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Maddie James

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Maddie James also writes as Madeleine Jaimes.

The author of 70+ romantic novels, novellas, and short stories, Maddie James pens romance and suspense stories in contemporary and paranormal worlds. Her contemporary worlds often lean toward small towns and western settings, complete with cowboys, Alpha men, and strong, take-charge women.

Her romance writing career launched in 1997 as a traditionally published author with Kensington Books. Currently publishing as an independent author, she writes full time from her Midwest, small town home, where she also gardens, cooks, and chases the dog.

Affaire de Coeur says, “James shows a special talent for traditional romance,” and RT Book Reviews claims, “James deftly combines romance and suspense, so hop
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New Release Day: I Wish You Love

Had she waited years for the perfect moment that would never come?
I Wish You Love

Alice McBain spent a lifetime putting others first—her family, her friends, and Marilyn Morgan, the woman she’s secretly loved for over a decade.

 

But Marilyn isn’t just the mayor of Tuckaway Bay and Alice’s superior—she’s running for a state Senate seat and insists on keeping their relationship under wraps until after the el

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Update 8/25/2025. I Wish You Love has released! I'm so excited to share Alice's story with the world. I hope you enjoy the book, and most of all, I Wish You Love!

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“Imagine.”
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“Her hands slid down over her hair to her shoulders and then fell to her sides. She glanced lower, then brought her right hand up to her thigh. Her bruises were almost gone now. The last ones she’d ever have. They looked like a yellow-green mass high on her inner thigh. As her hand trailed upward to her hip and abdomen, she flinched, still a little tender. The bruises there were the same. Yes, she was healing. Inside and out. Meg stood for a moment longer in the shower, her head tossed back to catch the cascade of water raining down her hair and back until the hot stinging droplets turned into cool pellets against”
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