Another Christmas Novella

Good News!  I'm feeling in the Christmas spirit.  You have responded well to the low price for my second Christmas novella, A Kindred Christmas, so I'm adding the same deal on Pinecones and Promises.  It's now only $.99 for one week only.  It goes back to the original price of $2.99 next Sunday at midnight.  This is for the Kindle version only.  Get your holiday fix for Christmas in July.

Pinecones and Promises

A Kindred Christmas

Merry Christmas in July

It's Christmas in July this week only! Read my second Christmas novella for only $.99 on Kindle! Always free on Kindle Unlimited. Five star reviews! Kim is struggling in her 35 year marriage. Can she learn to forgive? Only a miracle can get her through it.

A Kindred Christmas

Pinecones & Promises

Christmas in July

Ho Ho Ho!  It's Christmas in July.  I have two books for you and they're only $2.99 for Amazon Kindle!

     Yes, just as the weather finally turns warm here in Michigan, my home state, I am bringing to your attention my two Christmas novellas.  Hallmark does it, so why not?

     Last winter I offered you my first Christmas book  A sweet winter romance.  A young man named Nate had a rough start in life without much of a family, so when he begins to work for the owners of a Christmas tree farm, he sees for the first time what a family is really all about, and how Christmas is celebrated in their household, so unlike what he was used to.  And best of all is when he falls in love with their daughter, Molly.  But they are young and life has a way of changing things.   Will they stay together?  Only Christmas miracles will work things out the way they were meant to be.

Click here to find this book on Amazon:   Pinecones and Promises


My newest Christmas novella has not been formally released yet, so you can be among the first to read it.  This story tackles the problem many women face when they suddenly realize they are getting older and their marriage is going stale.  Is he cheating or isn't he?  Should she stay or should she give herself a chance before it's too late?  They were so in love once; she still is.  Is he?  A weekend at a bed and breakfast helps three friends to figure things out and a true Christmas miracle sums up the story.

To be truly inspired read:  A Kindred Christmas  Enjoy, and Merry Christmas in July!

Five Star Review for Yesterday's Tears!

     I want to think all of you for the wonderful comments and praise that I have been receiving both here and at my Facebook page.  It seems that Yesterday's Tears is quite a success.  My Amazon sales are fantastic.  I know I left you in a cliff hanger, but I promise book two is coming soon.  I am already almost half way there. 
     I am finding this subject matter of time travel romance exhilarating to write about, and the ideas are flowing faster than I can write them down.  I am very pleased with the ratings and reviews, but I would really appreciate it if you have not done so, to please leave your comment or just a star rating at either Goodreads, or Amazon.  It helps so much to boost me up the chart.  Yesterday's Tears was in the top 100 for two days and that's after less than 30 days after publication.  Amazing.  Now I need to keep it up there, and for that I need you.
     I appreciate you all so much.  Thanks again for loving my new book.

Here's a clue to something that's in my story. 

Once you read about my post Civil War story, you'll understand the reason for this quilt block. 

Yesterday's Tears

I am pleased to announce that my fourteenth book has just been released.  Yesterday's Tears is the first book in A Slip in Time, a new time travel series.

Yesterday’sTears, the first book in O’Brien’s new series called A Slip in Time, follows Francine Clark when she unexpectedly finds herself in 1875, post Civil War era.  Not sure how she got there and what to do about it, she meets new people who think she is a teacher from Canada.

As the folks in this small town help her settle into her new life, Fran finds it more difficult to keep her secret.  And when two men show signs of interest, she must make a decision as to how long she can stay before she breaks their hearts.  But the bigger question is how to get back to her own time, and is leaving what she really wants?

I hope you enjoy my new book filled with history and romance.  Please leave a review on Amazon or Goodreads to let me know how you liked it.  Thank you, Jane O'Brien

New Book Hint

My newest book is almost ready to publish.  It's been through multiple proofreadings and beta readers. I would love to tell you more about it, but for now I think it is best to leave you with a little hint.  So here it is.

A Sneak Peek

I've been working very hard on my new series.  I'd love to share just a small sample of what it is about.  Here is a paragraph from one of the early chapters.

