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A.S. Thornton has evolved from book blogger to author with a particular fondness for writing forbidden love in ancient deserts.

She lives with her husband who deserves a trophy for the amount of gooey love scenes he’s edited. After spending time in Chicago and Colorado, they decided the snow is wholly overrated, and settled in Northern California.

When not writing, she’s taking care of dogs and cats as a veterinarian. You’ll never find animals at the center of her writing, though. Those fictional worlds don’t have veterinarians and her literal brain can’t accept that the poor critters would be without parasite prevention.

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A.S. Thornton Correct, it is a duology. DAUGHTER OF THE SALT KING is the first, and SON OF THE SALT CHASER is the second and final book. It concludes Emel and Saali…moreCorrect, it is a duology. DAUGHTER OF THE SALT KING is the first, and SON OF THE SALT CHASER is the second and final book. It concludes Emel and Saalim's story and will be out November 2022! (less)
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A.S. Thornton I won't go into too much detail to avoid spoilers, but no, Saalim does not have other lovers by the end of the duology :) …moreI won't go into too much detail to avoid spoilers, but no, Saalim does not have other lovers by the end of the duology :) (less)
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Rosaline (Rosaline's Rolls & Scrolls) Hiii, thank you for accepting my friend invite. I am looking forward to having lovely book chats with you.
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Beth Hi Ali,
Thanks for sending a friend request to this mystery author on Goodreads! I hope you will put my books, A Real Basket Case, To Hell in a Handbasket, Deadly Currents, Wicked Eddies, Fatal Descent, and A Basket of Trouble on your to-read list. You're also welcome to join my Q & A group at: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1... . I'm looking forward to sharing book recommendations with you!
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