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SUNDAY MORNING by Jewel E Ann-review

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SUNDAY MORNING by Jewel E Ann-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 26, 2024

Her boyfriend’s older brother should be off-limits, but he’s a sinful temptation.

Sarah is a preacher’s daughter and a people pleaser. She’s also on the verge of graduating high school and following her dream of singing in Nashville. The only thing standing in her way is that the entire town of Devil’s Head, Missouri, thinks she will marry Matt, the son of the town’s richest rancher.

But Sarah’s not sure he’s her future husband, especially when his older brother, Isaac, returns home after serving six years in the Army. He has tattoos on his arms and bad habits that are not “father-approved.”

When he’s not working on the ranch or roping at the rodeo, Isaac hangs out in the barn, playing his guitar. He’s trouble, but Sarah’s music-loving heart gravitates toward him.
Isaac loves consuming Sarah’s mind, crawling under her skin, backing her into corners, and whispering inappropriate things in her innocent ears.

After weeks of playful banter and guitar lessons blurring the line between right and wrong, Issac makes Sarah a proposition she can’t refuse.

But when the unthinkable happens, and everything she knows is destroyed, will Sarah make the right choice?

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REVIEW: SUNDAY MORNING by Jewel E Ann is a new adult, romance story line set in 1985 focusing eighteen year old preacher’s daughter Sarah Jacobsen, and twenty-four year old, former US soldier /rancher Isaac Cory.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Sarah and Isaac) SUNDAY MORNING follows the building romance and relationship between Sarah and Isaac, and the slow spiral of a life-long friendship, secrets and lies.

Sarah Jacobsen is the eldest daughter of Devil’s Head preacher Pastor Peter Cory, and as such, every aspect of her life is predicated upon the Church and God. Her future has been mapped out including her relationships and marriage to the local hero Matt Cory but it is Matt’s brother Isaac who stirs something deep within our story line heroine. Devil’s Head, a small town Peyton Place, keeps its’ secrets close to the heart but the truth will eventually destroy many lives. What ensues is the breakdown of Matt and Sarah’s relationship, and the building love between two people whose lives will implode when those who claim to be virtuous sit in judgement of their own.

The world building is flooded with Christian religious undertones from commandments to morality, purity and God. Virginity is a social construct driven by religion, and in this, our heroine will pay the price for loving Isaac Cory, a man not approved by her father or the town. Sarah grew up in an ultra-conservative, religious family and her naivety is often at the forefront of her social world.

The relationship between Isaac and Sarah is one of immediate attraction. Sarah is in a relationship with Isaac’s younger brother Matt but a relationship that is awkward, innocent, expected and forced by both families. Isaac is the local bad boy whose reputation was destroyed and perpetuated by secrets and lies; Sarah sees something in Isaac including a way to break free from the stifling world in which she grew, a man whose own heart begins to beat from the love of our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Sarah’s sisters Eve and Gabby whose own secret rebellion is just starting to grow; their parents Pastor Peter and Janet Jacobsen; Sarah’s best friend Heather, and Joanna; Matt and Isaac’s parents Wesley and Violet Cory.

SUNDAY MORNING is as story of secrets and lies, betrayal and infidelity, family and friendships, acceptance and love. The premise is emotional and heart breaking; the romance is impassioned; the characters are determined and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Jewel is a free-spirited romance junkie with a quirky sense of humor.

With 10 years of flossing lectures under her belt, she took early retirement from her dental hygiene career to stay home with her three awesome boys and manage the family business.

After her best friend of nearly 30 years suggested a few books from the Contemporary Romance genre, Jewel was hooked. Devouring two and three books a week but still craving more, she decided to practice sustainable reading, AKA writing.

When she’s not donning her cape and saving the planet one tree at a time, she enjoys yoga with friends, good food with family, rock climbing with her kids, watching How I Met Your Mother reruns, and of course…heart-wrenching, tear-jerking, panty-scorching novels.

