My Word for 2021 ~ Jean C. Gordon

A planner, but never one for New Year's resolutions, for the past few years, I've picked a guiding word. This year, my word is ALIGN. I thinks it's exactly what I need I need.

For the past few years, I've been primarily writing for multi-author series—The No Brides Club Series and various Indigo Bay Series—and group projects. This year, I'm launching a solo-series: The Paradox Lake Sweet Romance Series. And I need to remember to not let my work take over the rest of my life.

Who else has a word for 2021?

Trusting His Kiss kicks off Jean C. Gordon's new Paradox Lake Sweet Romance Series—Today

Life is complicated for nurse and widowed mother of three, Kari Hazard. Her 15-year-old son Myles is rebelling and she is not sure how to handle it. Still, Kari is not immediately thrilled with the actions Myles’s handsome new school guidance counselor is taking. 

 
Eli Evans is a former Air Force officer and can relate to Myles’s feelings regarding his father who was killed in Afghanistan. Eli also finds Kari extremely attractive, but an issue from his past could pose a problem for any prospective relationship.  However, an even larger obstacle is Kari’s residual anger and complicated emotions toward the military and her late husband. 
 
In the small town of Paradox Lake, fate (with a little help from Eli’s mother), keeps pushing them together. Can Kari and Eli leave the past behind them and find a way forward to new love?

Welcome to Paradox Lake
Any fan of sweet romance will love the stories of small-town love in the Paradox Lake Sweet Romance series. Grab your tea or coffee, settle into your favorite chair, and be swept away into the cozy Adirondack town where complex characters navigate challenging situations as they find their way to love. Whether it’s love at first blush, old flames reuniting, or second chance romance, you’ll find pure reading enjoyment and satisfy your craving for sweet, wholesome romance. 

Part of an ongoing series full of familiar faces, each story will stand on its own. With novel and novella lengths available, there’s something for everyone. Paradox Lake is written by USA Today Bestselling sweet romance author, Jean Gordon, who’s penned stories for the No Brides Clubs Series, Indigo Bay Series, and Harlequin Love Inspired, as well as for multiple sweet romance collections.

(Kari and Eli's story previously appeared in Sweet Kisses Limited Edition Box Set, which is now out of print.)

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 by Fran McNabb

A big thank you to the authors of Sweet Romance Reads for including me in their group. Since this is my first post to this blog, I’d like to introduce myself. I’ve been writing sweet romances since my first book was published in 2006 by Avalon Books. In fact, it was one of my fellow Avaloners, who told me about this group. (Thank you, Jean.)

Writers love the written word and most have a story about when they knew they wanted to be authors. My story isn’t exciting or unusual. I was a high school English and journalism teacher. My world revolved around words and literature. When I had to take an early medical retirement and found myself stuck in the house, boredom set in. I had always been a “closet writer,” so I had lots of old, typewriter pages of manuscripts stuffed under my bed. One day as I cleaned, I found these manuscripts and began to go through them.  That’s when I knew I had the time and the love of writing to do something with them.

I could have gone in many directions with my writing, but it was Avalon, a family-friendly library publisher, who took a chance on me. They published the first three of my books, and publishing with them led me to choosing my sweet brand. Montlake Publishing now owns those three books as well as one more. The Wild Rose Press has published two novels and one short story. (“Smoothing a Rocky Road” is my newest. It’s a short read in their One Scoop of Two Series.) I also have three books with Winged and six self-published books (three are still available.)

I enjoy creating stories where couples are awakened to the awareness of love and to the realization that their love can bloom. In my latest story, “Smoothing a Rocky Road,” my characters meet on the Gulf Coast, which is my home. The story is a quick beach read and features a local teacher and a pilot in the Air Force who is on temporary duty at Keesler Air Base in Biloxi. It can be found at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08G8CBY5W/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_-cvtFb8J4105J

Again, I am thankful to be part of Sweet Romance Reads and I look forward to meeting the readers of this blog.

FRAN MCNABB grew up along the beaches, islands, and waterways of the Gulf Coast and uses this setting in many of her sweet romances. Visit her at https://www.FranMcNabb.com

A Sweet Book Bargain ~ Jean C. Gordon

New Release

Available for a Limited Time and
Only 99¢

but just through Sunday (then it goes up to $9.99)
SWEET KISSES LIMITED EDITION BOX SET

with Trusting His Kiss by Jean C. Gordon

21 New Heartwarming Romance Novellas that'll make you swoon

A sweet contemporary romance anthology collection with twenty-one original stories from bestselling and award-winning authors.

Billionaires. Cowboys. Rock stars. Mountain men … and more. They’re all about to find love, whether they were looking for it or not…their last first kiss that will change their lives and flip their neat and orderly worlds upside down. 

Sweet Kisses Box Set is only available for a limited time, so one-click your copy before it's gone. Twenty-one swoon-worthy heroes. Twenty-one chances to fall in love. Twenty-one happily-ever-afters.

Available now!

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Pets for Vets ~ Jean C. Gordon

Love your pet? Share that love by helping Pets for Vets and get 21 heartwarming sweet romances to boot.

As many pet owners know, the bond humans share with animals has the power to reduce suffering, mitigate loneliness, improve mental well-being, and bridge the gap between ourselves and others. For our returning troops, these benefits are especially important to help ease the transition into civilian life.

Pets for Vets was created to improve the lives of both veterans and animals by bringing them together in a thoughtful, caring way. The organization's goal is to give back to the brave servicemen and women who have given everything to our country, while finding homes for deserving shelter pets. By matching the right pet with the right Veteran, everyone wins! Shelter animals receive a second chance at life and veterans receive a second chance at health and happiness.

I'm excited that I was invited to participate in Sweet Kisses, a box set of 21 sweet romances, and that the participating authors are donating 100% of the profits of the set's preorders to Pets for Vets.

A sweet contemporary romance anthology collection with twenty-one original stories from bestselling and award-winning authors, Including WSJ and USA Today Bestselling Author, Judith Lucci.

Each piece written for this anthology is to benefit Pets for Vets. Sweet Kisses Box Set is only available for a limited time, so one-click your copy before it's gone. Twenty-one swoon-worthy heroes. Twenty-one chances to fall in love. Twenty-one happily-ever-afters.

One great way to help veterans who've been injured in service to our country and the Pets that need them. 

TRUSTING HIS KISS: My contribution just happens to have a former Air Force officer hero and a combat widow heroine, along with a cameo appearance by the heroine's family dog.

Life is complicated for nurse and widowed mother of three, Kari Hazard. Her 15-year-old son Myles is rebelling and she is not sure how to handle it. Still, Kari is not immediately thrilled with the actions Myles’s handsome new school guidance counselor is taking.

Eli Evans is a former Air Force officer and can relate to Myles’s feelings regarding his father who was killed in Afghanistan. Eli also finds Kari extremely attractive, but an issue from his past could pose a problem for any prospective relationship. However, an even larger obstacle is Kari’s residual anger and complicated emotions towards the military and her late husband.

In the small town of Paradox Lake, fate (with a little help from Eli’s mother), keeps pushing them together. Can Kari and Eli leave the past behind them and find a way forward to new love?

OTHER AUTHORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS BOX SET: Tamie Dearen, Judith Lucci, Evangeline Kelly, Lorana Hoopes, Jo Noelle, Jessie Gussman, Donna K. Weaver, Melanie D. Snitker, Monique McDonell, Michelle Pennington, Kit Morgan, Emma St. Clair, Jeanette Lewis, Anne-Marie Meyer, Judy Corry, Bree Livingston, Juliette Duncan, Vivi Holt, Brooke St. James, Joy Ohagwu

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