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Welcome to the website of young adult fantasy author Jane Beckstead. Thanks for stopping by. Put your feet up, stay awhile, and find something good to read.

All the news that's important:

12/3/21

Book 2 in the Counterfeit Apprentice series is out at long last. It's titled Hunted by Shadow and is amazing.

It's possible I'm biased.

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About Me

Hi there! I'm Jane. I write books.

To be honest, Jane is a pen name, chosen for my favorite Bennett sister. And Beckstead is the name of my third great-grandmother. 

I’ve always loved writing strong female characters who grow into strong women, so it’s only fitting that I chose the name Beckstead. My great-great-great Grandmother Beckstead crossed America in a wagon train at the age of eighteen, bore fifteen children, and raised sheep while living ...

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