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Laya V Smith is the author of “The Lumbermill”, winner of the 2021 Maxy Award for Best Thriller. She is co-owner, co-editor, and co-author at Eight Moons Publishing, a new boutique press for upmarket Romantic Fantasy. She is member of International Thriller Writers, SCBWI, AWP, and LUW. Through no fault of her own, she was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, and still lives there with her children

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	The Lumbermill 4.53 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2020 — 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 Covenant of Shihala (The Fires of Qaf #1) by Kyro Dean (Goodreads Author), Laya V. Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.92 avg rating — 13 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
	The Seal of Sulayman (The Fires of Qaf #2) by Kyro Dean (Goodreads Author), Laya V. Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.83 avg rating — 6 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
	The Haunting of the Immortal Killer (The Fires of Qaf #3) by Kyro Dean (Goodreads Author), Laya V. Smith (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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
	Eve of Fyre (The Fires of Qaf #4) by Kyro Dean (Goodreads Author), Laya V. Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 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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	Discovery English: Speaking and Listening for Advanced English Language Learners by George Ellington, Laya V. Smith (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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