BEWITCHED IN DREAMS (Hellhound Protectors) by Jen Katemi-a review

BEWITCHED IN DREAMS (Hellhound Protectors 2) by Jen Katemi

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 28, 2021.

Dream walking has always been exciting—until now. This time, I’ve walked straight into a fallen angel’s nightmare…

Amethyst’s witch magic is strongest when she traverses the gap between dreams and waking. When her cousin Topaz is hunted by a demon determined to take her soul, it is time for these witches to turn the tables on the monster hunting them, and track him through his dreams.

Hellhound shifter Dane is appointed by his pack leader as Amethyst’s protector—much to their mutual disgust. Witches and hellhounds are sworn enemies, which is problematic when they cannot keep their hands off one another.

Amethyst doesn’t need the ongoing distraction of Dane’s attentions. When she finally faces the demon threatening her loved ones, she needs to do it on her own.

The hellhound shouldn’t be able to follow her into the Otherworld, where demon dreams abound—and yet, he does. Now, the enigmatic man who has managed to capture her heart, might end up as dead as everyone else Amethyst cares about.

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REVIEW: BEWITCHED IN DREAM is the second instalment in Jen Katemi’s contemporary, adult HELLHOUND PROTECTORS erotic, paranormal/fantasy series focusing on three witches, the Redferne sisters: Topaz, Amethyst and Sapphire. This is Amethyst Redferne, and Hellhound Dane’s story line. The Hellhound Protectors is a spin off from the author’s Blood Fae Chronicles series.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Amethyst and Dane) BEWITCHED IN DREAMS picks up shortly after the events of book one BEWITCHED IN BLOOD in which Topaz Redferne has been targeted by Luthor, demon of the Underworld. Topaz escaped death and Luthor wants another soul to even the score, so he sets his sights on Amethyst Redferne. Amethyst needs protection as she sets out on her own, so Kyan, the new Alpha of the Hellhound pack sends his second in command Dane to protect his mate’s cousin. Meanwhile, a fallen angel is threatening to destroy the supernatural order, targeting our heroine as she dream walks in her sleep. Desperate for help, Dane and Amethyst set out to find the Accord Council Headquarters, where they will be met by a supernatural force that is may or may not be helpful to our story line couple. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Dane and Amethyst, and the potential fall-out as a fallen angel sets his sights on our story line couple.

The relationship between Dane and Amethyst begins as guardian and charge when Dane is sent to protect our story line heroine. From the outset the sexual attraction is immediate but with a demon hot on their trail, and a fallen angel determined to destroy the world, Dane and Amethyst must bide their time before taking their relationship to the next level. The $ex scenes are passionate and seductive without the over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters included the return of Topaz and Kyan (Bewitched in Blood), Sapphire Redferne, Summer Fae warrior Aveen, and fallen angel Azriel.

BEWITCHED IN DREAMS is a fast paced, character driven story of obsession and vengeance, family and friendships, fate and love. The premise is dramatic, captivating and engaging; the romance is provocative; the characters are energetic and powerful.

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Bewitched in Blood (Hellhound Protectors) by Jen Katemi-a review

Bewitched in Blood (Hellhound Protectors 1) by Jen Katemi-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 10, 2021

I escaped death once and now the demon is back to claim my soul. The only thing standing between us is a hellhound shifter who sets my body and heart on fire…

Blood witch Topaz should be dead. She evaded the demon monster once before, with the help of the Fae Winter Court. But now the soul collector is back on the hunt and she is firmly in his sights.

Hellhound shifter Kyan’s pack owes the blood witch’s family a debt. He’s there not to kill Topaz, but to protect her from his former Otherworld masters.

But how can she trust the man with the intense green eyes—the man who ignites her body with molten heat and sets her heart fluttering—when the hellhound genes Kyan carries in his veins are the same as the creatures she’s been running from?

Will the man who has stolen her heart, also take her life?

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REVIEW:BEWITCHED IN BLOOD is the first instalment in Jen Katemi’s contemporary, adult HELLHOUND PROTECTORS paranormal romance series, set in the author’s BLOOD FAE CHRONICLES world. This is twenty-three year old mage/witch Topaz, and Hellhound shifter Kyan’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Kyan and Topaz) BEWITCHED IN BLOOD follows Kyan as he is ‘tasked’ to locate and protect our story line heroine but all does not go according to plan when Kyan finds himself injured, and the woman he is supposed to protect, is protecting our story line hero. Hoping to save the woman with whom he will fall in love, Kyan brings Topaz to meet his Pack but Topaz refuses the sanctuary in an effort to locate her cousins, Amethyst and Sapphire, two witches who may also be targeted in the upcoming attack against our story line heroine. What ensues is the building relationship between Kyan and Topaz, and the potential fall-out as Topaz’s past demands reparations and payment for the loss of a soul.

