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S.K. Balk

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S. K. Balk lives in the frozen wastelands of Northern Michigan with her husband, roommate, and five dogs. As a career, she works in vacation rentals and writes in her spare time.

Other than writing, she has far too many hobbies to occupy her time, including hunting, fishing, sewing, reading, playing video games, orchestrating Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, and doing whatever she can to save the world.

Her first novel, THE BLOOD OF NERYS, was published February 26, 2016.

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	A Shiny for Trick 3.82 avg rating — 17 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 Blood of Nerys 4.70 avg rating — 10 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

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Oh my god, I am shooketh. I wish I could give extra stars. This just launched itself into my favorite read of the year. So much happened in such a short book. I don’t want to say too much because this book is twisty and I don’t want to ruin any surpri ...more
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