Jack
and Jill Stories, Volume one
Jill
stumbles back into the dating world after twelve years of motherhood. But things have changed a lot since the last
time she dated. Jack and Jill stories
follow the challenges of a woman holding on to traditional values in a world
that has evolved without her. Now that she has found the man of her dreams,
will Jill be able to hold on to him without compromising what she believes in?
Volume
One follows Jack and Jill on their journey from friendship to love over Christmas
and New Years in two heartwarming stories.
Connect
the Dots: Jill writes her most intimate
Christmas wish to God—and throws it away for its ridiculousness—but Christmas
wishes have a way of coming true, even when you don’t know what you’ve wished
for.
A
Test of Faith: One day after her
Christmas wish comes true, Jill faces a wrenching choice that tests her deepest
beliefs. Will love prevail over
conviction, or is happiness nothing more than a fairytale?
Connect
the Dots, Excerpt:
The scent of
cheap perfumes slapped my face as I pushed open the bathroom door. I resisted
the urge to turn and leave. The girl’s club posed and fluffed before the
mirrors, primping like prom queens, rather than secretaries and accountants.
“Good morning.”
I smiled. Not that they’d notice me, lost inside their gossiping gaggle. I
opened a stall door and slipped inside.
I peered through
the crack beside the hinges. Monica’s Barbie-doll butt jutted out as she leaned
toward the mirror to apply her lipstick. Her tight skirt enunciated all those
curves that God forgot to give me and blessed her with in abundance. I sat down
to do my business with a sigh.
“So,” Monica
said. “I got Steve for Secret Santa. I can’t wait to give him my present.”
My stomach sank
and flipped.
“What are you
getting him?” Elaine asked.
Monica giggled.
“I was thinking of lingerie.”
I cringed. So much for Steve. I couldn’t compete
with that.
“So, who got
Jack?” Elaine asked. “That’s a pipe I’d like to tap. I saw him at the gym the
other day. Damn that boy’s hiding some major pecs under that conservative suit
of his.”
“Mmmm,” Monica
said. “I wouldn’t mind a piece of that myself. He’s the perfect pop and drop
date.”
“Pop and drop?”
Surprise touched Elaine’s voice.
“Yeah, you
know…great for a good time, but not good enough to marry. He’s cute enough to
screw, but I need a little extra padding in the wallet to turn me on for more
than a one night stand. You know what I mean?”
Amanda giggled.
“You are wicked, girlfriend. I wanna be you when I grow up.”
You are grown up, bimbo. I stood and
re-adjusted my slacks.
“Well, you can’t
have both Steve and Jack,” Elaine said. “You need to leave a little for the
rest of us.”
I leaned up to
the crack once more. Monica fluffed her golden locks in the mirror. What I
wouldn’t give for her curls, her curves. I mean, really God, couldn’t you have
just given me a few ounces of her boobs? Dang…I’d take any part of her over my
boring body.
“Well, I’m six
for six at getting laid at the Christmas party,” Monica said. “So who should I do
this year?”
Did she just say what I think she said?
“Flip a coin. I
get the loser,” Amanda said.
“Okay. Heads
Jack. Tails Steve.”
I rubbed my face
as I heard a coin hit the floor. The gaggle cried out in the same instant and
began high-fiving each other. I stretched up and down the crack in the door
trying to see the coin, but Amanda picked it up and slipped it in her pocket.
The girls club
streamed from the bathroom, leaving Monica smoothing her skirt and checking her
butt in the mirror. I squeezed my hands into fists, my nails biting into my
flesh.
Monica posed,
smiling at her reflection. An innocent expression crossed her face. “Oh,
Jack…I’ve wanted you ever since we were partners in science class.”
Oh, no.
Her face changed
back to the bitch I knew so well. “He’ll go for it,” she whispered. “They
always do.”
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Jennifer Eaton lives on the East Coast USA with her husband,
three boys, and a pepped up poodle. She
hosts an interactive website
www.jennifermeaton.com
aimed at making all writers the best they can be.
Her Contemporary Sweet Romance, Jack and Jill Volume One is
currently available in both print and ebook.
The Dystopian novelette “Last Winter Red” is available as part of the
“Make Believe” Anthology. Jennifer M.
Eaton's Christmas Romance “Connect the Dots” is available as part of the “For
the Love of Christmas” Anthology. Each
title is available from Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com and Smashwords.
Jack and Jill Volume One: Jill
stumbles back into the dating world after twelve years of motherhood. But things have changed a lot since the last
time she dated. Jack and Jill stories
follow the challenges of a woman holding on to traditional values in a world
that has evolved without her. Now that she has found the man of her dreams,
will Jill be able to hold on to him without compromising what she believes in?
Last Winter Red:
In search of a husband, Emily leaves the safety of the city and risks
her life stepping into the outside world.
What she finds there will question the foundations of everything she
believes in.
Connect the Dots:
Jill has no idea what she
wants for Christmas, but when it looks like her best friend Jack is going to
get exactly what he asks for, Jill makes a Christmas wish that will change both
of their lives forever.
Where to find Jennifer M. Eaton!
