Have you met J. Lea Lopez? She’s new and so is her hair colour! Seriously, this writer has some do-it-yourself guts when it comes to cutting (gulp) and colouring her hair. Last I checked she was moving from blue to purple. Or was it the other way around?
I met J. Lea through a writer’s board and read her work for the first time in Spring Fevers. Her story ‘Adventures of Sasquatch’ (see below–you can get it for free! It’s a fun story about a girl with big feet trying to find true love) made me want to hug my ereader. It also inspired me to write my own short stories, ‘Crumbs,’ which appeared in The Fall: Tales From the Apocalypse which is about finding love at the end of the world (well, my story is–the whole anthology isn’t about that) and my latest story ‘Gown for Sale’ which will be released in Summer’s Edge in July. That’s all thanks to J. Lea!
And now she is going the indie route which means we’ll get to read a lot more of her stories from the hot and steamy (see the end of the post) to her contemporary new adult novel, Sorry’s Not Enough.
Sorry’s Not Enough
Charlotte learned at an early age that people – including family – are capable of hurting you so bad “sorry” will never be enough. The obvious solution is not to let anyone close enough to do any damage, and she’s doing just fine with that until a summer writing workshop brings Steven into her life. Seemingly immune to Charlotte’s Stay the Hell Away from Me pheromones, he uses his wit and good looks – or what Charlotte would call his obnoxious ego and his stupid good looks – to win her over. The unexpected summer romance screeches to a halt when Steven’s job creates an ethical dilemma for the couple. Sorry doesn’t begin to cover the hurt feelings.
Despite the secrets Charlotte’s keeping and the renewed passion with which she pushes him away, Steven can’t let her go. And so the cycle of their relationship begins. Over the course of four years they share moments as passionate lovers, periods of warm friendship, as well as months of barely-civil tension.
When no amount of time or distance, and no number of men, can make her forget the comfort of Steven’s arms, Charlotte must dig into her painful past and face the man whose betrayal destroyed her capacity for trust to begin with. And by the time she finds the courage to do so, will “sorry” be enough to get Steven back?
Where to Buy Your Copy of Sorry’s Not Enough
Amazon
Smashwords
Barnes & Noble: Coming Soon!
Note from Jean: I read the sneak peek of Sorry’s Not Enough in the back of Consenting Adults and I am HOOKED! I have to know what happens now!
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I’ve been privileged enough to have beta read “Sorry’s Not Enough” and remember when J.Lea was thinking of shelving it forever. I’m SO glad she took the leap and self-published this story because I always thought it was great and needed to be seen by everybody. I also have Consenting Adults on my Kindle having read three of the five short stories already, I wanted to own them. They’re really well done. She’s given me the courage to add some spiciness to my own stories because hers are top notch. So proud of you Jenn! 😀
Suzanne, that is very cool! All of it! I really enjoyed the sneak peek of Sorry in the back of Consenting Adults. Can’t wait to read the whole thing. 🙂
Aww thanks, Red! Nice to hear I’ve inspired you to bring the spice a little bit. 😉
And thanks for the shoutout on your blog, Jean.
Any time, Jen! Thanks for sharing your work with us.