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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: 4.39 · 584 ratings · 140 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 — 86 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 4.13 avg rating — 83 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) 4.74 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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4.64 avg rating — 177 ratings

The Fifth Kingdom (4 books)
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4.20 avg rating — 188 ratings

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The Other Bennet Sister

by Janice Hadlow

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I recommend listening to this book in audio because Jennette narrates it herself. This is not an easy read as Jennette chronicles her struggles with anorexia, bulimia, alcoholism, emotional, mental, and sexual abuse and her overall struggles with men ...more
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Lisa James rated a book really liked it The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)	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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Lisa James made a comment on Colleen Bratley’s review of Awakening (The Fortress Book 2) " Thank you for reading The Fortress Duology, Colleen!! I really appreciate the reviews! I"m glad you enjoyed the series. ...more "
Mar 13, 2026 08:58AM · see review
Lisa James liked Colleen Bratley's review of Awakening (The Fortress Book 2): "The second book was well worth the time to read. The pace was good with no downtime to let my mind wander. The ending was also great, and answered the many questions from the first book. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The score is settled for Isaac and Kiat" Read more of this review »
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Lisa James made a comment on Colleen Bratley’s review of Premonition (The Fortress, #1) " Thank you so much for the review Colleen! I am glad you enjoyed Premonition, and hope you enjoy Awakening :) "
Mar 13, 2026 08:53AM · see review
Lisa James liked Colleen Bratley's review of Premonition (The Fortress, #1): "Premonition is just that, a sight of the future that one young man could see. It is a great story, without dead zones, waiting for the story to move forward. That made the story easy to read, quickly. The characters stayed true to their initial depict" Read more of this review »
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