I will have these free gift-wrapping options at my signings (Thursday 10am-noon at the SF Library & PARTY on Friday in Provo 6-9PM).
Books make AMAZING gifts
Launch Party & Signings
Come celebrate with me:
Thursday, November 30th: 10 a.m. – Noon at the Spanish Fork Library, Wonderland room. (Book purchase & signing)
Friday, December 1st: 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the Historical Joseph H. Frisby home, 209 North 400 West, Provo. (Reception with finger foods—some cinnamon flavored of course— and books available for purchase and signing. Perfect for date night or bringing the family to get out of the freaking house.)
It’s a…
It’s a….book!
Happy Book BIRTHday to The Lonely Mortician. Thank you for making me an author.
Available now in ALL formats on Amazon
Reviews are coming in
Reviews are starting to trickle in for The Lonely Mortician. I still can’t believe people are paying to read my words and enjoying them! Here are some excerpts (minus spoilers):
Author Jayne L Bowden: Sorry for writing to so very early in the morning, but I sat down at 7pm to start your book and had zero intention of finishing it just before 2am…alas, here we are. I loved it! I devoured it. It’s just what I was hoping for in that type of a book and it kept me guessing and my bats waking right along with Cinn.
Joni Young:
I had to keep reading to find out what happened. So freakin fun!!
April Crossley:
I laughed, I cried, I smiled, I loved it!!
200 followers
I’m so thankful for all of you who’ve supported me in my author adventure.
Because of you, I reached 200 followers yesterday and have already sold so many pre-orders. You are the best! 
I get asked all the time how many pages my book is.
FYI, authors don’t care about page count until it goes to print–sometimes eliciting the feelings of “Oh, crap! I’m never going to make money on this book.”
What we do care about is word count (The Lonely Mortician is 76,398 words). And if we’ve crafted a good story, chances are we’ve been meticulous in plotting and planning exactly what happens and when. At the quarter mark, the character should be making a choice, whether to leave the “comfort” of their current life for the chance at redemption with a new path or to stay put (the story ends at that point if they don’t jump into the unknown). In the middle, something will flip–sometimes it’s a lie that lulls the character into a false sense of security. A little bit later, all hope is lost with no turning back to the former life.
The Lonely Mortician is 251 pages of moments to pull you out of reality for a spell and jump into someone else’s shoes. Maybe you’ll like it. Maybe you won’t. Maybe you’ll love it. You won’t know until you give it a try. 
Preorders for the ebook are available here (Release date for ebook, hardcover, and paperback this FRIDAY!!!):
Word Counts
I’m interrupting my usual posts about #thelonelymortician (because I’m nervous. And excited it comes out on Friday. And did I say nervous?) and giving you a peek into my author life.
For each book I’m working on (I’ll post about that sometime soon too), there is what I call a dump file with so much essential information.
One of the important things is my word count tracking.
I’m not doing #NaNoWriMo this year (partly because I already know I can write 50,000 words in a month, and partly because I don’t need any more stress in my life). But I AM writing, and by the end of today or tomorrow, I hope to reach the midpoint of my next book. The working title is Doors to Unlock, but I have to wait and see if I can carry the theme throughout the whole thing.
If you read this far, you are the best! Have a great day.
Author Signature
I’ve been practicing my author signature. I think this is as good as it gets.
Want a signed copy?
Don’t worry, shipping costs aren’t bad. If you need me to ship, the cost is only $5 for paperback and takes roughly a week (media mail).
Let me know if you need me to ship a paperback, or buy through Amazon. *Hardcovers are still delayed. 
Cinnamon plays a major role in The Lonely Mortician. You might even say it plays a main or leading role. hehe (You’ll have to read to see what I’m talking about).
Want your copy of The Lonely Mortician scented like cinnamon? You got it! Simply purchase through me.
Amazon Best Sellers Rank
Say, what? I never expected to be under a thousand in any romance category (the competition is fierce!), and this is just presales (last Friday around noon).
You guys! You’re all soooo awesome! Thank you for supporting me.