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	Dragons of a Different Tail: 17 Unusual Dragon Tales by Marx Pyle (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Victoria L. Scott (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Anne C. Lynch (Editor) 4.39 avg rating — 33 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 Dying of the Golden Day (The Heartfriends, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 27 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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	Gunsmoke & Dragonfire: A Fantasy Western Anthology by Diane Morrison (Editor/Author), Sable Aradia (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Author), Liam Hogan 4.16 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2019 — 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 Lies, Painful Truths by Karen T. Newman (Editor), Shaun Avery (Contributor), S.R. Betler (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2017 — 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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	The Shadow of the Endless Night (The Heartfriends, #2) 4.71 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
	The Secrets of Harrowgate Valley by Carrie Gessner (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Traci Douglass (Goodreads Author), S.R. Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
	In the Arms of the Restless Sea: A Heartfriends Novella 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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Lady’s Knight

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Taylor Swift by the Book: The Literature Behind the Lyrics, from Fairy Tales to Tortured Poets

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