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Cateline Isely, known more often as C. J. R. Isely, an American author, is best known for her William of Alamore series. The first in this series, Ranger of Kings, was originally published in 2020. While the books are still being released at this time, the original series was written and unreleased between the years of 2008 and 2012. Currently, the fifth book in the series--Tyrant of Traitors--is in the editing process and set to release in late 2023. She is a fourth generation author, with her father, Jeter Isely, penning western novels.

Born in Illinois, Isely first came up for the idea of Alamore before she ever wrote it, as a child visiting her family in Nebraska. However, it was not long after her own move to Kansas that she began to write Ranger of Kings. This book was shortly followed with several others in the series. The working titles that followed were The Cutthroat Prince, The Cruel King (The Fallen Heir), The Kings Elder (Rogue Amongst Royals), Cousin of the Count (Tyrant of Traitors), and the sixth in series (titles unreleased.)

In the time she took writing them, Isely showed and trained horses, traveled on a sailing vessel, learned how to operate and work on a cattle ranch, and continued to pursue knowledge in medieval weaponary such as archery and swordsmanship.

However, though the series was completed on paper in 2012, they were put aside as Isely pursued a degree at Kansas State University and a career following. In this time, she admits to never fully leaving the characters behind but feeling the need to pursue other avenues with he degree.

Not until late 2019, while trying to ease some of the unrest in her life, did she pick up Ranger of Kings again and begin to rework the story for its release. She released it in 2020, unsure of what she was doing or who she might find to read her works.

Since then, she has enjoyed getting the chance to know readers who have been brought to her works by a shared love of character driven plots, horses, medieval fantasy, and adventure. She continues to write the William of Alamore series, as well as several spin offs, and has mentioned that there are other books in the works that would fall beyond the world of Alamore.