Imperfect people finding their perfect match.
Jen Devon writes sexy, cinematic contemporary romances for adults, and yearny rom-coms for teens. She also writes holiday romantic comedies under pseudonym Ruby Winter. Her stories feature dynamic leads, lively supporting casts, and a lush sense of place; all with a guaranteed Happily Ever After.
Jen’s 2022 debut novel BEND TOWARD THE SUN introduces the irresistible Brady family of Vesper Valley, with a direct follow-up in 2024’s RIGHT WHERE WE LEFT US, both from St. Martin’s Press. Her 2027 young adult debut, THE PROMPOSAL, releases on March 2, 2027 from Avon A. She makes her debut as Ruby Winter with the festive advent style chapter-a-day romance, THE 12 DATES OF CHRISTMAS, coming to the UK from Evermore in September 2026, and Delacorte Press in November in the United States.
“Jen Devon knows her way around the human heart.”
PRAISE FOR JEN DEVON
“A contemporary romance that manages to be evocative, angsty, moving, and filled with little indescribable moments between two people that hold staggering emotional significance. […] Devon’s debut happens to be not just one of the best of contemporary romance, but one of the best books of the year.”
PASTE MAGAZINE on Bend Toward the Sun
August 2022
“Devon breaks hearts and puts them back together again in her tear-jerking debut. […] a moving tale of two hurt people healing together.”
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY on Bend Toward the Sun
June 2022
“This heart-wrenching story of young love facing challenging circumstances and complicated emotions is balanced by the Brady family’s unwavering love and support, helping the couple’s second chance at happiness feel real and earned. Readers who enjoy difficult, passionate, and swoony romances […]should take note of Devon’s latest.”
LIBRARY JOURNAL on Right Where We Left Us
March 2024
“A sweepingly emotional romance with gorgeous prose that transports readers to a verdant vineyard in rural Pennsylvania. Readers looking for a dramatic contemporary romance with deep character work, a gorgeous setting and the kind of love that makes hearts ache will adore Bend Toward the Sun.”
SHELF AWARENESS on Bend Toward the Sun
August 2022, starred review
“All my favorite tropes in a heart-warming, sensual, beautifully written package. Jen Devon has given us a steamy romance about humans’ ability to grow and heal, and about the power of love. I cannot wait to laugh, cry, lose myself in her future books.”
ALI HAZELWOOD
NYT Bestselling author of Problematic Summer Romance
“Jen Devon has such a talent for making me ache. I felt the history between Duncan and Temperance in Right Where We Left Us like I was personally there for all of it […] this beautiful second-chance romance was the slowest of burns until it absolutely caught fire. I want to live in Devon’s Brady family universe forever.”
ALICIA THOMPSON
USA Today Bestselling Author of
In Every Possible Way
“Everyone needs to experience this book! Tender, sexy, and emotional, Right Where We Left Us is a right person, wrong time love story told in the most immersive, heartachingly gorgeous prose. As soon as I finished reading, I turned back to page one because I wasn’t ready to leave the wonderful characters and stunning setting of Cloud Tide just yet. Another perfect contemporary romance from Jen Devon.”
SARAH ADLER
USA Today Bestselling author of Wild Goose Chase
“From heartsore to incandescently happy, Jen Devon’s expertly crafted stories make me feel it all. Her characters are so beautifully layered, perfectly flawed, lovely, and flat-out sexy. I find myself imagining them in my everyday life, existing in my heart and mind forever. Simply put? This is my favorite kind of romance.”
TARAH DeWITT
Author of Lost and Found
“Jen Devon has crafted a masterpiece that is as soul nourishing as it is romantic. An emotional story about two people with undeniable chemistry, yet opposing views on love, Bend Toward the Sun is unapologetically vulnerable and beautifully complex. This book will make your heart ache and give you hope in the way only the best romances can.”
SONIA HARTL
Author of Heartbreak for Hire
“Intoxicatingly sensual and undeniably sexy, Bend Toward the Sun stole my heart from page one and never let go. With tender explorations of passion, mental health, and belonging, this book has a permanent place in my heart and on my bookshelf.”
MAZEY EDDINGS
USA Today Bestselling author of You Won't Forget Me
“This is a book to be savored. Bend Toward the Sun is a lushly drawn portrait of two people with a magnetic, soul-deep connection, wrapped up in a gorgeous story of hope and healing. It’s the kind of romance that made me fall in love with the genre all over again―and I never wanted it to end. Consider me a Jen Devon fan for life.”
RACHEL LYNN SOLOMON
NYT Bestselling Author of Extracurricular
“Sometimes a book comes along that contains everything you want: romance, tenderness, humor, passion, and a hint of sadness that makes the other emotions feel earned. Bend Toward the Sun hits all the perfect notes.”
TRISH DOLLER
Author of Off The Map