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Cate VanNostrand

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Cate VanNostrand is a homeschool graduate, an oldest child who loves her three siblings, and a firm believer that chocolate can fix anything. When she isn't studying technical communication, you can find her jamming to rock music, working as a developmental editor for indie-published authors, and working on her own WIPs, which are too many to count. ...more

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	Seize the Moment by Christy Ash, Abigail Kay (Goodreads Author), M.L. Milligan 4.54 avg rating — 13 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
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	To Love You: A Collection of Contemporary Fairy Tale Retellings by Michaela Bush (Goodreads Author), Jennie Marie Ryan (Goodreads Author), Cate VanNostrand (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
	Love and Loyalty: A Collection of Fantasy Fairy Tale Retellings by Chelsey Noelle, Katherine Weda, Shann Tajiah (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2026	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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Hello, hello everyone! I get to host another author spotlight, this time on Katja H. Labonté, author of what is definitely one of my top reads for 2025, A Noble Comfort! In this interview, Kat and I talk about things from Sherlock, the Titanic, how she got started writing, and of course, her book. Kat also has an article about writing single characters in A Noble Comfort at the end of our intervi Read more of this blog post »

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Joan of Arc: Her Story

by Régine Pernoud

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Disciplines of a Godly Woman

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Shadow of Ice Island (The King's Spies #1)

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