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Author Bio

Jessica S. Olson is the author of "fantastical, murderous, and romantic" (Kirkus) Young Adult books. A former copyeditor who claims the untamed greenery of New Hampshire as home, she currently lives in Texas with her husband, four children, and carefully curated supply of snacks. Her books have received starred reviews, have been featured in book boxes and selected for librarian/bookseller accolades, and can be found translated into several languages in multiple countries around the world. She is the author of Sing Me Forgotten, A Forgery of Roses, and the upcoming Den of Liars duology (2025). In her free time, she plays the piano and flute, participates in community theater, and binge-eats carbohydrates.

Buzz and Press for Sing Me Forgotten

Sing Me Forgotten

Release Date: March 9, 2021
Hardcover: 336 pages
North American Publisher: Inkyard Press/HarperCollins

ISBN-10: 1335147942
ISBN-13: 978-1335147943

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Credits
Cover Art Director: Kathleen Oudit
Cover Designer: Mary Luna
Cover Illustrator: Allan Davey

Author Photo: Breanna Olson
 

Book Summary

Isda does not exist. At least not beyond the opulent walls of the opera house.

Cast into a well at birth for being one of the magical few who can manipulate memories when people sing, she was saved by Cyril, the opera house’s owner. Since that day, he has given her sanctuary from the murderous world outside. All he asks in return is that she use her power to keep ticket sales high—and that she stay out of sight. For if anyone discovers she survived, Isda and Cyril would pay with their lives.

But Isda breaks Cyril’s cardinal rule when she meets Emeric Rodin, a charming boy who throws her quiet, solitary life out of balance. His voice is unlike any she’s ever heard, but the real shock comes when she finds in his memories hints of a way to finally break free of her gilded prison.

Haunted by this possibility, Isda spends more and more time with Emeric, searching for answers in his music and his past. But the price of freedom is steeper than Isda could ever know. For even as she struggles with her growing feelings for Emeric, she learns that in order to take charge of her own destiny, she must become the monster the world tried to drown in the first place.

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FOREIGN EDITIONS:

United Kingdom/Commonwealth: HarperCollins UK

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Russian: EKSMO

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French: Bragelonne

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Buzz and Press for A Forgery of Roses

A Forgery of Roses

Release Date: March 29, 2022
Hardcover: 384 pages
North American Publisher: Inkyard Press/HarperCollins

ISBN-10: 1335418660
ISBN-13: 978-1335418661

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Credits
Cover Art Director: Kathleen Oudit
Cover Designer: Mary Luna

Author Photo: Breanna Olson
 

Book Summary

Myra has a gift many would kidnap, blackmail, and worse to control: she’s a portrait artist whose paintings alter people’s bodies. Guarding that secret is the only way to keep her younger sister safe now that their parents are gone. But one frigid night, the governor’s wife discovers the truth and threatens to expose Myra if she does not complete a special portrait that would resurrect the governor's dead son.
 
Once she arrives at the legendary stone mansion, however, it becomes clear the boy’s death was no accident. A killer stalks these halls--one disturbingly obsessed with portrait magic. Desperate to get out of the manor as quickly as possible, Myra turns to the governor’s older son for help completing the painting before the secret she spent her life concealing makes her the killer’s next victim.

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FOREIGN EDITIONS:

United Kingdom/Commonwealth: HarperCollins

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French: Bragelonne

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Czech: Albatros

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For inquiries about dramatic and foreign rights for either of my books, contact my agent, Christa Heschke at mcintoshandotis.com

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