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Jess Petosa resides in Indiana with her husband, three daughters, and two miniature long-haired dachshunds. Her imaginative day dreaming led her to a career in writing dystopian and science fiction Young Adult novels. Every now and then she dabbles in romance novels as well.

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Average rating: 3.85 · 7,814 ratings · 443 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	Exceptional (Exceptional, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 3,852 ratings — published 2012 — 9 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
	Rogue (Exceptional, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 2,503 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Ordinary (Exceptional, #3) 3.84 avg rating — 1,064 ratings — published 2013 — 9 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
	Forget Me 3.87 avg rating — 253 ratings — published 2013	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
	Compliance (The Trulonian Trilogy, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 77 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
	Resistance (The Trulonian Trilogy Book 2) 4.20 avg rating — 30 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
	Ascendance (The Trulonian Trilogy Book 3) 4.38 avg rating — 16 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
	Compliance (The Trulonian Trilogy #1) 4.43 avg rating — 14 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
	Rogue (Exceptional Book #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Forget Me 3.50 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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Here is Part 2 of the Q&A from FB! As before, there may be SPOILERS so please do not read until you've read the books.... unless you are okay with spoilers!

1. What are your plans for future books? What are your ideas? Have you started?

I am in the beginning stages of a new series. I am not sure if it will be a trilogy or two books but I have time to decide that. The premise will be a YA science fic Read more of this blog post »

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Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)

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A Curse So Dark and Lonely (Cursebreakers, #1)

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“Ugly. A term she had used to describe Sal the first time she saw him. It was hard to see him that way still though, now that she knew his heart.”
― Jess Petosa, Ordinary

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What's the Name o...: YA Dystopian series. Girl goes through a rite of passage by crossing a river with her brother, discovers she's not ordinary but is special, taken away by guards. Title: The Ordinary? Read 2010-2015.	8	85	Jan 27, 2024 07:59PM

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