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If Kim McDougall could have one magical superpower, it would be to talk to animals. Or maybe to shift into animal form. Definitely, fantastical critters and magic often feature in her stories. So until Kim can change into a griffin and fly away, she writes dark and humorous Urban, Epic and Cozy Fantasy from her little farm on the edge of the woods in Quebec, Canada. Kim’s book series include the Valkyrie Bestiary, The Knack, The Fair Folk of Mullarkey and Hidden Coven.

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	Dragons Don't Eat Meat (Valkyrie Bestiary #1) 4.18 avg rating — 4,734 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Dervishes Don't Dance (Valkyrie Bestiary #2) 4.35 avg rating — 2,801 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Hell Hounds Don't Heel (Valkyrie Bestiary, #3) 4.45 avg rating — 2,296 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Grimalkins Don't Purr (Valkyrie Bestiary, #4) 4.47 avg rating — 1,659 ratings — published 2021 — 6 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
	Kelpies Don't Fly (Valkyrie Bestiary, #5) 4.47 avg rating — 1,338 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Three Half Goats Gruff (Valkyrie Bestiary #0.5) 4.16 avg rating — 1,118 ratings — published 2020	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
	Ghouls Don't Scamper (Valkyrie Bestiary #6) 4.55 avg rating — 883 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	A Knack for Metal and Bone 4.53 avg rating — 765 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
	Devils Don't Lie (Valkyrie Bestiary #7) 4.52 avg rating — 747 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Unicorns Don't Cry (Valkyrie Bestiary #8) 4.59 avg rating — 691 ratings — published 2023 — 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

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A good book dedication can tell you more about the book and author than the jacket blurb. Dorothy Parker, the renowned wit, had this to say at the front of her book, Here Lies:

To Alan, without whose help this book would have been finished in half the time.

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Series by Kim McDougall

Valkyrie Bestiary (10 books)
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Kim McDougall (Goodreads Author)

4.37 avg rating — 18,727 ratings

The Knack (1 book)
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Kim McDougall (Goodreads Author)

4.53 avg rating — 765 ratings

Hidden Coven (5 books)
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Kim McDougall (Goodreads Author)

3.97 avg rating — 438 ratings

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Amber is my new favorite Heather G. Harris character, and that's saying a lot because I love Jinx and Lucy too! Amber has a tough exterior with a softness she chooses only to show to certain people. The plots she faces in this series build, but so do ...more
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“Maia did not want to wake up. Sleep lay on her like a dead bear and she had no strength to struggle out from under it.”
― Kim McDougall, Caul, Shroud and Veil

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“I swatted away yet another mosquito disguised as a pterodactyl.”
― Kim McDougall, The Girl Who Cried Banshee

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“Aaric, my kissing cousin, my first love”
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