Background
Jennifer was born in 1962 in Anaheim to an ordinary American family. Her father was a World War II pilot. He suddenly died when Jennifer was thirteen and the family had to move. Jennifer has two older brothers.
Jennifer Apodaca attended Walt Disney elementary school.
(Sam's a woman determined to make a new life for herself a...)
Sam's a woman determined to make a new life for herself and her two sons. She has a little plastic surgery to fill out her tight sweaters, drops a few pounds off her waist and inches off her skirts, buys a dating service, and embarks on a hilarious and dangerous adventure.
https://www.amazon.com/Dating-Can-Be-Murder-Mysteries/dp/0758200757
2003
(Running her dating service despite her own reservations a...)
Running her dating service despite her own reservations about marriage, Samantha Shaw stumbles across the murdered body of a former client and finds her company linked to the crime, a situation that prompts her to investigate the victim's past.
https://www.amazon.com/Dying-Meet-You-Samantha-Mysteries/dp/0758200749/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Dying+to+Meet+You+apodaca&qid=1587842550&s=books&sr=1-1
2004
(Tess Collins can’t believe she managed to get caught up i...)
Tess Collins can’t believe she managed to get caught up in a sleazy tabloid reporter’s bid to get the dirt on NASCAR’s pin-up boy, Ark Underwood. Now, the jerk reporter is dead on Underwood’s hotel room floor, and Tess is duty bound to help Ark save his reputation. But joining forces with a world-class bad boy in search of a twisted killer only ignites white-hot fantasies, and unravelling this mystery goes hand-in-hand with unleashing every desire.
https://www.amazon.com/Wicked-Women-Whodunit-Amy-Garvey-ebook/dp/B005UVVR2E/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Wicked+Women+Whodunit+apodaca&qid=1587842934&s=books&sr=1-1
2005
(A prime suspect in the murder of her son's soccer coach, ...)
A prime suspect in the murder of her son's soccer coach, Chad Tuggle, along with his wife, sassy widow Samantha Shaw turns to her boyfriend, ex-cop Gabe Pulizzi, for help, only to discover that he is already investigating the case on the behalf of a sexy soccer mom who had been Chad's lover.
https://www.amazon.com/Ninja-Soccer-Moms-Samantha-Mysteries/dp/0758204493/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Ninja+Soccer+Moms+apodaca&qid=1587843225&s=books&sr=1-1
2005
(On the surface, Samantha Shaw's life looks pretty good--s...)
On the surface, Samantha Shaw's life looks pretty good--she has a hot boyfriend, private investigator Gabe Pulizzi, and her own business, Heart Mates Dating Service. But raising two boys and keeping track of her ornery magician grandfather is tricky business...especially when you add murder to the mix.
https://www.amazon.com/Thrilled-Death-Samantha-Shaw-Mysteries/dp/0758209886/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Thrilled+to+Death+apodaca&qid=1587843452&s=books&sr=1-1
2006
(A sample kit of sex toys becomes a catalyst for murder, f...)
A sample kit of sex toys becomes a catalyst for murder, forcing dating service owner Samantha Shaw to team up with hunky detective Logan Vance when her best friend Angel, who was on the verge of launching her lingerie business, mysteriously vanishes.
https://www.amazon.com/Batteries-Required-Samantha-Shaw-Mystery/dp/0758204515/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Batteries+Required+apodaca&qid=1587843496&s=books&sr=1-1
2006
(Axel Locke is the sinfully sexy leader of the Wing Slayer...)
Axel Locke is the sinfully sexy leader of the Wing Slayer Hunters-a group of supernatural witch hunters who have vowed to never give into the curse driving them to slaughter innocent witches. But when his little sister is death-cursed by a demon witch, Axel will stop at nothing to save her. He rescues a beautiful witch from a killer, intending to force her to magically cure his sister. The only problem? She has no idea what she is.
https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Magic-Wing-Slayer-Hunter-ebook/dp/B014ICR9VI/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3TBAX8GN54ATW&dchild=1&keywords=blood+magic+jennifer+lyon&qid=1587855958&s=digital-text&sprefix=blood+magic+jennifer%2Cdigital-text%2C269&sr=1-1
2009
(Seeing Adam Waters is the last thing veterinarian Megan Y...)
Seeing Adam Waters is the last thing veterinarian Megan Young expects. Ex-Marine. Ex-boyfriend. And still an extremely dangerous territory. But Adam doesn’t know the secret Megan has been keeping from him. The secret that was created three years ago, after their last night together.
https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Bargain-Once-Marine-Book-ebook/dp/B00BQMKC5O/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Baby+Bargain+apodaca&qid=1587843806&s=books&sr=1-1
2013
(Sloane Michaels has a dark agenda that keeps his heart on...)
Sloane Michaels has a dark agenda that keeps his heart on ice. His extreme wealth gives him the control he craves and his skills as an ex UFC fighter the tools he'll need to extract his ultimate revenge. But when the woman he never believed he'd see again crosses his path, Sloane is caught between the vengeance he needs and a sexual conquest he craves. Kat Thayne has been in survival mode for six years, hiding behind the sweet creations for her bakery. But when a random carjacking brings her face-to-face with her darkest fears and hottest fantasy, Kat is forced out of hiding and offered a dangerously passionate proposition. One she knows she isn't strong enough to refuse.
https://www.amazon.com/Proposition-Plus-One-Chronicles-Book-ebook/dp/B00BK50QYY/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=the+proposition+jennifer+lyon&qid=1587856323&s=digital-text&sr=1-3
2013
(Despite her dark past with a rock icon, Liza Glasner can’...)
