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Lisa M. James

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Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance

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Lisa M. James is an independent author, marketer, and former Sunday School teacher. She loves writing fantasy novels featuring women of color for both young adult and adult audiences. Her novels have hit the Amazon Best Sellers list for numerous Fantasy categories, including: Sword and Sorcery Fantasy, Christian Fantasy, and Religious Science Fiction and Fantasy. Her fictional writing is inspired by Historical Fiction, Fantasy genres, and Christian novels. When not writing, Lisa loves talking about her faith, Disney movies, and football while drinking chai lattes. To keep up with her latest releases, subscribe to www.lisamjames.com. ...more

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Average rating: 4.4 · 579 ratings · 139 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Premonition (The Fortress, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 126 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 Path to Forgiveness (The Prodigal Woman, #1) 4.55 avg rating — 91 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 Path to Acceptance (The Prodigal Woman, #2) 4.73 avg rating — 85 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
	The Fifth Kingdom 4.15 avg rating — 80 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
	Awakening (The Fortress Book 2) 4.49 avg rating — 57 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
	A Path to Healing (The Prodigal Woman, #3) 4.74 avg rating — 35 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
	The Whispers of Shadows (The Fifth Kingdom #1) 4.09 avg rating — 32 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
	A Realm Forgotten (The Fifth Kingdom Book 3) 4.11 avg rating — 28 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 Castle of Ashes 4.46 avg rating — 24 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
	The One True Queen (The Fifth Kingdom Book 4) 4.48 avg rating — 21 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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I'm offering a chance to be one of the first to read the second edition of my young adult fantasy novella series, The Fifth Kingdom! If you're interested in receiving a digital advance reader copy and can commit to reading and posting a review on Amazon and goodreads by March 7th (one week after release), DM me and I’ll send you the ebook link. For your reference, the total word count is 150k. Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Lisa M. James

The Prodigal Woman Series (2 books)
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The Fifth Kingdom (4 books)
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Oathbound (The Legendborn Cycle, #3)

by Tracy Deonn (Goodreads Author)

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The Royal Artisan (Queen Esther's Court, #2)

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Tim Keller on the Christian Life: The Transforming Power of the Gospel

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I can’t believe I’m saying this about a George RR Martin book, but this was a relatively easy read. It’s three Novellas together. The stories are easy to follow. There’s the typical confusion on names and family lines, but I was able to figure it out ...more
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I recommend listening to this as an audiobook because she sings interludes which is nice. This books a little overwritten…especially in the beginning there’s a lot of flowery/ over descriptive language used. She spends the majority of the book talkin ...more
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Best book of the series so far. I liked the pacing of this romance much better than the previous two books. It wasn’t instant love. Gavi was a wonderful flawed hero. I also loved the Easter eggs in this book that sets up the events for the final book ...more
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