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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?

•••••

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.

•••••

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?

•••••

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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What Lovers Do by Jewel E Ann-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 24, 2022.

Shep’s found the female version of himself … and he thinks she’s perfect—perfectly unavailable.

Everyone loves Shep, the charismatic employee at Scottsdale’s newest pet store. He has shared custody of his two dogs with his annoying ex-wife and a smile that can disarm most women.

Except … Dr. Sophie Ryan.

What starts out as a disastrous first meeting, involving a coffee catastrophe and mistaken flirting, turns into an unconventional friendship.

Fake phone sex.
Dog park dates.
And eighteen holes of golf.

The problem? Sophie’s taken herself out of the dating pool for a mysterious reason, imprisoning Shep in the friend zone for eternity.

As their competitive personalities hit a boiling point, the gloves come off and so do their clothes. When Sophie’s “real” life threatens their relationship, can Shep let go of his past to chase the one that might get away?

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REVIEW:WHAT LOVERS DO by Jewel E Ann is a contemporary, adult romance story line focusing on optometrist Dr. Sophie Ryan, and pet store worker Marcus ‘Shep’ Shepherd.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Shep and Sophie) WHAT LOVERS DO follows the building romance and relationship between on optometrist Dr. Sophie Ryan, and pet store worker Marcus ‘Shep’ Shepherd. Sophie Ryan’s life is imploding all around her but meeting pet store worker Shep gives Sophie a reprieve in her otherwise disorganized life. Keeping secrets from the man with whom she will fall in love means starting off their relationship with a series of lies, a relationship that must be quickly friend-zoned, in an effort to protect both Sophie and Shep from losing their hearts. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Sophie and Shep, and the potential fall-out when the truth pushes Shep our of our heroine’s life.

Marcus ‘Shep’ Shepherd is quickly falling in love with our story line heroine but Marcus knows Sophie is keeping secrets, secrets that are about to break his heart. Having loved and lost in the past, Shep must walk away before losing his heart and everything to our story line heroine. Sophie Ryan’s world is literally out of her control, and our heroine struggles to make sense of it all. Keeping secrets from Shep means hiding behind the lies, lies that are gong to break our hero’s heart.

The relationship between Sophie and Shep is one of immediate attraction, the shared joy of dog ownership, and a quiet, palpable sexual heat but Sophie battles between head and heart, having lived through the betrayal of a previous relationship, a relationship that refuses to let go. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Sophie’s father Dalton Ryan and his wife Taryn; Sophie’s ex Jimmy, and her best friend Jules, as well as Shep’s ex Millie, co-worker Marta, and his best friend Howie.

WHAT LOVERS DO is a story of secrets and lies, family and friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is entertaining and engaging; the slow-burn romance is impassioned and seductive; the characters are energetic but flawed.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Jewel E Ann 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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The Lost Fisherman (Fisherman 2) by Jewel E Ann-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 14, 2021

It’s been five years since I’ve seen him. An unexpected event takes me back to the place where it all began.

But I’m no longer the naive young woman he once knew. And he’s no longer the man who took nearly everything from me.

Can this be our time? Or is it too late? Did I find myself only to lose him

•••••••

REVIEW:THE LOST FISHERMAN is the second instalment in Jewel E Ann’s contemporary, adult FISHERMAN romance duet focusing on the now twenty-three year old nurse/midwife Therese ‘Reese’ Capshaw, and thirty- three year old contractor Fisher Mann. THE LOST FISHERMAN should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up five years after the cliff hanger and events of book one THE NAKED FISHERMAN.

Told from first person perspective (Reese) with one final chapter from Fisher, THE LOST FISHERMAN picks up five years after the events of book one wherein, Reese, having proclaimed her love for our story line hero, walked away, to work with the Christian missions in Thailand, only to return to the US one year later with thoughts of the man she left behind and plans for the future. Fast forward to present day wherein Reese, about to interview for a new job, is called home, where she will come face to face with her past, Fisher Mann, the man she hasn’t stopped loving but Reese is no longer the young woman who ran out of Fisher’s life, and Fisher is now a shell of his former self. What ensues is the rebuilding romance and relationship between Fisher and Reese, and the potential fall-out as Fisher has moved on from the past, and is looking to a future with someone else.

