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Elle has written in several genres but is currently working on a cozy mystery series with an alchemical twist. As a historian and museum educator, she firmly believes in the value of stories -- and fantasy in particular -- as a mirror for complicated realities. Though she grew up on the beaches of the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in New Jersey with a grumpy tortoise, a three-legged cat, and a very supportive partner. Find her blog and other stories at ellehartford.com.

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	Beauty and the Alchemist (The Alchemical Tales #1) 4.24 avg rating — 49 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
	How to Care for Cursed Fish (Marine Magic #1) 3.76 avg rating — 41 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
	Cinders to Dust (The Alchemical Tales, #5) 4.43 avg rating — 21 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
	Strong in Love (Pomegranate Café Romance, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 18 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
	A Thousand and One Alibis (The Alchemical Tales Book 7) 4.77 avg rating — 13 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
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	Tangled Up in Murder (The Alchemical Tales Book 8) 4.75 avg rating — 12 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
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	Cold as Snow (The Alchemical Tales, #2) 4.45 avg rating — 11 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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A note before we begin: you can also find this post on my Substack page, where I’ve been posting for the past year! Moving forward I’ll sometimes cross-post important blogs like this one.

. . . Firstly: I do not have 100 reviews on Amazon. (Well, cumulatively across all my books, I might?) On the book that matters most right now, I have 17.

Sigh.

I could blame this on many things, some more t

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The Devil's Dust (Sherlock Holmes)

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The Land of the Green Man: A Journey through the Supernatural Landscapes of the British Isles

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