For One Night Only, a second-chance romance about bringing the band back together, is available now from Berkley Romance/Penguin Random House! For Our Next Song, a sapphic friends-to-lovers romance about fighting for love and music, releases January 13 2026. Visit my books page to learn more!

Jessica James, a white woman with green eyes, a gold hoop nose ring, and shoulder-length blonde hair that is curled, stands by a white-painted window in a thick black turtle neck sweater with a hand in the pocket of her black jeans.

Jessica is a romance author, music lover, and coffee enthusiast from the Pacific Northwest. About Jessica