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L.J. Shen

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L.J. Shen is a New York Times, USA Today, WSJ, Washington Post and #1 Amazon Kindle Store bestselling author of contemporary romance books.

She writes angsty books, unredeemable anti-heroes who are in Bill Gates's tax bracket, and sassy heroines who bring them to their knees (for more reasons than one).


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L.J. Shen Thank you, Shilpa!

I've been asked about this a lot since Sparrow came out. Originally, Sparrow was supposed to be a standalone novel. But upon release…more
Thank you, Shilpa!

I've been asked about this a lot since Sparrow came out. Originally, Sparrow was supposed to be a standalone novel. But upon release, it became evident that neither me nor the readers were quite ready to say goodbye to these characters just yet.

So even though I am locked up in my writing cave at the moment working on my next project, I'm definitely considering writing a follow-up to Sparrow.

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L.J. Shen Thank you so much. Sam will get a book, and Aisling will get a book. Whether they are going to get the SAME book is still up for debate. :)
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I'm so excited to give you this fast-paced, sexy, angsty enemies-to-lovers romance.

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

“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

“Lust is when you want the person to make you feel good. Love is when you want to make the other person feel good.”
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