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	Rainfall 4.04 avg rating — 1,231 ratings — published 2013 — 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 Legacy (Legacy Series, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 355 ratings — published 2013 — 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 Cathedral of Cliffdale (Guardians of Summerfeld, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 206 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
	The Witchborn Curse (Shadow Magic #1) by Melissa Delport (Goodreads Author), M.J. Kraus 4.16 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 2022	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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	The Legion (Legacy Series #2) 4.39 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2013 — 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 Traveler 4.24 avg rating — 146 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
	Guardians of Summerfeld: Full Series (Guardians of Summerfeld #1-4) 4.47 avg rating — 128 ratings — published 2016	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 Shadow Huntress (Shadow Magic #2) by Melissa Delport (Goodreads Author), M.J. Kraus 4.38 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2022	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 Legend (Legacy Series #3) 4.39 avg rating — 115 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

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“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”
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“I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman.”
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[Roark] “That’s not the point. The point is, who will stop me?”
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