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R.J. Crayton

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Thriller, Fantasy, Science Fiction

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RJ Crayton is the author of the three book series. The Prophecy of Light series includes Trapped, Unleashed and the soon to be released Foretold. The Virus series includes Concealed, Exposed, and Contained. The fast-paced dystopian Life First series include Life First, Second Life and Third Life:Taken. She's also author of the paranormal novel Scented and the short-story collection Four Mothers. Prior to becoming an author, Crayton was a journalist. She reported for several publications, including The Kansas City Star and Education Technology News. Crayton lives in Maryland with her husband and two children. When she's not writing, she enjoys eating cupcakes, walking, reading, sewing or watching TV (she's partial to Star Trek, super hero fl ...more

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Average rating: 3.88 · 937 ratings · 246 reviews · 19 distinct works • Similar authors

	Life First (Life First #1) 3.85 avg rating — 341 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
	Concealed (Virus #1) 3.53 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Second Life (Life First #2) 4.13 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2013 — 10 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
	Exposed (Virus #2) 3.99 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Third Life: Taken (Life First #3) 4.10 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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
	Contained (Virus #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Trapped (Prophecy of Light #1) 4.14 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Scented 3.86 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Almost Perfect 3.67 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Four Mothers 3.86 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2014 — 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

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Knowing What You Love and Writing It

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This past year of the pandemic has been an enlightening one for many people. There are lots of stories of people rethinking what they want to do. The change in the way people lived, the loss of life to the virus, and just a general reminder that life is short has made a lot of people think about how they want to live.

Many people got the option to work from home and loved it. I know

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Life First (3 books)
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Virus (3 books)
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Prophecy of Light (4 books)
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“Sometimes in life it’s easier to just move on with the results we have, not to keep going over what led us there.”
― R.J. Crayton, Life First

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Making Connections: 1332. LIFE FIRST by R.J. Crayton	28	122	Dec 10, 2013 01:32PM
Apocalypse Whenever: (closed WINNERS!) Dec Giveaway #3: Life First by R.J. Crayton (7 ebooks)	31	49	Dec 25, 2013 04:43AM
Making Connections: 2027. - SECOND LIFE (Life First #2) by RJ Crayton	2	18	Jan 20, 2014 07:25PM
Making Connections: 3249. - FOUR MOTHERS by R.J. Crayton	7	17	Jun 16, 2014 04:29PM
Making Connections: 3554. THIRD LIFE: TAKEN by R.J. Crayton	6	16	Jan 04, 2015 12:35PM
Making Connections: 4451. - SCENTED by RJ Crayton	1	11	Jul 13, 2016 08:04PM
Making Connections: 4344. - CONCEALED (Virus #1) by R.J. Crayton	17	49	Oct 31, 2016 05:05PM

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