Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, J.L. Penn has always been an avid reader and writer.  When she was a child, her parents told her she was the next Erma Bombeck based on her humorous and satirical writings.  In undergraduate and graduate school, her professors encouraged her to author a book or article.  She was even a journalism major in college for about a minute, until she realized that basic fact reporting was not for her.

J.L. (Jenn) always had a desire to write a book but it was not until a lightning bolt moment of inspiration that she seriously sat down to write.  The words seemed to flow easily, with the first draft and final draft being nearly the same.  After only two months of writing in the evenings after her daughter went to bed, Reunion was complete.  Now her readers are eagerly awaiting a sequel.

J.L. Penn lives in the suburbs of Maryland with her husband and daughter.  She enjoys cooking, traveling, scrapbooking, reading, romantic comedies, and music.

Thank you for visiting my site and for hopefully having read my book.  I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.  The funny thing about this book is that it took on a life of its own and I could not wait to find out what happened even as I was writing it!  As a lover of chick lit myself, I wanted to write the kind of book that I enjoy reading, and I am proud to say that is exactly what I have done.

If you have a comment about my book, please send it to me via the Contact page on this website.  I cannot guarantee that I will answer every email, but I will read them and I do appreciate your comments.

Warm regards,

J.L. Penn