AJ Whitney Books

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The Sovereign Trilogy | AJ Whitney

Three books. One question. What will you believe?

The book cover for AJ Whitney's Sovereign features blue light shining through black trees with a cabin in the background. The text at the top reads, "Part 1 of the Sovereign Trilogy: SOVEREIGN." The author's name, AJ Whitney, appears at the bottom in blue with white text below that reads, "Insidiously clever, it begs the ultimate question: Can you ever escape your fate? J.T. Ellison, New York Times Bestselling Author"
BOOK #1

SOVEREIGN

They stopped believing.
Now no one is safe.

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START THE SERIES
Cover of the book 'Elysium', Part 2 of the Sovereign Trilogy by AJ Whitney, featuring a silhouette of a person with curly hair against a bright, futuristic background.
BOOK #2

ELYSIUM

They promised salvation.
They delivered a lie.

Available Now
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Book cover of 'Inferno', part 3 of The Sovereign Trilogy by AJ Whitney, featuring a dark background with orange text.
BOOK #3

INFERNO

She’ll become the fire
that changes everything.

Coming Spring 2027
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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 kind of books she needed as a teen – the kind that get under your skin and stay there. Author of The Sovereign Trilogy and an experienced school counselor, she knows teenagers better than most and has made it her mission to see beyond the labels to the real person underneath.

AJ spins tales of darkness that make real teens feel seen and understood, sometimes for the very first time. With twists, turns, and intrigue, she’s writing the books teenagers actually want to read while inspiring them toward deeper empathy, self awareness, and an honest reckoning with the hard stuff: trauma, resilience, anxiety, depression, and what healthy relationships actually look like. Her debut novel Sovereign launched a twisty, high stakes series full of secrets, survival, and rebellion that urges readers to create their own identity.

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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