Offthebookshelf.com
J. Adams
J. Adams is the author of contemporary romance and young adult fantasy books. She is a professional motivational speaker and enjoys speaking to both youths and adults. She is a wife and the mother of eight children. In her spare time you can find her curled up with a good book and a major stash of orange Tic Tacs. She resides in Utah.
All Books By This Author:
- The Legacy
-
North Carolina native, Cisely Matthews has seen and suffered much in her twenty-two years of life, and she has the scars to prove it. When amazing blessings come to her, she wonders if she will ever feel worthy enough to deserve them.
Australian-born Ingo Kelly is thrown for an emotional loop when he visits his aunt in Utah and meets Cisely for the first time. He falls for her hard and fast. But getting her to accept his love is a challenge he is more than willing to take on.
Adagio St. John is Ingo's best friend and the two are as close as brothers. When Adagio travels to Utah from his home in Italy to attend Ingo and Cisely's wedding, he is overjoyed that his friend has found happiness with such an amazing woman. He hopes he can find the same happiness one day and end the loneliness he struggles with on a daily basis. There are prospects aplenty, but none of the shallow beauties can capture his heart.
When love does finally come to Adagio, will he allow himself to embrace it or continue to go it alone?- Genres: Romance
- Guardian of My Heart
-
Two people from different worlds searching for one another, are drawn together by a bond stronger than anything in this earthly sphere, and a love powerful enough to move mountains.
Cillian is in danger and Gideon is her true mate. And absolutely nothing will stop him from protecting what is his.- Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Short Stories
- The Shelter of His Arms - A Passionate Hearts Novelette
-
Lani and Chrispin have hidden their feelings for one another for years, but when they are finally free to express their love, both are afraid to cross the line that has always been there.
Lani's battered heart needs to heal. Will Chrispin's love be strong enough to heal it? And will Lani have the courage to embrace the passion she has longed for now that it is hers for the taking?The Shelter of His Arms is the first emotion-driven romance in the Passionate Hearts Novelette series.
- Genres: Romance, Short Stories
- What the Heart Sees
-
Vashti has had it with her brother trying to rule her life. Taking a spur of the moment hike to calm her temper after a major argument, she has no idea of the consequences this choice will bring, or the life-changing joy.
Ever since an explosion left half of his face scarred and disfigured, Liam Kinkade has been a loner. At six-feet-ten, he has always been as a giant with a big heart, but now most people won't even come near him. When he stumbles upon the unconscious woman, his heart goes out to her. Literally!
But will Vashti be like the rest of the world and only see his scars or will she look upon him with her heart?- Genres: Romance, Short Stories
- Still His Woman - An Against the Odds Novelette
-
After being diagnosed with ovarian cancer and undergoing a hysterectomy, Raine's dreams of having more children are shattered, and she begins to doubt her importance as a woman.
Hayden loves Raine with a passion that could never be denied, and though she tries to hide her feelings, he can see her loss of self-worth and it hurts him deeply.
When the unthinkable happens, Raine's world is shattered and Hayden wonders if she will ever be okay again. He is bound and determined to heal her battered soul with his love.
But will it be enough?- Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Religious, Romance
- That Kind of Love - A Legacy Novelette
-
Strong and fiercely independent, Evangeline Patton has never experienced love in any shape or form–not from her parents, or a man. She has overcome some major obstacles in her life, but at twenty-five she is still alone. All of that changes when Adagio St. John the third walks off a plane from Italy and into her life.
Evangeline and Adagio are both looking for love, but can she trust her heart to someone she will never see? And can he look past her blindness and see into her heart?
- Genres: Romance, Short Stories
- Sweet 21 Birthday Ball
-
When Italian pastry chef, Marcello Giannini took the train to visit his parents, he could never have guess how much this one trip would change the course of his life.
* * *
Dominique Jensen has only loved one man her entire life, and she has been unable to open her heart to another. Discouraged, she wonders if the dreams and wishes she has fostered for so long will ever come true.
But how long is too long to wait for love?- Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Romance, Short Stories
- Say What You Need to Say
-
Free-spirited Capri Harris has always embraced life to the fullest, but a major health trial brings unexpected changes and her outlook shifts, leaving her with doubts of her worth to any man.
Like the force of a hurricane, Jagger Colby enters Capri's life, weakening her resolve and shaking the walls of self-preservation she has tried so hard to build around her heart.
But Capri knows that once Jagger discovers the truth about her, he will walk away and never look back.When words mean everything,
say what you need to say.- Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Romance, Short Stories
