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Melanie Karsak

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in Warren, PA, The United States
May 21

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New York Times and USA Today best-selling historical fantasy author Melanie Karsak is the author of the Celtic Blood series, Steampunk Red Riding Hood, Steampunk Fairy Tales, the Road to Valhalla Series, and other works of fantasy and fiction. The author currently lives in Florida with her husband and two children.

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Melanie Karsak Thanks for asking, Skye! The Shadow Aspect, Book II, is my current WIP but I hope to have it out this summer if not sooner :)
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New Release: Heart of a Valkyrie

 


It's release day for Heart of a Valkyrie! I'm excited to invite you to dive into the first chapter of Freydis Eiriksdottir's life. Freydis is well-known in history as being an explorer. Alongside her brother Leif Erikson, she is part of the earliest expeditions to the New World. But before that, who was she? This series seeks to flesh our the daughter of Eirik the Red, breathing life into her

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“In Wonderland, the madder something is, the better it works," the Cheshire cat said. "Which is of course, why you fit in very well.”
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