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I THOUGHT OF YOU by Jewel E Ann-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 2, 2024

I wanted to conquer the world.

She wanted to gaze at the stars.

It’s been twelve years since I last saw Scottie Rucker. A grim prognosis has upended my life, and no amount of my hard-earned money can fix it. So, after leaving a note on the nightstand, I search for my first love—I search for life.

When I find her in Austin, working at a quaint general store and living in an RV behind it, those twelve years vanish. She’s exactly how I remember her.

Scottie thinks our reunion is a small-world coincidence, and I’m not ready to tell her the truth. After we rekindle our friendship, she convinces me to work part-time at the store while she pursues her budding relationship with Koen, a welder and the grandson of a customer.

Scottie’s ability to live in the moment is exactly what I need. But how do I convince her new boyfriend that I’m not his competition? And what happens if my heart changes its mind?

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REVIEW: I THOUGHT OF YOU by Jewel E Ann is a contemporary, adult story line focusing on thirty-one year old, Scottie Rucker, thirty-four year old investment banker Price Milloy, and Koen Sikes.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Scottie and Price) , with a chapter from Amelia I THOUGHT OF YOU follows the rekindling relationship and friendship between store clerk Scottie Rucker, and investment banker Price Milloy. Twelve years earlier, Scottie Rucker and Price Milloy spent one glorious summer together, fell in love but Scottie wanted something different, and waited as Price Milloy went on with his life. Fast forward to present day, Price has left his entire world behind in an effort to understand where everything went wrong but Price may be too late as someone else is about to lay claim to our heroine’s heart. Price has a dark secret-no amount of money or intervention will be able to help, and in this, Price is hoping for a little positivity and and ‘light’ from the woman he still loves.

I THOUGH OF YOU is an emotional, heart breaking and passionate story of life and loss, love and forever. Jewel E Ann pulls the reader into a thought-provoking tale of what if and how but a story of the inevitable for all of us. The subtle undertones and messages don’t go unnoticed.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Jewel is a free-spirited romance junkie with a quirky sense of humor.

With 10 years of flossing lectures under her belt, she took early retirement from her dental hygiene career to stay home with her three awesome boys and manage the family business.

After her best friend of nearly 30 years suggested a few books from the Contemporary Romance genre, Jewel was hooked. Devouring two and three books a week but still craving more, she decided to practice sustainable reading, AKA writing.

When she’s not donning her cape and saving the planet one tree at a time, she enjoys yoga with friends, good food with family, rock climbing with her kids, watching How I Met Your Mother reruns, and of course…heart-wrenching, tear-jerking, panty-scorching novels.

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BECAUSE OF HER (Jack and Jill #5) by Jewel E Ann-review tour

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BECAUSE OF HER (Jack and Jill #5) by Jewel E Ann

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 2, 2023

“If sin weren’t pretty, it wouldn’t be so tempting.”

I was an accomplished music professor.
Happily single.
Perfectly content.

Now, I’m unemployed.
Pining for a dark, brooding guy named Jack who lives in a garage with a piano.
And I’m plotting to seduce a married man because his daughter is responsible for my nephew committing suicide.

I don’t know why teenage girls are so mean.
I don’t know why rich men cheat on their wives.
And I don’t know why Jack has serial killer vibes, even though he leaves me speechless every time he speaks.

All I know for sure is that I feel safe in a stranger’s arms and understood by someone I don’t understand.

“You should be a little scared of everyone because humans are unpredictable.”

How far will I go for revenge? More than that …
How far will he go to save me?

*This book contains material involving sexual assault and suicide. Reader discretion is advised.

