{"id":1923,"date":"2018-02-23T17:00:33","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T00:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/?p=1923"},"modified":"2018-02-23T17:00:33","modified_gmt":"2018-02-24T00:00:33","slug":"love-is-in-the-air-featuring-becky-monson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/?p=1923","title":{"rendered":"Love is in the Air&#8211; Featuring Becky Monson"},"content":{"rendered":"      <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34457\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Romance-Becky.jpg?resize=470%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34086\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Hearts-row-e1516297431778.png?resize=520%2C76\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"76\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34012\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Thirty-two.jpg?resize=302%2C475\" alt=\"\" width=\"302\" height=\"475\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thirty-Two Going on Spinster by Becky Monson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Julia Dorning is a spinster, or at least on the road to becoming one. She has no social life, hates her career, and lives in her parent\u2019s basement with her cat, Charlie.<\/p>\n<p>With the arrival of Jared Moody, the new hire at work, Julia\u2019s mundane life is suddenly turned upside down. Her instant (and totally ridiculous) crush on the new guy causes Julia to finally make some long-overdue changes, in hopes to find a life that includes more than baking and hanging out with Charlie.<\/p>\n<p>But when the biggest and most unexpected change comes, will the new and improved Julia be able to overcome it? Or will she go back to her spinster ways?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2EWdo2d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34099 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Romance-logo-amazon.png?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/17828963-thirty-two-going-on-spinster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34102 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Romance-goodreads-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34086\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Hearts-row-e1516297431778.png?resize=520%2C76\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"76\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34459\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Thirty-Three-Going-on-Girlfriend-e1518203505836.jpg?resize=302%2C460\" alt=\"\" width=\"302\" height=\"460\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thirty-Three Going on Girlfriend by Becky Monson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Julia Dorning thought she would die a lonely spinster. That was until nine months ago, when her world was turned upside down. Now she\u2019s got a dream career as a bakery owner, and a relationship with handsome Jared Moody\u2014a life she never thought possible.<\/p>\n<p>Just as she\u2019s starting to feel comfortable in her new life, Julia is invited to battle it out on national television making cupcakes. An amazing opportunity, if she can muster up the confidence to do it, that is. Then, out of the blue, Jared goes and throws a rather large wrench in their relationship causing Julia to have to make some big decisions.With her two trusted confidants off in wedding la la land, Julia is on her own to figure everything out.<\/p>\n<p>Left to her own devices, will Julia be able to work things out for herself? Or will she make a disaster of it all? Find out in Becky Monson\u2019s sequel to Thirty-Two Going on Spinster!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2snYTSn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34099 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Romance-logo-amazon.png?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/23213508-thirty-three-going-on-girlfriend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34102 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Romance-goodreads-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34086\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Hearts-row-e1516297431778.png?resize=520%2C76\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"76\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31322\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Thirty-four-Going-on-Bride-e1518203371812.jpg?resize=302%2C484\" alt=\"\" width=\"302\" height=\"484\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thirty-Four Going on Bride by Becky Monson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Julia Dorning is about to lose it. Between her over-the-top wedding that her sister, Anna, took upon herself to create, and the under-staffed popular bakery that she runs, she can barely find time to breathe.<\/p>\n<p>All Julia ever wanted was a quaint wedding on the beach with family and friends. But now Julia has to contend with not only her sister&#8217;s plans, but those of her future mother-in-law, as well. Not wanting to step on anyone&#8217;s toes, especially her mother-in-law&#8217;s, Julia just goes along with it.<\/p>\n<p>She can only take so much, though, and when her newest employee, Kate, makes things harder at the bakery, Julia has to find a way to simplify her life.<\/p>\n<p>Can she do it or will she end up a basket case? Find out how she does it in this hilarious conclusion to the Spinster series!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2spBdwG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34099 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Romance-logo-amazon.png?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/30062173-thirty-four-going-on-bride\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34102 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Romance-goodreads-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34086\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Hearts-row-e1516297431778.png?resize=520%2C76\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"76\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2EnXm48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34458 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Spinster-Series-e1518203180377.png?resize=530%2C301\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"301\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34086\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Hearts-row-e1516297431778.png?resize=520%2C76\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"76\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34106\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Romance-praise.png?resize=230%2C95\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"95\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Becky Monson has given readers a light concoction that they won&#8217;t want to put down.&#8221; -InD&#8217;tale Magazine<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dear fans of Bridget Jones, Sophie Kinsella, and Marian Keyes, I have found an American author for you to meet and watch!&#8221; -Andi&#8217;s Book Reviews<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is true Chick Lit&#8230;relatable, quirky, and downright hilarious.&#8221; -Brookeblogs.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34086\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Hearts-row-e1516297431778.png?resize=520%2C76\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"76\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2H9z6k5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34460 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Taking-a-Chance.jpg?resize=297%2C475\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"475\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TAKING A CHANCE<\/strong> is a fun romantic comedy novella!<\/p>\n<p>Liza Parker has a fear of heights, crowds and small spaces. So what\u2019s a girl like her doing on a crowded elevator going to the top of the Empire State Building? Freaking out, that\u2019s what she\u2019s doing.<\/p>\n<p>Enter Jay Sanders, a tourist who thinks he might be able to help Liza face her fears, but she has to be willing to spend the day with a complete stranger. Maybe taking a chance on Jay is just what Liza needs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2H9z6k5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34461 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Romance-FREE-Taking-a-chance.jpg?resize=414%2C314\" alt=\"\" width=\"414\" height=\"314\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34086\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Hearts-row-e1516297431778.png?resize=520%2C76\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"76\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34093\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Romance-Author-About.png?resize=230%2C95\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"95\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-34462\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Becky.jpg?resize=250%2C250\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><strong>Author Becky Monson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By day, Becky Monson is a mother to three young children, and a wife. By night, she escapes with reading books and writing. An award-winning* author, Becky uses humor and true-life experiences to bring her characters to life. She loves all things chick-lit (movies, books, etc.), and wishes she had a British accent. She has recently given up Diet Coke for the fiftieth time and is hopeful this time will last&#8230; but it probably won&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beckymonson.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34104\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Romance-website.png?resize=120%2C120\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorBeckyMonson\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Romance-facebook-square.png?resize=120%2C120\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bmonsonauthor\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Romance-twitter.png?resize=120%2C120\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bmonsonauthor\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34103\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Romance-instagram.png?resize=120%2C120\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34086\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Hearts-row-e1516297431778.png?resize=520%2C76\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"76\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34092\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Romance-also-by.png?resize=230%2C95\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"95\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2CfbTcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34463 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Also-by-Beck.jpg?resize=364%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34086\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Hearts-row-e1516297431778.png?resize=520%2C76\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"76\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34094\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Romance-Giveaway.png?resize=230%2C95\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"95\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34095\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamareader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Romance-25.jpg?resize=470%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Giveaway Details<\/strong><br \/>\n$25 Amazon Gift Card or Paypal Cash Giveaway<\/p>\n<p>Ends 3\/11\/18<\/p>\n<p>Open only to those who can legally enter, receive and use an Amazon.com Gift Code or Paypal Cash. 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