https://www.kallynjones.com/about-me daily 0.75 2022-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6024420bd4492c066f43c22e/1618606964315-HGPO6RR93YDWNW36KC6I/KJones+Author+Photo+3+small.jpg About Me - Hello! Kallyn (rhymes with gallon) Jones returned to her roots as an author after a successful career as a brand specialist. She brings the same passion to dive into unique stories as she writes about her sexy, down-to-earth characters and their offbeat families. She delights in finding heroes and heroines in unusual places. She believes the happily ever afters that are fought for the hardest are also the sweetest. An autoimmune warrior for most of her life, she’s also a mom to an autoimmune kid. She champions those who often find themselves flat on their backs, for days or weeks at a time, through no fault of their own. The Southern Oaks series is dedicated to them. Besides, what else is a word-lover to do when she’s stuck in a pediatric waiting room for several hours a week? Kallyn lives in her adopted hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina, with her own hero, their three sons, and a dog. In her spare time, she enjoys trail walking, digital painting, and testing out new, “healthy” recipes. She’s proud to say her fellas usually like these experimental dishes. Usually. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6024420bd4492c066f43c22e/1613149527260-TOW9SJPJ9TVG5A56XDZY/Kallyn+Jones+signature.jpg About Me https://www.kallynjones.com/the-library daily 0.75 2025-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6024420bd4492c066f43c22e/9628fe32-48ad-4295-80b5-4ef18ac05ca1/OO+Om+pb+Cvr-TilltedPaperback+copy+2.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6024420bd4492c066f43c22e/14cf1214-72e9-4504-8bd0-d0509cc04c90/Alt+Covers+Series+Coffeehouse+SqSp+image+copy.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6024420bd4492c066f43c22e/38692d63-c66c-479e-a606-470a2da6b899/Kick+Start+front+cover+2024+small.jpg Books - Kick Start “The thing is… I’ll be fine if friendship is what’s best for us.” “What if you could be better than fine, Kick?” After my world imploded eight years ago, I fought my way out of the darkness—opened a popular coffeehouse, raised three amazing kids, fixed my health. But, the pains of the past still haunt me. Then Professor Thomas Harrison walks into my café. He’s six feet of hotness and all kinds of chiseled grumpiness in a suit. When my business is vandalized, Thomas sticks around to give a statement and makes sure I’m safe. He floors me by asking real questions about my life and health, attributing it to his genetic research. Except no one does this. Ever. Despite our scorching chemistry, I keep him at arm’s length. Thomas makes it clear he’s devoted to his work and something else. Something huge that he’s hiding. Between his mysterious calls and running off at a moment’s notice, it’s clear he has zero time for “extracurricular activities” too. But also I have secrets and like that he’s not aware of the old me. I only know that when Thomas is around my world makes sense again. He might be the key to helping me start over, but first I have to confront my past. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6024420bd4492c066f43c22e/590b0a05-7860-4d39-8012-e2c5549bb721/Kick+Back+2024+Cover-New+Series+Title+small.jpg Books - Kick Back “I need extraordinary, and I won’t settle.” I feel like a new woman. An open book. It’s more than the encouraging test results, proving my body is on the mend. This sensation lives in every cell, every emotion, every new wish. My late husband is peacefully laid to rest in my heart, and I’m moving forward. Thomas and I agree to take things slow despite my heart’s veto of the decree. It wants—no demands—more magical nights with my new delicious younger man. Except we both have responsibilities competing for our attention and interrupting our alone time. Then there’s the harassment of my coffeehouse and my family. After a festive night out nearly turns tragic, Thomas’s care and vow of protection keep me from falling backward. I never dared to dream of a second chance at love, though it looks like one found me. Still, his stubborn refusal to open up challenges the limits of my swoony affections. Thomas better come clean soon because I’m close to figuring out his big secret, anyway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6024420bd4492c066f43c22e/22417127-1e54-44b3-a57d-174ebd05f50f/Kick+Home+Front+cover+2024-New+Series+Title+small.jpg Books - Kick Home “No one’s ever chosen me.” Kick McKenna. The vivacious woman who gave my dead heart a new life. Who discovered my deepest secret and stayed. Who’s forging a new beginning with me. Our love intensified in a short time, but we both know forever isn’t guaranteed. After promising each other one day at a time, even this commitment is a gift I never would’ve asked for. And the nights? Kick is everything I crave. I’ll move any obstacle in her way. Be her white knight. But decades ago, I pledged myself to the mysterious Felidae Society. It’s a vow I still hold sacred, one I hope doesn’t conflict with this promise to Kick. Fortunately, she turns out to be the lynchpin of my research that I desperately need. As Kick’s empty nest days draw near, a vision of a future with her takes shape. I want more than a for-now commitment. I want it all. She’s my home. Yet I’m not the only one to break their vows to my found family. This new betrayal could mean war, but no matter what, I will protect my lady. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6024420bd4492c066f43c22e/6cafac8b-6cb3-422e-9d06-3f31c3d0851f/LYB+2+pb+and+audio+image+copy.jpg Books - Love You Better Cyndi Sendaydiego and Blake Brady take their second chance at a happily ever after. Blake Brady is gruff and irresistibly chiseled, with a just-right amount of salt in his hair to make me swoon. He’s a talented restaurateur and devoted dad to his daughter. In other words, he’s the only man who has ever tempted my confirmed bachelorette status. Then I find out Blake’s business is in crisis, thanks to the embezzling accountant I recommended when I walked away from him three years ago. He says my skills with numbers make me the only person he trusts to turn his restaurant around. Heaven help me, because I can’t say no to his gorgeous, weary eyes. His brooding might as well be a form or foreplay, but it’s the man behind the hard shell who draws me in again. When Blake proposes a no-strings-attached office fling, I’m hooked. It’s only a bit of fun. No one’s talking about the L-word. Except when he finally breaks through my defenses, it becomes impossible to keep Blake and his precious girl at arm’s length. Love You Better is a later-in-life standalone novel set in the Oakville world. You do not have to read previous books to enjoy this one. **Love You Better is available to read for free with a Kindle Unlimited subscription. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6024420bd4492c066f43c22e/05c1e2dc-d3d8-4648-93a0-91861bc4b0d8/BookBrushImage3D-iPhone-w-headphones.png.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6024420bd4492c066f43c22e/09ef31ac-c968-414f-83fc-3775494519ad/LYB+graphic+cropped+front+cover+copy.jpg https://www.kallynjones.com/home daily 1.0 2025-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6024420bd4492c066f43c22e/5437d0ba-2509-46dc-afb8-caa88628af4e/LYB+Illustrated+cropped+front+cover+small.jpg Home - What’s Inside: Second Chance Couple Later in Life Romance Single Dad Confirmed Bachelorette Workplace Fling An Adoptee Finding His Birth Family "Auntie" Shenanigans Big Cast of Friends--including Kick and Thomas Hot Flash Spice A pre-teen daughter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6024420bd4492c066f43c22e/59910cd8-a991-4970-adc4-239d4cf25979/Kick+Start+front+cover+2024+small.jpg Home - What’s Inside: Oakville Obsessions isn’t just a romance series. It’s a full-blown emotional experience wrapped in caffeine, secrets, and late-night heart palpitations. A barista with more backbone than a double espresso shot, a mysterious professor with too many secrets (and too little chill), and a love story that burns slower than a pot of over-brewed coffee. ❤️Love over 40 ❤️Slow burn ❤️Friends to lovers ❤️Starting over ❤️Southern town ❤️Autoimmune single mother ❤️Mysterious and protective hero ❤️Found Family ❤️Growing suspense https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6024420bd4492c066f43c22e/1618607151713-WR94GVJUT3VSSHQEF9GO/KJones+Author+Photo+2.jpg Home - Hiya! Thank you for stopping by. Whatever the trope, my contemporary romances feature unconventional characters. Real characters living extraordinary lives are my jam. 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Except no one does this. Ever. Despite our scorching chemistry, I keep him at arm’s length. Thomas makes it clear he’s devoted to his work and something else. Something huge that he’s hiding. Between his mysterious calls and running off at a moment’s notice, it’s clear he has zero time for “extracurricular activities” too. But also I have secrets and like that he’s not aware of the old me. I only know that when Thomas is around my world makes sense again. He might be the key to helping me start over, but first I have to confront my past. https://www.kallynjones.com/kickback daily 0.75 2025-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6024420bd4492c066f43c22e/59e40749-9251-44e9-ad24-6b8df6f137a9/Kick+Back+2024+Cover-New+Series+Title+small.jpg Kick Back Page - Kick Back “I need extraordinary, and I won’t settle.” I feel like a new woman. An open book. It’s more than the encouraging test results, proving my body is on the mend. This sensation lives in every cell, every emotion, every new wish. My late husband is peacefully laid to rest in my heart, and I’m moving forward. Thomas and I agree to take things slow despite my heart’s veto of the decree. It wants—no demands—more magical nights with my new delicious younger man. Except we both have responsibilities competing for our attention and interrupting our alone time. Then there’s the harassment of my coffeehouse and my family. After a festive night out nearly turns tragic, Thomas’s care and vow of protection keep me from falling backward. I never dared to dream of a second chance at love, though it looks like one found me. Still, his stubborn refusal to open up challenges the limits of my swoony affections. Thomas better come clean soon because I’m close to figuring out his big secret, anyway. Kick Back is book two in the slow burn, steamy, seasoned Southern Oaks trilogy. 