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Val E. Lane

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Fantasy, Romance, Magical Realism

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Val is a fantasy romance author who loves looking for magic beneath the surface. Her favorite things to write about include star-crossed love stories and about finding magic within the world we think we know.
While Val writes more than just ocean fantasy, the sea is very special to her and more often than not finds its way into her stories (yes, there are even some nautical settings in Queen of the Shadow Woods).
FTT is the cherished first book in her TORMENTED TIDES series, a modern take on pirate fantasy and a story loosely inspired by an imaginative tall tale her father told her as a child.
When she's not writing, Val loves spending time outdoors in the Appalachian mountains or dreaming of the beaches of St. Augustine or Puerto Rico, both o ...more

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Average rating: 3.78 · 3,584 ratings · 586 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	From Tormented Tides (From Tormented Tides, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 2,485 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	On Twisting Tides (From Tormented Tides, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 680 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Across Torn Tides (From Tormented Tides, #3) 4.03 avg rating — 396 ratings — published 2024 — 6 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
	Queen of the Shadow Woods 4.14 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
	Dance of Wings and Shadows really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Tempt the Tide: A Siren x Pirate Romantic Fantasy (Tormented Tides series) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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