#romancelandia PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD 🥰 Want your fave pet captured in needle felt? 😍 I'm currently running a virtual raffle! Every $5 donated to NeighborImpact food bank (urI in bio) gets 1 virtual raffle ticket from me. If you donate, just msg me w/ your receipt 🥰 More info at my IG

I'm thinking of hosting a virtual raffle to raise funds for my local food pantry. So every $5 donated gets 1 ticket. Winner will win a custom pet (or your fave animal) portrait done by me in needle felting😃 I'm excited to try different types of animals too. If I did it, would people be interested?

Giveaway happening on my IG! 😍 Please enter and share 🤗 Only a couple people have entered so far. You can win a copy of my newest, stickers 😍, a custom hand embroidered bookmark that I will make for you, and my book themed air freshener.

I've been taking a needle felt animal portrait workshop for a couple weeks because I want to improve my skills at making something more realistic looking. How do you think I did at my fox???? ☺️ It was a lot of fun and definitely challenging but I loved it and wanting to continue trying. 🥰

I'm getting better at needle felting 😍 Look at this portrait I did of a black cat with pumpkins 🥰

#romancelandia The winner for this giveaway is ending soon. Make sure to get your entry in. The form to enter is the one in my bio.

It's still Latine Heritage Month! If looking for a holiday read, I have one! 🤩 Natalie Gonzalez Torres isn't a fan of Christmas. After her uncle forces her to work a coffee truck at a Xmas Tree farm she finds love falling into her lap over Mexican hot chocolate. Poinsettia Paradise is available now

Romance friends, did you see the giveaway I'm doing? This has so many things that are handmade by me (embroidery, crochet, and beading. Oh my!)🥰🥰🥰 and I'm so excited to give it away. But not many people have entered. Please share to help me get the word out. Link to enter in my bio🤗 #romancelandia

Appreciating all the wonderful people who shouted about The Wedding Con yesterday. I don't know if I sold any books, but I hope so. I'm okay not being a bestselling author but I would be happy these days to be an average-selling author. 😅

I'm here with the super extravaganza Wedding Con Release Day giveaway. I really put my heart into putting this special package together for one lucky winner. 😍😍😍 Just lots of fun, unique stuff. If you want to throw your name into the hat, see my bio for the Google form link. Get one entry or several

IT'S RELEASE DAY!!!! Romance? ✅ He falls first?✅ Adorable cat character?✅ Two characters conning together at a wedding convention? ✅✅✅ I mean I really tried to include everything in this book—plus all the swoony bits and banter. Please help me spread the word by sharing this post. 🥰 #romancelandia

Also, I'm doing this on my IG because I really want to give some fun Wedding Con goodies to people. You can answer on this post too 👇 (Note: I can only send to US 😔)

#Romancelandia 👋 It's your friendly anxiety-ridden Latina author and I have a book coming out TOMORROW 😅Would be happy to get some love for my release because I need the help Any shares, shout-out will be appreciated!!! If anyone wants my release day graphic to share, let me know. Thanks, friends 🤗

Friends! 😭 I'm so proud! I mean, I'm usually proud of most of the things I craft but this one even exceeds my expectations. I wanted to do a needle felt landscape inspired by my new romance series. And, look at this!!!!! I can't believe I made something so gorgeous & it matches Love at First Flight

Look at what I made! My new adventure in crochet continues! I finally cracked open the kit I purchased from the thrift store and started me on this adventure to learn in the first place. This was my first attempt following a pattern in a booklet and not using a video tutorial. My avocado babes 🥺

It's here! My final library (plus preorder) campaign. If you preordered my book or ask your library to add it to their collection I want to send you gifts that I made! 😊 I ONLY have 20 sets so fill out my form as soon as you can. I put the link to the form in my bio. Please share 😍

I can finally say it! GUYS, MY BOOK COMES OUT THIS MONTH!!!! 🤯🤯🤯 oh my gosh! As always it feels both exciting and terrifying. Here I am with my new book baby. Don't we looks so good together? i don't know about you but I'm ready for a wedding (and some light conning) 😂