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REVIEW: BECAUSE OF HER is the fifth (and final?) instalment in Jewel E Ann’s contemporary, adult JACK AND JILL erotic, romantic suspense series. This is fifty-something Jackson Knight aka Jude Day, and forty-one year old, music professor Francesca ‘Frankie’ Holter’s story line. We were first introduced to Jackson Knight as one half of the twin brother / sister duo in books 1-3 of the Jack and Jill series, as well as his return in book five Out of Love. BECAUSE OF HER can be read as a stand alone but for back story and cohesion, I recommend reading the series in order. There is quite a bit of history that is relevant to Jackson’s current state of mind.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there WIIL BE triggers for more sensitive readers. Although most of the graphic details are behind the scenes or fade to black, the triggers may be upsetting, none the less.

Told from first person perspective (Frankie) and third person (Jackson) BECAUSE OF HER follows in the aftermath of an horrific family tragedy in Boone Kansas, a tragedy that continues to spiral out of control. Francesca Holter has come to Boone to settle a number of family affairs but never expected to come face to face with her future in the guise of Jackson Knight, a man who keeps his secrets close to his heart. Frankie is determined to uncover the truth about what happened to her family but the deeper she digs, the more dangerous her life is about to become. With the unwanted assistance of Jackson Knight, Frankie finds herself falling down a rabbit hole from which there may be no return. Meanwhile, Jackson Knight’s business in Boone, Kansas is not far off from Francesca’s target. Jackson is determined to end a lifetime of tragedy but saving Frankie may be the last thing he every does. What ensues is the building relationship between Frankie and Jackson, and the fall-out when Frankie crosses a line from which she may never come back.

The world building is complex, heart breaking and emotional. As warned, the suicides are troubling and distressing but one in particular has been ripped from the headlines of hometown America. A seemingly normal family loses everything and everyone, and our heroine is left to pick up the pieces of the people she thought she knew but as Frankie continues to dig for answers, she too, will face the ultimate betrayal, a betrayal from which she struggles to heal.

The relationship between Frankie and Jackson begins acrimoniously. Jackson is a man with a particular skill set that he needs to focus on finishing the job. Vengeance is the only thing, in many years, that has mattered to our story line hero but meeting and falling for Francesca Holter meant Jackson had more to lose than he could have possibly imagined. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, powerful and charismatic secondary and supporting characters. We are introduced to Archer and Corinne Sanford, and their seventeen year old daughter Molly, as well as the return of Jackson’s daughter Livy Knight, and her husband Slade Wylder (Out of Love 5), and Jackson’s twin sister Jessica Knight (Jack and Jill 1-3).

BECAUSE OF HER is a multi-layered, impassioned and thought-provoking story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, loss and grief, determination and acceptance, forgiveness and love. The premise is dramatic, edgy, and visceral; the romance is seductive and aggressive; the characters are broken, dynamic, desperate and single-minded.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
End of Day
Middle of Knight
Dawn of Foerever
Out of Love

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Reviewed by Sandy

Jewel is a free-spirited romance junkie with a quirky sense of humor.

With 10 years of flossing lectures under her belt, she took early retirement from her dental hygiene career to stay home with her three awesome boys and manage the family business.

After her best friend of nearly 30 years suggested a few books from the Contemporary Romance genre, Jewel was hooked. Devouring two and three books a week but still craving more, she decided to practice sustainable reading, AKA writing.

When she’s not donning her cape and saving the planet one tree at a time, she enjoys yoga with friends, good food with family, rock climbing with her kids, watching How I Met Your Mother reruns, and of course…heart-wrenching, tear-jerking, panty-scorching novels.

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RIGHT GUY, WRONG WORD by Jewel E Ann -review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 3, 2023

Do books have souls?

Anna Black has the perfect novel choice for her book club. She also has a sexy new neighbor who jumps at the opportunity to join fellow bookworms in discussing her pick for their summer read.

It’s lust at first sight and the marriage of two literary souls.

The charismatic owner of a new T-shirt store in Des Moines’s East Village, Eric Steinmann, has a confident air and an irresistible “mating dance.” He’s almost perfect … until he says the wrong word.

Will Anna and Eric write their own story? Or will their chemistry die when fiction turns into reality?

