Starting Over by J.L. Regen

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Readers, welcome back J.L. Regen to Discover... Starting over can be scary and just might require some fearlessness.

Many years ago, I accepted a job that I hoped would be a steppingstone to bigger and greater things. 

At the six-month point, I learned that the company was heading toward financial ruin. The day after I left, it folded. I’d only been working for a few years after graduating with my B. A. in Marketing, and I thought my world was crashing. How could my dream job end so abruptly? 

This is what Margo in Secret Desires goes through when she must find her dream job: She has to ask herself a million questions that lead to one resounding reality: What do I want to do with my future? 

In my case I wanted to be in management and make decisions for the financial health of the company. 

I knew I’d have to acquire a master’s degree so when I chose my next job, I did so with the hands of a heart surgeon, aware that any move too far to the right or left would cut off my career longevity. 

I do hope you’ll take a peek at Secret Desires because Margo is a girl when the book opens and by the time you close the last page, you’ll agree that Margo is a risk taker worth cheering on.

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Margo Simmons is ecstatic when she inherits her uncle’s Manhattan apartment and a handsome sum of money. To her chagrin, she must be gainfully employed in a job for a year. 

Margo’s life has complications. She anguishes over how to fulfill her secret desires for a loving relationship with her dream man because he is still emotionally tied to his deceased wife and afraid to open his heart again. 

To replace her fractured childhood growing up with a distant stepfather, Margo becomes the foster parent of a child who longs for closeness. Secret Desires is written from the heart and speaks to anyone who has suffered a loss and wants to start over.

About the Author

JL lives in the New York metropolitan area, is a published photojournalist, has short suspense stories online, and has taught special education and English as a Second Language to students around the globe. This is her first contemporary romance. She has also published three nonfiction books.

JLR holds a Master of Science in Business, Medical, and Technical Journalism as well as two others in ESL and Education. She has published on a variety of topics from cochlear implants to the economy and has conducted workshops –domestic and foreign–on the nuances of business communications for managers and start-up companies. She is the leader of her own enterprise with training programs for entrepreneurs–all levels and recently published two books–Jamie is Autistic: Learning in a Special Way and Go for It Leadership Handbook for All Students.

She can be reached at joan@joansbookshelf.com

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