It's been very warm here in San Diego, although we're expecting one last week of chilly days around 60 degrees with showers. Still, that didn't stop me from getting a headstart on a few additions to my garden, such as a lovely purple hydrangea, pink geranium, and yellow marigolds. The marigolds will help ward away bugs from the new lettuce, basil, strawberries, and tomatoes.
We're about a month away from my new spring release, Seabreeze Library, so I thought I'd share another series with you in the meantime.
Since I'm in a springtime mood, what better series to share than one with pretty spring covers: the Sunshine and Second Chances bundle! 🌸✨
This heartwarming collection—available in ebook and paperback—follows six very creative best friends as they embark on unforgettable journeys filled with love, laughter, and second chances. Whether it’s rekindling lost love, chasing new dreams, or finding unexpected romance in breathtaking destinations, these stories will sweep you away. From Paris to Spain, and Sydney to the south of France, you'll read along with my trips abroad and visit some of my favorite spots.
This is the best bundle of the season for readers who love travel romance, deep friendships, and uplifting women’s fiction.
What's in it:
✔️ Six unforgettable best friends, determined to live their best lives
✔️ A mix of contemporary romance and thrilling, heartfelt drama
✔️ Exotic getaways and swoon-worthy love stories
✔️ A complete set—no waiting for the series finale!
Readers are calling these “un-put-downable” and “like a cozy getaway in book form.” You'll find a few connections to the Summer Beach series, and meet a few familiar characters 😉 Check out the special value bundle in my shop. If you've started the series, pick up the ones you haven't read. Use 10JANOFF for a 10% spring discount!
If you're an audio listener, you'll find these on Audible and other audio retailers. You can also find the ebook and paperback series on your favorite retailers.
Read on for an excerpt from the first book in the series, Flawless, featuring our heroine Verena (named after one of my Swiss ancestors) and her grandmother Mia, a special reader-favorite character.
Flawless: An Excerpt
Verena heard her name called. Despite the uneasy, prickly feeling on the back of her neck, she arranged a smile on her face and made her way to the podium through throngs of well-wishers and clouds of expensive perfume. This was her moment. Amid the thunder of applause rising in the ballroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel, she passed linen-draped, flower-laden tables ringed with women in dazzling designer evening dresses and men in tuxedos.
Tonight was a night that her grandmother, Mia, had dreamed of. Verena wished she could be here, but Mia was at home resting in bed. It was supposed to have been such a happy celebration. A vein pulsed in her temple, twitching her eye.
Lifting the hem of her silvery evening gown, Verena navigated the steps up to the brightly lit stage. She greeted Robert Montreaux with a kiss on each cheek and turned on a radiant smile for the photographers. As head of her family company, Verena performed her job with practiced precision and grace.
She blinked against the camera flashes that left a shower of blue sparkles in front of her eyes, momentarily blinding her.
As her vision cleared, Verena glanced at the crowd that had gathered. She sought out the faces of her friends Dahlia, Fianna, and Scarlett, who had just flown in from New York for the occasion. She drew a deep breath.
At least her good friends were with her tonight. They’d waited patiently through long speeches from other industry professionals who were also being honored for their accomplishments. Verena was seated at a front table for the honorees while her friends had been seated at another table farther back. She needed to speak to them, especially Scarlett, her attorney.
Verena had received a voicemail just moments before she’d left for the awards banquet. Her good friend and banker, Marvin Panetta, had left an urgent message for her to call him, but he hadn’t answered when she tried to call him back. I have bad news, he’d said. I need to warn you about Derrick.
That would be Derrick Logan, her ex-fiancé. The man who couldn’t seem to accept no for an answer, in business or in personal relationships.
She wondered what he was up to now.
