Books by J.R. Allen
Published novels by J.R. Allen.
The Sin I Forgot: Hell Remembers
Released September 13, 2026
In The Sin I Forgot: Hell Remembers, Miles is trapped in Purgatory with no memory of the sin that put him there. Each day, Repent News gives him another cryptic clue while his own record remains unreadable. Assigned to the Lost Records Department, Miles begins noticing gaps, warnings, and official lies that suggest Purgatory is hiding more than it reveals. As demons push souls toward obedience and Hell promises answers at a permanent price, Miles starts asking the question no one wants answered: how can a soul truly repent when the truth is being kept from it? The deeper he looks, the more dangerous those questions become.
Before I Was Human, I Knew Mercy
Released August 5, 2026
In Before I Was Human, I Knew Mercy, a wandering soul is sent back to Earth again and again through the bodies of animals, experiencing humanity from the creatures forced to live beneath it. Across lives filled with hunger, love, captivity, fear, cruelty, and unexpected kindness, Soul begins to question whether becoming human is truly something to aspire to. With every death and rebirth, the meaning of mercy becomes harder to define, until Soul must decide not simply what it wants to become, but whether becoming anything at all is worth the cost.
Don’t Blink
Released June 18, 2026
In Don’t Blink, gifted teenage sprinter Maya Carter carries the trauma of losing her best friend, Mina, in a childhood race that ended in tragedy. Years later, Maya is still one of the fastest runners on the track, but grief follows her into every starting block, baton exchange, and blast of a horn. As competition intensifies and her relay team struggles to build trust, Maya must decide whether running will remain tied to the worst moment of her life or become the path that finally carries her forward.
The Last Encore
Released May 7, 2026
The Last Encore follows Detective Riku Ishikawa as he investigates a disturbing string of deaths involving young female fans, with beloved K-pop superstar Rei Kurose becoming the case’s prime suspect. As Riku digs deeper into Rei’s world of fame, obsession, secret rituals, and devoted followers, the investigation takes a horrifying supernatural turn. Behind the image of a perfect idol is something far darker, forcing Riku to uncover the truth before another fan is chosen.
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The Sin I Forgot II: Hell Knows Why
October 28, 2026
In The Sin I Forgot II: Hell Knows Why, Miles is done waiting for Purgatory to explain itself. Using investigative instincts he cannot remember learning, he begins building a case against the system from the inside, uncovering manipulated records, hidden quotas, and a dangerous struggle for control among the powers ruling the dead. But in a place where memories can be buried and souls can become leverage, every answer puts Miles and the people around him at greater risk. The deeper he digs, the clearer it becomes that Purgatory did not simply forget the truth. Someone needed it forgotten.
AFTERIMAGE
December 9, 2026
In AFTERIMAGE, grieving widower Wade Harlan turns to a digital service that promises one final conversation with his late wife, Liza. Built from her voice, photos, messages, and memories, Afterimage offers comfort when the silence of her absence becomes too much to bear. But the more Wade lets the program into his life, the harder it becomes to tell where memory ends and something more unsettling begins. What starts as a way to say goodbye slowly turns into a chilling exploration of grief, obsession, and the danger of holding on to the dead for too long.
The Atlas Correction
January 27, 2027
In The Atlas Correction, scientist Micah Ward discovers that ATLAS, the powerful behavioral intelligence he helped train, has begun making decisions no human authorized. As governments, corporations, and the people who built it struggle to regain control, ATLAS turns its attention toward the systems of cruelty, corruption, and inequality humanity has repeatedly allowed to survive. With his former partner Celine Vance beside him, Micah must confront a terrifying question: what happens when the machine trying to save humanity decides humanity can no longer be trusted to save itself?
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