I have since read a total of 110 books and presently reading two more as I write this. I can’t get enough books on my TBR list on my Kindle since I read so much each month. At present I have 28 more to read. That will last me four months to read.
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READING GIVES YOU WINGS TO FLY! SOAR WITH JEMSBOOKS ALL YEAR THROUGH! HAPPY READING!
My book cover of Wishes: A Short Story Collection is in the AllAuthor.com Cover Contest. I would be most appreciative if you could vote for my cover. Thank you so much for your support.
My husband created this cover from a double rainbow I photographed one day and included a Pixabay wishing well. I love it. I hope you do too, enough to vote for it.
If you haven’t read it yet, please check it out soon. I think you will love the stories that will touch your heart and make you think carefully about the next time you make a wish.
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READING GIVES YOU WINGS TO FLY! SOAR WITH JEMSBOOKS ALL YEAR THROUGH! HAPPY READING!
I can’t believe it is now 2026 in some parts of the world or almost here! Where does the time go? Sometimes I wish I could stop time and correct and revise things before they disappear. Don’t you? Is there something that you wish you could redo? I know there are a lot of things I wish I could change but that is something to work on in 2026!
What are you thankful for in 2025? What do you plan to change in 2026? You don’t have to answer these questions. They are more rhetorical in nature.
I will list all the things that I am thankful for below.
My husband who is my staunchest supporter
My family who I feel blessed to love and who love me unconditionally
My friends who I cherish
My readers, fans and fellow authors who support me
My health that it may stay strong
My ability to write – God given and appreciated!
My creativity – may it continue.
My positivity – may it inspire me
My ability to sympathize and empathize with others
I appreciate every day that I have left and I will use each one to the fullest extent for good.
I pray that 2026 will be a better year health-wise for all of us. Some have suffered so much and I pray that they will be free from sickness and war in 2026 and beyond.
In 2026 I plan to keep writing, reading, reviewing, blogging, emailing and promoting my books. I hope you will continue to read them. Here they are below using AllAuthor.com promos. There is something for everyone in your family at JemsBooks. Begin the new year with books and enrich your life and the lives of your children by encouraging them to read daily. It’s also a great way to escape the troubles of the world by shutting off the TV, video games and have some quiet time with a book! I love it!
Reading is important not only to keep your children’s reading levels up all year long but also it can increase their vocabulary, spark their creativity, enhance their health and wellbeing, and encourage them to become lovers of books. Let’s bring up a generation of readers and thinkers who will become successful and confident adults one day.
Pick up a book today and inspire your children to do the same! Happy Reading in the New Year! Watch for new books in 2026 and beyond! There is always something brewing at JemsBooks!
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READING GIVES YOU WINGS TO FLY! SOAR WITH JEMSBOOKS ALL YEAR THROUGH! HAPPY READING!
Our tropical fish are doing well! Thank goodness! They had a very Merry Christmas even though many family were at their tank to watch and bug them a lot! The children especially love to look at the fish and watch them swim around. Unfortunately, the fish sometimes hide when someone comes up to their tank unless you are John who feeds them.
John has been giving them an extra treat every day which makes them happy and look like they have gained a little weight also along with us!
Clown fish, Gamma, and Souter Blenny on top of rock in center of picture. He blends in with it.Bicolor Angel, Puffer, Gamma, Wrasse and Clown peeking out of cave.Gamma, Wrasse, Bicolor Angel and PufferWrasse, Gamma and Puffer
I snapped these after John put on the light. They came out because they thought they were being fed. Sorry little guys! Happy New Year from our fish to you!
We are pleased to see how well they are doing and hope they continue to do so. We will do all we can to keep them healthy and happy into the New Year and beyond.
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READING GIVES YOU WINGS TO FLY! SOAR WITH JEMSBOOKS ALL YEAR THROUGH! HAPPY READING!
JemsBooks has books for all ages and in multi-genres. There is something for all reading tastes and ages. Click on covers to the right to begin your adventures in reading by Janice Spina and J.E. Spina.
Wordart with Genres
Reading is so much fun! I can’t read enough every day. It fills my mind with wonder when I read fantasy, makes me think when I read mysteries or thought-provoking stories, gives me nightmares when I read something scary or joy when I read something spiritual!
The First Star – children’s book
Give yourself, your children and others the gift of joy, wonder, creativity and imagination when they read any of my books. I love to provide entertaining reading for children to open their minds to new things and add new words to their vocabulary that will strengthen their reading skills. Happy reading everyone!
Abby & Holly Series provides more fun and ghostly adventures with cousins, Abby & Holly, as they discover things in their old Victorian and go back to the past to solve mysteries. There are ghosts, a haunted house, time travel, mysteries, and magic. Life lessons will also be learned about friendship, family, respect, love and caring for one another, and bullying will never be accepted or tolerated! MG/PT/YA will be hooked and parents will feel good about the quality of books their children are reading! Adults are reading and enjoying them also!