Kyan knows that his true identity may place him in the direct line of fire, an identity that may also threaten the members of his pack. Forced to locate our story line heroine, Kyan is instantly attracted to the woman he believes to be his mate, a woman whose very presence goes against the supernatural order. Topaz suspects she is the target of the monster from H*ll, a monster who has come to claim, for all eternity, our story line heroine but Topaz refuses to give up, and with the help of her cousins, Kyan and his pack, Topaz lives to fight another day.

The relationship between Kyan and Topaz is one of immediate attraction. Kyan’s appearance in Topaz’s life is not by accident but he remains by her side for reasons of his own. Topaz knows there is something different about our story line hero but when secrets are revealed, Topaz must chose between head and heart knowing that their lives hang in the balance. The $ex scenes are intimate and seductive without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Topaz cousins Amethyst and Sapphire, as well as Kyan’s Alpha Burley, and demon Luthor.

BEWITCHED IN BLOOD is a quick read; a story of family and relationships, betrayal and power, obsession, magic and control. The fast paced premise is dramatic, intriguing and edgy; the characters are animated and spirited; the romance is energetic and intense. BEWITCHED IN BLOOD ends on a happily ever after-for now-there is still more story to come.

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Banshee Quest: Renna’s Curse by Jen Katemi-a review

Banshee Quest: Renna’s Curse (Blood Fae Chronicles 4) by Jen Katemi-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 25, 2021

A steamy fated mates, second chance paranormal romance

My body. My choice. Or at least, it was, until the Fae Winter King hit me with binding magic and insisted I make banshee-human babies. If I refuse, the binding magic will likely kill me.

I have no choice but to comply with my sovereign’s order. Not if I want to live.

But when I meet my fated mate and discover he is no human man, but instead, a mighty dragon shifter, everything changes.

Now I am expecting a beautiful fae-shifter child, and I could not be more excited. Ben and I are headed for our happy-ever-after and I can’t wait to be a mother to his son.

Until the Fae Winter Queen sends our lives into a spiral of horror and destruction with her curse.

Will Ben ever forgive me? Will my frozen heart ever have the chance to thaw?

If you enjoy hot paranormal romance stories containing fae, dragon shifters, fated mates, redemption and second chance romance, then this is the story for you.

Banshee Quest: Renna’s Curse, is both prequel and epilogue to the Blood Fae Chronicles trilogy. This novella can be read as a stand-alone, though the following order is recommended for maximum reading pleasure:

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REVIEW:BANSHEE QUEST : Renna’s Curse is the four instalment and novella in Jen Katemi’s adult, BLOOD FAE CHRONICLES paranormal/fantasy romance series focusing on the hybrid children of Winter Fae Renna. This is banshee Renna and dragon shifter Ben’s story line. BANSHEE QUEST can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: A banshee is part of Irish mythology; a fae or sprite whose keening wail warns of impending death.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Renna and Ben) following two time lines (present day and thirty five years in the past) BANSHEE QUEST follows Winter Fae Renna as she is ordered by the King and Queen of the Winter Fae to personally repopulate the Banshee line with half-human hybrids, as she is one of the few remaining Banshees alive. Sent to the Earth realm, Renna finds herself up close and personal with Ben, a dragon shifter, and the man with whom Renna will fall in love but a curse against our heroine by the Winter Fae queen forces Renna to leave Ben, and embark on a journey to repopulate her kind, a task meant to reinforce the Winter Fae queen’s power and control. Fast forward to present day wherein Renna has been reacquainted with three of her daughters, and is determined to find the man whose heart she destroyed years before.

BANSHEE QUEST is a story of family, loss and acceptance; of revelations and love. The relationship between Ben and Renna begins as an assignment but our heroine never expected to fall in love, let alone with a dragon shifter and her future mate. The fast paced premise is entertaining; the romance is passionate and hot; the characters are powerful, determined, colorful and captivating.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Banshee Cry
Banshee Song
Banshee Power

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Banshee Power (Blood Fae Chronicles 3) by Jen Katemi- a review

Banshee Power (Blood Fae Chronicles 3) by Jen Katemi- a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 18, 2021

She is determined to ignore her banshee power… until the magic she despises becomes the only thing standing between death, and life, for herself and everyone she cares about.

Inspector Maewen Jones of the Supernatural Police Division is tough, uncompromising, and focused on being the best human detective she can be. Her banshee half is a curse, not a blessing, and she tries to forget that part exists at all.

