If you love short stories that will keep you turning pages, please check out An Angel Among Us.This is a short story collection of 15 stories in different multi-genres all with a twist that will leave you wanting more.
A collection of short stories that covers several genres including romance, grief/loss, mystery, suspense, sci-fi, fantasy and paranormal. This book is dedicated to a courageous friend who passed this year. The first story is specially created for her and is the inspiration for the title of this book.
I wrote this book and dedicated to a friend who passed several years ago from breast cancer. She truly was an angel among us. I hope if you haven’t read this book yet that you will check it out soon and discover the intriguing stories. These stories are quick reads and can be enjoyed when you don’t have enough time to begin a full-length story.
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I hope you will enjoy reading these stories as much as I enjoyed creating them. They may leave you wanting more. I may one day wrote another collection.
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I published my first children’s book in 2013 and now I have 22 books for PS-Grade 3. If your children love animals then they will enjoy Jemsbooks in fun rhymes as they learn important life lessons. These books have won multiple awards from Pinnacle Book Achievement Awards, Mom’s Choice Awards, and Top Shelf Awards for which I am honored and grateful.
Please consider giving books to all the children on your list for all occasions. There is nothing better than to see a child’s eyes light up when you give him/her a book – even more so when you read the book to them. You are giving them so much more than you could ever imagine, e.g., you spark their imagination, heighten their creativity, lift their spirits, increase their vocabulary, open up a whole new world to them, enhance their health and wellbeing and encourage them to love reading. The gift of a book is worth more than gold to our children, grandchildren. Keep reading and gifting books to children. Let’s bring up a generation of readers and thinkers. Thank you for your support!
I know how important it is that children have books that will inspire, fascinate and encourage them to read more every day. I am a mother and grandmother and I strive to create stories to teach children valuable life lessons that encourage them to be kind to others, respect elders, accept differences, help others in need, friendship is important and family matters. If you read my books to your children you will see all these family values instill in each story.
Our children are the most important people in our lives. It is our duty to instill in them these valuable lessons that will take them through their life to help them become strong-minded, considerate and kind grownups who will make a difference in this world.
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I have really enjoyed writing this series and look forward to completing the final book in the series. Of course, if the main character, Branyrd, wants to continue with another story, who am I to refuse her?
If you haven’t read this series, please begin with book 1 to get a feel for the character and her personality and how she matures. I guarantee you will fall in love with this sweet angel! Everyone who has read this series has fallen in love with her. This is a heartwarming, sweet and inspirational series that will give you hope in tough times that we are not alone.
This is not a children’s book. Branyrd is a different kind of angel. She has a difficult time being understood because of her habit of getting into all kinds of trouble and for her unacceptable language. Angels are not supposed to swear.
This angel must earn levels to be accepted by the LORD. She is presently at Angel Fourth Class and must ascend to Angel First Class in order to be given a mission to travel to Earth to help a human in trouble.
Once she reaches Angel First Class, she is given a mission and travels to Earth to help a battered woman and her child. Since she is so new to the ways on Earth, Branyrd is accompanied by her Guardian Angel Benedicto, Angel First Class on High, who guides and advises her.
Branyrd doesn’t know what she will do or how she will complete this mission. She must show her strengths and succeed, or she may be demoted. What she finds on Earth is not what she expected. It certainly is nothing like Heaven. There are dangerous people but also those who she will miss dearly when she must leave.
Branyrd goes on another mission to Earth, this time she has been enlisted to help a homeless vet and his young son. The Angel goes out of her way to put things right for Lucas and his son, Ezra. She finds it difficult through with the influx of empathic messages and feelings that threaten to overload her. Will she be able to help Lucas get his family back together and find his way to recovery after suffering from PTSD?
Branyrd is a funny, sweet, strong, resilient and capable Angel who is not afraid to take on the toughest tasks, who strives to pave the way for those in need, who creates change and makes a difference in the lives of others that enables them to find their way forward to a good life.
When Branyrd visits a homeless community, she meets with the mayor to work out a plan to solve the problems the homeless have there. Will others stop her from helping those in need? Will Benedicto be there in case she needs his intervention? Will Branyrd be able to break free from the connections she has made when it is time for her to leave Earth and return to Heaven?
Branyrd is on another mission which may be the toughest one so far. She has been sent to a troubled island in the South Pacific that is being attacked by the fellow islands in the archipelago. Her mission is to rescue some children from an orphanage during the attacks.
She is escorted, once again, by her Guardian Angel, Benedicto, who is there as counsel and aide as she completes her mission. What Branyrd finds there is devastation and heartbreak as she tackles the mission, this time one of love for the children and the rest of the islanders who have lost family and homes.
