Jessica Martin is a lawyer by trade, a writer by choice, and a complete smartass by all accounts. Based in the suburban wilds of Boston, Jess shares her life with a finance geek, a small sass-based human and a pair of dogs named after Bond characters.

DEBUT AUTHOR: For the Love of the Bard is a delightful debut romantic comedy for readers who grew up on Ten Things I Hate About You, graduated to Jen DeLuca's Well Met, and never forgo the opportunity to employ a good Shakespearian insult.

INCREDIBLY FUN PREMISE: Miranda returns to her hometown for a summer of writing, witty banter, romance, family bonding, and theatrical hijinks. The town's cast of quirky characters and the annual summer Shakespeare festival make for a colorful backdrop and will appeal to fans of Jen DeLuca.

ROMANCE TROPE FUSION: Miranda and Adam's love story combines two romance tropes that readers can't get enough of-second-chance-at-love and enemies-to-lovers.

STRONG NEW VOICE: Delightful dialogue, loveable characters, and emotional depth will have readers hooked from page one, and appeal to fans of Lyssa Kay Adams and Kerry Winfrey

TOUCHING FAMILY STORY LINE: Over the course of the novel, Miranda's mother discovers she has cancer. Jessica writes about the family's journey with incredible compassion and empathy, adding an emotional depth to the story that will resonate with readers.

DELIGHTFULLY UNIQUE SETTING: The fictional town of Bard's Rest, New Hampshire is Shakespeare-obsessed, boasting a main drag called "What's in a Main Street" with storefronts like Midsummer's Ice Cream, the Merry Wines of Windsor and Measure for Measure Hardware.

MORE TO COME: We own more books from Jessica Martin; they will also be rom-coms set in Bard's Rest.