| Jennifer Archer | |
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| Born | Cleburne, Texas U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1998 - present |
| Genres | Young Adult novel, Women's Fiction, Romance |
| Notable work(s) | The Me I Used To Be, Sandwiched |
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Jennifer Archer, is an author of young adult/teen fiction, women's fiction and romance born in Cleburne, north central Texas. Her novels typically have strong female protagonists, and have been nominated for numerous awards.
Archer holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from West Texas A&M University, and after graduating she worked in the fields of oil and gas accounting, real estate management, and the pharmacy and medical equipment industries, before becoming a full-time writer.[1] She is a frequent speaker on the topics of creative writing and pursuing dreams, and has presented numerous talks and workshops for educators, students, writers' organizations and bookstores. Her novels for adults have been published with Dorchester Publishing and Harlequin Books, and her first novel for teens entitled Through Her Eyes is expected from Harper Teen in early winter 2011.[2] She is the author of eight published novels and three novellas, and has published numerous non-fiction works.
Body and Soul, Archer's debut novel, was released in 1999. Once Upon a Dream, her second novel, spent several weeks on Borders Books' bestseller list for Paranormal Romance, and was chosen by Amazon.com as one of the 'Best New Romances' for the month of January 2001,[3] and was a 2001 P.E.A.R.L. Finalist (Paranormal Excellence Award in Romantic Literature).[4] Archer finished in the finals twice in Romance Writers of America's Golden Heart competition, was a 2006 finalist for the prestigious Rita Award with her mainstream women’s fiction novel The Me I Used to Be,[5] and her novel Sandwiched was a 2006 nominee for a Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine Reviewer’s Choice Award.[6]
Archer currently resides in Amarillo, Texas.
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