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Saying a book is released always sounds like I have kept the thing trapped in my basement. But it is out in the world now, ready to make you laugh.

Riley wants nothing to do with her ex. Too bad he just became her new boss.

Lucas was Riley’s high school crush, then her boyfriend, then her whole world. He was the one she built her dreams around—until his old girlfriend waltzed back into town and shattered them all.

Lucas swears he didn’t cheat, but the secrets he’s keeping say otherwise.

And now? His brother just bought the inn where Riley works—the inn she planned on buying. Guess who’s the new manager? Yep. Lucas. The same guy who still looks annoyingly hot while ruining her life.

She’s stuck working with him every day—dodging old feelings and fighting new sparks. The chemistry between them is undeniable, but so is the pain he left behind.

He’s convinced they have unfinished business. She’s keeping her heart on lockdown.

Fool her once? Shame on him.

Fool her twice? Not gonna happen.

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Will old flames rekindle, or will workplace proximity ignite an all-out war? If you love slow-burn chemistry, laugh-out-loud banter, and exes who can’t stay out of each other’s way, this book is for you! Grab your copy now and dive into the chaos of love, secrets, and one very inconvenient new boss.

Click here to buy the book!

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Since I started writing newsletters multiple times a month, (and let’s not forget Facebook�) I’ve pretty much stopped posting on my blog. Does anyone read blogs anymore? If you’re a person who reads blogs on a daily or weekly basis, let me know. I feel like right now the blogosphere is a vast, empty wasteland–sort of like any mall that’s over thirty years old�

Anyway, just in case you came here looking for information, I ought to post about books I’ve released since my last blog when I told you about Revenge of the Nerd Goddess. You will notice that they are all in different genres because some of us have trouble with branding�

I guess my brand is clean, fun books in every genre known to man.

Her Ex-crush Bodyguard

Someone is trying to kill her. It’s his job to make sure they don’t succeed.

As a news writer, Elliana Devereaux has made her share of enemies: Scam artists, drug dealers, self-proclaimed werewolves—the usual.

After an attempt on her life, Elliana’s parents hire a bodyguard to protect her. And not just any bodyguard. Nope. They hire her teenage crush, Mateo Alvarado. Handsome, tall, muscular, and way too cocky, Mateo.

He broke her heart once, so she’s determined to have nothing to do with him.

Avoiding Mateo becomes impossible when he shows up at her office threatening to cuff her if she doesn’t come with him.

Yeah, her coworkers totally won’t talk about that.

How long can Elliana keep Mateo at arm’s length when everything about her protector secretly draws her in?

If you like romantic suspense novels that also make you laugh, you’ll love this book!

A Longtime (and now NFL player) Nemesis

“You’ll basically be my prisoner,â€� Carson said with one of his smooth smiles. “Sort of like Belle inÌýBeauty and the Beast, but without the singing dishes or the library.â€�
Olivia fiddled nervously with her purse strap. “The lack of a libraryÌýisÌýa drawback in a prison.â€�

When Olivia’s brother embezzles money from work, she’s left to plead his case to his boss and beg for leniency.

The only problem? Her brother’s boss is Olivia’s old high school nemesis, Carson Clark. He’s not known for leniency.

He’s tall, handsome, a football star, and unhappy to be back in his small hometown, taking a break from the NFL while he recovers from an injury.

Olivia offers to work in her brother’s place and help Carson renovate a luxury cabin in the mountains. How bad can the job be?

Turns out, pretty bad. She’s tired, sore, and deeply in need of a massage.

And she’s stuck with Carson 24/7 until the project is finished.

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The Wizard’s Mark

He was her first love. Now he’s her deadliest adversary.

By day, Marcella pretends to be a highborn lady, but at night, she’s a thief for the renegades, a group whose goal is to help servants escape their noble masters.

That isn’t her most dangerous secret. In a land where only men are wizards, she’s able to wield magic.

Marcella grew up as a serving girl in the castle where young wizards train. Falling in love with Ronan, the most promising apprentice, was a bad idea from the beginning. He’d made it clear he never planned on a future with her. It would’ve stood in the way of his ambitions.

Now the renegades want Marcella to go to the king’s court where an assassination might prevent a war, but then she’ll be back in Ronan’s path. This time as enemies.

He’s dangerous. He knows her secrets. Despite the sparks that always fly between them, he could easily destroy the mission and her.

And yet she might still be in love with him anyway.

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Who says the smart girl can’t get the quarterback?

When Dakota moves to her new high school, she has a run-in with three jerks. They may moo at her in the hallway, but she can bide her time and plan an act of appropriate revenge for them. Being smart, after all, has its perks.

In the meantime, she has to keep her mother from marrying the wrong man. The “wrong man� pretty much means any and all of them.

