No Good At This Self Promotion Thing

Hello my lovely readers. As you can see I haven’t been very active here because, well…life. And I’m not the kind of person that writes just for the sake of putting something out there. If I don’t have anything interesting to say, I’m not gonna waste your time. I’m old school like that. But, since it’s been so long since I’ve reached out, I just wanted to pop in and remind you that I’m still here and still working on new things.

First off, I’ve been diligently plugging away at Book Two of the Seven Souls Series, the follow up to Annihilation’s Song. It’s a beast however, and an alien one at that, so there’s a lot of new species and languages to sift through as I’m writing. It’s a long process for sure and I’m not going to rush just for the sake of producing more content, so here we are. But I’m definitely seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. With that in mind, I’ll be promoting Book One as soon as the edit process starts for Book Two so that we’re all back on the same proverbial page and living in the Gloriana Galaxy together!

In other news, I’m still over on TikTok with the occasional book recommendation (sadly, that’s been slim pickings lately too), Pinterest is full of some fun boards, and my Facebook Author Page is still up and running so we can stay connected. I’m seriously considering opting out of X sometime soon, but as of now, I’m there as well. Click the links below for all that and more.

Things I’m liking right now are Shrinking on Apple TV, (I recommend anything Bill Lawrence and/or Brett Goldstein, since the writing is top notch), I’m rewatching British Bake Off on Netflix for a little yummy, no stress guilty pleasure, and my Kindle is currently full of Elodie Hart, Layla Frost, and Nikki St. Crowe. I also enjoyed Sharon Lynn Fisher’s latest read - Tea & Alchemy - which was a solid attempt at putting a new spin on some very old and much recycled vampire lore.

What are you enjoying these days? My inquiring mind always wants to know, so feel free to drop me a note any time.

Be well! xo xo J

Fall Updates & Rando News

Hello all my lovely readers. Just a quick note to keep you in the know.

My newsletter is up and running and has been for several months now for subscribers. If you haven’t already subscribed, all you need to do is pop on over to the Sign Up tab here on jennifermancini.com and you’ll be on the list. If you’re worried about being inundated with spam, my plan is to send the newsletter out seasonally or if I have something big going on/coming out only. However, being signed up does get you access to some pretty sweet bonus content and things that aren’t readily out there for public consumption. So far there’s been links to a Bonus Epilogue for Gabriel’s Redemption and an unedited sneak peek at my next novel Annihilation’s Song so I’d encourage you to get on the list if you haven’t already done so.

As of now the newsletter is produced on the Mail Chimp platform, so make sure that you check your promotional files and/or white list if you sign up so that they don’t get buried in the abyss of holiday sale e-mails.

Otherwise, still plugging away over here on my sci-fi alien romance and am looking forward to an early 2022 release.

Love to all and happy Fall!

xo xo J

I Blame the Dog.

Sorry that I’ve been MIA for a bit, but unfortunately my family was hit with COVID hard in early January and were very sick. The virus swept through my husband’s office at the speed of light and it was all downhill from there for most of his staff and subsequently all of their close family members, me included. And since my husband is a vital part of my support team and also my first line editor, everything was at a total standstill in the publishing department.

I absolutely hate that I haven’t been able to be productive and move forward, especially since my intention was to have Gabriel’s Redemption (Book 7) out by Valentine’s Day. But I am super happy to report that we’re all relatively well again (STILL NO SMELL OR TASTE FOR ME! Boo! It’s just as terrible as it sounds.) and that we can finally say we’re on the upswing. In all honesty, I can’t wait to get back to writing regularly. It’s a need at this point, not just a want.

That being said Gabriel’s Redemption is done and is on the final editing block, which means it should be out relatively soon. In addition, I’m so grateful to all the people who’ve been mad read, read, reading my back catalogue and posting their reviews. Good or bad, I don’t really mind — I’m doing what I love and getting it out there. In that way, COVID has been pretty good to me, since so many people have much more down time to catch up on relaxing activities and escape into the fantasy world of their choosing. At this point, I’ll take any upside I can get.

Here’s hoping that you and your entire family are well and keeping your heads above water during these STILL crazy, unprecedented times. Thank you so much for sticking with me and I’ll be in touch soon.

xo xo J

Reality Check - 2020 Style

In true 2020 fashion, one day after I posted the previous blog about how excited I was to be able to get back to work, the dreaded call came in that my son had been exposed to someone with COVID19. Fast forward a week and his positive test came back and my entire family became stuck in a daunting cycle of contact tracing, isolation, and quarantine. As luck would have it, my son never got sick, however (as of this post) we still have a little under a week left on our family wide quarantine. We do daily checks with NYS (where I live) to report any symptoms with reminders that we are to stay away from the general populace to avoid any potential (asymptomatic) spread. To say it has turned our life upside-down is a total understatement, but I’m well aware that it could always be worse. We’re not sick, homeless, or struggling in any way right now that is a serious detriment to our livelihood. In short, we’re lucky.

So, while I haven’t been able to find any big chunks of time to be writing, I have been checking in with my alien universe as much as I can to keep things alive in my head. In the meantime, we’re ready to release the boxset of Books 1-3 in the Incubus Rising Series and you’ll be the first ones to know where it lands. Don’t forget to share, share, share the love!

On a very roundabout plus side, this entire pandemic has changed my perspective on life enough that it’ll absolutely be reflected in my writing. I truly believe that escapist fantasy is more important than ever and I’m so looking forward to getting back to providing you all with just the reality breaks you need!

As always, I hope you stay well and are living your best COVID-safe life.

(a socially distant) xo xo J

The Best Laid Plans…

Marching Along!

Hello there all my amazing readers. Just a quick update on what’s going on over here in writer land. Still working on my next book, a sci-fi alien romance that was tentatively called Annihilation, which I believe I’m now changing to Annihilation’s Song based on how things are shaping up with the storyline. See what happens? The work morphs on its own and insists on keeping me on my toes. As I’ve said before, this is a huge endeavor for me because not only am I creating a full-length romance novel, I’m also discovering a whole new planet, species, and language as well. Which is loads of fun but also very time consuming and arduous, so stick with me and I hope to produce something that was well worth waiting for.

In the meantime, in honor of Women’s History Month I’ll be putting a couple of my favorite heroines on sale so that you can introduce them to all your friends. As of now the plan is to have Devil May Care, an oldie but a goodie, starring my favorite badass assassin Raine Lockhart on sale around March 11th and my sweet revelation Eden Shane from Finding Eden on sale around March 18th. Because women are remarkable, complex, wonderful creatures that run the gamut of personalities, I thought this was a nice little sampler platter of precisely that.

I’ll post again when the sale happens so you can share, share, share the wealth!

As always, thank you for your continued support and keep on reading.

xo J

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