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International bestselling author J.A. Owenby grew up in a small backwoods town in Arkansas, where she learned how to swear like a sailor and spot water moccasins skimming across the lake.
She finally ditched the south and headed to Oregon. The first winter there, she was literally blown away a few times by ninety-mile-an-hour winds and storms that rolled in off the ocean.

Eventually, she longed for quiet and headed up to snowier pastures. She now resides in Washington state with her hot nerdy husband and cat, Chloe (who frequently encourages her to drink). She spends her days coming up with ways to torture characters in a way that either makes you want to throw your book down a flight of stairs or sob hysterically into a pillow.

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	In the Shadows (Shadows, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 11,461 ratings — 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
	Back In the Shadows: A Dark Stalker Romance (The Shadows Series #2) 4.14 avg rating — 2,345 ratings — 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
	Love & Ruin (Love & Ruin #1) 4.09 avg rating — 1,092 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Illicit Obsession (Whitmore Elite #2) 3.88 avg rating — 1,040 ratings — 5 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
	Forbidden Obsession (Whitmore Elite #1) 3.81 avg rating — 974 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Ruthless Obsession (Whitmore Elite #3) 3.83 avg rating — 845 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Love & Deception (Love & Ruin, #2) 4.39 avg rating — 723 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
	Sinful Obsession (Whitmore Elite #4) 4.17 avg rating — 696 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Dark Intentions (Wicked Intentions, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 717 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Beautifully Damaged (Beautifully Damaged #1) 4.15 avg rating — 686 ratings — published 2022 — 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

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J.A. liked Katrina's review of Behind the Shadows: "Behind the shadows is a terrific installment in the shadows series. It’s Kip and Holland’s story and characters from the previous books make appearances like Death and Ella. Kip has suffered from a lot of abuse as a child and was forced to take part" Read more of this review »
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“the flicker of light in my dark world, the color in my grayscale existence, and I yearned for her like the night yearns for stars.”
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“Call her by her full name! She’s Ariana to you,”
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