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Mande Matthews

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in Colville, Washington, The United States

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance

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Mande Matthews is the author of the ShadowLight Saga. Her debut novel is "Bonded" - book one of the ya epic fantasy trilogy. A free prequel to the ShadowLight Saga, entitled "The LightKeepers" is now available for free at most online retailers.

While attending a performing arts college for writing and arranging, Mande discovered Joseph Cambell's Masks of God series. Her desire to understand humanity through myth and legend mingled with her love of fantasy fiction, birthing her life-long quest to create original new worlds for readers.

A hermit at heart, Mande recedes into the realms of imagination where she occasionally surfaces to face the real world aided by her minions: a husband who plays the dog drum (the belly of their border collie), ...more

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Audiobook GIVEAWAY!

The Light Keepers, prequel to the ShadowLight Saga is now available on audiobook and I am GIVING AWAY2 copies from Audible.

Here’s a sneak peek:

Follow this link if the video does not appear:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBD66tnAk10&feature=youtu.be

All you need to do is comment, reply or email Mande@MandeMatthews.com and say “I’m In” for a chance to win your copy.

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	The Light Keepers (ShadowLight Saga, #0.5) 3.52 avg rating — 1,215 ratings — published 2012 — 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 Spellbound Box Set by Mande Matthews (Goodreads Author), Chrissy Peebles , W.J. May (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 765 ratings — published 2015	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
	Betrothal (Queen's Honor, #1) 3.47 avg rating — 487 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Bonded (ShadowLight Saga, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 461 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
	The BEWITCHED Box Set by Mande Matthews (Goodreads Author), W.J. May (Goodreads Author) , C.J. Pinard (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 398 ratings — published 2015	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
	Broken (ShadowLight Saga, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 138 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
	Quest (Queen's Honor, #2) 3.74 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Shadow Born: Book Three of the ShadowLight Saga, a Fantasy Series 4.57 avg rating — 7 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
	Surrender (Queen's Honor, #1.5) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2015	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
	Shadow Born: Book Three of the Shadowlight Saga it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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Mande Matthews wrote a new blog post Audiobook GIVEAWAY! The Light Keepers, prequel to the ShadowLight Saga is now available on audiobook and I am GIVING AWAY2 copies from Audible. Here’s a sneak peek: Foll... Read more of this blog post »
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Mande Matthews liked Heather's review of Ring of Fire, A Mythica Novella: A Viking & Shield Maiden Fantasy Romance: "A must read , Held my interest from start to end well written you felt you were there ."
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Mande Matthews liked Samanta Jones's review of Ring of Fire, A Mythica Novella: A Viking & Shield Maiden Fantasy Romance: "Must read Pick it up and didn't stop until I was done. Awesome book. Left me wanting more with it's surprising ending."
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Mande Matthews rated a book it was amazing The Duchess Quest (Jordinia #1) by C.K. Brooke (Goodreads Author)	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 sweet romantic jaunt, a harrowing adventure across land and sea, murderous villains, an intriguing plot with twists and turns, The Duchess Quest has it all. C.K. Brooke weaves together a detailed and emotional story with beautiful, lyrical prose ...more
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Mande Matthews liked Karen Redman's review of Shadow Born: Book Three of the ShadowLight Saga, a Fantasy Series: "I have been fascinated with the Shadowlight Series from the start, the battle between good and evil. We learn more about the Shadows world, is there some good in him? Ginna was taught to always be good but she knows she has darkness within her. He..." Read more of this review »
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Mande Matthews made a comment on ENSAAK release day…during finals week! " Fantastic job! Exciting! Congrats! "
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Mande Matthews wants to read The Key of Amatahns (Argetallam Saga, #1) by Elisabeth Wheatley (Goodreads Author)	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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Mande Matthews is now following Elisabeth Wheatley Author of Fanged Princess (Fanged Princess, #1)
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Mande Matthews wants to read The Further Adventures of Xena: Warrior Princess by Martin H. Greenberg	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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“Between darkness and light there is truth.”
― Mande Matthews, Bonded

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“The world does not create you. You create the world by what you choose to believe.”
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“Astrid struck at the warrior, remembering the young villager who had wandered into a remote meadow near their encampment. The girl had befriended her and invited her back to her family’s farm on the far side of the valley. When her mother and Balin found Astrid, the brute threw her over his shoulder like a sack of grain and carried her off. They dismantled their home after her indiscretion with the outsider and moved yet again,”
― Mande Matthews, The Light Keepers

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“If you do follow your bliss you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. Follow your bliss and don't be afraid, and doors will open where you didn't know they were going to be.”
― Joseph Campbell

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“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.”
― Joseph Campbell, A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living

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“Between darkness and light there is truth.”
― Mande Matthews, Bonded

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“The world does not create you. You create the world by what you choose to believe.”
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