My sweet romance novella is set in the small fictional town of Mayflower, Illinois. The town’s economy is fueled by the Mayflower Jelly Bean Factory founded by Henry Hinchcliffe. Henry doesn’t realize it, but his life and factory are in jeopardy. And the only one that can save him is Bella Thomas, a journalism student from the future. But she’ll have to convince him to believe her wild tale of time-travel while trying not to fall in love with him knowing he’s destined to marry another.

The inspiration for this story came from one of the weekly chats hosted by The Wild Rose Press when the Jelly Beans and Spring Things Collection was announced. As a group, authors and our president Rhonda Penders were floating genres and ideas. Rhonda expressed a desire for more romance and the idea of time-travel came up. Somewhere in my brain, I connected the dots, and the idea of time-travelling jelly beans was born.

I would call myself a discovery writer. I have a loose outline and a sense of where my story is going, but mostly I’m pantsing my way along. As I connect with my characters, I just let the story go wherever they take me. This lends to additional suspense and unpredictability, especially when I don’t always know what’s going to happen next.

Back in Time with Jelly Beans is out today and can be purchased here: https://books2read.com/BackinTime

Michelle Godard-Richer is an award-winning thriller and romance author living in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta. With her degree in Criminology, she writes edge-of-your-seat suspenseful stories with strong protagonists and diabolical villains. Follow Michelle’s journey at her website: https://michellegodardricherauthor.com/

Fueled by curiosity, and her dream of becoming a big-time journalist, Bella Thomas digs deep into the history of her small town. Mayflower thrived until the local Jelly Bean factory burned to the ground in 1927, killing handsome founder, Henry Hinchcliffe, and devastating the economy.

In a twist of fate, instead of Bella finding the past, she’s snatched out of the present and transported to the factory a year before the fire. There she is rescued by the sweet and swoon-worthy Henry.

Bella can’t stop herself from falling for him even though he’s destined to marry another and suffer a tragic fate. Without any regard for her own happiness, Bella is determined to prevent the fire and save Henry. Even if he can never be hers.