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Robin McElveen

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Robin McElveen is the author of the Children of Y'Dahnndrya, a new fantasy series. Often described as crazy, quirky, eccentric, and just plain weird, she counts these labels an honor and wears them proudly.

The Children of Y'Dahnndrya series began as an idea adrift on a foggy sea of home-school busyness in October of 2016. NaNoWriMo was a new idea she wanted to try to encourage her girls to write more and have fun doing it. She joined in whole-heartedly and ended up having more fun than her girls! And so the very raw product, Ripples, was revised and refined, until at last it began to take shape as her first true novel.

Every experience shapes our worldview and for Robin, there is no exception. Some of her past "jobs" include military spouse ...more

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Average rating: 4.83 · 6 ratings · 5 reviews · 3 distinct works

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Ripples Unboxing!

Welcome to the scenic route! My post is late again, but in all fairness, I’ve been otherwise occupied. Keep reading to find out what’s been going on lately.

Cover Art for Ripples (Children of Y’Dahnndrya) Book 1

Author Journey

Earlier this week, I received the proof copy of the revised edition of Ripples. I decided to share the joy of unboxing with you guys. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

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Fired Up (Trouble in Texas, #2)

by Mary Connealy (Goodreads Author)

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Forgotten Reins (Silver Wind, #1)

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Bessie Bell and the Goblin King (Tales of Aylfenhame, #3)

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