Hi ,

I'm feeling guilty. 😞

So many of my readers love the Valentines, and my current WIP in that series is taking so long to write. It's partly because I've been working on a few other projects. One is a new series under a pen name. It started as a mafia series but has since morphed into something else completely. I can't quite decide if it's a contemporary gothic romance or paranormal romance or maybe urban fantasy romance. But I'm excited about it, and I hope to have a free story available for you soon. 

I was also invited to participate in the SaSS26 anthology, Devious, Delicious Decades, to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. SaSS is a romance author signing event held each year. I haven't attended the last two years, but I'm signed up to attend next year in Richmond, Virginia. I plan to bring a new Valentine book, as well as a book (or two) in the new series. 

Because I am introducing a new series and pen name, I asked if I could write two stories for the anthology, so I'll have one from me and another under the pen name. 

The next step was figuring out what to write. For the new pen name, I'm writing a romance set in the 1800's New Orleans that will set up the series origin story. 

But I was stumped on what to write as me. I could write a contemporary romance, but the anthology is about decades. Sticking to the current day would be boring, right?

I've always been intrigued by the 1920's and I've long been a fan of the old screwball romcoms like It Happened One Night. I also love The Thin Man (which inspired Hart to Hart, which in turn, inspired the Valentine Mysteries). So I'm writing a romcom about a runaway bride who ends up having to share a roomette on a train with a bootlegger. Sounds fun, right?

The anthology has gone on presale if you'd like to check it out. Here is the blurb:

Time is fleeting. Days become months. Months become years. And years turn into decades. Significant moments in our eternity that are marked by love, lust, fashion, and memories, which can never be replaced. 
 
Welcome to Devious, Delicious Decades! A collection of stories from 25 authors that span time to entertain you. Set in the past, present, and maybe the future, the SaSS26 anthology will take you on a journey never seen before.

Featured Authors: AJ Renee, Amber Joi Scott, Amy Marie, B.J. Hill, Carey Decevito, Carolyn Laroche, Chelle C. Craze, Cynthia P. O'Neill, Dawn Sullivan, Eva LeClerc, Everly Taylor, Hunter J. Skye, Jenna Harte, JS Mercier, KiKi Malone, M.E. Montgomery, Maria Vickers, Melissa Schroeder,
Michele Ryan, Moni Boyce, Samantha Cole, Samatha Harris, Theresa Sederholt, Victoria Saccenti, Willow Winters

Proceeds benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).

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I hope you're having a lovely week!

Jenna