Jana Vandelaar's Writing

Jana has completed two books and is currently working on her third book. She also worked as a weekly columnist for the Upper Keys Times.

A Prince On A White Bike

ALEX CASEY'S life is in a rut until she lands a dream job with an oil company in downtown Denver. On her first day, the elevator seems to take forever, especially when Alex has to wait next to the sexiest man she has ever seen. By the time the doors finally open, Alex is sure her elevator man is meant to take her to heights beyond her office on the twenty-second floor. If her mother knew how attracted Alex was to this stranger, she'd have the wedding chapel booked and the meatball appetizers cooked. For the first time in her life, Alex could mentally see herself cooking the meatballs with her mom... that is, until the man of her dreams leans towards her and quietly points out that she has a blob of lipstick on her front tooth.

Eat the meatballs mom, this isn't the man.

Or is he?

A Prince On A White Bike is a refreshing ride full of fun adventures and even Alex's tendency to get lost in Denver's maze of confusing streets doesn't stop her from eventually finding her true path to happiness.

A Prince On A White Bike is a romantic comedy and is 63,000 words in length.

Allergies Over The Atlantic

The letter from the tax office isn’t good news. Apparently KATRINA ORION inherited her beloved grandmother’s huge tax debt as well as her cottage in Key Largo, Florida. Although Kat has a decent career as a flight attendant and she picks up extra jobs as a scuba diving instructor, earning money is not one of her stronger traits. How can she possibly pay off this massive debt when she barely manages to feed her pet fish, FIDO, responsibly?

Fortunately she finds a newlywed couple in their eighties, MARTHA and MILTON, to rent out her extra bedroom. Their money – paid up front - covers about half the tax payment.

Unfortunately, they are also hornier than teenagers in a porn shop. Martha was a virgin until she married Milton and she’s determined to discover what she’s been missing for the past sixty years. It’s bad enough when Kat has to awkwardly coach Martha on various sexual positions, but it gets really bad when Kat realizes her eighty year old roommate has a wilder sex life than she does.

In the meantime, a government agency tries recruiting Kat to work undercover on targeted flights from Trinidad and Tobago, where drugs are being smuggled into Miami. Kat hesitates at first. After all, she’s not really spy material. Her upper lip sweats when she has a lousy hand during a poker game with the girls.

But a hefty signing bonus, a pay hike and some fun spy gadgets are enough incentive for Kat to slap antiperspirant on her lip and take on the new challenge, despite her nervousness. If it means saving her home, she’ll be the best spy her country has ever seen.

MAXWELL LONG, her new boss at the agency who reminds Kat of a turtle, seriously questions the agency’s decision when Kat inadvertently serves tranquilized water to her passengers onboard the airplane, flushes a hamster down the toilet and stun-guns a suspect's exposed penis by accident. But Kat rallies on, determined to find the smugglers.

Kat’s handsomely annoying pilot, NICK OTROVSKY stumbles into the investigation during one of their overnight stays in Trinidad and Tobago. He gets himself captured by the smugglers and Kat fumbles a rescue attempt, resulting in both of them getting locked in an electrical closet. Their only chance to escape is to use the electrical panel to start a fire and a diversion inside the building. But, before they break out, they discover they have more heat sparking between them than the circuit breakers.

Somehow Kat manages to find out how the drugs are getting smuggled into the states with her crazy new career and even saves her home. Move over Martha and Milton… Kat’s on a roll. Now, where’s Nick?

Allergies Over the Atlantic is a romantic comedy adventure and is 95,000 words in length.

WEEKLY COLUMNIST FOR The Upper Keys Times

Jana's articles were titled "ONLY IN THE KEYS"

Here are some samples...

Waking Up To A Combination Of Melodious Chaos (PDF)
What Dress Code? (PDF)

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