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Dez Schwartz

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July 17

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Paranormal, Gay and Lesbian, Dreampunk

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Oscar Wilde, J.R.R. Tolkien, Holly Black, Lev Grossman

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Dez Schwartz writes LGBTQ Paranormal and Dreampunk about dapper occultists, vampires, and ghost hunters.

She lives in a haunted Edwardian home in Texas with her family and pirate crew of pets.

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	The Dandy Medium (Nott Haven Duology, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Roam (Roam, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Hunter (Roam, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	The Julbock 4.20 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2017	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
	Hollywood to Horses 3.76 avg rating — 21 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
	The Dead Oaks: Ghost Stories (Dead Oaks #1) 4.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2017	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
	Believing Bigfoot really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 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 Revelation of Dacey Sinnett (Roam #0.5) 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2016 — 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 Dapper Detective (Nott Haven Book 2) 4.67 avg rating — 12 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
	Midnight Monsters (The Dead Oaks, #2) 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2018	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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Series by Dez Schwartz

Roam (3 books)
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Nott Haven Duology (2 books)
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4.23 avg rating — 62 ratings

The Dead Oaks (3 books)
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4.56 avg rating — 34 ratings

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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)

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“No hard feelings, lover. You can't break my heart. It stopped beating a long time ago.”
― Dez Schwartz, Roam

tags: heartbreak, love, vampires

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“I've found that people reveal nothing of their true selves except within their art and their sin." ~ Dacey Sinnett, 'ROAM”
― Dez Schwartz, Roam

tags: art, honesty, human-nature, sin

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“Because I fell in love with you. And I hadn't calculated for that.”
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tags: love, love-quotes, love-story, unexpected-love

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“I've found that people reveal nothing of their true selves except within their art and their sin." ~ Dacey Sinnett, 'ROAM”
― Dez Schwartz, Roam

tags: art, honesty, human-nature, sin

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“If you're going to stab a man, at least have the courtesy to look him in the eyes while you do it. -- Dacey Sinnett”
― Dez Schwartz, The Revelation of Dacey Sinnett

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“No hard feelings, lover. You can't break my heart. It stopped beating a long time ago.”
― Dez Schwartz, Roam

tags: heartbreak, love, vampires

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“Typically, I prefer to gag my own men. I'd never considered having them delivered to me that way.”
― Dez Schwartz, The Revelation of Dacey Sinnett

tags: humor, vampire

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“There must be something ghostly in the air of Christmas — something about the close, muggy atmosphere that draws up the ghosts, like the dampness of the summer rains brings out the frogs and snails.”
― Jerome K. Jerome, Told After Supper

tags: atmosphere, christmas, december, ghost-stories, ghost-story, ghosts, winter, xmas, yule

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