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Allison Tebo is a Christian writer committed to creating magical stories full of larger-than-life characters, a dash of grit, and plenty of laughs. She is the author of Break the Beast, an epic fantasy retelling of Beowulf, and the Tales of Ambia, a series of romantic comedy retellings of popular fairy tales. Her flash fiction has been published in magazines such as SplicketySpark and Saddlebag Dispatches and her short stories have been featured in anthologies by Inklings Press, Rogue Blades Entertainment, Pole to Pole Publishing, Editing Mee, Dragon Soul Press, and Ye Olde Dragons Publishing.

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	The Reluctant Godfather (The Tales of Ambia, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 533 ratings — published 2017 — 8 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 Goblin and the Dancer (A Villain's Ever After, #5) 3.79 avg rating — 458 ratings — published 2021 — 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 Royal Masquerade (The Tales of Ambia, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Break the Beast 4.53 avg rating — 113 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
	Poppy's Peril (The Tales of Ambia, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 85 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
	The Key To The Chains 4.23 avg rating — 48 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
	A Flash Of Magic: A Collection Of Tales of Ambia Short Fiction (The Tales of Ambia, #4) 4.36 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	The Realm Beneath: Stories of Mermaids, Selkies, and other Creatures of the Deep by Allison Tebo (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Danielle Bullen (Goodreads Author), Anna Christine (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 37 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
	Waxing and Waiting: A Sleeping Beauty Short Story 3.69 avg rating — 36 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
	Follow the Lonesome Trail: A Wild West Anthology by Allison Tebo (Goodreads Author), Elisabeth Grace Foley (Goodreads Author), A. Hartley 4.60 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2025 — 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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MY BOOK IS AN AWARD FINALIST!

I am absolutely thrilled to announce that my book, The Goblin and the Dancer, is a finalist for the Realm Maker’s Reader’s Choice Award!I cannot believe it.My book is a Realm Makers’ finalist.

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Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic

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