Joy Preble

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  • Bibliography:
    7 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 2009
  • Latest Book:
    May 2016
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About the Author

Joy Preble's experience with Russian legends developed through her crazy maternal grandmother, who had been one of TWENTY children! The story goes that her grandmother's family didn't even notice when she ran off to America at sixteen, married badly, raised four children on her own and was the least grandmotherly of grandmothers a girl could ever hope for (despite her amusing and insane tales of the Bolsheviks and tsars). No warm and fuzzies there, only admonitions for Joy to eat her vegetables so she would be strong enough to survive the impending pogroms! Originally from Chicago, she earned a degree at Northwestern University. She has since replaced the endless snow and ice of Chicago for the overpowering heat of Texas. She is a wife, a mother and a high school English teacher living in Conroe, Texas.

Full Series List in Order

Dreaming Anastasia

1 - Dreaming Anastasia (Sep-2009)
2 - Haunted (Feb-2011)
3 - Anastasia Forever (Aug-2012)

A Sweet Dead Life Novel

1 - The Sweet Dead Life (May-2013)
2 - The A-Word (May-2014)

Book List in Order: 7 titles

  • Dreaming Anastasia

    Dreaming Anastasia - 1

    What really happened to Anastasia Romanov? Anastasia Romanov thought she would never feel more alone than when the gunfire started and her family began to fall around her. Surely the bullets would come for her next. But they didn't. Instead, two g...

  • Haunted

    Dreaming Anastasia - 2

    Anne Michaelson is trying to forget everything that happened last year. But it's hard to do when her heart aches for Ethan and there's a wild-haired woman stalking her... Ethan Kosinsky is embracing his newfound mortality. But something is drawing...

  • Anastasia Forever

    Dreaming Anastasia - 3

    Is it possible to change the past? Anastasia No one ever knew what happened to her except her half-brother, Viktor -- and he'll do anything to keep it that way. Anne She just wants a normal boyfriend, a normal family -- no visions of the ...

  • The Sweet Dead Life

    A Sweet Dead Life Novel - 1

    "I found out two things today. One, I think I'm dying, and two, my brother is a perv." So begins the diary of 14-year-old Jenna Samuels, who is having a very bad eighth-grade year. Her single mother spends all day in bed. Dad vanished when she was...

  • The A-Word

    A Sweet Dead Life Novel - 2

    Jenna Samuels and her guardian angel brother battle heavenly head-honchos and earthbound bullies in this Texas-set hilarious follow up to The Sweet Dead Life. It's been almost a year since Jenna Samuel’s stoner brother, Casey, bit the dust and ...

  • Finding Paris

    An evocative and compelling story of two sisters who would do anything for each other -- perfect for fans of Thirteen Reasons Why and Speak. Joy Preble's stirring new novel explores the lengths to which sisters go to protect each other, and the windi...

  • It Wasn't Always Like This

    In 1916, Emma O’Neill is frozen in time. After sampling an experimental polio vaccine brewed on a remote island off St. Augustine, Florida, she and her family stop aging -- as do the Ryans, her family’s business partners. In a way, this suits Emm...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Joy Preble has published 7 books.

Joy Preble does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, It Wasn't Always Like This, was published in May 2016.

The first book by Joy Preble, Dreaming Anastasia, was published in September 2009.

Yes. Joy Preble has 2 series.
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