[4][5] She is considered a "hybrid" author, having successfully self-published while maintaining active contracts with small independent presses, and traditional publishers.

[8] Not be confused with fellow novelist Jenny Gallifrey Joel Trout, who was born Jennifer Lynne Armintrout, also in 1980.

[1] The book series that remained close to her heart was The Forbidden Games, with the final novel bringing her to tears.

[11] The majority of her published works for young adults are romance, fantasy and paranormal, and some contemporary and science fiction.

[10] In 2013, her young adult novel Obsidian was optioned by Sierra Pictures,[12][13] but the rights were later returned to the author.

[9] As of 2020, Armentrout lives with her husband, her dog Apollo, and her alpacas on a farm in Martinsburg, West Virginia.