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K. Emberlyn

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K. Emberlyn is a Kentucky author who writes dark romantasy and urban fantasy with fierce heroines, dragon riders, found family, dangerous magic, and love stories that burn through the darkness.
Her debut novel, Bloodstarved, is the first book in the Shadows of Louisville series, a supernatural romance set in Louisville, Kentucky, where Fae, dragons, wolves, and monsters collide beneath the city.
When she is not writing, she is balancing family, work, creativity, and the beautiful chaos of bringing fictional worlds to life.

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Bloodstarved: Shadows of Louisville Book One (OF THE BLOODSTAR CROWN SAGA 1)

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Bloodstarved is a dark romantasy/urban fantasy set in Louisville, Kentucky, where Fae magic, dragon riders, wolf Alphas, and forbidden experiments collide beneath the city.
Bloodstarved: Shadows of Louisville Book One
Lily Ironblade has spent years searching for her missing sister, Mya. But when a brutal murder reveals traces of Mya’s stolen magic, Lily discovers something terrifying is being create Read more of this blog post »

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