![]() ![]() ![]() Jae shows in Under a Falling Star again that she is an accomplished writer who gives the reader engaging characters and has a knack for developing and pacing an appealing story line. She is far up the corporate ladder, practically Austen’s boss, and her work ethics are under the microscope of her success-driven family and several not-so-well-meaning employees. As it turns out, Dee is far from being simply a co-worker. What’s more, Austen has not yet realized that Dee is the much disliked office villain, Attila the Hun, a close relative of Cruella de Vil as corporate gossip would have it. Dee is instantly star-struck by Austen-an impossible occurrence since she is a workaholic and married only to her job. Nice person that she is, Austen makes sure Dee is taken care of in the ER and then drives her home. ![]() “No problem,” she thinks, until she bears witness to the star-shaped tree topper hitting an unsuspecting co-worker, Dee. She starts her new job at the international games company Kudos with a new assignment: Decorate the company’s Christmas tree. Jae’s newest novel is set in Portland, Oregon, and focuses on Austen (as in Jane Austen) and Dee. A good lesbian romance is always welcome, but a romance with wit and humor is a most welcome gift to brighten up “those” days, and in fact every day. ![]()
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