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Russell Dean

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Website

https://www.russelldeanauthor.co.uk

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Genre

Historical Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Humor and Comedy

Member Since

July 2022

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Russell Dean is a Welsh author based in Cardiff and he doesn't like speaking in the third person.

So I won't.

Predominantly focused on historical fiction with sprinkles of LGBT themes, I've put my hand to many genres, some of which I've actually managed to convince my brain to finish.

My first novel, Borrowed Time, was released in July 2022 and became an Amazon bestseller. The follow up, Echoes on the Wind, released in 2024 and also became a bestseller.

I am currently in the depth of drafting on my next novel, 'It's Not Me, It's You', which will take a humorous look at gay dating and all of its disasters in a world before the apps took over.

Aside from that, the third book in the Borrowed Time series, Traveller, is also nearing release.

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Average rating: 4.2 · 148 ratings · 49 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Borrowed Time 4.14 avg rating — 118 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
	Echoes on the Wind 4.38 avg rating — 26 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
	Let Your Heart Be Light it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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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Echoes on the Wind

My second novel, and the follow up to Borrowed Time, Echoes on the Wind, is now available for pre-order from Amazon. It will release wide, in both ebook and paperback formats, on November 12th 2024.

Echoes on the Wind

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Published on August 09, 2024 06:18

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Russell Dean liked Lucas Ryker's status update Lucas Ryker added a status update: A new reason to be grateful: With His Words I'm Not Alone has been honored in the 2026 International Book Awards as the Finalist in LGBTQ+ Fiction. https://www.internationalbookawards.c... Thank you for the joy and honor!
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