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Jen Karner

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in Norfolk, The United States

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Fantasy, Horror, Romance

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Jen Karner is a queer writer who never attended college but still did the required reading. A feminist banshee, she enjoys horror movies, tabletop games, and debating about her many fandoms. When she isn't writing, you can find her pretending to catch up on her TBR list, trying to convince her dog to love her best, or watching D&D shows.

Jen was raised in the Baltimore suburbs, where she devoured as many books as possible and spent her afternoons running amuck in the woods. She lives in Maryland with her nesting partner, their dog, and a growing number of plants. ...more

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Average rating: 4.18 · 219 ratings · 94 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Cinders of Yesterday (Legacy of Shadows, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 202 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Sins of Survival (Legacy of Shadows #2) 4.12 avg rating — 17 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
	Sins of Survival: Legacy of Shadows, Book 2 by Jen Karner (Goodreads Author), Amy Landon (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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Cinders of Yesterday: CW List

Hey there everybody!

Since we're a week out from launch, I figured this was a great time to drop the CW list for Cinders of Yesterday.

In general, you can expect the same degree of violence on-page that would be aired on an episode of Supernatural, or The Vampire Diaries.

That is to say, it's fantasy violence with some blood.

The Legacy of Shadows series starts with Cinders of Yesterday and is a p Read more of this blog post »

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Published on June 15, 2021 11:27 • Tags: cinders-of-yesterday, cw, legacy-of-shadows

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Legacy of Shadows (2 books)
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Jen Karner and 2 other people liked Betsy's review of Cinders of Yesterday (Legacy of Shadows, #1): "If Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Supernatural had a sapphic baby… it would be THIS book AND I absolutely devoured it. We’re following Dani - smart-mouthed, pie-loving, badass monster hunter - who’s out for revenge after a necromancer killed her partner…" Read more of this review »
May 09, 2026 07:32PM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Cinders of Yesterday by Jen Karner. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Cinders of Yesterday by Jen Karner <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
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Paranormal is back baby! Devour Me is everything I love about the genre. Magic, witches, dark plots, hidden histories, and characters that compell me to keep reading until I fall asleep and my kindle hits me in the face on the way down. I fell in lov ...more
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Jen Karner rated a book it was amazing She Haunts Me Still by De Elizabeth (Goodreads Author)	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
A haunting atmospheric horror story, set against the backdrop of a tragic play weaving together a generational curse, and the three people destined to be changed by it. De Elizabeth delivers a deliciously dark horror novel in She Haunts Me Still, sti ...more
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Jen Karner liked Solely Sapphic Reads's review of Sins of Survival (Legacy of Shadows #2): "ARC Review Duel 3rd Person POV. 4.5🌟. 340 pages This was an immaculate sequel to the Cinders of Yesterday. Sins of Survival had me hooked! Much like the first book, the second is still giving very much Lost Girl meets Wynona Earp meets Supernatural and" Read more of this review »
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Jen Karner has read Curses, Keys, and Secret Societies (Sisters of Light and Shadow, #2) by Breanne Randall (Goodreads Author)	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
A thrilling followup to the Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things that follows Eléa Deniz as she navigates finding her power, confronting her father, and falling in love, all against the backdrop of a gorgeous french chateau.
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The second book in my love letter to the paranormal genre might have taken me 4+ years to write, but I love it just as much (if not more) than Cinders of Yesterday. 🖤
Jan 13, 2026 08:20AM · 1 like · like · see review
Jen Karner rated a book it was amazing The Cove by Claire Rose (Goodreads Author)	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 Cove is a dread filled, sea soaked nightmare set on a farm in northern Maine where a troubled teen camp, and a watery cult collide. Our heroine Lindsay is very good at being self sufficient, but when she's shipped to Haven House to spend her summ ...more
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Jen Karner made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — New cover topic " New cover for Cinders of Yesterday (my book). Please update. 9781949936827 (paperback) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J5uX... (link to new cover) Th ...more "
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