**Right Guy, Wrong Word was originally written as a short story, The Last Person. It’s been revised with significant changes to the original content and extended into a full-length novel.

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REVIEW: RIGHT GUY, WRONG WORD by Jewel E Ann is a contemporary, adult, romance story line focusing on Anna Black, and Eric Steinmann.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Anna and Eric) RIGHT GUY, WRONG WORD follows the building but contemptuous relationship between Anna Black and Eric Steinmann. Eric Steinmann is Anna Black’s new neighbor, and as such, Anna invites Eric to her weekly book club discussion but Eric’s one-word criticism of Anna’s favorite book throws our heroine off of her game, and in the ensuing aftermath, Anna’s immature behavior and attitude towards Eric is questionable at best. Several nights together, several weeks of getting to know one another end when Eric, once again, reiterates his criticisms of the book Anna loves, and our couple are forced to go their separate ways. Three years will pass, Anna has moved but an accident will result in Eric’s return to her life, a return that struggles in the face of Anna’s inability to let go.

The world building focuses on the encroaching war between our story line couple. Anna is so upset about Eric’s criticism of her favorite book, that no amount of grovelling will help Eric’s case. Anna’s behavior towards Eric is childish; immature and caustic, and as such, Eric must walk away before Anna implodes. Three years will pass, as Anna comes to terms with what happened and why. Secrets will reveal the basis for Anna’s unwarranted anger but Eric may not be the only person who dislikes the book that Anna loves.

The relationship between Eric and Anna begins as neighbors, a relationship that will deteriorate quickly over a short period of time. Anna’s attitude leaves much to be desired by our story line hero but Eric keeps persisting, insisting it is his right to criticize, like or dislike any book that he reads. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters include several members of Anna’s book club, as well as Eric’s embittered and embattled father, Anna’s parents, and Anna’s roommate Shaun.

RIGHT GUY, WRONG WORD is a story of secrets and lies, anger and immaturity, growth and understanding, happiness and love but I struggled with the heroine’s attitude and behavior throughout most of the story-her immature actions affected my overall enjoyment of the story line premise. As to the hero’s insistence upon his right to critique, like or dislike a book, it is something that many ‘reviewers’ and ‘readers’ encounter at one time or another- the backlash is often quite unexpected. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but sometimes the opinion is not what they wanted to hear.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Jewel is a free-spirited romance junkie with a quirky sense of humor.

With 10 years of flossing lectures under her belt, she took early retirement from her dental hygiene career to stay home with her three awesome boys and manage the family business.

After her best friend of nearly 30 years suggested a few books from the Contemporary Romance genre, Jewel was hooked. Devouring two and three books a week but still craving more, she decided to practice sustainable reading, AKA writing.

When she’s not donning her cape and saving the planet one tree at a time, she enjoys yoga with friends, good food with family, rock climbing with her kids, watching How I Met Your Mother reruns, and of course…heart-wrenching, tear-jerking, panty-scorching novels.

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If This is Love by Jewel E Ann-review tour

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If This is Love by Jewel E Ann-review tour

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 6, 2023

He’s mine … don’t ever forget that.

Milo lives in the barn, a cowboy through and through.
I live in a castle, but I’m not a princess.

When the only person who loves me dies, Milo’s there.
As I get older, I no longer look at Milo like a big brother. I look at him like the man God made just for me.

With the first glimpse of freedom from my pathetic excuse for a father, I imagine a future with Milo. I dream of the day when we won’t have to hide our feelings.

But Milo has a secret. He is not free.
The man I love is marrying the woman I hate.

