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Hayley Bernard-Ryan

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Born

in La Mesa, The United States

Website

https://www.amazon.com/Wrathburn-Hayley-Bernard...

Genre

Fantasy, Horror, Romance

Influences

Dean Koontz, Neil Gaiman, Stephen King

Member Since

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Hayley Bernard-Ryan is a dark fiction writer who lives right outside Philadelphia. She is the author of the horror fantasy novel “Wrathburn” and the young adult horror novella “The Hookman Legacy”. Several of her short stories have appeared in various anthologies such as “Thrills and Chills: A Halloween Anthology”, “Table for Ten: A Horror Anthology” and “Xmas Thrillers: Frostbite”. When she’s not frightening readers with her writing, Hayley enjoys drawing, traveling, going to concerts, running and watching old movies.

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	Wrathburn 4.48 avg rating — 92 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
	Xmas Thrillers: Frostbite by Nadija Mujagic (Goodreads Author), Elisa D. Daniels (Goodreads Author), Michelle Powers 4.65 avg rating — 51 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
	The Elves Made Me Do It 4.08 avg rating — 26 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 Carnage Kitchen Presents: Table For Ten, A Horror Anthology by Jed Kent (Goodreads Author), Amanda Ruzsa (Goodreads Author), John Ashley 4.78 avg rating — 9 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
	Thousand Word Thrills: Short Story Collection by Rachel Graham (Goodreads Author), Hayley Bernard-Ryan (Goodreads Author), Amanda Josephine (Goodreads Author) 4.86 avg rating — 7 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
	Horror For The Holidays A Twisted Tale by Staci Andrea (Goodreads Author), M.A. Savino, Nadija Mujagic (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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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Horror for the Holidays: A Twisted Tale

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Hayley Bernard-Ryan and 1 other person liked SKP's review of The Elves Made Me Do It: "Very fast read, kinda gory, very twisted. I thought the ending was a little weird, but the story was very intriguing. "
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Hayley Bernard-Ryan and 4 other people liked Duncan Ralston's review of The Shimmering: "Despite feeling a bit rushed toward the end and less time spent with the Shimmers than I'd have liked, The Shimmering is an inventive horror novel with a compelling concept and an unwavering moral center."
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