Jessica James, a white woman with green eyes, a gold hoop nose ring, and blonde shoulder length curled hair, sits on a stool smiling and looking away from the camera. She's wearing a brown plaid blazer over a black shirt and pants.

Jessica (she/her) writes steamy, heartfelt romance about ambitious women and the people who fall in love with them. Her romance obsession began with strong influences from Jane Austen, Meg Cabot, and early 2000’s rom coms. In November 2021, Jessica was selected as a Pitch Wars mentee for adult contemporary romance. Her romance novels, For One Night Only and For Our Next Song, are available from Berkley Romance/Penguin Random House in paperback, ebook, and audio.

In addition to writing, Jessica has a passion for music—she’s a mezzo soprano with a BA in Music and an equal love of rock concerts and Broadway. Her spare time is spent watching too much TV, trying new cookie recipes, playing cozy video games, and exploring the Pacific Northwest, where she lives with her spouse and their magical reindeer herding dog. She can be found with an iced oat milk latte in hand regardless of the weather.

Representation: Samantha Fabien at Root Literary

Photo Credit: Emily Jones Photography