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Jeneva Rose

Jeneva Rose is an American suspense novelist who writes twisty psychological and domestic thrillers. She is best known for The Perfect Marriage, along with novels such as One of Us Is Dead and Home Is Where the Bodies Are. A New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, she has built a broad international readership.

Biography & Author's Journey

Jeneva Rose grew up in Wisconsin and began writing early, treating stories as both play and private correspondence. As a child, she left short stories and unfinished chapters on the kitchen table for her mother, who answered with handwritten notes in the margins. She kept returning to fiction through high school and college, and she has recalled that a college film class on horror sharpened her sense that suspense could entertain while also reflecting something darker about ordinary life. After losing her mother in college, writing became more than a habit; it became a way to work through grief and prove to herself that she could finish a book of her own. ((https://thenerddaily.com/jeneva-rose-dating-after-the-end-of-the-world-author-interview/))

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Rejection keeps me humble
-After 400 Rejections
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I didn’t want to disappoint my readers, and I hope this story doesn’t
-Don’t Write for Trends
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Before I start writing a book, I won’t write it until I can summarize it in a sentence or two
-Write or Die Interview
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My whole thing is no book left unsigned
-The Perfect Divorce Interview
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It’s horror, it’s thriller, it’s adventure. I just call it unhinged
-She Reads Interview
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I immediately felt a salon was the perfect setting for a thriller
-Jeneva Rose Interview - Psychological Thrillers
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I knew there was something special there, and it felt like my mother had brought the idea to me
-Jen's Jewels Interview: Home Is Where the Bodies Are

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