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REVIEW:IF THIS IS LOVE by Jewel E Ann is a contemporary, new adult to adult, erotic romance story line focusing on ranch hand Milo Odell, and Indiana ‘Indie’ Iverson Ellington.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives Indie and Milo IF THIS IS LOVE covers approximately twelve years in the life of ranch hand Milo Odell, and Indiana ‘Indie’ Iverson Ellington. Indie Ellington and Milo Odell are the ‘property’ of businessman and ranch owner Fletcher Ellington, and as such have never been free from the tyrannical rule of a powerful man. Indie was raised as the daughter of Fletcher and Ruthie Ellington, and Milo Odell, eight years older than our story line heroine, is nothing more than an indentured servant for the Ellington family but all is not well behind the scenes, and Indie will find solace in the young man with whom she will fall in love. As Indie and Milo’s lives and love spiral out of control, our couple will learn Milo’s future is no longer his own, and Indie will be shuffled off to an all-girls private school so that she is no longer involved with the issues at home. Throughout the years, Indie and Milo will jump in and out of one another’s lives but the proverbial noose around Milo’s neck is growing tighter, and secrets revealed threaten Indie’s tentative hold on her ongoing animosity with the family she has never called her own.

IF THIS IS LOVE is a story of power and control, secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, love and acceptance, understanding and loss. There are several twists and turns, disagreements and controversy, disputes and blackmail, dissolution and conflict. Nothing and no one are as they appear to be, there is always another layer to the story, to the life and death of everyone concerned. Milo and Indie have promised to love one another no matter where they are but Milo is unable to control his own destiny, with the life of the people he loves targeted for the sins of the past. The premise is dramatic, heart breaking, emotional and startling; the characters are broken, embattled, bitter and lost; the romance and relationship between Milo and Indie are forbidden, destructive, and bewitching- the palpable sexual attraction is heavy and strong. Jewel E Ann has a remarkable way with words-her story telling is both enchanting and fascinating.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

Jewel is a free-spirited romance junkie with a quirky sense of humor.

With 10 years of flossing lectures under her belt, she took early retirement from her dental hygiene career to stay home with her three awesome boys and manage the family business.

After her best friend of nearly 30 years suggested a few books from the Contemporary Romance genre, Jewel was hooked. Devouring two and three books a week but still craving more, she decided to practice sustainable reading, AKA writing.

When she’s not donning her cape and saving the planet one tree at a time, she enjoys yoga with friends, good food with family, rock climbing with her kids, watching How I Met Your Mother reruns, and of course…heart-wrenching, tear-jerking, panty-scorching novels.

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BEFORE US by Jewel E Ann-review tour

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BEFORE US by Jewel E Ann-review tour

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 2, 2023

I never saw him coming.

I didn’t know what would happen after my client found me sleeping in my car.
I’d been cleaning his house as his wife was dying.
I didn’t expect them to invite me to live with them.
I didn’t expect Suzie to become my lifeline—until she was gone.
I didn’t expect him to ask me to marry him when he found out I needed medical insurance.
I didn’t expect to fall in love with a grieving man.
There are so many reasons to keep my distance from Zach. Every tender moment secreted away.
When we’re not together, I miss the man I call husband.
Does he miss his wife? If so, which one?

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REVIEW: BEFORE US by Jewel E Ann is a stand alone, contemporary, adult romance story line focusing on airline pilot Zachary Hays, and housekeeper/photographer Emersyn Clarke.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Zachary and Emersyn) BEFORE US focuses on life, death, grief and acceptance. Zachary Hays’ wife Suzanne is dying. He needs a housekeeper and companion for Suzanne, and hires Emersyn Clarke, a young twenty-three year old woman whom he will quickly discover is both homeless and has medical issues of her own. Upon Suzanne’s death, Emersyn remains friends with our story line hero, friends who will enter into a marriage of convenience, a marriage in which the overwhelming guilt and grief are too much for Zachary Hays. When the opportunity arises, Emersyn accepts a position as a photographer for a travel blogger, a position that will take Emersyn around the world, away from the man with whom she has fallen in love but for Emersyn love is only a one way street, and Zachary is unable to let go of the past. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Zachary and Emersyn, and the fall-out as Zachary continues to struggle with the grief of losing his wife, pushing away the woman who is willing to love him in the here and now.

