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August 6, 2020
JK Recommends… Aug 7th! Recommendations for all the book lovers…
Lots of great new releases this week… which one did you grab?
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August 1, 2020
My Fallen Saint Chap 1 … and an EXCLUSIVE offer!
Hey everyone! I love these characters so much, and I just can’t wait until September for you to meet them! So I decided to do weekly chapters counting down to release week! I hope you enjoy!! (Be sure to read all the way to the end for a SPECIAL OFFER for a FREE, EXCLUSIVE, bonus story!!)
Coming 9.15.20:
• Amazon – https://jklinks.co/mfs_amz_aff
• AppleBooks – https://jklinks.co/mfs_apb_aff
• Nook – https://jklinks.co/mfs_nook
• Kobo – https://jklinks.co/mfs_kobo
• GPlay – https://jklinks.co/mfs_gplay
His touch is her sin.
Her love is his salvation.
Charismatic. Confident. Powerful. Controlling.
A brilliant investor with a Midas touch, Devlin Saint turned a modest inherited fortune into billions, and now operates one of the world’s foremost international philanthropic organizations. He’s a man determined to help the underprivileged, to fight injustice, and to make the world a better place. And that, at least is true.
It’s not, however, the full truth.
Because Devlin Saint is a man with a dangerous secret. One he’ll do whatever it takes to protect. And when investigative reporter Ellie Holmes turns her attention to an unsolved murder, she finds herself caught in a web of intrigue and passion as Devlin draws her closer and closer. But as the intensity and sensuality of their relationship grows, so do Ellie’s suspicions. Until she is no longer certain if the heat between her and Devlin is real, or only a facade he constructed to hide his dark and twisted secrets.
Here’s Chapter One (by far the shortest of them all)! Enjoy, and feel free to share!
The wind stings my face and the glare from the afternoon sun obscures my vision as I fly down the long stretch of Sunset Canyon Road at well over a hundred miles per hour.
My heart pounds and my palms are sweaty, but not because of my speed. On the contrary, this is what I need. The rush. The thrill. I crave it like a junkie, and it affects me like a toddler on a sugar high.
Honestly, it’s taking every ounce of my willpower not to put my 1965 Shelby Cobra through her paces and kick her powerful engine up even more.
I can’t, though. Not today. Not here.
Not when I’m back, and certainly not when my homecoming has roused a swarm of butterflies in my stomach. When every curve in this road brings back memories that have tears clogging my throat and my bowels rumbling with nerves.
Dammit.
I pound down the clutch, then slam my foot onto the brake, shifting into neutral as I simultaneously yank the wheel sharply to the left. The tires squeal in protest as I make a U-turn across the oncoming lane, the car’s ass fishtailing before skidding to a stop in the turnout. I’m breathing hard, and honestly, I think Shelby is, too. She’s more than a car to me; she’s a lifelong best friend, and I don’t usually fuck with her like this.
Now, though…
Well, now she’s dangerously close to the cliff’s edge, her entire passenger side resting parallel to a void that boasts a view of the distant coastline. Not to mention a seriously stunning glimpse of the small downtown below.
I ratchet up the emergency brake as my heartbeat pounds in my throat. And only when I’m certain we won’t go skidding down the side of the cliff do I kill Shelby’s engine, wipe my sweaty palms on my jeans, and let my body relax.
Well, hello to you, too, Laguna Cortez.
With a sigh, I take off my ball cap, allowing my dark curls to bounce free around my face and graze my shoulders.
“Get a grip, Ellie,” I murmur, then suck in a deep breath. Not so much for courage—I’m not afraid of this town—but for fortitude. Because Laguna Cortez beat me down before, and it’s going to take all of my strength to walk those streets again.
One more breath, and then I step out of the car. I walk to the edge of the turnout. There’s no barrier, and loose dirt and small stones clatter down the hill as I balance on the very edge.
Below me, jagged rocks protrude from the canyon walls. Further down, the harsh angles smooth to gentle slopes with homes of all shapes and sizes nestled among the rocks and scrubby plants. The tiled roofs follow the tightly winding road that leads down to the Arts District. Tucked neatly in the valley formed by a U of hills and canyons, the area opens onto the town’s largest beach and draws a steady stream of tourists and locals.
As far as the public is concerned, Laguna Cortez is one of the gems of the Pacific Coast. A laid-back town with just under sixty-thousand people and miles of sandy and rocky beaches.
