Jennifer Archer

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Jennifer Archer
BornJennifer Browder
1957 (age 6667)
Cleburne, Texas, U.S.
Occupation Novelist
Alma mater West Texas A&M University
Period1998–present
Notable worksWhat I Left Behind, A Change of Seasons
Website
www.jenniferarcher.com

Jennifer Archer (born 1957) is an author of young adult fiction or teen fiction, women's fiction and romance novels. She was born in Cleburne, north central Texas.[ citation needed ]

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Education and career

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 speaker on the topics of creative writing and pursuing dreams, and has presented 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 Harper Teen. She is also the co-author of Happiness Rehab: 8 Creative Steps to a More Joyful Life.

Novels and awards

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, [2] [ failed verification ] and was a 2001 P.E.A.R.L. Finalist (Paranormal Excellence Award in Romantic Literature). [3] Archer finished in the finals twice in Romance Writers of America's Golden Heart competition, was a 2006 finalist for the Rita Award with her mainstream women's fiction novel The Me I Used to Be, [4] and her novel Sandwiched was a 2006 nominee for a Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine Reviewer's Choice Award. [5] The Texas Library Association selected her novel Through Her Eyes for the TAYSHAS high school reading list, and for the Spirit of Texas Reading Program - Middle School.[ citation needed ]

Archer lives in Amarillo, Texas.

Published works

Omnibus contributions

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References

  1. Erwin, Travis (20 April 2009). "Author Interview - Jennifer Archer - A My Town Monday Post". One Word, One Rung, One Day. Blogspot. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  2. Archer, Jennifer (January 2001). Once upon a Dream (Mass Market Paperback). ISBN   050552418X.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. Gentle, Desiree (31 August 2002). "Jennifer Archer". Author Reviews. ParaNormalRomance. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  4. Kassl, Alex (31 August 2009). "2006 RITA Award Winners". RITA Award Winners. The Book Report. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  5. Harris, Lynn Raye (March 2006). "Jennifer Archer" (PDF). Words of Paradise. Romance Writers of America. Retrieved 28 October 2009.