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Dragons within guarding her own by Balance of Seven publishing

Featuring stories by Celosia Crane, Kimberly Gail, Hayley Green, Kristine Haecker, Shannon McRoberts, Finn O’Malley, Leo Otherland, D. Marie Prokop, Jess Reece, Theda Vallee, Deana Rose Wilson, and Amanda Mills Woodlee. Introduction by Dorothy Tinker. Cover Art by Eben Schumacher.

“I am dragon. I am free. You are mine to protect.”

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A truth-seeker becomes imbued with the power to tip the scales of justice.

A headstrong privateer tempers her courage in the heart of a violent storm.

A pair of mittens leads to a family history rich with dragons.

Sparks fly when a chronically single pilot finally meets her match.

Enter the world of Dragons Within: a place where woman and dragon are one in the same: reigning strong, fierce, and free. Forging bonds with the world of mankind, these unconquerable beings discover a love for the vulnerable, the fragile, the broken.

A pregnant goddess seeks refuge for her children during war. A telepathic soldier finds the courage to claim her humanity. A dragon in human form uses her gifts to protect abuse victims in need. A girl chases a soldier through a desert wasteland to find her missing brother.

Featuring twelve new and emerging speculative fiction writers, this power-driven book delves deep into the journey from treasure hunter to guardian, mercenary to savior, fire-breather to martyr. Transforming rage into righteousness, the women of Dragons Within claim their people, pledging their lives to…guard their own.

My Thoughts

Some really great stories.

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Daughter of Time (The After Cilmeri Series Book 1) by Sarah Woodbury

Time travel to medieval Wales!

When Meg slips through time and into the arms of the last Prince of Wales, she must navigate the shifting allegiances that threaten the very existence of Wales–and create her own history that defies the laws of time. Open the door to a world of princes and castles in the prequel to the After Cilmeri series!

Complete series reading order: Daughter of Time, Footsteps in Time, Winds of Time, Prince of Time, Crossroads in Time, Children of Time, Exiles in Time, Castaways in Time, Ashes of Time, Warden of Time, Guardians of Time, Masters of Time, Outpost in Time, Shades of Time, Champions of Time, Refuge in Time, Unbroken in Time, Outcasts in Time, Hidden in Time, Legacy of Time, Renegades in Time. Also, This Small Corner of Time: The After Cilmeri Series Companion.

My Thoughts

This is a sweet romance. The fun times are all off the page. The entire series was a good read.

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Winnie’s Courage (Getting Back to Oz Book 1) by Jess Reece

What if the Wicked Witch were real?

Winifred Jones wakes up barefoot and bruised in a strange dungeon instead of her cozy San Diego apartment, and things just get weirder from there when she stops Dorothy Gale from murdering the Wicked Witch, accidentally releasing a magical tornado trapped inside a golden compass. In the blink of an eye, the three women are torn from the Witch’s castle in Oz and thrust into one fairytale world of Winnie’s childhood after another. Fighting for their lives against man-eating apes, bloodthirsty pirates, and sadistic queens, they share just one common goal: to get back home.

Pick up Getting Back to Oz: Book One Winnie’s Courage today, and join Winnie on her quest as she discovers if she has the courage to return home, or stay lost forever in literary lands both familiar and dangerous..

My Thoughts

This is another series I adore…The author is amazing. Her book Sasorie (Not sure I am spelling that right) was amazing too. This is the first of three. Each is an in depth imagining of Oz and three women there. The adventure of Oz is definitely felt but the character’s are better than what was in the original story. This has Jess Reece’s imagination written all over it. I haven’t read the next two because I couldn’t get them yet. I bought both this weekend past and look forward to letting y’ all know what I think.

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A Demon in Crises (The Endless Series Book 2) by Finn O’Malley

Some choices awaken what should have stayed buried.
Ren has spent millennia suppressing the most dangerous parts of himself. Becoming a Synergy demon wasn’t fate—it was a decision. One that bound him to ancient laws and kept what he truly is contained.
But when magic awakens in the Earth Realm, everything changes.
Ash was never supposed to matter.
Now tethered to her in a way he cannot break, Ren is caught between restraint and something far more volatile: attachment.
Fate doesn’t make mistakes. A devastating chain of events is already in motion, forcing Ren to confront a truth he’s spent centuries burying.
Some connections aren’t meant to survive.
This time… saving her could destroy everything.

My Thoughts

I love this series, this author, and am always wanting more. the book kept me hooked until the end just like every single one of Finn O’MALLEY’S books. it left me mad because I was wanting more. The world is amazing as always and the characters were worth reading. this one is just got me begging for the next one.

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Carrie by Steven King

Unpopular at school and subjected to her mother’s religious fanaticism at home, Carrie White does not have it easy. But while she may be picked on by her classmates, she has a gift she’s kept secret since she was a little girl: she can move things with her mind. Doors lock. Candles fall. Her ability has been both a power and a problem. And when she finds herself the recipient of a sudden act of kindness, Carrie feels like she’s finally been given a chance to be normal. She hopes that the nightmare of her classmates’ vicious taunts is over . . . but an unexpected and cruel prank turns her gift into a weapon of horror so destructive that the town may never recover.

My Thoughts

I am so thankful that this was not the first Steven king book I read. This is the only one I ever felt like the movie was better than the book. this book was hard to read because of the way he wrote it. it reads like a bunch of news articles instead of a story. this is only slightly better than the worst book I’ve ever read by him.