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Cynthia Vespia

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Born

Las Vegas

Website

http://www.cynthiavespia.com

Genre

Fantasy, Paranormal, Thriller

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Dean Koontz, Tony Robbins, Bruce Lee, Arnold Schwarzenegger ...more

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July 2010

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"Original Cyn" Cynthia Vespia is a multi-award nominated author. She writes fantasy novels with bite including urban fantasy vigilantes and heroic adventure fantasy. Her books have featured a secret group of superhero renegades; the dark underbelly of Las Vegas; and a duo of demon hunters fighting supernatural beings. Cyn's latest is an exciting new fantasy adventure series about a slayer of dragons who has a change of heart.

Rayna the Dragonslayer was a Top 5 Finalist in The Next Generation Indie Book Awards and ranked #1 in Amazon’s fantasy adventure fiction category. She’s previously received a "Best Series" nomination for her fantasy trilogy Demon Hunter. Her novel Karma ranked #1 on Amazon twice in several distinct categories including ...more

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Average rating: 4.03 · 243 ratings · 79 reviews · 40 distinct works • Similar authors

	Rayna the Dragonslayer (A Time of Dragons Book 1) 4.31 avg rating — 39 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Karma (Silke's Strike Force #1) 3.90 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lucky Sevens 4.29 avg rating — 24 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Demon Hunter Saga (Demon Hunter, #1-3) 3.62 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rayna the Dragon Warrior (A Time of Dragons Book 2) 4.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sins and Virtues 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Destiny Unleashed (Demon Huntress, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rayna the Dragon Rider (A Time of Dragons Book 3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kobra (Silke's Strike Force #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crescent: Victory Over Adversity 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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DC Comics and AEW Join Forces for Historic Justice League Wrestling Crossover

DC Comics and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) have announced a first-of-its-kind crossover event that will see the Justice League join forces with AEW’s top wrestling stars in a two-issue comic book series. The partnership kicks off with an exclusive preview available only at New York Comic Con this October.

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Series by Cynthia Vespia

Silke's Strike Force (4 books)
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Demon Hunter (3 books)
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Demon Huntress (3 books)
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Cynthia Vespia wrote a new blog post DC Comics and AEW Join Forces for Historic Justice League Wrestling Crossover DC Comics and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) have announced a first-of-its-kind crossover event that will see the Justice League join forces with AEW’s top Read more of this blog post »
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Cynthia Vespia rated a book it was amazing A Time of Dying (Raven, #5) by Richard Kirk	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nice completion to the Raven series, though it did feel as though Kirk meant to write more. Well-written, high-stakes. Lots of emotion.
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“Live your dreams.”
― Cynthia Vespia

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You'll love this ...: Sam's High Octane Alphabet Extravaganza	177	161	Nov 19, 2013 05:06AM
Making Connections: 1803. LUCKY SEVENS by Cynthia Vespia	7	31	Dec 02, 2013 11:16PM
Goodreads Authors...: A Question on Contests	7	153	May 13, 2015 02:10PM
Making Connections: Welcome - Introduce Yourself	7417	4951	Sep 17, 2015 07:10PM
Making Connections: 4918. Karma (Silke Butters, #1) by Cynthia Vespia	1	7	May 02, 2017 12:53PM
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“The past does not equal the future.”
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“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
― Oprah Winfrey

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“I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.”
― Maya Angelou

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“The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.”
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“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
― Stephen King

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