When a Fae prince — heir to the Winter Court of Faerie — turns up in her office in the human realm with information about her latest case, Maewen can no longer ignore her magic.

This unlikely pair must work together to bring down a deadly foe threatening chaos and darkness to both the human and Fae realms.

Mae and Rhodri’s passion might heat up the night, but Rho celebrates all magic as a gift. He cannot understand why any Fae – whether hybrid or full-blood — would want to deny their own heritage.

The Fae prince and the human detective will have to dig deep to find the strength to face the darkest battle, not only against a vicious enemy, but to conquer their own hidden demons that the darkness brings to the fore.

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REVIEW:: BANSHEE POWER is the third and final instalment in Jen Katemi’s contemporary, adult BLOOD FAE CHRONICLES erotic, paranormal, fantasy romance series focusing on three Fae/human hybrid sisters: Aleah, Indie and Maewen. This is supernatural inspector and banshee Maewen Jones, and Winter Court prince Rhodri’s story line. BANSHEE POWER can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty.Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: A banshee is part of Irish mythology; a fae or sprite whose keening wail warns of impending death.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Maewen and Rhodri) BANSHEE POWER continues to focus on the ‘abominations’ and necromancers created by former Queen of the Winter Court Rhiannon,and her consort Targon. In an effort to reclaim the Winter Court throne, and rule all of Faerie, Rhiannon is hoping to capture one or all of the three Banshee sisters but Maewen Jones is the only Banshee left unprotected by a consort or mate, making her an easier target for Rhiannon’s plans. Enter Prince Rhodri, Rhiannon’s son, and the man that will fall in love with our story line heroine. As Maewen, and Rhodri set a plan into motion to end Rhiannon and Targon’s carnage, Maewen is caught unawares and finds herself in the Badlands of Faerie, facing the possibility of a slow agonizing death.

The relationship between Maewen and Rhodri is one of immediate attraction but Maewen is a strong and independent heroine who continues to deny her Fae heritage, and in this Rhodri struggles with his attraction to a woman he believes may also deny him, her love. Fated mates, Maewen will quickly discover that working together with Rhodri is better than working on her own. The $ex scenes are passionate and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters include the previous story line couples: Aleah and Luc (Banshee Cry), India and Tarrien (Banshee Song 2): Queen Renna, former Queen Rhiannon and her consort Targon, as well as Rhodri’s long suffering father King Tryppton.

BANSHEE POWER is a story of family and relationships; power and control. There are moments of passion and love, heart break and loss, revelations and acceptance. The premise is compelling; the romance is fated and seductive; the characters are spirited and strong.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Banshee Cry
Banshee Song

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Banshee Song (Blood Fae Chronicles 2) by Jen Katemi-a review

Banshee Song (Blood Fae Chronicles 2) by Jen Katemi-a review

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 7, 2020

Her banshee song is her weapon… will it be enough to save those she loves?

My voice is my gift and my weapon.
As a banshee, I carry the song of life and death within me.

Now, crazed, magical beasts want my blood, and my true fae name, or so he says.
A warrior from Faerie’s Winter Court has come to protect me from this supposed supernatural threat.

The sexy fae won’t relent, says his heart is frozen. No chance.
With every kiss, heat rises and ice melts, and I forget everything, but fire and desire.

But now, I need that winter warrior’s protection more than anything.
With no training, no allies, and nowhere to go, I’m on my own.

My voice isn’t enough to protect myself or the ones I love.
They’re about to drain me of my blood, my life.

And I have nothing to save me, but my love.
My warrior.
Is it too late, for us both?

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REVIEW:BANSHEE SONG is the second instalment in Jen Katemi’s contemporary adult BLOOD FAE CHRONICLES erotic, paranormal/fantasy series focusing on the hybrid offspring( part human / part fae) of Lady Renna of the Fae. This is banshee Indigo (Indigosturianawella), and winter warrior Tarrien. BANSHEE SONG can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalment is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Tarrien and Indigo) BANSHEE SONG follows Winter warrior Tarrien as he is tasked by Lady Renna to guard and protect our story line heroine but Indigo wants nothing to do with supernatural protection until an ‘abomination’ of hybrid ‘wear and human’ targets our heroine for capture and control. What ensues is the quickly building relationship between Tarrien and Indigo, and the fall-out as Indigo finds herself imprisoned in a world she knows nothing about.

