| Past Promises Linda Fletcher's newly opened antiques business is her declaration of independence from her powerful and manipulative family. She's never considered herself the no-strings-affair type, but the chemistry between her and her newly hired handyman, Levi Mann, is too intense to ignore. Moving to Jamesville was a bold step, so what's the harm in taking one more -- into his arms?
Reviews for Jamesville Affairs
Past Promises
"Ms. Walters never fails to deliver an emotional read with plenty of sizzling chemistry and Past Promises doesn't disappoint." - Rachel, Fallen Angel Reviews (5 Angels)
A Legal Affair
"A Legal Affair will leave you wanting to read anything written by N.J. Walters that you can get your hands on in the future! The strength of her characters is truly amazing, and the sex is off the charts explosive. The blend of a good plot with lots of sexiness, without losing the cohesiveness of the prose, is a mark of a truly gifted story teller. I look forward to Ms. Walter's next novel with baited breath." - Tina, TwoLips Reviews (5 Kisses)
Read an excerpt from Past Promises
Visit N.J. Walters' web site
About N.J. Walters
N.J. Walters worked at a bookstore for several years and one day had the idea that she would like to quit her job, sell everything she owned, leave her hometown, and write romance novels in a place where no one knew her. And she did. Two years later, she went back to the bookstore and her hometown and settled in for another seven years.
Although she was still fairly young, that was when the mid-life crisis set in. Happily married to the love of her life, with his encouragement (more like, "For God's sake, quit the job and just write!" ) she gave notice at her job on a Friday morning. On Sunday afternoon, she received a tentative acceptance for her first erotic romance novel, Annabelle Lee, and life would never be the same.
N.J. has always been a voracious reader of romance novels, and now she spends her days writing novels of her own. Vampires, dragons, time-travelers, seductive handymen, and next-door neighbors with smoldering good looks -- all vie for her attention. And she doesn't mind a bit. It's a tough life, but someone's got to live it.
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Backlist:
Ellora's Cave Publishing:
Katie's Art of Seduction-Awakening Desires, Book 1 (E-book) & (Print)
Erin's Fancy-Awakening Desires, Book 2 (E-book) & (Print)
Capturing Carly-Awakening Desires, Book 3 (E-book)
Craving Candy-Awakening Desires, Book 4 (E-book)
Enticements-(Print-Contains Capturing Carly and Craving Candy)
Jackson's Jewel-Awakening Desires, Book 5 (E-book)
Harker's Journey-Dalakis Passion, Book 1 (E-book)
Lucian's Delight-Dalakis Passion, Book 2 (E-book)
Dalakis Embrace- (Print-Contains Harker's Journey and Lucian's Delight)
Stefan's Salvation-Dalakis Passion, Book 3 (E-book)
Eternal Brothers-Dalakis Passion, Book 4 (E-book)
Endless Chase-Dalakis Passion, Book 5 (E-book)
Annabelle Lee-Summerville Secrets, Book 1 (E-book)
Heat Wave-Summersville Secrets, Book 2 (E-book)
Summersville Heat- (Print-Contains Annabelle Lee and Heat Wave)
Lily Blossoms-Summersville Secrets, Book 3 (E-book)
Christina's Tapestry-Tapestries, Book 1 (E-book)
Bakra Bride-Tapestries, Book 2 (E-book)
Tapestry Dreams- (Print-Contains Christina's Tapestry and Bakra Bride)
Woven Dreams-Tapestries, Book 3 (E-book)
Threads of Destiny-Tapestries, Book 4 (E-book)
Embracing Silence-Project Alpha, Book 1 (E-book)
Have Mercy-Project Alpha, Book 2 (E-book)
Sweet Charity-Project Alpha, Book 3 (E-book)
Beyond Shadows-(E-book)
Amethyst Dreams-Companion book to Amethyst Moon (E-book)
Amethyst Moon-Birthstone Series (E-book)
Three Swords, One Heart-Torrid Tarot Series (E-book)
Anastasia's Style-Valentine Vixens Quickie (E-book)
Candy Caresses- (Print Anthology containing the Valentine Vixens Quickie, Anastasia's Style)
Drakon's Treasure-Autumn Animalia Quickie (E-book)
Feral Fixation- (Print Anthology containing the Autumn Animalia Quickie, Drakon's Treasure)
Jessamyn's Christmas Gift-White Hot Holidays Quickie (E-book)
White Hot Holidays 3- (Print Anthology containing my White Hot Holiday Quickie, Jessamyn's Christmas Gift)
Tempting Tori (E-book)
Unmasking Kelly (E-book)
Over Time, Under Him- (Pocket Books Print Anthology containing EC Quickie Unmasking Kelly)
Ellora's Cavemen: Legendary Tails IV (featuring "A Love Eternal") (E-book) & (Print)
Ellora's Cavemen: Dreams of the Oasis IV (featuring "Shadows Stir") (E-book) & (Print)
Ellora's Cavemen: Seasons of Seduction III (featuring "Sunshine for a Vampire") (E-book) & (Print)
Ellora's Cavemen: Jewels of the Nile IV (featuring "Moon Magic") (E-book) & (Print)
Samhain Publishing:
Discovering Dani-Jamesville, Book 1 (E-book) & (Print)
The Way Home-Jamesville, Book 2 (E-book) & (Print)
The Return of Patrick O'Rourke-Jamesville, Book 3 (E-book) & (Print)
The Seduction of Shamus O'Rourke-Jamesville, Book 4 (E-book) & (Print)
A Legal Affair-Jamesville, Book 5 (E-book)
By The Book-Jamesville, Book 6 (E-book) & (Print)
Past Promises-Jamesville, Book 7 (E-book)
Jamesville Affairs-(Print-Contains A Legal Affair and Past Promises)
Alexandra's Legacy-Legacy, Book 1 (E-book)
An Interview with N.J. Walters
By Holly Hewson for The Romance StudioHH: N.J., thank you for talking with us at TRS. Please tell us about your featured book, Jamesville Affairs. NJ: Hi, Holly. Thank you so much for having me at TRS this month.
