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Join Rainy Day Books and Johnson County Library for " Dangerous Impulses " with author Jennifer Lynn Barnes and Sarah Henning. This event includes a conversation between Jennifer and Sarah along with an opportunity to get your book signed. This event is free and open to all.

No purchase required to attend. The Author Jennifer Lynn Barnes is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty-five acclaimed young adult novels, including the Inheritance Games Saga, the Debutantes series, "The Lovely and the Lost", and the Naturals series. Jen is also a Fulbright Scholar with advanced degrees in psychology, psychiatry, and cognitive science.

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She received her PhD from Yale University in 2012 and was a professor of psychology and professional writing for many years. She invites you to visit her online at jenniferlynnbarnes.com » or follow her on Instagram @authorjenlynnbarnes. The Moderator Sarah Henning is the author of several books for young readers, including "Throw Like a Girl", "It’s All in How You Fall", "The Lies We Conjure", the Sea Witch duology, and the Kingdoms of Sand and Sky trilogy.

When not writing, she runs a ton (but no longer has time for ultramarathons), dotes on her two kids and two cats, and takes walks with her husband and fluffy corgi. Sarah lives in Lawrence, Kansas, home to Langston Hughes, William S. Burroughs, and a really good basketball team (Rock Chalk!).

She invites you to visit her online at sarahhenningwrites.com » . The Book "Dangerous Impulses": Cassie Hobbes joined the FBI’s Naturals program at seventeen because she had an incredible ability to read people. Since then, Cassie, fellow profiler Dean, emotion-reader Michael, lie-detector Lia, and statistical genius Sloane have caught serial killers, outsmarted masterminds, and saved countless lives.

Now, eight months after the most twisted, traumatizing case of their lives and still dealing with the psychological fall-out, the Naturals decide to take on a joyful mission for once: playing matchmaker. With Christmas fast approaching, how hard could it be for an emotion-reader, a deception detector, two profilers, and a statistician armed with a wealth of data on romantic relationships to secure a happily ever after for two people who are already very obviously in love? Turns out … very.

Because to bring their FBI mentors back together, the Naturals will first have to solve the mystery of why Special Agent Veronica Sterling can’t let herself have the very thing she wants the most. Profiling a profiler is tricky business, and it soon becomes clear that to solve this mystery, the Naturals need to uncover the past. Add in a puzzling series of interconnected crime scenes, an UNSUB with a fondness for snow, and a cold case on the verge of heating up, and it’s shaping up to be a killer Christmas.

Catch every thrilling twist and turn of The Naturals series in: The Naturals, Killer Instinct, All In, Bad Blood, Dangerous Impulses, Twelve (enovella) For more unputdownable series from Jennifer Lynn Barnes, don’t miss the beloved Inheritance Games Saga and The Debutantes duet. Signing Logistics : A copy of "Dangerous Impulses" is required to enter the signing line. There is a limit of 2 books to be signed (brought from home or purchased).

There is a limit of 1 personalization of "Dangerous Impulses". Signing details are subject to change depending on the author and publisher's needs.

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