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 gasaccounting, real estate management, and the pharmacy and medical equipment industries, before becoming a full-time writer. 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 novels for teens with . She is also the co-author of 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, and was a 2001 P.E.A.R.L. Finalist. 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, and her novel Sandwiched was a 2006 nominee for a Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine Reviewer's Choice Award. The Texas Library Association selected her novel Through Her Eyes for the TAYSHAS high schoolreading list, and for the Spirit of Texas Reading Program - Middle School. Archer currently resides in Amarillo, Texas.
Published works
Body and Soul. New York: Love Spell; Dorchester Pub.
Once Upon a Dream. New York: Love Spell; Dorchester Pub.
Shocking Behavior. New York: Love Spell; Dorchester Pub.
Sandwiched. Don Mills, Ont., Canada: Harlequin.
The Me I Used to Be. Don Mills, Ont., Canada: Harlequin.
My Perfectly Imperfect Life. Don Mills, Ont., Canada: Harlequin.
Off Her Rocker. Don Mills, Ont.: Harlequin.
Annie on the Lam: A Christmas Caper. Don Mills, Ont., Canada: Harlequin.
"Hannah's Hugs", in Linda Lael Miller, Sherryl Woods, Curtiss Ann Matlock, Jennifer Archer, Kathleen O'Brien More Than Words: Volume 4. New York: Harlequin.
