Jen Karner

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Award Winning Author of queer horror & fantasy || Feral forest queer & book gremlin || Probably a crow in cosplay || Bone enthusiast, spooky bitch, and feminist banshee || she/they || JenKarner.carrd.co

The cover of Sins of Survival is shown on a tablet. Under it reads: "On Netgalley for a limited time" in the background is a foggy road.
The cover of Sins of Survival shows Dani Black in the foreground holding a glowing knife, and Emilie Lockgrove looking over her shoulder in the background with her finger to her lips. They are lit in an eerie green glow, and shadows reach for them both.
Glowing words read FUCK ICE. In the background it reads Fight Fascism. The bottom has a link to standwithminnesota.com
Dani black stands to the left. She has long wavy dark hair, tanned skin and a leather jacket. Emilie Lockgrove stands to the right with short curly hair, blue eyes and her fist under her chin. In the backgrounds spectral hands reach for both of them.
Jen holds up copies of Cinders of Yesterday with the new cover.
The new cover of Cinders of Yesterday is shown. Emilie (blonde, curly hair) is on the left leaning against Dani (long black wavy hair, leather jacket, holding a glowing blade). Around them a fire rages. The top reads "Jen Karner", middle text reads "Cinders of Yesterday" and at the bottom "Legacy of Shadows Book 1"
Cinders of Yesterday is shown to the left. On the right is a list of tropes: F/F, southern gothic, haunted bloodlines, monster hunter, hunter/witch, found family, slow burn Under it reads: Cinders of Yesterday, available now in digital, paperback and audio, JenKarner.carrd.co
Cinders of Yesterday is displayed on the Left, while Jen leans against a brick wall on the right. Above are the words "Queer author of Oberlynn" and at the bottom is the Once Upon a Con logo.
A triangle sticker on a red notebook. It's a skull with red line work behind it and reads "Necromancers only want you for your body"
A dark image of the park. In the foreground is overgrown greenery, further back there are trees, and a glimpse of pale blue sky through their branches. It has a dark & spooky vibe.
Monster Manor book fair. The background is purple with images of a haunted house, spooky trees, pumpkins and stars. Text: Snag Cinders of Yesterday for $0.99 or get over 100! books for the Itch.io bundle! Bottom text: Read Indie. Stuff your ereaders this June 13th
Cinders of Yesterday is displayed on a tablet. It is surrounded by skulls, dark red flowers and flower petals, and an ornate candleholder.
A purple promo poster for Once Upon a Con. It shows Jen on the right, and her book, Cinders of Yesterday. At the top is a ribbon declaring Jen an "Author of Oberlynn". At the bottom is the OUAC logo, and shows August 14-17th as the dates, and Gaylord Resort in Washington DC as the location.
A green background. In the foreground on the right is the cover of CINDERS OF YESTERDAY, Jen's image is shown in a bubble at the bottom of the screen. Text reads: AMA @Monster Manor, April 11 @6pm EST, Author of Cinders of Yesterday
Where Shadows Meet by Patrice Caldwell is shown on a tablet. In the background are melted red candles, old books, a mirror, and draped fabric.
Jen smirks at the camera. She has on oversize glasses, a grey cardigan with bats on it, and a Wedneday Addams dress on. In the background there is art, and her bookshelves.
Cinders of Yesterday appears on a phone, surrounded by guns, black roses and snakes.
Cinders of Yesterday is shown on a phone, surrounded by books, candles, and bits of moss.
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Two women are on the cover with flames in the background. One is blonde and side profile as she looks over her shoulder. The other in the foreground is wearing a leather jacket, and has a glowing blade in her hand.
An image of a Kangaroo in the water. The text explains they wait for things to come into the water, and then drown them.
A mood board for Cameron Hastings, featuring images of a football player, creepy doors, and spooky woods photos.
SRMPOETRY Under it is an image of a sname with vegetation around it Shed every skin that doesn't fit, even if they call you cold-blooded. and when they try to stop your growth? unhinge your jaw [italicized] swallow them whole.
