The wait is over—Jennifer’s first-ever series, Thornbrush Ranch, kicks off with Among the Willows, a steamy cowboy romance packed with twists, danger, and unforgettable chemistry.
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Available March 21st!
Among the Willows
Friends to lovers
Truck Bed Foreplay
Romy Miller is a laid-off teacher who hasn’t been home in twelve years. Not since she hooked up with her best guy friend and ran off to college. She has cut all ties to Willows, including her narcissistic father, but when she receives a collect call from her older sister in jail asking for help, she decides there is no choice but to return home.
Since his childhood crush, Romy, broke his heart, Jude Larsen hasn’t been home to the family ranch. Instead, he channeled all his frustration and self-worth into a championship MMA career. That is, until he receives a call from his uncle the ranch is now a crime scene and Romy’s sister is behind bars.
Now both are returning to Willows. While Jude brings his training camp to the ranch in preparation for the biggest fight of his career, Romy embarks on a relentless quest to clear her sister's name. What neither of them knows is that someone else isn't happy that she's returned and will stop at nothing to ensure she doesn't find the truth.
This is a spicy cowboy + sport romance with suspense meant for adults 18+. The content of this book may not be suitable for all readers. Content warnings: explicit language, incarceration, abandonment, loss of a parent (off page), narcissistic parent, domestic abuse (off page), assault, suicide attempt (off page), mental health representation.
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Trigger Warnings
I'll Come to You
Love in every era
I'll Come to You
For two years, the War Between the States rages on. Just like so many women around her, Ella Coburg says goodbye to her childhood sweetheart, Robert. She believes all that is left for her is to marry Ethan Harris, the most eligible bachelor in York, Pennsylvania. But when the war comes knocking on her door, in the form of a tired soldier with news Robert is dying, she finds her escape—right into the aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg and into the arms of Lieutenant John Mathis.
John Mathis is escaping his own demons, abandoning his home in St. Albans, Vermont after a fateful night leaves his best friend dead, and joins the 118th Pennsylvania Volunteers. This choice leads him to his fate—Ella.
When John and Ella return to York with Robert’s belongings and the promises they made on his deathbed, they learn her betrothed, Ethan Harris, has threatened her father and Robert’s family, including his little sister, and claims he needs Ella to break a mysterious curse. John offers to send Ella and Robert’s sister, Katie, to St. Albans where they can be safe, far away from Ethan and the war.
But even nestled against the Green Mountains, war seems to follow her. Ella finds herself torn between the need to fulfill her promise to Robert—to care for and protect his sister—and falling in love with John. How can she do both? When John goes missing, and her past finds her during the northernmost conflict, the St. Albans Raid, her choices are made for her. But there is one choice she is determined to make herself—to protect herself and those she loves, at all costs.
This is Jennifer L. Strand's debut novel. A romance set during one of the little-known and northernmost conflicts of the American Civil War. Due to the events surrounding the plot, there are trigger warnings for high-stakes battle scenes and assault.
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Join us at Lucky’s Roadhouse for an unforgettable evening of line dancing, signature cocktails, and country tunes as we celebrate the release of Among the Willows! Dust off your boots, hit the dance floor, and who knows—you just might find yourself swept away by a cowboy under the neon lights.
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Romance Out West is an author signing event that is centered on romance books. Any sub genre of romance will be there. Anything from contemporary and small town to dark and fantasy. We have combined indie and traditional authors with amazing vendors for this event. Our goal is to host an amazing event for readers to meet their favorite authors and to make friends in the book community. We hope to see you in Utah in 2025!
As soon as I could read and write, I was penning stories way past my bedtime. My mother can attest for the number of times she found me writing by the light of my nightlight instead of sleeping.
...my husband, Kenny, encouraged me to “do something” with my story that I really started thinking seriously about becoming an author. As a history major and a middle school social studies teacher, history has always been my passion. There are so many stories that are left untold, so many lives that fade into the past, and so many desires and traumas that are silenced—and if my family has drama, I know their’s must have had it too!—those are the books that need to be written.
When I’m not teaching or writing, or parenting our two kids, K.C. and Skye, I’m exploring the Pacific Northwest, reading romance novels, and self-prescribing Target retail therapy.
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