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Neely Powell

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in Chattanooga, The United States

November 03

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Paranormal, Romance, Mystery

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Nora Roberts, Patricia Briggs, Robert B. Parker, John Sandford

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Leigh Neely and Jan Hamilton Powell are the writing team of Neely Powell. They met working at a rock ‘n roll radio station, discovered they’d both rather be writing fiction, and have been close friends ever since.

Their path to cowriting paranormal romance took some detours. Leigh’s resume chronicles a diverse career as a disk jockey, newspaper reporter, advertising copywriter, magazine writer and editor. Jan wrote 24 romance novels as Celeste Hamilton for Silhouette and Avon Books and then built a career in corporate communications and public relations.

Neely Powell became a successful team when they turned their attention to shifters, weres, witches, ghosts, fae, and all things supernatural. Their first novel was TRUE NATURE from The Wild ...more

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	True Nature 3.80 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2013 — 6 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
	Paranormal & Urban Fantasy Box Set: Reap & Repent / Wicked Ink / Witch's Awakening / Her Wild Protector by Lisa Medley (Goodreads Author), Misty Simon (Goodreads Author), Neely Powell (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 27 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
	Awakening Magic (The Witches of New Mourne, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 16 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
	Haunting Magic (The Witches of New Mourne #2) 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — 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
	Healing Magic (The Witches of New Mourne, #3) 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Witch's Awakening 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 6 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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	Awakening Magic (The Witches of New Mourne, #1) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
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Wow! Gamache and his team are still recuperating from the mess at the water treatment facility. Struggling with the noise in his ears from the explosion, Gamache is convinced their problems aren’t at an end. There’s another plot afoot. What makes thi ...more
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Alex and Milo are investigating a series of deaths that seem connected…but are they? An aspiring actress, a single mom, a college custodian. What brings this diverse group of people into a group?
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A beautiful concert is interrupted by the shooting of the lead violinist. This one act begins the fall of dominoes that spreads from Halifax to London. You”ll also learn about some very famous violins.
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A former resident of the UK is killed in Texas, and his old friend is accused of murder. George travels to the Houston to help him. Though the crime is in Texas, George had to have Molly help get all the facts.
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A strange school, a dysfunctional family, and a possible murder. George and Molly are up to their necks in suspects. Another chilling outcome.
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George and Molly join a sea watch with other birders. When one of the group on the boat is found murdered, the parents of the young man hire George to find out what happened. A young inspector joins them as the case becomes much more complex.
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George is visiting an island where two families made up the occupants. It’s a strange, almost cult-like atmosphere that is shattered when a young girl is murdered. George forgets his birding as he struggles to find the murderer.
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A rare visit to Molly’s aunt turns into tragedy when Molly finds her dead. Before her death, however, Ursula had invaded an MP’s dinner party to announce her plans to expose him for using poison on his hunting estate.
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George and Molly visit an old family friend who is brutally murdered during Wild Life Day celebration. As they investigate her death, the couple realize they have diverse theories. What they find as they probe is stunning.
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George is heading to.a committee meeting for a birding observatory on an island. Though he arrives late, he is immediately drawn into a murder mystery. The owner of the island had announced he was selling it and now was dead.
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“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.

Ben Franklin”
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“People who deny the existence of dragons are often eaten by dragons. From within.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader and the Imagination

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“Imagination is the seed from which magic blooms...”
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“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.

Ben Franklin”
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“If you wish to be a writer, write.”
― Epictetus

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“Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.”
― Juvenal

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