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Author: Judi Fennell | Website

Judi Fennell has had her nose in a book and her head in some celestial realm all her life, including those early years when her mom would exhort her to "get outside!" instead of watching Bewitched or I Dream of Jeannie on television. So she did--right into Dad's hammock with her Nancy Drew books.

These days she's more likely to have her nose in her laptop and her head (and the rest of her body) at her favorite bookstore, but she's still reading, whether it be her latest manuscript or friends' books.

A three-time finalist in online contests, Judi has enjoyed the reader feedback she's received and would love to hear what you think about her Mer and Genie series.


Published Works & Book Reviews

Magic Gone Wild

Zane Harrison opens an old trunk in the attic of his family’s ancestral home to find Vana. The genie. A famously inept genie as it turns out—which explains so much about why his great-great-grandfather was rumored to have been crazy.

Vana never quite finished her genie training and, sadly, more than one master has suffered because of it, including her last master (this new one's great-great-grandfather). But Vana's determined to set to rights what she'd made wrong and no one is going to stop her.

Even her new master.


Beauty and The Best

Can she cook up the perfect recipe for love?

Jolie Gardener, personal chef by day, aspiring romance writer by night, likes to talk and does it a lot. She has to because if she stops, all the pain, disillusionment, and abandonment of her AWOL mother, question-mark father, and foster-care childhood will rise up like a chocolate soufflé on steroids, sweeping away the fragile infrastructure of her life.

But she's fine. Really. She is.

Or so she thinks.

Todd Best isn't fine. He knows it. And doesn't care.

After his wife died—the woman who believed in him when he was a struggling artist—he put painting aside, moved from their home, and lost himself in the minutiae of daily life.

Alone. Private. The way he likes it.

The last thing he needs is some chatty cook seeping into the perfectly bland canvas of his life.

Or so he thinks.

So when Jonathan, a guardian-angel-in-training, turns himself into a kitten to help these two lonely souls find a happily ever after together, it ought to be a piece of cake.

Or so he thinks…


Genie Knows Best

Be careful what you wish for...

Samantha Blaine is about to make a fateful discovery. A tall, dark, handsome, ohmygosh kind of fateful discovery...

Kal is very pleased to meet his attractive new master-especially since he intends to seduce her into granting him freedom. But when seriously dark magic spells trouble for both of them, Kal can't help himself from falling for the woman who holds his fate in her hands...
Warmly acclaimed by readers and critics alike, Judi Fennell brings to life a fabulous world of magic and mayhem where wishes come true in the most unexpected ways!

Reviewer: Robin
Review: Nov 1, 2011
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Comedy / Humor, Romance, Fantasy
Samantha Blaine is the only heir to her father's business and his personal estate, which is very vast. Samantha has always wanted a marriage just like her parents. They fell in love the first time they saw each other and stayed in love. Her parents honeymooned in the Middle East and when her father passed away he wanted a "life celebration" and the theme to be Middle Eastern with food and tents. After the

I Dream of Genies

"A new romance star is born." -Jill Barnett, New York Times bestselling author

Having a 2,000 year old magic genie fall right into your lap should be a good thing. At least, that's what down-on-his luck Matt Ewing thought. But Eden is no subservient fairy tale genie. Beautiful and independent, Eden isn't so keen on having to answer to yet another master. Then, after centuries of being alone, and against her better judgment, Eden suddenly finds herself in danger of falling for Matt. When she flips his already unstable world upside down, Matt is at his wits' end-if only he didn't find his inept genie so darn irresistible!

Reviewer: Jessie
Review: Jan 1, 2011
Genre(s): Comedy / Humor, Fantasy
Reading this book has the reminiscent feeling of watching an updated version of “I Dream of Jeannie” with all the campiness galore. But even if you didn’t watch the TV series, I Dream of Genies is a light and breezy read for all. The readers will be rooting for Eden to get released from the bottle and for her to find a way to live a normal life with Matt while being chased by the evil Faruq

Catch of a Lifetime

She’s on a mission to save the planet...

Mermaid Angel Tritone has been researching humans fromafar, hoping to find a way to convince them to stop polluting.

When she jumps into a boat to escape a shark attack, it’s her chance to pursue her mission, but she has to keep her identity a total secret…

When he finds out what she really is, they’re both in mortal danger…

For Logan Hardington, finding a beautiful woman on his boat is surely not a problem—until he discovers she’s a mermaid, and suddenly his life is on the line...

Reviewer: Tamazon
Review: Feb 1, 2010
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Sci-Fi / Fantasy Romance, Comedy / Humor
The third book in Ms. Fennell’s mermaid series is finely here and it’s a hit. This was the highly anticipated book about the mermaid princess…the first two books focus on the two princes and them finding their land loving mates. In Catch of a Lifetime, mermaid princess Angel Triton finely gets her man…but he comes with a bit of baggage and a sweet son (Michael). Angel’s on a mi

Wild Blue Under

Rod Tritone, heir to the throne of the undersea world, needs a queen capable of ruling the oldest kingdom on earth. Someone regal, learned and of noble birth. Problem is, the only eligible noble-born Mer princess is half-Human - and she doesn't have a clue about the non-Human part.

Valerie Dumere has screwed up her life at every turn, so when her mother dies and leaves her the family business, Val realizes it's up to her to buckle down and get her life on track. No more excuses.

So when a guy shows up claiming to be her destiny, she scoffs. No way. She isn't running away from her responsibilities ever again - no matter how good the guy looks without a shirt.

But Rod isn't going away. He can't claim his inheritance without her - and Val will lose hers if she goes with him.

It's going to take one whale of a tale to get her to chuck it all and follow him off into the wild blue under...

Reviewer: Tamazon
Review: Sep 18, 2009
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Sci-Fi / Fantasy Romance
Wild Blue Under is a funny and compelling read. The pace is fast as you accompany a Mer prince and a half Mer woman on an over the land adventure as they race for the sea. Along the way they find love and combat an enemy that has it in for the royal family. The characters bravely face attack birds as prince Rod adapts to land foods, customs and a human. Valerie Dumere doesn’t know that she is half Mer a

In Over Her Head

When Erica Peck, one terrified-of-the-ocean marina owner, finds herself at the bottom of the sea conversing with a Mer man named Reel, she thinks she's died and gone to her own version of Hell. When the Oceanic Council demands she and Reel retrieve a lost cache of diamonds from the resident sea monster in return for their lives, she knows she's died and gone to Hell.

When they escape the monster and end up on a deserted island, she amends her opinion - she's died and gone to Heaven.

But when Reel sacrifices himself to allow her to return to her world, she realizes that, Heaven or Hell, with Reel, she's In Over Her Head.

Reviewer: Tamazon
Review: May 18, 2009
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Sci-Fi / Fantasy Romance
Do you like fun, quirky and original characters? Well, I do and In Over Her Head has a multitude of them. So many characters are memorable and each has their own story of life, love and fear under the big blue sea. This series is shaping up to be an undersea adventure that's not to be missed. In Over Her Head is the first book in this fishy new series and two more books have already been planned.   Eri

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