THE LOST FISHERMAN is a story of love and loss; secrets and lies; heart break, friendships, and family. Jewel E Ann pulls the reader into an emotional story about one man’s struggle to remember the past, and one woman’s battle between head and heart knowing she may be too late to rekindle what once was. The premise is impassioned; the characters are colorful, charismatic yet somewhat tormented; the romance is captivating-the $ex scenes are mostly implied.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Jewel E Ann 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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The Naked Fisherman (Fisherman 1) by Jewel E Ann-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 30, 2021.

It’s official.

I’m eighteen and a young woman with endless possibilities on my way to reunite with my mom in Colorado after five years apart—she had a little weed incident in Nebraska.

At the airport, she springs the news on me … she’s leaving for a month of job training. And me? I’m left on my own in the basement she’s renting from the fisherman, aka her landlord who lives upstairs.

He’s ten years older than me. Never wears a shirt. And makes it hard to remember all the things I learned at Christian Academy.

Did I mention he’s also my new boss?

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REVIEW:THE NAKED FISHERMAN is the first instalment in Jewel E Ann’s contemporary, new adult to adult FISHERMAN romance storyline focusing on eighteen year old Therese ‘Reese’ Capshaw, and twenty-eight year old contractor Fisher Mann.

Told from first person perspective (Reese) THE NAKED FISHERMAN focuses on the age-gap relationship between eighteen year old Therese ‘Reese’ Capshaw, and twenty-eight year old contractor Fisher Mann. Reese Capshaw hadn’t seen her mother in close to five years since her mother’s imprisonment for marijuana possession but taking a gap-year before heading to college, Reese embarked on a journey to get reacquainted with the woman she no longer knew, a woman whose own secrets run silent and deep…but…Reese’s mother Rory is about to embark on a journey of her own, leaving her eighteen year old daughter in the ‘care’ of her sexy and gorgeous landlord. Enter twenty-eight year old, contractor Fisher Mann, and the man with whom Reese will fall in love. What ensues is the back and forth, building relationship between Reese and Fisher, and the fall-out as Reese and Fisher’s time together comes to a close as Reese’s mother’s secrets come to the surface, and Reese takes leave to struggle on her own.

Reese Capshaw has spent the past five years living with her ultra conservative, uber-Christian grandparents and as such her rigid upbringing and belief system is so far right that our heroine struggles with the behaviour and attitudes of the average person. Often battling with the reality of the world, Reese finds herself attracted to her mother’s landlord Fisher Mann, a man who stirs something deep within our story line heroine something Fisher struggles to contain as well. As their relationship begins to take on a more personal agenda, Reese battles between head and heart believing her actions and desire are evil and sins.

The relationship between Reese and Fisher is one of immediate attraction but Reese is a virgin; an ultra conservative young woman whose religious upbringing and beliefs control her every day actions including a range of beliefs thought to be sins. As Fisher tries to control the building lust between our story line couple, Reese is the only one to control how far they will go. Meanwhile, Reese sees green as Fisher’s personal life continues, leaving our heroine to pout on her own. The $ex scenes are exploratory but do not go ‘all the way’ but I dislike the use of a certain four-letter word, used only once, but more for shock value than anything else. The sexual tension is heavy and tight.

We are introduced to Reese’s mother Rory, Rory’s friend Rose, and Fisher’s secretary Hailey.

THE NAKED FISHERMAN is a story of obsession, reflection, heart break, love and passion; a tale of homophobia, discrimination, ultra-conservative Christian beliefs, doubt and desperation. The premise is captivating and compelling; the characters are energetic; the romance is passionate but frustrating. To be honest, I struggled in the early stages of the story , and the overly religious heroine whose strict Christian ideology felt like a catechism lesson at Sunday mass. I am not a fan of story lines with ultra-conservative, far-right, uber religious overtones, and thusly, my appreciation for THE NAKED FISHERMAN may not be the same as everyone else.

THE NAKED FISHERMAN ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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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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For Lucy by Jewel E Ann-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 23, 2021.

I’m the wrong guy in the right place the night I steal Tatum Bradshaw from another man. When she mistakes me for her blind date, I decide she deserves a man who shows up on time … like me. Emmett Riley, Mr. Punctual.

Once I confess my true identity and convince her I’m not a creep—just a thief—it’s only a matter of time before my sexy smile and quick wit claim her heart, her hand in marriage, and the perfect life.

