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Author of the ghostly gothic horror series Hopeful Horror. Award-winning editor of Love Letters to Poe. (she/her)

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	The Haunting of Orchard Hill 4.01 avg rating — 83 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 Haunting of Willow Creek 4.02 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Love Letters to Poe, Volume I: A Toast to Edgar Allan Poe by Sara Crocoll Smith (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jeremy Megargee (Goodreads Author), J.L. Royce 4.36 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Love Letters to Poe, Volume II: Houses of Usher by Sara Crocoll Smith (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jared Baker, Laura Barker 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2022 — 6 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
	Smile Command Error 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2016	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 Strangle of Ivy 4.78 avg rating — 9 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
	Love Letters to Poe: Vol. 1, Issue 1 (October 2020) by Sara Crocoll Smith (Goodreads Author) (Publisher / Editor-in-Chief), Jeremy Megargee (Goodreads Author), J.L. Royce 4.44 avg rating — 9 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
	Love Letters to Poe, Volume III: Tales Torn From the Heart by Sara Crocoll Smith (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Hugh Alan (Goodreads Author), Jared Baker 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2024	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
	Love Letters to Poe: Vol. 1, Issue 5 (February 2021) by Sara Crocoll Smith (Goodreads Author) (Publisher / Editor-in-Chief), Liam Hogan, H.R. Owen (Goodreads Author) 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
	Love Letters to Poe: Vol. 1, Issue 6 (March 2021) by Sara Crocoll Smith (Goodreads Author) (Publisher / Editor-in-Chief), Malda Marlys (Goodreads Author), Cody Mower (Goodreads Author) 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

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Series by Sara Crocoll Smith

Love Letters to Poe (3 books)
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Sara Crocoll Smith (Goodreads Author) (Editor),

Hugh Alan (Goodreads Author),

Jared Baker,

Devan Barlow,

Rose Biggin (Goodreads Author),

Melanie Cossey (Goodreads Author),

Renee Cronley (Goodreads Author),

Jasmine De La Paz (Goodreads Author),

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4.42 avg rating — 48 ratings

Love Letters to Poe (12 books)
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Sara Crocoll Smith (Goodreads Author) (Publisher / Editor-in-Chief),

Robin Pond,

T.C. Grassman,

J.E.M. Wildfire,

Richard Zwicker (Goodreads Author),

Sharmon Gazaway,

Evan Baughfman

4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings

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What's buried might be better off staying that way. A cautionary tale of greed and desire, Dirt Lullabies will simultaneously seduce and terrify you. When main character Roman can't catch a break, the mysterious M offers everything exactly when he ne ...more
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