Showing posts with label Jana Richards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jana Richards. Show all posts

Saturday, August 11, 2018

Saturday's Blurbs features Three Books by Jana Richards #MFRWauthor #romance

Lies and Solace (Love at Solace Lake Book 1)
Lies and Solace - Blurb
Harper Lindquist is convinced she’s found the answer to her financial prayers. Unless she pours cash into crumbling Solace Lake Lodge, she’ll lose her family’s legacy. Her would-be savior arrives in the middle of a Minnesota blizzard and she’s determined to prove to her reluctant, and trapped, financier the lodge is a sound investment. But Harper isn’t completely honest with him. And she has no idea the lake is hiding secrets of its own.

Ethan James is a liar, but his money is very real. He isn’t convinced a broken-down inn is a smart investment opportunity. But the more he understands Harper’s dreams and desires, the more he wants to be the man to make them come true. The trauma in both their pasts means neither can fully trust the other. They must find the courage to love, to trust, and to accept, or yesterday’s sorrows will keep them apart.



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Secrets and Solace – Book Two, Love at Solace Lake series - Blurb
No matter how deeply buried, secrets rise to the surface.
Scarlett Lindquist has agreed to help her sisters rebuild the dilapidated fishing lodge in Minnesota they inherited from their grandparents. Although the lengthy restoration is bringing the three sisters closer together, Scarlett’s support is temporary. Her leave of absence from her job in Chicago is temporary and she has no intention of staying at Solace Lake Lodge, where the lake holds dark secrets. When frightening childhood memories resurface, they are tempered by her fascination with an irritating contractor. If only she could trust her feelings for him. If only he could trust her.

Cameron Hainstock meets Scarlett at his brother’s wedding to her sister and their attraction is instantaneous. But Cam avoids the beautiful marketing executive. All his efforts are aimed at battling for custody of his only child. When the unimaginable happens and Cam faces the biggest challenge of his life, he’s reluctant to accept help to halt his downward spiral. Can they learn to trust each other and fight for a future together or will they go their separate ways?


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Truth and Solace– Book 3, Love at Solace Lake series – Blurb
The truth could destroy them. Or set them free.
Maggie Lindquist left Solace Lake determined never to return. Circumstances have pulled her back and she’s helping to restore her family’s dilapidated fishing lodge. When she agreed to the plan she didn’t expect to have to work side by side with the man who abandoned her ten years earlier. She didn’t expect to like him, or want him ever again. But can she trust him as she once did?
Luke Carlsson rushes home to tend to his ailing mother. Her lengthy illness means he needs to stay, at least temporarily. And to stay, he needs to work. Solace Lake Lodge offers him a job and an opportunity to work with the woman he’s never stopped loving. But the restoration is unleashing secrets hidden for decades and no one is left unscathed. Especially not Maggie and Luke, whose love needs to be resilient enough to forgive, and strong enough to build a future together.

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Friday, August 10, 2018

Friday's Guest Jana Richards Talking About Who She Was Before #MFRWauthor #Writing


.   What were you in your life before you became a writer? Did this influence your writing?

I work part-time as a accountant, mostly doing month-end financial reports and statements. I can’t say it influenced my writing, other than I have made a few of my heroines accountants. And does my writing influence my day job? I hope not. Creative accounting is generally frowned on!

            2.  Are you genre specific or general? Why? I don't mean genres like romance, mystery, fantasy etc. There are many subgenres of the above. 

     I enjoy writing in several romance genres. The primary genre I write in is contemporary romance, but I adore romantic suspense and have written a couple of books in that genre. Hopefully, I’ll write many more in the future.

     I’ve also written historical books set during World War Two, which is one of my favorite time periods for setting a novel. I enjoy paranormal romance, and whenever possible, I like to include a hint of the paranormal in otherwise non-paranormal books. For instance, my heroines in the Love at Solace Lake series each see a ghostly yellow canoe on the lake when they each their happy ending. You might notice a yellow canoe on each cover!

     I’ve tried my hand at writing romantic comedy, and I also like to include a bit of humor in novels that may have a serious theme. Sometimes humor can be added through dialogue or a secondary character. In my current work in progress, a comical Pug supplies much needed humor.

     Sometimes I combine all of the above. One of the series I’m currently working on is a time-travel, and I’m really excited about it. It combines some of my favorite things; historic novels set in WW2, contemporary romance, humor and the paranormal.

3. Did your reading choices have anything to do with your choice of a genre or genres? 

Yes, definitely. I enjoy reading in multiple romance genres. One of the only genres I love reading that I haven’t taken a crack at writing myself is Regency romance. But never say never!

4. What's your latest release? 

My latest releases are the three books in my Love at Solace Lake series; Lies and Solace, Secrets and Solace and Truth and Solace. Three sisters, Harper, Scarlet and Maggie Lindquist, inherit a crumbling fishing lodge in Minnesota from their grandfather. The inheritance is bittersweet because twenty-two years earlier their parents died at the lodge in what was ruled a murder/suicide. You’ll learn more about the Lindquist sisters and their stories tomorrow.

5. What are you working on now? 

I’m working on a contemporary romance that I plan to self-publish called Take a Chance on Me. It’s set in Toronto, Canada and it’s about a couple who clash over the fate of a Victorian mansion. Will it be torn down to make room for a new condo development, or will it be renovated to bring it back to its former glory? How do you like the cover?

6. Where can we find you? 

I’m all over the place!