Jennifer Armintrout

Jenny Trout (born July 11, 1980) is an American author best known for a series of urban fantasy novels known as the Blood Ties series, published by Mira Books. The books chronicle the life of Dr. Carrie Ames, an emergency room doctor who must adapt to life as a vampire after being attacked by one of her patients. Armintrout's Blood Ties series has been published in five countries, with the first volume making USA Today's top 150 book list. Trout also publishes erotica under the pseudonym Abigail Barnette.

In 2015, Trout officially changed her legal name from Jennifer Lynne Armintrout to Jenny Galifrey Joel Trout.

Reception[]

Reception to Trout's work has been mixed to positive, with Romantic Times giving her work mostly four stars.^[1] Publishers Weekly positively reviewed The Turning, calling it "a squirm-inducing treat",^[2] but stating that while American Vampire had an "unusual premise, there's not much to distinguish this from other dark paranormal romances".^[3]

Activism[]

In 2015 Trout led an Internet campaign to have Fionna Free Man's book Thomas Jefferson's Mistress pulled from book shelves and booklists. Fionna Free Man is the pseudonym of a writer of erotica, and the book was a recasting of the story of Thomas Jefferson and his slave mistress Sally Hemings into vampire fiction. Trout mounted the campaign, calling the book an atrocity and claiming that it advocated rape and racism.^[4]

Bibliography[]

Blood Ties series[]

1. The Turning (2006)
2. Possession (2007)
3. Ashes To Ashes (2007)
4. All Souls' Night (2008)

Lightworld/Darkworld series[]

1. Queene of Light (2009)
2. Child of Darkness (2009)
3. Veil of Shadows (2009)

The Boss series (as Abigail Barnette)[]

1. The Boss (2013)
2. The Girlfriend (2013)
3. The Bride (2014)
4. The Hook-Up (2014)
5. The Ex (2014)
6. The Baby (2015)
7. The Sister (2017)
8. The Boyfriend (2018)

Standalone novels[]

1. American Vampire (2011)
2. Such Sweet Sorrow (as Jenny Trout) (2014)

References[]

External links[]

• Fantastic Fiction Author Page