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Articles by Jenna Kernan
The Patient's Daughter: A completely unputdownable and breathtaking psychological thriller (The Roth Family Lies) eBook : Kernan, Jenna: Kindle Store
“You’re having twins!” Becca runs her hand over my huge pregnant belly. It sends shivers down my spine. There’s something off about her smile. And now she’s living in my home… When my husband Seth and I bought our perfect home, all I wanted was a chance to start a loving family—the one thing I never had. And all our dreams come true when I get pregnant with twins. But we had no idea financial ruin was just around the corner.
10 Dos and Don’ts for Writing Page-Turning Thriller Novels
Writing thrillers, suspense, and mystery can be a challenge. Keeping the tension high and pages turning needs to be balanced with giving your reader—and protagonist—the occasional opportunity to have a rest. (5 Tips for Writing a Medical Thriller) Below are 10 dos and don’ts for writers to consider while writing or in those moments when you wonder how to make that story more compelling. Do Include Intriguing Unanswered Questions The search for answers keeps readers turning pages.
Five Things About Florida You Missed in the News
The sunshine state is so featured in my stories that it seems to be another character. It is such fun setting all my thrillers in my new home state. My current release, The Ex-wives, takes place in a fictional community in the rolling pines found in northern Florida, just shy of the Georgia line. The small city seems safe from the outside. But nowhere is safe and Florida poses some unique challenges for residents and visitors alike.
12 Dos and Don’ts of Revealing Critical Backstory in a Novel
My upcoming domestic thriller, The Adoption, has a complicated backstory. That got me thinking how best to weave all those interesting, life-changing events from the past into the book. These experiences proved pivotal in the thriller, but how to reveal the past for the biggest punch in the present? (10 Questions to Ask Yourself for an Airtight Plot) Here are a few suggestions for getting it right with backstory with a simple list of dos and don’ts to keep your story flowing. 1.
Five Insider Details from The Adoption
The heroine of my May release, The Adoption, is a woman suffering from the after effect of a traumatic brain injury that resulted in a condition commonly called Face Blindness. This sent me down a rabbit hole of research on brain injuries and psychiatric hospitals. The particulars of my research are woven into my story but here are a few insider details … 1. What is Prosopagnosia?
My Inspiration for The Adoption by Jenna Kernan
The subject for my dark, twisty domestic thriller, The Adoption, set in Tampa, Florida, began with an email from my editor at Bookouture. They had a theme they wanted me to consider for a domestic thriller. Would I be willing to discuss? My previous book was a crime procedural thriller, The Hunted Girls, the second in the Agent Nadine Finch series, but I’ve always wanted to write a domestic thriller. I jumped at the offer, eager to hear what they had in mind.
Symphony of Bones
When a politician's son goes missing, the media-fueled investigation accelerates when he turns up dead. An unspoken message might be the only thing connecting the dots. And it’s up to Cassie to crack the code. To shine truth's light, Cassie must walk in darkness. The third installment in the best-selling Cassie Quinn Mystery series from USA Today best-selling author L.T. Ryan and K.M. Rought.
📚Review: The Hunted Girls by Jenna Kernan 📚
Posted on May 28, 2021 by Nadene @ Totally Addicted to Reading in Reviews / 10 Comments Title: The Hunted Girls Author: Jenna Kernan Series: Agent Nadine Finch #2 Published by Bookouture on May 25, 2021 Pages: 415 Genres: Psychological Thriller Source: Netgalley, Publisher Format: eArc Purchase: Amazon|Audible Rating: Heat Level: Stumbling through the pitch-black forest, twigs scratching her bare feet, she sobs as she imagines her children crying for their mommy to put them to bed.
5 Florida Places in the News that Inspired THE HUNTED GIRLS
Florida is a wild place to live and Central Florida is unique with stories that you won’t find anywhere else. I’ve chosen recent headlines from places used as settings in my newest release, The Hunted Girls, to give you a flavor of Central Florida. Seminole County rescue crews searching St Johns River for missing boater Story: Rescue teams were called for two individuals after their boat sank. One occupant was able to reach safety. They eventually called the search off.
A Killer's Daughter by Jenna Kernan
A Killer's Daughter by Jenna Kernan Published by Bookouture on February 11, 2021 ISBN: 9781800192706 Genres: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Thrillers, Suspense, Romance, Crime, Noir, Women Sleuths, Psychological, Traditional, Hard-Boiled, General Pages: 391 Format: eBook Source: NetGalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Who better to catch a murderer than a woman raised by one? The beautiful young woman’s long black hair clings to her face like seaweed.
Five Things: Jenna Kernan
Five Things: I Learned While Researching A Killer’s Daughter Women weren’t included The most current research on the FBI website from the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC) states that “Due to the lack of submitted cases… this study did not include female offenders.” This inexplicably infuriated me, and in that instant my male protagonist and his father changed to a female profiler and her serial killer mother.
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