Jenna Brandt Interview

Q: Let me start with asking you to tell us a little bit about yourself.
A. I’ve been married for 17 years, to a retired police officer turned business owner. We have three daughters that keep us really busy.

Q: When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?
A. I’ve been writing since I was a little girl, but started putting stories together when I was in middle school. Mostly sequels to movies I liked. After that, I ended up getting a job at our local newspaper writing for their teen section when I was in seventh grade. I loved seeing my name in print, and I was hooked.

Q: Could you give us the highlights of your professional writing career including how you got your first writing break?
A. I wrote for various papers, magazines, and blogs over the years, even being featured on Yahoo Parenting, Good Morning America website, and The Mighty website. I shifted into writing romance novels in 2016. I have over three dozen books out now, ranging from historical to contemporary to romantic suspense. Two of my books were voted into Read Freely’s Top Indie Books of 2018. I’ve also earned dozens of best seller and new release ribbons on Amazon.

Q: Would you tell us about your current book release Rescue Agent for Dana?
A: My most popular two series are The Lawkeepers and Disaster City Search and Rescue. Fans love the books and they have a huge following. I currently just released a new spin-off from those two series. Book 1, Rescue Agent for Dana in the Wild Animal Protection Agency, just came out and it reached #1 in Christian Suspense.

Q: Where did you get your inspiration for Rescue Agent for Dana?
A: I get a lot of my inspiration for my stories from my husband’s escapades and his fellow officers from the police department.

Q: What is the main thing you hope readers remember from this story?
A: That you shouldn’t give up on being happy. That you can find happiness, despite what happened to you in your past.

Q: What inspires you to write?
A. I truly believe I’m called to be a writer. I can’t imagine doing anything else.

Q: Would you share with us what you are working on now?
A. I am currently working on my next Disaster City Search and Rescue book, The Ex-Wife Rescue.

Q: When you’re not writing what do you like to do?
A. I love cooking, watching movies, and volunteering at my church.

Jenna Brandt interview with Susan Sleeman

March 01, 2021

Q: Where did you get your inspiration for Rescue Agent for Dana?
A: I get a lot of my inspiration for my stories from my husband’s escapades and his fellow officers from the police department.

Q: What is the main thing you hope readers remember from this story?
A: That you shouldn’t give up on being happy. That you can find happiness, despite what happened to you in your past.

Q: What inspires you to write?
A. I truly believe I’m called to be a writer. I can’t imagine doing anything else.

Q: Would you share with us what you are working on now?
A. I am currently working on my next Disaster City Search and Rescue book, The Ex-Wife Rescue.

Q: When you’re not writing what do you like to do?
A. I love cooking, watching movies, and volunteering at my church.

Interviewer Info

Susan Sleeman

SUSAN SLEEMAN is a bestselling and award-winning author of more than 25 inspirational/Christian and clean read romantic suspense books.

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About Jenna Brandt

Jenna Brandt is an international bestselling and award-winning author who writes historical and contemporary romance. Her historical books span from Victorian to Western eras and all her books have elements of romance, suspense and faith. She has her own best-selling historical series, Window to the Heart Saga and Civil War Brides, as well as contemporary series, Billionaires of Manhattan and Second Chance Islands. Additionally, she has created two best-selling multi-author series, The Lawkeepers and Disaster City Search and Rescue based off the life of her husband in law enforcement. Both of her books, Waiting on the Billionaire and Lawfully Treasured, were voted into the Top 50 Indie Books of 2018 on Readfreely.com.

She has been an avid reader since she could hold a book and started writing stories almost as early. She has been published in several newspapers as well as edited for multiple papers. She graduated with her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Bethany College and was the Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper while there. Her first blog was published on The Mighty website, Yahoo Parenting and The Grief Toolbox as well as featured on the ABC News, CNN Health, and Good Morning America websites. She’s also a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) association.

Writing is her passion, but Jenna also enjoys date nights with her hubby, cooking from scratch, watching movies on Netflix, reading books by her author friends, and engaging in social media with her readers. Jenna’s three young daughters keep her busy with Girl Scout activities, going to the mall, and playing at the park where they live in the Central Valley of California. Jenna summers on the Golden Central Coast where she finds endless inspiration for her romance books. She is also active in her local church where she volunteers on their first impressions team.