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Holly West is the author of the Mistress of Fortune series, set in 17th century London and featuring Isabel Wilde, a mistress to King Charles II who secretly makes her living as a fortuneteller. Her debut, MISTRESS OF FORTUNE, was nominated for the Left Coast Crime Rosebud Award for Best First Novel. Her short fiction has appeared in NEEDLE Magazine, Shotgun Honey, and numerous anthologies, including the upcoming PROTECTORS 2 anthology. She lives in the Sierra foothills of Northern California with her husband, Mick, and dogs, Stella and Brando.

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	Rowan (Worldwalker, #1.5) by Josephine Angelini (Goodreads Author), Holly West (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.58 avg rating — 907 ratings — published 2015 — 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 Big Book of Jack the Ripper (Big Book Series) by Otto Penzler (Goodreads Author) (Editor)(Foreward), Nigel Patterson (Goodreads Author) (Narrator), Esther Wane (Narrator) 3.69 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	The Eviction of Hope (the 509 Crime Anthologies) by Colin Conway (Goodreads Author), Frank Zafiro (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Holly West (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.26 avg rating — 62 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
	Mistress of Fortune (Mistress of Fortune, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	MURDER-A-GO-GO'S 3.94 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Mistress of Lies (Mistress of Fortune, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 24 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
	How to Say I Love You Out Loud, Velvet, and Love Fortunes and Other Disasters Chapter Sampler: Swoon Reads Spring 2015 by Holly West (Goodreads Author), Karole Cozzo (Goodreads Author), Temple West (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Once a Loser 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014	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 Money Block (A Grifter's Song, #10) 3.80 avg rating — 5 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
	Complot à la cour: La favorite du roi, T1 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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