Jillian Gardner

Jillian has been crafting stories in her mind ever since she was a child, but she didn’t write her first novel until the month before her thirtieth birthday. She told herself she would write one book and get it out of her system. Many years and manuscripts later, Jillian can’t imagine a world in which she’s not pouring words onto the page.

Her love of books comes from her mother, an author herself and avid reader. Jillian enjoys reading most genres, but psychological thrillers are her favorite because she loves guessing plot twists (and she’s often wildly wrong).

KitKats and coffee are her preferred treats while she’s writing and editing—although she’d never say no to Twizzlers. Jillian lives in Northern California with her husband, two children, and four overflowing bookshelves.