Fran placed the key in the lock and turned, hearing a satisfying click.  She pushed the lid all the way back, because it had a tendency to fall forward.  First, she lifted out the prairie style skirt.  It was not old – well probably about 30 years old by now.  Gram always took part in the Heritage Days Festival and she liked to wear a period costume, so she had made this for herself.  It wasn’t anything fancy.  It was meant to be a practical dress worn for travel or everyday use during the 1850s to 1880s.  When Fran pulled it out, the pantaloons and camisole fell out along with the rest of the outfit.  How strange that they did not wear underwear as we know it today.  She couldn’t help herself.  Out of curiosity she tried on the entire costume.  She was the exact same size as her Gram; her family had often laughed about how Fran had grown to be a carbon copy of her.  Fran slipped on the pantaloons, tying them at her waist with the pink ribbon that was threaded through the casing.  Next, she took off her bra and put the camisole on, lacing it up at the front, tying the bow at her collarbone, her breasts straining at the thin muslin.  It seemed strange not to have the restricting under wires and irritating straps binding her, but she enjoyed the freeing feeling.  She looked at her feet and continued on with a pair of knee high stockings Gram had folded with the clothes.  They were a simple black wool and threatened to fall down until she tucked them under her pantaloons at the knee.  She noticed a drawstring on the pantaloons, which she tightened in order to hold the stockings in place.  Next, she pulled the dark grey skirt over her head and pulled the drawstring at the waist.  She tied it firmly in the back, tucking in the leftover pieces of string.  It appeared, by the amount of tie left over, that she was quite a bit thinner than Gram.  Finally, she put on the white blouse.  It was her favorite piece, with its high standing collar and the bit of ruffle down the front alongside the buttons; it was made from a more delicate fabric, and not meant as a work top.  The sleeves were gathered at the shoulder which created a small poof.  As Fran finished with the last button, she could see that she had made an error in putting on the skirt first.  The top was meant to be tucked in, so she had to undo the ties of the skirt and make the adjustment.  Only one thing was left to complete the outfit – shoes.  She looked inside the trunk again, and of course there they were, wrapped in a plastic bag to keep any dirt on the bottom from the rest of the contents.

A Christmas Book in March

Ta Dah!
    My second Christmas novella is now ready for your reading pleasure. It's a strange time, I know -- the first Sunday of Lent. I had originally intended to release it in July, another weird time, but Hallmark does a 'Christmas in July' then, so I will promote it again at that time. No matter the season or time of year, it's still a good read! Here's the link and description so you can see for yourself. Enjoy!

A Kindred Christmas: A Christmas Novella:

Cover Reveal

Yes, I know it's almost spring, and here I am revealing a Christmas book cover.  Weird, right?  Well, not in my world.  I like to write Christmas stories in the winter when there is snow on the ground.  I find it impossible to write about cold and snow and ice in the summer, so when I finished this book a few weeks ago, I had full intentions of holding it back, but I was just too excited.  And this cover turned out to be one of my favorites.  So I decided to pass it on to you as a little tease.
Look for A Kindred Christmas coming soon!

A Readers' Favorite Five Star Review

I was pleasantly surprised to find this review waiting for me this morning.  And even more please with the rating.  This reviewer truly gets my story.  I couldn't ask for more.

Review #1: Review by Emily-Jane Hills Orford
Reviewed By:

Emily-Jane Hills Orford

Review Rating:

5 Stars - Congratulations on your 5-star review!

Reviewed By Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers’ Favorite

Not everyone enjoys the festivities and excitement of  Christmas. There are a lot of people who have no family to  share the season with and no happy memories to carry them  through. Nate is one of these people. As a baby, he was  abandoned, adopted by a couple who really didn’t want him,  and he grew up distanced from happy memories. Once he was  old enough, he moved out and didn’t look back. He picked up  a job on a Christmas tree farm and grew to love the family  that ran it, especially their daughter, Molly. Invited into their  home for Christmas, Nate learns that happy family memories  of Christmas really do exist. But will it last? Or will a  heartbreak interfere with his growing passion for this magical  season.

Jane O’Brien’s romance novella, Pinecones and Promises,  nurtures the true meaning of Christmas. A gentle,  compassionate story, the opening narrative provides the  reader with Nate’s background in a realistic and sympathetic  manner. The setting, primarily on a Christmas tree farm, is  ideal for the initiation of a romance that is not only with the  daughter of the family that owns the farm, but also with the  beauty and excitement of Christmas and the love that makes it  all possible. The characters are well developed and the reader  is drawn into the story right from the opening lines. The  reader feels compassion as Nate reveals his life story; they  cheer when he finds love and learns to appreciate Christmas;  and they cry when he feels heartbreak and rejection. Through  it all, both Nate and Molly grow and learn to appreciate the  wisdom of their elders and the words of scripture.