Meet Jenna Kernan

 
Author Jenna Kernan

Publishers Weekly Bestselling Author of Thrillers, Suspense & Romance

Jenna Kernan writes stories where love and danger collide. A Publishers Weekly bestselling author of more than 40 novels, she writes psychological thrillers, domestic suspense, western historical romance, paranormal romance, and romantic suspense.

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Her award-winning thrillers explore dark family secrets, deadly betrayals, unreliable narrators, and shocking twists. Her novels include The Ex-Wives (2022 Gold Medal, Florida Book Awards), A Killer's Daughter (2021 Bronze Medal, Florida Book Awards), The Fake Mother, The Nurse, and The Patient's Daughter.

But danger isn't limited to her thrillers.

Her western historical romances feature rugged heroes, determined heroines, forced proximity, and love forged on the untamed American frontier. Her Trail Blazers series delivers sweeping adventure, emotional journeys, and hard-won happily-ever-afters.

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Her paranormal romances bring readers into supernatural worlds of shapeshifters, ghosts, fated mates, and ancient evil. Her Trackers series blends supernatural danger, passionate romance, and protective heroes.

And for readers who like their love stories with a generous helping of danger, Jenna's romantic suspense novels combine courageous heroines, high-stakes action, and irresistible attraction.

Whether she's writing about a family hiding a deadly secret or two unlikely lovers battling the wilderness, Jenna believes the best stories keep readers guessing—and turning pages long past bedtime.

A natural redhead, Jenna lives on Florida's sunny Gulf Coast with her husband, where she enjoys kayaking, swimming, and playing her mostly unpopular banjo ukulele.

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Jenna is a recent transplant from New York to Florida

Jenna is a transplant from New York to Florida


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Author Jenna Kernan visits her childhood home in upstate New York. 

Jenna married her college sweetheart

Jenna married her college sweetheart

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TRIVIA

  • Has advanced scuba certification

  • Has broken only one bone – her sister’s collarbone

  • Is the only child in her family named by her father

  • Worked waiting tables in a greasy spoon during the graveyard shift

  • One of a family of six, all redheads


For Jenna Kernan's FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), and Media Kit at the bottom of her contact page

Seven things About Jenna Kernan - article from Female First magazine, 02/11/2021 - Tap here for PDF version