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J. Kirsch

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Chicago, IL, The United States

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J. Kirsch is an avid writer, traveler, and dog lover. He grew up near Chicago raised by two librarians with a love for storytelling, and his adventures have taken him to Japan, China, New Zealand, Scotland, and beyond. He has published a variety of novels, novellas, and dozens of short stories.

His stories have been featured on The Book Cave, received praise from a Black Orchid award winner, and reached the 'New Adult' bestseller lists for both Amazon and Smashwords. He is also a Jacksonville Public Library ‘Author of the Year’ award winner. He currently lives in Illinois with his talented wife and far too many bookcases -- the kind with shelves that groan with books, puzzles, and board games galore. ...more

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	Siblings of the Universe 4.85 avg rating — 26 ratings — 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
	The Princess Who Defied Kings (Princess Who Defied Kings #1) 4.32 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Wolfborn the Complete Trilogy 4.86 avg rating — 21 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
	The Journey it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 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
	The Journey: Dark and Bloody Ground it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 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
	The Princess Who Wouldn't Die (Princess Who Defied Kings #0.5) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014	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
	Rebel Girl of Mars 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Princess Who Tamed Demons (Princess Who Defied Kings #2) 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	The Human Insurgency 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014	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
	Tales from Omega Station: Betrayal it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013 — 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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What’s Your Journey?

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All new writers, whether they realize it or not, are about to embark on a journey. No, I’m not talking about simply traveling from point A to point B. I’m talking about something much more profound. Something elusive. Something far more powerful.

Are you a writer? Because if you are, if it’s in your bones, as indelibly printed in your DNA as those genes that encoded your eye color, then you’ll

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A Rescue For A Queen (Ursula Blanchard, #11)

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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)

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This is another strong showing in the Ursula Blanchard mystery series set in the time of Elizabeth I. That said, I have to admit, in the series it's the first book where I felt genuinely frustrated by Ursula's choices and overall approach. As the titl ...more
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“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
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“He imagined then that the shifting clouds contained thousands of years, and that he had seen the same tree in two different times. What if every moment of that tree's existence, the whole of its past and its future, existed at once, here in this blank and infinite cloud? An eerie suggestion of his own insubstantiality pulled at him. He, too, was inside the void.”
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