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Cynthia Austin

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https://speakingvolumes.us/author/cynthia-austin/

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Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance

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Cynthia Austin lives in Northern California with her
husband, two boys, and Olde English Bulldogge named Count
Dogula. They love all things horror, gothic, and Victorian
which prompts her friends to dub them as “The Adams
Family.”

She is an avid reader who may be slightly obsessed with
music. She hears music in a way that she believes the
artist intended it to be heard: visually, with a storyline
that follows. Listening to the songs by her favorite
artists, she was inspired to write her first series titled
“The Pendant.”

Cynthia has been published twice in The Writer’s Monthly
Magazine as well as the online news site, Yahoo!
Voices. She currently attends Diablo Valley College, in
Pleasant Hill, California, where she is working to achieve
her degree in Eng ...more

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Average rating: 4.32 · 188 ratings · 119 reviews · 12 distinct works

	Between Dreams (The Pendant Series, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2015 — 5 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
	Tainted Luck 4.33 avg rating — 33 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
	Between Loves (The Pendant Series, # 2) 4.46 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2015 — 5 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
	Between Worlds (The Pendant Series, #3) 4.79 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2015 — 5 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
	A Penny's Worth 4.24 avg rating — 21 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 Pendant Series: Books 1-3 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2017	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
	Between Life 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
	In The Wilderness But Yet Surviving 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
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	Biblical Women by Cynthia Austin: Short Stories of Women in the Bible 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Cynthia’s Quotes

“Then wear the gold hat, if that will move her;
If you can bounce high, bounce for her too,
Till she cry "Lover, gold-hatted, high-bouncing lover,
I must have you!”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

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“We all have our time machines, don't we. Those that take us back are memories...And those that carry us forward, are dreams.”
― H.G. Wells

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“Sit in a room and read--and read and read. And read the right books by the right people. Your mind is brought onto that level, and you have a nice, mild, slow-burning rapture all the time.”
― Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth

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“There’s no such thing as ruining your life. Life’s a pretty resilient thing, it turns out.”
― Sophie Kinsella, The Undomestic Goddess

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“No book can be appreciated until it has been slept with and dreamed over.”
― Eugene Field

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message 11: by Carmen

Oct 31, 2017 08:21PM

Thanks for the friend request. : )

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message 10: by Simon

Mar 05, 2016 12:33PM

Thanks for looking me up here too. :-)

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message 9: by Kira

Mar 05, 2016 09:33AM

Hey there, Cynthia! Thanks for the friend request and for the follow on Twitter. Hope you have a great weekend :D

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message 8: by J.

Feb 21, 2016 09:19PM

Have a great week photo: Have a great week fairy have_a_great_week.gif

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message 7: by Cynthia

Jan 18, 2016 05:41PM

Patricia wrote: "Thank you for the friend-invite, Cynthia!"

Thanks for accepting! Can't wait to discuss books. :)

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message 6: by Patricia

Jan 18, 2016 12:43PM

Thank you for the friend-invite, Cynthia!

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message 5: by Mariℓina

Jan 01, 2016 02:10AM

Happy 2016, filled with love, happiness and a little bit of luck!

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message 4: by Cynthia

Dec 31, 2015 02:24PM

A very, happy New Year to you as well!

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message 3: by J.

Dec 31, 2015 11:27AM

Wishing you a safe and happy New Years!

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message 2: by Cynthia

May 23, 2015 08:58AM

That's awesome! I look forward to your reviews. I swear, these days goodreads is the only way I discover new books. :) I love being able to see what everyone else is reading.

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message 1: by Mandy

May 23, 2015 05:24AM

Cynthia ,
Thank You for the Friendship and I hope to start reading The Pendant series real soon.
mandy

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