It’s ALIVE!!

I am SO excited to share this story with you. Writing Dean’s story was such an amazing experience and I am so thrilled release day is finally here!

This story is two broken and battled people who find hope in the most unlikely of places. Only after they bare their souls and the scars buried deep within them are they are to find love in each others arms.

BLURB:

Every scar tells a story…
Some are etched on the skin, for the whole world to see.
Others are buried deep, so deep, only the heart can truly find them.

Dean Sutherland was the quintessential guy next door. Strong and dependable, with a heart of gold, he knew exactly where his life was headed. Until one fateful night at sea ripped away everything. Now he’s adrift, a man without a purpose.

Cora Carpenter thought she had the perfect life. A successful career, an affectionate husband and a daughter who adores her. But soon that perfect world is crashing down around her, and she’s in need of a fresh start. Moving to a remote town on the coast of North Carolina seems like the perfect plan. That is until she finds herself face to face with a kindred soul from her past.

Dean and Cora have more in common than either are willing to admit. Both deeply rooted in their pain, they can’t help but find hope in each other’s eyes and passion entwined with every touch. But can two broken hearts make a whole?

Will the scars they’ve bared to one another poison their happily ever after, or can love truly heal all?

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Also, don’t forget to pick up The Choices I’ve Made, on sale for just $0.99! (Last Day!)

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It’s COMING!!

I almost titled this blog post “Everything you need to know about my next release” but A) That’s a really long title and B) Well, I really don’t have another reason other than I just love this book title, don’t you?!

For those of you who have read The Choices I’ve Made, this is a continuation of the By The Bay series, a collection of stand-alone novels all set in the coastal town of Ocracoke, North Carolina. And yes, this is Dean’s book!

Guys, this was quite an emotional journey writing this book. Not to say the book is going to be because honestly, I think you’ll find yourself grinning more than crying when reading this one. But I think I really psyched myself out when approaching Dean’s character.

So, for those of you who aren’t familiar with this series yet, Dean is the best friend of the hero in The Choices I’ve Made. Without giving too much away, something happens in this novel that changes Dean’s life forever. This happy, go-lucky guy suddenly finds himself adrift, with a murky future and no idea how to move on from this life-altering event. Making sure I accurately depicted his character without making this book a total downer was a challenge. I didn’t want this book to feel down in the dumps depressing and I struggled.

For weeks.

But luckily, in writing, there is always a way. And I found mine in a character I hope you guys will truly adore. Again, no spoilers. But I think you’ll recognize who it is the moment she appears on the page. (Okay, I guess that was a tiny spoiler.)

So anyway…here are all the details!

BLURB

Every scar tells a story…
Some are etched on the skin, for the whole world to see.
Others are buried deep, so deep, only the heart can truly find them.

Dean Sutherland was the quintessential guy next door. Strong and dependable, with a heart of gold, he knew exactly where his life was headed. Until one fateful night at sea ripped away everything. Now he’s adrift, a man without a purpose.

Cora Carpenter thought she had the perfect life. A successful career, an affectionate husband and a daughter who adores her. But soon that perfect world is crashing down around her, and she’s in need of a fresh start. Moving to a remote town on the coast of North Carolina seems like the perfect plan. That is, until she finds herself face to face with a kindred soul from her past.

Dean and Cora have more in common than either are willing to admit. Both deeply rooted in their pain, they can’t help but find hope in each other’s eyes and passion entwined with every touch. But can two broken hearts make a whole?

Will the scars they bare haunt them forever, or can love truly heal all?

Releasing everywhere, March 12th

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I never get sick of typing those words! Even thirteen books deep, the feeling of publishing a novel never get old.

It’s exciting, exhilarating and well…incredibly nerve-wracking as well. Will it sell? Will readers hate it? Will they understand what I was trying to convey?

