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Ellie Darling

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in Madison, The United States

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https://www.darlingellie.com

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Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal

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January 2023

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Ellie loves traveling on the S.S.Murph, a school bus her husband and children helped her convert into an RV, exploring new lands and feeding her need for adventure, giving her ideas for new stories and far off places. She is a vegan who's been called a bit of a kitchen witch, turning everything plant based into delectable dishes that even the staunchest of carnivore cannot resist.

When she's not traveling or reading amazing new stories, Darling is writing romantic plots featuring protective morally grey male leads alongside strong kick ass female leads, forged in grit and strength with a strong undertone of sisterhood and matriarchal support. She strives to weave together a tapestry of mythology, history and infuse it all with the bonds of f ...more

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	Queen of Ash and Ruin (The Faete of Magic #1) by D.M. Swartwout, Ellie Darling (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 54 ratings — 8 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
	Masks of Lies and Ruin by D.M. Swartwout, Ellie Darling (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 32 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
	Lady Oleander 4.50 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
	Gods of Wrath and Ruin (The Faete of Magic #2) by D.M. Swartwout, Ellie Darling (Goodreads Author) 4.68 avg rating — 25 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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1500 A.E. (After Exodus)

The sound of metal scraping on concrete jarred Morrigan awake. Above her head, close to the low stone ceiling, a thin ray of sunshine fell through a small window. She rested her eyes on it, trying to orientate herself. Her body was heavy, desiccated. It was like the hunger one felt after being deprived of food for days, only it went deeper. Moving her head, she noted the

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Naughty Words for Nice Writers: A Romance Novel Thesaurus

by Cara Bristol (Goodreads Author)

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A Kingdom of Venom and Vows (Stars and Shadows, #3)

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The Ever Queen (The Ever Seas, #2)

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Ellie Darling made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — ISBN 9798218590079 needs to be removed topic " this book ISBN: 9798218590079 should not be in distribution. I have asked Ingram to remove it from distribution so it should not be on good reads. I d ...more "
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Ellie Darling made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Book still under my old pen name topic " Masks of Lies and Ruin is under my old Pen name, but has been updated since. It should be under Ellie Darling, this current Author page. It needs to b ...more "
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