October 3, 2019

He was the bad boy I fell for in college. Now he’s a sexy single dad and Charleston’s most successful venture capitalist. Dominant and decisive, Ford Montgomery is used to getting what he wants. And he just set his sights on me…

Southern Heartbreaker, an all-new standalone contemporary romance in the Charleston Heat series by Jessica Peterson is coming October 24, 2019!

Ford Montgomery was my first everything.

First love.

First guy I slept with.

First heartbreak when he dumped me without explanation.

A decade later, it’s just my luck he’s the first guy I run into after moving back to my hometown of Charleston. Three piece suit, tie, and a watch worth more than my car–being a mogul looks good on Ford. So does being a doting dad to his adorable four-year-old daughter.

I tell myself I can resist him. But one impulsive, ill-advised kiss later, and Ford is in hot pursuit. He’s determined to make up for his past mistakes, and convinces me to give him a second chance.

What started out as fun between the sheets gets really serious, really fast. Problem is, I swore I’d never give up the dreams I worked so hard for to settle down and do the family thing.

But seeing Ford light up around his daughter–seeing how he’s chasing his ambitions while rocking fatherhood–is making me rethink what I want out of life.

It doesn’t help that behind his corporate veneer is the bad boy I fell in love with. And bad boys aren’t afraid to play dirty…or break hearts.

Southern Heartbreaker is part of the Charleston Heat Series, which is a series of interconnected standalone novels set in the steamy southern town of Charleston, South Carolina.

Coming October 24, 2019 to Amazon and Kindle Unlimited!

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Cover Designer: Najla Qamber of Najla Qamber Designs

Photographer: Dany Fantoni

Cover Model: Marco Boscolo

About Jessica:

Jessica Peterson writes smart, sexy romance set in her favorite cities around the world. She grew up on a steady diet of Mr. Darcy, Jamie Frasier, and Edward Cullen, and it wasn’t long before she started creating irresistible heroes of her own. She loves strong coffee, stronger heroines, and heroes with hot accents.

She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband Ben and her smelly Goldendoodle Martha Bean.

Connect with Jessica:

Website: www.jessicapeterson.com

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Email: jessicapauthor@jessicapeterson.com

I can tell from the first book, Aries, that the new series by Gemma Jones, The Zodiac Queen, is going to be a keeper. It was a quick read, which was both good and bad. It was good because I was able to read it quickly, but bad because it left me wanting more.

I thought that the author did a good job of establishing the concept without it seeming too farfetched. I did have a hard time determining the setting because it is one of those books that has both contemporary references (such as a clothing line) but also some more archaic or historical aspects (the virgin bride, a fictional island). None of this distracted me from the story.

The author was also careful to keep the Zodiac theme throughout, which I appreciated. A few were that there were 12 members of the Zodiac Brotherhood; she had to stay with each of them for one month; there were 12 stories in the building on the island, and so on. That attention to detail made the story more interesting.

The relationship between Liam (Aries) and Novalee was unique. As the Chancellor, Liam had a little more power over decisions, but there were some things that he couldn’t change. Novalee was in a difficult situation and will have to find her way when her protector (which he essentially became) isn’t able to help her. She is also strangely attracted to one of the brothers who seems to despise her, which will cause some political intrigue between the members of the Brotherhood.

All of this made for a great start to the series, which (assumedly ) will have 12 installments. If they are all this short, they should come rather quickly, which makes for happy readers.