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Jeanette Battista
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Jeanette Battista is the award winning and Amazon best-selling young adult author of The Moon Series, These Violent Delights, and the Books of Aerie series. She received her MA in English literature with a concentration in medieval studies. She’d been a technical writer, a software release project manager, and a freelance educational writer. She’s taught college freshmen how to write and occasionally still talks writing with high school and middle school students.
Her household includes several humans and three cats, one of whom is missing an eye. He is unfortunately not named Odin, a choice that will haunt her forever. When she’s not writing, she’s having the crap beaten out of her in a ring during Muay Thai class, reading anything she can get her grubby hands on, and playing Unstable Unicorns. She lives and works in North Carolina.
Her household includes several humans and three cats, one of whom is missing an eye. He is unfortunately not named Odin, a choice that will haunt her forever. When she’s not writing, she’s having the crap beaten out of her in a ring during Muay Thai class, reading anything she can get her grubby hands on, and playing Unstable Unicorns. She lives and works in North Carolina.
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Where to find Jeanette Battista online
Website: http://www.jeanettebattista.com
Twitter: @battista_j
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Where to buy in print
Books
Masquerade
by Jeanette Battista
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 72,530.
Language:
English.
Published: June 18, 2019
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Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen » Drama, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » General
Christine Daaé isn't as innocent as she appears. A retelling of The Phantom of the Opera.
These Violent Delights
by Jeanette Battista
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 95,240.
Language:
English.
Published: May 11, 2017
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Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » General, Fiction » Young adult or teen » LGBTQ+
An LGBTQIA modern retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
A Murder of Crows
by Jeanette Battista
Series: The Books of Aerie.
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 97,900.
Language:
English.
Published: October 25, 2016
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Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Fantasy » General
With the help of Benedetto, Denevah and Savino must navigate the corridors of political power, the dangerous city streets, and plots to tear apart the mystic forces that keep the city stable. As powerful enemies attempt to use Denevah’s poisons for their own ends, her cousin Ettoni searches for a cure for her curse to give her a chance at a real life.
An Unkindness of Ravens
by Jeanette Battista
Series: The Books of Aerie.
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 79,850.
Language:
English.
Published: March 15, 2016
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Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » General
A girl whose breath is poison, whose touch can kill…
In the half-drowned city of Aerie, grudges between the Great Houses run deeper than the canals that serve as streets. For Denevah, a member of House Aves, the world of House politics is foreign to her. But she'll soon discover her own frightening power, where the faintest touch can demolish the brightest future.
Played
by Jeanette Battista
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 68,650.
Language:
English.
Published: October 21, 2014
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Categories:
Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » General
Lila is starting over at a new university to get away from the abusive boyfriend who put her in the hospital during her freshman year. She just wants to forget about her disastrous relationship with Tyler. She’s not looking for a love connection—or even a lust connection—until not one, but two, wonderful guys come into her life: damaged, guarded Donovan, and sweet, sexy Greg.
The Demon's Gate
by Jeanette Battista
Series: The Demon's Gate, Book 3.
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 65,600.
Language:
English.
Published: August 15, 2014
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Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy
Amaranth's desperate gamble to buy Dham and the Resistance time has paid off: they have the location of the Demon's Gate. But she is now a prisoner of Raulston and the Inquisition, and he will stop at nothing to get the answers he seeks.
The Stone Golem
by Jeanette Battista
Series: The Demon's Gate, Book 2.
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 90,650.
Language:
English.
Published: December 29, 2013
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Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
Amaranth, Dham, and Cat have managed to escape the wreckage of London's Resistance. Now they on their way to Vatican City, desperate to find out the location of the Demon's Gate and discover a way to free Amaranth and Trick from the spell that binds them. With Raulston--the Grand Inquisitor--dogging their footsteps, will they find the answers they seek or fail in their quest?
The Iron Bells
by Jeanette Battista
Series: The Demon's Gate, Book 1.
Price:
Free!
Words: 91,030.
Language:
English.
Published: September 9, 2013
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy
The year is 64 A.D. -- though now A.D. stands for Anno Daemonii.