Then there’s the hot quarterback at school. She keeps running into him in. And oh yeah, he likes the girl who may end up being Dakota’s stepsister.

That’s not problematic. Except when Dakota gets distracted by his broad shoulders and tawny brown eyes.

He seems to like her, but he can’t possibly, can he?

Quarterbacks don’t go for nerd goddesses. Or maybe they do.

Revenge of the Nerd GoddessÌýis a sweet, teen romantic comedy that will have you laughing, rooting for the heroine, and wondering if you should have taken more computer classes in high school. It deals with bullying (who didn’t get bullied at some point in high school?) and the challenges of blended families. It has HEA ending because all teenage girls deserve happy endings!

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I’m an animal lover. This won’t surprise anyone who’s seen my son’s Odd1sout YoutubeÌývideos about how we ended up with five cats.ÌýÌýÌýSo last week when a baby lizard snuck into our house at midnight, (I was feeding one of said cats)ÌýI couldn’t just let the lizardÌýdie somewhere in my house. (Because who wants to find a dead lizard sometime?)

I put a bowl over him, slid a piece of cardboard under it, and proceeded to carefully pick up the bowl.

And then I fell.

I don’t know how this happened, but I immediately calculated the outcomes. If I put my hands down to catch myself 1) the bowl would break 2) the lizard would escape and possibly run over my body or 3) I might end up squishing the lizard.

I didn’t want any of those things to happen (particularly the last two-Ewww) so I didn’t put out my hands to break my fall. I took the hit and rolled on the floor, still clutching the bowl-full-of-lizard to my chest.

Then I had a second problem. I didn’t think I could get up without 1) falling again or 2) releasing the lizard.

I lay there on the kitchen floor like that lady in the Life Alert commercial,Ìýcalling to my husband, but I knew even as I yelled his name that he wouldn’t hear me. He was on the second floor and could sleep through an apocalypse.

I finally managed to get up without releasing the lizard and put it outside, where it happily scurried away.

I’m stillÌýbruised and have a crick in my neck.

But here’s the thing, I’ve always believed that if you love and sacrifice for an animal, in the next life, it will be yours. When I die, I expect to be greeted by a lot of cats, dogs, and hamsters…and now a lizard. Because I took a dive for that thing.

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I’ve always said that choosing a favorite book is like choosing a favorite child. (Although on some days, I can tell you who my favorite child isn’t.) But What the Doctor OrderedÌýis one of my favorites.

An eccentric elderly aunt just provides a lot of comedy.

Also, fun fact, I originally based the heroine on myself and the hero on my husband. I thought it would be a romantic gesture.

Sadly, I had to fire my husband from my romance after about four days. My husband is a peacemaker and just wouldn’t argue with the heroine. This is actually a good quality in real life. Not so much in fiction.

I’m not saying that I’ve done everything the heroine does in this book, but I did work at the front desk of a resort once and did try to check someone in to a grounds shed.

Hey, I got a lot of material from my own life.

Anyway, I got the rights back to the story and updated it and now you can read about romance with a hot doctor. (So much better than doctors in real life.)

Matchmaking gone awry

They’ve never been out on a date. They can barely speak a civil word to each other when they find themselves in the same room. But Aunt Bertie, who is not crazy, just—eccentric—knows that John and Ellie belong together, and she’s doing all she can to further their cause.

This wouldn’t be so bad if Ellie could just avoid John. But no. Of course not. She works with his sister.

Ellie needs a doctor to assure her parents that Aunt Bertie can live on her own and doesn’t need to be sent to a nursing home.

Should be easy, but John—Dr. Flynn—is making it anything but.

He’s arrogant, handsome, and oh-so-infuriating.

He also might just be perfect for Ellie.

This sweet, small-town romantic comedy has plenty of heart and lots of laughs. Snatch it up today!

Over the years, I’ve written three police romantic comedy novellas. To tell you the truth, I always meant to write another one and put all of them in a compilation. However, I’ve also always meant to keep my dresser cleared off and that hasn’t happened either. Sometimes, I’m just a mess ‘o disappointments.

So, I finally put the three together into a compilation and it’s available on Amazon. Woot!

Hot policemen? Yes, please.

If you like romantic suspense with a twist of humor, these three novellas are for you!

Paisley Spencer’s phone dies at the worst time—right when she’s lost in a bad part of Phoenix. She ventures into an all-night liquor store to ask for directions, and when she returns to her car, three thugs are waiting for her. She has to rely on the mercy of a handsome stranger to escape, but he’s keeping secrets that will lead her into even more trouble.

Lydia Robinson is an undercover cop posing as a prostitute in a sting operation. It’s not a horrible job. Well, at least not until her ex-boyfriend from high school shows up. Yeah, there are certain times when you don’t want to be spotted on a street corner in hooker clothes, especially if you can’t explain yourself.

