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JK Recommends… June 5th! Recommendations for all the book lovers…

As most of you know, I don’t post a lot on social media, and rarely post much in conjunction with this weekly feature (which, by the way, is put together in large part by my awesome assistant Melissa). But we all know what’s going on in the world and in the US, and I hope that soon we will be living in a world with equal justice, resources, and opportunities for everybody, no matter what the color of their skin.

It is a very small thing, but with that in mind, Melissa and I wanted to bring to your attention these awesome new releases by authors of color. We hope that you support the authors and enjoy the books!

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JK Recommends… May 29th! Recommendations for all the book lovers…

So many amazing new releases this week including Wrecked With You…

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CELEBRATION on May 28!!!!

LIVE videos, Prizes, Gifts, and FUN!Come join the fun at the Ladies Who Write Reader Group on Facebook, tomorrow, May 28!

I’m super-excited to be joining the Ladies Who Write, and we’re celebrating with a party! Join us tomorrow, Thursday, May 28th. We’ll all be be popping in with fun giveaways, games, and maybe a live chat or two!

So come play with me (J. Kenner), Melissa Foster, Emma Chase, Sawyer Bennett, and Jennifer Probst!

Check in throughout the day tomorrow to join the fun! And be sure to join the group soon so you don’t miss a thing!

Join the group and visit the party here:

Ladies Who Write Reader Group

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This devilishly awesome deal is going away FOR GOOD soon!

Have you met Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom Kate Connor?

If not, now is the time!  I have a FIVE book box set of the series that is currently on sale for just $4.99.  This box set is going away PERMANENTLY soon, so grab your copy now! And tell your friends!

“Ninety-nine percent of the wives and moms in the country will identify with this heroine. I mean, like who hasn’t had to battle demons between car pools and play dates?” Jayne Ann Krentz, New York Times bestselling author

“Julie Kenner’s Demon Hunting Soccer Mom is one of the high water marks in urban fantasy. Kicking evil’s ass is just another thing on Kate Connor’s to-do list, but she’ll manage it with wit and wisdom, and then drive home in her minivan. This series may be more fun than we deserve!” —Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of ARARAT and RED HANDS

Kate Connor is your average, everyday mom with two kids, a husband, and one very big secret … she used to be a Demon Hunter. Now retired, she’s more interested in the domestic than the demonic. So when she catches sight of a demon in Wal-Mart, she tells herself it’s some other Hunter’s problem. But when that demon attacks her in her kitchen, retirement is no longer an option… BUY ON AMAZON BUY ON APPLE BOOKSBUY FOR NOOKBUY FROM KOBOBUY FROM GOOGLE PLAY

“[S]hows you what would happen if Buffy got married and kept her past a secret. It’s a hoot.”—Charlaine Harris, New York Times bestselling author

 

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Friend Spouses…

I don’t know about you guys, but I miss my family. Not the family that is currently crowded into my (thankfully reasonably large) house.

No, I’m talking about the extended family. Friends from high school and film school and law school. The writer and reader friends from over the last twenty years of this awesome career. (Taking a moment here to once again be amazed that I am blessed to make a living by sharing the people who live in my head.) All the awesome folks I’m not seeing in person this year because my travel scheduled has been reduced to nada, unless you count virtual hanging out, which (in case you hadn’t noticed) really isn’t the same.

Mostly, though, I miss my Friend Spouses.

What, you ask, are Friend Spouses? They are those friends who rise to the top to become the cream of the friendship bucket. The ones who know you as well (or better!) than your actual spouse or significant other.

 

ICYMI, I talk about Friend Spouses in my most recent column over at Frolic!  Head on over and check it out!

J. Kenner Writes…About Friend Spouses.

 

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JK Recommends… May 22nd! Recommendations for all the book lovers…

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Who did I miss… what was your favorite release this week?Do you have a favorite read that you always recommend?Comment below…Come back next FRIDAY for more of my recommendations!!

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JK Recommends… May 15th! Recommendations for all the book lovers…

SO many fun new releases…

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Who did I miss… what was your favorite release this week?Do you have a favorite read that you always recommend?Comment below…Come back next FRIDAY for more of my recommendations!!

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Antonio is worth the wait…

A quick update on Wrecked With You!As everyone in the world knows, things are crazy right now. Everyone is under a lot of stress and dealing with a variety of issues resulting from the global pandemic, some huge and some only minor inconveniences.Like everyone, my family and I have been dealing with the pandemic’s fallout, and unfortunately, that means also making some decisions I would never have been faced with in a pre-COVID world.I hate adding another inconvenience into your lives, but I would hate even more to deliver a book that is not the product that I want it to be. For that reason, in order to make sure you have the best reading experience possible, the release date for Wrecked With You is moving by one week to May 26.I absolutely love Emma and Antonio. Their story is hot and fun and it deserves to hit your devices and shelves exactly as I envision it. You deserve my best, and in order to make sure I deliver it, I need a few more days.Thanks for your patience!  (And the good news is that if you haven’t pre-ordered yet, you have one more week. Ha!)And here’s a sexy snippet  to tide you over!

She bit her lip and made the kind of whimpering sound that he wouldn’t have expected from a woman with the kind of hardened resume that Emma had.

The dichotomy of exceptional operative and needy woman made him want to sink inside her. To own her. It would be so easy. Just tug her onto his lap. Watch her eyes as she rode him.

Christ, he wanted that. But not yet, he told himself. Not just yet.

Instead, he wanted to make her melt. He wanted to take her to the edge.

He wanted her to beg, and not only because he knew that in the end the anticipation would make the pleasure that much more intense for her, but because he wanted the satisfaction of knowing that he could. She’d put herself in his hands. He intended to make very, very clear that she’d made the absolute right decision.

Amazon – https://jklinks.co/wrecked_aff_amziBooks – https://jklinks.co/wrecked_aff_apbNook – https://jklinks.co/wrecked_nookKobo – https://jklinks.co/wrecked_kobo Stay safe, everybody! XXOO JK

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Outlander, Time Travel, and Escapism…

Raise your hand if you’re watching or planning to watch the newest season of Outlander. {{Thrusts hand into the air}}

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I haven’t started it yet—I’m weird about the whole book-to-movie/TV thing—and so even though I’ve read all of the books at least once (and Outlander itself at least five times), I’m compelled to re-read The Fiery Cross before diving into the new season. And in re-reading, I remembered how much I love time travel stories … and why Outlander and Dragonfly in Amber will always be my favorites, especially Dragonfly since it (spoiler alert) has so much of the time travel component. (Fortunately, I also love historical fiction, especially romance, so the entire Outlander series is a blast, even if no one is being flung through time, simply because of Claire, Roger, and Brianna’s perspective on the world.

Back around the turn of the millenium, I read a lot of Scottish time travel starting with one I still adore by Dee Davis—Everything In Its Time. We were critique partners at the time, so I had the pleasure of reading it even before it was published. That book is what turned me on to Outlander, and from there I pretty much read all time travel romances I could find. (And any time travel or time-altering fiction, actually.)

ICYMI, I talk about Outlander, Time Travel, and Escapism in my most recent column over at Frolic!  Head on over and check it out!

J. Kenner Writes…About Outlander, Time Travel, and Escapism

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JK Recommends… May 8th! Recommendations for all the book lovers…

So many great new releases this week and the announcement of Midnight Sun…

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