Books-n-Kisses is happy to have Jayne Ann Krentz on the blog today for day 11 of her Twelve Days of Bookmas.  We are also excited to help her celebrate her newest release When All The Girls Have Gone. Which both Kimberly and Kelly loved (make sure to check out our reviews below). So without further fanfare I am turning the blog over to Jayne Ann.

TWELVE DAYS OF BOOKMAS

By Jayne Ann Krentz

In which I answer the twelve questions that I am most frequently asked and recommend a book for that hard-to-buy for person on your holiday list.

ELEVENTH DAY OF BOOKMAS

Question # 11:  What’s with the dust bunnies?

Don’t get me started.  The dust bunnies have taken over my Jayne Castle world.  Go back.  Save yourselves.  Send help.

Ahem, where was I? Oh, right – trying to explain the dust bunnies. For those who don’t read my stories of futuristic paranormal romantic-suspense — written under my Jayne Castle name — this must seem like very weird territory. (It’s actually weirder than you can possibly imagine).   If you do read those books then you know what this is about.  Dust bunnies are native to the planet Harmony.  They are playful, cheerful creatures who are fascinated by bright, sparkly objects.  They are also capable of forming a psychic bond with their chosen human companion.

But dust bunnies have a dark side.  As the saying goes, by the time you see the teeth it’s too late.  Here’s the thing, though: they are fiercely loyal to their human friends.  If you happen to have a dust bunny pal you can rest assured the little dude will have your back in a bar fight.

Day 11 Book Recommendation for Holiday Gifting:

Considering the other-worldly subject matter of this blog it seems only fitting that today’s recommendation is an other-worldly title.  I’m going to go with a tale of high adventure and cool science set in the near future.  I absolutely loved this book.  The movie was terrific, as well.  If you’ve got a science nerd on your holiday shopping list I can recommend the following (assuming she or he hasn’t already read it).  THE MARTIAN by Andy Weir.

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TITLE: When All The Girls Have Gone
CHARACTERS: Charlotte & Max
AUTHOR: Jayne Ann Krentz
PUBLICATION DATE: November 29, 2016
ORDER LINKS: Amazon | B&N

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Jayne Ann Krentz, the New York Times bestselling author of Secret Sisters, delivers a thrilling novel of the deceptions we hide behind, the passions we surrender to, and the lengths we’ll go to for the truth…

When Charlotte Sawyer is unable to contact her step-sister, Jocelyn, to tell her that one her closest friends was found dead, she discovers that Jocelyn has vanished.

Beautiful, brilliant—and reckless—Jocelyn has gone off the grid before, but never like this. In a desperate effort to find her, Charlotte joins forces with Max Cutler, a struggling PI who recently moved to Seattle after his previous career as a criminal profiler went down in flames—literally. Burned out, divorced and almost broke, Max needs the job.

After surviving a near-fatal attack, Charlotte and Max turn to Jocelyn’s closest friends, women in a Seattle-based online investment club, for answers. But what they find is chilling…

When her uneasy alliance with Max turns into a full-blown affair, Charlotte has no choice but to trust him with her life. For the shadows of Jocelyn’s past are threatening to consume her—and anyone else who gets in their way…

Make sure to check out Kimberly’s review HERE & Kelly’s review HERE

Jayne Ann Krentz is the author of more than fifty New York Times bestsellers. She has written contemporary romantic suspense novels under that name, as well as futuristic and historical romance novels under the pseudonyms Jayne Castle and Amanda Quick, respectively. Learn more at about JayneAnn on her blog and connect with her on Facebook.

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TITLE: Otherwised Engaged
CHARACTERS: Benedict Stanbrigde & Amity Doncaster
AUTHOR: Amanda Quick
PUBLICATION DATE: April 22, 2014
ORDER LINKS: Amazon | B&N

Miss Amity Doncaster, world traveler, is accustomed to adventure and risk. Benedict Stanbridge, a man of science and a spy for the Crown, has faced danger in the darker corners of foreign lands. But they are about to face a threat that is shockingly close to home . . .

One does not expect to be kidnapped on a London street in broad daylight. But Amity Doncaster barely escapes with her life after she is trapped in a carriage with a blade-wielding man in a black silk mask who whispers the most vile taunts and threats into her ear. Her quick thinking, and her secret weapon, save her . . . for now.

But the monster known in the press as the Bridegroom, who has left a trail of female victims in his wake, has survived the wounds she inflicts and will soon be on his feet again. He is unwholesomely obsessed by her scandalous connection to Benedict Stanbridge—gossip about their hours alone in a ship’s stateroom seems to have crossed the Atlantic faster than any sailing vessel could. Benedict refuses to let this resourceful, daring woman suffer for her romantic link to him—as tenuous as it may be.

For a man and woman so skilled at disappearing, so at home in the exotic reaches of the globe, escape is always an option. But each intends to end the Bridegroom’s reign of terror in London, and will join forces to do so. And as they prepare to confront an unbalanced criminal in the heart of the city they love, they must also face feelings that neither of them can run away from.