IN THE NEWS... JOIN ME ON FACEBOOK May 20, 2012 ONLY IN THE MOVIES is now available on BARNES & NOBLE NOOK newly revised with the assistance of JORGE BETANCOURT   Posted on Barnes & Noble May 11, 2012: *****I read the original story in paperback and loved it. When the book came out electronically and said it was revised, I was curious to see how it could be any better -- but it was! The additions/revisions are subtle, but make the story even more authentic. This was a great read the first time, and an even better one the second time! Highly recommended as an out-of-the-ordinary romance/mystery story April 20, 2012: ONLY IN THE MOVIES is now available on  AMAZON KINDLE newly revised with the assistance of Jorge Betancourt March 10, 2012 : Just received notice this afternoon that ONLY IN THE MOVIES was awarded first place in the Fiction: Novel category of the Ohio Professional Writers competition. It will be now be entered into the National Federation of Press Women competition! Interview on TV26, Defiance, OH, public information channel, Friday, October 21, 2011.  View and link to the interview by going to www.tv26.net.  Scroll down a bit and click on the link that says "Stories from Henry County." BG Woman Puts Her Heart into Romance by David DuPont Bowling Green, OH  Sentinel Tribune Saturday, April 23, 2011, p.1 Tips on Self-Publishing to be Offered at Public Library Swanton, OH Swanton Enterprise May 10, 2011, p.4 article not available online Jean Ann Geist, Author and Self Publisher Browne Popular Culture Library Newsletter, BGSU Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Area Author to Sign Romance Novel Tiffin, OH  Advertiser-Tribune Friday, July 8, 2011, p.5A Geist Book Connects with NW Ohio by Angela Assaf Defiance, OH Crescent News Sunday, July 24, 2011, p.1 article available to online subscribers only Geist Brings Novel Home to County that She Loves by Jim Langham Paulding, OH Paulding County Progress Wednesday, July 27, 2011, p.2A complete article available to online subscribers only Java Nook Books to Host Book Signing Sept. 1 Blythewood, SC The Independent Voice Thursday, August 18, 2011, p.7 article not available online Java Nook Book Review by Dawn Hendricks Only in the Movies by Jean Ann Geist Blythewood, SC, The Independent Voice Thursday, September 1, 2011, p.4 Reprinted in its entirety after the last "In the News" entry. BG Author to Talk about Self Publishing Her First Novel Bowling Green, OH Sentinel-Tribune Tuesday, September 6, 2011, p.2 Jean Ann Geist: Author, Self Publisher to Give Presentation Defiance, OH The Crescent News Wednesday, September 21, 2011, p.A5 article available to online subscribers only Author helps others trying to self-publish by Brian Koeller Napoleon, OH Northwest Signal Saturday, October 29, 2011 article available to online subscribers only Only in the Movies Book Signing at Antwerp Branch Library     with Jean Ann Geist  by Sue Knapp Antwerp, OH West Bend News November 23, 2011, p.4 article not available online Photo with Bowling Green Women's Club member Jean Ladd taken at BG Women's Club talk, December 7, 2011 The Buckeye Magazine GFWC/Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs Vol. 83 No. 1 Winter 2011-2012, p.5 Java Nook Book Review by Dawn Hendricks Blythewood, SC, The Independent Voice Thursday, September 1, 2011, p.4 Only in the Movies by Jean Ann Geist I was a young mother during the free-loving, sexually-uninhibited '70's, and romance novels became my outlet for escape from the grueling grind of work and parenting. As I have aged, my reading preferences have evolved more into mysteries, although I still enjoy a good romance. Jean Ann Geist has written a romantic mystery that will satisfy both the mystery buffs as well as the romantic reader. Only in the Movies introduces Cassie Alexander, a 50-year-old heroine whose husband leaves her for a younger woman. Her situation is not that typical, however. Although her ex-husband, Paul Alexander, was CEO of O'Shay's, the small Ohio town blamed Cassie for the jobs lost when the bankrupt O'Shay's Catsup Factory shut down. It was believed that Cassie, in her role as accountant at O'Shays', had embezzled $1.5 million from the company, resulting in its bankruptcy. Romance enters the picture when Jaime Alvarez returns for the Tecumseh High Alumni Banquet and Dance. Jaime and Cassie had been in love when Jaime left for college. But fate and circumstance had separated them for three decades so Jaime was returning to get closure. He hoped to find that Cassie was no longer the girl he had loved, and that he would find her to be matronly, uninteresting and unattractive. It was not to be since Cassie was just as beautiful and exciting as he remembered her to be. Ms. Geist has woven an intricate story with surprises at the turn of every page. Although there is inadequate clue development in the embezzlement case, the personal life of Cassie proves to be the greater mystery to be solved. Family dynamics and secrets, accidental deaths that may not have been accidental, small town corruption and diabolical evil are the ingredients that Geist mixes in to concoct her plot. The ending may be a bit improbable regarding the resolution of the criminal charges, but the relationship between Cassie and Jaime is complex and satisfying in both the romantic and the sexual context. I admit to shedding a few tears of both angst and joy as the emotions played out. The whimsical cover illustration for Only in the Movies is the accomplishment of Ms. Geist's daughter, Sascha Instone, of Ridgeway.