Series for middle-graders/preteens – Davey & Derek Junior Detectives and Abby & Holly. These two series are award-winning with multiple awards and have six books in each series. All books are stand-alone stories.
All my books for MG/PT carry life lessons that I hope kids will remember and carry with them for a lifetime, e.g., friendship is important, family matters, bullying is never accepted or tolerated, be respectful of elders, be kind to others in need, lend a helping hand to others and show kindness at all times.
Happy New Year – Mariah’s Revenge, In a SecondHappy New Year – An Angel Among Us, How Far is Heaven
Ring in the New Year and make it special with an entertaining book from JemsBooks! I love opening a new book on my Kindle. But it is also exciting to open a paperback and feel the texture of each page as you discover what is hidden under its cover. It’s like opening a new world of ideas, places, characters and happenings. Just saying this makes me want to go back to my TBR list and choose another book to read. I LOVE READING!! Do you?
If you want an autographed book for someone special this year or next, please contact me. I do have some books in my inventory for USA only. Go to jjspina(at)comcast(dot)net and put in Subject line – Book order. List the books you would like to purchase and I will give you prices and S&H and include a bookmark and autograph for each book purchased.
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READING GIVES YOU WINGS TO FLY! SOAR WITH JEMSBOOKS ALL YEAR THROUGH! HAPPY READING!
In 2025 I met my goal of three books published and 108 books read and reviewed at present over my goal of 90 books for my Goodreads Challenge.
I posted and supported over 90 authors on my Monthly Reads and Reviews by featuring their books. I gave away many of my 50 books to readers throughout the year.
In 2026 I plan to publish three books, read 95 books for my Goodreads Challenge and once again support numerous authors on my Monthly Reads and Reviews!
If you would like one of my books autographed, please contact me soon at my email below or on my contact page. This is for USA only. I include a bookmark created by my husband John.
Children’s Books (Promo by John Spina)
Thank you for your support and readership in 2025! I hope you have a healthy and Happy New Year in 2026! Keep reading and reviewing and I will keep writing entertaining stories for you and your children.
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Well, we survived our two Christmas gatherings and now we look forward to the New Year. With God’s help we will survive another year with good health and the love of family and friends.
I pray that you all had a wonderful and blessed Christmas and are staying healthy for the New Year. We have had a few family members with minor colds and flu but they will soon mend.
Here are some photos of our feast and a visit from Santa. The tables filled up with more goodies later on but I captured it earlier. We had plenty to eat and are still eating leftovers. Time to freeze them all except the cookies! Dieting will come after the New Year! Sigh!
It was wonderful seeing all the family together minus the ones who were sick. We only see each other a few times a year like this. Our times together are precious but exhausting for the older ones (John & I). We are hanging in there and doing our best with the help of the stronger and younger men in the family to help move and lift tables and heft things back upstairs. All had a wonderful time especially when Santa visited and gave each child a gift and all the adults got a scratch ticket.
I hope your gatherings were filled with joy, love and plenty of family and friends and of course food!
Thank you so much for stopping by to read this post and for your continued support. Please remember to review books for authors who are waiting patiently for your words. We thank you for your efforts. It’s not too late to shop for those special people in your life – books make perfect gifts!
Happy New Year – Mariah’s Revenge, In a SecondHappy New Year – An Angel Among Us, How Far is HeavenHappy New Year – Abby & HollyHappy New Year – Davey & Derek
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READING GIVES YOU WINGS TO FLY! SOAR WITH JEMSBOOKS ALL YEAR THROUGH! HAPPY READING!
Blessings to all this Christmas and a Happy New Year! Thank you, readers, for your continuing support this year.
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM OUR HOUSE TO YOURS!
I hope that your holiday is full of blessings, filled with love of family and friends. We recently had one family gathering and will have another on Christmas Eve. Here are some cookies and other foods to share with you.
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I have written several stories about animals including some about pets that I have had. These stories are entertaining for your young children and will keep them engaged. Have you read any of these books to your children? What better time than Christmas to stock up with fun, entertaining books that have good family values and important life lessons for your children. Parents will never have to worry about anything that is not suitable for their children with JemsBooks!
Children love baby animals and that is why I wrote all my animal stories about baby animals as you can see by the promo above. Four of the books above were written about pets that I had – Lucy the Talented Toy Terrier, Colby the Courageous Cat, Jerry the Crabby Crayfish, Clarence Henry the Hermit Crab.
One of my favorite books is my first one, Louey the Lazy Elephant.Though I would have loved to have a pet elephant (a baby one, that is). Haha! I think a lamb would have been nice too. I think I would pass on having a raccoon, polar bear, moose, giraffe or a monkey.
I wrote these stories with children in mind. I’m sure they would love to have any one of these animals for pets, if they could, or at least imagine what it would be like to have them. Your children will enjoy reading these stories and become engaged and happy to read the rhymed verse and look at the colorful illustrations created by my husband John.
