Some secrets are better left sleeping.

Lily Sommers returned to Raven Ridge to bury her uncle and leave. Instead, the local police chief tells her...

Charlene Johnson

Charlene Johnson

Charlene Johnson is an indie author and creator of the Circle of the Red Scorpion paranormal romance series, along with the romantic suspense worlds of Raven Ridge (formerly Sterling Wood) and Blown Away. Known for immersive world-building and emotionally charged storytelling, she writes stories where magic walks hand in hand with danger—and love refuses to surrender.

A romantic at heart, Charlene began her creative journey with poetry, capturing the fire of first love, the quiet devastation of heartbreak, and the hard-won beauty of healing. That lyrical foundation continues to shape her fiction, infusing her novels and short stories with rich atmosphere, myth-tinged legends, and passion that burns long after the final page.

Now re-launching her catalog as an indie author, Charlene is breathing new life into her interconnected worlds—refining, expanding, and re-imagining them for a new generation of readers. Her stories celebrate devotion that defies fate, old legends reborn, and the belief that even in darkness, love is the most dangerous magic of all.

Her interconnected worlds continue to grow, with new stories, re-imagined releases, and unseen corners still waiting to be explored.



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Where Secrets Sleep (Raven Ridge Universe Book 1)

Book #1 from the series: Raven Ridge Universe

Some secrets are better left sleeping.

Lily Sommers returned to Raven Ridge to bury her uncle and leave. Instead, the local police chief tells her the truth no one wants to hear—his death wasn’t suicide. It was murder.

Searching for answers drags Lily into a web of small-town secrets and straight into the shadow of her brother’s unsolved death. In...

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Loving Jude (Raven Ridge Universe)

Raven Ridge Prequel Novella
Book #0 from the series: Raven Ridge Universe

Before Raven Ridge became a place of lies and loss, Jude Jones believed in music, independence… and keeping her heart guarded.

Achilles’ Bar and Lounge in Honey Creek is her refuge.
The stage is where she feels safe.

Charles Xavier, a wealthy businessman from Raven Ridge, never meant to notice her—until her voice cuts through years of loneliness...

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Descent Into Darkness: A Circle of the Red Scorpion Prequel

From the series: Circle of the Red Scorpion

Before he ruled a city… he learned how to survive.
Before he became a legend… he mastered power.


Solomon Blackwell learned early that the world respected only two things—fear and control. By sixteen, he understood both. By twenty, he was building an empire.

Now Seattle’s underworld answers to him. Law enforcement looks the other way. Wealth...

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This story was always meant to be told.

Releasing tomorrow.

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Raven Ridge Universe Series - Book 1 Releasing Tomorrow Some secrets are

Some secrets are better left sleeping…

Lily Sommers never meant to return to Raven Ridge. She came to bury her uncle and leave—until his death is ruled a murder.

As she digs into...

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I've been adding videos of characters in my Circle of the Red Scorpion Series. Check them out.

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