Jamesville Affairs is actually an anthology containing two of my Jamesville stories -- A Legal Affair and Past Promises.
Here's the official blurb:
Welcome to Jamesville, Maine, a small town with a big heart. Where folks come looking for a fresh start-and sometimes find much more than they bargained for.
A Legal Affair
It's not easy for Alicia Flint to even date, much less take a lover. As a lawyer, her livelihood depends on her spotless reputation. A chance encounter with a stranger at a friend's wedding tempts her to do something she's never done before-have a red-hot, one-night stand. The guy will be gone tomorrow; no one need ever know her delicious little secret. The only problem is that Gill Baron is in Jamesville to stay.
Past Promises
Linda Fletcher's newly opened antiques business is her declaration of independence from her powerful and manipulative family. She's never considered herself the no-strings-affair type, but the chemistry between her and her newly hired handyman, Levi Mann, is too intense to ignore. Moving to Jamesville was a bold step, so what's the harm in taking one more-into his arms?
HH: The stories are set in Jamesville, Maine. Being a native of Maine, I love that. How did you choose the setting? NJ: I wanted a small-town setting, a place where people knew their neighbors and still had some old-fashioned values. A place where folks worked hard and took pride in it and their communities. Maine just seemed to suit.
HH: Where did the idea for the series itself come from? NJ: My husband and I had actually moved to a small community for a year back in the mid-nineties. I wasn't working and decided I wanted to try my hand at writing a book. I'd always been a voracious reader. I patterned Jamesville after the town we were living in. (It wasn't in Maine.)
I had a picture of Dani O'Rourke in my mind, saw her struggles with bringing up her brothers on her own. The story just sort of flowed from there and Discovering Dani was born. Well, a very rough version. LOL It didn't get published until years later, after many, many revisions.
HH: A Legal Affair and Past Promises are the first of several books in this series. Which stories and characters are your favorites here? NJ: Actually, A Legal Affair is book 5 and Past Promises is book 7. The series started with Discovering Dani. The Way Home, The Return of Patrick O'Rourke, The Seduction of Shamus O'Rourke, A Legal Affair, By the Book and Past Promises quickly followed.
Discovering Dani is very special to me because it is the first book I ever wrote. Both Patrick and Shamus O'Rourke were teenagers in this book. I loved following them and writing their books when they became men.
The Seduction of Shamus O'Rourke might be my favorite book in the series for several reasons. The first is that I absolutely love Shamus. He's stubborn and loyal and a man you can depend on. He's also a man a woman can trust with her heart. Cindy, the heroine, is a slightly older woman who has had her share of problems. She's come out stronger for them and is now ready to face down the ghosts from her past. It's also the book that introduced characters that would be the focus of the next three books in the series.
Although, Levi Mann from Past Promises is a close second for me. =)
HH: Will we see the other stories in print release also? Will there be more stories to come in this series? NJ: With the publication of Jamesville Affairs, all the books in this series are now available in print. As for more... I said Past Promises was the last, but a lot of readers have been asking for more. I'm thinking about it.
HH: What else do you have coming for lucky readers? NJ: For Samhain Publishing, who publish the Jamesville series, I'm currently working on the next book in the Legacy series. This is a brand new werewolf series I started last year with the release of Alexandra's Legacy. I've also submitted a new idea for a trilogy. I'm keeping my fingers crossed to see what they think of it.
With Ellora's Cave, I just had two releases in March. Tempting Tori, an EC Quickie, was released on March 29th as an Audio Book. That's pretty thrilling for me. And on March 26th, Embroidered Fantasies, the next book in the Tapestries series was released in download.
I'm also part of a four-author, five-book series that is being released by Ellora's Cave. Books one and two of the Hearts of Fire series (Memory's Eye and Shards of Ecstasy) have already been released. This is an exciting paranormal series with magical crystals, powerful women, sexy men, and a nasty demon. Each book is a story onto itself, but the final book will tie together the pieces of the bigger storyline running through the other four books. Seeking Charlotte is book three. I don't have a release date yet. Hopefully soon.
HH: What's your writing time like? NJ: I like to write early in the morning before my brain gets cluttered with everyday stuff that needs to be taken care of. I write early and do all the other stuff associated with writing later in the day. I try to write five days a week. It works…most of the time. I also need quiet when I write. No music or television in the background for me. I envy writers who can manage to write anywhere and under any circumstances.
HH: What do you consider a successful writing day? NJ: I usually like to write a chapter at a time. So a successful day is when I accomplish that. Of course, any writing is good writing. If I don't do a chapter, that's okay. As long as I'm moving forward with the story, that's all that matters.
HH: Do you enjoy hearing from fans? NJ: I love hearing from readers. I think most writers feel the same. I work in the corner of my living room. I produce books and they're published. I have no way of really knowing how my work is being received unless I hear from readers. It's a wonderful feeling when someone takes the time out of their busy life to drop an email to say they enjoyed my books. It helps keep me motivated on days when I'd rather not write.
HH: What's the best fan letter/email/interaction you've ever had? NJ: That's such a tough question. They're all special and I truly appreciate each and every one of them. I've met some pretty amazing people through the on-line community.
I did, however, receive an email a few years back from a lady who was extremely sick. She was confined to bed and in a lot of pain. She told me that my books took her away from all that and made her forget about the pain for a while. That's pretty powerful stuff. It reminds me that what I do can move people emotionally. I'm blessed to be able to write for a living.
HH: Thank you!
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