Jen Waite grew up on the coast of Maine. After graduating from Vassar College she moved to New York City for ten years, where she first worked in finance and then pursued acting and modeling. She moved back to Maine in 2015 shortly after the birth of her daughter, Vivienne. She is theauthorof the international bestseller, A Beautiful, Terrible Thing which details the discovery that her ex-husband was leading a double life. Survival Instincts is her debut novel. She lives in Southern Maine with her six-year-old daughter and is currently at work on her third book.
Praise for Survival Instincts ""Tense, tightly plotted and gorgeously written."" —Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of Survive the Night ""A beautifully written, masterfully paced thriller with kick-ass female characters who have to face insidious, and sadly plausible, abuse. Every woman with a mother or a daughter will recognize something of themselves in this book."" —Melanie Golding, author of Little Darlings “Survival Instincts is a shocking, layered thriller about the unthinkable acts women will commit to protect their own. With breathless pacing and twists that never stop coming, this book is the definition of unputdownable. Jen Waite has fast become one of my favorite writers.” —Robyn Harding, Internationally Bestselling Author of The Swap “Tense and quickly plotted. . . . Waite keeps readers invested in each woman . . . an intense story of women doing what it takes to survive.” —Shelf Awareness “What a fun ride! . . . If you enjoy psychological thrillers, then I would definitely recommend you pick up this book.” —San Francisco Book Review “[An] affecting look at familial and maternal bonds. . . . Give this to fans of psychological thrillers and of strong female characters.” —Booklist