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L. Starla

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Romance, Paranormal, Fantasy

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Anne Rice, Cassandra Clare, Tiffany Reisz, Siobhan Davis

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A bookworm from a young age, Starla often raided her mother's shelves for any form of fiction she could get her hands on. Her first love was the horror genre and she was an avid fan of Stephen King as young as twelve.

But she owes her love affair with the romance novel to her high-school English teacher, who hooked her on the classics.

Given her earlier reading, magical realism and paranormal romance seemed like a natural progression. Along with steamy romance, these are her favourite genres to write.

She also loves spending her spare time playing table top and video games, paper crafting, singing, dancing, and watching anime. ...more

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	Winter's Maiden 1 (Winter's Magic, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 16 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
	From Prying Eyes (Phoebe Braddock Books #2) 3.39 avg rating — 18 ratings — 10 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
	Winter's Thrall (Winter's Magic, #2.5) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 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
	I Heart Mr. Collins (Phoebe Braddock Books #1) 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2019 — 7 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
	Winter's Maiden 2 (Winter's Magic, #2) 4.86 avg rating — 7 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
	Crystal's Crucible (Phoebe Braddock Books, #3) 4.83 avg rating — 6 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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	Winter's Mother 1 (Winter's Magic #3) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 4 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
	Winter's Mother 2 (Winter's Magic #4) 4.67 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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Winter's Magic (6 books)
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Fire on the Ice (The Ice Flame Trilogy Book 3)

by Rose Harvey

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“He took great pleasure in corrupting his beautiful saint,
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“Remember, there are some real monsters out there, Lana, and you are safer seeing people for what they are.”
― Laelia Starla, Winter's Maiden 1

tags: glamour, magical-realism, monsters

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“Layers of champagne tulle billowed around her hips and the plunging neckline kept drawing his eye.”
― L. Starla, Undeniably Wrong

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“My passions, concentrated on a single point, resemble the rays of a sun assembled by a magnifying glass: they immediately set fire to whatever object they find in their way.”
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“The same wind that blows us off course can turn and carry us home.”
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“Stefan suspected it was wrong back then. Reading the Bible confirmed as much, but what he learnt in legal studies was the nail in the coffin.”
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