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JL was an Army brat, who then married a soldier, only to become one herself. She has lived a nomadic existence and attended 7 schools before she was 10. She loves the rich and nuanced world she was exposed to traveling and living around the globe. She is now a disabled Army Veteran who loves to write stories and release them for the world to escape into. She is a married mother of 4 and lives in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. ...more

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	DragonBound (The Lost Queen Saga Book 1) by Jessica Coffey (Goodreads Author), J.L. Casten (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 91 ratings — 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
	An Amulet of Stars and Fire: Guardian's Rise (The Eílvarå Chronicles #1) by J.L. Casten (Goodreads Author), Jessica Coffey (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 50 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
	An Amulet of Stars and Fire (The Eilvara Chronicles Book 1) by J.L. Casten (Goodreads Author), Jessica Coffey (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 29 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
	The Blood of the Covenant by E.P. Bali (Goodreads Author), J.L. Casten (Goodreads Author), S.J. Stewart (Goodreads Author) 4.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — 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
	Phoenix Rising by J.L. Casten (Goodreads Author), Jessica Coffey (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — 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
	Reborn in Ash and Flame by J.L. Casten (Goodreads Author), Jessica Coffey (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — 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
	Heir of Time and Shadow (The Eílvarå Chronicles Book 3) by J.L. Casten (Goodreads Author), Jessica Coffey (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 4 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

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