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Joan’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Joan’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Joan De La Haye
Goodreads Author
Born
in Pretoria, South Africa
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Genre
Influences
Member Since
September 2008
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/joandelahaye
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Merry Little Vengeance (Holiday Quick Kills Book 1)
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Sliced and Diced
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2017
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The Race
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Shadows
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2008
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11 editions
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I Left Shadows in the Woods
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Requiem in E Sharp
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2012
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6 editions
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Training Days
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The Woods Don't Forget: A Thrilling Short Story
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Oasis
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2012
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6 editions
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Fury
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Unravel the Mystery of ‘The Last Girl’ 🕵️♀️ Exclusive Excerpt + N Gray Interview! Save 25% on All Books! 📘
Hello, my Freaky Darlings!
I haven’t interviewed another author here in a while and thought it was time I started doing that again. So, today, I’d like to introduce you to fellow South African and USA Today Bestselling author N Gray, who also writes as Natalie Michaels. The Last Girl is her latest release as Natalie Michaels. It’s also the very first novel she wrote in 2017, but because she was sti
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"“The Woods Don’t Forget” is a fierce little gut‑punch of a story—fast, tense, and impossible to look away from. Joan de la Haye drops you straight into survival mode and never lets up. It’s sharp, atmospheric, and delivers that perfect hit of dark sa"
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"Quick & thrilling Valentine short story you won’t easily forget. Marin manages to tell a bloody revenge tale like no one else. "
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"For a short story this one really packs it in. Reminds me of (The Menu) in book form and short.
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"At first glance, you’d think this novella will be a quick read with little depth but you’d be wrong!
This is book 1 of the series where we find that Joanna has been taken and dropped into a survival game. She is quickly befriended by Elena who tells h" Read more of this review » |
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| SA Book & Challen...: The Mzansi Challenge | 49 | 98 | Sep 16, 2013 01:19AM | |
| SA Book & Challen...: September SA Word Challenge | 7 | 15 | Oct 02, 2015 12:43PM | |
| SA Book & Challen...: October SA Word Challenge | 12 | 10 | Oct 28, 2015 12:02AM | |
| SA Book & Challen...: November SA Word Challenge | 6 | 8 | Nov 23, 2015 12:49AM | |
| SA Book & Challen...: December SA Word Challenge | 6 | 9 | Dec 21, 2015 04:38AM | |
| SA Book & Challen...: January SA Word Challenge | 14 | 21 | Jan 24, 2016 11:03AM | |
| SA Book & Challen...: What are you reading? | 1151 | 469 | Nov 14, 2020 10:36AM | |
| Goodreads Authors...: * Author List | 7781 | 21243 | Jan 19, 2026 04:08AM |
“When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, "Why god? Why me?" and the thundering voice of God answered, There's just something about you that pisses me off.”
― Storm of the Century
― Storm of the Century
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
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“I don't want to go to heaven. None of my friends are there.”
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“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
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“Finally, she mused that human existence is as brief as the life of autumn grass, so what was there to fear from taking chances with your life?”
― Red Sorghum
― Red Sorghum
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Cat wrote: "I am reading 'Shadows' tonight! I can hardly wait. Have it on the laptop and ready to go.:-)
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Oh Wow! That's great! Let me know what you think!
Bradley wrote: "Hello Joan, I hope you are having a good day! =)http://www.cardshark.com/content/view...
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Thanks Bradly. Having a great day. And the same to you.
Hello Joan, I hope you are having a good day! =)http://www.cardshark.com/content/view...
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