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Jessica Gleason

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in Oak Park, IL, The United States

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Poetry, Horror, Fantasy

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Jessica Gleason finds writing horror therapeutic. So, she puts her nightmares to paper for your enjoyment. As a Hawaiian-Italian, she often draws from her cultural background and lived experience to bring occult-flavored and slasheriffic horror to life. If you look hard enough, you can catch her singing hair metal karaoke somewhere between Chicago and Milwaukee. Her daytime persona is a college professor in the American Midwest. Jessica's recent releases include “Playing Hooky” (Unnerving Books), and “The Dangerous Miss Ventriloquist” (Evil Cookie Publishing). Follow her on Instagram or Threads (@j.g.writes), where she hosts the #WeWriteHorror challenge.

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	The Fabulous Miss Fortune (Jessica Gleason Books) 3.50 avg rating — 147 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
	The Dangerous Miss Ventriloquist (Jessica Gleason Books Book 2) 3.92 avg rating — 39 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
	Madison Murphy, Wisconsin Weirdo 3.34 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Playing Hooky 3.94 avg rating — 16 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
	Easy Bake Covenant by Jessica Gleason (Goodreads Author), Maciej Kamuda (Illustrator) 4.58 avg rating — 12 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
	Sundown on this Town 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014 — 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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	Damned Before Breakfast it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015	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
	Wreckollections: Restrained Cries of the Past by Jessica Gleason (Goodreads Author) (Contributor ), Joshua Vise (Goodreads Author) (Editor), A.D. Capelli (Contributor ) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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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Tangled Magic (Maddy Madrigal Mysteries Book 5)

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Well, what can I say... Do you need someone to kill your imaginary friend? Best read up here. Brockaway punches up the gore with a nice serving of humor here. I found this entertaining though a bit slower paced, for me, maybe because of the different ...more
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I wanted to love this one. It's rare to see stories from my background and I thought highlighting the Hawaiian cowboy was an interesting choice. I just struggled to get into this one. I can't explain why. As a mystery, it's okay. You may be able to g ...more
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I loved that the main character was called Tippi. Does that factor into the review? No. I just enjoyed the choice. This drips old Hollywood horror and does a nice job of exploring the decadence that goes along with being rich. It also digs into what I ...more
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