Jen squints at the screen from the middle. Just below her is her book Cinders of Yesterday. She is surrounded by bats, candles, ghosts, crows, a skeleton key, a gargoyle, a haunted house, a rainbow, and a death head moth.
A sage green journal is held up. It has a variety of spooky/goth themed stickers on the front.
Jen smiles at the camera and holds up a peace sign. She's wearing a purple fleece jacket, and her green hair is up behind her. In the background her novel is shown on a computer monitor, and various art can be seen on the wall.
A black background with rainbow lights reaching vertically at the top and bottom. Several images of falling books are shown. The text reads: I Heart Sapphfic $0.99 sale December 26-28th https://IHeartSapphfic.com
Scotchie, an orange cat sits in front of a box and a bluetooth speaker. Behind the speaker there are bookshelves.
Two skeletons dance holding books. It reads: Monster Manor Book Fair LGBTQIA Indie Book Sale 12/13/24
Jen smiles with freshly green hair
Jen smiling at the camera with green and blue dye in their hair
Jen shows off her very blonde hair
Jen shows off bleach in her hair
A grey foggy background with 9 tiles that each have an image. At the top it reads Sins of Survival Image 1: Top L: candles and herbs near a spell book Image 2: Top Middle: the tip of a building is visible through trees Image 3: Top right: a brunette drives a car at sunset, we see the road through the windshield Image 4: Middle left: an old library with stacks of wooden shelves. There is a dark carpet, dark shelves, and the lighting is from dim overhead chandeliers Image 5: middle middle: a blonde and a brunette woman sit together. The bruneete has her eyes closed and leans into the blonde. The blonde is smiling, half of her face obscured from the camera as she leans into the brunette. Image 6: middle right: A stained glass window Image 7: bottom right: hands pressed against fabric looking very creepy Image 8: bottom middle: a foggy winding road. There are trees with reddish brown leaves, and they lay on the ground next to the road. Image 9: A pocketknife sits open against a leather jacket. It's lit in "bisexual" red and blue light.
The book cover of Cinders of Yesterday from Jen Karner. A blonde woman is on the Left, and looks over one shoulder at the reader. A brunette in a leather jacket, with long curly hair, holding a glowing knife looks to the left off the cover. Behind them is an image of fire, and houses in blues and greys.
Jen holds up a mug with a witchy sticker on it, and smirks to the camera. Jen is wearing glasses, a t-shirt, and sweater. A necklace with several medallions is visible over the shirt. Her hair is pulled back, showing a shaved side.
An orange cat lounges on a blue blanket in a chair. He is mostly asleep but leans in to be pet. In the background are books. A disembodied hand gives him pets.
Two women are back to back on the cover of Cinders of Yesterday by Jen Karner. On the left is a blonde woman looking over her shoulder. On the right, a dark haired woman in a leather jacket holds a glowing knife. There is fire, and the image of houses in the background.
Two women stand back to back, surrounded by fog. On the Left is a blonde woman with curly shoulder length hair, and blue eyes looking over her shoulder. On the right is a tanned woman, with long dark curly hair in a black leather jacket. She stands with a hand on her hip, looking at the reader.
An image for the I Heart SapphFic Mega sale. It is a white background with a rainbow heart. The text reads: Over 400 Sapphic Books on Sale! Once a Year Mega Sale November 29 thru December 1 2024 I Heart Sapphfic
The cover for the novel The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling. A dark cave system in greens and grays is shown, with a rock ridge on the bottom half. A gloved hand with some kind of sci-fi tech on it clutches onto the ridge, digging it like someone is climbing.
Jen smirks at the camera while taking a selfie. She is white with large frames glasses and shoulder length green hair. She wears a denim vest covered in pins, and a sweater with visible orange and red flames on the arms.
The cover of Vicious by V.E. Schwab. It is a red cover, with a trail of bones in perspective starting wider at the bottom of the book and ending in a tip 3/4 up the book cover. Just above the tip is the name of the novel, Vicious, and behind the "I" is the figure of a person in a black coat with short white hair.
