Jennifer Battershill, Author & Wellness Advocate

"It’s hard to stop loving someone when they’re always in your dreams, haunting you, taunting you, always out of reach.

It’s sick love, the kind of love you’ll die by fire like the phoenix over and over for, the kind of love that transcends logic, time, and death."

Proud member of the Passaic County 200 Club

My name is Jennifer Battershill. Based in New Jersey—a region famously rich in paranormal history and home to Weird NJ—my work explores the intersections of regional lore, wellness, and the human subconscious.

I have long studied the role of intuitive or predictive dreaming in personal growth—a remarkably common phenomenon where the mind processes information beyond our waking awareness. This exploration of resilience and the human spirit is a central theme in my book, The Phoenix, the Tiger, and the Rose.

I’m currently in a major creative transition! I’ve stepped away from private consulting to focus 100% on my writing, including an entirely new book series for all ages that moves into some brand-new territory.
I’m a big believer in the power of empathy. In a world where you can be anything, remember to be kind to others and to yourself, especially on the toughest of days. Lots of love to you all...

In the summer of 1982, teenage Veronica is plagued by vivid, recurring dreams of a mysterious man. A stranger in her waking life, yet achingly familiar, as if carved into her soul. What begins as a tender, dream-bound friendship soon ignites into a passionate love affair, confined to the fragile realm of sleep. Then, her reality shatters: she spots his face on a record sleeve—Alan Runner, the enigmatic lead singer of a British pop sensation sweeping the globe. He’s untouchable, a distant star—until eerie coincidences, waves of déjà vu, and lyrics that mirror her own dreams murmur an impossible truth: he might be dreaming of her too.

But even soulmates can be star-crossed. Spanning decades, this bittersweet saga traces Veronica’s relentless quest to bridge their dream-forged bond with reality, as she summons the strength of a tiger to press on, wanting so badly to reveal her secret to Alan without sounding like a million others, all while facing a world determined to keep them apart. Interwoven with Veronica’s raw dream journal entries, haunting poetry, Alan’s soul-stirring lyrics, and fleeting moments of REM-woven intimacy, this tale of love’s unyielding persistence blends truth and fiction. Inspired by real-life experiences and featuring authentic dream entries, it explores the ache of longing across the vast, unyielding divide of sleep and reality—a love that dares to defy fate, even as it breaks the heart time and again.

Proud member of the St. George's Society