Ep 144: Law Keepers, Canine Heroes, and Safari Rescues: A Conversation with Jenna Brandt
What makes a Jenna Brandt romance special? Flawed, loveable characters who heal each other. “I love giving characters a wound—and letting love help them mend.” Her favorite tropes? Small-town, second chance, grumpy-sunshine, and even “redeeming the villain.”
Jenna shares behind-the-scenes stories about her popular first responder and small town romance series—including real-life inspirations from her husband’s law enforcement career—and discusses her passion for crafting authentic, heartfelt stories set in vivid locations around the world.
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Meet Jenna Brandt
Jenna Brandt is an international bestselling and award-winning author who writes inspirational romance. Her page-turning books have elements of humor, suspense and faith. She has several best-selling series including Disaster City Search and Rescue, First Responders of Faith Valley, and The Lawkeepers all based off the life of her husband in law enforcement. She also loves writing about billionaires and has several best selling series including Billionaires of Manhattan and the Billionaire Birthday Club.
She has been an avid reader since she could hold a book and started writing stories almost as early. When she isn’t working at her dream job, Jenna enjoys date nights with her hubby, cooking from scratch, and watching romcoms on Netflix. 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 and holds the position of story curator.
She also writes historical romance as Jennifer Branson.
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A Chat with Author Jenna Brandt
In This Episode
We had so much fun chatting with Jenna and here are some of the things we talked about:
- Writing for the same local newspaper as her mother
- Being part of an anthology
- Her newest series, Badges and Baristas
- Being a policeman’s wife and her husband’s medical retirement from the force
- Meeting the K-9 handlers while her husband was in the hospital inspired her Disaster City series
- Her very first series was a historical romance, The Lawkeepers series, written under a pen name plus she wrote a contemporary Lawkeepers series too!
- How her dog, Cooper, got his name
- Filling her books with Easter eggs from her life
- She is currently actively writing two series: Badges and Baristas and First Responders of Faith Valley
- Researching locations
- Living life as a warm weather, West coast girl!
- Using a story bible to keep track of series details and plot points
- Writing series with other authors – Sara Blackard and Ginny Sterling have been on the podcast before!
- Plusses and minuses of multi-author series
- The importance of community as an author
- Favorite characters she has written
- Favorite tropes
- Her books are all written so that they can be read as a standalone, but if in doubt, start with Lawfully Adored as future series spin off from that one
Books Mentioned in this Episode
Rescue Agent for Sarah
Honor: Long Hot Summer, Vol 3
By Any Beans Necessary
The Girlfriend Rescue
Lawfully Adored
Lawfully Loved
Arresting Her Heart
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
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