Books about animals are perfect for children anytime especially this Christmas. I love watching children as they open my books and become glued to the pages and chuckle at the stories. That is why I write so that children will have something to entertain them while they learn valuable life lessons.
Children’s BooksChildren’s BooksDrystan Christmas promoRicky, Jerry and LambyChildren’s books – ChristmasChristmas promos for Children’s booksChildren’s books for ChristmasSebastian & Jeffrey Christmas promo
I feel pure joy writing for children and hope with God’s help and blessing to continue to write many more fun adventures for children to read and enjoy. I do enjoy writing for MG/PT/YA and 18+ too!
Here are the life lessons your children will learn from my children’s books:
Louey the Lazy Elephant – Louey teaches children the importance of not being lazy and always listening to your mother.
Ricky the Rambunctious Raccoon – Ricky teaches children to always listen to their mother.
Jerry the Crabby Crayfish – Jerry teaches children that it is okay to be different, be the best you can be and be happy with who you are.
Lamby the Lonely Lamb – Lamby teaches children to accept differences and to be kind to others.
Jesse the Precocious Polar Bear – Jesse teaches children that friends are important, and mothers know best.
Broose the Moose on the Loose –Broose teaches children to be kind and accepting of others who are different than you are.
Sebastian Meets Marvin the Monkey – Sebastian teaches children how important it is to be kind to animals, that animals have feelings too like humans and deserve our respect.
Colby the Courageous Cat – Colby teaches children to love one another and take care of their siblings.
Jeffrey the Jittery Giraffe – Jeffrey teaches children to be brave and help others in need.
Clarence Henry the Hermit Crab – Clarence Henry teaches children to work hard and do the best you can do and be happy with who you are.
Lucy the Talented Toy Terrier – Lucy teaches children to be kind to pets, how important a pet can be and how much this pet loves us unconditionally.
The First Star – teaches children that love of family is more important than all the riches in the world.
Drystan the Dragon Series Book 1: Drystan and Durward Save the Day – Drystan demonstrates to children that being kind and helping others is important and the right thing to do.
Drystan the Dragon and Friends Series, Book 2: Damara Helps Drystan Find His Roar – Drystan demonstrates the importance of friendship, being kind to others and helping others in need.
Drystan the Dragon and Friends Series, Book 3 – Delbert Finds Himself – Drystan teaches Delbert, a shy dragon, the importance of loving yourself as you are and that all colors are beautiful!
Drystan the Dragon and Friends Series, Book 4: Delfina Solves a Problem – Delfina helps Drago love himself and teaches him to be kind to others.
Drystan the Dragon and Friends Series, Book 5: Drago Does a Good Deed – Drago finds a rabbit in need of his help. He learns that it is better to be kind to others.
Drystan the Dragon and Friends Series, Book 6: Dragana Helps a Fairy – Dragana helps a fairy who is injured and in need. She doesn’t hesitate to help in any way she can and goes above and beyond to help this fairy. Being kind and helping others is what Dragana learns.
Make Believe: Bedtime Stories for Children Book 1: These six stories promote good behavior, encourage children to be kind to others, friends are important, differences should be accepted, and we are all unique and special.
Make Believe is Fun: Bedtime Stories for Children Book 2: These six stories help children to realize the importance of friendship, family, helping others in need and that it’s okay to be different.
Make Believe Again: Bedtime Stories for Children Book 3: These six stories promote good behavior in children as they learn valuable life lessons to be kind to others in need, family and friends are important and it’s okay to be different.
Make Believe Once Again: Bedtime Stories for Children Book 4: These six stories promote good behavior in children as they learn to be kind to others, it’s okay to be different, family matters more than riches or being famous, friends are important and be the best you can be.
Family and Friends: Tales for Children: These six stories teach children the importance of family and friends, that they matter, bullying should never be tolerated or accepted, help others in need, be the best you can be and never give up.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY HANUKKAH AND A HEALTHY AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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READING GIVES YOU WINGS TO FLY! SOAR WITH JEMSBOOKS ALL YEAR THROUGH! HAPPY READING!
I always have many wishes each year at this time like everyone else. My wishes are that the world will work together to stay out of war, feed the hungry, care for the elderly, assure the military that they have our backs and are cared for when they are in need. Of course, I also wish for good health for everyone in my family. Don’t we all? I will keep praying for all these wishes to come true and for all of you out there in cyber land that you stay well too.
When I wrote this book, Wishes, I tried to make all the wishes of my characters come true. I hope you will enjoy these short stories and that they will give you hope the next time you make a wish.
MOM’S CHOICE AWARDS SILVER MEDAL!
This is an eclectic short story collection of six stories.
Sometimes the things we wish for in life are not always what they seem. We have good times and bad but try to make the best of it all. There are occasions when we make wishes without thinking.
Like the saying goes, ‘Be careful what you wish for.’ While other times, things work out for the better, much to our surprise.
This collection will make you think about the next time you make a wish.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY HANUKKAH!
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