The book cover for "This Is How You Lose The Time War". It is a light blue background with the title in the middle of the book. On the upper half there is a red cardinal with glitches, mirror image from that is a bluejay also with a glitchy appearance.
The book cover for Never Say You Can't Survive (How to get through hard times by making up stories) by Charlie Jane Anders. It is a background of black brick, with red text over top of it.
A screenshot of writing, it reads: "Now it was little more than brick and wood that were collapsing into one another. She couldn’t have said whether it had been closed for six months or six years, it was just another artifact of a time when this place had been a town. Now it was nothing more than a memory."
A notebook with out of focus words is in the foreground. Under it is a sheet of paper with typed words, many of which are obscured by the notebook. What is readable is "Five Sentence Method". It appears to be a method of outlining a story.
The cover of The Red Tree by Caitlin R. Kiernan. The cover is painted in blacks, reds, and grays. In the bakckground there is part of a large house painted in greys that give it a dreamlike quality. The top third of the cover has branches of a red tree tangling over it. In the foreground to the R is a woman, standing at 3/4 and looking out at the reader. She is light skinned, with long dark hair blowing away from her face. She wears a white shirt, black jeans, and a black jacket rolled up to the elbows.
The cover for White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson. The cover is rendered in blacks, dark pinks, and purples. A teenaged Black girl is on the cover, staring out at the reader from a 3/4 angle. She is light skinned, and has curly natural hair tucked behind one ear. She is surrounded by clouds of colored smoke. Beneath her is an older home, with red lights in some of the windows.
The book cover for The Weight of Blood. The words over the image are all in white: "Uneasy lies the head that wears the Tiara", "The Weight of Blood" "New York Times Bestselling Author Tiffany D. Jackson" The cover itself is black. A teenage girl's figure is shown in black & white, with red blood streaming over her head and down her face. She is wearing a tiara, and there is an image of a bouquet of roses and a red sash across her. It reads "Prom".
The cover for Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. It features a young Mexican woman sitting down, she is visible from the nose down. She is in a dark red cocktail dress, worn off the shoulder, and it's fluffed up around her like she just flopped to her seat. In her hand is a bundle of yellow flowers.
The cover for Sabriel by Garth Nix. At the top is a quote from Phillip Pullman: "A fantasy that reads like realism...created with invention, clarity and intelligence." It is a white cover, with a black, grey & gold illustration of a woman. She is wearing a long coat waving like she just turned quickly, and has a sword in one hand and a bell in the other. She has short dark hair, and a strong face, and looks directly out from the cover at the reader. Imposed over her form is a gold sigil.
The book cover for The Dead Take The A Train. At the top it reads: Best selling Authors Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey. The statue of liberty is pictured, split in half vertically. In the gap between there is a face with an open mouth filled with teeth, tentacles reach out from the mouth, behind the face, and the eye sockets. The entire thing is rendered in neon greens and blues. At the bottom it reads: New York is a helluva town.
The book cover for SISTER, MAIDEN, MONSTER is displayed. The title is laid over a terrible monster equal parts brain, wings, and tentacles, with a machete at the bottom. It is a cosmic horror entity and terrible to behold. At the bottom reads Lucy A. Snyder, under that Bram Stoker Award Winning Author.
Two women are on the cover, standing in front of old houses in flames. On the R is a brunette in a leather jacket with a glowing knife. On the L is a blonde woman, staring out over one shoulder.
Two women are shown. On the top is a blonde woman with hands reaching for her and blood on her hands. In a mirror image below is a dark haired woman in a leather jacket with swords arrayed above her like peacock feathers. She cracks her knuckles, which has bloody wraps on them.
A blonde woman with pale blue eyes, and a dark haired woman in a leather jacket stand back to back. Mist surrounds them, and the bottom of the image reads "Cinders of Yesterday"
Jen smiles into the camera. She has on big glasses, black lipstick and bone earrings. A green and black crown sits on her head, and her green hair is visible around it.