Rebecca Jenshak's Blog, page 2
January 23, 2025
Comeback Excerpt
“What’s wrong?” I ask, fear grabbing hold of me even before I know why.
“Asthma,” she manages to croak out and then another coughing fit takes a hold of her. Her entire body goes rigid.
“What can I do to help?”
She starts to answer, and I shake my head, then sign the question.
She understands my intention and signs back, Nothing. It’ll pass.
She leans forward slightly, resting one hand against the vanity. Her shoulders are tense, and every breath looks torturous.
It turns out, I’m not good at doing nothing while Sabrina struggles to breathe.
I spot the inhaler clutched in her right hand.
“Did you already take it?” I ask, signing too so she won’t try to talk back.
She nods. I’m okay. My chest feels looser already.
“Should you sit or something?” Aside from the toilet or the edge of the tub, there aren’t a lot of options, so when she nods again, I take her hand and lead her back to my room. It’s closest and I’m not really thinking about anything except getting her comfortable as quickly as possible. I pull the comforter up to make the bed and she sits on the edge.
She has a dazed look that freaks me out.
“Do you want water?”
Sabrina doesn’t respond and I squat down in front of her.
“Hey.” I drop one hand to her bare knee. Her lashes flutter and her gaze moves to where I’m touching her and then up to my face.
Seconds pass while we’re locked in a stare, neither of us speaking or looking away. My pulse races. I have never felt more helpless.
“Do you want water?” I finally ask again, only moving the hand on her knee long enough to sign the question.
She shakes her head and exhales a long, shaky breath, then aims a wobbly smile at me. “I’m okay.”
The more she says it, the less I believe her. Though her breathing seems to be evening out and the scared look on her face is retreating. I doubt she can say the same about mine.
“Asthma,” she manages to croak out and then another coughing fit takes a hold of her. Her entire body goes rigid.
“What can I do to help?”
She starts to answer, and I shake my head, then sign the question.
She understands my intention and signs back, Nothing. It’ll pass.
She leans forward slightly, resting one hand against the vanity. Her shoulders are tense, and every breath looks torturous.
It turns out, I’m not good at doing nothing while Sabrina struggles to breathe.
I spot the inhaler clutched in her right hand.
“Did you already take it?” I ask, signing too so she won’t try to talk back.
She nods. I’m okay. My chest feels looser already.
“Should you sit or something?” Aside from the toilet or the edge of the tub, there aren’t a lot of options, so when she nods again, I take her hand and lead her back to my room. It’s closest and I’m not really thinking about anything except getting her comfortable as quickly as possible. I pull the comforter up to make the bed and she sits on the edge.
She has a dazed look that freaks me out.
“Do you want water?”
Sabrina doesn’t respond and I squat down in front of her.
“Hey.” I drop one hand to her bare knee. Her lashes flutter and her gaze moves to where I’m touching her and then up to my face.
Seconds pass while we’re locked in a stare, neither of us speaking or looking away. My pulse races. I have never felt more helpless.
“Do you want water?” I finally ask again, only moving the hand on her knee long enough to sign the question.
She shakes her head and exhales a long, shaky breath, then aims a wobbly smile at me. “I’m okay.”
The more she says it, the less I believe her. Though her breathing seems to be evening out and the scared look on her face is retreating. I doubt she can say the same about mine.
Spotlight Cover Reveal!
Releasing: June 5, 2025
Cover Design: Lori Jackson Design
Illustrator: Sarah Jane
One night—that’s all it was supposed to be. No names. No complications.
And now? He’s everywhere.
In every trending video.
In all the news headlines.
On every freaking billboard.
Turns out, he’s not just some guy. He’s Flynn Holland, Lake City’s new hotshot pitcher. The one that’s supposed to end our team’s fifty-year championship drought (the same way I’ve fantasized about him ending mine).
As if that weren’t bad enough, my daughter loves him and he’s the poster boy for my rival bookstore.
Flynn’s perfect smile is plastered all over town, selling their books, like some kind of traitorous golden boy—while he’s over here giving me his best game.
Pass. I’ve had enough heartbreak for two lifetimes.
But then he looks at me, and I forget how to breathe.
Not to mention, he’s so good with my little girl, it’s downright unfair.
He’s maddeningly gorgeous, ridiculously persistent, and dragging me straight into his spotlight.