This latest novel, The Choices I’ve Made is one of my favorite tropes to write–second chances. I guess because my husband and I are a sort of second chance story. Not a very good one, mind you…but a second chance nonetheless (or third if you ask him)

We dated briefly in junior high. We met in history class. He was the kid with honey kissed curls who always the same Stussy sweatshirt, and I was the girl with the goofy glasses and funky green bodysuit. It was the nineties after all.

We were each others first romance. We went to our first dance together. His dad, my father in law, came and picked us up and I refused to let my mother take our picture. How I’d love to go back in time and force myself in front of that camera. We did manage to make it in the yearbook though. But, it was junior high and our time together was short. We broke up a week later and that was that.

Well, almost. He asked me out again later that year and we tried again. I think he was a sucker for pain because the petty thirteen year old that I was dumped him once again.

This time, he didn’t try again for four more years. Thankfully, the third time was a charm and we’ve been together ever since.

There’s something about a second chance love story that pulls at your heart strings.

The history, the reunion….the makeup sex. 🙂

It’s all there in The Choices I’ve Made and I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it.

Blurb

Death is easy.
Surviving it? That’s the hard part.

Dr. Jake Jameson knows this all too well. Losing his mother at the age of eighteen, he walks away from his small hometown and the painful memories it holds, vowing to never return again.

Twelve years later, he finds himself driving back down the coast of North Carolina. When his father leaves him a small medical practice, he has no choice but to heed the call until he can find someone else to take it off his hands.

But coming back home means facing everything he left behind, including the one woman who might make it impossible to leave again.

Molly McIntyre has spent her entire life in one town. Taking over her parents’ small inn, she’s settled into a quiet, happy life. But all of that comes to an abrupt halt when Jake shows up at her door in need of a place to stay.

Molly loathes everything about this man, but she can’t find it in her heart to refuse his request.

After over a decade, these former lovers quickly discover what once burned brightly between them has only grown in their time apart. Soon they must decide if the choices they’ve made have led them back to each other for a second chance or one final goodbye.

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It’s here! Killian and Kate’s epic story of love, secret and lies is LIVE!

Fraud was such a fun book for me to write. This was a story I just had to write, and rearranging my publishing schedule to fit it in this year was completely worth it.

I loved writing about Kate’s careers and her rise to fame. And Killian? Well…he was just plain fun. Often times, I find myself gravitating to the tear jerker stories…ones that tug at my heartstrings and gives my readers ALL the feels.

But sometimes, it’s just time to write something fun and SEXY! And this is Fraud.

So, without further ado….here are the details!

BLURB:

From USA Today Bestselling author J.L. Berg comes a sexy standalone about love, lies and every dirty little thing in between. 

It wasn’t just a job.
It was my way back to the top.

After losing my position as a journalist for one of the biggest news publications in the world, I knew I’d do anything to get it back.
Even if it meant breaking a few hearts to get there.
She was the hottest author in the country. Known only by a pen name, there wasn’t a person alive who wasn’t dying to discover her true identity.
And I’d figured it out.

Her real name was Kate O’Malley and not only did I plan on finding her, but I fully intended on learning every dirty secret she had and exploiting it for my own gain.
But I underestimated my prey.
I didn’t anticipate how her words would intoxicate me, or how the curves of her body would consume me.
I never meant to fall in love.
And now I had a choice to make.

Do I give up everything for the woman I set out to destroy, or walk away, making me the biggest fraud of all?

Fraud is available exclusively through Amazon….and FREE with Kindle Unlimited! Grab it this week for a special release week price of only $2.99 (price will increase to $3.99 next week!)

If you’re still on the fence, feel free to download the first TWO CHAPTERS for a sneak peek!

FRAUD comes out in less than ONE WEEK!! 

You can’t see me, but right now…I’m totally jumping up and down in excitement!

I can’t wait to share this super sexy contemporary romance with all of you! It was an idea that popped into my head one day and I literally couldn’t stop thinking about it. So after a few strategic alterations to my publishing schedule, I managed to fit it in!

Killian and Kate’s whirlwind romance is fun, sexy and full of twists! Here are the details!

