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Nancy E. Dunne lives and works in the Upstate area of South Carolina with her husband Simon, her Irish Wolfhounds Bryn and Ciaragh, and her terrier mix Willow. Nancy is a nationally certified American Sign Language/English interpreter and the author of the Orana Chronicles (NA epic fantasy), the Proud Racer series (YA), the Clobberpaws series (YA), and the Arcstone Series (NA litRPG). She spends many weekends performing at the Georgia and Carolina Renaissance Festivals and the Enchanted Chalice Renaissance Festival with the group she helped to found, The Hounds of East Fairhaven. Check out her photoblog, Our Daily Bryn, for more Bryn (and Willow).

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