Romance Sweet Reads: JENNA (Always a Bridesmaid - Book 1) by Author NANCY FRASER **Book Birthday**

Welcome to Romance Sweet Reads. Today, we're featuring the first book in a new sweet contemporary romance series, Always a Bridesmaid. Fourteen inidividual books, all with feisty women who may... or may not... be looking for love.

The first book out of the gate is Jenna by Author Nancy Fraser. Join us for a sneak peek.

Another day, another invite to serve as Maid of Honor at one of her sorority sisters’ weddings. Who knew she had so many friends chomping at the bit to get married?

Professor Jenna Richardson is half-tempted to apply for a teaching position all the way across the country in an effort to get out of the bridesmaid spin cycle. The only things holding her back is the fact she slid haphazardly across the big 3-0 on her last birthday, and certain tenure is only months away.

Oh... and then there’s him. Elliott Maxwell, this year’s Writer-in-Residence. New York Times bestselling author, screenwriter, major pain in the rump who has all the department’s admins running around catering to his every whim.

Still, Jenna finds herself more than a little intrigued.

Elliott took this gig as Writer-in-Residence to—hopefully—jump start his writing mojo. The adage, ‘you’re only as good as your last’ is weighing heavily on his mind, and interrupting his muse. That, and the saucy, sexy English Professor in the office next door. She gets his ‘other’ mojo going with little more than a casual toss of her long, blonde hair. Or, the way she does her best to hide her beautiful smile.

Will their close proximity write them both a new chapter? Or, is their fledgling friendship destined for the bargain bin?

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University of California Merced Campus
Spring Semester
Late January

Professor Jenna Richardson slid the portfolio into her briefcase, and reached for her jacket. She’d promised her sister they’d meet for pizza at the new spot a few blocks from Molly’s Koffee Klatch. Given she’d canceled twice in the past few weeks when she found herself buried in exams, Jenna was determined to keep their date.

She’d nearly made it halfway down the corridor, when the familiar voice of Minnie Dawson, her admin assistant, called out to her. “Jenna, are you coming to the reading? The students are filing in. We need to hurry if we’re going to get a good seat.”

Jenna gave a quick shake of her head, and halted her getaway long enough to say, “No, not tonight. I’ve got other plans.”

“I thought Dean Strothers made it mandatory,” Minnie reminded her. “You know, welcome the new Writer-in-Residence, and all that.”

“Believe me, I’m low on the Dean’s list of important people. I doubt he’ll even realize I’m missing.”

“What do you mean? You’re in line for tenure by the fall semester. I’m sure he’ll notice.”

“That’s a chance I’ll have to take,” Jenna insisted. “I’m not breaking another date.”

“Ooo,” Minnie cooed. “Anyone I know? More importantly... is he gorgeous?”

“Yes, you know her, and yes, she’s gorgeous.”

Minnie released an exaggerated sigh. “You’re going out with your sister again, aren’t you? I swear, you two are destined to grow old together, in a rickety old house, with two dozen cats, and not a viable man in sight.”

“Molly’s allergic,” Jenna stated simply before making her escape through the side door leading to the quad.

Thankfully, the drive to the Pizza Palace was short, giving her little time to dwell on her decision to skip tonight’s welcoming festivities. The lecture hall was sure to be full, and the wine and cheese reception following just as crowded. Nobody, other than Minnie, would realize she was MIA.

Nancy Fraser a Top 100 best-selling and award-winning author. She is the 2022 winner of the NEST (National Excellence in Story Telling) award for her western historical romance, An Honorable Man for Katarina.

She's also the granddaughter of a Methodist minister known for his fire-and-brimstone approach to his faith. Nancy has brought some of his spirit into her Christian romances. And, her own off-beat sense of humor to her clean & wholesome books.

When not writing (which is almost never), Nancy dotes on her five wonderful grandchildren and looks forward to traveling and reading when time permits. Nancy lives in Atlantic Canada where she enjoys the relaxed pace and colorful people.

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