Jessie Garcia

1 month ago | libraryjournal.com | Jessie Garcia

Two women prepare for a journey for very different reasons. Jasmine is fleeing from her controlling boyfriend with the help of her friends; she has always felt like a burden to others. Meanwhile, Stephanie, a television executive who wants for nothing, packs her high-end wardrobe for yet another conference. Finding themselves seated together on a flight, Jasmine and Stephanie are soon caught up in a series of events that will end in murder.

Feb 14, 2025 | bookreporter.com | Jessie Garcia

Jasmine is plotting an escape during the dead of night to leave her abusive boyfriend, Glenn. His transformation from ideal man to controlling monster had been sudden and brutal. Jasmine knows she will need to put many miles between them, but she is estranged from her family, and many of her friends are known to Glenn. Colorado appeals to her as a place to begin anew, but her mind is still wary of his wrath. Stephanie is a TV news director preparing for an industry conference in San Diego.

Jan 16, 2025 | writing.ie | Jessie Garcia

Author Jessie Garcia on the writing of her addictive psychological thriller, The Business Trip . . . Writing a thriller was not on my mind when I boarded the plane that January day in 2023. I was simply on my way to a work conference. As a news director at a local television station, I would occasionally be sent to conferences such as this one in San Diego. It was an uneventful flight except for one thing: the idea of the novel came to me on the layover in Denver.

Jan 10, 2025 | thebigthrill.org | Elizabeth Crowens |Tracey Devlyn |Carter Wilson |Jessie Garcia

A poisoned chocolate. A stolen dress. An elusive catburglar. Drag’s not just dramatic, it’s deadly. By day, Joe is a hotel accountant, invisibly sitting behind their desk and playing by the rules. By night, donned in sequins, they take to the stage as Misty Divine, a star of the London drag scene. But when Misty’s drag mother, Lady Lady, is found dead in her dressing room beside a poisoned box of chocolates, Misty and her fellow performers become the prime suspects.

Jan 10, 2025 | thebigthrill.org | Elizabeth Crowens |Tracey Devlyn |Carter Wilson |Jessie Garcia

The Business Trip is the gripping, page-turning debut from author Jessie Garcia. Stephanie and Jasmine have nothing and everything in common. The two women don’t know each other but are on the same plane. Stephanie is on a business trip and Jasmine is fleeing an abusive relationship. After a few days, they text their friends the same exact messages about the same man—the messages becoming stranger and more erratic. And then the two women vanish.