Despite her dark past with a rock icon, Liza Glasner can’t walk away from the man she loves with a fiery passion - sexy rock star Justice Cade. A surprise pregnancy and marriage give Liza the family she’s craved since she was fourteen. But her love is tested when Liza’s worst nightmare - Gene Hayes - bursts onto the scene, spreading lies and smears to tear her and Justice apart. Can Liza trust Justice to choose her over fame?
https://www.amazon.com/Savaged-Vows-Illusions-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B071WP86LY/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?dchild=1&keywords=Savaged+Vows+%282017%29&qid=1587857733&sr=8-1-fkmr0
2017
Jennifer was born in 1962 in Anaheim to an ordinary American family. Her father was a World War II pilot. He suddenly died when Jennifer was thirteen and the family had to move. Jennifer has two older brothers.
Jennifer grew up under the shadow of the Matterhorn at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. She attended Walt Disney elementary school. At a very young age, she discovered books, became an avid reader, and began to dream of writing.
However, she didn’t take her dream seriously and set it aside. After high school, Jen enrolled in college to study marketing. In 1982 being still a student she got married to Daniel Apodaca and took a longterm break till their third child was born. When Jennifer went back to college, she eventually realized that writing remained the only occupation she had a real passion for. With the support of her husband, she went with writing as her future career.
Jennifer's writing career started in 1994 when she was 32. On her web site, she commented: “First I tried to tame my naturally edgy voice into writing romance, but dead bodies and quirky humor turned up with alarming regularity. So did rejection letters in my mailbox!” Her husband asked her to write a contemporary story that was funny, her mother said she should write something “modern,” and her sister said she should write comedy - or perhaps a mystery. Finally, Jennifer Apodaca decided to give it a try and write a modern mystery.
Eight years later she published her first novel Dating can be murder featuring amateur detective Samantha Shaw. A Publishers Weekly reviewer described the novel as “fast-paced and witty,” and praised Apodaca’s characterization and pacing. This novel gave birth to the Samantha Shaw Mystery Series: Dying to Meet You (2003), Ninja Soccer Moms (2004), Batteries Required (2005), Thrilled to Death (2006). Accomplishing the first series, in 2005 Jennifer Apodaca together with Nancy J Cohen, MaryJanice Davidson, and Amy Garvey published an omnibus of novels Wicked Women Whodunit.
Apodaca introduced a new detective heroine Holly Hillbay in 2007 in The Sex on the Beach Book Club. Jennifer Madsen, writing in Romantic Times, praised the "funny array of characters," while Curled Up with a Good Book contributor Jilian Vallade called the book "a spicy blend of romance and mystery." Vallade went on to conclude that The Sex on the Beach Book Club is "a quick read with memorable characters, a perfect beach read." The year 2007 was also marked by the release of another novel Extremely Hot and the omnibus Sun, Sand, Sex co-written with Shelly Laurenston and Linda Lael Miller.
A few years later the writer took a pseudonym Jennifer Lyon and started a dark, sizzling paranormal series Wing Slayer Hunters. From 2009 to 2015 Jen released in the series six books. Another two books (Primal Magic and Fallen Magic) are coming soon.
Simultaneously she was creating the Once a Marine Series. It includes three works: The Baby Bargain, Her Temporary Hero, and Exposing the Heiress. Besides, as Jennifer Lyon she was working on a series of adult contemporary novels. The Plus One Chronicles was published in 2013 and became a trilogy: The Proposition, Possession, Obsession.
The latest series Jennifer has created is the Savaged Illusions Trilogy - a rock star romance about the price of fame vs the power of love. Savaged Dreams is book one, Savaged Vows is book two, and Savaged Devotion is book three.
In one of the interviews, Jennifer Apodaca noted that in the nearest future she would like to release another two Wing Slayer Hunter books and to continue the stories of the Savaged Illusions band.
(A prime suspect in the murder of her son's soccer coach, ...)
2005(A sample kit of sex toys becomes a catalyst for murder, f...)
2006(Running her dating service despite her own reservations a...)
2004(Axel Locke is the sinfully sexy leader of the Wing Slayer...)
2009(On the surface, Samantha Shaw's life looks pretty good--s...)
2006(Tess Collins can’t believe she managed to get caught up i...)
2005(Despite her dark past with a rock icon, Liza Glasner can’...)
2017(Sam's a woman determined to make a new life for herself a...)
2003(Seeing Adam Waters is the last thing veterinarian Megan Y...)
2013(Sloane Michaels has a dark agenda that keeps his heart on...)
2013Jennifer Apodaca will rewrite a chapter or even the entire book until she gets it into the absolute best shape she can. Her favorite quote belongs to Ernest Hemingway: "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed."
Quotations:
"I’ve found that word or page counts don’t work for me. I become artificially focused on the numbers, instead of the story. I’ve learned that the first 100 to 200 pages of my book will be painful, slow, and awkward. If I can just get through it, no matter how long it takes, then the second half usually goes much faster. For me, my trick is to show up at the computer and try."
"Being an author is a journey into a new and exciting world with every book I write, and ever better, I get to meet incredible characters who overcome huge obstacles to win against evil and find real love. The down side is that coming up with ideas is easy, but writing them into a compelling and emotional book is hard work that keeps me awake nights worrying and trying to find the best way to tell the story. Deadlines are brutal, and juggling writing and promotion is exhausting. But as hard as it is, I loved it and can’t imagine doing anything else."
Jen has a good sense of humor and refers to impatience as the least favorite quality about herself.
Jennifer married Daniel Apodaca on November 6, 1982. They have three sons: Matthew, Gary, and Paul.