BEFORE US is a character driven, emotional, heart breaking and tragic story of life and death, love and loss, guilt and grief, acceptance and second chances. Jewel E Ann pulls the reader into a comforting love story between Zachary and Suzanne, and a deep and palpable love with our story line heroine. The premise is unique, beautiful and hopeful; the romance is passionate and seductive; the characters are broken, struggling and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Jewel is a free-spirited romance junkie with a quirky sense of humor.

With 10 years of flossing lectures under her belt, she took early retirement from her dental hygiene career to stay home with her three awesome boys and manage the family business.

After her best friend of nearly 30 years suggested a few books from the Contemporary Romance genre, Jewel was hooked. Devouring two and three books a week but still craving more, she decided to practice sustainable reading, AKA writing.

When she’s not donning her cape and saving the planet one tree at a time, she enjoys yoga with friends, good food with family, rock climbing with her kids, watching How I Met Your Mother reruns, and of course…heart-wrenching, tear-jerking, panty-scorching novels.

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MEMORIES OF A LIFE (Life #4: Colten & Josie Pt 2) by Jewel E Ann

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MEMORIES OF A LIFE (Life #4: Colten & Josie Pt 2) by Jewel E Ann-Review Tour

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 19, 2022

The girl I met when we were nine is now the woman who said “yes” to being my wife.

But Josie’s not planning our wedding; she’s too consumed by things that happened over a century ago.

She has terrible dreams and unrelenting visions of the unspeakable. I believe her, but I don’t understand her.

If I can’t understand her, I can’t stop her.

If I can’t stop her, I can’t save us.

And without us … well, I can’t imagine that world.

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REVIEW:  MEMORIES OF A LIFE is the fourth instalment in Jewel E Ann’s contemporary, adult LIFE series, and the second book in Colten and Josie’s preternatural romance duet. This is thirty-five year olds, Detective Colten Mosley, and forensic pathologist Josie Watts second chance romance story line. MEMORIES OF A LIFE cannot be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events of book one PIECES OF A LIFE.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise including attempted suicide, and descriptions of murder and death, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

NOTE: If you have not read book one, there may be spoilers in my review.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Josie and Colten) using present day and memories from the past MEMORIES OF A LIFE picks up immediately after the events of book one in which our heroine, Josie Watts begins to have flashbacks and memories of someone else’s life. As Josie and Colten prepare for their upcoming nuptials, Josie’s thoughts and questionable memories begin to consume her life, a life that is now spiralling out of control. Unable to control the images, the memories and her need to act, Josie sets into motion a plan that is about to destroy everyone she has ever loved including our story line hero. What ensues is the fracturing and heart breaking relationship between Colten and Josie, and the fall-out as Josie makes a dangerous and life altering attempt to get rid of the thoughts and images consuming her mind.

MEMORIES OF A LIFE is a preternatural story of ‘reincarnation’; of memories of another life; of murder and mayhem, of suicide and survival. Jewel E Ann pulls the reader into a dramatic, intense and pulse-pounding story of love, of desperation, of life and second chances.

Previous Reviews
The Life That Mattered
The Life You Stole
Pieces of a Life

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

Jewel is a free-spirited romance junkie with a quirky sense of humor.

With 10 years of flossing lectures under her belt, she took early retirement from her dental hygiene career to stay home with her three awesome boys and manage the family business.

After her best friend of nearly 30 years suggested a few books from the Contemporary Romance genre, Jewel was hooked. Devouring two and three books a week but still craving more, she decided to practice sustainable reading, AKA writing.

When she’s not donning her cape and saving the planet one tree at a time, she enjoys yoga with friends, good food with family, rock climbing with her kids, watching How I Met Your Mother reruns, and of course…heart-wrenching, tear-jerking, panty-scorching novels.