Indigo has only ever met her mother once in her life, and as such knows very little about the life and culture of the mythical Fae but our heroine knows she is a Banshee, and uses her voice to entertain the crowds but when death is imminent, our heroine is unable to control the cries, cries that warn of death and dying. Tarrien knows that to protect Indigo is to protect the woman with whom he is falling in love but Tarrien finds himself struggling in the aftermath of an attack wherein someone more powerful is controlling the behind the scenes.

The relationship between Tarrien and Indigo is one of immediate attraction but Indigo refuses Tarrien’s help and order of protection. Tarrien battles between head and heart knowing to get involved with Indigo could mean losing his ability to remain powerful and cold. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Indigo’s friend and assistant Dreya; Prince Rhodri; former Queen Rhiannon; Tarrien’s father, as well as Indigo’s mother Lady Renna.

BANSHEE SONG is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, family, relationships and love.The fast paced premise is exciting and engaging; the romance is captivating; the characters are colorful and energetic.

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BANSHEE CRY (Blood Fae Chronicles #1) by Jen Katemi

BANSHEE CRY (Blood Fae Chronicles #1) by Jen Katemi

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 9, 2020

This banshee will do anything to save those she loves. Even climb into bed with her enemy.

A banshee without a voice is damn near useless, right?
I should know. I am one. At least, I’m half-banshee, and I’m guessing it’s my human half who failed my dad all those years ago, when the vamps arrived and tore him apart.
I tried to call a warning, to sing of death in the way of my kind.
But no one heard my broken four-year-old voice.

Now all these years later, there’s a vamp on my front doorstep, begging for help.
And despite the fact that he’s the hottest thing I’ve ever laid eyes on and his blood sings to mine in a way I’ve never experienced, I remember the past.
And all I want to do is stake him. Right through his cold, dead heart.

But he’s asking for my assistance in ridding the world of a supernatural curse.
If we don’t work together, this unsuspecting world and everything I know and love could be gone.
Destroyed, just like my father.
And this time, I’m not going to let that happen.
This time, I’ll do anything to be heard, even without a banshee cry.
This time, I’ll need to climb into bed with my enemy.

BANSHEE CRY is the first in Jen Katemi’s brand-new BLOOD FAE CHRONICLES paranormal romance series. Each book features faeries, humans, vampires, shifters, witches and other creatures of the supernatural realm. The series is set in a world full of magical realism and steamy desire, and each story delivers it’s own happy-ever-after ending. The series is best read in order.

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REVIEW: BANSHEE CRY is the first instalment in Jen Katemi’s contemporary, adult BLOOD FAE CHRONICLES erotic, paranormal romance series. This is twenty-nine year old, half-Fae/ half-human banshee Aleachiarsiwella aka Aleah, and two-hundred and eight six year old, vampire Luc Durand’s story line.

NOTE: A banshee is part of Irish mythology; a fae or sprite whose keening wail warns of impending death.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Aleah and Luc) BANSHEE CRY follows in the aftermath of the appearance of an injured vampire at Aleah’s front door. Knowing that, years before, vampires had killed her beloved father, Aleah is reluctant to offer help but something about Luc Durand stirs deep within our story line heroine. Luc Durand is a member of the supernatural police force, and as such is searching for a group of rogue ‘supes’ who are targeting both humans and supernaturals alike. An attack against her neighbors and friends finds Aleah on the defensive but it is the appearance and aid of a surprising foe that reveals more abut Aleah’s past than she could have ever imagined. What ensues is the quick building relationship between Aleah and Luc, and the potential fall-out as Aleah is targeted for who and what she is.

Approximately twenty five years earlier, vampires had attacked and killed the only parent she ever knew, and in this, our heroine is cautious and hesitant about helping the injured vampire. With little knowledge about her mother or her own abilities as a member of the Fae, Aleah battles between head and heart, and the less than perfect powers of her Banshee wail.

Luc Durand is a vampire who lost his maker years before. As a member of the supernatural police force it is Luc’s duty to hunt down the rogue supernaturals who are targeting and destroying so many lives.

The relationship between Aleah and Luc begins acrimoniously as Aleah continues to struggle with the death of her father, at the hands of a supernatural being. Aleah’s attraction to Luc is measured equally by Luc’s attraction to Leah but it is the scent of her blood that pushes Luc to want to claim Aleah as his own. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters include Renna and Tarrien, two members of the Winter Court Fae, as well as Aleah’s friend Laura. Tarrien and Indigo’s story is next in Banshee Song.

BANSHEE CRY is a fast paced, imaginative and spicy story; a dramatic and intense tale that reveals some of the background and history that have led our couple to the here and now.

