Jennifer Hartmann – författare

"He's not my enemy down here. He's my lifeline."When Cora attends her sister's birthday party, she expects at most a hangover or a walk of shame. She doesn't anticipate a stolen wallet, leaving her stranded and dependent on Dean-her arch nemesis and ultimate thorn in her side.And she really doesn't anticipate waking up in shackles in a madman's basement.To make matters worse, Dean shares the space in his own set of chains.After fifteen years of teasing, insults, and practical jokes, the ultimate joke seems to be on them. The two people who always thought they'd end up killing each other must now work together if they want to survive.But Cora and Dean have no idea their abductor has a plan for them. A plan that will alter the course of their relationship, blur the line between hate and love, and shackle them together with far more than just chains.

From the USA Today bestselling author of Still Beating and The Wrong Heart comes a forbidden, slow-burn age gap romance with high angst and plenty of heat.***Before he discovered my age, he uncovered my heart.Bruised, abused and victim to a loveless household, I shimmered with new life the moment he found me drowning my sorrows in a lake beneath the stars.A chance encounter. An unspoken connection.I was smitten; he was curious.But, as everyone knew, fate could be decidedly cruel.He called me Halley, like the comet.I called him Reed.And my best friend?Well…she called him Dad.Older is Jennifer Hartmann at her best, promising a compelling forbidden romance with gorgeous prose and an unconventional love story to savour.TropesAge Gap RomanceForbidden LoveBest Friend’s DadTabooContemporary Romance

A brand new YA standalone survivor romance from Jennifer Hartmann, the fan-favorite author of Still Beating, Lotus, and June First, packed with the same light-in-the-dark hope for healing in the face of tragedy. Perfect for fans of If He Had Been With Me, A Thousand Boy Kisses, and Binding 13.“Kissing you feels like catching the sun…”At seven years old, Ella Sunbury and Max Manning were inseparable—until life scattered them in different directions, forcing Ella to abruptly leave town. A decade later, she returns for their senior year of high school, moving in across the street from her childhood best friend.But she’s not the same girl Max once knew.She now lives in the shadow of her brother: a notorious felon on death row, convicted of a crime that shook the nation. Reeling from the fallout and shunned by her peers, all Ella wants is to fade into the background.Max has little room for distractions, juggling responsibilities for a disabled father and a distant twin brother. But Ella’s return reignites something within him. He wants to be close to her again, to understand her…and to turn their friendship into more.But as their relationship blossoms, new tragedy strikes, and darkness threatens to tip their delicate balance. In order to find the light, they’ll have to navigate the shadows.And to catch the sun…they must first endure the flames.

When the boy you lost returns as a man, will love be strong enough to heal what darkness broke? Lotus is an unforgettable romance of trauma, resilience, and a second chance at love that defies all odds.Oliver Lynch vanished one summer night, leaving Sydney Neville with a heart full of grief and questions. For twenty-two years, she’s lived with the ache of his absence. Now, he’s back—no longer the boy next door, but a man shaped by captivity, trying to piece together a stolen life.Sydney and Oliver share a bond forged in childhood and tested by tragedy. As they confront haunting secrets, buried pain, and the fragile hope of rediscovery, they must find the courage to answer a devastating question: can love truly heal what’s been broken?Perfect for fans of:Romance with emotional and psychological depthSecond chance love stories with childhood bondsRomantic suspense with complex characters and lyrical proseA vulnerable, unforgettable hero striving to rebuild his lifeA heroine torn between protecting her heart and risking everything for loveLotus blends romantic suspense and a healing love story into a heart-wrenching emotional journey that stays with you long after the last page.

From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Hartmann comes an all-new, spicy and angsty rockstar romance.***I already had a life. A future. A man I’d promised forever to.But the night I found Chase Rhodes – bleeding, broken, and more lost than I was – everything changed.I wasn’t supposed to let him in. Wasn’t supposed to write music with him in secret beneath the moon.What started as a quiet escape became something unstoppable. Our songs caught fire, and now the whole world knows our names.Music has a way of pulling the broken together, even when the timing is impossible and the fallout inevitable.But some hearts don’t settle. Some songs were never meant to stay quiet.Because the night I saved him was only the beginning.And loving me might be the last risk he’ll ever take.Pieces of the Night is a masterclass in emotional storytelling, with a captivating blend of rockstar romance, a forbidden love triangle, and a slow-burn romance perfect for readers of high-angst, emotionally charged love stories.TropesRockstar RomanceSlow BurnForbidden RomanceContemporary RomanceTortured Lead

