Jeneva Rose

Jeneva Rose
Born (1989-04-06) April 6, 1989 (age 37)
OccupationNovelist
Writing career
Genres
Websitejenevarose.com

Jeneva Rose is an American author best known for her thriller novel The Perfect Marriage.

Career

In 2016, Rose began writing a women's fiction novel titled The Girl I Was. After completing The Girl I Was and having it rejected by publishers, she began writing a thriller titled The Perfect Marriage, which became her first published novel in 2020. Following the success of The Perfect Marriage, she self-published The Girl I Was, which was later acquired by Mira Books and republished in 2025.

In 2022, Zurich Avenue and Picture Perfect Federation acquired film rights to The Perfect Marriage.

On the week of May 4, 2025, The Perfect Divorce reached first place on The New York Times Best Seller Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list.

In 2026, Rose published her first horror novel Sometimes I Scare Myself, a collection of three stories that was partially inspired by her own experiences with postpartum anxiety. On the week of October 11, 2026, Sometimes I Scare Myself reached second place on the Hardcover Fiction NYT best seller list, and sixth place on the Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list.

Works

‡: Previously published with the pen name J.R. Adler.

Personal life

Rose co-wrote #CrimeTime with her husband, Drew Pyne. They live in Wisconsin with their son.

References

  1. ↑ Rose, Jeneva (April 6, 2019). "Smash Mouth was right, "The years start coming and they don't stop coming." 🥳 This is 30! 💃🏼". Instagram. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Limbong, Andrew (2025-07-14). "The novel 'The Girl I Was' asks: What if we got a re-do?". NPR. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
  3. 1 2 Weekman, Kelsey (2025-04-14). "After 400 rejections, Jeneva Rose used her social media savvy to build a BookTok empire. She's back with 'The Perfect Divorce'". Yahoo Entertainment. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  4. ↑ Albanese, Andrew. "Book Deals: Week of September 30, 2024". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  5. ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (2022-10-20). "'The Perfect Marriage' Altar Bound With Patrick Wachsberger's Picture Perfect Federation & Zurich Avenue; Sigal Avin To Direct William Broyles Script". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
  6. ↑ "Combined Print & E-Book Fiction - Best Sellers - Books". The New York Times. May 4, 2025. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
  7. ↑ Schumer, Lizz (September 22, 2026). "Jeneva Rose Reveals How Motherhood, Grief and 'Exposure Therapy' Shaped Sometimes I Scare Myself (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
  8. ↑ "Hardcover Fiction Books - Best Sellers - Books - The New York Times". The New York Times. October 11, 2026. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
  9. ↑ "Combined Print & E-Book Fiction - Best Sellers - Books - The New York Times". The New York Times. October 11, 2026. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
  10. ↑ Rose, Jeneva. "I no longer go by J.R. Adler. [...] I'm excited to share that the Kimberley King series is now under my name. My publisher for the series approached me a little while back asking if they could change the name. This is something I wanted from the beginning, so I didn't have to have multiple social media accounts and explain why I have two names. I'm super excited that all of my books are under 'Jeneva Rose' now". Facebook. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  11. ↑ Rivera, Patty K (December 14, 2023). "A hapless brother-sister team stumble into a crime network in "#CrimeTime"". Audible Blog. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  12. ↑ "About". Jeneva Rose. Retrieved 2026-09-30.