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Jessica Russell

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Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery

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Jessica Russell is the pen name of Jesse Broadt (last name rhymes with "coat") a professional web content writer who specializes in travel. She is the Author of the Hot Winter Sun Series.

Passionate about history, the author is an avid reader of both historical fiction and non-fiction history books. Throughout her life, she was inspired by authors such as Victoria Holt, Phyllis A. Whitney and Belva Plain, and strives to create the same type of multi-dimensional, entertaining characters that readers can relate to, understand and ultimately enjoy. Broadt created her first novel-length work of fiction with Hot Winter Sun, and laughingly calls it the kind of book you think no one writes anymore .

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Average rating: 4.93 · 58 ratings · 46 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Hot Winter Sun 4.92 avg rating — 39 ratings — 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
	Cold Summer Wind (Book #2 of the Hot Winter Sun Series) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — 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
	Warm Autumn Rain (Hot Winter Sun Book 3) 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 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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Connecting with like-minded people is one of the best ways to find solace in this crazy industry. However, don’t make the mistake that so many writers make and join every “writing community” that you can find. If you do so, you will probably quickly discover that many are nothing more than a source of aggravation. Not because the groups themselves have something wrong with them, but because you do Read more of this blog post »

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Tregaron's Daughter

by Madeleine Brent

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Jessica Russell is currently reading Tregaron's Daughter by Madeleine Brent	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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Jessica Russell rated a book it was amazing The House of a Thousand Lanterns by Victoria Holt	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
Very engaging mystery. Sucks you in from the first chapter!
Apr 26, 2026 04:55PM · like · see review
Jessica Russell rated a book it was amazing Penmarric by Susan Howatch	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
Fantastic. The way historical fiction is supposed to be.
Apr 26, 2026 04:48PM · like · see review
Jessica Russell rated a book liked it Woman Betrayed, A by Barbara Delinsky (Goodreads Author)	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
This story line was good and it was a unique mystery but the dialogue was so weird and so NOT like normal people would talk it ruined some of the story for me.
Jan 24, 2026 10:18AM · like · see review
Jessica Russell rated a book it was amazing A Candle in Her Heart by Emilie Loring	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
Terrific story. I still miss Emilie Loring after all these years. This book is a great, light read.
Jan 03, 2026 02:53PM · like · see review
Jessica Russell rated a book it was amazing Hold the Dream (Emma Harte Saga #2) by Barbara Taylor Bradford	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
Fantastic second book in a great saga. Highly recommend!
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Jessica Russell is currently reading A Candle in Her Heart by Emilie Loring	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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Jessica Russell rated a book it was amazing Hold the Dream (Emma Harte Saga #2) by Barbara Taylor Bradford	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
Fantastic second book in a great saga. Highly recommend!
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Jessica Russell rated a book did not like it Save Me by Lisa Scottoline (Goodreads Author)	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
Ugh. This was so horrible it would not even make a good Lifetime movie. The opening scene is pretty good, the lunch mom is in the cafeteria with a few students who she told to wait a minute because she wanted to talk to them about bullying, and then ...more
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Jessica Russell rated a book it was amazing A Woman of Substance (Emma Harte Saga #1) by Barbara Taylor Bradford	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
Outstanding family saga rags to riches story.
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