Jewel Allen

I was having brunch with a half dozen, mostly women friends from high school I hadn’t seen in at least a decade when I made that confession. There was stunned silence. And then someone said, her voice tinged with disbelief, “You haven’t?” It was the sort of reaction kind of […]

I’m 51 and I still haven’t found the right lip ...

January 4, 2023 in being a woman / humor by Jewel Allen

This is a pep talk for those of us who might not have done so well the first time we tried something. For me, that list would include: making macarons, writing a novel, singing in front of an audience, and now, I can include baking a prime rib roast. This […]

If at first you don’t succeed

December 14, 2022 in cooking / inspirational by Jewel Allen

I would share pics, but I didn’t have my phone. We were already on the road to an activity with friends midday when I realized I hadn’t put my phone in my purse. I asked my husband to turn back ‘round but he said we would be late. No phone […]

I accidentally left my phone home for the day and ...

December 14, 2022 in being a woman / inspirational / motherhood by Jewel Allen

NOTE: This is a chapter I added after I sent out Advance Review Copies for Rapid Novel, which is coming soon! When I first immigrated to America from the Philippines some thirty years ago, one of the most interesting experiences for me was going to a water park in Salt […]

Getting past the fear

November 10, 2022 in author life / NaNoWriMo / novels by Jewel Allen

I looked, and it’s been over a year since my last book in my Lake Powell Firefighter series. The last one came out in July of 2021. So I guess you could say His to Find (book 5) was long overdue. I will make a point of publishing the next […]

His to Find is done!

September 21, 2022 in author life / firefighter romance by Jewel Allen

My husband was already asleep by the time I walked into our bedroom. I paused in my tracks and listened to his steady breathing. Our cat, Junebug, watched me as she sat next to my pillow, her eyes narrowing at the prospect of me claiming my place in the bed. […]

Praying standing up

August 15, 2022 in being a woman / COVID-19 / LDS by Jewel Allen

Last time I saw Jasen Olsen, his boot was hung in a stirrup off a crazed bronco dragging him across a rodeo arena. He broke both legs and six ribs, and punctured a lung. Fast forward three years later to a Saturday in July of 2022, and I was driving […]