Jamie McGuire is an American author born November 6, 1978, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, credited with pioneering the New Adult fiction genre with her breakout novel "Beautiful Disaster." She worked as a radiographer before writing full-time, initially self-published her early novels, and was the first indie author to secure a print distribution deal with Walmart. She has since written numerous bestselling series including the Maddox Brothers, Providence, and Crash and Burn series.
