Jami Gold, Paranormal Author
Where Normal Need Not Apply
Why Be Normal?
*Psst* Yeah, you. Come over here.
Are you looking for something different? Something unexpected? Something not normal?
You’ve come to the right place. Jami Gold writes paranormal romance and urban fantasy stories that range from dark to humorous, but one thing remains the same… Normal need not apply.
Why Be Normal?
*Psst* Yeah, you. Come over here.
Looking for something different? Unexpected? Something not normal?
You’ve come to the right place. Jami Gold writes paranormal romance and urban fantasy stories, where one thing remains the same…
Normal need not apply.
Paranormal Romance / Contemporary Fantasy Romance
Since the dawn of time, across cultures and continents,
humans have told stories of mythological beings —
dragons, faeries, unicorns, and others beyond imagination.
These scattered stories echo with common threads.
Why?
These beings are real. They live among us. And they fall in love…
Newest Release!
Stone-Cold Heart is the fourth novel of the Mythos Legacy
and a 2018 Carolyn Readers Choice Award Finalist:
Abandoned to his fate,
a shapeshifting gargoyle is trapped
until she sets him free…
“I want to be a part of Kira and Zac’s world, and couldn’t stop reading their story.”
— LibraryNerdette, Shannon Terril, Librarian, for Ironclad Devotion, Winner of the 2015 National Readers’ Choice Award
“Shows Ms. Gold’s vast imagination and talent at a whole new level.”
— Amazon Reviewer for Stone-Cold Heart
“The plot is fast-paced and reads as much like an adventure UF as a romance.”
— Amazon Reviewer for Treasured Claim
“This book was a wonderful original. I will buy the rest of the series.”
— NetGalley Reviewer for Pure Sacrifice
“Grabbed me at the first sentence and didn’t let go until the end of the final word.”
— Amazon Reviewer for Unintended Guardian
“Not at all what I was expecting, it was better. The chemistry between Alex and Elaina was beautifully written.”
— Lovers of Paranormal, Maria D., Reviewer for Treasured Claim
“I don’t typically read romance, but I sped through the entire book in one night.”
— Amazon Reviewer for Ironclad Devotion, Winner of the 2015 National Readers’ Choice Award
“So many paranormals have the same old story, but this was so unique!”
— Amazon Reviewer for Stone-Cold Heart
“The characters, setting and world-building meshed to create a fascinating read.”
— Amazon Reviewer for Pure Sacrifice
“It’s hard to find a very short story that satisfies all the things you want in a story, but this one does.”
— Amazon Reviewer for Unintended Guardian
“Excellent writing—check. Steamy love scenes—check. Want to find out what happens next—check.”
— Amazon Reviewer for Stone-Cold Heart
“Her characters…speak and act with deep emotion that jumps from the page, snares you and doesn’t let go.”
— Amazon Reviewer for Ironclad Devotion, Winner of the 2015 National Readers’ Choice Award
“A completely fresh approach. The hero Alex felt like a breath of fresh air.”
— NetGalley Review for Treasured Claim
“I applaud this author for the creative risk she took and she should know that her risks paid off in full.”
— Black Butterfly Review for Pure Sacrifice
“Beautifully written, with characters so amazing I was left wanting more.”
— Amazon Reviewer for Unintended Guardian
“If you like your female leads feisty, this is the book for you.”
— Book of the Moment Club for Treasured Claim
“The worldbuilding is almost unstoppable in how vivid it is.”
— LibraryNerdette, Shannon Terril, Librarian, for Ironclad Devotion, Winner of the 2015 National Readers’ Choice Award
“The characters in this book, especially Raquel, drew me in and kept me turning the pages.”
— Amazon Reviewer for Stone-Cold Heart
“If you’re interested in mythical creatures, you’ll definitely want to check out the latest by Jami Gold.”
— Amazon Reviewer for Pure Sacrifice
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June 2018 – Stone-Cold Heart is a Finalist in the Fantasy Romance category of FF&P RWA’s 2018 PRISM Award
May 2018 – Stone-Cold Heart is a Finalist in the Paranormal Romance categories of Greater Detroit RWA’s 2018 Booksellers’ Best Award and OKRWA’s 2017 National Readers’ Choice Award
April 2018 – Stone-Cold Heart is a Finalist in the Specialized Romance category of North Texas RWA’s 2018 Carolyn Readers Choice Award
07/14/2016 – Ironclad Devotion WON the 2015 National Readers’ Choice Award in the Paranormal category
05/22/2016 – Treasured Claim is a Three-Time DOUBLE FINALIST in 2016’s PRISM, National Reader’s Choice, and Booksellers’ Best Awards
Meet Jami:
She also argues with the voices in her head — and loses. After all, this is where normal need not apply.
Latest Posts
Named one of the Top 100 Websites for Writers, Jami’s blog offers hundreds of posts about the craft, business, and life of writing.
Your Story’s Promise: Do You Need an Epilogue?
Given reviews about too-abrupt endings, readers might want a sense of closure beyond what authors deliver. Should we use epilogues—or epilogue-like endings—to breach the gap?
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Epilogue Pros and Cons: But Wait — There’s More!
We often talk about the pros and cons of prologues, but epilogues can be good or bad as well. Let's look at how epilogues differ from normal endings, what they can do, and what they shouldn't do.
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How to Use Focused Brainstorming to Develop Our Plot — Guest: Janice Hardy
Unless we're only ever going to write just one book, we need to improve our ability to develop an idea into a story. That means we need to learn how to brainstorm in a productive way.
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NaNo Prep: Is Your Story Idea Ready?
To make NaNo work for us, we need to figure out our goals for the experience—and there's no wrong answer. However, if our goal is to create a coherent story, we should try to understand story structure.
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Do You Share Your Expertise?
As a writer we can suffer from the impostor syndrome, feeling like a newbie many times over. But we all have expertise in something, and now's your chance to help others and share what you know.
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How to Save a Broken Story
A truly broken story is one where the pieces of the story don't come together in a coherent whole. But if we're willing to put in the work, virtually any story can be saved. Then question then is: What steps should we take to fix a broken story?
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Branding 101: What Does Our Brand Promise to Readers?
Just as we have go-to favorite authors that we know we can depend on for delivering a certain type of story, readers are evaluating us for what we can deliver: What's our promise to readers when they pick up one of our stories?
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Brainstorming Your Story? Proactively Avoid Issues
After we finish brainstorming and start trying to assemble our ideas into a story, that's the perfect point in our writing process to avoid major problems by questioning what story issues we might run into before we write too many words.
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Setting Up a Book Launch for Success — Guest: Christina Delay
Part of being an author is finding and marketing our book to readers who will love our story. If we think like a business person, we can see how the launching of a new book has many similarities to how businesses launch a new product.
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