The small mountain town of Blue Ridge Valley is the home of three best friends, Jenny, Autumn, and Savannah. Each woman believes she has her life perfectly planned, but there is a saying in the mountains… If everything is coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane.In Just Jenny, Jenny Nance has a plan—save enough money to tour the world. The desire to traipse the globe is a dream she once shared … once shared with her twin sister. Jenny made a deathbed promise to her sister that she would go to all the places they had fantasized visiting together. Nothing will entice her to break her vow to Natalie, not even the sexy new Blue Ridge Valley police chief . . . No matter how attracted she is to him.
Dylan Conrad left the Chicago Police Department to accept the position as Chief of Police in Blue Ridge Valley. Burned out and haunted by a tragedy of his own, he needs to get away from the memories tormenting him. He’s hoping to find peace in the small mountain town, but the quirky residents, an infamous moonshiner, an errant prized bull, and a feisty redhead by the name of Jenny weren’t quite what he had in mind.
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Just Jenny is the first book in Ms. Owens new, Blue Ridge Valley series. Following 3 childhood friends, Jenny, Autumn and Savannah. Her first small town series. I love small town series. This is probably my absolute favorite of her books. And I LOVE everything she does. And I loved new police chief, Dylan Conrad. He’s probably forever going to be my favorite Sandra hero, again, I LOVED them all. He was perfect. kind, honorable. A gentleman. HOT! I loved how he ran the police station. I literally swooned every time he called Jenny, ‘Jenny Girl.’ I liked that each chapter was alternated between the hero and heroine point of view. I like when authors do that. I LOVED all the quirky characters, that you find in a small town. Hamburger Harry and his mother cracked me up. And I’m even a character. A waitress. Jenny’s co worker and friend. I don’t know how she does it, but Ms. Owens continues to outdo herself. I can’t wait to read All Autumn next.
This is the beginning of Ms Owens new series about three childhoods girlfriends now adults. Each hoping to follow their dreams.
The series is not only a departure from her previous series, but the style is as well. Each chapter gives the reader alternate POV of the main characters . Not used to this format, it took me a little to get into the story but once I acknowledged the style, it was easy to be engaged not only in the story line but also in the townspeople and their uniqueness.
The story belongs to new hired Police Chief Dylan Conrad and Jenny Nance, a woman that will soon be fulfilling her dying sister’s wish to travel the world. But destiny has a different agenda as these two get involved.
Their individual story is heartbreaking . As time passes, their relationship evolves ,and while one of them starts to heal their emotional scars, the other one questions their plans.
Once again, Ms. Owens will capture your hearts and delivers a heartbreak but also heartwarming story filled with action, loss, hope and love.
Can’t wait to see what else the author has in store for us in her next book.
I voluntarily read this copy. The opinions expressed are solely my own.
I love small towns and this one is close to the one I grew up in! The odd folks, the secrets, hot cop, great sex and even a silly part about a bull Just Jenny delivered it all! Can’t wait for the next two books!
Just Jenny is just fantastic. In fact, it’s five stars fantastic.
It’s the first book in Sandra Owens’ Blue Ridge Valley Series and if this book is any indication, the rest of the series will be a must read.
The book centers around Jenny who plans to travel the world to honor a deathbed wish from her twin sister.
To complicate matters, Jenny starts to have feelings for the new police chief when Chief Dylan Conrad steps in to help Jenny get rid of the boyfriend who refuses to accept the end of their relationship.
Dylan is fighting his own demons so the road won’t be easy for couple due to their seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
I loved all the references to the way of life, the quirky, hilarious characters, one runaway bull, and the “tell it like it is” mentality.
You’ll want to stay up all night to finish this one. Then, you’ll anxiously await book two.
I truly enjoyed this book. Had a very hard time putting it down. Loved the characters. Happy ending!
Jenny plans to travel the world, a promise she made to her twin sister on her death bed. Dylan, the town police chief meets Jenny and is smitten. This is the story of living in a quirky town with Dylan trying to overcome his troubled past and Jenny trying to come to terms with her long time plans and her attraction to Dylan.
This is the first book I’ve read by this author, but it will not be the last. Dylan and Jenny are both beautifully written characters and their story sucks you in from the beginning. I recommend this book to anyone that loves small town romances. You will wish you lived in this small town with it’s memorable residents. I can’t wait to read Autumn’s story next.
Fans of Sandra Owens will love Just Jenny. And if you are new to her books, Just Jenny is a terrific introduction. Told in the first person with alternating points of view between the hero and heroine, Just Jenny is the story of Jenny Nance, who is looking forward to traveling the world and keeping a promise to her dead twin, and Dylan Conrad, Blue Ridge Valley’s newest resident and new police chief looking for a fresh start after a tragedy. Dylan – big city, through and through – is charmed by both Blue Ridge Valley and Jenny. Jenny is smitten with Dylan but her dreams (and promise) stand in the way. Ms Owens’ writing makes you feel as if you are a part of Blue Ridge Valley, small town quirks and all. Will Dylan’s past ruin his future? Will Jenny walk away from what could be her future? And what really happened to Beauregard the Bull? You’ll need to read the story to find the answers. Enjoy.
