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Jess Hartley

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Born

in San Rafael, CA, The United States

December 11, 1967

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Hi, I'm Jess, and I read stories. I grew up LOVING fairy tales, folklore, mythology - especially creation stories. I still do, but my tastes have grown over the years, and now I read just about anything I can get my hands on.

As well, I used to write stories (professionally).
I've helped create dozens of roleplaying games and products, ranging from the World of Darkness to the RPGs for the Supernatural TV show, and the Dresden Files book series.
I also write fiction, both novel-length and short stories. My first solo anthology, Monsters I Have Known, is available on Amazon and other retailers through Mad Muse Studio.

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Average rating: 3.9 · 2,903 ratings · 174 reviews · 65 distinct works

	Rites of Spring by Jess Hartley (Goodreads Author), John Snead, Travis Stout 3.99 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2008	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
	World of Darkness: Innocents by Jess Hartley (Goodreads Author), Howard Ingham, Myranda Kalis (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Nosferatu: The Beast That Hunts the Blood by Jess Hartley (Goodreads Author), Chuck Wendig (Goodreads Author), Wood Ingham 3.86 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2009	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 Northern Twilight (Exalted #3) 3.54 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2004 — 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
	Goblin Markets by Jess Hartley (Goodreads Author), Alex Scokel, Ethan Skemp 4.14 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2009	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
	W20 Changing Breeds 3.86 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Songs of the Sun and Moon: Tales of the Changing Breeds by Jess Hartley (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jason Andrew (Goodreads Author), Bill Bridges (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 22 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
	Paths of Storytelling: Vampire the Masquerade by Jess Hartley (Goodreads Author), Genevieve Podleski (Editor), Monica Valentinelli (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2011	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
	Tribebook: White Howlers (Tribebook, #14) 3.73 avg rating — 15 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
	Supernatural Adventures by Jess Hartley (Goodreads Author), Ralph Dula, George Holochwost (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2008 — 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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Changing Lanes

Hi, gang. For those of you who are here following me as an author, I realized that I should update!

(tl;dr - Jess no write books anymore; Jess read many books now. You no like? Okay, bye, miss you!)

After losing my mother (and doing a lot of soul-searching) in 2022, I decided to change careers. The isolation of the pandemic had been the last chapter in my writing/editing career, and my mom's passing Read more of this blog post »

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