AJ Whitney Books

A close-up of a skull placed on a dark surface, with a haunting quote overlayed in red text against a black background, featuring the logo of AJ Whitney Books.
A promotional graphic for the book 'Sovereign' by AJ Whitney. The background features dark trees against a blue gradient sky, with the text overlay stating: 'They stopped believing. Now they don't know who to trust. And no one is safe.' A book cover for 'Sovereign' is displayed on the right side.
Book cover of 'Elysium: Part 2 of the Sovereign Trilogy' by AJ Whitney, featuring a silhouette of a person with curly hair against a futuristic white background.
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ELYSIUM arrives. What do YOU believe in?

A black-and-white photo of the author AJ Whitney. She is a white woman with dark hair buzzed close to her scalp. She wears a dark long-sleeved top, dangly earrings, and a long medallion necklace. She sits on a couch and leans toward the camera with her elbows resting on her knees and her wrists crossed between them. Curtains in the background are blurred. The woman has wide eyes and smirks slightly at the camera.

AJ Whitney writes the books she needed as a teen — the kind that get under your skin and won’t let go.

A Kansas City author and high school counselor, she spins stories that walk the line between dystopian nightmares and raw, emotional truth. Her debut novel Sovereign launched The Sovereign Trilogy, a twisty, high-stakes YA series full of secrets, survival, and rebellion.

Whether she’s writing or working with teens IRL, AJ’s mission is the same: help teenagers own their weird, ask the right questions, and never settle for silence.

Called “the future of YA fiction” by KC Book Beat, she’s here to challenge the rules and remind readers that the only way to the light is through the dark.

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