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Issy Waldrom

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Fantasy, Gay and Lesbian, Romance

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Issy is a trans woman author from New Zealand (yup, that island country that is often missed off maps ^^), who likes to write fantasy/urban fantasy with queer casts and trans woman mc's, usually sapphic, and often with more than a little romance too. I started writing and posting on webnovel sites as a hobby, and it has grown into being a lot more than what she initially thought. Writing is very much a passion, as she wants to be able to share the worlds and characters that she has created and love very much.

Her biggest complete series is Soul Flames, high fantasy with dragons, their riders, and the journey to deal with the evil that has plagued the world. She also have a shifter romance series (Paths for short, featuring dragons! then wolv ...more

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Average rating: 4.41 · 320 ratings · 43 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Best Friends' Promise (Blood and Shadows #1) by Issy Waldrom (Goodreads Author), Mackenzie Sutton 4.57 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Esper and the Witch 4.44 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Heart's Claim (Where Our Paths May Cross, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Dawn Weaver: A tale of Dragon Riders 3.78 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	What Lies Within 4.78 avg rating — 27 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
	Soul Flames Volume 1 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Soul Flames Volume 2 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Soul Flames Volume 3 4.63 avg rating — 8 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
	Heart's Whispers: A Sapphic Shifter Romance (Where Our Paths May Cross Book 2) 4.83 avg rating — 6 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
	Soul Flames Volume 4 4.75 avg rating — 4 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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Heart's Whispers is out now!

It's taken a while to get it down, but I'm excited to announce that Heart's Whispers, the sequel to Heart's Claim, is now out! Amazon and itch thus far, with the rest of the usual storefronts and the paperback coming in the next few days.

Candace has her turn in the spotlight this time, struggling with her attraction to Myla, a new addition to the branch, as they investigate a anomaly that appears, Read more of this blog post »

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Project Underworld: A paranormal spy thriller series (The Kari Chronicles Book 3)

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Pact: A Sapphic Pop Star Romantasy (Halo Hearts Trilogy Book 2)

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