Reunion [Kindle Edition]

J.L. Penn (Author)

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Product Description

Meet Jessica Stratford, a level-headed girl next door with an enviable life of professional and marital success ... well, except for that one little uncharacteristically impetuous detail that changes everything. When a friend talks Jessica into finally embracing the digital age, Jessica's life slowly turns upside down.

You see, Jessica finds her old high school crush on Facebook. In fact, she finds him quite attractive even after twenty years. A simple hello seems harmless enough until he suggests that they meet for lunch. Of course, lunch is ... just lunch. Then harmless lunch becomes harmless text messages, late night chats, and dinners. But are they really as innocuous as she likes to think they are?

If the person who would not give you the time of day in high school suddenly wanted to give you all the time in the world, would you be tempted? How far would you go in vindicating your high school obsession? Follow Jessica on the journey to her ultimate choice. Will she remain faithful to her steadfast husband, or will she succumb to nostalgic desire for the one that got away?

Reunion has been nominated for two awards - Best Novel by a Debut Author and Best Supporting Character. It is honored to be on the exclusive High Raters page at ChickLitClub.com among bestselling authors Emily Giffin (Something Borrowed), Sarah Strohmeyer (The Cinderella Pact), Helen Fielding (Bridget Jones), Marian Keyes, and Sophie Kinsella (Shopaholic). It's been rated 8/10 by Paula Phillips, called "a page turner" by The Book Habit Show, and called Sex and the City for the suburbs among other favorable reviews. Read Reunion to find out why it's the year's hottest read in women's fiction.

About the Author

J.L. Penn lives in the suburbs of Maryland with her husband and daughter. She has been an avid reader and writer all her life. Although writing a book is something she always wanted to do, it was not until a stroke of inspiration hit that she decided to seriously sit down and write. To her surprise, with a tiny kernel of truth and a lot of imagination, the words just flowed out and became Reunion.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 368 KB
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B00275G6GS
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, J.L. Penn has always been an avid reader and writer. When she was a child, her parents told her she was the next Erma Bombeck based on her humorous and satirical writings. In undergraduate and graduate school, her professors encouraged her to author a book or article. She was even a journalism major in college for about a minute, until she realized that basic fact reporting was not for her.

J.L. (Jenn) always had a desire to write a book but it was not until a lightning bolt moment of inspiration that she seriously sat down to write. The words seemed to flow easily, with the first draft and final draft being nearly the same. After only two months of writing in the evenings after her daughter went to bed, Reunion was complete. Now her readers are eagerly awaiting a sequel.

J.L. Penn lives in the suburbs of Maryland with her husband and daughter. She enjoys cooking, traveling, scrapbooking, reading, romantic comedies, and music.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good read!, July 30, 2010

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Jamie Garson - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Reunion (Paperback)

I just finished the book and I really enjoyed it! I grew up in MD and I just went back for my 20 year high school reunion. Of course Facebook played a big role in finding old friends. I loved all of the Maryland references and the story was very current with a modern day affair involving the internet and other technology. A great beachy read for summer!!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A light, enjoyable read, September 12, 2010

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Carla (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reunion (Kindle Edition)

Ever wondered what happened to past boyfriends or crushes from high school? Reunion, by J.L. Penn, takes this as its starting point when its protagonist, 30-something Jessica Stratford, begins using Facebook and makes contact with a former high school crush, David.

Reunion is an enjoyable, light read. Its plot is appropriately paced and its characters are consistent. Readers of a similar age and life-stage will likely find much to relate to and smile about. Although typical of the chick-lit genre, Reunion also raises more serious ideas concerning married love, fidelity and finding a balance between appreciation of what you have and what you could have.

This isn't a genre I am normally drawn to but I enjoyed Reunion and it was perfect rainy-day Sunday reading.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read!, February 25, 2011

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IHeartMyKindle - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reunion (Paperback)

It was a fun story, that left me wanting more. I love the characters. It was very easy to relate to the main character, Jess and her struggle to deal with the her feelings for her high school crush.