Jeana E. Mann

Jeana E. Mann

About

I love to read and I love books. I love them all. In my world, any book is better than no book at all. When caught without a book, I find myself reading catsup labels and product information on cleaning supplies. Thank goodness my smartphone has reading apps that rescue me from this embarassing obsession.

 

My favorite books are contemporary romance (from steamy to erotic) and historical romance, but as I said before I will read just about anything I can get my hands on. Now and then I like to throw in a mystery thriller or gothic horror just for kicks.

I started writing books as soon as I learned to hold a pencil.  In elementary school, the librarian used to let me stay in at recess to read and work on my books. As an adult, when I finally decided to get serious about writing, I joined RWA and several other writing groups where they convinced me that the voices in my head are normal for a writer and I wasn't completely crazy.  

 

I write for my own enjoyment and hopefully for the enjoyment of others. Even if I never sold another book, I would continue to write. My current focus is steamy contemporary romance and I just released Intoxicated (A Felony Romance Novel) with at least two more in the series to come in 2014.

 

 

 

Learning to Breathe Fire: The Rise of CrossFit and the Primal Future of Fitness

Learning to Breathe Fire: The Rise of CrossFit and the Primal Future of Fitness

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<p><b>The absorbing, definitive account of CrossFit's origins, its explosive grassroots growth, and its emergence as a global phenomenon.</b><br /> <br />One of the most illuminating books ever on a sports subculture, <i>Learning to Breathe Fire </i>combines vivid sports writing with a thoughtful meditation on what it means to be human. In the book, veteran journalist J.C. Herz explains the science of maximum effort, why the modern gym fails an obese society, and the psychic rewards of ending up on the floor feeling as though you're about to die. <br /> <br />The story traces CrossFit’s rise, from a single underground gym in Santa Cruz to its adoption as the workout of choice for elite special forces, firefighters and cops, to its popularity as the go-to fitness routine for regular Joes and Janes. Especially riveting is Herz’s description of The CrossFit Games, which begin as an informal throw-down on a California ranch and evolve into a televised global proving ground for the fittest men and women on Earth, as well as hundreds of thousands of lesser mortals. <br /> <br />In her portrayal of the sport's star athletes, its passionate coaches and its “chief armorer,” Rogue Fitness, Herz powerfully evokes the uniqueness of a fitness culture that  cultivates primal fierceness in average people. And in the shared ordeal of an all-consuming workout, she unearths the ritual intensity that's been with us since humans invented sports, showing us how, on a deep level, we're all tribal hunters and first responders, waiting for the signal to go all-out. </p>

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<p>2013 Winner of Erotic Romance in Cleveland Rocks Contest</p>