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M.C. Clay

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Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance

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M. C. Clay lives in Alabama with her husband, Doug, their daughter, Kassie, as well as their many pets. She attended The University of Alabama, where she was awarded a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature. Prior to following her passion of writing, she worked in the elementary education field. In addition to writing YA Dystopian/Fantasy novels, M. C. Clay enjoys reading books from all genres.

A Sword of Greed and Envy is M. C. Clay's debut novel, and the first in a series entitled 'Nokturn Rising'.

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	Beautiful Mess (Kingsman #1) 3.95 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Beautiful Addiction (Kingsman #2) 4.05 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	A Sword of Greed and Envy (Nokturn Rising #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Beautiful Lies (Kingsman #3) 4.32 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	The Chase (Harbor University, #1) 3.50 avg rating — 14 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
	A Cage of Teeth and Betrayal (Nokturn Rising #2) 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	A Crown of Chaos and Vengeance (Nokturn Rising #3) 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	A Reign of Thorns and Fire (Nokturn Rising #4) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 5 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 Awakening (Black Leaf Academy #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	All the Eyes of Days (Eyes of Days #1) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2021 — 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

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It's been a little while since I've had time to sit down and update my blog, but here goes!

As many of you know, I released the third book (and final of Grace and Reed's story) in the Kingsman series, Beautiful Lies. I hope all of you were able to download it and enjoyed their HEA! If you haven't, you can find it here!

Now, what many people might not know yet, is that I just released the first book

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