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http://www.jillwilliamson.com

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers, Young Adult

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Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Anthony Horowitz, Caroyln Keene, Peretti, Dekker...more

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February 2008

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Jill was raised in rural Alaska. Alone with her thoughts and the moose, daydreaming was a favorite pastime. As was reading.

She always loved reading. She started out with Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, Little House on the Prairie, the Hobbit, and The Chronicles of Narnia. She loves just about every genre out there, but her all time favorites are fantasy and suspense.

Jill met Brad in college and they married after graduation. Her dreams of becoming a fashion designer dragged the couple to New York City for one year. After that, Brad’s dreams of directing movies dragged them to Los Angeles. They both worked really hard for people who weren’t very nice.

A few years of torture passed.

Brad started volunteering with teens at their Burbank church. Th...more Jill was raised in rural Alaska. Alone with her thoughts and the moose, daydreaming was a favorite pastime. As was reading.

She always loved reading. She started out with Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, Little House on the Prairie, the Hobbit, and The Chronicles of Narnia. She loves just about every genre out there, but her all time favorites are fantasy and suspense.

Jill met Brad in college and they married after graduation. Her dreams of becoming a fashion designer dragged the couple to New York City for one year. After that, Brad’s dreams of directing movies dragged them to Los Angeles. They both worked really hard for people who weren’t very nice.

A few years of torture passed.

Brad started volunteering with teens at their Burbank church. They had their first son, Luke, moved to a house, Jill got out of the fashion industry (woo hoo!), and Brad became an ordained minister and full time youth pastor (double woo hoo!). God is good. All the time.

Jill started writing a book. It seemed like a good idea at the time. She didn’t have a clue what she was getting into. All she knew for certain was that it was really fun. With two babies at home, it was a neat way to pass the time.

Writing was something Jill never really did before then. Daydreaming and plotting, however, were familiar old friends. So now Jill writes…everywhere. At home, in the car, at church (only notes, I promises!), in line at the grocery store, at the park, while walking, in the shower… (TMI?) and she loves it. She finds creating characters and taking them on a journey an amazing experience. She never knew what it could be like until she met Spencer, Nauja, Martyr, and Achan. Writing was a whole lot of fun. Plus, she couldn’t get in trouble for forgetting to add a rosette onto a K-mart costsheet and costing the company a loss of $5,000. (True story…) And, she can’t get yelled at when the line of evening gowns she shipped via Fed Ex doesn’t reach the showroom in New York in time for Market to open. (Was it really her fault the plane got snowed in?)

No. Jill has no bitter memories of the fashion industry at all. (Can we say The Devil Wears Prada, anyone?)

But yes. Writing is something she loves. Writing is something she could do forever, if God allows it. (Please, God? Pretty please?)

May He do with Jill what He wishes.(less)

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Charmed Life 3-book set by Jenny B. Jones

Thomas Nelson has released Jenny B. Jones’ Charmed Life series in one volume. Now you can get all three of Bella’s books in one. This would make a great gift for any female reader—not just teens. Although Jenny writes for teens, she tells a great story, and me and my mom are two of her biggest fans. If you haven’t read these books yet, be sure and check out this new volume.

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Books by Jill Williamson

Average rating: 4.24 · 965 ratings · 257 reviews · 6 distinct works

	By Darkness Hid (Blood of Kings, #1) 4.37 avg rating — 358 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	My rating:
	To Darkness Fled (Blood of Kings, #2) 4.31 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Replication: The Jason Experiment 3.83 avg rating — 204 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	My rating:
	From Darkness Won (Blood of Kings, #3) 4.35 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Ether Ore by Jill Williamson (Goodreads Author), Jeff Gerke, Kerry Nietz (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Spirited: 13 Haunting Tales by Kat O'Shea, Maria V. Snyder (Goodreads Author), Mark Finnemore (Goodreads Author) 4.54 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:

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Blood of Kings (3 books)
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Jill Williamson wrote a new blog post: Charmed Life 3-book set by Jenny B. Jones Charmed Life 3-book set by Jenny B. Jones Thomas Nelson has released Jenny B. Jones’ Charmed Life series in one volume. Now you can get all three of Bella’s books in one. This would make a... read more »
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Jill Williamson gave to: Angel Eyes (Angel Eyes Trilogy, #1) by Shannon Dittemore (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
May 21, 2012 09:28am
Jill Williamson gave to: Invisible Terror Collection by Bill Myers	My rating:
Review by Jill Williamson Zondervan has updated and re-released Bill Myers’ Forbidden Doors series in four, three-volume sets. The Invisible Terror Collection is the second book in the set. If you haven't read the Dark Power Collection, read that one...more
May 11, 2012 04:38pm · see review
Jill Williamson gave to: The Embittered Ruby by Nicole O'Dell (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Review by Jill Williamson Carmen Castillo’s live is falling apart. Her parents have gotten a divorce, which meant she had to move to s new school in New Jersey, far away from her boyfriend in New York, the country club where she plays tennis, and her...more
May 11, 2012 04:30pm · see review
Jill Williamson gave to: The Heart Reader of Franklin High by Terri Blackstock	My rating:
Review by Jill Williamson Jake Sheffield has a weird dream that ends with a strange word that he felt like was from God. That’s totally crazy, and he brushes it off like it was nothing. Until he gets to school. He starts hearing things. Hearing people...more
May 11, 2012 04:14pm · see review
Jill Williamson gave to: Motorcycles, Sushi & One Strange Book by Nancy Rue	My rating:
Review by Jill Williamson Fifteen-year-old Jessie Hatcher has a system to deal with her with her mom’s bipolar disorder and her own ADHD—until her father shows up. Her dead father. Apparently, mom told a little lie. And on the day her dad comes to mee...more
May 11, 2012 04:11pm · see review
Jill Williamson gave to: Code of Silence by Tim Shoemaker	My rating:
Review by Jill Williamson Cooper, Gordy, and Hiro witness a robbery and an attack one night at their favorite milkshake restaurant that leaves the owner in a coma and them the only witnesses. They make a pact—a code of silence—not to tell anyone what...more
May 11, 2012 03:57pm · see review
Jill Williamson gave to: Dark Power Collection by Bill Myers	My rating:
Zondervan has updated and re-released Bill Myers’ Forbidden Doors series in four, three-volume sets. The Dark Powers Collection is the first book in the set. Book 1 The Society Becka and her brother Scott move to a new town. Having grown up on the miss...more
May 11, 2012 03:24pm · see review
Jill Williamson gave to: Pure Love, Pure Life: Exploring God's Heart on Purity by Elsa Kok Colopy	My rating:
Review by Jill Williamson There are, like, a thousand books on purity out there, and I’ve read a lot of them. What I felt was different about this book was that it got me thinking about purpose, which is one of my life passions. God has a purpose for...more
May 11, 2012 02:57pm · see review
Jill Williamson gave to: The Peculiars by Maureen Doyle McQuerry	My rating:
This is a fun book. Totally clean. Lena is shy and naive, self-conscious of how she looks, especially in regards to her hands and feet. Jimson is loyal to Mr. Beasley and enthralled with invention and progress. He doesn't care much for Lena's faith,...more
May 11, 2012 02:40pm · see review

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