Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jared fell in love with stories at a young age. This love led him to major in English and Theatre, a decision that brought him many adventures, such as performing in Footloose, Cats, and West Side Story.

His first full novel, Rising Sign, was started backstage during a production of South Pacific in Indiana. Five years later, his debut novel was complete and he headed back to school for his Masters in Special Education. By the time he graduated, he had written the following two books in the trilogy, Ruling House and Returning Planet. He used his school experiences as a base for his standalone novel, Let's Play It By Ear. His most recently published novel, The Outerlands was released in March of 2015. He is currently working on his next novel while producing a series of short stories.

Jared lives in New York City with his cats, Benedick and Beatrice. He works during the day as a teacher and theatre director at a school for the Deaf.