With likable, adorable, yet realistic characters in a small Blue Ridge town setting, Sandra Owens opens the new series, Blue Ridge Valley, with an entertaining tale of Jenny Nance, the local, lovable, gorgeous, ginger bartender with wanderlust, and Dylan Conrad, the widowed, rich, and handsome new chief of police from Chicago.
Jenny and Dylan connect from the first moment they meet. The attraction is mutual – they click, they bond, they get each other. And they learn to communicate, share the deepest darkest secrets and desires of their hearts and minds, while Jenny is showing Dylan the town and helping him to get to know the people living there. The goal is to keep the relationship status as a temporary fling, until Jenny’s departure, but the murky feels and passion don’t let them go that easily.
That’s what I liked the most about this story, the hard things the characters were willing to do, the talks they had, to be able to move on, to grow, and learn from the past. The story is told in the dual first person POV, and we get to know the thoughts and emotions swirling in the minds of the protagonists.
The small town at the Appalachian is endearing and the images the author creates are vivid and fresh, neighboring. The ins and outs of the police department come very familiar from Dylan’s point of view, at the same time giving a good look at the lives and the people living in the Blue Ridge Valley, alluring the mind of a reader to engage and be intrigued by books to come in the series.
While this story is well written with an enticing storyline and endearing characters, just in my opinion, the first person POV, for me it lost some of the intensity and emotional angst and tension that could have been there, and at times it made the story move forward with a bit of a slow tempo as the characters get stuck with their thoughts as their reasoning go in circles.
I enjoyed the gorgeous, pleasantly likeable and passionate yet sweet characters introduced in Just Jenny, and the small town living in the Blue Ridge Valley.
The setting of the series is beguiling, and I am fascinated and invested to see how the series will develop.
~ Four Spoons
Just Jenny has both cussing (including f-bombs) and on-page sex. If those things will cause you to leave a bad review, this might not be the book for you. This is book one of the Blue Ridge Valley series but it completely stands alone.
This book is one of my favorite Sandra Owens books ever, and that is saying something because I have enjoyed all of her books. Ms. Owens just has a way of making me believe in happily ever after. This book deals with some really serious and heartbreaking topics, but it has a ton of humor, laced through it that, coupled with the heat and fantastic story make the serious things not feel so heavy. Ms. Owens has a killer sense of humor that she displays throughout all of her books, and this one is no exception. I found myself highlighting a bunch of moments – both subtle and blatant – that made me laugh enough that I wanted to be able to go back and re-read them later. I love it when that happens.
Another thing Ms. Owens does so well is to shape characters that are relatable and so incredibly likable. Dylan’s backstory was so heartbreaking. More than once I got teary-eyed as we learned about his past – and present – angst. The more that I read, the more that I just wanted him to get through it and to start to feel human again. One of my favorite things about Dylan was that he let Jenny and Sarah fight their own battles. While he supported them and could played the Big Man Hero, he trusted both to deal with their own issues – I loved that. Jenny’s back story was also heartbreaking, but it was also really sweet, which might sound strange once you learn about it. I loved her devotion to the past (trying to be vague) and the way she tried to honor someone who deserved that devotion, while also living her own life and being her own person. Put those two damaged but great characters together and you have a couple of fantastic characters who just deserved to be happy together. It would have been impossible to root against them.
Ms. Owens also nails small-town life perfectly in this book. Blue Ridge Valley was the epitome of a small town, complete with characters who filled the book with funny moments and fun stories without overpowering the main story. I really enjoyed the foreshadowing and hints about the next book and I am already looking forward to it coming out.
If you’re a fan of books that have a huge amount of heart and humor wrapped around a mystery theme and that also has the ability to make you tear up, you should read this book. I highly recommend it.
This is the first in a new series about 3 BFF’s. And what a great start! This is Jenny and Dylan’s story.
Jenny’s plans are set in stone. Honor the promise she made and travel the world. And nothing will change her plans…until Dylan
Dylan is man running from his ghosts and working to forgive himself. He wants nothing to do with love…until Jenny
Watching the two of them finding their way to each other is magic. They struggle to redefine their future while honoring their pasts. It’s truly one of the best stories I’ve read. I am already in love with this little town and its quirky, colorful residents. Bring on book 2!
I absolutely loved Just Jenny!!
It’s Book one, in the highly anticipated new series, Blue Ridge Valley.
I’ve been excited to read it, & it was
everything I thought it would be,
& a million times more.
You will fall in love with Jenny & Dylan.
It’s a sizzling, sexy, funny, & touching story. Jenny has lived her whole life in
Blue Ridge Valley. Her dream & the promise she made, is to travel, & see the world. Dylan has been hired as the town’s new police Chief. He had been working for the Chicago PD. Dylan was in desperate need for a chance, & to leave all the bad memories behind.
The story really pulled all my heartstrings. It is a beautiful story and makes you believe there really is true love out there.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND FOR EVERYONE!!!