About the Author

New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jennifer Ashley has more than 130 published novels and novellas in mystery, romance, historical fiction, and urban fantasy — written under the names Jennifer Ashley, Allyson James, and Ashley Gardner.

Jennifer's books have been translated into more than a dozen languages and have earned starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Booklist.

Writing as Jennifer Ashley

Jennifer writes bestselling historical, paranormal, and contemporary romance including beloved series such as the Mackenzies / McBrides and Shifters Unbound.

Writing as Allyson James

Allyson James is the name behind Jennifer's action-adventure fantasy romance titles.

Writing as Ashley Gardner

Ashley Gardner is the author of the long-running Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries series, historical mysteries set in early 19th-century London, as well as the Leonidas the Gladiator Ancient Rome Mysteries and the Robert Archer Paranormal Mysteries.

Beyond the Books

When she isn't writing, Jennifer enjoys playing music (guitar, piano, and flute), reading, knitting, hiking, cooking, and building dollhouse miniatures.