J.L. Rose 🥀
I tell stories about fierce women, survival, and finding light in impossible places. My work is raw, a little romantic, and never afraid of the dark.
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Her Buried Legacies
Her Buried Legacies is the setting of the series below, as well as my upcoming debut novel Bloody Frost.This is an urban setting inspired by books I read as a young person, such as Anita Blake, Dresden Files, Merry Gentry, The Dark Series, the Dark Hunter Series, and many more.I started this project way back in 2014, and while it has taken a very long time to prepare this book for publication, it is for the better. My writing style has matured; I have spent a long time world-building, and I feel more knowledgeable and prepared to tell the story as I see it in my mind.Siggy Smith and Cosima Lockwood are two small series I started in this setting back in 2018. However, due to moving to a new country, COVID, and everything that came after, it's now 2025, and the rest of these two storylines are not yet ready. But they will be soon. 😉
The Chase
Book 0.5 of the Lockwood Series
After three long months in a new town with a new job, things aren’t going exactly to plan for Cosima Lockwood.The job? Not at all what she thought it would be. The town? Deader than ever, and just when she decides it’s time to pack up and move on, the local shape-shifter packs start closing in. Not only that, but her partner is nowhere to be seen, which robs the entire trip of its salacious prospects ...
Challenger
Book 0.5 of the Siggy Smith Series
Siggy Smith is an immigrant, a wife, a mother, a soldier and a shapeshifter. She served in the special forces, did her job well, and retired so she could start her family.Today, she is a confessed killer sentenced to liquidation.Aberrants don't have the luxury of sitting on death row for years. They're sentenced to liquidation and terminated quickly, efficiently, and brutally.As she awaits her fate in iron shackles, a D.O.D. official pays her an unexpected visit and offers her a lifeline: Put her valuable skills to use on a new experimental military unit for five years and walk away a free woman.The job: hunt down the monsters deemed too dangerous for the standard military to face, both on and off U.S. soil.Chances are she won't live long enough to enjoy her freedom when the contract is up, but whatever happens before then is sure to be far more interesting than being dismembered and incinerated in a public execution
The Ashen Starlight Series
Warriors of Avalon is my ongoing sci-fi series.
A story about survival, identity, and defiance set in a fractured galaxy. It’s dark, character-driven, and unapologetically emotional. I’m sharing the chapters as I write them, so if you enjoy complex worlds and slow-burn storytelling, you can read along on Patreon.
Looking for a Narrative Designer?
I’m a narrative designer and storyteller who focuses on emotional, character-driven worlds. My work combines cinematic writing with interactive design to create stories that feel alive and reactive.I recently finished work as narrative designer and story writer for Matchmaker: Dungeon Heart, a queer-friendly dating sim and dungeon crawler that mixes romance, humour, and heart with classic RPG storytelling. I’m always interested in collaborating on projects that challenge traditional narratives and explore what makes us human.
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