Welcome to WEEK 8 of the 10 Weeks of Romance Giveaways!

 Ten of some of the best authors in the inspirational and sweet romance genres are hosting a 10 Weeks of Romance Giveaway to celebrate their new Resort to Romance series! 

Here’s the series premise: It’s Matchmaking Week at an all-inclusive resort on a private island in the Bahamas. Each guest has been expertly paired and is here to enjoy one full week with their match. While there’s no money-back guarantee on the paid trip, the participants are guaranteed to find love! 

Each week beginning Tuesday, February 19th through the week of Tuesday, May 7th, a new book by a new author in the series will release, and you have the chance to win one, some, or the grand prize which includes all ten novellas plus a $150 Amazon gift card! 

Here’s how it works: Register at the rafflecopter below. 

We’ll randomly select a winner each Tuesday. 

And the great thing about this giveaway is the books build with every author’s new release! 

That means your entries roll over each week all the way up the grand prize.

This week’s prize is: A Match for Mr. Write by ME! 

Magazine editor Gemma Carmichael has been secretly in love with her co-worker Blade for 5 years and when he suddenly breaks off his engagement, Gemma decides this is her chance to woo her man. He signs up for a matchmaking getaway and she decides to do it too, positive they're a match. But to her surprise, she's matched with Sawyer Bennett, a brooding romance author who only came on the island to write and who doesn't even believe in love. (Obviously the Sterling sisters have no idea what they're doing!)

Romance author, Sawyer Bennett, did not sign up for this. He thought his travel agent cousin was sending him on a nice, normal vacation in the Bahamas, not to bad reality TV recreation. The only romance he's interested in is the one between his characters. After all, family history has shown him that true love is just fiction, which is why he's so good at writing it. But now, he's stuck in a romance book situation, with contracts that can't be broken and matched to the pretty but kooky redhead, Gemma. (Obviously, the Sterling sisters have no idea what they're doing!)

However, the magazine Gemma works for would provide great publicity for his next release, so he agrees to help her win her true love in exchange for her putting his book on the reviewer's upcoming list. Seems like an easy enough way to pass the week. Sawyer still doubts the existence of true love but by the end of the week, he can’t help but wonder if he could finally have found the write woman for him after all.

Be sure to stop by Julie Jarnagin's blog next Tuesday to see what book is being added to the giveaway: a Rafflecopter giveaway 

Pre-order the Resort to Romance Series Now!

Hi, all!

I'm part of a fun new series! And starting tomorrow, the first novella in the ten-book series releases February 19, 2019. My author bud and FANTASTIC writer, Jill Kemerer will be up first!

What is the Resort to Romance Series?

It’s Matchmaking Week at an all-inclusive resort on a private island in the Bahamas. Each guest has been expertly paired and is here to enjoy one full week with their match. While there’s no money-back guarantee on the paid trip, the participants are guaranteed to find love!

Get ready for ten weeks of romance in the Bahamas with a new series brought to you by some of the best authors in the inspirational and sweet romance genres…

Ten delightful – and standalone – novellas linked by one matchmaking week. You’ll want to devour each one!

What is Jill's book A Meddled Match about?

 Here’s the back-cover copy.

Gavin Sterling wants no part of Matchmaking Week, but his eccentric great aunts insist he fill in for a no-show or he won’t have a chance at inheriting their island resort. Surprisingly, his match intrigues him. Mollie is blunt, sassy, and best of all, has no idea he’s the son of a billionaire.

Mollie Macomb needs a relaxing vacation without the dating drama. A relationship with Gavin would never work in the real world, anyhow. He’s a gorgeous businessman. She’s a quirky failure. But even the unlikeliest couple can find love during Matchmaking Week…

Where Do I Find the Series?

Each book is available for Kindle on Amazon. They are all at the bargain price of $0.99! But the price won’t last. One week after each book releases, the price goes up to $2.99, so pre-order them now!

Links to all ten books can be found at the Resort to Romance Series page

My book-- A Match for Mr. Write will be out April 16th.

 So stay tuned for giveaways soon!

Special Guest Wendy Paine Miller on the perk of a novella

Happy Monday, all!

I'm so pleased to have one of THE nicest and MOST thought-provoking bloggers I know here today:
Wendy Paine Miller.

**Commit her name to your memory because she is going places and you can say I saw her here on my blog first. **
 

Time in a Book—Why I Wrote a Novella for Women

What’s one thing women would say they’d love more of? Besides shoes, of course.

Time.

So that’s exactly what I’m giving women with my debut novella, THE DISAPPEARING KEY.

How’s that you say? My novella (releasing as an e-book early October 2013) is half the length of a novel, but it consists of all the depth and book club conversation-worthiness you’d find in a full-length novel.

What inspired me to craft a novella?

I’ve heard a certain phrase one too many times while attending my local book clubs. “I didn’t have time to get through the whole book.”

Real Simple managing editor Kristin van Ogtrop admits, “There is a startling connection between scheduling free time and happiness…”

Some related stats relating to women and time:

§  49 percent of women say they do not have enough free time.

§  Women who set aside regular free time are ultimately more satisfied with their lives – 50 percent report being satisfied versus 41 percent of those who regularly postpone their free time.

 (resource: http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/real-simple-women-and-time-survey_b55552)

I’m a huge advocate of women securing free time—time to read and do things we enjoy most.

 Do you schedule your free time?

 

Thanks, Wendy!
I'll admit that I have been enjoying novellas more and more because of the time factor thing.

Here is a little bit about Wendy's book coming out next month:

 

Blurb for THE DISAPPEARING KEY:

Gabrielle Bivane never expected parenting a teenager would be this hard, but she never expected stillborn Oriana to live to see fourteen, either. The night of Oriana's birth, Gabrielle and her husband Roy fused their genetic and engineering geniuses to bring back all that was lost to them—at a cost.

The secret must be kept.

Oriana Bivane senses she’s not like the other girls her age, but the time has come for her to change all that. She’s tired of secrets, but does she confide in the wrong person?

The life-giving key, suddenly missing, must be found.

 

Here is a little bit about Wendy:

BIO: Wendy is a native New Englander who feels most alive when she’s laughing, reading, writing or taking risks. She’s authored nine novels and is currently writing what she hopes will be your future book club pick. Her work has been published in numerous anthologies and online sites. Wendy lives with her husband and their three girls in a home bursting with imagination and hilarity.

She’s represented by Rachelle Gardner of Books & Such Literary Agency.

Website: http://thoughtsthatmove.blogspot.com/

  

 

Thanks again for stopping by, Wendy, and many happy sales for your book!

 So how about it, readers, do you schedule your free time?

New Release!!!!!!

I know what you're thinking.

You're probably wondering what the heck is going on with Jennifer and all the new releases. And also, what the heck is going on with Jennifer with all the hearts on all the covers.

Well, both just kind of...happened. :-)


Anyhew, I went back to my romantic comedy roots and now have a novella called
 A LITTLE BIT CUPID, now available at B&N and Amazon!

Only 99 cents!

I have to say, this story isn't just cute.
It's uber cute.
No.
It's HELLA cute.

And I'm in LOVE with the cover!!