Jessa Hastings is an Australian-born, Los Angeles-based author who has captivated readers with her raw, lyrical approach to storytelling. Her breakout success, the Magnolia Parks Universe series, redefined modern romance by blending emotional intensity, complex relationships, and sharp social realism.

Through characters like Magnolia Parks and BJ Ballentine, Hastings explores themes of love’s imperfection, emotional dependency, forgiveness, and the chaos of growing up in a world that feels both glittering and broken. Her writing style, intimate, confessional, and vividly cinematic, has earned her comparisons to authors like Sally Rooney and Taylor Jenkins Reid, while still maintaining a distinctive voice that feels deeply personal and poetic.

Beyond her books, Jessa Hastings has created a loyal, almost cult-like following on social media, where readers connect over the heartbreak, honesty, and nostalgia her stories evoke. The Magnolia Parks Universe continues to expand, cementing her as one of the most emotionally resonant voices in contemporary romance fiction today.