Lyneal Jenkins

Lyneal Jenkins was born in Shrewsbury, England in 1980. In 1996, she left home to become a Medic in the British Army. After three years, she resigned the forces to start a family and begin her work with learning disabilities, which is when she was diagnosed with bipolar depression.

After a failed marriage, she moved to Spain for eighteen months with her children, taking time to reflect on where she wanted her life to go. Since returning to the UK, she began her studies towards becoming a Psychologist.

In February 2011, she sat down at the laptop with one sentence and a basic concept in mind, with no idea that she was embarking on the biggest project of her life. Night of the Fae quickly became a novel and it wasn't long before detailed notes for the remaining ten books in the Ana Martin series were drafted up.

Night of the Fae achieved Finalist in the Indie Excellence Awards 2014, and Finalist in the Readers Favorite Awards 2014. All four books in the Ana Martin Series have been awarded the Readers' favorite Five Star seal. 


Lyneal is also writing a Young Adult Fantasy novel, unrelated to the Ana Martin Series. It is predicted to be released in 2015. 

To date, Lyneal is currently living with her partner in North Yorkshire along with their seven children. Each day is a balance between normal life and writing. She couldn't be happier.