J Megan Smith, Author at J. Megan Smith

Between the last frost and the first bloom, there’s a moment in March where anything feels possible.

I love March. I know it’s still chilly and overcast in most places, but it has always heralded the beginning of spring for me. My sister and I love celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. We dress in all the green we can find, watch Celtic Thunder videos, cook a dinner of corned beef, soda bread and green jello salad, and speak in truly terrible Irish accents. We hype up those sneaky leprechauns to the little ones and act shocked when the milk turns green, tiny green footprints appear on the toilet seat and the leprechaun traps are tripped, leaving gold coins…but not a one was caught (they’re so fast, those tiny fairy creatures!). It’s just a happy, silly holiday that marks the transition from winter to spring.

I think it’s the green that makes me feel happy-it’s such a fresh, hopeful color that makes everything feel light and filled with possibility. It’s also a holiday that embraces magic and enchanted creatures and, as a fantasy romance author, that makes me sigh and smile happily. Even in the midst of the coldest, most miserable weather, you can find the promise of spring and all the magical romance your heart desires in a book. Spring is on it’s way!

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Spring is nature’s way of reminding us that life always finds a way to bloom again.

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April always seems to appear out of nowhere. Maybe because Easter changes each year so it’s hard to anticipate its coming like the other big holidays. Or maybe it’s because you’re never sure if you’ll be hunting (or hiding) eggs in the snow, rain or a lovely mild day. Either way, I love seeing the fresh green on the trees and the pastel coloring everywhere you go. Spring is an awakening where you suddenly notice the world around you after hunkering down in the cold for a few months and everyone seems to be anticipating those glorious warm days to come.

This year, April is going to be busy with bridal celebrations for a family member, visits with my brother and, hopefully, a new release. I’m working hard on getting it finished and I hope you’ll love it as much as I’ve loved writing it. Life seems poised with breathless anticipation of happy change to come and I can’t wait to see what’s around the bend in the road.

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Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” -Dr. Seuss

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Life is full of moments that stick with you (good or bad). I took my half-asleep nephew out of the car to take him inside the house. After wrapping his arms around me and resting his head on my shoulder, he told me ‘I love you. I wish you were part of my family’. I reminded him I was his aunt, so I was part of his family. ‘No,’ he said ‘I want to you to to be a part of my family and always live in my house’. Awww!

My brother’s toddler twins grinned and played games with me while I fed them in their highchairs.

And we attended a kid’s chess competition in Las Vegas where we realized in half-panic/half-laughing in shock/half-horrified that there are half-naked pictures of women…everywhere! Including on the road as we’re driving behind a sketchy truck showing what they were offering and on lifesize posters while walking to our room. I don’t think I’ve ever seen my nephews eyes so big. We had a lot to discuss when we finally made it into the room.

Yep. Moments can be crazy. We’ll be talking, shaking our heads, and laughing about them for years to come. I hope you have some memorable moments of your own that will become memories for the book of your life.

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Across a Starlit Sea

Blackstar Guardians, Uncategorized / J Megan Smith

Blackstar Guardians…

Warriors chosen for their inherent protectiveness and deeply held honor, they are men and women who willingly fight the darkness to safeguard those they love…

Two souls meant to be

Addison Grimaldi lived a happy, simple life as an aquatics history professor, dreaming of one day stepping foot in the ocean. Then Prince Alexander Marinius walked into her life and turned everything upside down.

Used to things going his way with a flash of his roguish smile and storied charm, Alexander was thrown for a loop when he finally met his Seraphin…only to have her reject the bond and insist they didn’t have any future.

A search for a lost treasure

Determined to convince her otherwise, he planned how to sweep her off her feet when serendipity left her stranded on the mythic islands of Atlas. And as he helped her search for a famous sunken ship, the mysteries keeping them apart revealed fears she needed to conquer…and a family secret that would change everything.

A future in reach

When an old enemy rears his head, Alexander will need to call on all his skills as a Blackstar Guardian to rescue Addison from a threat out of the past and convince her to take a chance on forever as they sail across a starlit sea….

Light contemporary cozy fantasy romance with humor, heart, and a swirl of magic!

No/Low spice, closed door romance

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