Jennifer Hartmann

Contemporary Romance Suspense

Jennifer Hartmann is a contemporary romance author based in northern Illinois.
She lives with her husband and three children, drawing inspiration from her own real-life romance.
Hartmann is known for writing emotionally charged, angsty love stories that often explore complex themes and relationships.
When not writing, she enjoys sunsets, bike riding, traveling, and binge-watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Hartmann's passion for storytelling is evident in her desire to evoke strong emotions in her readers, often through heartbreaking narratives that ultimately lead to redemption and healing.
Her love for animals is apparent in her desire to pet dogs, and she has a fondness for tacos and wine.

Books by Jennifer Hartmann

Still Beating

by Jennifer Hartmann

Abducted with her sister's fiancé, she must surrender to the one man she swore to hate forever.

4.19

200k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity ⛓️ Captivity Narrative 💔 Forbidden Romance 🔗 Trauma Bond

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Still Beating

Abducted with her sister's fiancé, she must surrender to the one man she swore to hate forever.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2020 314 pages

4.19

200k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity ⛓️ Captivity Narrative 💔 Forbidden Romance 🔗 Trauma Bond

Lotus

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2021

Twenty-two years captive, he returns to his best friend. His memories could destroy them both.

4.17

82k+

🧒 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏠 Missing Person Returns 🌱 Trauma Recovery 💔 Damaged Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Lotus

Twenty-two years captive, he returns to his best friend. His memories could destroy them both.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2021 344 pages

4.17

82k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏠 Missing Person Returns 🌱 Trauma Recovery 💔 Damaged Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

June First

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2022

Orphaned at six and raised as her brother, Brant has always loved June in secret.

4.11

40k+

🚫 Forbidden Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 👥 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Trauma Bonded 🔄 Second Chance

June First

Orphaned at six and raised as her brother, Brant has always loved June in secret.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2022 474 pages

4.11

40k+ ratings

🚫 Forbidden Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 👥 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Trauma Bonded 🔄 Second Chance

Irreversible

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2025

Chained in adjacent cells, a captive model and vengeful detective fall in love through a wall.

4.07

13k+

🖤 Trauma Bond ⛓️ Captive Romance 💔 Damaged Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Love 🥀 Best Friend Betrayal

Irreversible

Chained in adjacent cells, a captive model and vengeful detective fall in love through a wall.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2025 582 pages

4.07

13k+ ratings

🖤 Trauma Bond ⛓️ Captive Romance 💔 Damaged Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Love 🥀 Best Friend Betrayal

A Pessimist's Guide to Love

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2023

A near-death forces childhood best friends, haunted by tragedy, under one roof to heal or shatter.

4.00

12k+

👧👦 Childhood Best Friends 🖤 Shared Grief 😔 Guilt-Ridden Hero 🩺 Chronic Illness 🏠 Forced Proximity

A Pessimist's Guide to Love

A near-death forces childhood best friends, haunted by tragedy, under one roof to heal or shatter.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2023 311 pages

4.00

12k+ ratings

👧👦 Childhood Best Friends 🖤 Shared Grief 😔 Guilt-Ridden Hero 🩺 Chronic Illness 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Wrong Heart

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2021

Her husband's heart beats in a stranger. She writes him. The wrong man answers.

4.41

28k+

🖤 Widow Romance 📧 Anonymous Messages 🔗 Trauma Bonding 🩹 Scarred Hero 🎭 Mistaken Identity

The Wrong Heart

Her husband's heart beats in a stranger. She writes him. The wrong man answers.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2021 392 pages

4.41

28k+ ratings

🖤 Widow Romance 📧 Anonymous Messages 🔗 Trauma Bonding 🩹 Scarred Hero 🎭 Mistaken Identity

The Stars are on Our Side

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2024

A kidnapping survivor must trust her friend's love when a debt collector threatens her daughter.

4.21

17k+

🕰️ Slow Burn 💕 Friends To Lovers 👩‍👧 Single Mother 🔄 Second Chance Love 😭 High Angst

The Stars are on Our Side

A kidnapping survivor must trust her friend's love when a debt collector threatens her daughter.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2024 480 pages

4.21

17k+ ratings

🕰️ Slow Burn 💕 Friends To Lovers 👩‍👧 Single Mother 🔄 Second Chance Love 😭 High Angst

Older

by Jennifer Hartmann

After a lake kiss, she flees to her friend's home. That stranger: her best friend's father.

3.96

91k+

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🚫 Best Friend's Father 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Slow Burn 🩹 Healing From Trauma

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Older

After a lake kiss, she flees to her friend's home. That stranger: her best friend's father.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2024 418 pages

3.96

91k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🚫 Best Friend's Father 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Slow Burn 🩹 Healing From Trauma

Catch the Sun

by Jennifer Hartmann

When a killer's sister returns home, her only shelter is the boy next door who loved her first.

4.24

39k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌅 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Hero 💘 Boy Falls First

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Catch the Sun

When a killer's sister returns home, her only shelter is the boy next door who loved her first.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2024 448 pages

4.24

39k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌅 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Hero 💘 Boy Falls First

An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak

by Jennifer Hartmann

Ten years after losing him, she's his new receptionist. One rule: never mention his dead sister.

4.16

15k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔧 Workplace Romance

An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak Summary

Immersive

An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak

Ten years after losing him, she's his new receptionist. One rule: never mention his dead sister.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2023 294 pages

4.16

15k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔧 Workplace Romance

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