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Mary W. Jensen

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Poetry, Fantasy, Fiction

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Jane Yolen; Robin McKinley; Emily Dickinson; Naomi Novik ...more

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Mary W. Jensen lives in Utah with her husband and son. Mary is the middle of nine children, and escaped the loudness of reality by immersing herself in books and poetry. From chaos comes creation.

Her poetry has been published in the webzines Moon Drenched Fables and Abyss & Apex. She is also co-author of the poetry book Lifelines published by InkSpotter Publishing. Follow her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MaryWJensenF... ...more

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	The Blazing Princess (Tales of Tessagonia, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 33 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
	Tales of Tessagonia (Tales of Tessagonia, #1-6) 4.33 avg rating — 25 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
	The Drowned Song (Tales of Tessagonia Book 8) 4.11 avg rating — 9 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
	Mirror (Tales of Tessagonia, #2) 4.50 avg rating — 8 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
	The Moon Prince (Tales of Tessagonia Book 6) 4.38 avg rating — 8 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
	The Princess Test (Tales of Tessagonia, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 8 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
	The Unwelcome Guest (Tales of Tessagonia Book 9) 4.83 avg rating — 6 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
	Doorways to Enchantment: Poetry (The Briarbook Lane Poetry Collection) 4.50 avg rating — 6 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
	Fatinah and the Ghost Ship (Tales of Tessagonia Book 10) 4.17 avg rating — 6 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
	The Gloaming Realm (Tales of Tessagonia Book 5) 3.83 avg rating — 6 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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Mary’s Five Year Author Journey

Five years ago, Elizabeth and I created Briarbook Lane, our enchanted fairytale getaway online. At the time, I had some poetry published, one poetry collection published by an small press, and some unpublished fiction (a finished novel which had been rejected by agents/publishers, a few short stories, and an embarrassing number of unfinished novels).

My author journey has made great strides these p

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Through Gates of Garnet and Gold (Wayward Children, #11)

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