I need him to stay away—before I do something I’ll regret.
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Cover Design: Lori Jackson Design
Illustrator: Sarah Jane
One night—that’s all it was supposed to be. No names. No complications.
And now? He’s everywhere.
In every trending video.
In all the news headlines.
On every freaking billboard.
Turns out, he’s not just some guy. He’s Flynn Holland, Lake City’s new hotshot pitcher. The one that’s supposed to end our team’s fifty-year championship drought (the same way I’ve fantasized about him ending mine).
As if that weren’t bad enough, my daughter loves him and he’s the poster boy for my rival bookstore.
Flynn’s perfect smile is plastered all over town, selling their books, like some kind of traitorous golden boy—while he’s over here giving me his best game.
Pass. I’ve had enough heartbreak for two lifetimes.
But then he looks at me, and I forget how to breathe.
Not to mention, he’s so good with my little girl, it’s downright unfair.
He’s maddeningly gorgeous, ridiculously persistent, and dragging me straight into his spotlight.
I need him to stay away—before I do something I’ll regret.
Pre-order your copy today!
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Add to Goodreads: https://geni.us/SpotlightGDRD
January 3, 2025
Stealing for Keeps is LIVE!
From USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Jenshak comes a brand-new YA romance series that follows Frost Lake High School's state champion soccer team. This book will include a special inside cover.
Frost Lake High's new soccer star, the team captain's ex-girlfriend, and a dare that changes everything.
When Austin Keller's family moves across the country for his chance to play with the prestigious Frost Lake soccer team, he's ready to seize the opportunity. But on his first night out with the team, a dare to kiss the team captain's ex-girlfriend sets in motion a rivalry that threatens his future.
Claire Crawford was once an aspiring figure skater, but a recent injury has changed everything. To make matters worse, her boyfriend dumped her. Starting her junior year, she's unsure of her next steps. One thing she knows for sure: she's not falling for the new guy. That electrifying kiss at the bonfire? Already forgotten…almost.
He's chasing his dreams. She's lost hers. The more Claire tries to push him away, the harder he works to win her over. He's stealing her heart, and he's doing it for keeps.
Download today on Amazon, Apple Books, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, and Kobo!
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Narrated by: Abigail Reno & Max Meyers
Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3Z4oZWz
Frost Lake High's new soccer star, the team captain's ex-girlfriend, and a dare that changes everything.
When Austin Keller's family moves across the country for his chance to play with the prestigious Frost Lake soccer team, he's ready to seize the opportunity. But on his first night out with the team, a dare to kiss the team captain's ex-girlfriend sets in motion a rivalry that threatens his future.
Claire Crawford was once an aspiring figure skater, but a recent injury has changed everything. To make matters worse, her boyfriend dumped her. Starting her junior year, she's unsure of her next steps. One thing she knows for sure: she's not falling for the new guy. That electrifying kiss at the bonfire? Already forgotten…almost.
He's chasing his dreams. She's lost hers. The more Claire tries to push him away, the harder he works to win her over. He's stealing her heart, and he's doing it for keeps.
Download today on Amazon, Apple Books, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, and Kobo!
Amazon: https://bit.ly/3YZL9sP
Apple Books: https://bit.ly/3V4i1Qh
Nook: https://bit.ly/3Pb0mTx
Kobo: https://bit.ly/3ATzfsw
Google Play: https://bit.ly/4ftLfiC
Audible: https://bit.ly/3BCtpwc
Narrated by: Abigail Reno & Max Meyers
Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3Z4oZWz
December 12, 2024
Comeback Cover Reveal!
Releasing: January 30, 2025
Cover Design: Lori Jackson Design
Illustrator: Sarah Jane
My brother’s best friend is such a jerk.
An imposing, handsome jerk who doesn’t trust me. And now we’re roommates.
He wanders around the apartment in nothing but gray sweatpants, looking like a broody, tattooed muscle god, and playing music that shakes the walls. I want to hate him for treating me like an intruder, but there’s something about the way he looks at me—like he’s trying to figure me out—that keeps pulling me in.
Archer Holland is loyal, caring, and protective—with everyone except me.
Every time I move around our apartment, I can feel his glare. And the worst part? It only makes me want him more.
Not that it matters.
He’s my brother’s best friend—the one guy I can never have. But after a late-night rescue, we go from sharing a wall to sharing a bed.
