Linchpin is back. And it’s FREE!

LINCHPIN has been re-released and now it’s FREE!

Short story. Enemies to Lovers, forced proximity, mobsters, high heat despite the snow.

Apple Books, B&N, Kobo and more! You can find it at your favorite outlet HERE.

Please note: Amazon hasn’t approved the free pricing yet. I hope it will be soon!

Quinn is sent in to clean up and finds one very hot mess.

Randall Quinn has been a cleaner for the mob for over ten years, but a particularly violent scene sets him to drinking alone and contemplating his options.

At thirty-nine, it’s possible this is just a mid-life crisis so he tries buying himself a flashy car to satisfy the itch, and agrees to take another job to test his conviction.

He’s expecting easy money when he arrives at a seedy motel to clean up after what the Boss told him was supposed to have been a simple execution. But what he discovers in that motel room is anything but simple, and from that moment on, every decision makes life more and more complicated.

Apple Books, B&N, Kobo and more! You can find it at your favorite outlet HERE.

Please note: Amazon hasn’t approved the free pricing yet. I hope it will be soon!

FREE M/M Romance Books!

Hey all! Go grab your copy of my novella, Roadside Assistance, just one of over a hundred FREE M/M romance books available exclusively through this giveaway!

Single dad Drew Sadler has had a bad day at work, he’s in the doghouse with his son Evan again, and to top it all off, his car just broke down in the school parking lot. Now, he has to figure out how to pay for a tow and car repairs too.

This isn’t Nick MacPherson’s first call in the rain, and the tow-truck driver doesn’t have good news for Drew. Nick can tell the soft-spoken, overwhelmed father is at his wit’s end and he wants to help, but he also finds himself drawn to Drew. Evan warms up to Nick right away, but Drew obviously has bigger issues on his mind. A late-night emergency isn’t the right time to ask Drew out for a drink, so Nick finds a subtle way to put the ball in Drew’s court.

The spark between them is undeniable, but are Nick and Drew headed for another kind of breakdown?

Jodi at RomantiConn!

Make your plans now! I’ll be at RomantiConn on July 16th, 2022!

I’m excited because it’s only a short drive for me and there will be a diverse group of authors and work for readers to get their hands on. There are rooms available if you need one at the hotel.

Purchase your $25 tickets HERE.

SATURDAY, JULY 16, 2022
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Trumbull Marriott Shelton
180 Hawley Lane
Trumbull, CT 06611

Send an email with any specific book requests to my PA at NOLAKimPA@gmail.com.

Not Over You is out now!

My second chances, small town romance is out now!

You can read an exclusive excerpt and enter my contest ay Joyfully Jay Reviews, HERE

(https://joyfullyjay.com/2021/09/excerpt-giveaway-guest-post-not-over-you-by-jodi-payne/)

Cryptic is Out Now!

A new romantic suspense/ murder mystery series by me and BA Tortuga!

🔍 Ex-marine detective with confidence issues
🔍 Recluse profiler who has lost everything
🔍 Serial killer
🔍 Forced-proximity (and precinct sex!)
🔍 Race against time

Buy it here or read it in KU!

Derek “Crash” Wheeler never really wanted to make detective. He was a good marine and a great beat cop, but now he has to deal with cases like the one that just landed in his lap. Multiple deaths. Probably a serial killer. And if that isn’t bad enough, now he has a crazy ex-profiler calling and texting, acting like he knows exactly what’s going on.

Matthew Herrera has more than one clue about Derek’s case. He worked on a serial murder case once that took everything away from him, and while the perpetrator went to jail, Matthew knows the case isn’t over. This murderer likes to play games, and he doesn’t work alone.

Racing against time, Derek and Matthew have to learn to work together to solve this case, and they find they have a chemistry they can’t deny, even if it feels selfish to indulge. People are dying out there, and it will take all their skills to work out this puzzle before it’s too late, or before one of them becomes the next victim.

Temptation Ranch is Now Available!

Temptation Ranch is hot!

☀️ Trust fund playboy
☀️ Billionaire cowboy
☀️ A little sunshine
☀️ A little spanky times
☀️ Puppies!

