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J. L. Coulbeck pens gritty religious-fantasy novellas starring Witch Hunter Elijah Lynton and his orc sidekick Thrazo, blending bone-crunching action with wickedly dark humour. Brace yourself for sharp quips, brutal monsters…and more expletives than a black-market spell scroll.

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	The Witch Hunter's Lie (The Witch Hunter #1) 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	The Witch Hunter's Oath (The Witch Hunter #2) 4.42 avg rating — 12 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
	The Witch Hunter's Debt 4.75 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
	The Witch Hunter's Tongue (The Witch Hunter #3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2025 — 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 Witch Hunter's Lantern (The Witch Hunter #4) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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 Witch Hunter Chronicles: Season One \| Books 1 - 4 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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 Road and the Shard it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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Hi everyone~

Not much to report this month. I am currently hard at work drafting the next book in The Witch Hunter Chronicles.

I'm currently about halfway through the draft and am looking at another 20k novella for the series.

This one has a slightly different flavour to it; the aim was to draw on inspiration from local folklore and give this one a more horror flavour.

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So good.

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“You always collect your debts this promptly?” Thrazo asked when he couldn’t handle the oppressive silence.
“When they matter.”
“And this one does?”
“Yes.”
“That’s nearly a conversation. Careful, you might strain something.”
― J.L. Coulbeck, The Witch Hunter's Debt

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“Thrazo didn’t understand, so he rolled the tea over his tongue, grimaced. “That tasted like boiled regret.”
“It’s willowbark.”
“Ah. Boiled regret with ideas.”
― J.L. Coulbeck, The Witch Hunter's Debt

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“I begged for help once. It never came. So I learned to become the help.”
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