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H.L. Burke

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in The Dalles, Oregon, The United States
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Born in a small town in north central Oregon, H. L. Burke spent most of her childhood around trees and farm animals and was always accompanied by a book. Growing up with epic heroes from Middle Earth and Narnia keeping her company, she also became an incurable romantic.

An addictive personality, she jumped from one fandom to another, being at times completely obsessed with various books, movies, or television series (Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Star Trek all took their turns), but she has grown to be what she considers a well-rounded connoisseur of geek culture.

Married to her high school crush who is now a US Marine, she has moved multiple times in her adult life but believes that home is wherever her husband, two daughters, and pets
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H.L. Burke Oh wow, I just assumed no one knew where The Dalles was, but yeah, I took a lot of inspiration from not just Wasco County but all over the Pacific Nor…moreOh wow, I just assumed no one knew where The Dalles was, but yeah, I took a lot of inspiration from not just Wasco County but all over the Pacific Northwest. Regone, my the kingdom where Dragon's Curse takes place, is a name I came up with messing with the letters in Oregon (just replaced one O with an E), but I gave Regone the easy foothills and forests of my hometown while Westshire, their neighbors, is more mountainous and heavily wooded, like the Mt Hood National Forest. Most notably in Dragon's Bride we travel to the Dragon Queen's lair which is in the horseshoe shaped crater of an extinct volcano on the shores of a lake (ie Mt. St. Helens)..(less)
H.L. Burke I'm continuing to expand my Supervillain Rehabilitation Project universe with more superhero books. I feel like every time I finish one story in this …moreI'm continuing to expand my Supervillain Rehabilitation Project universe with more superhero books. I feel like every time I finish one story in this universe, two more pop up!(less)
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Sweet, short, made me cry. Brings in real world traumas and messiness to an overall sweet story of finding your home again.
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"Cute series, this one was a real tear jerker for me. Beware, some of the subject matter can hit close to the heart.
Sweet love story and each character has some real growing they do.
I am adding Burke to my short list of best authors."
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“Besides, who makes all these silly rules?”
H.L. Burke, An Ordinary Knight: A Fairy Cursed Fable

“as a free woman, I retain the right to be ridiculous whenever I wish.”
H.L. Burke, Dragon's Curse

“This world is awful to beautiful things.”
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What book would you like to read for our November 2022 Group Read? The theme is Glass.

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
YA Fantasy, Action, Competition
 
  22 votes 20.8%

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Contemporary Fiction, Mystery, Ponzi scheme
 
  20 votes 18.9%

 
  14 votes 13.2%

Nyssa Glass and the House of Mirrors by H.L. Burke
Steampunk, Abandoned Mansion
 
  9 votes 8.5%

Snow, Glass, Apples by Colleen Doran
Graphic Novel, Fairy Tale Retelling
 
  9 votes 8.5%

Greenglass House by Kate Milford
Middle Grade, Mystery, Holidays
 
  8 votes 7.5%

Noon at Tiffany's by Echo Heron
Historical Fiction, Art, Tiffany lamp
 
  7 votes 6.6%

 
  7 votes 6.6%

The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse
Classic, Fiction, Philosophy
 
  5 votes 4.7%

The Wayfarer Redemption by Sara Douglass
Epic Fantasy, Prophecy
 
  5 votes 4.7%

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“I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.”
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“When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.”
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“I have in this War a burning private grudge—which would probably make me a better soldier at 49 than I was at 22: against that ruddy little ignoramus Adolf Hitler (for the odd thing about demonic inspiration and impetus is that it in no way enhances the purely intellectual stature: it chiefly affects the mere will). Ruining, perverting, misapplying, and making for ever accursed, that noble northern spirit, a supreme contribution to Europe, which I have ever loved, and tried to present in its true light.”
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

“Love is nature’s way of clouding our common sense so we breed first and ask questions later.”
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“The way is shut. It was made by those who are Dead, and the Dead keep it, until the time comes. The way is shut.”
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

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