AJ Whitney Books

AJ Whitney, Kansas City author of The Sovereign Trilogy, writes the books she needed as a teen. As an experienced school counselor, she’s made it her goal to see through the labels and understand who teens really are and what they need. She puts that understanding into every one of her books, giving real teens the darkness they crave and the courage to go on. Because if there’s one thing AJ knows, it’s that sometimes the only way to the light is through the dark.

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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.