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Pieces of a Life (Life 3) by Jewel E Ann -review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 13, 2022

The summer before fourth grade, Colten Mosley moved into the house across the street from mine, and we became inseparable.

He played the piano and baseball.
I had a penchant for dead things while at the same time imagining what it would be like to kiss Colten.
We were filled with curiosity and overly active imaginations.

We were also forbidden to be more than friends.
But that didn’t stop us.

Weeks before graduation, he annihilated my heart, and it’s been seventeen years since the day I knew I’d hate him forever.

Now he’s back in my life—a single dad and a homicide detective looking over my shoulder while I perform autopsies as one of Chicago’s most gifted forensic pathologists. Then fate throws us a curveball.

Colten saves my life, but he can’t erase the images that now keep me awake at night. And I can’t explain them.

Am I still the girl he’s always loved? Or nothing more than pieces of that life?

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REVIEW: PIECES OF A LIFE is the third instalment in Jewel E Ann’s contemporary, adult LIFE romance series, and the first in the Colten and Josie’s preternatural romance Duet. This is thirty-five year olds, Detective Colten Mosley, and forensic pathologist Josie Watts second chance romance story line. PIECES OF A LIFE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise including descriptions of murder and death, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Josie and Colten) using present day and memories from the past PIECES OF A LIFE follows the rebuilding friendship and relationship between thirty-five year olds, Detective Colten Mosley, and forensic pathologist Josie Watts. Josie and Colten have been best friends since fourth grade but days before their high school graduation, Colten rejected Josie’s promise of forever and their own happily ever after, destroying our story line heroine in the process. Fast forward seventeen years, wherein Chicago PD Detective Colten Mosley is now working closely with forensic pathologist Dr. Josie Watts, on a series of murders that may or may not be connected to a serial killer but Josie struggles with ghosts from the past, ghosts that have haunted our heroine since the day Colten walked away with what was left of her broken heart. What ensues is the second chance romance and relationship between Josie and Colten, and the potential fall-out as Josie continues to struggle with Colten’s reappearance in her life, a life that is now affected by a shooting that leaves our heroine, once again struggling to move on from the past.

Josie Watts heart was destroyed when Colten pushed her out of his life, opting for the Marines instead of a future together. For seventeen years, Josie held a deep-seated, hate-filled, raging grudge against our story line hero, blaming him for everything that has gone wrong in her life but Josie never knew the circumstances surrounding Colten’s decision to move on without her, a decision that affected Josie’s personal, private and business life to the present day. Colten Mosley has never stopped loving the girl next door but life went on, and he is no longer the man he was when he walked away.

The relationship between Josie and Colten is a second chance romance; a rekindling friendship that struggles in the face of secrets and lies, life and death, family and relationships, fractured hearts and broken love. Colten wants desperately to reconnect with our story line heroine but Josie continues to battle between head and heart, having had her heart broken by the boy she refuses to love. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Josie’s parents, Colten’s mother, as well as the local ME and some members of the Chicago PD.

PIECES OF A LIFE is well-written, thought provoking story of lost love. The premise is captivating-the world building is detailed, twisted, haunting and tragic; the romance is sensual; the characters are determined, charismatic and strong. PIECES OF A LIFE ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

Previous Reviews
The Life That Mattered
The Life You Stole

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Reviewed by Sandy

Jewel is a free-spirited romance junkie with a quirky sense of humor.

With 10 years of flossing lectures under her belt, she took early retirement from her dental hygiene career to stay home with her three awesome boys and manage the family business.

After her best friend of nearly 30 years suggested a few books from the Contemporary Romance genre, Jewel was hooked. Devouring two and three books a week but still craving more, she decided to practice sustainable reading, AKA writing.

When she’s not donning her cape and saving the planet one tree at a time, she enjoys yoga with friends, good food with family, rock climbing with her kids, watching How I Met Your Mother reruns, and of course…heart-wrenching, tear-jerking, panty-scorching novels.

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