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Beth Barany

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June 17

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Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance

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Award winning author, Beth Barany writes in several genres including young adult adventure fantasy and fantasy romance. Inspired by living abroad in France and Quebec, she loves creating magical tales of romance and adventure to empower women and girls to jump into life with both feet and be the heroes in their own lives.

In her off hours, Beth enjoys walking her neighborhood, gardening on her patio, and watching movies and traveling with her husband, author Ezra Barany. They live in Oakland, California with a piano and over 1,000 books.

When not writing or playing, Beth runs her own company helping novelists as a book midwife, coach, and teacher to help them write, market, and publish their books. More resources here: http://author.bethbaran ...more

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	Henrietta the Dragon Slayer (Henrietta the Dragon Slayer, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2011 — 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 Writer's Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book 3.80 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Henrietta and The Dragon Stone (Henrietta the Dragon Slayer, #2) 4.44 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Henrietta The Dragon Slayer: A Very Short Prequel 4.10 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2013	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 Christmas Fling (Touchstone, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	A Cupcake Christmas 4.17 avg rating — 23 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
	Parisian Amour (Touchstone, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Touchstone of Love (Touchstone, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Gargoyle by Beth Barany (Goodreads Author), Kay Keppler (Goodreads Author) , Patricia Simpson (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Christmas Magic: A Christmas Fling / A Cupcake Christmas (Touchstone #2, #5) 4.42 avg rating — 12 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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Henrietta The Dragon Slayer (3 books)
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Beth Barany (Goodreads Author)

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Touchstone Series (5 books)
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“Lastly, notice your level of enthusiasm. If you had to decide right now how enthusiastic you are about being a writer, on a scale from one to ten, where one is not at all enthusiastic, and ten is extremely enthusiastic, what is your level of enthusiasm about writing?”
― Beth Barany, The Writer's Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book

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“The Writer’s Oath By Beth Barany, c. 2007-2011 I will show up. I will write. I will let myself shine. I will honor the story and allow the words to serve the story. I write in the present because writing happens now.”
― Beth Barany, Overcome Writer's Block

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“One's first love is always perfect until one meets one's second love”
― Elizabeth Aston, The Exploits & Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy

tags: first-love

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“You know how you have a good meal and you got gravy left on the plate. The gravy was so good that you don’t want to leave it on the plate but you don’t want to be a pig about it? So you take your bread and use it to sop up the rest of the gravy. That guy is totally soppable!”
― Erin Jamison, Better Than 8: Fantasy

tags: erotic-romance, romance

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“He reached out and intertwined our hands. Gently urging me forward he whispered, “Have I lost you love?”
― Erin Jamison, Better Than 8: Fantasy

tags: ex-boyfriends, relationships, risk, trust

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“I’m in the habit of employing either sharks or mice.”
― Erin Jamison, Better Than 8: Fantasy

tags: arrogant, cocky, confident

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“Authors go on writing books, and so we go on reading them. It is a sad state of affairs.”
― Elizabeth Aston, Mr. Darcy's Daughters

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