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Linell Jeppsen

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in Ephrata, Washington, The United States

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http://neljeppsen.weebly.com

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Literature & Fiction

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books, movies, music...growing up in the "60's" ...more

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Linell Jeppsen is a writer of science fiction and fantasy. Her vampire novel, Detour to Dusk, has received over 44- four and five star reviews. Her novel Story Time, with over 125- 4 and 5 star reviews, is a science fiction, post-apocalyptic novel, and has been touted by the Paranormal Romance Guild, Sandy’s Blog Spot, Coffeetime Romance , Bitten by Books and 64 top reviewers as a five star read, filled with terror, love, loss, and the indomitable beauty and strength of the human spirit. Story Time was also nominated as the best new read of 2011 by the PRG! Her dark fantasy novel, Onio (a story about a half-human Sasquatch who falls in love with a human girl), was released in December 2012 and won 3rd place as the best fantasy romance of 20 ...more

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Average rating: 4.13 · 2,858 ratings · 241 reviews · 40 distinct works • Similar authors

	Deadman's Lament (The Deadman #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 305 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Deadman's Fury (The Deadman #2) 4.10 avg rating — 250 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Story Time (Story Time, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 273 ratings — published 2011 — 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 Pistol Man's Apprentice 4.28 avg rating — 204 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
	The Tortured Trail (Jack Ballard Book 2) by Linell Jeppsen (Goodreads Author), Jeb Rosebrook (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	No Man's Land (Jack Ballard Book 1) by Linell Jeppsen (Goodreads Author), Jeb Rosebrook (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 185 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
	Deadman's Revenge (The Deadman #3) 4.38 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Second Chance (The Deadman Series Book 5) 4.20 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Lucky Chance (The Deadman Series Book 4) 4.21 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2015	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 Guardians: Episode 1 by Linell Jeppsen (Goodreads Author), J. Bryden Lloyd (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2012 — 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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HATS OFF TO AN EXCITING WESTERN, December 23, 2013
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Donna J Fritchle - See all my reviews
This review is from: Deadman's Lament (Kindle Edition)
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and am in the process of reading it again. I laughed, I cried, and I got angry as Matthew's (Mattie'sDeadman's Lament) story unfolded. I could not put this book down....there were no lags or boring pages. I commend the Editor Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Linell Jeppsen

The Deadman (2 books)
by

Linell Jeppsen (Goodreads Author)

4.04 avg rating — 555 ratings

Story Time (1 book)
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Linell Jeppsen (Goodreads Author)

3.64 avg rating — 300 ratings

The Guardians (9 books)
by

Linell Jeppsen (Goodreads Author),

J. Bryden Lloyd (Goodreads Author)

4.17 avg rating — 118 ratings

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Ghost Story (The Dresden Files, #13)

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