Meet the Author
Who is G.C. Johnson?
G. C. Johnson (Gabby) has been a writer since 2006, coming a long way from scribbling away at notebooks in class. She now writes at her laptop and slowly yet surely works on her novels. Not only is she a book nerd and a collector of Jack Skellington funkos, she’s also a chronic illness warrior and has been battling multiple conditions for eight years. She spends her days cuddling her dogs Chico & Chimmy, watching Gilmore Girls, and listening to music ranging from Parachute to BTS to Breaking Benjamin. She is the author of The Stranger Within, Lovely Vengeance, and Phantom’s Lament.
You can follow her on Instagram @authorgcjohnson
Why writing?
She’s been writing since she was nine, but it wasn't until she was twelve that it really became something more to her. Gabby would write Percy Jackson fanfic for school projects and her teachers noticed she was a good storyteller. That's when it all changed.
Few favorites...
~ Leigh Bardugo (Six of Crows, Shadow and Bone Trilogy)
~Kerri Maniscalco (Stalking Jack the Ripper series)
~Marie Lu (The Young Elites Trilogy)
~Sherrilyn Kenyon (Chronicles of Nick) **pictured here**
~John Flanagan (Ranger's Apprentice)
~Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
The Stranger Within Series (Books 1-3)
The Stranger Within
The Stranger Within
The Stranger Within
Olivia Jenkins and Sam Wayne used to be the closest of friends until their friendship ended abruptly the summer before high school. Three years later, Sam is now the leader of a Lower Manhattan street gang, and despite it all, Olivia's in love with him. When the two are forced to be Geometry partners, they'll have to work past their chil
Olivia Jenkins and Sam Wayne used to be the closest of friends until their friendship ended abruptly the summer before high school. Three years later, Sam is now the leader of a Lower Manhattan street gang, and despite it all, Olivia's in love with him. When the two are forced to be Geometry partners, they'll have to work past their childhood memories and present rivalry for a pleasant senior year... but old feelings and a secret threaten to ruin it.
Lovely Vengeance
The Stranger Within
The Stranger Within
Eight months after the events in The Stranger Within, Sam and Olivia are graduated and ready for a hectic free life. However, when former friend and member Santiago seeks revenge on Sam for disbanding Under-Twenty, he declares war. In the sequel to The Stranger Within, the bad boy and good girl are thrown back into the world of violence
Eight months after the events in The Stranger Within, Sam and Olivia are graduated and ready for a hectic free life. However, when former friend and member Santiago seeks revenge on Sam for disbanding Under-Twenty, he declares war. In the sequel to The Stranger Within, the bad boy and good girl are thrown back into the world of violence as their personal lives start to rip at the seams. And while Sam and Olivia grow closer, Santiago becomes bolder and that pushes Sam towards the black hole that is his inner darkness.
Phantom’s Lament
The Stranger Within
Phantom’s Lament
After a three year rivalry, a kidnapping, and a gang war, Olivia Jenkins and Sam Wayne are ready for a crime-free life, but when the truth of a past tragedy is revealed just days before their wedding, Sam slowly becomes emotionally detached and risks losing everything he's worked for, including the forgiveness that took him years to ach
After a three year rivalry, a kidnapping, and a gang war, Olivia Jenkins and Sam Wayne are ready for a crime-free life, but when the truth of a past tragedy is revealed just days before their wedding, Sam slowly becomes emotionally detached and risks losing everything he's worked for, including the forgiveness that took him years to achieve. Even though Olivia's faith in him remains solid, his numbness eventually reaches its peak and suddenly they're struggling to keep a future together possible. In the third chapter of The Stranger Within, the good girl finds herself walking along a tightrope as she juggles her family's transition to a new normal and her fear of the bad boy's return to the warring streets of Manhattan. And when the mayhem suddenly takes a turn for the worse, Sam must decide if he wants to be redeemed or forever chained to a lifetime of grief.
The Stranger Within Series (Book 4 & 5)
Wretched Legacy
Wretched Legacy
Wretched Legacy
In the fourth part of The Stranger Within, the good girl must choose to pursue a decision with the risk of hurting a loved one as the bad boy is forced to get comfortable with gruesome violence and eventually meets the hardest obstacle of his life: if some bloodshed is worth getting the happy ending.
Tragedy's Voice
Wretched Legacy
Wretched Legacy
In the last installment of The Stranger Within Series...
*** TSW Fan Art ***
Sam Wayne
Art work done by @laupical
Lovely Vengeance Park Scene
Art work done by local artist Jonathan Rosenbaum with majaNATION
Sam & Olivia
Art work done by friend Hollyn Gentry
Sweet Jayne
Fan Art done by @aundiebluedesigns
TSW Aesthetics
