She has always been attracted to the science fiction and fantasy genres and claims Star Wars is the single greatest fiction influence in her life.

Jen has also had a lifelong relationship with books–as a youngster checking out a dozen at a time from the library, and as an adult buying books to build her own personal library. Her journey began with two theses for an MA and later an MFA in writing popular fiction at Seton Hill University.Ī competitive hurdler and jumper in high school and college, she coached thirty-one seasons of cross-country and track and field, which is why runners show up so frequently in her stories. After graduation and fourteen years of teaching high school English, she answered a second calling to write full time while raising her new son.

After high school she matriculated at Dartmouth College to become a research scientist, but by the end of her sophomore year she felt a calling to the teaching profession. Jennifer Brooks was born and raised in the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. As his worlds collide, Jonathan must confront the truth of his power and figure out where he actually belongs-before he loses both Kylies forever. The fantasy version of Kylie struggles to love Jonathan as she was created to do, and the consequences are disastrous. The real Kylie actually notices Jonathan … and begins obsessing over him. That’s the world he’s been escaping to most since sophomore year, a world where he has everything he doesn’t have in real life: friends, a place of honor on the track team, passing grades, and most importantly, Kylie Simms as his girlfriend.īut when Jonathan confuses his worlds senior year and tries to kiss the real Kylie Simms, everything unravels. Worlds where he is a superhero, or a ladies’ man, or simply a better version of himself. Ever since coming out of a coma as a kid, he has been able to create alternate worlds. And as luck-or fate-would have it, he can. Sometimes Jonathan Aubrey wishes he could just disappear. Imagination takes on new meaning for a uniquely talented teen in this debut novel that is a breathtaking blend of contemporary, fantasy, and romance.

In a world just right by jen brooks