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You’ve reached the website of Jen Hayley, writer of young adult urban fantasy.

Current Projects

SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRITS
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Holly Bennett, a sixteen-year-old shaman, must put aside conning her classmates to juggle saving her town from the sudden influx of spirits who feed on human life and finding the blood of the shaman who attacked her mom—the last thing Holly needs to save her—before her mind stuck in the spirit world permanently.

MY SO CALLED AFTERLIFE
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A young adult urban fantasy about a girl who finds herself trapped in a world full of ghosts, demons and crossing over classes after her unfortunate demise in the ocean.

Latest Blog Posts

Liverpool UK, July 2010

This is the clock I saw from the tall glass windows of the apartment we ... (read more)

SHADE by Jeri Smith-Ready

Oh, Shade. How I love thee. Let me count the ways! :) From the moment I ... (read more)

The Tale of the Deodorant Thief

This week, someone stole deodorant from my backpack on the way into work. I was ... (read more)