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Robin McElveen

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Robin McElveen is the author of the Children of Y'Dahnndrya, a new fantasy series. Often described as crazy, quirky, eccentric, and just plain weird, she counts these labels an honor and wears them proudly.

The Children of Y'Dahnndrya series began as an idea adrift on a foggy sea of home-school busyness in October of 2016. NaNoWriMo was a new idea she wanted to try to encourage her girls to write more and have fun doing it. She joined in whole-heartedly and ended up having more fun than her girls! And so the very raw product, Ripples, was revised and refined, until at last it began to take shape as her first true novel.

Every experience shapes our worldview and for Robin, there is no exception. Some of her past "jobs" include military spouse ...more

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	Ripples (Children of Y'Dahnndrya Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
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Winds of Change (Heart Lake #1)

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Keeps Moving Enjoyed this book! I liked the pacing and plot. I was invested in the story pretty quickly. The characters were interesting, too. I just wish the faith of the characters had been more evident. Still, the story is clean and sweet. If you e ...more
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Clever Vernacular & A Joy to Read I absolutely love the way Martha Barwood has written this book. I laughed, sighed, got angry, sorrowed, and rejoiced when I should’ve. This book is so cleverly written, I didn’t notice anything that would ruin a story ...more
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Love and Faith I’m finding this series is repetitive on a few key points. I think it’s a good thing for anyone who wants to start with any one of the books. They can stand alone. There was something in the first book that annoyed me, but the following ...more
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Good Story I think the books in this series could be sharpened up a bit, but overall, they’re enjoyable. I can get into the story and get a feel for what the characters are going through. In this one, I liked how the hero was determined to do what was ...more
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Good Plot, Good Inspirational Story I enjoyed this book. Technical aspects were very good. For me, the romance wasn’t exceptional, but it was sweet and clean. The action portions were better. If you enjoy clean action/suspense inspirational romance, y ...more
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This book was good. I was able to get into the story, invested in what would happen next. The characters were interesting to read about as they grew throughout the tale. The faith element was there in scriptures the characters lived by and evident in ...more
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