July 24, 2007
Jenna becomes Jess and gives away a prize
Written by Jenna Petersen in Jaunty PostToday is a very special day for me! Today is a release day. Nope, SEDUCTION IS FOREVER or EVERYTHING FORBIDDEN have not come early. Today marks the release of two of the three short stories I wrote last year for Avon’s brand new e-Shorts program. My two stories are erotica and are written under my Jess Michaels name. Here are some sneak peaks (and links to buy the books):
Another Door
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Just out of mourning, Mia Reading is having trouble readjusting to Society. She scoffs at the idea of reinventing herself as a sensual woman until a masquerade ball when she stumbles into the wrong room and the powerful arms of wicked Aidan Maitland.
Just One Taste
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Being the Duchess of Bisby is not everything it is cracked up to be for lonely Drusilla. Humiliated by her indifferent husband’s neglect, she finds an unexpected passion when she surrenders to the attentions of his ever-watching and oh-so-very-handsome valet, Jacob Dunnett.
Both these stories feature heroines at a crossroads of sorts. Mia is out of mourning and ready to redefine herself, while Drusilla is finally starting to accept that she will never obtain her husband’s love. Just at that moment, amazing men arrive in their lives.
So… today I pose a question. Have you ever been at a crossroads? What did you do to choose which path to take? I’ll pick a winner at random from anyone who comments and they will get a bound ARC of Seduction Is Forever, my October 2007 Jenna Petersen release.
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Haven Rich Says:
BTW, the art is very beautiful for both of those!
Crossroad..hmm. I think the hardest cross road I had to deal with was my decision to stay in an unhappy marriage (more details, but better left unsaid) for the kids or to risk it all for my own personally happiness and that of my kids. In the end, I made the right path for myself and it took me to a happier place where I met my now husband.
It’s rather simple to think about, but at the time, it was the hardest decision of my life!
brownone Says:
OOh! I am SO looking forward to Seduction is Forever!
As for crossroads…I think it was when I decided to drop out of college and get married. It doesn’t sound like such a horrible quandry but it was more like the reasons behind them. My father was sick with ALS and always told me he would be at peace to know I was married and happy. (It’s an Indian thing) Well…I did get married…at 21 years old…which was STUPID…but hey, I have three beautiful children out of it. August will be 11 years that I have been married and all I can say to my children is…WAIT!! Enjoy your 20’s and get married when YOU are ready!
Isabel Says:
The covers are so pretty, Jenna, and I’m desperate for a copy of SIF.
Brownone, I agree with what you said, “marry when you are ready.” This is absolutely true for me too. I’ve been with the DH for more than a decade, and we just got married three weeks ago. We both feel we did the right thing by waiting this long.
My crossroad decision that I’ll share with you today happened some years back, when I decided to leave the job I loved for financial reasons.
It broke my heart in two to tell one of the best people I worked for that I had to quit because it was costing me more money to get to work that what I was making. She told me to wait two months and she’d increase my salary, but we were financially desperate so I gave my notice and landed at my current job.
The first day- scratch that- the first hour at my new job had me believing I had made a dreadful mistake by leaving my other job. Long story short I made the best move of my life. Thanks to my new job (I’ve there a while now and I LOVE IT!) I’m able to pay my bills, buy the books I love
and have time to write my own book. Had I stayed at the other place, I wouldn’t be here today.
Seriously. I would have never found this wonderful community. I wouldn’t have the courage to pursue my goals and dreams of writing my own book.
So the lesson, I’ve learned? Now, Just before I panic I always say, “this just might work.”
Jenna Petersen Says:
Yes, didn’t they do a rather pretty job with the covers. I like them. I’m soooo nervous for these stories to come out. I hope people like them. When I was reading them for copyedits a few weeks ago, I thought, “Daaaaang, these are HOT!!”