I’m not sure what my brother would do if he found out, but it doesn’t matter because Archer says it can’t happen again.
That imposing, handsome jerk is about to find out I’m done playing by his rules.
Pre-order your copy today!
https://geni.us/yz87lV
Audio: Coming Soon!
Add to Goodreads: https://bit.ly/414FjZN
Cover Design: Lori Jackson Design
Illustrator: Sarah Jane
My brother’s best friend is such a jerk.
An imposing, handsome jerk who doesn’t trust me. And now we’re roommates.
He wanders around the apartment in nothing but gray sweatpants, looking like a broody, tattooed muscle god, and playing music that shakes the walls. I want to hate him for treating me like an intruder, but there’s something about the way he looks at me—like he’s trying to figure me out—that keeps pulling me in.
Archer Holland is loyal, caring, and protective—with everyone except me.
Every time I move around our apartment, I can feel his glare. And the worst part? It only makes me want him more.
Not that it matters.
He’s my brother’s best friend—the one guy I can never have. But after a late-night rescue, we go from sharing a wall to sharing a bed.
I’m not sure what my brother would do if he found out, but it doesn’t matter because Archer says it can’t happen again.
That imposing, handsome jerk is about to find out I’m done playing by his rules.
Pre-order your copy today!
https://geni.us/yz87lV
Audio: Coming Soon!
Add to Goodreads: https://bit.ly/414FjZN
November 27, 2024
Sale!
Tutoring the Player by Rebecca Jenshak is on sale for a limited time only!
Download for only $0.99!
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An opposites attract hockey romance from USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Jenshak.
I have a type.
I love the good guy.
Responsible and stable. Safe.
So when a beer-drinking, quick-witted, tattooed hockey player asks me to tutor him, I'm suddenly thrust into the world of bad boys and bad decisions.
Jordan is a renowned player on campus.
He doesn't take anything seriously, except hockey and partying.
But he gives me butterflies.
I'm a wallflower tutoring Valley University's hottest player.
Download for only $0.99!
https://geni.us/ZNiq1X
An opposites attract hockey romance from USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Jenshak.
I have a type.
I love the good guy.
Responsible and stable. Safe.
So when a beer-drinking, quick-witted, tattooed hockey player asks me to tutor him, I'm suddenly thrust into the world of bad boys and bad decisions.
Jordan is a renowned player on campus.
He doesn't take anything seriously, except hockey and partying.
But he gives me butterflies.
I'm a wallflower tutoring Valley University's hottest player.
November 7, 2024
Forever Wild is LIVE!
The annoyingly handsome hockey captain glaring at me needs my help.
He won’t admit that, of course. But with his teammate’s gone for the summer and him fresh off a season-ending injury, someone has to keep him in check and it’s not the nurses he keeps running off.
I’m having one last summer of fun before I move away to start my first grown-up job, and I seem to be the only woman on the planet immune to his charm. Sure, I’ve noticed his chiseled jaw and sculpted muscles (Did I mention he’s annoyingly handsome?), but I have too much self-preservation to fall for a grumpy hockey star who can have any woman he wants and doesn’t do serious relationships.
Except once he lets me help him, I see past his broody exterior and jerk comments and I realize something terrible. I want him.
Now I just need to convince him to throw out all his rules for a fling with his teammate’s little sister.
Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited
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He won’t admit that, of course. But with his teammate’s gone for the summer and him fresh off a season-ending injury, someone has to keep him in check and it’s not the nurses he keeps running off.
I’m having one last summer of fun before I move away to start my first grown-up job, and I seem to be the only woman on the planet immune to his charm. Sure, I’ve noticed his chiseled jaw and sculpted muscles (Did I mention he’s annoyingly handsome?), but I have too much self-preservation to fall for a grumpy hockey star who can have any woman he wants and doesn’t do serious relationships.
Except once he lets me help him, I see past his broody exterior and jerk comments and I realize something terrible. I want him.
Now I just need to convince him to throw out all his rules for a fling with his teammate’s little sister.
Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited
https://geni.us/foreverwildebook
Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3XXi7uJ
October 28, 2024
FREE BOOK!
🏒 In Your Wildest Dreams is FREE! 🏒
To celebrate the countdown to the last book in the Wildcat Hockey series releasing on November 7th, In Your Wildest Dreams is free on Amazon from 10/26 through 10/28 at midnight.
