Jess Lourey

Jessica Lourey (born 1970) is an American author of crime, young adult, and magic realism novels, children's books, and nonfiction books.

Biography
Lourey was born in 1970, in Tacoma, Washington and presently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has two children. Her husband, Jay, died of suicide shortly after their wedding, which prompted her creative writing career.

In August 2016, she presented at the TEDxRapidCity event, where she "explores how everyone, not just authors, can use the power of fiction to transform."

Lourey has received a Master of Arts and Master of Science degree. As of 2021, she taught at St. Cloud Technical and Community College for 11 years in the college's Liberal Arts division. There, she received The Loft’s Excellence in Teaching fellowship. She retired from teaching in August 2021 to pursue writing full-time.

In addition to writing novels, Lourey is a blogger for Psychology Today and hosts writing workshops.

Awards and honors
Lourey has received a grant from the Lake Region Arts Council.

Standalone novels

 * Unspeakable Things (2020)
 * Bloodline (2021)
 * Litani (2021)
 * The Quarry Girls (2022)

Reed and Steinbeck thrillers

 * The Taken Ones (2023)

The Catalain Book of Secrets series

 * The Catalain Book of Secrets (2014)
 * Seven Daughters (2014)

Murder by Month Romcom Mystery series

 * 1) May Day (2006)
 * 2) June Bug (2007)
 * 3) Knee High by the Fourth of July (2007)
 * 4) August Moon (2008)
 * 5) September Mourn (2009)
 * 6) October Fest (2011)
 * 7) November Hunt (2012)
 * 8) December Dread (2012)
 * 9) January Thaw (2014)
 * 10) February Fever (2015)
 * 11) March of Crime (2017)
 * 12) April Fools (2019)
 * 13) Monday Is Murder (2022 novella)

Salem's Cipher thrillers

 * 1) Salem's Cipher (2019)
 * 2) Mercy's Chase (2019)

Children's books

 * Leave My Book Alone! (2021)

Short stories

 * Death by Potato Salad: A Murder-by-the Minute Short Story Featuring Mrs. Berns (2014 Murder by Month Romcom short)
 * Give Her a Hand: A Short Story (2014)
 * The Adventure of the First Problem (2016 Salem's Cipher short)
 * Catch Her in a Lie, part of the Getaway series by multiple authors (2022)

Young adult novels

 * The Toadhouse Trilogy (2012)

Nonfiction

 * Rewrite Your Life: Discover Your Truth Through the Healing Power of Fiction (2017)