From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Hartmann comes a standalone contemporary romance filled with heartache and dreams, set against the backdrop of Hollywood’s glitz and glamour.Lexington Hall and I were never supposed to collide – he, the golden boy of Hollywood, and me, a small-town dreamer with stars in my eyes. But when we shared the stage in our high school musical, something ignited.Then, just as quickly, it all fell apart, leaving my dreams in pieces.Now, four years later, Lex is a household name, turning our past into a television sensation. He’s spun our story for the world to see, while I’m still haunted by what we lost.With millions obsessed over the “real” Stevie St. James, Lex reappears with an offer too tempting to turn down: a fake romance to keep the buzz alive, in exchange for the financial freedom I desperately need.I convince myself I can play the part. But as old feelings resurface and new risks emerge, the line between fiction and reality begins to blur.Dreams are easy to chase – but falling for the guy who shattered mine could cost me everything.Dream On is a poignant fake dating romance full of relatable angst, lofty dreams, and the transcendental power that a second chance can have.TropesSecond Chance RomanceFake DatingHollywood StarContemporary Romance

From the USA Today bestselling author of Still Beating comes an angsty, standalone contemporary romance that offers a grieving widow a second chance at love… or the potential for a broken heart all over again. Melody's husband is her world – until she loses him to tragedy. But when she has the opportunity to contact the man who received her husband's donated heart, there's no telling if there's hope on the horizon or even more devastation.***"We are both two broken souls, fractured in opposite ways.She loved and lost…And I was lost before I could ever love at all."Melody March had her future all planned out, and it was a fairy tale. Then, on her five-year wedding anniversary, her dreams were shattered. Her husband was cruelly ripped away from her, leaving her broken heart behind.But he left another heart behind, too… his own.Drowning in grief, Melody reaches out to her husband's heart recipient and seeks solace in a support group for fellow lost souls. She's determined to find the bright, optimistic woman she used to be, and the man with the only remaining piece of her husband – but she doesn't expect what else awaits her.Enter Parker. Dark, brooding, and emotionally detached, he's Melody's opposite in every way, yet she's inexplicably drawn to him. But as their bond burns brighter, so do the secrets that come to light, challenging everything they thought they knew about love and loss, grief and hope.Melody already lost her heart once. Now, another heart holds the power to heal her…or destroy her.The Wrong Heart is an emotional rollercoaster that deftly highlights the devasting lows of loss – lows that nevertheless have the potential for something new to take root.TropesSecond Chance RomanceContemporary RomanceBroken HeroSad Books

*The limited deluxe edition will include designed edges*I already had a life. A future. A man I'd promised forever to.But the night I found Chase Rhodes—bleeding, broken, and more lost than I was—everything changed.I wasn't supposed to let him in. Wasn't supposed to write music with him in secret beneath the moon.What started as a quiet escape became something unstoppable. Our songs caught fire, and now the whole world knows our names.Music has a way of pulling the broken together, even when the timing is impossible and the fallout inevitable.But some hearts don't settle. Some songs were never meant to stay quiet.Because the night I saved him was only the beginning.And loving me might be the last risk he'll ever take.From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Hartmann comes a new angsty, standalone contemporary romance.

A forensic assistant is pulled into the wilderness by a beguiling fugitive accused of murder in this taut, emotionally-charged romantic thriller, as the author of the Booktok-viral survivor romance Still Beating explores how love can take root in even the darkest places. Dead bodies always tell the truth. You just have to listen. As a forensic assistant, I live among the dead—cataloging wounds, dissecting silence, searching for the truths people try to hide. It’s the only place I’ve ever trusted what’s real. Until Miller Banks.We once worked side by side. He was the brilliant forensic pathologist I idolized. The man I watched with adoring eyes, certain there was nothing he couldn’t solve.Then the murders started. Seven bodies on my table. And every trail led back to him.Miller vanished three years ago, presumed dead. But he isn’t in the grave. He’s in the woods. And now, so am I.He swears he won’t hurt me. That he didn’t kill those people. That he needs me to see the truth no one else would. I call him a monster.Yet the longer I’m bound to him, the more the lines blur—between guilt and innocence, truth and obsession, predator and protector. Because sometimes the one who holds you captive … is the only one who can set you free.

Are you ready for a heartbreaking forbidden love story that will leave you breathless? A slow-burn, taboo romance about the kind of love that defies rules—and changes everything.From Jennifer Hartmann, author of Still Beating, comes June First—an emotional contemporary romance novel that explores the razor-thin line between protection and passion, loyalty and longing. If you’re drawn to forbidden love stories that are as soul-shattering as they are beautiful, this is the book that will stay with you forever.Brant’s world was shaped by tragedy. And in that broken world, he found his purpose in June—the one girl he was never meant to love. He’s been by her side through every milestone, every joy, every sorrow. But as the years pass, innocent devotion turns into something deeper, something dangerous... something they can’t ignore.If you’re searching for a romance that will break you, heal you, and remind you why we risk it all for love—look no further.