Jacquolyn McMurray
Jacquolyn McMurray is published in both contemporary and historical romance. She is currently drafting her dream project—a historical novel set on a cattle ranch in Hawai‘i in the mid-1800s. She and her husband live on a Christmas tree farm on the island of Hawai‘i where they feed a clowder of cats and a flock of hodgepodge chickens. When she’s not doing writerly things, Jacquolyn loves spending time with family and friends, sewing, and solving Sudoku puzzles.
Jacquolyn is a member of the Women’s Fiction Writers Association, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, the Hawaiʻi Writer’s Alliance, and the Hawaii Writers Guild.
She can be contacted at jacquolyn@jacquolynmcmurray.com
Jacquolyn’s Published Books
Woven Hearts
She survived the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire that killed her mother and maimed her father, but can she endure the aftermath?
Thrust into the role of providing for her family, Millie Pulnik takes heart her wealthy fiancé will marry her sooner than planned and help take care of her family. When he breaks off their engagement, Millie must set aside her dream of becoming a milliner, and her fear of another fire, and seek employment in the only profession where she has training—the loosely regulated world of garment workers.
Union organizer, Abe Skala, is determined to make sweatshops safe for the workers, but he needs an insider willing to corroborate the allegations of unsafe conditions. Could he ask Millie? He knew he could help her get another garment factory job. He’d admired her from afar, and with his newfound knowledge that her scoundrel fiancé had spurned her, he might have a chance at love. Should he risk that chance by putting her back into a factory wrought with unsafe conditions? Was it worth the risk?
Sheltered from Love
Paradise, pies, and possibilities. Will Georgia give love a second chance? Georgia Weber’s debilitating guilt dictates her every move. Ever since her husband died on her watch, she doesn’t trust herself to care for any living thing. But she’s tired of spending long evenings alone. So, when the friendly, pie-baking, fellow volunteer asks her to join him for a meal, she convinces herself he will be nothing more than a supper companion.
Romel Bautista grapples with his role as a parent. Since his divorce, he’s chosen to steer clear of women. All that changes the day he meets Georgia. He falls headlong and imagines a forever commitment. Regrettably, his teenage daughter has other plans for his future.
Georgia can’t deny she’s falling for Romel, but she can’t even trust herself to take care of a pet. How can she commit to anyone long-term? And though Romel yearns to be with Georgia, his heart is torn between compromising his relationship with his daughter or being with the woman he loves. Will Georgia and Romel be able to overcome their fears and build a life together?
Mele Kalikimaka Sweet Hawaiian Romances
Embrace the warmth of the holidays year-round with this sweet, wholesome collection of Christmas romances set on Hawaii Island.
From the ranchlands at the south end of the island to the small town of Kailua-Kona, meet three lovable, yet stubborn, heroines who each have valuable lessons to learn.
Noelani, a widow, yearns to win the Best Christmas Lawn Display trophy even though she lacks the skills to build it; Emma, a single parent, vows to raise her daughter on her own and won’t gracefully accept help; and Dani, a cowgirl, totally expects to meet her self-imposed deadline for a Christmas wedding but lacks a suitor.
And don’t forget to tip your hat to the oh-so-patient heroes who learn to navigate around the whims and wishes of the women they’ve fallen in love with.
