Jennifer Armentrout

Novelist

1980-06-11

Jennifer L. Armentrout is an American novelist known for young adult and new adult fantasy and romance series. She has published under her own name and as J. Lynn.

Quotes by Jennifer Armentrout

People are assholes, Mouse. You already know that.— He paused as he scooped some of my hair back, gently tossing the strands over my shoulder. "And there's nothing to be embarrassed about."I glanced over at him. Everything about his steady gaze and the serious press of his lips screamed earnest. But he was wrong. "It is...embarrassing.""Not if you don't let it be." His leg brushed mine as he turned in his seat, facing me. Our eyes met. —You have the power over that. People can say crap. They can think whatever they want, but you control how you feel about it.
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For eight years I've waited for you to realize that. I've waited for you to see yourself for who you really are. You're Lily Marks, a beautiful, extremely clever woman whose capacity for compassion sets you apart from the Nephilim. It's not your fighting skills or how good of a warrior you are. It's the fact you look at me and see a man rather than a Fallen.— -Julian
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She let out a strangled laugh. "Yeah, that's how it works. I just woke up one morning and was like, "gee, I want to screw Kyler.' Seriously, you have no clue.
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And why was I sitting on the curb? I honestly didn't know, but it was better than being inside my apartment, all alone. And yeah, I was alone out here, but it didn't feel that way. I was pretty sure there was a squirrel over by the tree, so that counted for something, right?
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And why was I sitting on the curb? I honestly didn't know, but it was better than being inside my apartment, all alone. And yeah, I was alone out here, but it didn't feel that way. I was pretty sure there was a squirrel over by the tree, so that counted for something, right?
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She let out a strangled laugh. "Yeah, that's how it works. I just woke up one morning and was like, "gee, I want to screw Kyler.' Seriously, you have no clue.
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I have such a soft spot for the really cheesy zombie movies, but if I had to pick a really good one, I'd have to go with an actual TV show and say 'The Walking Dead'.
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'Don't Look Back' is my first YA contemporary mystery/thriller. It's been described as 'Black Swan' meets 'Pretty Little Liars'.
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'Tempting the Best Man' centers around Madison Daniels, who's had a major crush on her brother's best friend since she was a girl.
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One constant writing ritual, no matter what I'm writing, is that I cannot write if people are around me. It wigs me out - the idea that someone is reading as I'm writing stuff.
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All the old school Young Adult novels inspired me. I grew up reading R.L. Stine, Christopher Pike, Richie Cusick, and so on. I loved how you never really knew who the 'bad guys' were in their works, and I wanted to capture that feeling with 'Don't Look Back.'
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