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J.S Ellis is a thriller author. She has a degree in creative writing, English literature, and digital marketing. She lives in Malta with her fiancé and their fur baby Eloise. When she’s not writing or reading, she’s either cooking, eating cheese and chocolate, or listening to good music and enjoying a glass of wine or two.

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Average rating: 3.91 · 3,261 ratings · 1,441 reviews · 30 distinct works • Similar authors

	Theodore The Neighbour's Cat (Theodore: The Neighbour's Cat #1) 3.94 avg rating — 593 ratings — 4 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 Secret They Kept (The Secret They Kept #1) 3.64 avg rating — 477 ratings — published 2022 — 2 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 Secret She Kept 3.46 avg rating — 254 ratings — published 2020 — 3 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 Neighbour’s Cat: A Short Story really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 2019	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 Cat Saw Who Did It? (Theodore: The Neighbour's Cat #2) 4.26 avg rating — 153 ratings — 2 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
	In Her Words 3.66 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 2019 — 4 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
	Secrets And Lies (The Secret They Kept #2) 4.04 avg rating — 156 ratings — 2 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 Secrets We Keep (The Secret They Kept #3) 3.94 avg rating — 131 ratings — 3 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
	Lost and Found (Lost and Found #1) 3.82 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2021 — 2 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
	Theodore: Purr-fect secrets (Theodore: The Neighbour's Cat #3) 4.28 avg rating — 101 ratings — 2 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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I'm looking for Arcs readers for my upcoming release Secrets and Lies for those who are interested you can download your copy here https://booksirens.com/book/WYPSLKZ

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J.S Ellis

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Series by J.S. Ellis

Theodore: The Neighbour's Cat (5 books)
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4.08 avg rating — 969 ratings

The Secret They Kept (3 books)
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3.77 avg rating — 764 ratings

Lost and Found (2 books)
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J.S. Ellis (Goodreads Author)

3.95 avg rating — 189 ratings

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“When we’re happy, we drink to celebrate. When nothing happens, we drink to make something happen. I drink to escape from the pain of life and to forget what happened.”
― J.S Ellis, In Her Words

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“It felt like I was living a stolen life that wasn’t truly mine. I sat on the sofa, placed my hand over my head, and silently screamed. When was this going to end? When is it going to go away? All of it.”
― J.S. Ellis, The Secrets We Keep

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“Why would anyone do something like that, and why?”
― J.S. Ellis, The Secrets We Keep

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“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.”
― Stephen King

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“You can't blame a writer for what the characters say.”
― Truman Capote

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“It is hard to be a woman. You must think like a man, Act like a lady, Look like a young girl, And work like a horse. —A sign that hangs in my house”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, What Happened

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“You don’t stare the devil in the eyes and come out without some of his sin. You can’t beat the devil without becoming like him.”
― Nina G. Jones, Take Me with You