Unfortunately, perfection is an illusion, like the promises of our wedding vows. No one can prepare for the unimaginable—the heartbreaking exception to all the rules in life.

When thirty seconds destroys everything, I have to find a new existence and keep my promise to always love our daughter, Lucy, the most.

For Lucy, I will keep a secret, and I will watch my wife drift into the arms of another man.

Given the chance … can I reclaim my wife and the pieces of our life?

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REVIEW:FOR LUCY by Jewel E Ann is an emotional, stand alone, contemporary, adult love story focusing on Emmett Riley, his estranged wife Tatum, and their daughter Lucy.

Told from first person perspective (Emmett) with one chapter from Lucy, using present day and memories from the past, FOR LUCY follows in the aftermath of not one but three tragedies that befall the Riley family. Eighteen years earlier, a case of mistaken identity, finds Emmett Riley falling in love with someone else’s blind date-Tatum Bradshaw. Love, life, and devastation would result in marriage, children then divorce, as Emmett Riley still pines for his wife after all these years. Fast forward to present day, wherein Emmett watches from the side lines as his wife moves on with someone else, knowing if the truth were revealed, life as they know it would never be the same. What ensues is the acrimonious but rebuilding relationship between Emmett and Tatum, and the fall-out as another tragedy threatens to destroy any happiness that has long since been tempered.

FOR LUCY is a heart breaking, emotional and haunting story of love, loss, tragedy and forgiveness. Emmett Riley has never stopped loving the woman that broke his heart but secrets and lies, once revealed, are about to turn the family upside down, once again. FOR LUCY is not a story of romance but a story of second chances and love; of understanding; of revelations; of forgiveness. It is a story of lies meant to protect, of secrets meant to heal. Jewel E Ann pulls the reader into a dramatic and impassioned story of tragedy, consequences, forgiveness and healing

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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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Not What I Expected by Jewel E Ann-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 6, 2020

Are humans meant to mate for life?

After four kids and an unfortunate but fateful end to her twenty-two-year marriage, Elsie Smith meets the new guy in town.

Kael Hendricks is … a little younger, a lot sexy, and too confident for his own good. He also doesn’t believe in marriage and all that goes with it.

And …

He’s just opened a new business that threatens the livelihood of Elsie’s family’s store—just in time for the holidays.

The problem?

There’s an undeniable attraction that leads to out of control situations, a loss of inhibitions, and a lot of small town gossip.

As Elsie tries to redefine herself and convince her family she isn’t having a midlife crisis, she’s forced to answer the biggest question of all …

Can she love an enemy who will never surrender?

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REVIEW:NOT WHAT I EXPECTED by Jewel E Ann is a contemporary, adult story of women’s fiction focusing on forty-two year old, widow Elsie Smith.

Told from first person perspective (Elsie) NOT WHAT I EXPECTED follows in the aftermath of the death of forty –two year old Elsie Smith’s husband. With three of their four children in college and living away from home, Elsie finds herself struggling to keep the Smith family business viable, a business that is about to get some stiff competition from a new, upscale store catering to the hottest trends. Enter thirty-year old businessman Kael Henricks, and the man with whom Elsie will fall in love. What ensues is the clandestine and secretive relationship between Elsie and Kael, and the fall-out as Elsie battles between head and heart, and struggles with jealousy, envy, insecurity and loss.

Elsie Smith never expected to ever again fall in love, and a secret relationship with the hot, young newcomer throws our heroine into a personal spiral. Living in a small town with all of the small-town gossip finds Elsie struggling with perception, and the potential for judgement in the eyes of not only her neighhbors’ but in the eyes of God, for our heroine is very religious, and their sexual relationship is so much more.

NOT WHAT I EXPECTED is a beautifully written story of second chances, of a sorts, but I struggled to like or sympathize the story line heroine. She is immature and often adolescent in behaviour, jumping to conclusion and throwing tantrums in public at the slightest provocation. Following the dictates of the bible, Elsie often finds herself in opposition to the teachings of her church, teachings that are reinforced at her weekly group grief meetings. Meeting Kael Henricks stirs something deep within widow Elsie Smith but Kael doesn’t promise forever, and his personal convictions , like his store, are in direct competition with our story line heroine.

NOT WHAT I EXPECTED is a character driven story line about a heroine who is lost, angry, stubborn and raw. The premise is emotional; the characters are energetic and flawed; the romance is spirited and edgy.

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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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