Meet Jennifer Froelich | Author

We had the good fortune of connecting with Jennifer Froelich and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Jennifer, where are you from? We’d love to hear about how your background has played a role in who you are today?
I was born in Phoenix, but we moved to Albuquerque six months later. And then we just kept on moving. We kept to the western U.S., adding Idaho, Washington, California and Texas to the list. I think the longest we ever stayed anywhere was about three years, but things really picked up during high school when we moved multiple times every year. People always asked us if we were a military family. No, my father was just always looking for greener pastures, and we were along for the ride. By the time I graduated from high school, I had been to 12 schools (seven of them high schools). It’s hard to even calculate how much all that moving impacted who I am today. I think the negatives are obvious. On the positive side, I met a lot of diverse people and lived in many climates and situations. (I got to see mudslides and monsoons, volcanic eruptions and tornadoes up close and in person!) Sometimes we were doing pretty well, other times we were as close to destitute as you can get without actually being on the street. I’m sure all of that has impacted the way I see things, the way I empathize with others, but also the appreciation I now have for home, security and family.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
I began seriously writing fiction shortly after I graduated from college. I earned a degree in journalism because I knew it was a practical skill, but in my heart I always wanted to write novels. I have been an avid reader all my life and worked as a freelance writer for decades, helping other unpublished writers make their work better. My first two published works were suspense novels: DREAM OF ME and A PLACE BETWEEN BREATHS. Both took an incredible amount of work to research and write while I was also raising my kids and writing professionally to make some money. After that I began the young adult series that began with STEALING LIBERTY and continues with WEEPING JUSTICE. I’m editing the final book in that trilogy now. My ultimate goal in writing has been to tell exciting stories that readers can share multi-generationally. I have heard over and over again from readers that they didn’t like to share books with mature content with aunts, mothers, grandmothers or daughters, for example. I didn’t want to write fluff or stick to vanilla subject matter, but I wanted to tell each story in a way that didn’t cross the lines of profanity or pornography. I’m not the first to do that, of course. Bestseller Mary Higgins Clark, for example, was a master of it, and remains one of my greatest role models. I would love for readers to know that this model is part of my brand: exciting stories that they can share without concern that the content will offend.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
(This is not about Colorado, but my home in Idaho) The first thing I would do after picking up my friend at the airport is treat them to the most scenic route from Boise out to my house in Star. It’s a beautiful drive. During our week together, we would definitely get coffee at Bobbie Jean’s in Star, and Java or Big City Coffee in downtown Boise. We’d take a stroll every day along the river walk, and also visit the amazing parks in the city such as Kathryn Albertson Park, which is a nature lover’s dream, and Esther Simplot park, where you can actually watch people surf on the rapids. We would take in a show at the Egyptian Theater, visit the Boise Zoo to see the sand cats and red pandas, shop downtown and at the Village in Meridian. We would eat lunch at the Westside Drive in, dinner at Fork and another time at Ling and Louie’s, and we’d get huckleberry ice cream at Fanci-Freeze. We would visit the Train Depot and ride the elevator to the top of the tower so we could see the city laid out below us, and I’d drive by Boise State University, so my friend could see the blue turf. Finally, we would drive up Highway 55 to visit Payette Lake in McCall, where we would rent some kayaks and paddle on the lake before staying at the Lake Shore Lodge (and making time for a massage!)

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
My mom, who passed away earlier this year after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. She was the kindest person I’ve ever known and showed me unconditional love and support.

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