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L.J. Shen

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in San Francisco, The United States

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Romance, Young Adult, Chick Lit

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February 2015

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L.J. Shen is USA Today and Washington Post bestselling author of contemporary romance books. She lives in California with her husband, son and lazy cat.
When she's not writing, she enjoys reading a good book with a glass of wine and catching up on her favorite HBO and Netflix shows.

Yeah, she's a badass like that.

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Average rating: 4.18 · 263,088 ratings · 35,099 reviews · 28 distinct works • Similar authors

	Vicious (Sinners of Saint, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 42,763 ratings — published 2016 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sparrow 4.17 avg rating — 25,939 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kiss Thief 4.12 avg rating — 26,323 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Defy (Sinners of Saint, #0.5) 4.11 avg rating — 15,472 ratings — published 2016 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ruckus (Sinners of Saint, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 20,538 ratings — published 2017 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scandalous (Sinners of Saint, #3) 4.27 avg rating — 18,432 ratings — published 2017 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Midnight Blue 4.23 avg rating — 22,009 ratings — published 2016 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pretty Reckless (All Saints High, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 18,154 ratings — published 2019 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dirty Headlines 4.23 avg rating — 16,733 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bane (Sinners of Saint, #4) 4.39 avg rating — 11,465 ratings — published 2018 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by L.J. Shen

Sinners of Saint (4 books)
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All Saints High (3 books)
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L.J. Shen answered Johanna's question: Hi! My question is about ITUE. What does it mean? Is it an abbreviation for something? How do you pronounce it it? I TOO? Thank You! Hey! Yes, it is an abbreviation of the title, which I will reveal on November 8th!
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L.J. Shen and 43 other people liked Wil Loves Books!'s review of Midnight Blue: "Ugh I loved this, so much. Completely pulled an all nighter, cause it is that good! Loved so many things: -Music -British -Rock Star -Poetry -A broody broken hero -A quirky heroine -Vices and Addictions -A l..." Read more of this review »
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L.J. Shen liked an answer about Broken Knight: Am I the only brazilian around here who's thinking that LJ supposes that us brazilians speak spanish? Really, that always annoys every brazilian, tip for authors who ALWAYS make that assumption Por acaso eu sou a única brasileira por aqui que acha que a LJ supõe que nós brasileiros falamos espanhol? Sério, isso sempre irrita qualquer brasileiro, dica pros autores que SEMPRE assumem isso Not sure why you think the author thinks that, she even says that Val gave her cat a Portuguese name. Kharkhar
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L.J. Shen and 59 other people liked Erika PBookHavenBookBlog's review of Broken Knight (All Saints High, #2): "I'm not the magical unicorn Author that wrote this masterpiece, so I'm pretty sure I'm going to flub this up in attempting to relay the kind of workout my heart endured from beginning to the triumphant end of this book... "You fill up t..." Read more of this review »
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Ginger Scott writes books that speak to me on another level. YA is my jam, and angsty YA with troubled characters thrown in is basically what I live for. Cry Baby is brilliantly written. It's hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking and will ...more
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“I loved her when I hated her. And I loved her when I didn’t want anything to do with her. I was so crazy about her, the lines had blurred together. Feelings were mixed, emotions twisted together.”
― L.J. Shen, Vicious

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“You were always mine. -Black”
― L.J. Shen, Vicious

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“He gave me lies, and for him, I closed my eyes.”
― L.J. Shen, Sparrow

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“I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be.”
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