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Laurie Forest is a New York Times, USA Today & Internationally Bestselling Author who lives deep in the backwoods of Vermont where she sits in front of a wood stove drinking strong tea and dreaming up tales full of dryads, dragons and wands. She has penned THE BLACK WITCH, THE REBEL MAGES (a compilation of the prequel novels WANDFASTED & LIGHT MAGE), THE SHADOW WAND, THE DEMON TIDE & is currently writing THE DRYAD STORM (Book 5.0 of The Black Witch Chronicles).

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	The Black Witch (The Black Witch Chronicles, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 28,758 ratings — published 2017 — 29 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 Iron Flower (The Black Witch Chronicles, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 15,808 ratings — published 2018 — 21 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 Shadow Wand (The Black Witch Chronicles, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 10,119 ratings — published 2020 — 21 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
	Wandfasted (The Black Witch Chronicles, #0.5) 4.25 avg rating — 4,739 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	The Demon Tide (The Black Witch Chronicles, #4) 3.82 avg rating — 4,210 ratings — published 2022 — 15 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
	Light Mage (The Black Witch Chronicles, #1.5) 4.27 avg rating — 3,754 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	The Rebel Mages (The Black Witch Chronicles #0.5 & 1.5) 4.43 avg rating — 1,401 ratings — published 2019 — 13 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 Black Witch Chronicles, Volume 1 4.51 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2018 — 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 Dryad Storm (The Black Witch Chronicles, #5) 4.71 avg rating — 34 ratings — expected publication 2024 — 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
	Fantasy Books Box Set: An Epic Young Adult Collection by Laurie Forest (Goodreads Author), Kaitlyn Sage Patterson (Goodreads Author), Amanda Foody (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2019 — 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

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Tate (our swoony Orc/Elf/some-sort-of-dangerous-Fae) continues to be one of the most mysterious, fantastically-drawn supernatural-bad-boy love interests in all of fantasy romance - what the heck is he? I'm starting to have some firm guesses. I could ...more
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“People see what they expect to see,” he says sharply. “Through a filter of their own hatred and prejudice.”
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“Real education doesn't make your life easy. It complicates things and makes everything messy and disturbing. But the alternative...is to live your life based on injustice and lies.”
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“Often you have to fall into the blackness of utter confusion before you can emerge to see even the smallest glimmer of the truth.”
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Which June New Release would you like to read in July?

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Alpha Night (Psy-Changeling Trinity, #4; Psy-Changeling, #19) by Nalini Singh

Alpha Night by Nalini Singh
(Psy-Changeling Trinity, #4; Psy-Changeling, #19)

2 votes, 40.0%

Deadly Vows (Lizzie Grace, #6) by Keri Arthur

Deadly Vows by Keri Arthur
(Lizzie Grace #6)

2 votes, 40.0%

American Demon (The Hollows, #14) by Kim Harrison

American Demon by Kim Harrison
(The Hollows, #14)

1 vote, 20.0%

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, #1) by Roseanne A. Brown

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
(A Song of Wraiths and Ruin #1)

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Forest of Souls (Shamanborn, #1) by Lori M. Lee

Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee
(Shamanborn, #1)

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Goddess in the Machine (Goddess in the Machine, #1) by Lora Beth Johnson

Goddess in the Machine by Lora Beth Johnson
(Goddess in the Machine, #1)

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The Shadow Wand (The Black Witch Chronicles, #3) by Laurie Forest

The Shadow Wand by Laurie Forest
(The Black Witch Chronicles, #3)

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The Obsidian Tower (Rooks and Ruin, #1) by Melissa Caruso

The Obsidian Tower by Melissa Caruso
(Rooks and Ruin, #1)

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Broken Dawn (Immortal Guardians, #10) by Dianne Duvall

Broken Dawn by Dianne Duvall
(Immortal Guardians #10)

0 votes, 0.0%

Dawn Caravan (Elemental Legacy, #4) by Elizabeth Hunter

Dawn Caravan by Elizabeth Hunter
(Elemental Legacy #4)

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