Hi there,

Thank you for dropping in to read 'Dear Jo', a spin-off of my original 2020 Wattys winning romance, 'for June'. However, please note that it's been a number of years since I wrote that original version of 'for June', and since then, there have been at least half a dozen rendition of it offline as I prepared it for querying.

Which mean, the version of Jo's story I'm writing will align more closely with the version of 'for June' I'm currently querying (under a different title). I've had multiple full requests from agents for that new version so I'm still keeping my fingers crossed that one day soon, I get to do a *vague* publishing post like those I see on social media. Alas, until then, I'm hoping by writing the first draft of Jo's story here, I can test it out and see if you still enjoy her as a character and whether I'm doing her story justice.

I know some of you have been waiting for years for this tale, and I hope you'll join me on this discovery draft**.

(**Subject to changing heavily once I finish it and workshop it for future publishing.)

Without further ado, I give you Jyoti 'Jo' Gilligan and her adventure (or misadventure) when it comes to love.

Best,

Eva