There are many obstacles that stand in her way and danger for the children and others as she must rescue not only them, but also another island that is in danger of sinking.
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My husband did another cover for Search for the Medallion: Gateskin Chronicles Book 3 which I like even better than the previous one. Here is a reveal of the new cover. What do you think?
I am still editing but hope to finish soon after I receive notes back from all my beta readers. Still waiting for two more to respond.
The blurb will be shared when the book is officially published. I have one more thing to do – copyright the story, and then onto publishing an eBook and paperback. There are many facets to publishing a book. Most of the work is yet to come – marketing, selling, and promoting my work. Sigh! It should be simple for me after 45 previous books, but it’s not. I learn something new each time I complete a new story and have to go through this process again.
Watch for this book coming soon! I hope if you haven’t read any of this series that you will begin with book 1 and LET THE ADVENTURES BEGIN!
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Look no further – Hunting Mariah and Mariah’s Revenge is the series to read next. I guarantee that you will be hooked from page one of each book and not be able to put either book down. Please begin with book 1 though in order to get the feel for the characters. Book 2 will continue the story where book 1 left off.
Writing this series was terrifying for I didn’t know how it would end. The killer haunted my dreams each night until I completed the book. I only wrote the sequel because some readers wanted to know more about Mariah and what happened next. I was relieved when I completed the series for the killer left my dreams and I could once again sleep in peace.
If you haven’t read this series, I hope you will enjoy the suspense, mystery, and heart-stopping scenes that will keep you turning pages furiously to find out what happens next.
AUTHORSDB FIRST LINES CONTEST – FINALIST!
An insane killer, obsessed with blood and death, seeks revenge with those he perceives wronged him. He is now on the loose. His next victim may be Mariah.
Mariah has lost her memory. Will she remember what has transpired in her past? Can Mariah escape this deadly killer’s grasp. Will she finally be safe? Will the killer be apprehended?
AUTHORSDB FIRST LINES CONTEST – FINALIST!
This book begins where the first book, Hunting Mariah, left off. This suspense/thriller/crime novel will keep you turning pages as the tension grows. There will be twists and turns and some surprises. Many of the same characters will be in play to give support and encouragement to Mariah along the way. A new man comes into Mariah’s life that reminds her of someone she wants to forget. He threatens to bring back the horrors that she and her family once endured. While the one she wants to forget suffers from a horrendous attack that puts his life in jeopardy. Mariah must draw on her strength and resilience to survive danger at every turn. How much more can Mariah endure? How far will Mariah go to protect her family?
Couldn’t put the book down. Every page had a new turn in it. I just couldn’t figure out why these detectives kept missing out on catching this psycho. Real thriller and would definitely read the next one by J.E.SPINA
Check out these book trailers for a taste of the excitement and suspense of this 2-book series!
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My latest WIP is in the final editing stages. This is the most difficult part of the whole process of writing and my least favorite too. This has to be done no matter what. I will complete it soon, I hope.
Please check out this series and begin with book 1 in order to learn about the characters and get into the storyline. There are myriad characters but I do have a complex list of them in the front of the book. There are some surprises in this latest book that will continue into the next one.
This is Book 1 of a fantasy series that will have six books in all. In this book learn about the three children of King Gateskin and his wife, Queen Solinara. The children have had powers since they were quite young..
Serena was three years old when she learned of her power to move objects with her mind. Her brother, Simon, can fly and their sister, Catalina, can become invisible or blend into her surroundings. They live with their parents in Sovorotskina, the Land of Light.
With these powers comes responsibility. The children must try to use their powers for the common good and responsibly to help others. The three children befriend a Sprite named Spindle who accompanies them on their adventure. Along the way they meet up with their aunt and uncle, their mother’s brother and his wife, Wizard Hotenfaran and Fairy Procelina. The group must travel into the evil land of Parotovina, Land of Darkness, to save King Gateskin, who was kidnapped, and also rescue some of the descendants of their friends and fellow Sovorotskinans who were captured and taken by the Evil Ones. These descendants have been waiting a long time to be free to return to the villages of their ancestors.
The children have many trials and adventures along the way. Will they be able to rescue their father and fellow Sovorotskinans without endangering their own lives? Will the evil King Kaposkaran and his Queen Beregina stop Serena and her siblings from being successful or will they turn Serena and her siblings to their dark ways?
The adventures continue in this addition of Gateskin Chronicles. Many new characters and creatures are introduced. Spells abound with magic all around. Many visitors come to Sovorotskina looking for asylum from the evil King Kaposkaran of Parotovina. Will King Gateskin accept them all or even be able to trust them not to be spies for the evil King?
