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Sandy Williams graduated from Texas A&M University with degrees in political science and history. She worked as a librarian until her husband whisked her off to London on an extended business trip. Now, she’s back in Texas, writing full time and moonlighting as a librarian. Visit her on the web at www.sandy-williams.com.


Took the twins halfway to the grandparents’ house today then came home and frantically prepared for the RT Booklovers Convention! I think I have everything packed. *crosses fingers*


I have two “official” appearances this week.


FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013

10:00am – 11:00am Reader Anything Goes in Urban Fantasy: Authors Tell All


SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2013

11am – 2 pm Giant Book Fair


I’ll be attending a few panels a...

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Published on April 30, 2013 20:24 • 14 views
Average rating: 3.94 · 4,510 ratings · 793 reviews · 3 distinct works · Similar authors
The Shadow Reader (Shadow R...
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 4,381 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions
The Shattered Dark (Shadow ...
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 845 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions
The Sharpest Blade (Shadow ...
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — expected publication 2013 — 2 editions

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The Shadow Reader The Shattered Dark
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Assassin's Gambit by Amy Raby
Assassin's Gambit (Hearts and Thrones, #1)
by Amy Raby (Goodreads Author)
read in April, 2013
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I came across an interview with the author on the Qwillery review site. Amy Raby talked about the research she did for this book, reading the Art of War and speeches given by real world leaders so she could get Lucien'...more
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Encrypted by Lindsay Buroker
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"I want to read these books! I've heard such good things about them. Plus, my agent represent the author. :-) I think I'll wait until the third book is...more "
Sandy Williams made a comment on her review of Bossypants
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"Right. I didn't rate it because it wouldn't be fair, but I still wanted to get my thoughts down.

You'd probably enjoy the book! It's just me who doesn'...more
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Caught in Amber by Cathy Pegau
Caught in Amber
by Cathy Pegau (Goodreads Author)
Added this because Heather Massey (of Galaxy Express) recommended it to Felicia Day in an "open letter". She made it sound good, and most of the reviews are positive, and, hell, it only costs $1.99, so I'll probably give it a go.
Finders Keepers by Linnea Sinclair
Finders Keepers
by Linnea Sinclair (Goodreads Author)
read in February, 2008
UPDATED 3/29/13: Read this book for at least the third time this week (I think I've read it 4-5 times), and I still adore it. I haven't reread my review in a long time, and I kind of agree with my statement about the ending. There was a lot of explai...more
Bossypants by Tina Fey
Bossypants
by Tina Fey
read in April, 2013
I attempted to listen to this book on a road trip to Houston. I think my husband is right, though: I think I like Tina Fey more than I actually do. Honestly, I think I only like the Tina Fey that is Sarah Palin. Not sure if I get her humour otherwise...more
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“Fine," he says, his words coming out breathless. "I'll save your precious sword-master, McKenzie. But I will never, ever give you back to him.”
Sandy Williams, The Shadow Reader

“If I were a good man,” he says, “I’d acknowledge that Taltrayn is an honorable fae, that he loves you and would take care of you. I’d step down and let you have the man you’ve always wanted, but, McKenzie, I’m not as good as Taltrayn. I never will be, and I can’t step down. I’ll fight for the chance to be with you.”
Sandy Williams, The Shadow Reader

“He’s had ten years to make you fall in love with him. I haven’t had ten weeks! Tell me how that’s fair!”
Sandy Williams, The Shadow Reader

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The Shadow Reader (McKenzie Lewis, #1)
The Shadow Reader by Sandy Williams
Book synopsis: There can only be one allegiance.
It’s her time to choose.

Some humans can see the fae. McKenzie Lewis can track them, reading the shadows they leave behind. But some shadows lead to danger. Others lead to lies.

A Houston college student trying to finish her degree, McKenzie has been working for the fae king for years, tracking vicious rebels who would claim the Realm. Her job isn’t her only secret. For just as long, she’s been in love with Kyol, the king’s sword-master—and relationships between humans and fae are forbidden.

But any hope for a normal life is shattered when she’s captured by Aren, the fierce and uncompromising rebel leader. He teaches her the forbidden fae language and tells her dark truths about the Court, all to persuade her to turn against the king. Time is running out, and as the fight starts to claim human lives, McKenzie has no choice but to decide once and for all whom to trust and where she ultimately stands in the face of a cataclysmic civil war.
 
  22 votes 28.6%

Good Omens
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett
Book synopsis: According to "The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter," "Witch" (the world's only "completely" accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner.

So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon--both of whom have lived amongst Earth's mortals since The Beginning and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle--are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture.

And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist . . .
 
  22 votes 28.6%

Darkhouse (Experiment in Terror, #1)
Karina Halle
Book synopsis: With all the vampire, werewolf and faerie books out there, it's easy to become numb to all things supernatural. The antidote? Darkhouse introduces two real and unforgettable characters, Perry Palomino & Dex Foray, amateur ghost hunters who are "attractive, relatable and oddly heroic," "flawed but loveable," "slightly crazy" and just the most endearing pair to ever tackle the paranormal...just don't call them normal. Darkhouse is a thrilling and sexy new take on concepts like Supernatural and The X-Files, bringing a breath of fresh air to a genre that has been inundated with the dead.
 
  10 votes 13.0%

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (The Inheritance Trilogy, #1)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
Book synopsis: Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned to the majestic city of Sky. There, to her shock, Yeine is named an heiress to the king. But the throne of the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is not easily won, and Yeine is thrust into a vicious power struggle with cousins she never knew she had. As she fights for her life, she draws ever closer to the secrets of her mother's death and her family's bloody history.

With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, Yeine will learn how perilous it can be when love and hate - and gods and mortals - are bound inseparably together.
 
  10 votes 13.0%

Mariana
Mariana by Susanna Kearsley
Book synopsis: The first time Julia Beckett saw Greywethers she was only five, but she knew that it was her house. And now that she’s at last become its owner, she suspects that she was drawn there for a reason.

As if Greywethers were a portal between worlds, she finds herself transported into seventeenth-century England, becoming Mariana, a young woman struggling against danger and treachery, and battling a forbidden love.

Each time Julia travels back, she becomes more enthralled with the past...until she realizes Mariana’s life is threatening to eclipse her own, and she must find a way to lay the past to rest or lose the chance for happiness in her own time.
 
  9 votes 11.7%

Hidden Empire (The Saga of Seven Suns, #1)
Hidden Empire by Kevin J. Anderson
Book synopsis: In the 25th century, humanity is just beginning to blossom in space exploration, thanks mostly to the aid of the alien Ildirans. The only other known galactic race is the long-gone Klikiss, who've deserted a world of robots and other bizarre technology on the moon Hyrilka. However, when archaeologist husband-and-wife team Louis and Margaret Colicos activate one particular Klikiss device, they discover that they have awakened a hidden empire. The Hydrogues declare war on Earth.
 
  4 votes 5.2%

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Yodamom Hi, I had to let you know that I just finished Shadow Reader and LOVED it ! Amazing adventure with the perfect amount of action, intrigue and romance for me. I already ordered book 2. Keep writing :D


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Anzu The Great Destroyer Thanks for the friend request and for not killing me after my review for The Shadow Reader :">


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