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Remembering Rose

Aidan Blackwood should be happy. At thirty, he has a lucrative career, a sizable future inheritance, and good looks. But he can’t shake the feeling that something is missing from his life. So, when his overbearing father threatens to kick him and his brothers out of the family business if they don’t mend their womanizing ways, Aidan seizes the opportunity to get away from the city.Rose Whitman doesn’t need distractions. As the recently elected mayor of the small town of Hawthorn Springs, she has no time for the man who broke her heart when they were sixteen. However, avoiding Aidan is impossible when her father still tends to the Blackwood family’s estate. Aidan seems to have outgrown his bratty reputation, but can she trust him?Making amends won't be easy for Aidan, as the Blackwood boys' presence in Hawthorn Springs stirs up issues none of them can ignore. If Aidan and Rose want their second chance at love, they'll have to face those in town—past and present—who have worked to keep them apart.

Book one of a contemporary romance series that follows each Blackwood brother as he tries to find love (and himself, too).

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Girl Under Construction

When 26-year-old perennial screw-up Sammy gets fired from her third job in six months, the next step is obvious: crash a wedding with her best friend to blow off some steam. But her night goes awry when she makes a fool of herself in front of Nate, a sexy carpenter ten years older than her who offers her a spot on his crew.Sammy's desperate to catch Nate's eye as more than a walking disaster, but keeping up with the boys becomes more challenging than she anticipated when the site foreman singles her out at every turn. If she wants to prove herself, Sammy must learn that showing up is about more than simply being on time for work—it's about being the best version of herself, no matter what other people think.

A standalone romantic comedy for readers who enjoy #womeninmalefields!

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About

Jess Wesley writes contemporary romance novels for readers who like character-driven drama and sensual chemistry with a touch of humour.Her books feature a sexy but fade-to-black spice level of 2–3 out of 5 on the pepper scale (🌶️😉). This would suit readers who prefer to avoid explicit scenes and like the emphasis on anticipation and emotion.She is a graduate of The Writers Studio at Simon Fraser University and was previously the managing editor of a magazine. She lives in Kamloops, BC, Canada.Jess is available for author visits and events.Find a long bio here.

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Author Bio

Jess Wesley has held several jobs, including coffee roaster, magazine editor, digital marketer, and (briefly, hilariously) construction labourer. She studied marketing in university and later graduated from The Writer's Studio at Simon Fraser University (2020). In addition to contemporary romance novels, Jess enjoys writing short stories and speculative fiction.Her first publication credit was for the poem "Poseidon of the Bathtub" in Northern Woman Magazine when she was in twelfth grade, thanks to her incredibly supportive writing teacher whose encouragement helped to fuel a lifelong love of reading and writing. Jess' folklore-inspired short story, The Curse of the Fairy Queen, appears in the emerge 20 anthology.A brief subscription to Harlequin historicals as a tween made a romance fan out of Jess, though she reads in a variety of genres. Her favourite authors include Tessa Bailey and Tahereh Mafi.She lives in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, on the ancestral territory of the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc.