Biography

After a stint as a journalist for a faith-based news publication, Jessica Stone eventually decided to pursue her true love of fiction. She believes her testimony and message come most clearly through storytelling, and she loves the process of developing deep—and deeply flawed—characters who find redemption and learn to accept grace, just as she is herself.

Jessica and her husband reside in Raleigh, North Carolina, near her parents and other family. Her mother/daughter-centric stories—and her confidence to write them—are inspired by her own Gilmore Girls-esque relationship with her daughter, who is living out her dreams as a fashion designer in Paris.

Beauty in the Bittersweet is her debut novel and the first in her A Thornbush and Juniper Story series. She is currently finishing the rest of that series while seeking a publishing home for a trio of romantic-comedies. Her first movie script heads into production in 2027 with acclaimed director Brittany Goodwin. She is also finishing a script for an Australian filmmaker, which is based on a true story, and she is a writer for The Grace Girls, a television series premiering in 2027.