Jena C. Henry

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About Jena C. Henry
Look for me at: Http://www.jenabooks.com. I blog regularly at http://www.jenabooks.com/category/blog/
I am passionate about connecting with and encouraging authors and readers. I am delighted to read and review books that interest me and I feature many reviews and promotions on my website at http://www.jenabooks.com/category/promotions/ and http://www.jenabooks.com/category/jenas-videos/
Jena C. Henry is an active, high energy gal who is a wife, mother, non-profit volunteer and bon vivant. She created the fiction book series, The Golden Age of Charli, to encourage, entertain and share her joy of living and laughing.
Jena C. Henry holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Akron School of Law. Now retired, she and her husband, Alan, live in tropical Ohio where they enjoy their two adult children and extended family, friends and darling dog.
Jena presents writing workshops to help creatives achieve their dreams of writing a book and publishing it.
When she is finished tidying her house, Jena likes to relax on her front porch and read and write. She enjoys fine dining, traveling to visit family, and lounging by lovely bodies...of water.
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Blog postThe Living and the Lost Ellen Feldman “The war is over, but the past is never past.” “A beautiful, atmospheric novel that transports us to Occupied Berlin, a perfect setting in which to examine the contours of shame, as well as the possibilities of forgiveness. Through the eyes and heart of Millie, we consider the pain of turning away, of betrayal, and the price survival exacts. Feldman’s crisp, smart dialogue adds to the delight.” ―Elizabeth J. Church, author of&nbs11 months ago Read more
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Blog postLil’s Bus Trip by Judy Leigh Judy Leigh is back, with her trademark spirit of joie de vivre, fun, warmth and timeless lessons in how to live. All with a lovely English Accent. Judy Leigh’s books have been described as, “Brilliantly funny, emotional and uplifting… …Brimming with warmth, humor and a love of life… It’s always a good time for a road trip… When 82-year-old Lil decides to book herself, her 65-year-old daughter, Cassie, and her friend Maggie on a bus11 months ago Read more
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Blog postThe Show Girl by Nicola Harrison The Show Girl by Nicola Harrison What the Reviewers are Saying… “Harrison beautifully portrays the trials and tribulations of a Ziegfeld Follies dancer in her new novel, which is brimming with juicy details of Roaring Twenties New York City. Fans of City of Girls will adore this exploration of love and ambition.” –Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue
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Blog postPresenting Three Books I am an avid reader, and I enjoy most of the books I read. But then there are the truly special ones. The scenes that make me stop reading, sigh and drift away with the characters and their conflicts; the books that have vivid, daring, appealing women main characters. I highly recommend these new books that are releasing this summer, 2021. Thanks to NetGalley, Amistad, St. Martin’s Press and Gallery Books for an advance review copy. A memoir from a real NASA hero.1 year ago Read more
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Blog postThe Island by Mary Grand The Island – where everyone knows everyone, and secrets are impossible to keep…
‘Be careful, you don’t know them as well as you think. Remember – anyone can kill.’
Juliet has returned to the Isle of Wight from years abroad to visit her sick father and to be reunited with her three sisters – Cassie, a professional musician who seems to have lost her way in life, Mira, who is profoundly deaf, is married to the local vicar but their relationship is1 year ago Read more -
Blog postWaiting to Begin by Amanda Prowse Waiting to Begin From the bestselling author of The Girl in the Corner comes a story that asks: what would you risk for a shot at happiness?