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Touch Me Not (Naughty Fairy Tales #1) by Jen Katemi-Review & Guest Post

TOUCH ME NOT (Naughty Fairy Tales) by Jen Katemi-Review & Guest Post

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 3, 2018

Mia doesn’t believe in happily-ever-after. She’s spent her whole life fighting the pain of overly-sensitive skin and has never known the joy of being touched in a way that brings pleasure instead of pain. When a mysterious woman suggests her son might be the key to breaking Mia’s curse, it sounds far too crazy to be real—especially when she finds out he’s a renowned Dom in an exclusive, members-only club. But Mia is desperate enough to try anything…

Alexei knows there’s no such thing as happily-ever-after. He’s a child of the streets, rescued by a brothel queen, and the last thing he needs is another suburban princess getting in his way. Bondage is his lifestyle choice. Pain is his business. He wouldn’t know what to do with a woman who likes it subtle. What is his adoptive mother thinking, to bring an innocent like Mia into the dark heart of their infamous Club Plaisir?

A steamy contemporary retelling of the fairy tale, The Princess and the Pea.

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REVIEW: TOUCH ME NOT is the first instalment in Jen Katemi’s (aka Jennifer Lynne) contemporary, adult NAUGHTY FAIRY TALES erotic, romance series retelling some of our favorite childhood stories. This is Mia and Alexei’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Mia and Alexei) TOUCH ME NOT follows the quick building relationship between twenty-five year old Mia, and thirty-five year old Dom Alexei. Mia has an aversion to touch; not quite an aversion but touch of any sort causes her excruciating pain, and our heroine is determined to find someone, anyone who has the ability to take her beyond the physical limits of painful touch into the pleasure of sexual arousal. Enter Dom Alexei, the co-owner of the adults only, sex club Club Plaisir. What ensues is the quick building relationship between Alexei and Mia as Alexei’s touch is the magic needed to pull Mia down from her pain filled existence.

TOUCH ME NOT is an energetic read; an erotic story line focusing on the pleasure of touch- a reverse BDSM scenario (of sorts) in that our hero Alexei does not want to inflict pain but hopes to illicit the comfort and contentment of the pleasures of touch for the young woman that quickly calls to his heart.

The author offers up a little bit of background about our story line hero, a man whose earlier life on the streets came to an end when he met Masha, the woman who would raise Alexei as her own. Masha is a bit of a ‘fairy godmother’ in that Masha ‘rescues’ Mia from a life of unimaginable loneliness and pain, offering up a membership and potential happiness through Alexei and Club Plaisir. The premise is intriguing and entertaining; the characters are charismatic; the romance spicy and hot-on that note, I do struggle with the use of a certain four-letter word in all romance storylines but TOUCH ME NOT is a story of erotica wherein the word is commonly used throughout the story.

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New release: Touch Me Not by Jen Katemi

Thank you, Sandy and The Reading Café, for having me to visit. I’m delighted to share news of my latest release, Touch Me Not. This novella is a slightly different writing adventure, in that it’s my first foray into re-imagining a classic fairy tale.

I’m primarily a steamy contemporary romance author, so I decided to take the basic premise of The Princess and the Pea and rework it into a contemporary and very steamy version in which a woman with super-sensitive skin meets a princely Dom who delivers pain for a living.

I’m not sure what possessed me when I started writing this story. Alexei, the hero of Touch Me Not, owns and works in a brothel. That’s definitely not your average hero material, I know, but he is so deeply complex and in need of someone who can save him, that I simply couldn’t resist writing his story.

Mia is a young “suburban princess” who has spent her whole life fighting the pain of overly sensitive skin and dealing with the physical isolation that comes with such hypersensitivity.

I thought it would be interesting to pair these complete opposites and see where the story took me. As I wrote Chapter One, I had no idea how these two poor souls would ever achieve their happy-ever-after, let alone a happy-for-now. Oh, the joys of being a pantser – without a plot, you have no idea where the characters are going to take you!

Along the way, I have to admit I fell in love with Alexei and Mia. Touch Me Not has now become one of my favorite stories. I’m so pleased Evernight Publishing liked it too!

Touch Me Not releases from Evernight on August 3rd.

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Jen Katemi (aka Jennifer Lynne) is an award-winning & bestselling author of steamy contemporary romance. Jen is published with Evernight Publishing, Naughty Nights Press, and as Jennifer Lynne with Red Sage. She has also forged a successful indie career starting with her popular GODS OF LOVE and FORBIDDEN series of erotic novellas.

When she’s not writing, Jen works in admin, looks after the family, pampers various cats, and tries to find a smidgen of time for her husband. She lives in Melbourne, Australia.

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