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Fortunately, she turns out to be the lynchpin of my research that I desperately need. As Kick’s empty nest days draw near, a vision of a future with her takes shape. I want more than a for-now commitment. I want it all. She’s my home. Yet I’m not the only one to break their vows to my found family. 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Blake Brady is gruff and irresistibly chiseled, with a just-right enough amount of salt in his hair to make me swoon. He’s a talented restaurateur and devoted dad to his daughter. In other words, he’s the only man who has ever tempted my confirmed bachelorette status. Then I find out Blake’s business is in crisis, thanks to the embezzling accountant I recommended when I walked away from him three years ago. He says my skills with a spreadsheet makes me the only person he trusts to turn his restaurant around. Heaven help me, because I can’t say no to his gorgeous, weary eyes. His brooding might as well be a form or foreplay, but it’s the man behind the hard shell who draws me in again. When Blake proposes a no-strings-attached office fling, I’m hooked. It’s only a bit of fun. No one’s talking about the L-word. Except when he finally breaks through my defenses, it’s impossible to keep Blake and his precious girl at arm’s length. Love You Better is a later-in-life standalone novel set in the Oakville world. You do not have to read previous books to enjoy this one. **Love You Better can be read for free with a Kindle Unlimited subscription. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6024420bd4492c066f43c22e/05c1e2dc-d3d8-4648-93a0-91861bc4b0d8/BookBrushImage3D-iPhone-w-headphones.png.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6024420bd4492c066f43c22e/09ef31ac-c968-414f-83fc-3775494519ad/LYB+graphic+cropped+front+cover+copy.jpg https://www.kallynjones.com/lyb-bonus-scene daily 0.75 2025-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6024420bd4492c066f43c22e/d8d3f5e4-a11a-4b2d-afd6-bc1ab198c358/LYB+ill+thick+pb+qrter+turn+copy.png https://www.kallynjones.com/next-gen daily 0.75 2025-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6024420bd4492c066f43c22e/503223bd-a84d-4985-9a4d-b51e983cf7b2/ARK+text+only+draft+copy.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6024420bd4492c066f43c22e/0f16c39f-b600-4ee9-b6e3-9f7599d64eda/KMA+text+only+draft+copy.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6024420bd4492c066f43c22e/2f6a9937-9609-49af-90a8-044097815b86/ASK+text+only+draft+copy.jpg https://www.kallynjones.com/oakville-obsessions daily 0.75 2025-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6024420bd4492c066f43c22e/741883ec-8380-4978-983f-535a0bec44f8/OO+Om+front+cover+final+copy.jpg Oakville Obsessions - Oakville Obsessions The Complete Series In Oakville Obsessions, a fierce barista and a secretive genetics professor find that passion can be perilous. As danger brews and truths unravel, their slow-burn love proves desire doesn't fade with age. It deepens. Kick Start: A feisty over-forty single mom has sworn off love— until a mysterious professor with a quiet strength stirs her heart and her peace. When rumors swirl and her world tips sideways, his steady hands and fierce loyalty prove that falling again might be worth the risk. Kick Back: Thomas can handle equations, not emotions— but the barista with a sharp wit and softer heart has him hooked. When a campaign of harassment turns threatening, his instincts kick in. He’ll protect her at all costs, even if the secret he’s kept could shatter her trust and put her in even greater danger. Kick Home: Thomas broke every rule to love her, defying the secret society that once defined him. But betrayal cuts deep, and someone else has already chosen sides. As enemies close in, he’ll fight to protect Kick and the fragile future they’ve risked everything for, even if it costs him everything he swore to protect. If you love mature main characters with chronic illness representation, plenty of found family, a mystery building to suspense, coffeehouse vibes, and a rescue dog, then binge this trilogy today! https://www.kallynjones.com/store daily 0.75 2023-03-26