Most people would give their right arm to live here.
As far as I’m concerned, it’s hell.
It’s the place where I lost my heart and my virginity. Not to mention everybody close to me. My parents. My uncle.
And Alex.
The boy I’d loved. The man who broke me.
Not a single one of them is here anymore. My family, all dead. And Alex, long gone.
I ran, too, desperate to escape the weight of my losses and the sting of betrayal. I swore to myself that I’d never return.
As far as I was concerned, nothing would get me back.
But now it’s ten years later, and here am I again, drawn back down to hell by the ghosts of my past.
Coming 9.15.20:
Preorder here … don’t worry! You’re not charged until the book comes out!
And for EVERYONE who pre-orders and submits proof of preorder through this form, I’ll be sending you a BONUS prequel short story that is EXCLUSIVELY for readers who preorder the book! It won’t ever be offered again! So don’t miss out!
• Amazon – https://jklinks.co/mfs_amz_aff
• AppleBooks – https://jklinks.co/mfs_apb_aff
• Nook – https://jklinks.co/mfs_nook
• Kobo – https://jklinks.co/mfs_kobo
• GPlay – https://jklinks.co/mfs_gplay
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July 30, 2020
JK Recommends… July 31st! Recommendations for all the book lovers…
Check out this week’s new releases, including featured titles a selection of friends (including an awesome beta reader!) and critique partners!
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July 23, 2020
JK Recommends… July 24th! Recommendations for all the book lovers…
Hey everyone! Lots of great new books this week, but I’m also adding in one of my favorite oldies! You may have seen this post on my Facebook Profile, but if not, here’s why I’m including one of my favorite time travels, Everything in its Time:
OK, my lovelies! I have a story to tell you … Over twenty years ago (gulp) I met this amazing woman named Dee Davis and she and I and another woman named Kathleen Panov were trying to get published. We met weekly at Borders (and much work and hilarity ensued … someday I’ll recount the infamous Historical Dressing Story) … and we worked hard and exchanged pages and made Important & Insightful Comments on each other’s work, and all this while dealing with kids (KP and DD, mine were as yet non-existent!) and very full-time day jobs (me as a lawyer and KP doing something that I think involved math).
And then it happened! I sold! And about 5 seconds later so did Dee! And KP sold not much long after that!!
There was much celebrating and toasting! And not of the marshmallow variety. Those of you who know us personally, know that Dee and I became pretty much constant companions in not only romance-landia, but also in the world (and KP, too, until she decided to leave writing for the real world and stopped traveling with us. I think we were just too loud in the bar for her…)
But I digress….
My first book came out in January of 2000 and Dee’s came out in July of 2000 — twenty years ago this month. And it is, seriously, one of my most favorite time travel romances ever.
If you haven’t read it, now is your chance. It’s just 99c everywhere for a limited time in celebration of the anniversary!
Trust me. It rocks!
You can grab it here:
Amazon – AppleBooks – Nook – Kobo – GPlay
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July 16, 2020
JK Recommends… July 17th! Recommendations for all the book lovers…
Another week full of awesome releases… which one(s) are you grabbing??
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July 9, 2020
JK Recommends… July 10th! Recommendations for all the book lovers…
So many amazing releases this week! What is next up on your TBR?
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July 2, 2020
JK Recommends… July 3rd! Recommendations for all the book lovers…
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June 25, 2020
JK Recommends… June 26th! Recommendations for all the book lovers…
So many fabulous releases this week…
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June 12, 2020
A Letter to My Graduate…
My oldest daughter graduated high school last night, and that got me thinking about hopes and dreams, milestones and change.
When I first knew that I was pregnant, I hoped for a healthy baby, the wisdom to raise her right, and a warm and safe and caring world in which she could grow up, full of friends and family, wonder and love.
She was born just one month after 9/11, when it felt as though there was a shadow over the world. Her generation knows a lot of shadows, and as I write this, it’s clear that she is growing up in a society that still doesn’t value all its members.
The thing about growing up is that it never stops until you are dead. Learning and growing and changing doesn’t stop with high school or even college. That’s when it really begins.
ICYMI, I talk about A Letter to My Graduate in my most recent column over at Frolic! Head on over and check it out!
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June 11, 2020
JK Recommends… June 12th! Recommendations for all the book lovers…
Another week of awesome new releases…
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