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Kristen Ciccarelli

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Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance

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Kristen Ciccarelli is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Crimson Moth duology, A Dark Forgetting, and the Iskari series. Before writing stories for a living, she dropped out of college and worked as a baker, a potter, and a bookseller. She currently resides in the Niagara region of Ontario, Canada with her husband and daughters.

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	Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 373,271 ratings — published 2024	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
	Rebel Witch (The Crimson Moth, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 227,997 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	The Last Namsara (Iskari, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 22,063 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	The Caged Queen (Iskari, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,815 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 Sky Weaver (Iskari, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 3,594 ratings — published 2019 — 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 Dark Forgetting 3.77 avg rating — 3,491 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Rebel Witch ENG - Book 2 of Crimson Moth by Kristen Ciccarelli (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 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
	Tempting Fate (Tempting Fate, #1) 4.75 avg rating — 4 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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The Crimson Moth (2 books)
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Iskari (3 books)
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Tempting Fate (2 books)
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Kristen Ciccarelli answered a question about Heartless Hunter: How many books will be in the series and do they have release dates? There will be two books in the series. (It's a duology.) The sequel, REBEL WITCH, comes out in February 2025.
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“Some people are determined to live out their own personal tragedies.”
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“The hunted had fallen for the hunter.”
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“If this was weakness, he wanted to be weak. If this was sin, let him be damned to hell.”
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