THE WIDOWS Excerpt–Read Chapter One Here!
Publication Day for The Widows is less than a week away! I'm so grateful to the team at Minotaur Books for launching this novel into the world in such a thorough and thoughtful way. And I'm delighted to share the first chapter--just click here to read it. Leave a...
read morePie of the Month: Jess’s Mince-Meat(less) Pie
Our holidays are a little different this year. My mother-in-law passed away last year, the day before Thanksgiving, and my father this year in October. Our children are adults, and this year our older daughter wasn't able to come home for Thanksgiving... but she did...
read moreThe Music Behind (And In) THE WIDOWS
THE WIDOWS, my first novel in my Kinship Historical Mystery series, is set in the Appalachian foothills of Ohio in 1925—and I couldn’t have written it without music. By that I mean both music to keep me energized while writing, and music as part of the story. Music...
read moreSneak Peek into THE WIDOWS: Seven Weeks and Counting!
Pre-Order Here. Email me at jessmontgomeryauthor@gmail.com to let me know that you've pre-ordered, so I can send you a thank-you gift in January, and enter you in the grand prize art...
read moreAn Ode to Cider
Happy Thanksgiving! This year, I'm so thankful to spend the day with my husband and our younger daughter. Perhaps we'll see a few friends and extended family, too. But I admit... I'm a little sentimental, too. My father passed away just last month. My sweet...
read moreSneak Peek into THE WIDOWS: Eight Weeks and Counting!
Pre-Order Here. Email me at jessmontgomeryauthor@gmail.com to let me know that you've pre-ordered, so I can send you a thank-you gift in January, and enter you in the grand prize art...
read moreLast Call for Goodreads Giveaway of THE WIDOWS!
Would you love to be the envy of friends, family, and fellow booklovers alike? Well, here's your chance... but just for a few more days! The Goodreads Giveaway of 50 advance review copies of THE WIDOWS ends in just TWO DAYS! One of those copies could be YOURS! That's...
read moreSneak Peek into THE WIDOWS… Nine Weeks and Counting!
Pre-Order Here. Email me at jessmontgomeryauthor@gmail.com to let me know that you've pre-ordered, so I can send you a thank-you gift in January, and enter you in the grand prize art...
read morePie of the month: Cranberry Apple (and a variation: Cranberry Cherry)
We have an ongoing standoff in our family about cranberries. My husband and our younger daughter are not fans. My older daughter and I are. Of course, the month of November and the Thanksgiving holiday brings this little family rift to the surface each year. Actually,...
read moreSneak Peek into THE WIDOWS… Ten Weeks and Counting!
Sneak peek into THE WIDOWS… ten weeks before publication day!
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