BLURB:

From USA Today Bestselling author J.L. Berg comes a sexy standalone about love, lies and every dirty little thing in between. 

It wasn’t just a job.
It was my way back to the top.

After losing my position as a journalist for one of the biggest news publications in the world, I knew I’d do anything to get it back.
Even if it meant breaking a few hearts to get there.
She was the hottest author in the country. Known only by a pen name, there wasn’t a person alive who wasn’t dying to discover her true identity.
And I’d figured it out.

Her real name was Kate O’Malley and not only did I plan on finding her, but I fully intended on learning every dirty secret she had and exploiting it for my own gain.
But I underestimated my prey.
I didn’t anticipate how her words would intoxicate me, or how the curves of her body would consume me.
I never meant to fall in love.
And now I had a choice to make.

Do I give up everything for the woman I set out to destroy, or walk away, making me the biggest fraud of all?

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Can you believe it? Another cover reveal!

I always say this….maybe because I have such a talented team behind me, but this may be my favorite cover EVER!

(I know…just wait until the next one!)

But seriously, this cover is stunningly simple and once you read the book, it will hold so much meaning to you.

The Tattered Gloves is a book idea I’ve had for well over a year. It started out as a new adult book, but I could never quite get the storyline right.

And then one day, my twelve year old daughter, who is a huge reader asked me why I couldn’t just sit down and write a book for her and her friends already! She was sick of having the cool author mom with all the books she could never read…

But it was exactly what I needed to hear to push this story from a concept to a reality. Taking it from new adult to young adult simply made the story come to life. But I’m a adult romance author….can I even do young adult?

Am I petrified no one will read it? Yes! Am I scared to death people will instantly walk away once they find out how sweet and innocent it is compared to everything else I’ve done.

Absolutely!

But, in all honesty…this has been one of the biggest joys of my career to write, and I hope you take a chance on it.  It’s honest, emotional and yes, romantic!

So, without further ado…here is the GORGEOUS cover and blurb for The Tattered Gloves!

Releasing January 24th, 2017
Cover Design: Okay Creations
Custom Photography (back cover): K. Keeton Designs

BLURB:

Head down.
Don’t look up. 
Never make eye contact.

Those were the words I lived by growing up, the words that protected me in an unsafe home. But words are only letters and eventually even they couldn’t keep his hands off me.

Hoping to leave behind the shattered life of my past, I find myself in a boring, small town, with an aunt I’ve never met and at a school I loathe.

But soon I learn, not everything in this world is as black and white as I’ve determined. Sometimes those we are so quick to judge often need a second, third or even fourth time to make a first impression.

And often, there are friendships and even love waiting just around the corner, if we are brave enough to take the first step.

Am I brave?

Or will I hide behind these tattered gloves of mine forever?

Book update!

I’ve gotten a lot of questions about what’s next in the land of J.L. Berg. I’ve been deep in my writing cave, making sure I actually have enough of a story before I
announced anything and now, it’s finally time to share!

I’m currently working on not one, but two books!

This is a first for me. I always swore I’d never write more than one story at a time. It’s hard to focus on that many characters, and honestly…it’s confusing. However, I think because these storylines are so different, it’s been actually rather easy and manageable.  So…on to the details!

The Tattered Gloves

This will be the first book to release. Right now, I’m planning on a January release. What makes this book unique for me is its the first young adult book I’ve ever attempted. Why YA? Well, there are many reason. The first–I love YA. It’s a beautiful genre and one I’ve always wanted to explore. Second–my daughter. As some of you know, I have a twelve year old daughter, and she is an avid reader. She’s always wanted me to write something she could share with her friends and read herself, so this is my gift to her. It’s been such a joy to share my writing with her and see her light up and she reads it.

The Tattered Gloves is geared towards upper YA due to some sensitive subject matter.  Cover and back blurb to come soon!

Fraud

This book idea came to me like a freight train. One day, I was in the shower (which is where all my good ideas come) and suddenly I was rushing out, dripping wet, trying to figure out how to fit this crazy idea into my schedule.

