Jennifer Amiel

Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Jennifer Amiel is the author of middle grade adventure novel Chloe Diggins and The Eternal Emperor. Jennifer has a degree in Anthropology with an emphasis in Archaeology and a Master of Arts in Museum Studies. She draws on experience for Chloe Diggins from work on archaeological dig sites on the Santa Barbara coast, on the California Channel Islands, and in the Middle East.

The character of Chloe Diggins was born out of Jennifer's desire to create a female character who is strong-minded, smart, a little daring, and not afraid to get some dirt under her nails!

Jennifer has a passion for learning about new people and places and has traveled to South America, Central America, Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. She resides in Pleasanton, a small city in the San Francisco Bay Area, with her husband and two children and works in museum education.