In Your Wildest Dreams is now FREE on Amazon through Monday!
You can grab the ebook on Amazon for $0.00 and if you are an audiobook reader, add the audiobook for only $7.49!
-nurse / patient
-hockey romance
-found family
-he falls first
To celebrate the countdown to the last book in the Wildcat Hockey series releasing on November 7th, In Your Wildest Dreams is free on Amazon from 10/26 through 10/28 at midnight.
In Your Wildest Dreams is now FREE on Amazon through Monday!
You can grab the ebook on Amazon for $0.00 and if you are an audiobook reader, add the audiobook for only $7.49!
-nurse / patient
-hockey romance
-found family
-he falls first
October 1, 2024
9 Free Short Stories!
I am popping in today with something fun! Some author friends and I each wrote a Halloween-themed short story, bundled them up, and you can get all nine of them FREE in the Tricks and Tropes anthology.
My story, A WILD HALLOWEEN, takes us back into the world of Wildcat Hockey!
You can expect fun Halloween costumes, cameos from all your favorite Wildcat players, and Mikey (the team goalie) finally finding love... with one of his teammate's sisters. Can you guess which one???!!!
Get it here: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/z6t38179h6
My story, A WILD HALLOWEEN, takes us back into the world of Wildcat Hockey!
You can expect fun Halloween costumes, cameos from all your favorite Wildcat players, and Mikey (the team goalie) finally finding love... with one of his teammate's sisters. Can you guess which one???!!!
Get it here: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/z6t38179h6
September 3, 2024
Playbook Audio is LIVE!
It's finally here! Cue all the confetti! I'm so excited that the audiobook for Playbook is now live! Jacob Morgan and Juno Cooper are perfection in this duet narration!
Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Playbook-A...
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July 25, 2024
Playbook is LIVE!
𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑷𝑳𝑨𝒀𝑩𝑶𝑶𝑲!
💖 boy obsessed
💖 fake dating
💖 she receives his fan mail
💖 touch HIM and you die
💖 grumpy x sunshine
💖 he’s her biggest fan
Read now in Kindle Unlimited! The paperback is also live!
Grab your copy here! - https://geni.us/9nA66d
Blurb:
From USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Jenshak comes a standalone fake dating sports romance. This steamy, grumpy / sunshine football romance delivers a swoony and emotional happily ever after.
Brogan Six’s fan mail has been filling my mailbox for weeks. With every lipstick covered letter I receive, my irritation with him grows. And let’s not talk about the time I accidentally opened one of the packages to find someone had sent him their panties. Gross.
When I come face-to-face with my new nemesis, I expect to give him a piece of my mind and we’ll go our separate ways. Me to an empty mailbox and him to sift through his panty collection.
That is not what happens.
I don’t know if it was the booze, his clever wit, or if I was tricked (I’m sure I was tricked), but now I’m fake dating the Mavericks’ hot new rookie.
And I might just be the next woman to lose her panties to Brogan Six.
Playbook is a standalone fake dating, grumpy/sunshine sports romance with banter, found family, spice, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
💖 boy obsessed
💖 fake dating
💖 she receives his fan mail
💖 touch HIM and you die
💖 grumpy x sunshine
💖 he’s her biggest fan
Read now in Kindle Unlimited! The paperback is also live!
Grab your copy here! - https://geni.us/9nA66d
Blurb:
From USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Jenshak comes a standalone fake dating sports romance. This steamy, grumpy / sunshine football romance delivers a swoony and emotional happily ever after.
Brogan Six’s fan mail has been filling my mailbox for weeks. With every lipstick covered letter I receive, my irritation with him grows. And let’s not talk about the time I accidentally opened one of the packages to find someone had sent him their panties. Gross.
When I come face-to-face with my new nemesis, I expect to give him a piece of my mind and we’ll go our separate ways. Me to an empty mailbox and him to sift through his panty collection.
That is not what happens.
I don’t know if it was the booze, his clever wit, or if I was tricked (I’m sure I was tricked), but now I’m fake dating the Mavericks’ hot new rookie.
And I might just be the next woman to lose her panties to Brogan Six.
Playbook is a standalone fake dating, grumpy/sunshine sports romance with banter, found family, spice, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