Serena uses her powers to assist when wolves come their way. Other creatures are also about and threaten the safety of the village.
Kaposkaran finds himself in trouble when his village is attacked by creatures. Will he turn to Gateskin for help? If he does, what will Gateskin do?
There is a spy about in Sovorotskina. Will the spy be discovered and somehow stopped from undermining the magic of King Gateskin and his family?
Creating this series has been an adventure in itself. It takes a lot of energy, creativity and stamina to keep track of the characters that keep popping up and pushing their way into the story. I am reining them in and curtailing their progress from infringing on my time. I do not want to have a thousand characters before the series ends, if I can help it! Yikes! I know how difficult it is to keep track of a story if there are too many characters. I am doing my best to keep the characters to a minimum in each book so that the readers will not be too confused. Many of the characters who were in the other books will not be mentioned in this one or the rest of the series.
I will begin the next book in this series after I complete Book 4 of Branyrd the Angel Series which will complete the series. Sometimes I need to break away from one genre and pick up another to stay fresh. Also, the angel series is a much quicker story to write and still give me time to pick up book 4 of the fantasy series and complete it before the end of 2024.
My goal for this year was four books but I will hopefully complete three. I always put a lot of pressure on myself which I know I shouldn’t do, but can’t help it. Sigh! I feel that I have to keep plugging along since I want to get as much accomplished during my lifetime as I can. Who knows how many years we have on this Earth? I will fill my time with productivity as much as I can.
Thank you so much for stopping by to read this post and for your continued support. I hope you are enjoying this series as much as I have enjoyed creating it. Please don’t forget to review books for all the hard-working authors who are waiting to hear your thoughts. We appreciate your efforts and value your opinions.
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The weather is getting better but still cool but nice to take a walk around the neighborhood. This week I have been dog-sitting my daughter’s labradoodle. She is the sweetest dog and having her forced me to get out and walk every day instead of exercising on my gym equipment.
Everything is coming alive now and I wanted to share these photos with you from our walk. There is so much beauty around us if we only take the time to see it. Flowers are blooming, trees are budding and the grass is greening up, everything awakening from a long winter’s sleep.
I’ve been missing this since I haven’t walked outside for a while. I usually exercise inside on my equipment. It was lovely to out, thanks to my grand puppy! She forced me to do this. Thank you, Bailey! Love you! She has since been picked up by her family and we are both missing her. I will miss our walks and cuddles but not picking up the poops. Haha!
I hope you enjoyed my photos as much as I enjoyed talking them on our walk. Thank you for stopping by to read this post. Come back again soon. I am working on finishing up the editing of our latest WIP. Watch for it coming next month.
I pray that you are enjoying the season you are in wherever you live and that you are staying healthy. Keep walking and enjoy every day as if it were your last. Who knows what will happen. All we can do is thank God for every day HE gives us. I do.
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READING GIVES YOU WINGS TO FLY! SOAR WITH JEMSBOOKS ALL YEAR THROUGH! HAPPY READING!
While I wait for my beta readers to finish reading my book, Gateskin Chronicles Book 3, I began book 4 of Branyrd the Angel Series. Branyrd has been invading my mind a lot lately especially with all the craziness in our world today. She wants to present her solution in her next mission and give hope to readers in these times of horrific events.
I find this happening to me – as soon as I put THE END in a book, a character from another series pops into my head and stays there until I give her/him voice. That is what I am doing now to clear my mind a little. Watch for Branyrd’s new book coming out in late summer or early fall.
If you haven’t read any of Branyrd’s series, please take a minute to peruse the blurbs, book trailers, and reviews. She is impatiently waiting to present her new story to you.
This is not a children’s book. Branyrd is a different kind of angel. She has a difficult time being understood because of her habit of getting into all kinds of trouble and for her unacceptable language. Angels are not supposed to swear.
This angel must earn levels to be accepted by the LORD. She is presently at Angel Fourth Class and must ascend to Angel First Class in order to be given a mission to travel to Earth to help a human in trouble.
Once she reaches Angel First Class, she is given a mission and travels to Earth to help a battered woman and her child. Since she is so new to the ways on Earth, Branyrd is accompanied by her Guardian Angel Benedicto, Angel First Class on High, who guides and advises her.
Branyrd doesn’t know what she will do or how she will complete this mission. She must show her strengths and succeed, or she may be demoted. What she finds on Earth is not what she expected. It certainly is nothing like Heaven. There are dangerous people but also those who she will miss dearly when she must leave.
