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C.A. Farran is an emerging author of dark fantasy. She’s addicted to video games, Kit Kats, and energy drinks.
Farran grew up by the sea on a steady intake of fairytales, renaissance fairs, and mythology. She’s always felt a profound connection to horror and dark fantasy, spending her childhood searching the woods for monsters and magic.
Now, she spends her days photographing nature in Maine with her two cats; Commander and Demon, her husband, and their wildling.
This is C.A.’s first novel, but her short story "Safe Travels" can be found in the anthology "Frontiers: Past, Present, and Future" by Owl Hollow Press.

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	Songs of the Wicked (A Dreamer's Misfortune, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 505 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 Ballad of the Last Dragon 4.03 avg rating — 369 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
	Lament of the Wolf (A Dreamer's Misfortune, #2) 4.60 avg rating — 89 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
	Dark Reflections: An Anthology of the Seen and Unseen by Friel Black, Elle Caldwell, C.A. Farran (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 32 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
	Forbidden Delights: A Dark Anthology by Brandi Gann (Goodreads Author) (Author Curator), Stella B. James (Goodreads Author), S. Escobar (Goodreads Author) 4.91 avg rating — 22 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
	Elegy of the Dreamer: Book Three of A Dreamer's Misfortune 4.85 avg rating — 20 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

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C.A. Farran finished reading The Last Hellion (Scoundrels, #4) by Loretta Chase	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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I knew it. I knew it. I had a feeling all the warm and fuzzies I experienced reading Lending Lessons to the Lilacs was a false sense of security, proceeded by emotional damage while reading Extreme Expectations of the Exiled. Masterfully, beautifully ...more
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THIS IS MY COMFORT SERIES!!!!❤️❤️😍 it was such a joy to return to this world that Simon has created. Where family and loyalty and coffee and chaos reign supreme. This was such a fun collection of short stories to deepen the reader's love and understa ...more
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“Her grief is a palpable thing. It isn’t weeping or wailing, at least not from where I can see. It isn’t crying out or screaming to the skies. It’s a quiet pain that sneaks its way into conversations around the fire. It tinges old memories with a layer of regret and burrows deep enough she carries it without anyone noticing.”
― C.A. Farran, The Ballad of the Last Dragon

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“A well-placed word can yield so much more bloodshed than the tip of your sword.”
― C.A. Farran, Songs of the Wicked

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“Sometimes the only difference between death and survival is a healthy dose of fear.”
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“This was how normal people survived their own fairy tales.

They became their own kind of monster.”
― Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Hearts We Sold

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“Well, when you put it like that, it sounds rather ridiculous. Say it better. Use more adjectives.”
― C.A. Farran, The Ballad of the Last Dragon

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“I long to see all the world has to offer. To sing on every stage in front of hundreds of people. To bear witness as the sun hits the highest peak of The Hoarfrost Mountains or lie beneath the glittering stars over the flatlands. But sometimes, all I want is the familiar scratch of my quill against parchment. Here, the world fades and words spring to the surface. Words have always been easy. They’re both the bridge and the great divide. Words bring me into stories—into worlds I might never have known. They give me strength—a shield against what lies out there. Behind words, I can disappear until all that remains is a faint whisper. A flicker of a story spoken in hushed tones.”
― C.A. Farran, The Ballad of the Last Dragon

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