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Tori L. Ridgewood

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in Barrie, Ontario, Canada

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Romance, Horror, Paranormal

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Stephen King, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Nora Roberts, Diana Galbadon, [a:R ...more

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February 2012

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After her first heartbreak, Tori found solace in two things: reading romance novels and listening to an after-dark radio program called Lovers and Other Strangers. Throughout the summer and fall of 1990, the new kid in town found reading fiction and writing her own short stories gave her a much needed creative outlet. Determined to become a published author, Tori amassed stacks of notebooks and boxes of filed-away stories, most only half-finished before another idea would overtake her and demand to be written down. Then, while on parental leave with her second baby, one story formed and refused to be packed away. Between teaching full-time, parenting, and life in general, it would take almost seven years before the first novel in her first ...more

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September thoughts

Last month, I received a quarterly royalty payment from Amazon for my books. I received a grand total of $.07 CAD.
And you know what… that’s cool. Because it means someone, somewhere, bought something that I wrote, and hopefully, enjoyed it as much as the others who have read my works.
I’m in a brief pause between editing contracts — I wonder how much I could get written in the next few weeks, while

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Tori L. Ridgewood’s books

Average rating: 4.23 · 156 ratings · 96 reviews · 19 distinct works

	Wind and Shadow (The Talbot Trilogy #1) 3.97 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Blood and Fire (The Talbot Trilogy, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Midnight Thirsts by Tori L. Ridgewood (Goodreads Author), Sara R. Feldman, Olivia Ritch 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Crystal and Wand (The Talbot Trilogy Book 3) 4.33 avg rating — 6 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
	Mist and Midnight really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Midnight Thirsts II by Tori L. Ridgewood (Goodreads Author), David W. Landrum, Brooksley Borne (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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
	Rip Gone Wrong it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Leave the Lights On: Adult Horror Anthology it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Kate's Encounter 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	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
	Kate's Encounter: The Dark Lake Chronicles: Chapter One 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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