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It’s Been a Long Time – and a Long Winter

March 31, 2017

I haven’t written a Mainly Jane post for months, and I can’t blame the snow. But Northwest Connecticut sure did get a lot of the white stuff and after living in California for many years I wasn’t thrilled about it. But spring is here (except it’s supposed to snow again today – ugh) and I decided to jump back on the blog.

The real reason I haven’t written a new post is because my mother died in November and I’ve not only been grieving the loss of her but handling her affairs – from the sale of her house to the giant tag sale there a couple of weeks ago. She and I were very close and I miss her everyday. Here we are at my wedding almost 25 years ago.

She was a writer herself, having had her essays about domestic life published in the Westchester section of The New York Times. An avid reader too, she ran her book group for many years. But it was her steadfast championing of my writing career that meant the most to me. Whenever I had a new book published, she was first in line at her local bookstore buying copies for herself and all her friends. She also had a great sense of humor. If I got a bad review, she’d curl her lip and say, “I’ll break their kneecaps.”  The threat always made me laugh because she was tiny and gracious and decidedly not prone to violence. But she had my back – always.

It’s no wonder that my latest novel, the second draft of which I’ve just finished, focuses on a mother and daughter. It’s about grief too, but I hope I’ve handled the subject with humor and heart. I’m waiting for my editor to weigh in on this latest draft and then we’ll see where it goes.

In other news, one of my older novels, Name Dropping, about two women with the same name whose identities get mixed up, is being shopped in Hollywood again.

When it was first published, it was optioned for a feature film by Miramax and the screenwriters of “Legally Blonde” were hired to write the script. But as with so many book options, this one never went anywhere. Now, two new producers are hoping for a TV movie adaptation. Fingers crossed.

More to come now that I’ve emerged from hibernation!

Filed Under: Mainly Jane Tagged With: Connecticut, grief, Mainly Jane, mothers and daughters, Name Dropping, winter snow

Six More Backlist Novels Get a Facelift!

April 27, 2016

Diversion Books, which is publishing my new novel, Three Blonde Mice, in August and reissued five of my previous novels last month with covers that are colorful and fun and have a freshness to them, reissued six more of my books yesterday. I really like that there’s an overall “look” to the novels now. Take a peek!

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Thanks to Diversion’s art department for tackling such a big job. Coming up with all these covers must have required a lot of time and creativity. Big hat tip to them.

Filed Under: Mainly Jane Tagged With: Best Enemies, Female Intelligence, Lucky Stars, Name Dropping, Sis Boom Bah, The Secret Ingredient

Winter Sale!

February 4, 2013

White sales are great and shoe sales are nice and who doesn’t love discounts on merchandise of any kind. So why not have a sale on my ebooks? February 1st kicked off our special “Winter Sale” on my 11 novels that were launched in ebook editions over the summer. For a limited time only, we’ve dropped the prices from $4.99 to $2.99, so there’s never been a better time to curl up with a Kindle/Nook/iPad and read.

Thanks to those who’ve been fans of my romantic comedies and have been spreading the word to others. And to those who’ve never read one of my novels, I hope you’ll get started!

 

Filed Under: Mainly Jane Tagged With: Best Enemies, Clean Sweep, Crystal Clear, ebooks, Female Intelligence, Infernal Affairs, Jane Heller, Lucky Stars, Name Dropping, Princess Charming, romantic comedies, Sis Boom Bah, The Club, The Secret Ingredient, Winter Sale

Four More Novels Go Digital!

July 17, 2012

Last week, I had the pleasure of reporting that six of my backlist titles were finally available in ebook editions. Today, I’m here to announce that four more novels have been converted and are available at e-tailers: Lucky Stars, The Secret Ingredient, Name Dropping and Princess Charming.

That leaves only Female Intelligence, which should be joining the others in a few weeks.

Very exciting for me to have these books in their new editions with their colorful covers and reasonable prices. Spread the word!

 

Filed Under: Humor, Mainly Jane Tagged With: ebooks, Jane Heller, Lucky Stars, Name Dropping, Princess Charming, romantic comedies, The Secret Ingredient

Sneak Peek At My New Ebook Covers

February 16, 2012

As the Pointer Sisters used to sing: “I’m so excited and I just can’t hide it!”

The reason for my excitement? The launch, possibly as early as next month, of the brand new ebook editions of my 11 novels that have been out of print and, therefore, never before available as ebooks.

The novels have gotten a facelift too, thanks to extremely talented designer Lilien Hoffman, who has created both a colorful look for my “brand” as well as eye-catching images for each book.

Want to see what will be appearing on an Amazon or BN.com page soon? Scroll down for a sneak peek…

 

Are these covers gorgeous or what?

Filed Under: Confessions of a She-Fan Tagged With: Best Enemies, Clean Sweep, Crystal Clear, ebooks, Female Intelligence, Infernal Affairs, Jane Heller, Lucky Stars, Name Dropping, novels, Princess Charming, romantic comedies, Sis Boom Bah, The Club, The Secret Ingredient

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