Jessica Brody knew from a young age that she wanted to be a writer. She started self "publishing" her own books when she was seven years old, binding the pages together with cardboard, wallpaper samples and electrical tape.

After graduating from Smith College in 2001 where she double majored in Economics and French and minored in Japanese, Jessica later went on to work for MGM Studios as a Manager of Acquisitions and Business Development. In May of 2005, Jessica quit her job to follow her dream of becoming a published author.

In four short years , Jessica has sold five novels (two adult novels to St. Martin's Press and three young adult novels to Farrar, Straus, Giroux.) The Fidelity Files, her debut, released in stores (in real binding) in June of 2008, the follow-up, Love Under Cover, November 2009 and The Karma Club, Jessica's debut young adult novel just released on April 27, 2010 with her next YA release, My Life Undecided slated for Spring 2011.

The Fidelity Files and Love Under Cover have recently been optioned to Marina Grasic, the executive producer of Crash as a television series. Jessica's books are published in over ten foreign countries including the UK, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Russia, China, Portugal, and Taiwan. Click here for a full list of foreign sales and publishers.

Jessica now works full time as a writer and producer. She currently lives in Los Angeles where she is writing her next novel and producing her next book trailer.

To read about Jessica's other projects, including short stories, music and film, please click here.

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Jessica's Books:

Love Under Cover

The Fidelity Files

The Karma Club