Buy it here or read it in KU!


Playboy Tad Dawson dedicates his Saturday nights to looking for a strong man with the firm hand he craves at a certain sort of club in Austin. So when he heads out to his favorite neighborhood gay bar for a more casual Friday night, he’s looking to drink, dance with his friends, and maybe have a little sexy fun on the side. Tad certainly doesn’t expect to run into a man like Strait McMasters, a stunning, deep-voiced, stoic cowboy who seems to be everything Tad wants in one studly package.

Billionaire Strait intends to have a drink in honor of a friend who passed away when he stops in at the bar, but he’s not one to question his gut, and his instinct says that Tad, the young man with the unruly blond hair, is worth a second look. When their one-night stand turns into a several-day binge, Strait knows he’s found something special, and he hopes to keep it.

Tad is sure Strait can give him a stern look and a firm hand if only Tad can find the right way to tell him what he needs. Strait, meanwhile, isn’t sure Tad is ready for what it means to be part of his life, which includes a private island and full-time security. Will they find a way to truly understand each other, or is this temptation short term?


Temptation Ranch is part of the Beat the Heat Summer Reads Series!

Check out the other book in the series:

Wicked in Wranglers ~ BA Tortuga
StarDom ~ Kiernan Kelly
The Perfect Dom ~ Shannon West
The Daddy’s Reluctant Virgin ~ Sean Michael
Bad Dog ~ Julia Talbot
Temptation Ranch ~ Jodi Payne & BA Tortuga
Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’ ~ Morticia Knight
Roping His Hero ~ Sue Brown

Preorder Tending Tyler!

Tyler was lost and overwhelmed before Matthew found him. Then he visited Matt’s busy ranch, met the cowboy’s beautiful children and huge, boisterous family, and discovered overwhelming didn’t have to be a bad thing.

Tending Tyler, the newest book by me and BA Tortuga is on preorder now!

Coming May 18th.

Preorder HERE

Bartender, Tyler McKeehan, feels like his whole life is on hold. All he does is work and sleep, because he just doesn’t know how to move on with his day to day after the shocking loss of his best friend. When he meets Matt at Les’s Bar where he works in New York, though, he thinks he might have found someone who can nudge him out of his rut. The cowboy seems to live on fast forward, but at the same time, this kind, generous man makes Tyler feel wanted and safe.

Ranch owner, Matthew Whitehead, is just in New York for a visit. But when he runs into Tyler at Les’s Bar, he can tell right away that Tyler is special. Matt’s family thinks he makes snap decisions, and they worry about him, but he knows what he wants, and even after just a few days, he’s willing to fight to keep Tyler in his life. When Matt has to head back to Texas, he tells Tyler to come visit him and meet his kids. Soon.

Tyler doesn’t know if he can just pick up and go to Texas, but he misses Matt’s affection and calming presence, so when life gets too overwhelming, he makes the call. Between Matt’s huge, boisterous family, his children, his busy ranch, and the vast differences between New York City and Texas, Tyler wonders if he should go back to his old life every day. Matt is determined to keep Tyler right where he is, but can they overcome the odds against them and make a new life together?

Creative Process, FREE for a limited time.

Would you like a FREE BOOK? Would you like LOTS of free books?

Check out the books at THIS LINK, available through the end of May.

Creative Process is one of many!

Love Hurt/Comfort Romances?

Love H/C?

B.A. Tortuga and I are participating in a promo that runs until April 30, and Wrecked is ON SALE!

H/C, second chances, contemporary/western. It’s one of several in our East Meets Western collection. You can read the first chapter of Wrecked for FREE HERE!

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Mergers & Acquisitions is now available!

“Tell me I’m wrong.” Oh, that voice sounded so strong, so confident.

“What?”

“Tell me that was a throwaway kiss, and you were just tossing a hook at me, looking for tips. Tell me you felt nothing at all, that you didn’t want more. Tell me you didn’t see something you need in my eyes. Come on, Jersey, say it. Tell me that—or tell me your name.”