So in my year of expanding my skills and trying to learn new things (thanks to my library) I took a stippling workshop yesterday. And look at how cute my portrait of Hitchcock turned out! 😍😍😍 I'm honestly amazed at myself 😂

Letting people know that if you signed up for my ARC, they should be hanging out snuggly in your inbox, waiting for you to open it and meet Naomi and Boone. 🥰 Check those spam folders if you don't see it. (And if you still don't see it, feel free to DM me) Now I'm gonna find some place to hide 🙈

I'm still practicing my book binding skills 🙈😍 This time I did it on a signed copy of Sarah Smith's newest rom-com Much Ado About Hating You. I think it came out really cute 😄 You can win it (and a matching hand embroidered bag) from the giveaway I'm doing on my IG this week. 🥰🥰🥰

ROMANCELANDIA! Today's the last day to sign up for my ARC—the list heads to my pub tomorrow. One person will win a paperback to review 🥰 Read my fun, banter-y, sexy romance, The Wedding Con, for free. All I ask is that you leave me a review on the preferred site of your choice. Pinned post has form

Romancelandia, you did it! We won!!! 🥳🥳🥳 Yay!!!!! So this weekend with be the Jane Austen (and friends) movie and miniseries extravaganza. What do you think should I add to our watchlist? (It doesn't matter what it is. My husband will inevitably ask if "this is the one with the attic wife") 😂

It has come to my attention that the Highlander universe is even more expensive then I originally thought! I thought there were only FIVE movies!!!! But I only need to 7 more ARC readers to win this thing! So close. ARC readers you're my only hope. 👇 Also, if I win, I will take movie suggestions

Romance readers, I need your help! My husband & I made a deal. If I hit 60 ARC readers before next Monday, we'll do a Jane Austen type movie marathon. But if I don't, it's a full Highlander marathon 😭 Please sign up! I only need 14 more to win. See pinned post or comment for form.😘 Love you!

Awwww, look at this gorgeous character art 😍 I absolutely adore it and using it to create stickers. Considering their history with pulling off cons at wedding cons, the "partners in climb" feels perfect 😹 Want one? I'm going to include them in this book's library/preorder campaign—coming soon.

Still looking for ARC readers 👀 1 person who signs up will receive paperback ❤️Small town ❤️Slow burn - open door sexiness ❤️He yearns for her, she hates him ❤️Co-workers ❤️Have to share 1 hotel room ❤️Damaged ex-con artist hero looking for another shot ❤️Cat chooses him ❤️Feisty heroine Comment for form👇

Any romance friends willing to share my ARC post? 👇 ☺️ I'd love to get at least 20 readers but I clearly need help. 😆 I would love and appreciate you. Thanks, friend. 🤗

#romancelandia Looking for ARC READERS for my slow burn, small town romance 🥺 Scoundrel, ex-con artist is trying to stay out of trouble and win over the woman who's never trusted him. Will sharing a hotel room and pulling off a con at a wedding convention do the trick or just lead to more trouble?

Look what I made! 😍😍😍 I wanted something different but still relatively cheap to mail for my next library & preorder campaign for The Wedding Con and came up with custom car air fresheners 😄 I love how it turned out! Want one? Keep your eyes peeled on this space toward the end of the month 👀

Feeling pretty down on the writing in my current manuscript today. Love that for me 🥲

Question for author friends Any tricks for building up ARC readers list? My book comes out in September, (need to start building a list soon), and getting ARC readers is something I struggle with every time. 🥲 Is there a magic phrase I should use in my social media posts? Any help is appreciated ☺️

Yesterday I did the Alpaca (plus one llama) picnic!!! 😍😍😍 Omg, it was one of the most fun experiences we did this summer. There was an expert who gave us a presentation, we saw a one-day-old baby 🥺, we got to feed them, and had a delicious picnic lunch where we found ourselves surrounded. 😂

