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Jessica Nelson

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February 27

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Inspirational Romance, Romance

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My heart is filled with romantic stories, my shelves are loaded with chocolate and my lips are always longing for one more cup of Starbucks. Besides that, I write for Love Inspired Historical and am a happy mom to a bunch of little boys. I love connecting with readers and writers.

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Average rating: 3.87 · 1,219 ratings · 179 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	Remember Love (The Women of Manatee Bay, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 383 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love on the Range 4.11 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Hasty Betrothal 3.67 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Matchmaker's Match 3.82 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Unlikely Duchess 4.27 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unconventional Governess 3.90 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Family on the Range 3.82 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Husband Dilemma 4.24 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Undercover Love (The Women of Manatee Bay, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forever Love (The Women of Manatee Bay #3) 4.38 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I Did A Thing! But I'm still writing books too...

So...I am learning coding languages. Ruby and JavaScript in particular.

I posted my story HERE on Romancing the Code.

And HERE on Medium.

BTW, I have a new book releasing early January! SO happy and excited! That is all. :-) Happy almost Christmas! Did you put up your tree yet?

A marriage of convenience

is the only way to save her family…

Widow Sophia Seymour never planned to marry again—let a

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Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man

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Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe

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A History of God: The 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

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“Life is a series of checks and balances, sowing and reaping.”
― Jessica Nelson, Remember Love

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“It is a rare and precious thing in life to know what you want. Even more, to pursue it. ~Lord Dominic St. Raven”
― Jessica Nelson, The Unconventional Governess

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“She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Work: A Story of Experience

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“Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.”
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“The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.”
― Louisa May Alcott

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“That is a good book it seems to me, which is opened with expectation and closed with profit.”
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“There are many Beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully that no one sees the sacrifices till the little cricket on the hearth stops chirping, and the sweet, sunshiny presence vanishes, leaving silence and shadow behind.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

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