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March 13, 2020
Release Days and Book Personalities…
I have a book releasing today.
(Excuse me a moment while I bask in the glow of Release Day.)
Over the course of my career, I’ve had a lot of release days, and one thing I know is that they are aptly named. Because I truly am releasing my book out into the wild. I’ve tended it, nurtured it, and tried to make sure it has evolved into the best book version of itself, but now I have very little say in how well it survives in the world. It’s off on its own, going forth to either live a quiet life or make a huge splash.
I’ve had books that turned out to have big celebrity-style personalities who ended up all over the place, and other books that are shy and liked to hang around closer to home. Books that never seemed to find their way in their brave new world, and books that slid right into their new book life and kept chugging along.
ICYMI, I talk about Release Days and Book Personalities in my most recent column over at Frolic! Check it out!
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March 12, 2020
JK Recommends… March 13th! Recommendations for all the book lovers…
So many great new releases this week! Which one have you been waiting for??
JUST CLICK ON THE COVERS BELOW TO CHECK OUT THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS!
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!!The post JK Recommends… March 13th! Recommendations for all the book lovers… appeared first on JKenner/Julie Kenner.
He’s a man who takes what he wants even as he gives her everything she craves.
Entertainment reporter Jamie Archer knew it would be hard when her husband, Stark Security Chief Ryan Hunter, was called away for a long-term project in London. The distance is difficult to endure, but Jamie trusts the deep and passionate love that has always burned between them. At least until a mysterious woman from Ryan’s past shows up at his doorstep, her very presence threatening to destroy everything that Jamie holds dear.
Ryan never expected to see Felicia Randall again, a woman with whom he shared a dark past and a dangerous secret. The first and only woman he ever truly failed.
Desperate and on the run, Felicia’s come to plead for his help. But while Ryan knows that helping her is the only way to heal old wounds, he also knows that the mission will not only endanger the life of the woman he holds most dear, but will brutally test the deep trust that binds Jamie and Ryan together.
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March 9, 2020
Maintenant disponible – Raison d’être: Mister Mars (L’Homme du Mois t. 3)
Raison d’être: Mister Mars (L’Homme du Mois t. 3) de J. Kenner
Aucun barman n’ignore comment attirer l’attention des femmes.
J’ai un sourire taquin, de l’assurance à revendre, et je sais préparer le martini parfait.
Mais il n’y a qu’une fille que je veux.
Mina Silver.
J’ai passé des années à l’imaginer dans mes bras. À fantasmer sur tout ce que nous pourrions faire au lit. À souhaiter enfreindre toutes les règles.
Parce qu’en dépit des étincelles qui crépitent entre nous chaque fois que nous nous touchons, elle est inaccessible. C’est la petite sœur de mon meilleur ami, et qu’on le veuille ou non, il y a des règles.
Pourtant, je ne le supporte plus… au diable les règles, je vais conquérir la femme que je désire.
Chaque tome de la série est un roman indépendant qui ne laisse pas le lecteur sur sa faim et se termine toujours bien !
Ne manquez aucun tome de la série pour savoir à quel homme du mois ira votre préférence !
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Nook – https://jklinks.co/fr_motm_mar_nook
Kobo – https://jklinks.co/fr_motm_mar_kobo
GPlay – https://jklinks.co/fr_motm_mar_gplay
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March 6, 2020
Hot Guys, Romance Covers, and Good Times…
ICYMI, I talk about Hot Guys, Romance Covers, and Good Times in my most recent column over at Frolic! Check it out!https://frolic.media/j-kenner-writes-...
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February 28, 2020
JK Recommends… Feb. 28th! Recommendations for all the book lovers…
So many great new releases this week! Which one are you most excited for??
JUST CLICK ON THE COVERS BELOW TO CHECK OUT THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS!
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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February 21, 2020
JK Recommends… Feb. 21st! Recommendations for all the book lovers…
So many new releases this week… which one are you reading first?
JUST CLICK ON THE COVERS BELOW TO CHECK OUT THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS!
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!!The post JK Recommends… Feb. 21st! Recommendations for all the book lovers… appeared first on JKenner/Julie Kenner.
February 15, 2020
Fleabag, the Fourth Wall, and Fandom
I saw an article recently that opined that, following the success of Fleabag, we’re going to start to see a slew of television shows and movies that break the fourth wall. As a fan of shows and books that break the fourth wall, I think that would be downright spiffy. But I’m dubious. Here’s the thing: as much as I love Fleabag (and I really, really do), there already exists a lot of shows that break the fourth wall. So are they really going to be kicking it up that much more?
ICYMI, I talk about Fleabag, the Fourth Wall, and Fandom in my most recent column over at Frolic! Check it out!
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February 13, 2020
JK Recommends… Feb. 14th! Recommendations for all the book lovers…
I’m on deadline, but I can’t wait until I type The End so I can dive into some of this week’s releases!
Which books will you grab up?
JUST CLICK ON THE COVERS BELOW TO CHECK OUT THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS! New French release!!
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!!The post JK Recommends… Feb. 14th! Recommendations for all the book lovers… appeared first on JKenner/Julie Kenner.
February 9, 2020
How to write a compelling love scene
Don’t miss this article I wrote for the IngramSpark blog on how to write a love scene. (And no, it’s not just advice for romance authors!)
Emotionally driven love scenes can be a powerful part of any story in any genre. And in a romance novel, they are even more key, because the love scenes can and should inform the arcs of both the characters and their relationship, letting readers understand more deeply both what is pulling these characters close… and also what is keeping them apart. So how do you accomplish that?
Many years ago, I drove across the country with my husband, and during the trip we listened to several audio books. One of them was a spy thriller—a genre we enjoy. There was action. Adventure. An alpha spy doing his super-spy thing. And a love interest (or, at least, a sex interest).
There was banter. There were sparks. And the goal in the story was for the reader to believe that this hero really cared about this woman.
Why?
Because the bad guys eventually kill the woman, thus sparking the hero to go off and “Do His Spy Thing” with even more intensity. Because he’s pissed, right?
Of course he is… but it would have been so much more effective for the story if the sex scene hadn’t been a sex scene.
It needed to be a love scene.
Click here to read the rest of the article at the IngramSpark blog!
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