Branyrd goes on another mission to Earth, this time she has been enlisted to help a homeless vet and his young son. The Angel goes out of her way to put things right for Lucas and his son, Ezra. She finds it difficult through with the influx of empathic messages and feelings that threaten to overload her. Will she be able to help Lucas get his family back together and find his way to recovery after suffering from PTSD?
Branyrd is a funny, sweet, strong, resilient and capable Angel who is not afraid to take on the toughest tasks, who strives to pave the way for those in need, who creates change and makes a difference in the lives of others that enables them to find their way forward to a good life.
When Branyrd visits a homeless community, she meets with the mayor to work out a plan to solve the problems the homeless have there. Will others stop her from helping those in need? Will Benedicto be there in case she needs his intervention? Will Branyrd be able to break free from the connections she has made when it is time for her to leave Earth and return to Heaven?
Branyrd is on another mission which may be the toughest one so far. She has been sent to a troubled island in the South Pacific that is being attacked by the fellow islands in the archipelago. Her mission is to rescue some children from an orphanage during the attacks.
She is escorted, once again, by her Guardian Angel, Benedicto, who is there as counsel and aide as she completes her mission. What Branyrd finds there is devastation and heartbreak as she tackles the mission, this time one of love for the children and the rest of the islanders who have lost family and homes.
There are many obstacles that stand in her way and danger for the children and others as she must rescue not only them, but also another island that is in danger of sinking.
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Each time I begin a new book in this Angel series, I feel closer to HIM. I think HE guides my hands and helps me tell the story along with Branyrd. The purpose of this series is to bring light, love and hope into our lives in today’s world of darkness, hate, and hopelessness for many. I pray that you will feel all three after reading this series, for Branyrd’s goal is to let you know that you are loved and cared for by HIM and watched over by Angels even if you don’t believe in them. May God bless you all! We certainly need his blessings.
Thank you for stopping by to read this post and for your continued support. Watch for my next book in Gateskin Chronicles coming in May!
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READING GIVES YOU WINGS TO FLY! SOAR WITH JEMSBOOKS ALL YEAR THROUGH! HAPPY READING!
The weather is getting better here in New England. The crocuses and daffodils are out, temps are climbing and the peepers are peeping in our backyard pond. For those who do not what peepers are, they are frogs who are looking for a mate to procreate. They make the sound of peep constantly and there are many of them peeping at the same time. It is mind boggling and can drive you crazy with the sound. They will continue to peep until they find their mates, every last one of them. This peeping begins in March and can last all of April and into May or longer.
The only good thing about this sound is that when we first hear them we know that spring is here or at least coming soon. It is a nice feeling to know that winter is finally over, even though the winter was not as bad as others in the past, it’s good that it is finally over.
My favorite part of the spring is when it is warm enough for us to sit out on our deck. Dinner out on the deck will come as soon as the weather warms up even more. Our deck is ready whenever the weather gets warmer. The new electric stove is revved up and broken in.
It will be a little while before our pond greens up though. It looks pretty sad right now. Here is a photo of what it looks like now and one from last year when it greened up. I love to see the changes in the pond and when the trees’ buds open up and display their spring coats of leaves.
Spring is an awakening, all nature is coming alive again from a long winter’s nap. It’s a renewal of sorts for all of us, a time to clean out the clutter in our lives, begin anew.
I hope wherever you live that you are having good weather.
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READING GIVES YOU WINGS TO FLY! SOAR WITH JEMSBOOKS ALL YEAR THROUGH! HAPPY READING!
I was thrilled to see a new review on Amazon of Branyrd the Angel Series! It is always a wonderful feeling to see that a reader has enjoyed one of my books. Thank you, Gigi!
Book 2 of ‘The misunderstood Angle’ series “Mission of Mercy” Branyrd, the Angel is going on a different mission to Earth, to help homeless people. A near impossible task. But no for Branyrd. It is fascinating how she comes up with solutions, she herself thought it wouldn’t work, to solve a very serious problem. And it worked wonders. It’s a series with real life scenarios, yet Janice is weaving a little humour and it’s easy to connect with all the characters. Book 1 and 2 really touched my heart.
This series was an adventure and a good-feeling story that left me in tears, laughing and enjoying every minute of the journey. I hope you will enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Here is a book trailer that I created using Animoto.com. This will give you a little snippet of the story of this sweet, endearing and unforgettable angel. We should all have an angel like Branyrd in our life.
More reviews:
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If you haven’t read this series yet, I hope you will check it out soon before the next book is published. It is best to begin at the beginning when you are reading a series to get into the characters. I am sure you will fall in love with Branyrd, who wouldn’t love an angel?
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