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Laura Detering

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The United States

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Romance, Fantasy, Young Adult

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July 2007

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Laura Detering is the Indie B.R.A.G medallion honoree Author of the The Witch in the Envelope trilogy. She used to spend her days teaching social sciences and dance to high schoolers. She also used to scan patients’ hearts and vascular systems as an echocardiographer. Now she writes full time. Laura lives in what she considers a little paradise in northeast Florida. She’s married to her college sweetheart and is a mom to two amazing girls. When she is not managing her chronic illnesses, she loves to go on walks, attend book club, lead worship, crochet, craft, listen to audiobooks, help others write, do jigsaw puzzles, and play board and card games.

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Average rating: 4.54 · 164 ratings · 78 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Witch in the Envelope 4.46 avg rating — 104 ratings — 6 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
	The Witch and the Watcher (The Witch in the Envelope, #2) 4.75 avg rating — 40 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
	The Witch and the Reckoning (The Witch in the Envelope, 3) 4.55 avg rating — 20 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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Series by Laura Detering

The Witch in the Envelope (2 books)
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Beneath (Rebirth #1; Reform, #0)

by Ariel Sullivan (Goodreads Author)

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Conform (Reform, #1)

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The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)

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“...you have a talent and I appreciate it immensely. Your gift is safe with me. Let it out, it wants to shine.”
― Laura Detering, The Witch in the Envelope

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“...you have a talent and I appreciate it immensely. Your gift is safe with me. Let it out, it wants to shine.”
― Laura Detering, The Witch in the Envelope

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