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Vera Bell is a Georgia Author of the Year nominee and a recipient of multiple literary awards. Though her faith journey began in childhood, a series of transformative events led her to embrace Christ, reshaping the stories she feels called to tell. After writing a secular historical romance trilogy, she now creates from a place grounded in deeper purpose. Her new novel, Of Flaw and Scorn , is her debut Christian historical romance, where fate collides with faith against the backdrop of the first Viking raid on Ireland. A former commercial artist, Vera lives in Atlanta with her husband, two teenagers, and one fur baby. Her favorite place to write is on her porch, overlooking a pond lined with river birches and magnolias. The topics she ne ...more

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Average rating: 4.33 · 665 ratings · 257 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Through the Veneer of Time (Always and Forever #1) 4.17 avg rating — 406 ratings — published 2023 — 7 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
	Into the Lure of Time (Always and Forever #2) 4.46 avg rating — 105 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
	Beneath the Shadow of Time (Always and Forever #3) 4.58 avg rating — 91 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
	Of Flaw and Scorn (Gracefire #1) 4.67 avg rating — 42 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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If you'd like to read and review Beneath the Shadow of Time: Irish Time Travel Romantic Suspense, let me know here or at verabellauthor@gmail.com! Read more of this blog post »

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