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Julie C. Gilbert

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Edge-of-your-seat thrillers and sci-fi about extraordinary powers, unbreakable bonds, and the courage to do what’s right.

Cyberpunk and near-future scifiChristian fantasySupernatural suspenseCrime thrillersAction and adventure speculative thrillers
81,276published words across 4 Lantern stories

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About the author

By day, Julie C. Gilbert teaches high school science—including biology, chemistry, and forensics. By night, she is an author of fast-paced thrillers and speculative fiction featuring extraordinary powers, unbreakable bonds, and deep moral conviction. From near-future sci-fi to supernatural suspense, her work delivers high-stakes action driven by resilient characters and found-family loyalty. Explore her worlds at www.juliecgilbert.com.

New Jersey - or somewhere in my head

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The fun stuff.

The little things readers always want to know after the last page.

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Forever shelf

Favorite books

  • The Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson
  • The Cry of the Icemark by Stuart Hill
  • The Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan
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In the headphones

Writing soundtrack

  • Cinematic orchestral scores
  • Epic video game OSTs
  • Trailer music
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Tiny author lore

Things to know

  • Makes iced coffee by simply forgetting about the hot coffee.
  • Tends to feature overprotective older siblings as MCs.
  • Walks about 10K steps a day.

On Lantern

Stories by Julie C. Gilbert

Devya's Children Books 1-5 by Julie C. Gilbert

YA scifi

Devya's Children Books 1-5

She shapes dreams. They want to shape her.

Twelve-year-old Jillian Blairington thinks she’s ordinary, but she’s a genetically engineered Dream Shaper.

Kidnapped along with her babysitter, Danielle Matheson, Jillian meets both the scientists who created her and the Gifted siblings she never knew about.

Danielle’s life is linked to her performance.

The training is difficult and dangerous, but if they ever want to go home, Jillian must master her Gift and ally with her new siblings. But can she trust them?


Ashlynn’s Dreams is Book 1 in Devya’s Children, a fast-paced YA near-future sci-fi series full of genetic superpowers and found-family bonds.

It will be followed by Books 2-5.

Read Book 1: IMPORTANT PEOPLE, PROLOGUE, and CHAPTER ONE
App Audit Adventures: Payouts and Pitfalls by Julie C. Gilbert

Nonfiction

App Audit Adventures: Payouts and Pitfalls

Want to make money playing mobile games?

You’ve seen the ads. Now, let’s talk reality. It’s possible to make money playing games. In fact, I’ve made over $1000 doing just that, but there are some serious traps you must avoid to make money instead of lose it.

Inside each audit, you’ll get:

  • The Math: Real earnings vs. time investment (and actual effort required).
  • The Pitfalls: Buggy tracking, predatory game mechanics, and annoying avalanches of ads.
  • The Verdict: Yes, this is awesome! vs. Avoid at all costs!
  • Tap-out Tips: Which games I quit mid-grind and why

Step inside to see how much time, energy, money, and brain cells I spent to hit four figures—so you can skip the scams and get straight to the real payouts.

Read Episode 1: App Review Journey: Overview
Heartfelt Cases Books 1-3 by Julie C. Gilbert

Christian Mystery

Heartfelt Cases Books 1-3

2 agents, 3 cases, 1 God …

Ann and Patrick aren’t your typical FBI agents, but then again, these aren’t normal cases either.

They’re much more personal.

The Collins Case: The agents race against time to find one of Ann’s high school friends.

The Kiverson Case: Ann and Patrick battle a man bent on revenge.

The Davidson Case: Ann scrambles to find out who wants her sister dead.

Fear rules their world, will it rule their hearts?

Read PROLOGUE and BOOK 1 CHAPTER ONE: PEACEFUL NIGHT
Superhero Saga Bonus by Julie C. Gilbert

Superhero Fantasy

Superhero Saga Bonus

56+ Classified Files. Two Secret Vaults. Zero Filter.

Think you know everything about Jess’s "dream job" reviewing superpowers for suit-wearing government thugs? Welcome to the ultimate off-the-record archives—56+ episodes of high-stakes training, buried secrets, and deep-lore companion stories the Suits desperately tried to keep locked away.

This collection breaks down into two top-secret files:
• The Training Modules: Step into the field with Jess as she puts dangerous, unhinged, and downright absurd powers through the wringer. Expect brutal trial-and-error, snark-fueled survival tactics, and the absolute worst assignments her handlers could throw at her.

• The Memory Capsules: Unlock intimate, high-impact snapshots from the past. Dive deep into the lived memories of Jess’s mother, her sister, and other key figures from the saga—revealing the hidden histories, secret sacrifices, and personal truths that shaped the world before Jess ever put on the badge.

Whether you're looking for tactical power-testing chaos or the emotional backstory behind the saga's biggest secrets, this vault has it all.

Start unlocking the archives—before the government scrubs them for good.

Read Bonus Episode 1: (Behind the Scenes) - Playlist

Beyond Lantern

More books by Julie C. Gilbert

Finished books, full-length worlds, and other stories waiting wherever you buy books.

Superhero Saga Season 1: Trials, Tribulations, and Trust Issues - Superhero Fantasy cover

Published book

Superhero Saga Season 1: Trials, Tribulations, and Trust Issues - Superhero Fantasy

Get kidnapped by government thugs. Check.

(Guess that’s off my bucket list.)

Name’s Jess, and I have superpowers. A lot of them. You’d think that would make life easier. Wrong. Dead wrong.

Having many superpowers landed me my first job out of college. (Translation: The government sent suited sweet-talkers with a carrot-and-stick approach to kidnap me and set me to reviewing superpowers.)

Job Pros: Reviewing powers pays well, and my family stays off the scary people’s list of things-to-kill-today.

Job Cons: It comes with a billion strings attached and a side serving of life-and-death situations.

If I don’t beat the government at their own game, I’ll die. Worse, I’ll probably take my family down with me. This whole situation is giving me some Grade A trust issues.

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Scratched Off - Mystery/Thriller

Failure means more people die.

“The Big One” could make Sam’s career or … break him.

FBI Special Agent Samuel Kerman has been tasked to catch a wildly erratic serial killer dropping bodies in Pennsylvania state parks. The victims differ, and the manner of murder changes every time.

Amid the mountains of physical evidence, only a mysterious gray dust and declarations of guilt or innocence link the crimes.It’s not much to work with, and the case drags on for months.

Then, things go from bad to worse when the killer makes it personal. Family, friends, strangers … everybody’s in danger of being scratched off.

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Spirit's Bane - Christian Fantasy

The Kindred Spirit Bond makes them powerful … Lucifer has noticed.

As with all young angels on the Guardian path, Allister and Mina undertake a wide variety of missions to discover their Gifts.

Meanwhile, Satan and his top lieutenants have a new secret weapon to test, so they set a trap for the pair.

Now, the Guardian Angel candidates need protection. If Spirit’s Bane successfully destroys the angels of light, the last line of defense between humans and demons will disappear.

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Heartfelt Cases Books 1-3 - Christian Mystery

2 agents, 3 cases, 1 God … Ann and Patrick aren’t your typical FBI agents, but then again, these aren’t normal cases either.

They’re much more personal.

The Collins Case: The agents race against time to find one of Ann’s high school friends.

The Kiverson Case: Ann and Patrick battle a man bent on revenge.

The Davidson Case: Ann scrambles to find out who wants her sister dead.

Fear rules their world, will it rule their hearts?

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This is the combination book for Heartfelt Cases, containing books 1-3. The series is Christian mystery. (If that's not your genre, try the Shadow Council series.)

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