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Doranna Durgin

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Doranna Durgin is an award-winning author (the Compton Crook for Best First SF/F/H novel) whose quirky spirit has led to an extensive and eclectic publishing journey across genres, publishers, and publishing lines. Beyond that, she hangs around outside her Southwest mountain home with horse and highly accomplished competition dogs. She doesn't believe in mastering the beast within, but in channeling its power--for good or bad has yet to be decided! She says, “My books are SF/F, mystery, paranormal romance, & romantic suspense. My world is the Southwest, and my dogs are Beagles!”

Doranna’s most recent releases encompass the three books of the Reckoners trilogy--a powerful ghostbuster raised by a spirit, her brilliantly eccentric backup team, ...more

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Galisteo Basin, BCH Training Ride

By Patty Wilber

We had some cold and windy days two weeks ago. Those are not ideal for colt starts, but all the horses have outdoor pens. If they live in the wind, they ought to be able to work in the wind, and so we rode in the wind. The tarp work was bit intense, just saying!

MH, the head flipper, has progressed to a snaffle bit. He has an amazing lope. Toots, the super reactive, stood stil

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	Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 1 by Doranna Durgin (Goodreads Author), Christie Golden, Yvonne Navarro (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 2,285 ratings — published 2001 — 10 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
	A Feral Darkness 3.89 avg rating — 820 ratings — published 2001 — 11 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
	Wolverine's Daughter 3.74 avg rating — 702 ratings — published 2000 — 11 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
	Dun Lady's Jess (Changespell Saga , #1) by Doranna Durgin (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Moon (Foreword) 3.95 avg rating — 623 ratings — published 1994 — 8 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
	Touched by Magic 3.83 avg rating — 557 ratings — published 1996 — 7 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
	Hidden Steel (Hunter & Hunted Book 1) 3.49 avg rating — 504 ratings — published 2008 — 7 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
	Tooth and Claw 3.53 avg rating — 277 ratings — published 2001 — 9 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
	Jaguar Night (Sentinels #1) 3.69 avg rating — 260 ratings — published 2009 — 16 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
	Angel: Impressions 4.15 avg rating — 202 ratings — published 2003 — 10 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
	Barrenlands (Changespell Saga , #0) 3.87 avg rating — 186 ratings — published 1998 — 7 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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The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11

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“Don't be afraid of anything, only fear death.”
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“Forgotten gods fill the layers of heaven. Quiescent, subordinate, long ago superseded. Waiting. And every so often, reminded of their own existence. ~~~”
― Doranna Durgin, A Feral Darkness

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message 8: by Doranna

Apr 04, 2018 07:40AM

Janice wrote: "Thank you for friending me. Have a great day."

Glad for it! You have a good one, too! --D

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message 7: by Janice

Apr 04, 2018 06:43AM

Thank you for friending me. Have a great day.

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message 6: by Doranna (last edited Mar 16, 2015 09:17PM)

Mar 16, 2015 09:17PM

Oh, very cool! Very kind of you to let me know. 8)

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Kelsi_Betsy wrote: "Thank you for the friendship Doranna Durgin! :D I loved your book Dun Lady's Jess, and will be reading the next book soon! :D"

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