💕 I saw John Grisham last weekend!

Published: Wed, 03/27/19

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I spent Saturday at the Virginia Festival of the Book. Each year, the event has a series of panels as part of their Crime Wave program. While there, I saw John Grisham (who told my friend he was Stephan King...LOL) and chatted with several other lessor-known, but still awesome writers who spend their days plotting murder and mayhem. I enjoy hanging with romance writers, but I have to say, mystery writers are a hilarious bunch!

I have a confession...I wasn't an avid reader growing up. So it's always amazing to me how popular reader events are. Today, it seems like people don't read as much. In my regular life, when I ask someone if they read a book, I often get a funny look that seems to say, "why read the book when you can see the movie or watch the TV show?"

At reader events, I'm able to connect with others who really see the enjoyment and magic of reading.

Do you attend reader events? Which is your favorite?

Speaking of reader events, I'll be at Malice Domestic in May. I'll be on a panel discussing Putting the "Fun" in Murder. If you'll be attending, let me know!

Well this happened....

Jenna Harte with Death of a Debtor at Barnes and Nobles

There are many wonderful and exciting moments that happen when writing and publishing a book, and one is seeing my book on a bookstore shelf! I wasn't actually expecting Death of a Debtor to be in bookstores, and yet, this happened when I visited my local Barnes and Noble.

One of the more challenging aspects of writing, is dealing with edits. They always make my books better, but they can ouch a little too. However, I received this notice from my editor today regarding Death of a Coupon Queen (book two in the Sophie Parker Coupon Mysteries) "Thank you so much for writing a wonderful second book in the series."

📚Read, Reading, and TBR

Do you ever find that your TBR list is too big to ever get through in this lifetime, and yet the next book you read isn't in your pile, it's one you just bought at the bookstore? That's almost always the case with me. Howe about you? How big is your TBR and are you actually reading the book on it?

I recently read:

One Tough Cowboy, by Lora Leigh and Veronica Chadwick. Overall, a satisfying romantic suspense read. The bad guys were known and bit a cliche, and the story got a little dark, particularly at the end. The couple was interesting, although sometimes they contradicted themselves in their actions. But still, this was a nice weekend read.

What have you read recently?

Other News

❣️ Deadly Valentine is still free! You can grab the ebook version at all major ebook retailers. Here's the link for Deadly Valentine for free on Amazon Kindle.

📚Do you use BookBub to find great deals on books? I have a profile there and would love to connect with you. Jenna on BookBub

Last but not least....

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Jenna Harte
Putting Sexy in the Cozy... The Valentine Mysteries

Coming soon...Death of a Debtor: A Sophie Parker Coupon Mystery

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