What’s worse, her ex wants to save her from a life of crime, and he’s willing to kidnap her to do it.

Bethany Smith didn’t mean to become a criminal. She especially didn’t mean to break into anyone’s house wearing only her underwear. Long story. Worst Valentine’s Day ever.

But the arresting officer is so handsome, well, maybe it won’t be the worst Valentine’s Day after all.

If you love romantic suspense with a large dash of humor and heart, you’ll love these three sweet, happily ever after, novellas! Read them today!

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When Ben Shepherd asked me to recommend five books in a specific category, the first thing that came to my mind was a list of clean romcoms with embarrassing moments. Why did my mind go there? Probably because misery loves company. In so many ways, my life has just been a series of metaphorically falling-down-the-escalator moments.

There’s probably a better way to live life–one that involves being observant and not impulsive, but yeah, I’m still not going to live like that.

Anyway, you can find my list of five great romcoms that show how embarrassing moments can lead to a hot guy (and other lists) here:

You know how I suggested to my writer friends that we write a series of hot cowboy brothers romcoms–and then they (mostly meaning Melinda Carroll) took the suggestion seriously, and the next thing I knew, we were all traipsing around Bisbee doing research?

I admit it was the most fun I’ve ever had writing a book because my friends were involved and actually cared about my plot and characters. (Usually my friends and family get that glazed-eye look when I talk about my work in progress.)

Although, I still think it’s funny that we decided on cowboys (and I thought: This will take a lot of research, but if we’re all doing it, it will be easier) and then Melinda immediately said, “My brother left the ranch and is a banker.�

Ruth followed with, “My brother left the ranch and is a vet.�

Torsha said, “My brother does a lot of high adventure packages so I’ll mostly be writing about that.�

Kelly said, “I think my brother will be a teenager, in case I want to write my story as a young adult novel.�

And I was like: Wait, am I going to be the only one researching bull artificial insemination, sale lots, and how much profit you make per cow?

Yes, yes I was.

So after that series was done, Melinda said, “Let’s write a Christmas romcom Fake boyfriend series with sisters.�

I knew it was a little hard to make fake boyfriend plots work–because really, how many legitimate reasons are there for lying to your friends/family about having a boyfriend–but I love my friends, and it’s fun writing with them, so I said, “Sure.�

We came up with a terminally ill grandma whose greatest wish was to see her granddaughters in relationships and on their way to settling down.

And Melinda almost immediately said, “My sister refuses to have to have a fake boyfriend so my story will be about an office nemesis.�

Well played, Melinda. Well played.

But mine is about a fake boyfriend/fake fiancé. And it is funny, if I do say so myself. ( I know that sounds like bragging, but you have to realize that I never know if a book will be funny when I sit down to write it. I just have to hope that along the way, magic happens and my brain comes up with something funny.)

If you would like to be on the review team–meaning I send you a free copy and you agree to review it on Amazon–let me know. The review doesn’t have to be that long. Amazon accepts a couple of sentences. The review doesn’t have to be five stars. It should be your honest opinion.

Email me at jrallisonfans at and give me your email address.

Here’s the working blurb

One little lie can spin so wildly out of control.

Scarlet’s grandmother wants her to bring her boyfriend home for what may be her grandmother’s last Christmas. Which wouldn’t be a problem…if Scarlet actually had a boyfriend.

Scarlet’s sister came up with a bit of fiction about all of them having boyfriends in order to make Grandma happy and is prepared to provide a fake boyfriend for Scarlet. She’d totally pass, but her cousin Jane is bringing her boyfriend too—Scarlet’s ex.

Yeah. Her rich, arrogant, all too sure of his own charms, ex-boyfriend. That guy.

There’s no way she’s showing up solo to face him.

Scarlet is stuck, last-minute, with Liam, a man she’s never met and knows nothing about.

Maybe it’s Liam’s extreme hotness that muddles Scarlet’s mind, but she has a hard time keeping certain facts straight—like his profession, and the fact that he’s not really her boyfriend, so she’s not supposed to kiss him.

And not keeping her story straight will land her and Liam in all sorts of trouble.

An Unexpected Boyfriend for Christmas is a sweet, romantic comedy that will have you laughing, swooning, and turning pages. Also, it will make you want to hug your grandmother. You should do that.

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I always feel so weird telling people that my book has been released. It sort of makes me feel like my book was kept locked in a basement somewhere.

But anyway, it’s out in the world now and you can get it here

or read on Kindle Unlimited. And please, please review!

She won’t lose the ranch without a fight, even if it means fighting him.

