Jennifer Archer (born 1957) is an author of

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or teen fiction,

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and

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. She was born in Cleburne, north central

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Education and career

Archer holds a

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...

business administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

from

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, and after graduating she worked in the fields of

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real estate management Real may refer to: Currencies * Brazilian real (R$) * Central American Republic real * Mexican real * Portuguese real * Spanish real * Spanish colonial real Music Albums * ''Real'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) (2000) * ''Real'' (Bright album) (2010) ...

, and the

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and

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industries, before becoming a full-time writer. She is a speaker on the topics of

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and pursuing dreams, and has presented talks and workshops for

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s, students, writers' organizations and bookstores. Her novels for adults have been published with

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and

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, 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

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' bestseller list for Paranormal Romance, and was chosen by

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as one of the 'Best New Romances' for the month of January 2001, and was a 2001 P.E.A.R.L. Finalist (Paranormal Excellence Award in Romantic Literature). Archer finished in the finals twice in

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'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'', 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 school reading list, and for the Spirit of Texas Reading Program - Middle School. Archer lives in

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Published works

*''Body and Soul'' (1999). New York: Love Spell; Dorchester Pub. (''Wink and a Kiss'' series) *''Once Upon a Dream'' (2001). New York: Love Spell; Dorchester Pub. *''Shocking Behavior'' (2002). New York: Love Spell; Dorchester Pub. *''Sandwiched'' (2005). Don Mills, Ont., Canada: Harlequin. (''The Next Novel'' series) *''The Me I Used to Be'' (2005). Don Mills, Ont., Canada: Harlequin. (''The Next Novel'' series) *''My Perfectly Imperfect Life'' (2006). Don Mills, Ont., Canada: Harlequin. (''The Next Novel'' series) *''Off Her Rocker'' (2006). Don Mills, Ont.: Harlequin. (''The Next Novel'' series) *''Annie on the Lam: A Christmas Caper'' (2007). Don Mills, Ont., Canada: Harlequin. (''The Next Novel'' series) *''Through Her Eyes'' (2011). New York: HarperCollins. *''The Shadow Girl'' (2013). New York: HarperCollins.

Omnibus contributions

*"Blame It on the Baby" (1999), in Eugenia Riley ; Kimberly Raye ; Jennifer Archer (eds.) ''New Year's Babies''. New York: Dorchester Pub. Co. *"Breaking the Rules" (2003), in Katie MacAlister; Jennifer Archer; Sheridon Smythe (eds.) ''Heat Wave''. New York: Dorchester Pub. Co. *''A Mother's Day'' (2007, with Susan Mallery). Richmond: Mills & Boon. *"Hannah's Hugs" (2008), in Linda Lael Miller, Sherryl Woods, Curtiss Ann Matlock, Jennifer Archer, Kathleen O'Brien (eds.) ''More Than Words: Volume 4''. New York: Harlequin.

References

External links

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Jennifer Archer at Fantastic Fiction's Website

* ttps://www.harpercollins.com/cr-105432/jennifer-archer Jennifer Archer at Harper Collins' Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Archer, Jennifer 1957 births Living people 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American romantic fiction writers American women novelists West Texas A&M University alumni Novelists from Texas 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers