Jennie Bennett, Romance Author

I used Grammarly to grammar check this post, because I can't think about pushing a stroller and checking my word usage at the same time. Hey blogging peeps! Long time no see :) The school year has begun, and finally I feel like I'm back into the swing of things. Having a five year old is crazy hard. I already feel like I'm one of those moms who lives in their car and I only have a kindergartner and one in preschool (and a baby). I don't know if I've said this on the blog before, but I'm the type of person who likes to volunteer for everything because I like to be in charge. (No really, I have an ego.) The only problem with that is, now I'm dealing with being the committee leader for cub scouts, the equipment manager for all of the kids soccer teams in Tooele, and the president of my writers group. Not to mention spending time in my son's class as well as doing critique group and other activities with my church. To say I'm busy is a se...

I always love it when one of my dear personal friends and critique partners has a book launch. There's nothing like seeing someone you've been a champion for succeed, and that's the case with Holli Anderson and her book Five: Out of the Dark which releases today! Here's all the details: Five teenagers who’ve recently discovered they have magical powers and are living in the Seattle underground feel it’s their responsibility to protect unsuspecting humans from otherworldly foes.   Things are going well until Johnathan, their unofficial leader and the boy sixteen year old Paige is in love with,   is bitten by a changeling – the venomous saliva causing him to metamorphose into a ravening beast with each full moon.   Paige vows that, no matter the cost, she will find a way to cure Johnathan of the evil that has embedded itself in his soul.   Johnathan’s monthly transformation and daily personality roller coaster isn’t the only problem they have to deal with...

"That's what you have to do to be successful." Someone told a friend of mine the other day. I'm not sure whether to laugh or to cry at the insanity of the situation. If you asked me three years ago what makes a successful author I would've said it depended on how many books you sold, or your notoriety. Anything less than J. K. Rowling status was not success. Unfortunately, a big part of me still wants to believe that. Like dollar signs are all that matter at the end of the day. Why? Why must I let myself do that? Why is it that the view from space tells me the only thing that's important are the numbers? Then again, I didn't name this blog A Writer's Journey for nothing. It was the idea of the journey that pushed me to start blogging. It's the journey that's pulled at my heartstrings and brought me low and lifted me back up again. It wasn't money that change my life, it was the journey. It is the journey. I don't know h...

Every once in a while you read a book that blows your socks off, is super romantic, then blows your mind with an amazing twist. Today I have the honor of sharing the cover for that kind of book.  This was the first one I read of Cassie's (after Reasons I Fell for the Funny Fat Friend) and can I just tell you, I was totally head over heels from page one. This is one of my favorite books ever. Now onto the post - Here's all that fun stuff about Cassie: Cassie Mae is a nerd to the core from Utah, who likes to write about other nerds who find love. She’s the author of the Amazon Bestseller REASONS I FELL FOR THE FUNNY FAT FRIEND, and is the debut author for the Random House FLIRT line with her New Adult novels FRIDAY NIGHT ALIBI and SWITCHED. She also has a three book deal with Swoon Romance Publishing, including her book HOW TO DATE A NERD. She spends time with her angel children and perfect husband who fan her and feed her grapes while she clacks away on the keyboard....

Welcome to another wonderful edition of the Insecure Writer's Support Group, hosted by the amazing Alex J. Cavanaugh. It seems like every time I write a new book I get to a point where I think I'm the worst writer ever and I'm totally ready to give up on writing and everyone hates me and the world in general sucks. This last book I wrote was no different. If any of you read my post a couple weeks ago, you know how low I got. Thanks to my husband, awesome comments, and good friends who helped me through, I can now say that I've finished writing my 5th book! You'd think that after writing 5 books in less than three years writing would be a breeze, but I'm learning all the time that writing doesn't get easier with experience, in fact improving yourself means that it gets harder. On the same coin, it also means that it becomes more rewarding. I've never been that excited about finishing a book because I normally worry about what comes next, but ...

I'm so excited to welcome Theresa Paolo to my blog today to her reveal her beautiful cover for (Never) Again. Take it away Theresa! Today is the day! The official cover reveal for (Never)Again to be published by (Berkley) Penguin on October 15th, 2013. Just when she had finally moved on… …He moved back. When college freshman Liz Wagner hears her ex's voice for the first time since he moved clear across the freaking country, she does what any respectable girl would do: Dive into the girls' bathroom. Zach Roberts—the Zach Roberts—is back. And he’s everywhere Liz looks—infiltrating her friend group, buddy-buddy with her brother. It’s enough to ruin college altogether. But what choice does she have but to put on a happy face and pretend he didn't leave her vulnerable and alone in a pile of emotional wreckage? Pretending works, until tragedy strikes and the only person available for comfort is the one person she wants to stay away from. When Zach turns out not to be...