Fourteen years ago, while planning her wedding to Melvin Brown, better known as MB, she was left at the altar with no explanations. Although she assumed she’d never move on, she ended up meeting and marrying the love of her life, Chauncey M. Henderson, and having a child, years later.

It’s when Jasmine’s latest work venture places her in the city that holds memories to her past, Memphis, MB resurfaces when he learns she’s back in town. Although Jasmine loves her husband, her son, and her life, she can’t deny the passion and chemistry that she once shared with MB.

Briefly away from her family and home in Dallas, Jasmine is left alone to deal with these emotions and unresolved questions of MB. She goes looking for answers to why he walked away. When forced to confront painful memories she awakens something she thought died long ago.

In this novel, Jasmine discovers herself as she explores the depths of her former love versus her current life, and learns “Love doesn’t change, people change.” Bound by Memphis takes you on an insightful journey of love, joy, and pain, and gives a deeper meaning to why sometimes “you have to lose happiness to find it again.”

Memphis Mae is the long-anticipated follow-up to Bound by Memphis, which earned author Jennifer J. Hayes the 2013 Author of the Year Award from the BWABC. More tantalizing glimpses from Jasmine’s past are revealed through the eyes of her daughter as she reads her journal, while bringing the events of the first book to stunning conclusion.
As Jasmine’s words mingle with Memphis’ painful experiences, the young lady begins to question what love is – that between our parents, and that in her own life. Far away from her hometown Dallas, Memphis is crawling to the end of her undergrad studies in NYC, struggling with the challenges of adapting to adult life in the Big Apple without the support of her family.
As she reads through the torrid pages of her mother’s journal, she finds herself swept off her feet by the dashing Fritz Ribeiro, a spontaneous musician who is every inch the sensuous and creative soul. The instant attraction between the two forces her to confront her own feelings – and what she really wants.
Her blossoming relationship with Fritz is everything that Memphis once dreamed of, but the whispers of the past that she finds in Jasmine’s journal makes her question the love her parents share and her own ability to find her one true love with Fritz – or with anyone.
Memphis Mae continues Jasmine’s story where Bound by Memphis left off, wrapping its story into a new setting as the old indiscretions of Jasmine reverberate through the years into the present.

Jennifer’s motto has always been to “Love Big, and Live Big”. The journey to sustaining a passionate, meaningful relationship begins with you. As a guide, Jennifer’s words of wisdom, insider tips, and wealth of relationship/interpersonal knowledge will help you to discover who you are, what you want, and how to make love your number one priority. Loving Big means caring about it more than others think is wise, risking more than others think is safe, wanting it more than others think is practical, and expecting it more than others think is possible, or end up single.

If you’re ready to embrace all the joy that a meaningful relationship can bring to your life, this is the book for you. Think big. Think Love Big or Be Single!