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JR Boles is the bestselling author of the Shadow Knight, Singer’s Call, and the Bringer Trilogy. She was born and raised in Kansas City, where she now lives with her husband, fearless daughters, and two rescue pups. JR is a coffee-obsessed voracious reader.

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	Shadow Knight: The Jax Chronicles Book One 4.63 avg rating — 8 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
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	Aniel's Plight (Demonic Tales from Beyond the Veil Book 1) by Ace Van Zandt, J.R. Boles (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
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