Janette Rallison (born April 1, 1966)[1][2] is an American writer best known for her light romance novels for young adults.

She is married and has five children, including James Rallison, an Internet personality and animator, better known online as TheOdd1sOut.

She has recently acquired the rights to these books and has been re-editing and republishing them (her Erasing Time series under her pen name C.J.

After her books changed genres from romantic comedy to action, Rallison's editor had her use the pen name C.J.

She writes on her website that "If your teacher asks you to identify symbolism in my books, you have my permission to tell him/her that I didn’t put any in."