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Get a FREE eBook of "Betrayed" This Weekend!

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Book One of the suspense thriller series, World Without Love, is FREE through May 30th from Amazon.

Here’s a brief synopsis:

Jewel has everything going for her—a handsome husband, a promising future, and lots of time to explore an island paradise she now calls home. But when a group of strangers accompanies her husband home for a fri...

The eBook of "Betrayed" is FREE from Amazon Right Now Through May 30!

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Pick up the eBook of Betrayed this weekend for FREE! Get it now through May 30th from Amazon and begin the journey …

Click Here to download your free copy of Book One in the suspense thriller series, World Without Love.

Amazon Reviews:

"In a provocative departure from her previous work, Jaye Frances delivers a fast-paced erotic suspense thriller with Betrayed, the first  book in the "World Without Love" series. Re...

Planning a Trip to the Beach?

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Enjoy this excerpt from the psychological thriller, The Beach

The wind arrived with the rain, the fierce gale driving the downpour sideways.

As the drops stung his face he cursed his bad luck, slinging insults against the storm—and anyone else who might presume to ruin his day. “I’ll give you a minute or two, that’s all. Then you will move on, leave my beach.”

As if mocking Alan’s pretentious attemp...

5 Ways to Inject an "Escape to Paradise" Into Your Daily Routine

Read Jaye Frances | Writer in the Substack appAvailable for iOS and AndroidGet the app Photo by Bálint Szabó on UnsplashIt happens every year . . .

We work like mad — rising with the sun, bustling through the day, then dropping into bed at night, exhausted and stressed. And just like the movie, Groundhog Day, we wake up the next morning and do it all over again. The spin cycle of life in a constant loop.

So why do we endure this irrational routine of repetition and self-sacrifice?

Aside from the obv...

Having High Expectations Could Be Your Downfall

Read Jaye Frances | Writer in the Substack appAvailable for iOS and AndroidGet the app I woke up alone.

The quiet stillness in my brain was unusual, even irritating. I snapped my fingers to test my hearing. The clipping sound broke the eerie silence and I closed my eyes, mentally scouring the vacuum that had stolen all signs of input.

I pulled the sheets over my head, terrified.

Apparently, sometime during the night my muse had left me — again.

While she’d gone AWOL before, eventually she always retu...

The Key to Accepting Your Past is to Create an Optimistic Vision of the Future

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As a writer, I’ve received lots of feedback and comments through the years. Some notes were positive, thoughtful, and supportive. Others, cautiously neutral. And a few were downright scathing.

One of the books that generated a large amount of email is The Possibilities of Amy. Right after its release, I was inundated with revealing messages filled with poignant and bittersweet st...

Jaye Frances Monthly Recap - November 2022

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Here’s the round-up of articles in my Newsletter during the month of November, 2022.

You can also check out the previous monthly recaps below … in case something slipped by.

October 2022 | September 2022 | August 2022 | July 2022 | June 2022

As always, I’m grateful for your interest and support of my writing.

Until next time,

Jaye

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A Chance Encounter Stirred More Than Curiosity

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Enjoy this excerpt from The New Girl in Town - And Other Journeys Above and Below the Belt

I tried not to stare.

I even pretended to be drawn to a newly stocked bin of potatoes, so the other shoppers wouldn’t realize I was homesteading the aisle — watching her.

Maybe it was her shoulder-length chestnut hair, or her slender arms and trim waist. Or the fact that the contrast between her w...

Miraculous Acts of Kindness and Compassion Occur Every Day

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For most of us, Thanksgiving is typically a time to reunite with family and gain a few pounds from over-enjoying a table loaded with the requisite turkey, dressing, and all the trimmings. 

The day is also a highlight for football fans as well as signaling the traditional start of seasonal parties and marathon shopping sprees.

It’s quite a contrast from the holiday’s earliest ...

How a Message of Hope Changed a Young Man's Life

Read Jaye Frances | Writer in the Substack appAvailable for iOS and AndroidGet the app Photo from Deposit PhotosOn Veterans Day, we honor and commemorate the men and women who have served our country through their military service. 

Our focus is naturally directed toward those who fought our country’s enemies, unselfishly risking their lives to preserve a way of life without equal anywhere in the world.

Most of these men and women have very personal stories about their war-time duty — memories abou...