Her Best Man by Jana Richards @JanaRichards_ #RomCom #Contemporary #HumorousRomance

The Plot:

Sarah Stevens experiences a bride’s worst nightmare: being dumped at the altar. When she goes on the Caribbean cruise meant to be her honeymoon in order to lick her wounds, she discovers her ex-fiancé has sent his brother, Will Marshall, the former best man, on the cruise as well. Everyone on board thinks they’re newlyweds, and Sarah is too embarrassed to set them straight. How is she supposed to share a tiny cabin with a man she barely knows? How is she supposed to pretend she and Will are on their honeymoon? Even worse, how can she keep from falling in love with him? Sarah discovers the best man for her really is the best man.

About the Author:

Jana Richards has tried her hand at many writing projects over the years, from magazine articles and short stories to paranormal suspense and romantic comedy. She loves to create characters with a sense of humor, but also a serious side. She believes there’s nothing more interesting then peeling back the layers of a character to see what makes them tick.

When not writing up a storm, working at her day job as an Office Administrator, or dealing with ever-present mountains of laundry, Jana can be found on the local golf course pursuing her newest hobby.

Jana lives in Western Canada with her husband Warren, and a highly-spoiled Pug/Terrier cross named Lou.

You can reach Jana through her website at http://www.janarichards.com, her Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/JanaRichardsAuthor, or her blog http://janarichards.blogspot.com

Review:

Poor Sarah Stevens—jilted at the author. It’s bad enough when you have to rescind invitations and return gifts from the comfort and relative anonymity of home, but to stand there at the church waiting for her fiancé Brad Marshall to say “I do” only to hear “I can’t do this,”… That’s enough to make a girl want to get out of town awhile.

Will Marshall’s an adventure travel writer recuperating from his latest trip—down the Amazon, and the bug he picked up along the way. His novel is languishing on his laptop, and while home between assignments he serves as his brother, Brad’s, best man. Brad suggests Marshall take his cruise ticket so he can work on his novel aboard ship while Brad grovels at Sarah’s feet trying to get her back. Needless to say, Sarah and Marshall don’t expect to end up sharing a tiny cabin aboard a ship full of people who think they’re newlyweds.

I started laughing on the first page when Sarah’s mother removed her shoe and started whacking Brad with it, chasing him out of the church, wailing about how he’d humiliated her. Even then, Marshall wanted to comfort Sarah rather than his brother, despite the fact he’d only met her at the rehearsal the evening before. Yes, this book, like all of Ms. Richards’ books, comes with a choking warning. Do not eat or drink while reading—you’ll laugh so hard you’ll choke, and liquid will spew out your nose. Buy the book!

Author Website:  http://www.janarichards.com

Warnings:  None

Length:  166 Pages

Print:  $10.99

Digital:  $5.99

Buy Link:  https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1532718322

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Chill Out: A Candy Hearts Romance by Jana Richards

Blurb:

Renata Cabral needs to hide for the weekend. Her cousin’s Valentine’s Day wedding means she’ll face embarrassing questions from her large, extended family. Questions like “Why aren’t you married yet?” Since the breakup of her last relationship, she’s not ready to answer that question. She invents a work-related excuse and escapes to a friend’s lakeside cottage.

Noah Brownlee has been hiding for two years. But now he’s ready to come home and mend his broken relationship with his brother. When a friend offers the use of his lakeside cottage, Noah arrives in the middle of a blizzard with his English Mastiff, only to find the place is already occupied. With her big brown eyes and quirky sense of humor, Renata stirs feelings he thought long dead.

As the blizzard rages, the candy hearts predict love. Can Valentine’s Day work its magic between them?

About the Author:

Jana Richards has tried her hand at many writing projects over the years, from magazine articles and short stories to paranormal suspense and romantic comedy. She loves to create characters with a sense of humor, but also a serious side. She believes there's nothing more interesting then peeling back the layers of a character to see what makes them tick.

When not writing up a storm, working at her day job as an Office Administrator, or dealing with ever present mountains of laundry, Jana can be found on the local golf course pursuing her newest hobby.

Jana lives in Western Canada with her husband Warren, and a highly spoiled Pug/Terrier cross named Lou.

You can reach Jana through her website at http://www.janarichards.com, her Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/JanaRichardsAuthor, or her blog http://janarichards.blogspot.com

Review by Rochelle:

Okay, I confess I’ve become a fan of Ms. Richards. I find her writing warm, humorous, entertaining, and clean, and Chill Out did not disappoint. Exhausted from her drive, Renata crashes on the couch as soon as she arrives at her friend’s cabin. She awakens to someone kissing her ear and finds a huge dog in her face, accompanied by a hairy hulk of a man. This was not her idea of escaping from the world on Valentine’s weekend.

Having just returned from a stint with Doctors Without Borders and acquired an English mastiff, finding a woman in the cabin he borrowed from his best friend was not Noah Brownlee’s idea of great, either. But they’re snowed in, so they may as well tolerate each other. Besides, Spike likes her, and in their brief time together, Noah’s learned to trust Spike’s instincts.

As I said above, Ms. Richard’s characters are engaging and fully-drawn. She truly does peel back their layers, but she does so with warmth and humor, and in this case a little bit of magical candy. But don’t take my word for it. Buy Chill Out and enjoy it yourself—especially if you want to escape on Valentine’s Day.