Demons have crossed a gate into our world, taking the reins of power
from humanity. A new Inquisition has begun, determined to root out any
who stand against the new world order.
Fox Hunt: A Moon Series short story
by Jeanette Battista
Series: The Moon, Book 6.
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 14,080.
Language:
English.
Published: August 27, 2013
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Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
The only thing on Finn’s mind is spending some quality time with Laila in her hometown of New Orleans. But when her sensei, Master Toshi, goes missing, all thoughts of a relaxing vacation are out the window. Laila is determined to track down her teacher and make the person who took him pay dearly. With Finn’s help, she hunts the French Quarter in search of Toshi, hoping she can find him before it’
Long Black Veil
by Jeanette Battista
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 78,250.
Language:
English.
Published: February 5, 2013
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Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen » Mystery & Detective, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » General
Devon, a high school senior, is desperate go to college and get away from her mountain town. But that's before she meets Brock and begins seeing the ghost of a woman in a black veil. Why is she being haunted? Why is her grandmother warning her away from Brock? And what does the ghost have to do with the tragic events in Devon's mother's life?
Can she unravel the curse before it claims her too?
Hunter Moon (Volume 4 of the Moon Series)
by Jeanette Battista
Series: The Moon, Book 5.
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 71,980.
Language:
English.
Published: November 24, 2012
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Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » General
With the threat of a werehyena takeover dealt with, Kess can finally enjoy the tentative peace Miami has to offer. But when several werehyenas suddenly disappear, Kess fears the worst. But even she’s unprepared for this latest threat: a hunter hiding in plain sight whose only goal is killing werecreatures. Can Kess and her friends survive this most dangerous game?
Dead Harvest
by Jeanette Battista
Series: Discreet Demolitions, Book 1.
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 71,620.
Language:
American English.
Published: October 1, 2012
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Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen » Mystery & Detective, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
Someone’s been raising the dead and it’s J’s job to find out who. As a detective operating in the Underworld, J—with her powers of shadow manipulation—is uniquely equipped for the job. What she isn't counting on is the help of an escapee from a mental institution who seems to attract trouble just by existing.
It’s up to J and T to find the necromancer and stop him before it's too late.
The Moon Omnibus
by Jeanette Battista
Series: The Moon, Book 4.
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 241,740.
Language:
English.
Published: August 14, 2012
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Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen » Anthology, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
The Moon Omnibus collects the first three volumes of the Moon Series: Leopard Moon, Jackal Moon, and Hyena Moon.
Hyena Moon (Volume 3 of the Moon Series)
by Jeanette Battista
Series: The Moon, Book 3.
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 86,330.
Language:
English.
Published: May 22, 2012
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Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » General
Miami is still in the hands of the wereleopard clan. But things aren't simple for Kess, especially now that she has Samara's son, Rafe, to deal with. While others see only a spy, Kess is determined to help the damaged young man abandoned by his mother.
Rafe knows his mother isn't done with Miami or Kess. In the final bloody conflict between wereleopard and hyena, which side will he choose?
Jackal Moon (Book 2 of the Moon series)
by Jeanette Battista
Series: The Moon, Book 2.
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 79,900.
Language:
English.
Published: April 15, 2012
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Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
Laila has been pledged to serve the jackal god, Anubis, since she was a child. When her initiation into the Keepers leads her to Miami and pits her against the wereleopard Sekhmet, Laila is cast into a sea of clan intrigue and bitter rivalries. The stakes grow ever higher as rivals and Kess, the true clan leader, descend on Miami to vie for power.
Leopard Moon (Book 1 of the Moon series)
by Jeanette Battista
Series: The Moon, Book 1.
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 80,030.
Language:
English.
Published: March 5, 2012
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Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » General
(4.00 from 1 review)
"The Moon series is filled with action and romance, shape shifters and strong heroines."--Melissa Marr, NYT bestselling author of the Wicked Lovely series. Kess, a wereleopard, is forced to flee her home in Miami once her brother's obsession with her turns violent. She meets Cormac, a young man with a secret of his own. But her brother is closing in, threatening Cormac's life and Kess' freedom.
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