Please help us welcome J.L. Regen to the blog today. Ms. Regen is here to share her contemporary romance, Secret Desires with us. Welcome J.L.! We are all excited to hear more about Secret Desires.
Author’s Blurb on Secret Desires:
Nothing in Margo Simmons’s life comes easy. She can’t claim the inheritance on a condo apartment her uncle has left to her until she is gainfully employed in a job for a year. She meets the man of her dreams but anguishes over a loving relationship because he is still emotionally tied to his deceased wife. With great difficulty, she becomes the guardian to a recently orphaned child she had been tutoring. Margo evolves from an insecure, newbie elementary teacher into a woman determined to fulfill the secret desires locked in her heart. My story speaks to anyone who has suffered a loss and had to start over.
***JOAN’S NOVEL HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A READERS CHOICE AWARD IN THE CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE CATEGORY. SHE SIGNED COPIES ON JULY 27, 2019 IN NEW YORK CITY AT THE ROMANCE WRITERS CONFERENCE AT THE MARRIOTT MARQUIS HOTEL.
Secret Desires Buy links:
- Amazon: https://amzn.to/2zn3g0r
- B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/secret-desires-j-l-regen/1125516296?ean=9780998409917
Excerpt from Secret Desires:
Chapter 1
Margo Simmons gripped the edges of the leather chair. Devastated after receiving a letter about her Uncle Harry’s death, she didn’t know what to expect from Mr. Steinberg. Her only other encounter with lawyers had been during the reading of her father’s will. Though she was only five at the time, she remembered her mother’s anguish over losing her husband and being a single parent.
An older gentleman clothed in pinstripes walked into the office as she reflected on the past.
“I’m sorry your mother couldn’t be here for the reading,” the family lawyer said. “You’ve grown into a lovely young woman.”
Margo blinked back tears at memories of good times shared with Uncle Harry. “Not so young. I’m twenty-three.”
The portly man squeezed himself into a swivel chair and peered at her over wire-rimmed bifocals.
About the Author:
J.L. Regen’s book was inspired by a real life story of lovers who join hearts against many odds. She lives in the New York metropolitan area, is a published photojournalist, has short suspense stories online, and has taught English as a Second Language to students around the globe. This is her first contemporary romance. She has also published three nonfiction books and is crafting a historical suspense with romance set in World War II and a YA mystery. Her book for younger readers, Jamie is Autistic: Learning in a Special Way, has been used widely in elementary school classrooms here and overseas. Her leadership book, Let it Go, Let it Flow Leadership is in 106 libraries around the globe.
Social Media Links:
- Website; joansbookshelf.com
- Blog: https://writerjr1044.wordpress.com/