1984. Bessie is a confident sixteen-year-old girl with the world at her feet, dreaming of what life will bring and what she’ll bring to this life. Then everything comes crashing down. Her bright and trusting smile is lost, banished by shame—and a secret she’ll carry with her for the rest of her life. <1 year ago Read more -
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Blog postRabbits by Terry Miles A deadly underground game might just be altering reality itself in this all-new adventure set in the world of the hit Rabbits podcast. “Imagine the world’s greatest gamers invented their own wild, lunatic conspiracy theory . . . only to discover it might be ancient, possibly true enough to kill them, and dangerous enough to rewrite the code of the world. That’s Rabbits: brilliant, breathless, and full of madness. Terry Miles makes you feel like you’re th1 year ago Read more
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Blog postThe Ride of Her Life by Elizabeth Letts “This engaging folk-hero biography, which follows Wilkins throughout her grand adventure, also touches on the cultural history of mid-twentieth-century America. As Letts delves into the postwar prosperity that transformed the U.S. into a land of cars and endless highways, she celebrates the dying tradition of the “American tramp or hobo” that Wilkins, the self-christened “last of the saddle tramps,” represented. . . . A heartwarming and nostalg1 year ago Read more
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Blog postThe Audacity of Sara Grayson by Joani Elliott What happens when the world’s greatest literary icon dies before she finishes the final book in her best-selling series? And what happens when she leaves that book in the hands of her unstable, neurotic daughter, who swears she’s not a real writer? Thanks to Meryl Moss Media, and Post Hill Press for an advance review copy. “You know what it’s like when you discover a new writer whose witty and wise voice makes your heart sing? That’s Joani Ell1 year ago Read more
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Blog postThe Invisible Husband of Frick Island by Colleen Oakley “Frick Island is the kind of place where you’d happily be stranded forever like Gilligan. This luminous quirky beauty deserves permanent space on your heart’s bookshelf.” —Kristy Barrett, founder of A Novel Bee
USA Today bestselling author Colleen Oakley delivers an unforgettable love story about an eccentric community, a grieving widow, and an outsider who slowly learns that sometimes faith1 year ago Read more
Titles By Jena C. Henry
Charli and Pud are no strangers to the art of creating fun. These days they spend their time sharing gourmet meals with their nieces and nephews, attending Cleveland Cavalier basketball games, and rekindling their romance. But when a series of calamities suddenly rock their world, they each meet a new friend, leaving Charli to worry if she and Pud are heading in the right direction.
In the third book of this delightful series, an empty nester is left to recalculate her path to happiness after she and her husband both discover that their golden years are full of more surprises.
When Charli and her husband, Pud, enter retirement, Charli mistakenly believes that paradise is just around the corner. Unfortunately, instead of spending their days soaking in matching hot tubs and admiring each others wrinkles, Pud lives on the links and Charli cleans out the basement. Still, they press on, eventually becoming closer while bonding with young relatives through a love of fine dining. Now the couple faces new and weighty challenges.
Charli and Puds days are filled with more excitement than AARP discounts and Lawrence Welk rerunsand more calories than they ever imagined. Realizing they are out of shape and slipping mentally, Charli and Pud check their BMIs and immediately decide they need to change their ways. With a goal of becoming healthy sooner than later, the couple embarks on a roller-coaster ride through calorie counting, label reading, and laborious exercising. But when Pud begins making mysterious phone calls and acting strangely, Charli cannot help but wonder if more problems are lurking around the corner.
The Golden Age of Charli continues the delightful tale of the energetic, friendly, and positive McAntics as they cruise through their retirement years and discover the consequences of too much of a good thing.
Charlotte McAntic spent her thirties, forties, and even fifties in peace and harmony aligning her marriage, mortgage, careers, and children. As she stumbles into a new phase of life—also known as the Golden Years—Charli cannot help but wonder where the gold and her husband, Pud, are hiding.
Pud is happily cruising down the retirement path that, for him, leads straight to the golf course. While Charli spends her days at home cleaning out closets and the basement, she yearns to gaze deeply into Pud’s blue eyes and remember all the reasons why she fell in love with him thirty years ago. Unfortunately, the only thing Pud is eying is the next fairway. Knowing there is more to savor in retirement than silver-hair shampoos, senior discounts, and hernia surgery, Charli embarks on a quest to do whatever it takes to spend retirement in the embrace of the man she loves. But is it too late for happily ever after?
In this humorous novel, a high-energy wife and her solid guy must learn to adjust to a new chapter in their lives and find their way back into each other’s hearts after their retirement begins with a jolt.