Jana Richards is here to tell us about I'll Be Seeing You, a time travel second chance romance, WWII love story, and historical fiction.
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Genre: Time
Travel Second Chance Romance
Themes: Time travel, angels and Heaven, second chance at love
Release Date:
March 1, 2026
| Amazon | Amazon UK | Amazon CA |
Excerpt:
A
group of drunken British airmen crowded into the cloakroom just ahead of Frank.
Whoops of laughter sounded from inside the room.
“Henderson, you sly boots! And all this time
you told us the two of you were only friends! What a lark!”
Frank entered the cloakroom just as
Claire passionately kissed Charles Henderson. He stared at them in utter
devastation. When Gabriel glanced at old Frank on the bed, he saw the same
devastation on his face and, for a moment, Gabriel experienced remorse for
making him relive it. But he hardened his heart. He had a job to do, and he
couldn’t let sympathy for Frank get in his way.
The drunken airmen stumbled their
way out of the cloakroom, laughing and hooting as they went. Frank waited until
they were gone before speaking. “Claire, what’s going on?”
She broke free from Henderson.
“Frank? What are you doing here? You said you couldn’t get leave.”
“I believed you.” His face was full
of pain and incredulity. “You said you loved me, and I believed you. You said
Henderson was just a childhood friend, and I believed that, too. But no more.”
He turned to leave.
She grabbed his arm and whispered
urgently, “No! Frank please! It’s not how it looks!”
Frank shook off her hand. “Really?
Because what it looks like right now is that you made a fool of me.”
“Frank, please!”
Frank hurried from the cloakroom and
out of the recreation hall.
Interview with Gabriel Daniels, Main Character
in I’LL BE SEEING YOU
Author, Jana Richards: Hello, Gabriel. Thank you for meeting with me.
Gabriel Daniels: Can we get on with this interview, or inquisition, or
whatever it is?
JR: All right. Tell me about yourself. Do you have a family? Children?
GD: (gives a long-suffering sigh) As you well know, I don’t have
children. My family consists of my mother and my younger brother Josh.
JR: Are you married?
GD: No.
JR: In a relationship?
GD: (hesitates) No.
JR: Are you sure?
GD: (glares at Jana) You know damn well Sloane broke up with me
the day I….
JR: The day you went to Heaven and became an apprentice angel? Tell me
about that.
GD: (sighs again) We were supposed to go to a gala, a fancy
fund-raising thing. I went to pick Sloane up and she told me she didn’t want to
see me anymore.
JR: So that’s why you’re wearing a tuxedo. Why did Sloane break up with
you?
GD: She said I didn’t share anything about my life, or my feelings with
her, that I was too closed off. She wanted more than I could give.
JR: Did you love her?
GD: (mumbles) Yes.
JR: Did you tell her you loved her?
GD: (looks away) No.
JR: Why not?
GD: I couldn’t, okay? I’ve never told anyone I love them.
JR: Not even your mother or brother?
GD: No.
JR: Interesting. Let’s get back to your arrival in Heaven. What
happened?
GD: Actually, it was a waiting room next door to Heaven. After I left
Sloane’s apartment, I was angry. I drove too fast on an icy road and crashed my
car. When I woke up, I was in this weird, white room. The only way out was
through a door that opened up into a meadow of flowers. I could see out the
door, but a force field kept me locked inside the room. I couldn’t break
through.
JR: So how did you finally get out?
GD: Thomas arrived. He’s a senior angel, and my mentor. He’s the one who
told me I was now an apprentice angel and I was next door to Heaven. He said if
I wanted to earn my wings, I’d have to give three mortals a second chance at
love. I didn’t believe him at first. It was crazy.
JR: It does sound crazy.
GD: But it was the only explanation. And Thomas could do things.
JR: Like what?
GD: For a start, he walked straight through the force field with no
problem. And he had angel wings big enough to reach the ceiling of the waiting
room. But what convinced me was that Thomas could read my thoughts. He knows
exactly what I’m feeling, what I’m thinking. It’s pretty unnerving.
JR: So he tells you that if you give these three mortals a second chance
at love, you’ll get to go to Heaven?
GD: Right. Thomas promises that if I succeed in my tasks, I’ll get
special perks. I’ll be able to watch over my family back on Earth. It’s
absolutely imperative that I’m able to do that.
JR: Why is that?
GD: My family…has issues. Both my mother and my brother are bipolar.
I’ve been looking out for them all my life. There’s no way they can manage
without me!
JR: I see. And Sloane? You said you loved her. Do you want to watch over
her, too?
GD: (looks away) Yeah, I want to watch over her, too. Knowing
I’ll be able to help Sloane and my family makes the Hell I’m going through
worthwhile.
JR: What do you mean?
GD: As a condition of entering Heaven, Thomas is making me examine all
my mistakes, with life and with love. I have to relive every stupid, painful
thing I ever did. Every terrible event of my life.
JR: That sounds tough.
GD: Yeah. I can’t help wondering…
JR: Yes?
GD: Why didn’t I get a second chance? (rises to his feet) Time
for me to get back to work. If you see Sloane, can you tell her…
JR: What?
GD: Never mind. Bye, Jana. (walks away)
About the Author:
When Jana Richards read her first romance novel, she
immediately knew two things: she had to commit the stories running through her
head to paper, and they had to end with a happily ever after. She also knew
she’d found what she was meant to do. Since then she’s never met a romance
genre she didn’t like. She writes contemporary romance, romantic suspense, and
historical romance set in World War Two, in lengths ranging from short story to
full length novel. Just for fun, she throws in generous helpings of humor, and
the occasional dash of the paranormal.
When not writing up a storm or dealing with
dust bunnies, Jana can be found pursuing hobbies such as golf (which she plays
very badly) or reading (which she does much better).
Jana lives in Western Canada with her husband Warren and a senior calico cat named Layla. You can reach her through her website at http://www.janarichards.com
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