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El Hoffman

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El Hoffman (born February 8, 2000) is an author, poet, and data expert. A lifelong writer, she debuted with The Ever-Dark, a literary fantasy novella. She is also the author of the contemporary romance novelette No Other Reason and two poetry collections: The Mirror, The Mask, and All I Ask and The Moon, The Tide, and All I Tried. Her writing has also been featured in anthologies.

Outside of fiction, El has built a successful career implementing HubSpot for businesses and earned her Master of Science in Data Analytics from Eastern University in 2024.

When she’s not writing or working, she enjoys reading ebooks, taking long walks, and hula hooping. She’s also passionate about video games, cooking, exploring new restaurants, and traveling.

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	The Moon, The Tide, and All I Tried: A Poetry Collection on Love, Heartbreak, Grief, and Survival 4.45 avg rating — 40 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
	No Other Reason: A Neurodivergent New Adult Contemporary Romance Indirettaverse Novelette liked it 3.00 avg rating — 36 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 Ever-Dark: A New Adult Literary Romantic Portal Fantasy Novella (The Indirettan Chronicles Book 1) 3.38 avg rating — 29 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 Mirror, The Mask, and All I Ask: A Poetry Collection on Love, Identity, Grief, and Survival 4.76 avg rating — 17 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 Anthropocene Epic by Sera Amoroso (Goodreads Author) (Editor), M. Anne Avera, George Bakola 4.93 avg rating — 15 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 Volcano, The Flame, and All I Became: A Poetry Collection on Survival, Grief, and Honesty 4.42 avg rating — 12 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 Love I Give: A Poetry Collection on Love, Grief, Heartbreak, and Honesty 4.60 avg rating — 5 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 Scarlet-Dawn: A New Adult Literary Sapphic Political Portal Fantasy Novelette (The Indirettan Chronicles Book 2) 4.25 avg rating — 4 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
	KissMet Quarterly : I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm by G. Lynn Brown (Editor), Mickey Black (Goodreads Author), Alexis Jacklin it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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 Salmon-Solstice: An Adult Literary Political Feline Portal Fantasy Novelette (The Indirettan Chronicles Book 3) 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

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Otterly into You (Boys of the Bayou Gone Wild, #6.5)

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This was a great women’s fiction book! The protagonist’s fiancé cheats on her with her assistant, and she has to move on from him. It’s also set by the beach! It was very good.
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This YA Christmas romance was very sweet, and I really saw myself in the protagonist. She read as level-one autistic (like myself), in my opinion, which I truly appreciated. I think I’ve outgrown YA books in general, and I don’t celebrate Christmas, ...more
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