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Jennifer Lynn Armentrout (born June 11, 1980), also known by the pseudonym J. Lynn, is an American writer of contemporary romance, new adult and fantasy. Several of her works have made ''
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'' Best Seller list. She is considered a "hybrid" author, having successfully self-published while maintaining active contracts with small independent presses, and traditional publishers. Her current publishers include Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Publishing,
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, Disney/Hyperion, and
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. Not be confused with fellow novelist Jenny Gallifrey Joel Trout, who was born Jennifer Lynne Armintrout, also in 1980.


Early life

Jennifer Lynn Armentrout was born in West Virginia. She was inspired to become a writer after reading the works of
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, including ''
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'', '' The Secret Circle Series'', ''The Forbidden Games Series'', and myriad others. The book series that remained close to her heart was The Forbidden Games, with the final novel bringing her to tears. Upon completing the series she decided she wanted to leave the same impact on her future readers. Her first experience with writing an actual novel was in high school during algebra class. Despite her desire to be an author, she went to college and graduated with a major in psychology.


Career

Despite receiving a great deal of rejections before her career began, Armentrout's first book was published in 2011. As of September 2019, she had fifty-three of her fifty-seven total written works published. The majority of her published works for young adults are romance, fantasy and paranormal, and some contemporary and science fiction. With her pseudonym J. Lynn, she writes suspenseful romance novels for her adult readers. In 2013, her
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novel ''Obsidian'' was optioned by
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, but the rights were later returned to the author. In 2015, Armentrout's colleague suggested that she do a book signing for the first release in her ''Titan'' series. She was opposed to doing a lonely and awkward book signing, so she asked authors to come join her in the daylong event. After this, Armentrout created ApollyCon, which rapidly became a new way for authors and readers to come together in celebration of recently released books. The convention's success continues to grow with each event. She is a #1 New York Times and a USA Today Best Seller. She has published books independently and with publishing companies, earning the title of being a "hybrid" author.


Personal life

Armentrout was diagnosed with
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in 2015. She has become passionate about teaching readers about it by being representative and spreading awareness. She also enjoys being a source of support for her readers that share the same disorder. As of 2020, Armentrout lives with her husband, her dog Apollo, and her alpacas on a farm in
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. She likes writing stories for both age groups to prevent writer burnout. Armentrout has said she writes for eight hours a day almost every day. During the creative process, she likes to alternate between typing and handwriting so she can avoid
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.


Publications


Books written under Jennifer L. Armentrout


''Covenant'' series

* ''Daimon'' (novella, prequel to ''Half-Blood'') (2011) * ''Half-Blood'' (2011) * ''Pure'' ( 2012) * ''Deity'' (2012) * ''Elixir'' (novella, prequel to ''Apollyon'') (2012) * ''Apollyon'' (2013) * ''Sentinel'' (2013)


''Titan'' Series (Spin-Off to Covenant)

* ''The Return'' (2015) * ''The Power'' (2016) * ''The Struggle'' (2017) * ''The Prophecy'' (2018)


''Lux'' series

* ''Shadows'' (novella, prequel to ''Obsidian'') (2012) * ''Obsidian'' (2011) * ''Onyx'' (2012) * ''Opal'' (2012) * ''Origin'' (2013) * ''Opposition'' (2014) * ''Oblivion'' (2015)


''Arum'' novel (''Lux'' spin-off)

* ''Obsession'' (2013)


''Origin'' series (''Lux'' spin-off)

* ''The Darkest Star'' (2018) * ''The Burning Shadow'' (2019) * ''The Brightest Night'' (2020) * ''The Fevered Winter'' (TBA)


''The Dark Elements'' series

* ''Bitter Sweet Love'' (prequel novella) (2013) * ''White Hot Kiss'' (2014) * ''Stone Cold Touch'' (2014) * ''Every Last Breath'' (2015)


'' The Harbinger'' series (''Dark Elements'' spin off)

* ''Storm and Fury'' (2019) * ''Rage and Ruin'' (2020) * ''Grace and Glory'' (2021)


''Wicked'' trilogy

* ''Wicked'' (2014) * ''Torn'' (2016) * ''Brave'' (2017) * ''The Prince'' (A 1001 Dark Nights Novella) (2018) * ''The King'' (A 1001 Dark Nights Novella) (2019) * ''The Queen'' (A 1001 Dark Nights Novella) (2020)


''Blood and Ash'' series

* ''From Blood And Ash'' (2020) * ''A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire'' (2020) * ''The Crown of Gilded Bones'' (2021) * ''The War of Two Queens'' (2022) * ''A Soul of Ash and Blood'' (2023) * ''The Primal of Blood and Bone'' (2025)


''Flesh and Fire'' series (Spin-off and prequel to ''Blood and Ash'')

* ''A Shadow in the Ember'' (2021) * ''A Light in the Flame'' (2022) * ''A Fire in the Flesh'' (2023) * ''Born of Blood and Ash'' (2024)


''Blood and Ash and Flesh and Fire companion''

* ''Visions of Flesh and Blood'': A Blood and Ash/Flesh and Fire compendium (2024) (co-written with Rayvn Salvador)


''Awakening'' series

* ''Fall of Ruin and Wrath'' (2023)


''de Vincent'' series

* ''Moonlight Sins'' (2018) * ''Moonlight Seduction'' (2018) * ''Moonlight Scandals'' (2019)


Standalone novels

* ''Cursed'' (2012) * ''Unchained- Nephilim Rising '' (2013) * ''Don't Look Back'' (2014) * ''The Dead List'' (2015) * ''The Problem with Forever'' (2016) * ''Till Death'' (2017) * ''If There's No Tomorrow'' (2017) Anthologies * ''Meet Cute'' * ''Life Inside My Mind'' * ''Fifty First Times''


Books written under her pen name J. Lynn


''Gamble Brothers'' series

* ''Tempting the Best Man'' (2012) * ''Tempting the Player'' (2012) * ''Tempting the Bodyguard'' (2014)


''Wait for You'' series

* ''Wait for You'' (2013) * ''Trust in Me'' (2013) * ''Be With Me'' (2014) * ''Believe in Me'' (Short Story in Fifty First Times Anthology) (2014) * ''The Proposal'' (Short Story) (2014) * ''Stay With Me'' (2014) * ''Fall With Me'' (2015) * ''Dream of You'' (A 1001 Dark Nights Novella) (2015) * ''Forever With You'' (2015) * ''Fire in You'' (2016)


''Frigid'' series

* ''Frigid'' (2013) * ''Scorched'' (2015)


References


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Armentrout, Jennifer Living people American women novelists 21st-century American novelists Writers from Martinsburg, West Virginia 21st-century American women writers 1980 births American fantasy writers American romantic fiction writers