Jazmyn Sunderland is a Spanish Bilingual Education Assistant in Ohio and is the author of Flames of Fantasy and the Darkest of Desires. She writes Young Adult Fantasy to give young women the perfect excuse to lose themselves in a fantastical story. She credits books with being the reason she believes in magic.

She is the only bilingual person in her mixed-race family due to having studied Spanish throughout high school, college and then living in Costa Rica for a year. She is passionate about travel, adventure, reading, and education. She’ll love you forever if you feed her. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Her love of reading led to her love of writing, and some days she thinks she likes writing just a little bit more.

An avid reader all her life and a firm believer in magic, Jazmyn heard the call of the Night Train at the witching hour. She was tempted to board... instead, she wrote about it.

• Your manuscript needs to be proofread and complete so readers can focus on the story, not be distracted by tons of typos. 
• I accept books from any fiction genre. I’ve recently featured fantasy of various flavors, sci-fi, thriller, adventure, coming-of-age, and YA, but I’d love to expand that list! The group isn't limited by age, though, so I only accept books that are PG-13 or less (sorry, no Erotica). We've also got a lot of interest in memoir among our readership, so I'd love to take a look if you've got one.
• Minimum length is 60K words, Max is 125K

What is a Beta Reader?

A Beta Reader helps an author take a look at how well their book works. Beta readers look at the big picture and give general feedback to help an author hone the story. Types of questions a beta reader can help answer:

• Are the characters consistent?
• What plot points or characterizations are not believable? 
• Where does the plot bog down?
• What scenes might not be necessary?
• What was confusing about the plot or characters?

Who makes a good Beta Reader?

Anyone who is familiar enough with the genre of the book they're reading and likes to think about how to make those stories better. Are you the sort of person who notices plot holes and other inconsistencies when you watch a movie or read a book? This might be for you. It's also really cool to be part of someone's success story.

If I join PBJ, do I need to read every book every month?

Nope. Read what you want. I pick one or two books each month, and I aim for a variety of genres, arcs, and protagonists. If this month's selection doesn't float your boat, next month's might.