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A.J. Colby

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The United Kingdom

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller

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Hello and welcome to my little corner here on Goodreads. I’m A.J. Colby, author of the Riley Cray series.

I’ve always been an avid reader, thanks to my parents, who encouraged both my older brothers and I to read from an early age. I first decided I wanted to be an author at the age of ten when I read Interview With The Vampire and fell in love with Fantasy in general, and Urban Fantasy in particular. From that moment on I was hooked on all things vampires, werewolves, witches and all the other various beasties of lore and fantasy.

I’m originally from England (you know, where the history comes from), but moved to the States as a teenager, so I guess I’m technically now more American than British. Don’t tell anyone, okay? I’ve been living in C ...more

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Average rating: 3.85 · 203 ratings · 22 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Hunted (Riley Cray, #2) 3.59 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Bitten (Riley Cray, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Welcome to the Asylum: A Riley Cray Novella 3.95 avg rating — 22 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
	Midnight Mistletoe: A Riley Cray Short 4.19 avg rating — 16 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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Those of you who follow my Instagram or Facebook feeds know that I’m currently working on a new project. It’s a bit of a departure from my previous works (don’t worry, I’ll get back to Riley and her friends soon!), and to help me get into the right frame of mind I’ve been reading. A … Continue reading Recent Reads

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