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Laura Hancock is the author of the Cruel and Beautiful World trilogy. She has been writing books for as long as she can remember and still owns several hand-written stories from her youth. She currently lives in Portland, OR with her cat Milo. You can follow her on Facebook, on Instagram and on Tumblr.

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Average rating: 4.04 · 821 ratings · 96 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Broken Wings (Cruel and Beautiful World, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 453 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Sunken Eyes (Cruel and Beautiful World Book 2) 4.34 avg rating — 223 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
	Arise (Cruel and Beautiful World Book 3) 3.81 avg rating — 145 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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“There was nothing passionate, nothing lustful, nothing desperate about that kiss, just the sweet and delicate feeling of comfort while having someone there. Someone to hold while being held. Someone who wanted you. Someone who needed you. Someone who looked at you through eyes without judgment, and who knew your past but did not define you by it. Who understood that you'd been through something horrible but did not reat you like you were made of glass.”
― L. Stoddard Hancock, Broken Wings

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