So if you like books that make you say, “Daaaang, this is HOT!”, these might be for you. LOL
JennaP
Chelle Says:
Crossroads…yes I know the feeling. I am currently staring down four different routes to go. I am debating about my job, where I live and what I want. Do you remember the old Jimmy Durante song, Did you ever have the feeling that you needed to go but wanted to stay, that is me right now. I love where I live but at the same time I hate it. I am trying to do what is best for me but I have no clue what that is. So I sit, and think, and wait for a sign a plan a clue, something to come to mind, so that I know what I should do.
ladydawgfan Says:
Crossroads, hmmm? Mine was not only a crossroad, but a major awakening. Shortly after I turned 30, I realized that I was in a “nowhere” job, with a “nothing” future staring me in the face. This truly wasn’t what I had been planning on when I was a kid, and it was a little depressing. The crossroad came when I had to decide to either stay in the job that I had or take the plunge and go back to school and finish my degree. Going back to school was NOT an easy choice. Financially, it would be extremely difficult, and it would mean leaving my family for an extended period. I would not have the time to hold a job, given my major, so money would be a constant problem. To top all of this off, I would be close to 40 when I finally finished my degree!! Decisions, decisions, decisions . . .
My eldest sister really helped me see the light in this. I will never forget what she told me. She said, “You will be that age anyway. You can do it WITH a degree or without one. Your choice.”
I now hold a Professional degree in Architecture, my first love, and have had no regrets for going back to school so late in life. In fact, I actually loved being in college, learning new things every day, talking to my professors and fellow students, being on campus and in the academic atmosphere. It turned out to be the best decision I have ever made in my life.
Bonnie Ferguson Says:
Two crossroads I had were both writing related. One was when I decided to pursue my writing dream. I’d graduated University four years previous and both my sister and my mother encouraged me to go for it. The other was when I’d been writing for a few years and I had to decide whether to switch my focus. Historical Romance was always my first love, but I think I was hesitant to write it because it meant too much. I’m so glad I made the decision to write what I love
Christy Says:
I reached a crossroads several years ago. I don’t think I really had to make a decision - everything just fell into place. I lost a job that I loved and was devasted. While I was debating what I wanted to do with my life, my Grandmother became ill. My Mother, sisters and myself decided she needed someone to be with her on a daily basis. Since my sisters all had young children at home my Mother and I took turns staying with my Grandmother. She hung on for four months. I was really glad that I DIDN’T have job at that time that would have kept me from being able to be where I NEEDED to be.
Stacy S Says:
I got married when I was only 20. I decided to divorce him 2 years later. He was mentally abusive. I don’t know why I stayed that long. When we split up I was down to 85 lbs & 2 months later had gained 20 lbs. Knowhere near that now though. Now I’m married to a great guy & have a 10 yr old.
Lois Says:
Yeah, congrats on the two new ones!
Well, we are in it right now, I’d say. . . we’re slowly fixing up the house and planning on moving in the next couple of months, probably near Pittsburg. . . although we’ve been sitting in this crossroad for a while now, but hey, that’s a different story. So, hopefully by the end of the year thinking will be totally different from this second.
Lois
Kathryn Says:
I am at a crossroads now… I am in a job I love, but there is no room for advancement and a promotion and raise promised 18 months ago have not yet arrived. I have decided if there is no news by the fall, I will be moving on. It’s too bad, but I need more challenges and would like to advance professionally and financially.
Maureen Says:
I guess we all hit crossroads. Deciding whether to go to college, what to study, wheter to get married or have children.
Jenna Petersen Says:
Wow, all your crossroads are so interesting and inspiring! You guys rule!! I’ll be drawing a winner from the comments, so keep them coming!!
Santa Says:
I was at a crossroads a few years ago when my older brother passed away. That left my other brother alone to run a business my parents started almost 25 years before.
So, do I let him figure it all out alone or do I put my hand into the pot and help him out. I had just decided to start my writing career. Do I give that up and answer the call to family?
Ever a glutton for punishment, I chose to do both. After all, I am woman…hear me roar? Really, it was a no brainer. Keep the business going and try my hand at this thing called writing. Both have proven to be just the ticket because each feeds the other. Since I am a foodie at heart ‘natch my first book (dare I say series) is about love and food!
Ai Yin Ng Says:
Crossroads? Unfortunately, I haven’t had one where it counts. My parents have fashioned one straight and narrow road for me to follow. I have always been the “mostly obedient” daughter. I wonder more and more often if I should have been more “rebellious” than I already am, but when I’ve had a lifetime of no “road not taken”, it’s just very hard to break free and explore the routes my parents have hurried me away from, for all that I get good results in school because of the one straight and narrow route.
…Hey, I guess that puts me on a crossroad, does it not?