Jennifer Armentrout

Jennifer Lynn Armentrout is an American writer of contemporary romance, new adult and fantasy. She was born on June 11, 1980 in Martinsburg, West Virginia and currently resides in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Several of her works have made The New York Times Best Seller list. Her young adult novel Obsidian has been optioned by Sierra Pictures.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, Harlequin Teen, Disney/Hyperion, and HarperCollins. Armentrout is highly prolific and states that she writes for eight hours a day almost every day. Her work can also be found under the pseudonym J. Lynn.