J.P. CARUSO is from Massachusetts’ North Shore, where she lives off of iced coffee year-round. With bachelor’s degrees in graphic design and biology, she’s transitioned from a career in art to a career in science with aspirations of becoming a pathologist. When she isn’t working, she’s playing survival-crafting videogames, drawing spicy art, or practicing krav maga and muay thai kickboxing, in which she is a first-degree black belt.

Primarily a M/M romance writer, J.P. has been in love with love her whole life, and she has been honing her writing skills since she was a teenager. Her first foray into writing was through fanfiction, and she has participated in numerous fandoms throughout the years. Since then, she has written everything from TV commercial scripts to poetry to scientific manuscripts. Her fiction writing features detailed world-building, feel-good character development, flowing descriptions, and poignant turns of phrase.

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By J.P. Caruso

The Menagerie

Published by DREAMSPINNER PRESS

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The Menagerie

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Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-1-64108-816-9

Digital ISBN: 978-1-64108-815-2

Digital eBook published May 2025

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