Jennifer Veitengruber has spent the last 13 years as a teacher at John Glenn High School in Bay City, Michigan. She earned her bachelor's degree from Saginaw Valley State University as a Secondary Education teacher with a major in English and minor in history. She also has a masters degree from SVSU as a K-12 Literacy Specialist. Currently, she is also a freelance writer for Route Bay City. She resides in Bangor Township with her husband, two daughters, and four Labradoodles; her son is currently stationed in Washington with the United States Army. Aside from writing, she enjoys traveling, reading, hunting, running, and time with family and friends.

Her one word to describe Nouvel: BELONGING