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Tara N. Gabrys

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Fantasy, Romance, Ebooks

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Tara N Gabrys is a romantic fantasy author who gravitates toward retellings with a hint of spice. She is represented by Josi Beck at Beck Literary Agency.

If you love immersive stories, lyrical writing, and books that feel like dark fairytales, you’re in the right place.

She was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, and graduated from Elmhurst University. She was raised with a passion for telling story through dance all the way into her adulthood. She has since found that telling story through writing is much like a dance of words.

She is most happy when surrounded by nature or near the sea. Her published works are UNDER A VIOLET MOON, THE FALL OF SNOW (Book 1 in the Guard Your Heart Duology, and THE SIREN AND THE GUARDIAN with ...more

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Average rating: 4.19 · 381 ratings · 187 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Fall Of Snow (Guard Your Heart, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 2024 — 6 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 Siren and The Guardian 4.20 avg rating — 105 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
	Under a Violet Moon 4.02 avg rating — 85 ratings — 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 Rise Of Snow (Guard Your Heart, #2) 4.50 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2026 — 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
	Her Beloved Thorn 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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Love me a good fairytale. I really enjoyed the infusion of the classic tale woven into an entirely new story
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Loved. The flashback scene in the ship literally MOVED me in a way I didn't expect ...more
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This book.... Wow. What a masterpiece. The relationship between the MC's was perfection. It morphed into something so beautiful so gradually. The pacing was fantastic. The character arcs were delicious. Watching Nova discover what she truly wanted and ...more
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