Jennifer Lane Books Blog

Happy May to all writers! Pop over to Alex Cavanaugh's  blog  to join us for the Insecure Writers Support Group. Today's co-hosts:   Nancy Gideon,   Tamara Narayan,  Liesbet @  Roaming About ,   Michelle Wallace,  and  Feather Stone! How's your writing? I'm about 40% done with my romantic suspense WIP, Twin Sacrifice . Thank you to my awesome critique partner,  Nicki Elson , for her tremendous help. I love this month's IWSG question: What's the weirdest/coolest thing you've researched for a story? So many weird/cool topics to choose from! I know quite a few writers like me hope our internet search histories don't alert the authorities to possible subversive behavior. Here are my highlights: * Building bomb triggers * Layout of rooms in the White House * Effects of Rohypnol (Roofies) on the body * How to get a gun through airport security And my most fun research? Taking a Chicago architectural cruise. I lo...

Lots of giveaways and news to share from Jennifer Lane Books! I'm pairing with USB Memory Direct  to offer a giveaway of three flash drives loaded with a Jennifer Lane ebook of your choice. Enter on the Rafflecopter . a Rafflecopter giveaway Also,  SPIKED (Blocked #3) is part of the Love Kissed Books KU Challenge. We struggle to like each other in this heated political climate, and the NA Sports Romance Blocked series is about finding love despite our differences. Love across the aisle! Have you participated in the Kindle Unlimited Challenge ? You can win a Kindle and Amazon gift cards by reading awesome books. Finally, are you a Prison Break fan? I'm a HUGE fanatic and writing fan fiction for the show is what started my crazy author adventure. I'm so psyched for the show's return this April! If you haven't seen it, check out season one on Netflix. Prison Break inspired my debut novel WITH GOOD BEHAVIOR , which will be re-released soon after a fresh, n...

Time for the Insecure Writers Support Group, when we vent our troubles and encourage each other in this crazy thing called writing. I appreciate Alex Cavanaugh for his brainchild! Please join us if you dare. How's your work-in-progress coming along? I started writing the sequel to my college volleyball romance Blocked . This one's titled Aced , and features the romance between a 24-year-old Mexican American med student and a 22-year-old African-American volleyball star. I'm rather conflict averse, but I find myself exploring some controversial topics in these novels. Blocked battles political differences, and  Aced explores racial differences. Though I feel uncomfortable with conflict, discussing opposing points of view can be an enlightening experience in real life. I hope to offer a balanced take on touchy subjects in my writing. Does your first draft feel like utter crap sometimes? I try to trudge through but writing can feel so difficult some days! Congra...

I've been tagged by the lovely Maria Savva for this blog tour. Maria is a prolific author and I loved her collection of short stories Fusion (my review is HERE .)  The rules: Provide the link back to the post by the person who nominated you. Write a little about and give the first sentences of the first three chapters of your current WIP, then nominate four other writers to do the same. My current WIP isn't actually in progress anymore; it's FINISHED. Yahoo! The release date for Blocked is 10-21-14 and the cover reveal is just around the corner: 8-25-14. College freshman Lucia Ramirez has a secret crush on Dane Monroe. He’s a tall drink of water — blond, brash, and one hell of a volleyball player.¡Híjole! Lucia hopes her volleyball scholarship to his school will make him notice her. Too bad what’s noticeable is Dane’s obvious hatred for Lucia. Her family’s politics contradict everything he stands for. And politics are front and center in both their families. Da...

Author Darcia Helle sure is creating a lot of work for me on the blog. ;-) First she tagged me for The Next Best Thing Blog Challenge. Then she tagged me AGAIN for the U Got the Look Blog Challenge. Both challenges involve my work-in-progress On Best Behavior (The Con duct Series #3). Author Gail Baugniet started The Next Best Thing HERE . The rules are: Answer 10 questions about my current WIP (Work-In-Progress) What is the working title of your book? Where did the idea come from for the book? What genre does your book fall under? Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition? What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book? Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency? How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript? What other books would you compare this story to within your genre? Who or What inspired you to write this book? What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest? I decided...