the wedding means a second chance with Ruby--but will one passion-filled evening with her be enough, or has he finally found his home? Review: Wanderlust is a short novella, which normally I am just so so on, but this one was really cute. Ruby and Ford had been friends forever, they went to university together and were both in love with the other...

Amazon * Amazon.de * Barnes & Noble * Goodreads Synopsis: When Mae Holland is hired to work for the Circle, the world’s most powerful internet company, she feels she’s been given the opportunity of a lifetime. The Circle, run out of a sprawling California campus, links users’ personal emails, social media, banking, and purchasing with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of civility and transparency. As Mae tours the open-plan office spaces, the towering glass dining facilities, the cozy dorms for those who spend nights at work, she is thrilled with the company’s modernity and activity. There are parties that last through the night, there are famous musicians playing on the lawn, there are athletic activities and clubs and brunches, and even an aquarium of rare fish retrieved from the Marianas Trench by the CEO. Mae can’t believe her luck, her great fortune to work for the most influential company in America--even as life b...