Welcome to the official website of Jess Michaels,
10-Time USA TODAY bestselling author of historical romance.
She/her/hers are my pronouns. I write historical romance set in the Regency period that has been steaming up e-readers and paperback pages since 2005! I've written over 100 books. Want to know more? Read the formal bio on this page.
What about my books?
First, there are over 100 of them published (some were published under Jenna Petersen and Jesse Petersen, but most as Jess). I love to write confident, competent and oh-so-super-sexy heroes and smart, capable and strong heroines who challenge them. They’re always stronger together and can overcome anything! If you like sexy and emotional historical romance, you’ve come to the right place.
Former champion pugilist Campbell Ripley has been fascinated by Jane Kendall since the first time he saw her in the middle of a fight and she distracted him enough to cause his famous scar. But people like Jane and Ripley are jaded and know that a happily ever after isn’t for them. The kind of powerful connection they feel can only cause pain and danger. So they’ve become friends and that’s all it can be.
Until Jane receives word that her beloved younger sister, who she has been protecting from her life as a courtesan, has vanished. She turns to Ripely for help and the two embark on a journey to find her that will finally break down walls, allow for powerful passions and perhaps even heal more than mere physical scars.
If only the two of them can let each other in and start to trust that the friendship they share and the desire they can no longer fight is actually a love that will change them both for the better.