I took a pet watercolor class yesterday through my library 🙈🙈🙈 You can see my inspiration model. Nailed it??? Needless to say, I'm not sure watercolor is going to be a talent found in my wheelhouse 😂 Aw well, I can't be good at everything. My husband said he's still going to frame it for me 🙈😂

My latest needle felt project. Loving how this one turned out!!!! 😍 I ended up making it into an ornament so I could easily hang it up in my office. Needle felt has turned into such a fun hobby and I'm starting to feel confident! Trying to figure out what I want to make next. 🥰

Hey #romancelandia 😘 My book binding skills are improving!!! 😍 So much so I'm giving away this copy I did of Ali Hazelwood's Deep End. It's a navy cover with an iridescent design on the front and spine. If you want this one-of-a-kind shelf trophy, go to my Instagram page to enter! (@janineamesta)😍

❤️Show and tell!❤️Third day of vacation and I've already finished my first crafty project. I've been wanting to do more 2D needle felting. This is my second time. It's really fun and feels a little like coloring with felt! I love how it turned out. 🥰

This weekend, I attempted to needle felt a highland cow 😄 He came out a bit of a fluff ball but I still think he's cute 🥰

New giveaway happening on my IG. 😃 This time I'm doing it with my friend, @meredithschorr.bsky.social Look how cute her book looks with my bag 😍

Started drafting something new, and I'm once again upset that everything comes out sounding terrible. 😂😭

Only a few people have thrown their name in the hat to win my beaded cat brooch! It's easy to enter. Just add my next romance, The Wedding Con, to your TBR (on Goodreads or Storygraph), let me know (by leaving a comment), and I'll add you to the list. 🥰🥰🥰 I mean, look at the face! You need him. 🥺

#romancelandia I'm giving away a little bead cat pin I made. To enter all you have to do is add my book The Wedding Con to your TBR 🥰 then leave me a comment 👇 letting me know. I'll pick a winner Wednesday.

#romancelandia 🎉COVER REVEAL!🎉Naomi and Boone's story, The Wedding Con, is coming this September and look at how beautiful the cover is. A million thanks to my artist Sagum Thakur 🥰I feel so luck that she gets to work on my books. Please share, add to Goodreads, or preorder the ebook. Link in bio😍

❤️❤️❤️COVER REVEAL COMING!!!❤️❤️❤️ omg, isn't this exciting? 🤩 The cover for book 2, The Wedding Con, will be revealed this week! If you want to see it before everyone else, sign up for my author newsletter. Or if you want to help me with the social media reveal, let me know and I'll send you the graphics

My husband and I were walking the dog and I was updating him on my book progress. Me: I don't know. The story is just a tad short on the word count than I'd like. Him: You should just make one of the love scenes longer. 🤯🤯🤯 By Jove, I think he's got the romance author thing figured out! 😂

Continued adventures in needle felting! 😍 I found a kit for $6 at my thrift store and had never tried needle felting on fabric before. So this is my first attempt and I thought it was a lot of fun! 😃 I hung this up in my new writing office that's slowly getting cozier. I love creating things 🥰

Social media has become of adult version of show-and-tell because I can yell, Look what I made! 😆 But seriously, isn't this little beaded cat pin the cutest? 🥺 I made that!

My book is up to 59 ratings🤯 But I don't get celebration cake until 100, a number I've never reached 😄 Help me reach cake status by leaving a review. I'm listing Goodreads's number because that's where I'm the closest but any reviews are appreciated. To everyone who's already left me a review, ily🥲🤗

Spending some quality time with my babies 🥰 It's starting to become a substantial book stack now and tricky to balance with one hand. 😂 Even so, I can't wait to add more to it! Here's to keeping the romance book writing journey going. #romancelandia

I adore this review 😍😍😍

New giveaway running on IG this week if you're interested. You get a paperback copy of both my book and Jess's new one 😍😍😍 plus some exclusive goodies like a horse bookmark and embroidered bag 📚🌶️💙