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Book Review – The Bird and the Sword by Amy Harmon

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The Bird and the Sword
You just can’t go wrong with a beautifully written tale, penned by such an eloquent author! Amy Harmon is MUCH-loved in our indie book world, and this book is yet another example of her effortless ability to capture our hearts with her words. An author renowned for her captivating prose culminating into stunning stories, delivers, yet again.

I’d recommend this book to anyone, young and old. Such a battle to overcome (in various ways). So much hurt, shame and fear, and yet SO much love and acceptance. What a beautiful message! read more

Rachel Higginson – The Star-Crossed Series Reading Order

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<— Adamantly recommended by Brooke! (as of the today, the first book is FREE!)

“I LOVED The Star-crossed series by Rachel Higginson, there are 4 books in the series and they are MOST definitely some of the best books I have ever read!!! The first one is called Reckless!! Anyways just thought I’d share and say thanks….”

AND Melanie likes it too: I also wanted to recommend the Star Crossed series by Rachel Higginson. Its a YA series, but its pretty good!

About book #1: read more

Chloe Neill – Dark Elite Series Reading Order

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About the series:

A new series about a boarding school filled with something worse than homework. 

Lily’s parents have sent her to a fancy boarding school in Chicago filled with the ultra-rich. If that wasn’t bad enough, she’s hearing and seeing bizarre things on St. Sophie’s creepy campus. Her roommate, Scout, keeps her sane, but keeps disappearing at night. When one day Lily finds Scout running from real-life monsters, she learns the hard way that Scout is involved in a splinter group of rebel teens. read more

Jennifer Estep – Elemental Assassin Series Reading Order

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Thanks to Angel for this recommendation!! She says: “… great series that I think you oughta read.”

About the series (as per the author):

“The Elemental Assassin books are set in the fictional Southern metropolis of Ashland, where Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina meet in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains. The books focus on Gin Blanco, an assassin codenamed the Spider who runs a barbecue restaurant called the Pork Pit in her spare time. Gin is also an elemental or person who can control one of the four elements – Air, Fire, Ice, and Stone. Gin has the rare gift of being able to control two elements, Ice and Stone in her case. Besides elementals like Gin, Ashland is also home to giants, dwarves, and vampires.” read more

Donna Grant – Dark Sword Series Reading Order

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Thanks to Lisabeth for suggesting this series:

About the series (with the help pf magic, gods bound themselves to Highlander warriors during a time of war, but the god’s lust for battle spiraled out of control)

…inside each warrior, the gods waited. With every generation the gods moved from warrior to warrior, passed down and forever a part of the family’s bloodline. And so the Warriors were born.

Dangerous Highlander: A Dark Sword Novel

Forbidden Highlander: A Dark Sword Novel read more