Which is why I’m now writing two books at once.

As I write The Tattered Gloves, putting all my emotion into its pages, Fraud is where I get to release the sexy, fun part of me that is left over. This book is definitely not YA and will similar to Behind Closed Doors as far as tempo and tone.

I’m hoping to release this book early 2017 as well, but I do not have a set date.

I know everything is a little vague at this point, but just stick with me and I promise I’ll give you more soon!

Sale News!

If you follow my blog, or any social media, you may have seen that the Ready series is once again available everywhere! To celebrate, I’ve put the entire series on sale!

If you have yet to pick up this series, or still need to grab a book or two, now is the time! If you have a friend who’s stuck in a book funk–send them a recommendation!

This sale will last about two weeks, so please take advantage!

One more thing!

Holidays are coming soon! I know, scary! I’m already having anxiety!

If you are stumped on what to get your book buddies, I have you covered!

Currently, I am fully stocked with paperbacks for all your gift giving needs–including original covers from the Ready series! Shipping is FREE for US shoppers!

Ok, folks! That is all the news I have for now!

Much love!

–JL

I was just looking up graphics for the title of this post, and just realized “The Old Switcheroo” is a Winnie the Pooh story.

I love Winnie the Pooh.

Okay, anyway…getting off topic.

I have a point to this blog post.

First, I wanted to thank those of you who have picked up, read and loved Behind Closed Doors.  It’s been a little over two weeks since release and I’ve been so humbled by all of the Roman love out there!

Secondly, I wanted to make sure everyone is aware of some adjustments I’ve made to availability of my books.

As most of you know, or maybe you didn’t…who know.  But over the summer, I put the Ready series into Amazon’s exclusive Kindle Unlimited program. This required me to pull all five books from all other retailers. This was never a permanent move for me, and I’m happy to say that on October 5th, Logan, Garrett and yes…Declan too, will be returning to ALL retailers! <3

With this change, I wanted to give KU readers another opportunity to read some of my books, so I recently enrolled the Walls duet into KU, as well as Behind Closed Doors. Since these three books are tied together in some way, it only made sense to allow KU readers to have access to all three. As with the Ready series, this is not permanent, and I will most likely re-publish them everywhere in three months…so if Amazon isn’t your preferred retailer and the thought of downloading one more app on your phone makes you want to hurt someone, never fear…Roman will be back.

Promise!

Okay, that’s it for now. I’m going to go write some words.

<3 JL

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS…is COMING!!

It’s been almost five months since I released a new book, and I am SO EXCITED to release this one! Behind Closed Doors has been a long time coming, and I’m so happy to finally see it reach the hands of my readers!

For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Walls Duet, no worries! Behind Closed Doors can be read as a standalone! But, if you are one of my readers who fell in love with Within These Walls, then you are well acquainted with Roman Cavenaugh, the brutish brother who captured the spotlight without even trying.  This secondary character who I created just to cause a little tension ended up stirring so much curiosity by so many–including me!

I had to know more, and so Behind Closed Doors was created! I wasn’t quite sure where I wanted to take this book, but because of publishing contracts, I was given the time to get to know this elusive man and really give him the story (and heroine) he needed.

This book is a far cry from the Walls Duet.  It’s fun, sexy and at times…pretty damn funny.  I would go so far as to say it’s my first tear-free book, but I’ve had several advanced readers say the ending had them weeping. (in a happy way!)

In anticipation of this book, I wanted to give everyone a sneak peek at the FIRST CHAPTER in its entirety!

Also, if you’re the pre-ordering type, here are the current links that are available.  As you will notice, Amazon has yet to be set up.  We will let you know the moment it goes live, but we’ve chosen to wait until release day for this retailer. (except for the paperback, which is available for pre-order!)

Pre-Order Links:

iBooks –> http://apple.co/2abrKf3
B&N–> http://bit.ly/2bWQ0Eb
Kobo –> http://bit.ly/2bIjJmT
Paperback –> http://amzn.to/2bR9bO3
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