Some phases come back around
Jamie In Phases is an adult second chance romance that asks if the one that got away is a phase we ever get over.
Carley Fortune's Every Summer After meets The Idea of You by Robinne Lee in this nostalgic and emotionally layered second chance romance between a divorced novelist and the rockstar brother she should have chosen in the summer of 2006. Twenty years after marrying the wrong Gibbons, Jamie returns to the beach house that inspired her breakout book—only to discover that Johnny, the brother she left behind, has claimed its basement studio for his next project. Told through dual timelines, Myspace messages, and the art they created to keep their longing at bay, Jamie In Phases reminds us there are some phases we’ll never outgrow.
Blurbs are requested back by January 15th, 2027 and will be featured on the back of the special edition dustjacket and used in a paid media campaign. You will have final approval on all assets. Please reach out to morgan@reademrae.com with any questions!
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Jamie Everette married the wrong brother.
She knew it back in 2006 when a whirlwind summer romance ended in a shotgun wedding, and she definitely knows it now, twenty years later, as the ink dries on the divorce papers.
At least she got the beach house in the settlement.
On deadline for the sequel to her bestselling novel—inspired by the summer she spent with both brothers—Jamie is back at the beach house, figuring out who she is, and who she still has time to become.
But her quiet summer alone is cut short when Johnny, the early-00s rockstar-turned-producer, claims the beach house studio to work on his next project after avoiding Jamie for two decades.
Reliving their past through layered flashbacks, MySpace messages, and unfinished arguments, they must finally confront the ugly truth:
They were never just a phase.
About CB Woods
CB is a fantasy and contemporary romance author based in Arizona telling stories of love, loss, and a little magic.
Her debut romantasy series, The Courts Between, takes readers into a cosmic court system where planetary courts fight for independence from the gods they've been named after.
Her contemporary work underscores swoonworthy tropes with the realities of living through loss, highlighting older characters who have faced the impossible and still choose to move forward and fall in love again and again.
Jamie In Phases is her sixth novel, and second contemporary romance title with Emrae Publishing.
Release information
- Release Date: June 15th, 2027
- Blurbs Requested Back: January 15th, 2027
- Managing Editor: leanne@reademrae.com
- PR Manager: morgan@reademrae.com
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