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Lisa M. James

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The United States

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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: 4.39 · 608 ratings · 142 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Premonition (The Fortress, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 130 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) 4.54 avg rating — 97 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) 4.70 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
	The Fifth Kingdom 4.14 avg rating — 88 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) 4.50 avg rating — 58 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) 4.67 avg rating — 39 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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I reserved the audiobook on my libby app mid June and it became available only a few days after she passed. It's heartbreaking to hear this narrated by her. It feels insincere to say this is "well-written." It catalogs her life as a child actor and h ...more
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