New Cover

 I can't believe I neglected to show you my newest cover.  I'm really pleased with this one.  A Double-Edged Sword should be out in late May -- that's my hope anyway.  Stay tuned for a sneak peek at this action packed installment of Branches of Time.

Goodreads Giveaway

 The 13th Lighthouse

Hey Goodreaders! I have a giveaway going. I'm giving away 100 Kindle copies of The 13th Lighthouse. How do I enter, you ask?
If you have a Goodreads account, simply go to the main page and type in the title of my book in the search window. Click on that when it comes up, and you will see how to enter right under the cover photo. If you win, the book will automatically drop into your Kindle.
This giveaway is only running for a few more days, so give it a whirl. What have you got to lose? And don't forget to share this post and tell all of your friends. I appreciate it.

P.S. This beautiful cover photo was taken by photographer, Bill Reek, from my hometown of Muskegon, Michigan. This is The South Pierhead Light, at Pere Marquette Beach, which is mentioned many times in my books.

A New Me

 So, yet again, my Facebook page was hacked.  So if you are a follower on FB at Jane O'Brien Author, you will notice a new Photo and Cover Photo.  I often wonder why this kind of thing doesn't happen at Twitter, Instagram, or Threads.  I have never once been hacked there; have you?

Question

Deep Snow in the North

 

If you're in one of the states that looks like this today, I can sympathize with you; but maybe whatever you were supposed to do today was canceled, and just maybe you'll have time to read a good book. That's a plus. If you do find yourself with some extra 'me' time, don't forget about my latest book in my series Branches of Time, because there just might be buried gold underneath all of that snow! Of course we won't be able to find out until spring, but remember February is the shortest month of the year, and spring has never failed to arrive yet! It's just around the corner. Positive thoughts.

I'm Injured

 

Have you noticed that I have been quiet on my Facebook page? That's because two weeks ago I bent over to retrieve something while twisting my body at the same time, and I hurt myself. After an extreme amount of pain for two days, I decided to go to the ER. Many tests later they sent me home with drugs. They called it Tendinopathy. It seems I tore a tendon that connects to the hip. The recovery time for this is three weeks to three months. I have finally been able to give up using a walker, but I move slowly as I'm not totally healed yet. Needless to say this has slowed down my writing considerably. It has been a bad last few months for me as far as productivity, but I think I'm ready to go again.

So let's see what Skye and Rem are up to. Even I don't know at this point

Visions of Gold

 Visions of Gold

Click here for the newest book in Branches of Time.  I'm so happy to bring you the next installment.  After reading it one last time before publication, I was just as thrilled and as excited as when I wrote it.  Who would have thought that the two lovers, Skye and Rem, would ever be torn apart?  Will they get back together?  And who is hoping to find gold, but more importantly, where is it?  I'm so thrilled by the possibilities that I want to go prospecting myself when Spring returns!  

If you're a fan of Diana Gabaldon and you're looking for a new twist on time traveling, please read my series, starting with A Slip in Time, and then continue on with the spinoff series, Branches in Time.

Oh, and don't forget to leave a review.  I appreciate it more than you know.

Happy New Year

 

Holiday Stress

 

Are you like me on the holidays? Do you have a long list of things to get done? Or several lists? Yes, I'm a list maker. I have them at my desk, on my kitchen counter, and I even use my Notes folder on my phone. Lately that's become the most reliable, because the other ones seem to get displaced once I remove the sheet from the tablet.

1. I have a general list for shopping. At this point it's last minute grocery items.

2. The gift list is complete; I can breathe a sigh of relief with that one, but I still keep it around, just in case.

3. And then the list of things to be done in order. Today, I'll make this dish to pass, tomorrow bake cookies, or fudge. Next I'll wrap presents.

4. Then the day before Christmas, I begin the final house cleaning and plan out my plates and dishes to be used.

See what I did there? I can't help myself. I made a list of my lists.

And all of this is for my very small family. Only two more will be present on Christmas Eve, but I still want to follow our traditions no matter how many people are here.

Are you like me? As you age do you hate to give up your normal Christmas routine? Maybe you have a young family and are just getting started in your annual traditions. Maybe you're trying to do things the way Mom always did; you just want everything to be perfect. All of this is written to the women in the house, of course. The men seem to merrily float along and take it all in their stride. Go ahead and vent. Tell me about your stresses. I'll listen. I can handle it.

Christmas Sale

 On sale for a limited time only.  Pinecones and Promises is only $.99 on Kindle! If you haven't read this sweet Christmas romance, get it while you can at this great price.  Only a few days left.  And there's still time to order a paperback gift for your friends on Amazon. 

Pinecones and Promises.

Nate Finnegan has never been a fan of Christmas. His homelife as a child did not include pine trees and holly wreaths. It was not that he disliked Christmas; he just didn't have an opinion one way or another. When he decides to move to Michigan to work on a pine tree farm while going to college, he meets the Sparks family. For them Christmas is not only an occupation, it is the best part of the year and what family is all about. Soon their enthusiasm becomes infectious, and Nate has a big change of heart.
Molly Sparks, the pine tree farmers' daughter, is exactly the girl Nate has dreamed about falling in love with, and having a family like the Sparks is something Nate has been waiting for his entire life. But as the young couple soon begin to discover, things aren't always as easy as they first seem. Will the promises they make to each other ever be fulfilled? Or will Nate be left forever hoping for something unattainable? It takes a Christmas miracle to work out the details of this sweet and tender love story.