Author Website:  http://www.janarichards.com

Heat Rating:  PG-13

Length:  76 Pages

Price:  $2.99

Buy Link: http://www.wildrosepublishing.com/maincatalog_v151/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=242_175_133&products_id=6576

You’ll notice we always include the publisher’s buy link. That’s because authors usually receive 40-50% of the net proceeds from the publisher. Editors and cover artists usually receive about 5%. When you buy a book from Amazon, Barnes & Noble or another third-party vendor, they take a hefty cut and the author, editors and cover artists receive their cuts from what is left. So, if a book costs $5.99 at E-Book Publisher.com and you buy from there, the author will receive about $2.40-$2.99. If you buy the book at Amazon, the author will receive about $1.70-$2.10.

Download the file from the publisher onto your computer as you would any other file. I’ve created a folder for books on my computer, with subfolders by source (Marketing for Romance Writers, Net Galley, Authors who find me on Kindle lists, etc.). That way, if there’s a glitch with your Kindle, the books are on your computer. Some publishers send books in all digital formats. If my Kindle breaks and my kids buy me a Nook, I won’t have to replace all of my books. If you have a Kindle and your hubby has a Nook, you won’t have to buy separate copies, so buying directly from the publisher can save you money.

Moving the file from your computer to your e-reader is as easy as transferring any file from your computer to a USB flash drive. Plug the larger USB end of your e-reader charging chord into a USB port on your computer and simply move the file from the folder into which you’ve downloaded the book to Documents/Books directory on your e-reader. Your author will be happy you did when he/she sees his/her royalty statement.

Thanks for visiting. Donna, Julie, & Rochelle

One More Second Chance by Jana Richards

Blurb:

Dr. Alex Campbell has an agenda—finish his contract to provide medical services in Maine, pay off his medical school debt, and head back to his real life in San Diego. But when he meets Julia, all his carefully laid plans are put in jeopardy.

Julia Stewart, Lobster Cove’s high school principal, swears she’ll never let another man drag her away from the home she loves. Her aging parents need her, and the Cove is where she wants to raise her daughter. When her mother’s illness brings her and the big city doctor closer together, panic sets in. Her marriage taught her men don’t stay.

Can she put aside the heartaches of the past and trust Alex enough to accept the love he’s offering? Or will her fear of abandonment mean she’ll send him away forever?

Review by Rochelle Weber:

I received an advanced copy of One More Second Chance in return for an honest review.

When Julia Stewart’s daughter, Ava, falls down her parents’ basement stairs, and her father refuses to meet her at the ER, she wonders what’s wrong. Things seem even stranger when her mother is too distraught to face her. Then, Alex Campbell, the hot, new doctor on duty in the ER suggests Ava may be the victim of child abuse. Julia’s somewhat mollified when she gets home with Ava and calms down. As an educator, she’s called Child Services a few times herself and she has to admit, in Dr, Campbell’s shoes, she may have made the same decision.

Lobster Cove is a small town, and it’s impossible to avoid Dr. Campbell—especially since he lives next door to her parents and finds her mother on his porch in her nightgown at three a.m. looking for her friend who lived there several years ago. Does her mother have Alzheimer’s Disease? Convincing her father to take her mother to a neurologist for the definitive tests is almost as difficult as convincing the conservatives on the School Board to allow her to set up a day care facility so teenage mothers can continue their education.  Julia finds herself fighting battles on several fronts—with Alex Campbell by her side in all of them.  And worse, Ava loves him.  But Dr. Alex is from San Diego, and he’s made it clear he wants to head back to his nice, warm So Cal climate as soon as his contract is up.  Men leave.  Her husband left and Dr. Alex is planning to leave as well.  Julia can’t let herself or Ava get involved with him.

Alex, meanwhile struggles with his feelings for Julia and Ava, and his desire to escape the horrible climate in Lobster Cove, even while warming to the town and its residents. He finds himself practicing family medicine as well as emergency medicine and finds he enjoys treating the whole person—diagnosing a problem, prescribing treatment and watching the patient improve, or seeing the community come together to support a family when it’s clear the patient won’t improve. That’s something he never encountered in the ER in San Diego, and he finds himself liking it.

I really enjoyed this contemporary romance.  It wasn’t as funny as the other book I read by Ms. Richards.  It addressed much more serious issues—Alzheimers Disease and how it affects both the victim and her family, a patient with mysteriously recurring urinary tract infections, the importance of catching breast cancer early, teenage pregnancy, the importance of sex education in school, the damage a lazy teacher can cause to his students, and the toll exhaustion can take on an ER doctor. The characters were real, three-dimensional people who spoke naturally.  No stilted dialog!  Yea!  Ava actually sounded like a five year-old. Despite the serious issues, the book was warm, witty, and entertaining.  I highly recommend One More Second Chance.

Length:  255 Pages

Prices:

Print:  $TBA

Digital:  $5.99

Buy Link:  http://www.wildrosepublishing.com/maincatalog_v151/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=195&products_id=6065

You’ll notice we always include the publisher’s buy link. That’s because authors usually receive 40% of the book price from the publisher. Editors and cover artists usually receive about 5%. When you buy a book from Amazon, Barnes & Noble or another third-party vendor, they take a hefty cut and the author, editors and cover artists receive their cuts from what is left. So, if a book costs $5.99 at E-Book Publisher.com and you buy from there, the author will receive about $2.40. If you buy the book at Amazon, the author will receive about $0.83.

Downloading the file from your computer to your Kindle is as easy as transferring any file from your computer to a USB flash drive. Plug the larger USB end of your chord into a USB port on your computer and simply move the file from your “Downloads” box to your Kindle/Documents/Books directory. You can download your books onto your computer using “Save As” to a “Books” file you create and sort them into sub-folders by genre, author, or however you wish before transferring them to your Kindle. That way, if there’s a glitch with your Kindle, the books are on your computer. Your author will be happy you did when he/she sees his/her royalty statement.

Thanks for visiting. Rose, Julie, Donna & Rochelle