WRITING AS J. L. MBEWE, Jennette is an author, artist, mother, wife, but not always in that order. Born and raised in Minnesota, she now braves the heat of Texas, but longs for cooler temps, Northern Lights, and autumn colors. She is currently living her second childhood with a wonderful husband and two amazing teenagers who don’t seem to mind her eclectic collections of rocks, shells, and Funko Pops, among other things. Here, between reality and dreams, you will find her busily creating fantastical worlds inhabited by characters learning to dream again, discovering who they are, and falling in love along the way, all the while saving the world amid lots of peril and a spark of hope.

She is the author of The Hidden Dagger trilogy, four short stories, and one novella set in the same world. She has two short stories published in The Clockwork Dragon anthology. Her debut novel, Secrets Kept, was nominated for the 2014 Clive Staples Award. Her second novel, Darkened Hope was a semi-finalist for the 2017 Alliance Award.