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  <default-description>Secrets and illusions abound in a decaying convent wrapped in dark magic and scented with blood. Portia came to the convent with the ghost of Imogen, the lover she failed to protect in life. Now, the spell casting caste wants to make sure that neither she nor her spirit ever leave.    Portia's ignorance of her own power may be even more deadly than those who conspire against her as she fights to fulfill her sworn duty to protect humankind in a battle against dark illusions and painful realities.    Steeped in the legends of the Nephilim, The Convent of the Pure is the first installment of a steampunk novella trilogy by Sara M. Harvey.</default-description>
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    <body><![CDATA[Having no idea what to expect when I started reading this story, I was immediately drawn into the world that Portia Gyony inhabits.  Portia is a trained warrior of the Gyony, a group of descendents of the Nephilim, which were the offspring of the union of angels and human women. In this world, the N...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61570958">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Have you ever looked at the cover of a book and knew you just had to read it? Opened the book and by the end of the first chapter knew this was a book that was going to be read in one sitting no matter how long that took?<br/><br/>Only to be disappointed when you turned the last page because you w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53811698">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[	&quot;I am Portia Gyony,&quot; she repeated, and the world bent slightly around the edges.<br/><br/><br/>What would it be like to witness a battle between celestial beings? Sort of like The Convent of the Pure by Sara M. Harvey. Portia is a demon hunter and a Nephilim, a descendant of human and ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56088280">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[So far I've only had a chance to read the first chapter; I'm hoping to get more time soon.  The review in Publisher's Weekly describes this novella as lesbian erotica, but it strikes me more as a good YA book with an unsuitable cover.  So far, not quite the breathtaking beauty of <em>A Year and a Day,</em> b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53428589">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An intriguing page turner with excellent character development that lends itself to some very juices sequels.  Can't wait for the next one. ]]></body>
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