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.

Coming Soon!
The Wallflower List
Book 1
The Wallflower List

Lady Marianne has been a wallflower since her disastrous debut, but because since she always had a friend, Claudia, along the wall, she never minded much. But when Claudia dies and leaves her a beautiful jewelry box, and a hidden list of things her friend wanted to do in her life, everything is turned on its head. Marianne begins to question what she knows about herself, her dreams and what could be possible for her future. It all inspires her to try to complete her dear friend’s bucket list. If only she could find someone more experienced to help her…

Sebastian, Earl of Ramsbury, has been best friends with Marianne’s brother for almost his entire life, and the two men have seen each other through it all. His friend’s edict never to turn his wicked ways on Marianne has always been easy to follow, she’s the only woman he’s ever considered a true friend and not a conquest. But when she starts acting strangely, asking for his help with the most unexpected and shocking things, he begins to see her in a different light…and want her in ways he never could have thought possible.

As Marianne grows closer to completing Claudia’s list, she also continues to spiral toward to a passion with Sebastian that neither of them could ever see coming. But will an old promise to a dear friend stop a growing connection before it can come to fruition? Or will the last item on Marianne’s bucket list be to fall head over heels in love with a wicked rake?

CW: Grief, death of child (described)

First-in-Series

Available in Audio

Forbidden audio book
Narrated by Danielle O'Farrell
Book 1
audioscoundrel
Narrated by Danielle O'Farrell
Book 2
A Spring Deception Audio
Narrated by Danielle O'Farrell
Book 2
The Broken Duke audio
Narrated by Danielle O'Farrell
Book 3
No Dukes Allowed Audio
Narrated by Stevie Zimmerman
Book 1
smallaudio
Narrated by Danielle O'Farrell
Book 3
The Duke of Hearts Audio
Narrated by Danielle O'Farrell
Book 7
Taken by the Duke Audio
Narrated by Morag Sims
Book 1
The Daring Duke Audio
Narrated by Danielle O'Farrell
Book 1
Seduced audio
Narrated by Danielle O'Farrell
Book 5