Kate Benton has wanted nothing to do with ranchers since she was fifteen and too-hot-for-his-own-good Landon Wyle caught her kissing his little brother during a cattle drive.

Yep, that event pretty much put an end to a lot of things, like her dignity.

But when her grandfather dies, he leaves his ranch to her with one provision: she has to live on Coyote Glen and keep it profitable for a year.

Kate is used to the finer things in life, such as sleeping in past the crack of dawn and fingernails that aren’t broken.

Mucking stables, fixing fences, and avoiding being trampled by angry cows isn’t exactly how she imagined spending the next year, but her family needs the land.

She’s in over her head. However, the man who can best help—Landon—is second in line to inherit if she fails.

And he’s only gotten more handsome.ÌýOf course.

Losing the ranch is bad enough, she refuses to fall for the man who wants to take Coyote Glen from her.

Landon’s brothers depend on him to keep their ranch and their family together. To succeed, he’s thrown himself into his work—and ok, maybe he’s avoided relationships. He needs the wells on Coyote Glen to keep his own ranch running and can’t afford to let Kate’s beautiful green eyes distract him.

If he loses his heart to her, he loses everything.

The Cowboy and the Girl Next DoorÌýis the first novel of a sweet, feel-good, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy series. If you like heroines with sass and hardworking men who look great in denim, you’ll love this swoon-worthy novel!

We believe in happily ever after, so no cliffhangers are allowed on our ranch.

I decided that one way to deal with the Godmothered situation is to get my series out to more people, so I’m making all three books free for three days. Here are the descriptions and the links.

An incompetent fairy godmother. What could go wrong?

Some girls steal their sister’s clothes. Savannah’s sister steals her boyfriend. Yea, that was a really bad day.

After such a dramatic breakup, Savannah needs a true prince–and fast, because the prom is only weeks away.

But looking for love can be a Grimm experience.

Enter Chrissy (Chrysanthemum) Everstar: Savannah’s gum-chewing, cell phone–carrying, high heel-wearing Fair Godmother. Showing why she’s only Fair―because she’s not a very good fairy student―Chrissy sends Savannah back in time to the Middle Ages, first as Cinderella, then as Snow White.

Being a fairy-tale princess is so not what it’s cracked up to be.

Finally, Chrissy sends Tristan, a cute guy in Savannah’s class, to the Middle Ages to turn him into her prom-worthy prince.

He and Savannah must team up to defeat a troll, a dragon, and the mysterious and undeniably sexy Black Knight.

Laughs abound in this clever fairy tale twist from a master of romantic comedy. Start this bingeworthy series today!

Be careful what you wish for—at least when your fairy godmother is in training.

Tansy Miller has always felt that her divorced father has never had enough time for her. But mistakenly getting caught on the wrong side of the law wasn’t exactly how she wanted to get his attention.

That trip down to the prison was really not her best moment.

Enter Chrysanthemum “Chrissy� Everstar, Tansy’s all-too-teenage fairy godmother. Chrissy is still training, so Tansy’s three wishes don’t exactly go according to plan.

And if mistakenly bringing Robin Hood to the twenty-first century isn’t bad enough for Tansy, being transported back to the Middle Ages to deal with Rumpelstiltskin certainly is.

That fairy tale is so much creepier when it’s happening to you.

Tansy will need the help of her blended family, her wits, and especially the cute police chief’s son to stop the gold-spinning story from spinning wildly out of control.

With romance, magic, and suspense, My Unfair Godmother is the sort of laugh-out-loud, feel-good fairy tale that both teen girls and their mothers will love. (In other words, hide it from your daughter until you’re finished�)

A fairy godmother can be a dangerous thing.

Some people bomb singing auditions. Sadie throws up on live TV during hers. So yeah, there’s no way she’ll ever be able to face strangers again, let alone the people at her high school.

Her performance on America’s Top Talent is so bad it earns her a fairy godmother through the Magical Alliance’s Pitiful Damsel Outreach Program. Enter Chrissy (Chrysanthemum) Everstar: Sadie’s gum-chewing, cell phone–carrying, high heel-wearing fairy godmother to save the day—or perhaps make it even more horrible.

Wishes are, after all, unpredictable things.

Sadie finds herself thrown back in time to be first the Little Mermaid and then one of the Twelve Dancing Princesses. Wishes are permanent, and if Sadie wants to get back to her home, she’ll have to strike a magical bargain—one that involves stealing a goblet from a powerful fairy queen.

Worse yet, Sadie has competition from a handsome thief with an invisibility cloak. He may not only steal the goblet, he may make off with her heart too.

This laugh-out-loud fairy tale retelling combines romance, suspense, and magical twists that will make readers wish they had their own fairy godmother. (Or at least the hot guy in the story. Don’t accept a fairy godmother. Just don’t.)