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Lif Strand’s first novel, Evolution Device, is the story of Eddie Edmunds, a rock guitarist who follows the path to fame and fortune typical of 1970s London. Except Eddie's music is powered by something like magic - a power he both craves and fears.

Strand's Mangas County Mysteries series features Special Deputy Jessie Torres, whose job focuses on investigating livestock deaths caused by wolves in the remote, rugged high-country of western New Mexico. But Jessie's heart also calls her to follow the path set by her ancestors - women of strength and skill, and true power.

Lif Strand lives off the grid in a straw bale house way outback in New Mexico. When she’s not writing she hikes, takes a lot of photos, paints and creates fabric art, and care ...more

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	Evolution Device 4.33 avg rating — 9 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
	Dark Green (Mangas County Mysteries Book 1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — 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
	Stolen Sisters (Mangas County Mysteries Book 2) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 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
	Mage Music: the Blog: Writings on Magick and Creativity it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Cold Trail Mangas County Mysteries Book 3 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Mage Music: the Blog: Writings on Magick and Creativity 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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	Growing Cold, Growing Old: A L'ra Dragon Story 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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 Heroine's Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture

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Lif Strand rated a book really liked it Daughter of Egypt by Marie Benedict (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
I'm never a fan of multiple point of views. I liked the storyline for each of the two women, one an archaeologist and the other a pharaoh, but I really would have preferred tre books, with one main character each. ...more
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Lif Strand rated a book really liked it Walrus: The Remarkable Life of Eco-Warrior David Garrick by Catherine Marie Gilbert (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
Walrus is a well-written biography of David Garrick's life as an environmental activist. The subtitle refers to his "remarkable" life, and there's no doubt that it was remarkable. Unfortunately, the book itself fails to convey the uniqueness of Garri ...more
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Lif Strand rated a book it was amazing Middlegame (Alchemical Journeys, #1) by Seanan McGuire (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
Wow what a book! This one is six stars!
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Lif Strand rated a book really liked it When the Wolves Are Silent (Sebastian St. Cyr, #21) by C.S. Harris (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
When I borrowed this from the library I did not realize it was in a series. My fault, but I think I need to read from the beginning to make sense of everything in this book.
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Lif Strand rated a book it was amazing Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (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
I think this book should be mandatory reading for every high school student in this country. Not because it's a fun read - much of the science was beyond me. But because it could be used to teach. Just like Dr Grace did. ...more
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Lif Strand rated a book it was amazing First Sign of Danger (Haven's Rock, #4) by Kelley Armstrong (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
I'm a Kelley Armstrong fan, and particularly taken with the Rockton and Haven's Rock series. This book does not disappoint, and I look forward to the next one. ...more
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Lif Strand rated a book it was amazing The Brothers McKay (Walt Longmire #22) by Craig Johnson	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
I confess I've never read The Brothers Karamazov, by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, but this was still an excellent Longmire yarn. ...more
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Lif Strand rated a book really liked it Judge Stone by Viola Davis	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
While Judge Stone is well-written and probably deserves six stars, it was an intensely disturbing book for me and consequently I gave five stars. I have a powerful imagination and so for me this book was too real, too heavy, too much like what goes o ...more
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Great book! Six stars!
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